Month: November 2023

By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court is deciding whether the state’s abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications. The all-Republican court on Tuesday scrutinized efforts to clarify exceptions to the ban, which a growing number of women say forced them to continue pregnancies despite

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has temporarily stepped down as chairman of his cable television network Revolt amid multiple sexual abuse allegations against the music mogul. Revolt announced Combs’ decision on social media Tuesday. It’s not clear when he will return to his media company —

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. (AP) — A customer has filed a lawsuit against the fast casual chain Chopt over a salad that she says contained a piece of the manager’s finger. The lawsuit filed Monday by Allison Cozzi of Greenwich, Connecticut, alleges that she bought a salad at a Chopt location in Mount Kisco, New York,

NEW YORK (AP) — Tech executives at Microsoft and Amazon have dropped out of an upcoming software conference after at least one of the women on the agenda turned out to be fake. After being confronted about suspicious profiles on his conference websites that appeared to be generated by artificial intelligence, DevTernity organizer Eduards Sizovs

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — As authorities in Vermont push forward with their investigation of the weekend shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent, they are weighing whether to treat the violence as a hate crime. The three young men were shot and seriously injured Saturday while walking near the University

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Missouri are investigating the circumstances that led to a child’s death in a fall from a downtown Kansas City apartment building. Police have not confirmed the child’s name but say it was a boy under age 12. Capt. Corey Carlisle said Tuesday that police are still working to

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has had enough problems with some outsiders seeing it as flyover country, so perhaps it didn’t need a new license plate that many people saw as ugly and drab. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly announced Tuesday that in response to criticism of a new navy

A Phoenix family came to the rescue of Arizona Cardinals player Jesse Luketa, who had a fumble on the road to Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. The linebacker told AZfamily.com he was 30 minutes away from State Farm Stadium in Glendale when his car’s tire became flat. At a Phoenix gas station and

By SAM METZ Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Matteo Garrone’s migration odyssey “Io Capitano” played at the Marrakech International Film Festival this weekend, returning to the country where pivotal scenes were shot. Garrone said in an interview with The Associated Press that he hopes the film’s narrative journey will make the stories of migrants

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R&B singer Kiana Ledé is launching the international leg of her “Grudges” tour Tuesday in Auckland, New Zealand, and will include stops in Paris, London and Berlin. Ledé, who wrapped up her domestic dates in October, is supporting her “Grudges” album which she released during

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia drivers are likely to begin paying higher prices for gasoline and diesel as state motor fuel taxes return on Thursday. Gov. Brian Kemp’s rollback of the state taxes of 31.2 cents per gallon of gasoline and 35 cents per gallon of diesel ends at 11:59 p.m.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has canceled his trip to Dubai for the U.N. climate conference on doctors’ orders.  The announcement marked the second time the pope’s frail health had forced the cancellation of a foreign trip: He had to postpone a planned trip to Congo and South Sudan in 2022 because of knee

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida official was dead or dying in a hallway in the governor’s office complex for 24 minutes before anyone noticed he had collapsed after leaving a meeting last year. Peter Antonacci was appointed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to serve as the first director of the Office of Election Crimes

CLEVELAND (AP) — An early blast of cold and snow shut down schools in Cleveland on Tuesday and made driving on heavily traveled Interstate 90 in northern Ohio treacherous. A lake-effect snow warning was issued by the National Weather Service for areas from Cleveland eastward into Erie, Pennsylvania. Just before 11 a.m. Tuesday, the weather

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A teenager faces life imprisonment after being found guilty of second-degree murder in last year’s heinous carjacking and dragging death of a 73-year-old woman in New Orleans. News outlets reported jurors deliberated for about four hours Monday before finding the now 18-year-old guilty. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reports the male

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge overseeing the estate of Aretha Franklin has assigned real estate to the late star’s sons. The judge says she’s following the wishes of a handwritten will from 2014 that was found between couch cushions. The decision comes months after a Detroit-area jury said the document

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former pro wrestler Tammy “Sunny” Sytch has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for drunkenly colliding with another car and killing a 75-year-old man in Florida last year. Sytch pleaded no contest in August to driving under the influence manslaughter and other charges. She had faced up

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Britain and Greece were able to differ for decades over the world’s toughest cultural heritage dispute. What’s the right place for some of the finest ancient Greek sculptures ever made? The Parthenon Sculptures have been displayed in London for more than 200 years. But Greece vocally wants them back. Diplomacy failed

By VINEETA DEEPAK Associated Press PANAJI, India (AP) — Veteran Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas was honored with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the 54th International Film Festival of India. The annual festival held in Goa came to a close on Tuesday. The two-time Academy Award winner said he was “humbled” and

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials say that a magnitude 5.1 earthquake has struck near the eastern Caribbean island of Barbados but no damage was reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred on Tuesday some 30 miles, or about 50 kilometers, south-southwest of the capital of Bridgetown at a depth of 24

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast Moscow’s military action in Ukraine as an existential battle against purported attempts by the West to destroy Russia, a ranting speech ahead of a presidential election campaign. Putin, who is the longest-serving Russian leader since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, is expected to soon declare his intention

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British government-ordered inquiry says it found serious failings at hospitals where an electrician who was later convicted of murder was able to have sex with more than 100 corpses over a 15-year period without being detected. David Fuller’s necrophilia was only discovered in 2020 after police

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The war in Gaza is highlighting the latest advances in artificial intelligence as a way to spread fake images and disinformation. The fake videos and photos are intended to stoke horror and outrage, and mislead people about atrocities or responsibility for casualties. While most of the disinformation

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Police in Michigan have arrested a 12-year-old boy who they say led them on a chase in a stolen forklift. MLive.com reports police were called to an Ann Arbor middle school on Saturday evening for a report of a stolen forklift. Officers found the forklift heading south through the city

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York drivers who renewed their expired licenses during part of the coronavirus pandemic face license suspensions on Dec. 1 if they don’t submit vision tests. Nearly 51,000 drivers statewide could be affected, according to Newsday. The suspensions would apply to drivers whose licenses expired between March 1, 2020, and Aug.

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A key Federal Reserve official said he is “increasingly confident”  that the Fed’s interest rate policies will succeed in bringing inflation back to the central bank’s 2% target level. The official, Christopher Waller cautioned that inflation is still too high and that it’s not yet certain

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A ransomware attack has prompted a health care chain that operates 30 hospitals in six states to divert patients from at least some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals, while putting certain elective procedures on pause, the company announced. In a statement Monday, Ardent Health

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ top state criminal investigation agency says it has conducted raids as part of a sweeping probe into an alleged attempt by the opposition to seize power three years ago. Critics call it the latest move in authorities’ crackdown on dissent. Belarus was rocked by mass

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the powerful Koch network, formally endorsed Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign on Tuesday, promising to commit its nationwide army of activists — and virtually unlimited funds — to helping Haley defeat former President Donald Trump in the GOP

By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French authorities have arrested the leader of a multinational tantric yoga organization on suspicion of indoctrinating female followers for sexual exploitation. A French judicial officials says the Romanian guru at the heart of the Atman Yoga Federation was detained during a massive morning police operation across the

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A spokesperson for Ukraine’s spy agency says the wife of Ukraine’s intelligence chief has been diagnosed with heavy metals poisoning. The spokesman for the Ukrainian military intelligence agency known as GUR said Tuesday that Marianna Budanova is undergoing treatment in a hospital for the suspected poisoning.

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer American consumers are feeling slightly more confident this month as the all-important holiday shopping season kicks into high gear. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 102 from 99.1 in October. Analysts were expecting a reading of 101. The October

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vigils for three college students of Palestinian descent who were shot in Vermont over the weekend have prompted calls for authorities to recognize the violence as a hate crime, and for unity among the Jewish and Arab communities. Forty-eight-year-old Jason Eaton was arrested after the shootings

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has taken measures to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke. According to two people briefed on the measures, Francis has yanked his right to a Vatican apartment and salary. One of the people said Francis had reasoned that Burke was a

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Long lines have appeared in Sao Paulo’s bus and subway stations as a strike opposing privatization efforts of public transport in South America’s largest city caused delays. Traffic on some routes has stalled completely in the city of 11 million people. The Sao Paulo state governor, who took office in

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The attacks on Sierra Leone’s main military barracks and prisons are a failed coup attempt and have resulted in the arrest of 13 military officers, the government’s spokesman said Tuesday. The attackers attempted to “overthrow the elected government of Sierra Leone,” Information Minister Chernor Bah said as he briefed reporters about