Month: November 2023

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill revoking Russia’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban. Moscow said the move was needed to establish parity with the United States. Putin has said that rescinding the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty would “mirror” the stand taken by Washington. The U.S.

PARIS (AP) — Winds up to 180 kilometers per hour (108 mph) slammed France’s Atlantic coast overnight as Storm Ciaran lashed countries around western Europe, uprooting trees, blowing out windows and leaving 1.2 million French households without electricity Thursday. Heavy rain associated with the storm pushed ashore at the southwest tip of England, and the

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Major international aid agencies are warning of chaotic and desperate scenes among Afghans who have returned from Pakistan, where security forces are detaining and deporting undocumented or unregistered foreigners. The crackdown on illegal migration mostly affects Afghans because they are the majority of foreigners living in Pakistan, but the government says it

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A group of volunteer doctors in Chicago is spending their Saturdays providing street medicine for the growing number of migrants. The doctors are mostly students from Chicago universities and visit police stations and airports where the new arrivals live until they can be placed in a city-run

By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Migrants who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and travel to cities around the country are running into a disjointed health care systems when they need treatment. There is no national system to track the medical care that new arrivals may have received. Doctors say that most migrants are healthy

By NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s ground troops advanced toward Gaza City on Thursday, as the U.S. and Arab countries intensified diplomatic efforts to ease the siege of the Hamas-ruled enclave and bring about at least a brief stop to the fighting to help civilians. President Joe

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nippon Steel has dropped its lawsuit against Toyota over a patent for a technology used in electric motors, saying wrangling among Japanese companies was not beneficial to keep the nation competitive. Japan’s top steelmaker said Thursday such internal disputes were not fitting during a period of

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated it may not need to pump the brakes any harder on Wall Street and the economy. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1.1% in afternoon trading to 31,950.61. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 jumped 0.9% to 6,899.70.

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has likely supplied several types of missiles to Russia to support its war in Ukraine, along with its widely reported shipments of ammunition and shells. South Korea’s military said Thursday that North Korea is suspected of sending short-range ballistic missiles,

PHOENIX (AP) — There was no pool party for the Texas Rangers after winning the World Series. A raucous celebration after the franchise’s first championship remained on dry land as about a dozen security officers guarded the pool behind the right-center wall at Chase Field. Once fans were cleared out and a few players headed

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong is set to launch Asia’s first Gay Games on Friday, fostering hopes for wider LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Asian financial hub. After a year’s delay due to the pandemic, the nine-day event will host about 2,400 participants from some 40 territories. LGBTQ+ activism is

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Vladimir Putin isn’t quite the man he used to be — more than a decade has passed since the Russian president engaged in public stunts to boast of his vigor by hugging a polar bear or riding a horse barechested in the mountains. The war in

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A divided Alabama Supreme Court has said that Alabama can execute an inmate with nitrogen gas, a method that has not previously been used carry out a death sentence. The all-Republican court in a 6-2 decision authorized an execution warrant for Kenneth Eugene Smith. The exact

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea after Japanese officials said the two earlier releases ended smoothly. The discharge of a planned 7,800 tons of treated water began Thursday and will last through Nov.

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A new report from the United Nations says Iran is carrying out executions “at an alarming rate,” putting to death at least 419 people in the first seven months of the year. The report to the U.N. General Assembly on human rights in Iran says

By JULIE CARR SMYTH and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights in Ohio will be decided in what is expected to be a preview of abortion battles across the country in 2024. Abortion rights groups hope to continue a winning streak in statewide votes on the

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine voters are poised to decide whether to ban foreign influence in elections, many of them irked over the $22 million a Canadian utility spent to fight state referendums on a hydropower transmission project. Hydro Quebec, owned by the Canadian province, exploited an election law loophole

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Efforts to use the Constitution’s “insurrection” clause to prevent former President Donald Trump from running again for the White House turn to Minnesota on Thursday with oral arguments before the state Supreme Court, a hearing that will unfold as a similar case

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS AP Education Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — This was the summer Deneffy Sánchez was supposed to learn algebra, biology and the other ninth grade classes he failed last year because he was too depressed and overwhelmed. But advancing to 10th grade had to take a back seat for now. He had

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The former street gang leader charged with leading the drive-by killing of Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas is expected to plead not guilty to murder. But questions remain whether he’ll hire a defense lawyer or a judge appoints one at taxpayer expense. Duane “Keffe

AGUANGA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters are making progress against a Southern California wildfire but authorities say thousands of homes still remain threatened. The Highland Fire in rural Riverside County began Monday and was pushed by gusty Santa Ana winds. But they eased on Wednesday and fire crews now have the blaze 20% contained. Thousands of

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Just weeks after a frenzied trip to the Middle East, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the region with a somewhat more nuanced message than he offered in the immediate aftermath of Hamas’ bloody Oct. 7 attack on Israel and Israel’s military response. As

By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer Walt Disney Co. said it will acquire a 33% stake in Hulu from Comcast for approximately $8.6 billion, a deal that will give Disney full control of the streaming service. Hulu began in 2007 as a website backed by entertainment conglomerates who hoped to create a bulwark against the

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian police have arrested the host of a luncheon gathering that left three guests dead from suspected mushroom poisoning and a fourth fighting for life. Victoria state police executed a search warrant at Erin Patterson’s home at Leongatha on Thursday where her former husband’s parents, Gail

By DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — European privacy officials have widened a ban on Meta’s “behavioral advertising” practices to most of Europe. The Wednesday decision sets up a broader conflict between the continent’s privacy-conscious institutions and an American technology giant. Behavioral advertising is used by Meta’s Facebook and Instagram. It involves

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Corey Seager was voted the World Series Most Valuable Player after leading the Texas Rangers over the Arizona Diamondbacks for their first title. Seager joined Hall of Famers Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson as the only two-time World Series MVPs. He also won the

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley insulted and spoke over each other several times in their only debate of a rough-and-tumble campaign season. They presented sharply contrasting plans for the state Wednesday night. The televised debate happened six days before the

By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Mitch Garver broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the seventh, Nathan Eovaldi threw six gritty innings and the Texas Rangers are World Series champs for the first time in their 63-year franchise history after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game 5. The

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four people have died after an air ambulance crashed in the central Mexican state of Morelos. The incident took place just before 14:30 pm on Wednesday, in a wooded, mountainous area near the town of Tetlama, Temixco: a township roughly 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Mexico City. Officials from the

By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press Prosecutors have dropped charges against a Louisiana state trooper accused of withholding graphic body-camera footage that shows another officer dragging Black motorist Ronald Greene by his ankle shackles during his deadly 2019 arrest. A district attorney said this week that Lt. John Clary has agreed to take the stand in

By MATTHEW BROWN and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The body of a heavily armed man who authorities suspected was planning a “heinous” attack at a mountaintop amusement park in Colorado was discovered with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the bathroom at a building that houses a ride that drops 110-feet deep into

by KATHIA MARTÍNEZ, JUAN ZAMORANO and DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s government has nearly approved a new bill revoking a controversial mining contract. A Canadian company’s local subsidiary had been approved for at least 20 years more mining two weeks ago. The move sparked nationwide outrage and protests. Critics say killing

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Joe Biden says he thinks there should be a humanitarian “pause” in the Israel-Hamas war. Biden was talking to a roomful of supporters gathered in Minneapolis for a reelection fundraiser when he was interrupted by a protester calling for a cease-fire. The call

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Zac Gallen has not allowed a hit through six innings against the Texas Rangers in a scoreless World Series Game 5. With the Diamondbacks trying to overcome a 3-1 Fall Classic deficit, Gallen retired his first 14 batters before walking Nathaniel Lowe on a low 3-1 fastball. He then struck out

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A police officer charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain has testified that he put the 23-year-old Black man in a neck hold because he feared for his life. Aurora officer Nathan Woodyard testified Wednesday. He says another officer said

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo has resigned shortly after audio messages were published in which he appears to ask a former official to not hand over evidence in an ongoing investigation over a passport issued to an accused drug trafficker. Bustillo resigned from his post after audios were revealed in

BEIJING (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered near a state funeral home as China’s former premier Li Keqiang is being put to rest. Retired high-level officials usually lie in state briefly as top leaders pass the body and offer flowers. State media had said Li would be cremated Thursday but didn’t mention the funeral

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Congressman Trent Franks is running for his old U.S. House seat. The announcement comes almost six years after Trent abruptly resigning because of allegations that he pressed two female staffers to carry his child. In a statement reported by multiple media outlets, the Republican announced Wednesday he intends to run in

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has shaken Indonesia’s Timor island, causing panic and light damages to several buildings and houses but no immediate reports of casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake had a depth of 36.1 kilometers (22.4 miles) and its epicenter was located 21 kilometers (13 miles) north-northeast

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed this week argues that Montana’s psychiatric hospital has been so poorly run for decades that patients are not safe. The suit contends that the patients are not treated with dignity and respect and that understaffing, lack of training and neglect have

By JEFF AMY Associated Pres ATLANTA (AP) — Some Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are pushing for further changes to protect against security weaknesses in Georgia’s voting system. Their push came Wednesday as a top deputy to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger accused them of acting in bad faith and continuing to promote the

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal safety investigators say the automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement to prevent more derailments. The National Transportation Safety Board issued a report Wednesday urging the Federal Railroad Administration and the industry to keep developing new technology that can

By HARUNA UMAR Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Extremists in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 37 villagers in two different attacks, residents said Wednesday, highlighting once again how deadly islamic extremist rebels have remained in their 14-year insurgency in the hard-hit region. The first attack occurred in the remote Gurokayeya village in Geidam when

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A Cornell University junior accused of posting violently threatening statements against Jewish people on campus was held without bail after his first appearance in federal court. Twenty-one-year-old Patrick Dai of Pittsford, New York, is charged with posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications. The anonymous messages posted this

By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer Birds in North America will no longer be named after people. The American Ornithological Society announced the move Wednesday. Next year, the organization will begin to rename around 80 species found in the U.S. and Canada. The organization’s president says some English bird names have associations with the past

DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling nearly 1.9 million RAV4 small SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem with batteries that can move during forceful turns and potentially cause a fire. The recall covers certain RAV4s from the 2013 through 2018 model years. Toyota said in a statement Wednesday that some replacement 12-volt batteries