Month: November 2023

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A Canadian security forum will present an award Saturday to the people of Israel following the Hamas incursion into the country that left some 1,200 dead and 240 abducted. Following U.S. Sen. John McCain’s death in 2018, the Halifax International Security Forum presents the award

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union has overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with Ford, a pact that, along with similar deals with General Motors and Stellantis, will raise pay across the industry. Ford workers voted 69.3% in favor of the pact, which passed with nearly a 15,000-vote

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — While Louisiana’s gubernatorial election was decided in October, voters will cast ballot to determine a slew of runoff races including for three vacant statewide offices: attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer. The election Saturday will shape Louisiana’s executive branch of government, where most incumbents

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Tymofii Postoiuk and his friends set up an online fundraising effort for Ukraine, donations poured in from around the globe, helping to purchase essential equipment for Ukrainian armed forces. As the fighting with Russia wore on and war fatigue set in, the donations slowed down,

By GENE JOHNSON and ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Election officials around the country are stocking up on the overdose reversal medication naloxone after a series of suspicious mailings — some containing traces of fentanyl — were sent to vote centers or government buildings in six states. The letters were delivered or intercepted

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A new museum in Barcelona is offering a second chance to controversial artworks that have suffered censorship for religious, sexual, political or commercial reasons. The Museum of Forbidden Art opened in late October with over 40 pieces from around the world that have been deemed offensive

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iranian-backed militants in Iraq and Syria have long battled with U.S. and coalition forces, launching sporadic attacks against bases in the region where troops are deployed to fight Islamic State group insurgents. But since Oct. 17, as civilian deaths in Israel’s war against Hamas began to

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will campaign Saturday in west-central Iowa as part of his fall push to sign up supporters and volunteers ahead of the state’s leadoff caucuses, now less than two months away. Trump is expected to headline an organizing rally

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Miss Universe competition hosted by El Salvador is the latest spectacle touted by President Nayib Bukele in his efforts to change the reputation of his historically violence-torn nation. But opponents and analysts say such displays are also being used by the populist leader to distract

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Forty workers are trapped in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India for a seventh day as rescuers wait for a new machine to drill through the rubble so they can crawl to their freedom. The workers have been trapped since Sunday, when a landslide caused

By DAVID BILLER and DANIEL POLITI BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In the run-up to the tightly contested Argentina presidential election runoff Sunday, right-wing populist Javier Milei is following former President Donald Trump’s playbook, alleging electoral fraud without evidence. The claims have spread like wildfire on social media and are a common talking point at

By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America The leader of a South Dakota tribe says he will declare a state of emergency on a reservation because of rampant crime including gun violence, drug offenses and rapes. Oglala Sioux President Frank Star Comes Out says the declaration planned for Saturday on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and singer Cassie settle lawsuit alleging abuse one day after Cassie sued the powerful music producer

By DIDI TANG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The 92-year-old businessman who represented Taiwan at this week’s summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in San Francisco says he’s hopeful that a meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping will help reduce tensions between the two superpowers and in the region. Morris Chang also

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s two main opposition parties have failed to agree on a joint candidate for president, once again throwing into doubt their ability to unseat the ruling party in January’s election. The Nationalist Party and the Taiwan People’s Party were expected to announce an agreed-upon candidate Saturday at a news conference. Instead,

MEXICO CITY (AP) — After dogs were seen nibbling at human body parts, activists in western Mexico are demanding authorities keep digging at what appears to be a clandestine burial site. A group representing families of some of Mexico’s more than 112,000 missing people expressed concerned that police would leave the site on the outskirts

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A tropical disturbance is moving across the western Caribbean and has knocked out power to thousands in Jamaica as it causes landslides and floods. The disturbance was about 85 miles northeast of Montego Bay, Jamaicaa, on Friday night, with top winds of 35 mph. It was moving northeast at

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press A woman who says Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her when she was a young comedy writer more than 50 years ago is now suing the actor. Joan Tarshis filed suit Thursday under a soon-to-expire New York law that gave victims of sexual abuse a year to sue over even decades-old

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge has found that former President Donald Trump engaged in insurrection related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol but rejected an effort to keep him off the state’s primary ballot because it’s unclear whether a Civil War-era Constitutional amendment applies to

By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Veterinary laboratories in several states are investigating an unusual respiratory illness in dogs. Oregon, Colorado and New Hampshire are among the states that have seen cases of the illness. It does not respond to antibiotics. Symptoms include coughing, sneezing, nasal or eye discharge and lethargy. Veterinarians are encouraging pet

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer; former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen; Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog; United Nations Relief and Works Agency Director of Communications Juliette Touma; San Francisco Mayor London Breed. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Former New

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal safety officials have started an investigation into a Chicago commuter train crash that left almost 40 people injured. Jennifer Homendy, chairperson of the National Transportation Safety Board, said during a news conference Friday that a team of seven investigators from her agency has started documenting the scene of the crash. She

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Attorney General’s office has formally requested that President-elect Bernardo Arévalo and his vice president be stripped of their immunity so it can investigate them for allegedly encouraging the student occupation of the country’s only public university. Cultural Heritage prosecutor Ángel Saúl Sánchez had announced

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Two transgender boys are suing the University of Missouri over its decision to stop providing gender-affirming care to minors over concerns that a new state law could create legal issues for its doctors. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court. It alleges that the university is discriminating against the

By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Court records say an Indiana man accused of intimidating and harassing GOP U.S. Rep Jim Banks and his family has been sentenced to probation. Aaron L. Thompson has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of intimidation with the threat to commit a forcible felony and one misdemeanor

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (AP) — The man accused of kidnapping a 9-year-old girl from a state park in upstate New York park has been charged with sexually assaulting her. Craig N. Ross Jr. was initially charged with first-degree kidnapping in the abduction of the girl on Sept. 30. An indictment made public Friday adds four

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson says he plans to publicly release hours of footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Johnson said the first tranche of security footage, around 90 hours, will be released on a public committee website Friday. The rest of the

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It’s been a long journey from the forests of Arizona, across the dusty high desert of central New Mexico to the edge of what is known as the Yellowstone of the Southwest for one lone Mexican gray wolf. Her paws have seen hundreds of miles

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The political organization No Labels has contemplated requiring a donation of at least $100 in order to cast a ballot at the group’s upcoming nominating convention. That’s according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The idea breaks from longstanding norms and would raise a significant

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A convicted child molester has been found guilty of hacking the jumbotron at the Jacksonville Jaguars’ stadium after the team learned he was a registered sex offender and fired him. The federal jury on Friday also convicted 53-year-old Samuel Arthur Thompson of producing, receiving and possessing sexual images of children, possessing

By DIANE JEANTET and LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Welcome to Brazil, Taylor Swift, it’s been waiting for you. As her sweep of Rio de Janeiro shows got underway this week, the pop superstar and her legions of devoted fans were greeted by the wide-open arms of the world’s most-famous

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Police say several people have been shot at the New Hampshire state psychiatric hospital. State police say there were “multiple victims” in an alert released via social media late Friday afternoon. Further details weren’t immediately available. New Hampshire Hospital is the state psychiatric hospital, located in the state’s capital city. An

By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 35-year-old Texas woman found guilty in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna “Mo” Wilson has been sentenced to 90 years in prison. Kaitlin Armstrong was sentenced Friday. Investigators say Armstrong gunned down Wilson in a jealous rage, then fled the country

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A prosecutor in Georgia is seeking an August trial date for former President Donald Trump and others charged over efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Friday filed a motion to schedule the start of the trial for

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — K-pop superstar Rosé has joined U.S. first lady Jill Biden at a mental health event to talk about how even famous people grapple with emotional struggles. The discussion Friday was one of several events hosted the first lady for the spouses of Asia-Pacific leaders in California

By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud case has denied his bid for a mistrial. In a ruling Friday, Judge Arthur Engoron rejected claims from the former president’s lawyers that the proceedings are infected with political bias. Trump’s lawyers had argued that

By ALI SWENSON Moms for Liberty has recently reported $2.1 million in total revenue in 2022. That’s more than five times what the conservative “parental rights” nonprofit made in its inaugural year in 2021, according to tax filing provided to The Associated Press on Friday. The dramatic increase shows the financial footprint of the polarizing

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The board of ChatGPT-maker Open AI says it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman and replaced him with an interim CEO. It says the move came after a review found Altman was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the board.  The company says the board lost confidence

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is firing back on a recent subpoenas issued by House Republicans targeting members of President Joe Biden’s family and his aides. A lawyer for the president says the subpoenas are ‘irresponsible” and says the Republicans’ impeachment push is an illegitimate endeavor that has

NEW YORK (AP) — Hip hop legend and marijuana aficionado Snoop Dogg says he’s going to stop smoking. In message posted to social media, the rapper and entrepreneur asked fans to respect his privacy at this time. He didn’t provide many details on the announcement, and representatives did not immediately respond to The Associated Press’

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Golden Globes have found a new broadcast home at CBS after the troubled awards show lost its longtime home at NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was dissolved after years of scandal.  CBS and the Golden Globes announced Friday that the 81st Golden

By BILL BARROW Associated Press Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia, The Carter Center announced. A statement Friday said the 96-year-old is at home with former President Jimmy Carter, who is now 99. The Carter family said through the statement that they are “grateful for the outpouring

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals say quarterback Joe Burrow will be out the rest of the season due to a torn ligament in his right wrist. Coach Zac Taylor said Friday that the injury would require surgery. Burrow left the Bengals game in the second quarter of a 34-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer Hall of Fame jockey Bobby Ussery has died. He was 88. Ussery won the 1967 Kentucky Derby and then crossed the finish line first in the 1968 edition only to be disqualified days later. His son says his father died of congestive heart failure on Thursday in Hollywood, Florida.

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in the unit that handles its popular voice assistant Alexa as it plows more resources into artificial intelligence. In a note to employees on Friday, an Amazon executive wrote that the company is is ditching some initiatives within Alexa. He says Amazon is shifting some

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Associates and children of one of the highest-ranking leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, M. Russell Ballard, remembered him Friday as a principled and compassionate man who stood as an exemplar of the faith for decades. Ballard, who was second-in-line to become church president as the

By JOHN ANTCZAK and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California prosecutor says evidence supports involuntary manslaughter and battery charges against a college professor accused in the death of a Jewish protester after an altercation at a demonstration over the Israel-Hamas war. Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko also told a news