Month: January 2024

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has dropped his libel lawsuit against the publisher of a British tabloid following a ruling that had damaged his case. Lawyers for the Duke of Sussex told the High Court in London on Friday that he was withdrawing the suit against Associated Newspapers Ltd. There was

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Jack Burke Jr., the oldest living Masters champion who staged the greatest comeback ever at Augusta National for one of his two majors, died Friday morning in Houston. He was 100. Burke, a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, also won the PGA Championship and was equally

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s secretary of state is appealing a judge’s ruling that put on hold her removal of former President Donald Trump from the ballot. Democrat Shenna Bellows concluded last month Trump didn’t meet ballot qualifications under the insurrection clause in the U.S. Constitution, citing his role in

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. John Fetterman has endorsed Rep. Andy Kim in the congressman’s bid to win a contested primary for New Jersey’s Senate seat. The endorsement comes as Democrats jockey to push indicted Sen. Bob Menendez out of office. Fetterman was an early proponent of calling

By KATE BRUMBACK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis hired attorney Nathan Wade to lead the Georgia prosecution of Donald Trump and 18 others over efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Now, allegations of a romantic relationship between Willis and Wade are raising questions about his past work

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The speaker of Slovakia’s Parliament, a close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, says he will run for president. Peter Pellegrini is considered a favorite in the race for the largely ceremonial post after Slovakia’s first female president, Zuzana Čaputová, decided not to seek reelection. The first round of voting

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Jordan Henderson has apologized to the LGBTQ+ community that fiercely criticized his transfer from Liverpool to Al-Ettifaq. He was speaking Friday, a day after turning his back on his lucrative contract in Saudi Arabia and joining Dutch club Ajax. Henderson’s decision to play in Saudi sparked a

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) — President Joe Biden is skipping Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary because the state defies new Democratic rules he championed. He isn’t campaigning and his name won’t be on the ballot. One of his top challengers, Minnesota Democratic Congressman Dean Phillips, has cut an ad likening Biden to

By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ON BOARD THE USS BATAAN (AP) — The U.S. Navy is reshuffling its warship deployment in the Middle East to maintain dominance in the region. The navy is now eyeing the longer haul, as concerns mount that Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza could set off a regional conflict. The

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A man who fell through the ice on a frozen Michigan lake was rescued after a quick-thinking state police officer used the stranded man’s dog to get rescue equipment to him and drag him to safety. Michigan State Police say the 65-year-old Traverse City man fell through ice-covered Arbutus Lake

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A Moldovan national who was driving a van packed with migrants was arrested in Croatia following a car chase early on Friday in the capital, Zagreb. Police say that a patrol tried to stop the van on the highway near Zagreb but the driver instead rushed through the pay toll ramp

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press In her latest role in Showtime’s “The Woman in the Wall,” Ruth Wilson plays Lorna, a woman prone to sleepwalking and night terrors. Her sleep issues are the manifestation of trauma she experienced as a pregnant teen forced to live in a religion-run facility — sometimes called Catholic laundries or

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes sank in 2023 to a nearly 30-year low as mortgage rates climbed to the highest level in more than two decades and prices hit record highs, pushing homeownership out of reach for many Americans. The National Association of Realtors

By SIMON CAMBERS Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Ukrainian player refusing to shake the hand of a Russian or Belarusian at the net has become a common sight on the tennis tours over the past two years. For those Ukrainian players competing at the Australian Open in Melbourne, it’s a gesture that has

By EMMA BURROWS and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press A Russian court in Siberia has sentenced a man to 19 years in prison for shooting a military enlistment officer in an attack last September linked to the war in Ukraine. Also on Friday, prosecutors in St. Petersburg asked for a 28-year sentence for a woman charged

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A former Republican legislative candidate in Maine has pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers in the U.S. Capitol riot. Matthew Brackley of Waldoboro traveled to Washington for former President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally and entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Prosecutors say he asked for the location

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — This week began and ended with the long road in front of Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate thronged by heavy vehicles tooting their horns in protest — farmers on Monday and truckers on Friday. Such demonstrations underline deep frustration in Germany with Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government, which came

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European Union Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders has praised efforts by Poland’s new pro-EU government to restore the rule of law and says they may lead to the release of billions of euros of EU funds for the country that were frozen under the previous government. Reynders was holding talks in

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Filmmaker Yance Ford was in a “Sundance haze” when he took a meeting with Netflix following the premiere of “Strong Island” in 2017. The streamer was still somewhat new in the original documentary space at that point, but had made several big splashes with

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Eminem stood alongside Pro Football Hall of Famers Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson before the Detroit Lions hosted a playoff game for the first time in three decades, soaking up an electric atmosphere at Ford Field. Johnson says he wished his teams could’ve had the same

By The Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — More than 1,000 people have rallied in the Russian region of Bashkortostan, continuing a series of protests triggered by the conviction and sentencing of a local activist and handing a new challenge to the Kremlin. People gathered Friday in the center of Ufa, the main city of Bashkortostan,

SAN JUAN Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the French Caribbean island of Martinique say two people have been rescued and they are searching for three others after their boat capsized. The search is focused along Galleon Bay, off Martinique’s east coast, according to the Antilles-Guyana Regional Operational Surveillance and Rescue Center. Local media reported

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Business and political elites descended on the Swiss Alpine snows of Davos to suss out “rebuilding trust” in a splintering world. If there’s any takeaway from the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, which boldly touted that theme, it’s that we still have a long way to

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Jamaica say they have detained a former member of Parliament and named him a suspect in his wife’s death. Police said in a statement late Thursday that Jolyan Silvera was taken into custody after an autopsy found that his wife, Melissa Silvera, did not die of natural

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There may be a collective feeling of déjà vu among Democrats in Bridgeport, Connecticut, as they head back to the polls for a court-ordered do-over of a mayoral election they thought they had decided months ago. Mayor Joe Ganim and opponent John Gomes will face each other

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers have approved legislation easing rules to gain citizenship and ending restrictions on holding dual citizenship. The government argues that the plan passed Friday will bolster the integration of immigrants and help attract skilled workers. The main center-right opposition bloc criticized the project vehemently, arguing that

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says debt-stricken Sri Lanka’s economic reform program is yielding the first signs of recovery, but the improvements still need to translate into improved living conditions for its people. Sri Lanka has been struggling with an economic crisis since declaring bankruptcy in

LONDON (AP) — Apple has promised to open up its tap-and-go mobile payment system to rivals as a way to resolve an antitrust case and avoid potentially billions in fines. The European Union said Friday that Apple proposed letting rival mobile wallet and payment service providers access the contactless payment function on its iOS operating

MIAMI (AP) — A cargo plane has made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport after experiencing engine failure shortly after takeoff. A spokesperson for Atlas Air says the aircraft landed safely Thursday night “after experiencing an engine malfunction soon after departure.” The spokesperson said in a statement Friday that the crew followed all standard

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Indian firm Tata Steel says it will close both blast furnaces at its plant in Port Talbot, Wales, eliminating 2,800 jobs. The move is part of plans to make its unprofitable U.K. operation leaner and greener. Tata plans to switch from coal-fired blast furnaces to electric arc

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal agency in charge of emergency management is making changes to its program that helps those who survive wildfires, hurricanes and other natural disasters. Federal Emergency Management Agency head Deanne Criswell says the changes are designed to simplify and speed up the process for disaster survivors

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A lawyer says some 20 activists have been charged after they blocked several entrances to Norwegian government offices over a wind farm that they say hinders the rights of the Sami Indigenous people to raise reindeer. The exact charge is not known. At the center of the dispute are the 151

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The race for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations will converge in New Hampshire on Tuesday in the first primary election of the season — though on the Democratic side, the contest may count only for bragging rights. The Republican primary will test former President Donald Trump’s

BY MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — As Japan’s space agency prepares for its first moon landing early Saturday, it’s aiming to hit a very small target. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, a lightweight spacecraft about the size of a passenger vehicle, is using “pinpoint landing” technology that promises far greater control than

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Opponents of abortion rights will rally in the nation’s capital with an eye on presidential elections that could be heavily influenced by abortion politics. Thousands of protesters are expected on the National Mall for an hour of speeches and a march past the U.S. Capitol and the

By JULIA FRANKEL, NAJIB JOBAIN and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Rifts are emerging among top Israeli officials over the handling of the war against Hamas in Gaza. A member of the country’s War Cabinet cast doubt over the strategy for releasing hostages, and the country’s prime minister rejected the United States’ calls

By JAYAMPATHI PALIPANE Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan authorities say they have arrested tens of thousands of people in a monthlong crackdown on drugs and are vowing to continue despite U.N. criticism of possible human rights violations during the “heavy-handed” operation. Acting police chief Deshabandu Tennakoon told The Associated Press on

By The Associated Press A Russian official says a Ukrainian drone has struck an oil storage depot in western Russia, causing a massive blaze. It is the latest incident in Ukrainian forces’ apparently extended campaign of attacks on Russian soil ahead of the war’s two-year anniversary. Russian officials and news reports said four oil reservoirs

JERUSALEM (AP) — A member of Israel’s War Cabinet has confirmed reports that early in the war against Hamas in Gaza, an Israeli preemptive strike against Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia was called off at the last minute. Gadi Eisenkot, a former army chief, says he was among those arguing against such a strike in what he