Month: November 2023

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Getting a big holiday meal on the table can be stressful for the cook (see “The Bear,” Season two, Episode six.) But for guests, just getting to the table also can be difficult, and there’s no Butterball hotline for harried travelers. The number of people traveling

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press MAYFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — For Kylie Ossege, the 19-year-old college student who survived two deadly mass school shootings in Michigan — one as a senior at Oxford High School in 2021 and another 14 months later as a freshman at Michigan State University — Blaze stands as a source

By DANIEL POLITI and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — What many deemed impossible just months ago is reality: right-wing populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina’s presidency. And with his victory Sunday night, the fiery freshman lawmaker has thrust the country into the unknown regarding just how extreme his policies will be,

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press HAWSTON, South Africa (AP) — South African abalone, a curious fist-sized sea snail, is a highly prized morsel in East Asia and the unwitting instigator of 30 years of trouble for fishing communities along Africa’s southern coast. Abalone in Hawston, South Africa, was abundant and especially tasty, yet the demand

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is spending part of his 81st birthday observing the White House tradition of pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys. The gobblers receiving executive clemency at a ceremony Monday are named Liberty and Bell. The 20-week-old, 42-pound birds were hatched and bred in Willmar, Minnesota, by the Jennie-O

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press QUSRA, West Bank (AP) — When Israeli warplanes swooped over the Gaza Strip following Hamas militants’ deadly attack on southern Israel, Palestinians say a different kind of war took hold in the occupied West Bank. Overnight, the territory was closed off. Towns were raided, curfews imposed, teenagers arrested, detainees beaten,

By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include Adam Sandler playing a 74-year-old elementary class lizard in the latest Netflix animation offering “Leo” and “Oppenheimer” finally arriving on home screens. Hannah Waddingham of “Ted Lasso” fame has a Christmas special on Apple TV+, Juno Temple, Jon Hamm and Jennifer Jason Leigh star in

By The Associated Press Kyle Vogt has resigned as CEO of Cruise, General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit. His decision to step down, announced late Sunday, follows a recall of all 950 Cruise vehicles to update software after one dragged a pedestrian to the side of a San Francisco street in early October. Cruise won approval

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military has warned North Korea not to go ahead with its planned spy satellite launch. A senior officer suggested Monday that South Korea could suspend an inter-Korean peace deal and resume frontline aerial surveillance in retaliation for a launch. North Korea’s first two

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Rights group Afghan Witness says online abuse and hate speech targeting politically active Afghan women significantly increased since the Taliban took over the country in August 2021. The report released Monday says the group found that abusive posts tripled in the last half of 2022 compared to

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Five workers on a road project in central Mexico are dead and three ware injured after the collapse of a 50-foot (15 meter) tall section of scaffolding. The workers were pouring cement into a huge form on a highway retaining wall, when the form and the scaffolding gave way, plunging the

By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The party of jailed Senegalese leader Ousmane Sonko says it’s now backing another candidate for the February presidential election. The announcement Sunday comes only days after Senegal’s Supreme Court effectively blocked Sonko’s presidential bid. The high court overturned a ruling that had called for Sonko’s reinstatement

ATLANTA (AP) — Reactions to the death of Rosalynn Carter, former first lady and global humanitarian: ___ Former President George W. Bush called Carter a woman of dignity and strength. “There was no greater advocate of President Carter, and their partnership set a wonderful example of loyalty and fidelity. She leaves behind an important legacy

The Associated Press ___ Rosalynn Carter, from her 1984 book, “First Lady from Plains” On the campaign: “Later I was thankful for those early months when there were no large crowds, although I wanted them at the time, and when there were no press with me to record every slipup or misstatement. I was soon

The Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — ___ Landmarks and notable events in the life of former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter: — Aug. 18, 1927: Eleanor Rosalynn Smith is born at her family home in Plains, Georgia. She is the daughter of Wilburn Edgar Smith, a mechanic, and Allie Murray Smith, a seamstress and

By BILL BARROW and MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center said she died Sunday after living with dementia

By BILL BARROW Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — The Washington chattering class, often unsure what to make of outsiders, dubbed Rosalynn Carter the “Steel Magnolia” when she arrived as first lady. A devout Baptist and mother of four, she was diminutive and outwardly shy, with a soft smile and softer Southern accent. That was

PARIS (AP) — French performers from different religious and ethnic backgrounds have led thousands of people on a silent march through Paris to call for peace between Israelis and Palestinians and unity in France. The marchers held olive branches or white flags of peace as they marched from the Arab World Institute toward the Museum

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Police say two people have been killed and three wounded when shots were fired during an argument at a gathering at an Oklahoma home. Tulsa police say officers were called to the home at about 2 a.m. Sunday. Police have not said how many people fired weapons or whether any suspects

By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press NANTERRE, France (AP) — The mother of a 17-year-old who was killed during a police traffic stop in France has led a peaceful protest in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. The demonstration was held on Sunday to denounce the decision by magistrates to release the officer who was jailed in

LONDON (AP) — Comedian Russell Brand has been interviewed by British police over three alleged sexual offenses. The Sunday Times and BBC say Brand, 48, was interviewed last week at a London police station. Without naming Brand, the Metropolitan Police force said that “a man in his 40s attended a police station in south London

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Investigators in New Hampshire were probing for answers as to why a man shot a security guard to death at a New Hampshire psychiatric hospital Friday moments before being killed by a state police trooper. The state Attorney General’s Office said Sunday that the investigation was continuing. Investigators said 33-year-old John

PARIS (AP) — A faded, cracked felt hat worn by Napoléon Bonaparte fetched $1.6 million at an auction Sunday of the French emperor’s belongings. The signature broad, black hat is one of a handful still in existence that Napoléon wore when he ruled 19th century France and waged war in Europe. It was the centerpiece

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Ohio State passed Michigan and moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, a week before the Big Ten rivals play another top-five matchup, and No. 4 Washington also flip-flopped with No. 5 Florida State. Georgia remained No. 1 and received a

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. State Department is calling Nicaragua’s formal withdrawal from the Organization of American States “another step away from Democracy.” The regional body, known by its initials OAS, has long criticized rights violations under Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. Ortega’s government has rejected those criticisms and started the two-year process to leave

By LUCAS DUMPHREYS and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press POCONE, BRAZIL (AP) — In the first two weeks of November, fires fueled by unusually dry and hot weather destroyed nearly 770,000 hectares (1.9 million acres) of the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetlands. That’s according to preliminary figures from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and a politician hoping to unseat him next month have launched their campaigns as the incumbent leader contends with ongoing violence in eastern Congo. Opposition party representatives who met in South Africa failed to unite behind a single challenger

DECATUR, Ala. An Alabama police chief says he believes department policies were violated when an officer shot and killed a man in his front yard during a dispute with a tow truck driver. Decatur Police Chief Todd did not elaborate on what the policy violations were. An officer fatally shot 39-year-old Steve Perkins on Sept.

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal safety officials investigating a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people when it slammed into snow-removal equipment are focusing on a “design problem” with its braking system. National Transportation Safety Board Chairperson Jennifer Homendy said Saturday initial calculations based on the train’s speed and other factors indicate it was

By EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities say at least 32 people were killed following heavy fighting in the disputed Abyei region, an claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan. Local media reported that the civilians and a Ghanaian soldier serving with a U.N. peacekeeping force died when unknown gunmen attacked two

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” tops the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters. The $44 million in ticket sales the film earned is a new low for the franchise. It always opened over $100 million in its Jennifer Lawrence days. The

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is refusing to condemn Elon Musk’s post endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory. He repeatedly maintaining Sunday that he wasn’t familiar with the post despite it prompting major companies to pull advertising from the billionaire’s X social media platform. “I did not

LONDON (AP) — An Irish businessman who survived a kidnapping by the IRA and triggered a scandal that shook Ireland’s politics has died. Supermarket tycoon Ben Dunne was 74. His son Robert confirmed his death to the news website Extra.ie. Irish media reported the the elder Dunne died Saturday of a heart attack during a

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to visit naval installations in Virginia for an early kickoff to the Thanksgiving holiday week. He plans to host a screening of the movie “Wonka” and have a “friendsgiving” meal with service members and their relatives later Sunday. The president and

By CHETAN NARULA Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Australia has won the Cricket World Cup for a record-extending sixth time. Australia ended India’s dominant run in its home tournament with a six-wicket victory in a low-scoring final on the back of Travis Head’s 137. A heavily pro-Indian crowd inside the 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium