Month: December 2023

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Two people familiar with the league’s decision told The Associated Press the NFL has banned Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro from being on the sideline for the remainder of the regular season after he was ejected from a game for a scuffle with 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw. One

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — A jury has convicted a man accused of firing a gun into a crowd following a high school graduation ceremony in Arkansas, killing one and injuring four others. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that following a five-day trial in Garland County Circuit Court, the panel deliberated for less than an hour

BOSTON (AP) — Patriotic mobs and harbor tea-dumping are returning to Boston on Saturday as the city marks the 250th anniversary of the revolutionary protest that preceded America’s independence. Saturday’s commemoration of the Boston Tea Party included scheduled reenactments of the throwing of tea leaves into the city’s harbor and community meetings that preceded the

By JULIA FRANKEL and JALAL BWAITEL Associated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem is gearing up for a subdued Christmas without the festive lights and customary Christmas tree towering over Manger Square. Officials in Jesus’ traditional birthplace have decided to forego celebrations due to the Israel-Hamas war. The cancellation of Christmas festivities, which typically

BERLIN (AP) — The Russian-American writer Masha Gessen has received a German literary prize in a ceremony that was delayed and scaled down in reaction to an article comparing Gaza to Nazi German ghettoes. The comparison was viewed as controversial in Germany, which strongly supports Israeli as a form of remorse and responsibility for murdering

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed the state’s challenge to a judge’s order that’s blocked enforcement of Ohio’s near-ban on abortions for the past 14 months. The ruling moves action in the case back to Hamilton County Common Pleas, where abortion clinics asked Judge Christian Jenkins this week to throw out

By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s lower house has approved a major reform of the nation’s notoriously complicated tax system. It was a major victory for leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva who threw his weight behind the proposal. The long-awaited tax reform aims to simplify the system which

CHICAGO (AP) — Quaker Oats on Friday recalled several of its granola products, including granola bars and cereals, saying the foods could be contaminated with salmonella. Salmonella infections can cause fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and stomach pain, according to the Food and Drug Administration. In rare cases, the bacterial disease can be fatal. Quaker, which

By GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The leaders of Italy and the U.K. have agreed to tackle irregular migration to Europe. They pledged to intensify cooperation in the fight against human trafficking. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held talks in Rome on Saturday. They were also joined by

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top two U.S. military leaders are traveling to Tel Aviv to advise the Israeli government on how to transition from major combat operations against Hamas in Gaza to a more limited and precise campaign. Both Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A north Louisiana attorney is now the first Black federal judge to serve on the state’s U.S. Western District Court following confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Jerry Edwards Jr., of Shreveport, was one of two judicial nominations by Democratic President Joe Biden. Brandon Scott Long of New Orleans was the other

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma has denounced the governing African National Congress party and announced that he will vote for a newly-formed political formation in the country’s general election next year. Zuma was president of the ANC from 2007 to 2017. He announced on Saturday that

By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Once the intial shock wore off on the price tag of Shohei Ohtani’s record-shattering $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, details about the contract emerged that were nearly as stunning. A total of $680 million — 97% of the money — was deferred

By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press Residential solar is gaining traction in the U.S., with about 4.5 million homes now with solar rooftops. The share of electric vehicles in the U.S. is also growing. Many people with EVs become interested in charging them on solar energy, if they own their own roofs. And many people

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian state news agencies have reported that President Vladimir Putin’s supporters have formally nominated him to run in the 2024 presidential election as an independent candidate. The nomination by a group of at least 500 supporters is mandatory under Russian election law for those running not on a party ticket. Independent candidates also

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Black Ohio woman who miscarried in her bathroom has been charged with abuse of a corpse. Thirty-three-year-old Brittany Watts, of Warren, awaits grand jury action. Her case has sparked a national firestorm over the plight of pregnant women, especially women of color, following the

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Black Ohio woman who miscarried in her bathroom has been charged with abuse of a corpse. Thirty-three-year-old Brittany Watts, of Warren, awaits grand jury action. Her case has sparked a national firestorm over the plight of pregnant women, especially women of color, following the

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a corner of their Mexico City office, activists from Catholics for the Right to Decide keep an image of the Virgin Mary close to a green scarf that reads: “Mary was consulted to be mother of God.” For these Catholic women, prayer does not

LONDON (AP) — Britain says a Royal Navy warship has shot down a suspected attack drone targeting commercial ships in the Red Sea. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said Saturday that HMS Diamond fired a Sea Viper missile and destroyed a drone that was “targeting merchant shipping.” It’s the first time the Royal Navy has shot

By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is set to install a golden rooster atop its spire. Saturday’s event marks a major milestone in the cathedral’s restoration following the devastating fire in April 2019. The rooster, designed by chief architect Philippe Villeneuve, will replace the original that was destroyed

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis have begun voting for the first time in a decade to select new provincial council members, who in turn will appoint governors, with the outcome seen as a bellwether for the parliamentary elections due to take place in 2025. Saturday’s vote is restricted to military and

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, has died. State television reported his death on Saturday. Kuwait TV broke into programming with Quranic verses just before making the announcement. In late November, Sheikh Nawaf was rushed to hospital for an

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian Navy says it is shadowing a bulk carrier that was boarded by unknown attackers in the Arabian Sea. Suspicion has fallen on Somali pirates and the Maltese-flagged MV Ruen, with a crew of 18, is heading for the coast of Somalia. The Ruen sent a Mayday message on Thursday,

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Both Russia and Ukraine have reported dozens of attempted drone attacks in the past day. Ukraine’s air force said Saturday that Ukrainian air defense had shot down 30 out of 31 drones launched overnight against 11 regions of the country. Russia also said Friday evening that it had thwarted a series

By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A prolonged communications blackout that severed telephone and internet connections compounded the misery Saturday in the besieged Gaza Strip, where a United Nations agency said hunger levels had spiraled in recent days. Internet and telephone lines went down Thursday evening and were

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV is reporting that an Israeli Mossad spy has been executed in the country’s southeast. The report said the spy was linked to foreign intelligence services, including Israel’s Mossad, and was charged with involvement in releasing classified information. The judiciary body executed the person in a prison in Zahedan,

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Lilian Nabulime hasn’t forgotten the time in the 1990s when the Ugandan capital had just one commercial art gallery, a small space that emerging artists struggled to get into. Now, there are at least six in Kampala, including one whose curator recently exhibited the sculptor’s contrarian

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It could be a cold and grim New Year for thousands of migrant families living in New York City’s emergency shelter system. They are being told they need to clear out, with no guarantee they’ll be given a bed elsewhere. Homeless migrants and their children were

By MAYSOON KHAN and SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has welcomed the announcement that New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art will return more than a dozen pieces of ancient artwork to Cambodia and Thailand. The items were tied to an art dealer and collector accused of running a huge antiquities