Month: January 2024

BOSTON (AP) — Authorities say a small plane carrying three people has crashed in a remote, wooded area of Massachusetts. Police reported multiple fatalities on Sunday. The Federal Aviation Administration says the twin-engine Beechcraft Baron 55 crashed near Leyden, Massachusetts, with three people on board. A Massachusetts State Police spokesperson says multiple agencies were notified

INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum endorsed Donald Trump’s comeback bid for the White House ahead of the Iowa caucuses. Burgum appeared on stage with Tr8ump at a rally Sunday in Indianola and heaped praise on the former president. His endorsement comes just over a month after Burgum ended his own longshot

PHOENIX (AP) — Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon be disappearing from highways and freeways across the country. The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has given states two years to make changes outlined in its new 1,100-page manual released last month. The rules spell out how signs and other traffic control devices are

AL-RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — A moment of silence was observed and then shouts of “free Palestine” rang out ahead of the Asian Cup game between Iran and the Palestinian soccer team. As the Israel-Hamas war reached the 100-day mark both teams lined up in the center of the field at Education City Stadium and an

PARIS (AP) — Authorities are urging residents on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion to shelter indoors as a powerful storm bears down packing hurricane-force winds. Forecaster Meteo France issued a code red cyclone alert for the storm, named Belal, and said it is expected to be “very dangerous.” It forecast “a strong probability”

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa principal who put himself in harm’s way to protect students during a school shooting earlier this month died Sunday, a funeral home confirmed. Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory confirmed the death of Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger after

By MUHAMMAD FAROOQ, DANICA KIRKA and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — From Berlin to London and Limassol to Karachi, thousands of people took to the streets to mark the 100th day of Israel’s war with Hamas. Opposing demonstrations Sunday either demanded the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas or called for

By NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A record high tide in Maine washed away three historic fishing shacks that had stood since the 1800s and formed the backdrop of countless photographs. Resident Michelle Erskine told The Associated Press that she was visiting fisherman’s point at Willard Beach in South Portland on Saturday

NEW YORK (AP) — “The Honeymooners” actress Joyce Randolph, who played Ed Norton’s sarcastic wife Trixie, has died. She was 99. Randolph died of natural causes Saturday night at her home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, her son Randolph Charles told The Associated Press Sunday. She was the last surviving main character of

By THOMAS BEAUMONT, HANNAH FINGERHUT and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — All the major candidates for the Republican presidential nomination are campaigning in Iowa as they appeal to support to turn out for the caucuses despite the frigid weather. Below-zero temperatures and the remnants of a weekend blizzard are threatening to

By MOHAMED SHARUHAN Associated Press MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldives’ President Mohamed Muizzu wants the Indian military personnel stationed in his archipelago nation withdrawn by March 15. That’s according to an official with his office Sunday. The move comes a day after Muizzu returned from China, India’s regional rival, and made comments critical of India.

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — The new Prada menswear collection for next fall and winter unveiled on the third day of Milan Fashion Week menswear previews has marked the return of the seasons as a point of renewal of the spirit. Weather and the tensions between the natural and working world

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign is banking on his loyal supporters to turn out for Monday night’s Iowa caucuses. The campaign believes supporters who have stood in lengthy lines for his rallies won’t mind going out in what will be the coldest caucus night in modern history, with

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Winter storms and cinema closures in North America didn’t dampen the opening weekend for “Mean Girls.” The Paramount release was adapted from the Broadway musical and the 2004 Tiny Fey movie. Fey returned to write and co-star in the new film. According to studio estimates Sunday, it earned $28

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has endorsed Nikki Haley for the GOP nomination. Hogan said on CNN on Sunday that the former South Carolina governor “is the strongest chance for us to put forth our best possible candidate for November. Hogan sparked speculation that he

Associated Press Subfreezing temperatures across much of the U.S. left millions of Americans facing potentially dangerous cold Sunday as Arctic storms threatened near-blizzard conditions in the northeast and several inches of snow in portions of the South. The National Weather Service warned that windy, subfreezing conditions in Montana and the Dakotas could push wind chills

BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered in Germany for demonstrations against the far right, among them Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his foreign minister. The protests follow a report that extremists recently met to discuss the deportation of millions of immigrants, including German citizens, if they took power. There were protests on Sunday in

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo is scheduled to be sworn into office Sunday afternoon. But just like almost every day since his resounding Aug. 20 election victory, the inauguration will be tinged with doubts and tensions. The still-serving Attorney General, Consuelo Porras, has tried every legal

By MELANIE LIDMAN, SAMY MAGDY and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Two civilians have been killed in northern Israel after an anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon hit their home in a town near the border. The bloodshed comes a day after Israel said it foiled an infiltration attempt from Lebanon and raises new

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian media say two journalists serving long prison sentences over their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini have been released on bail pending their appeal. Niloufar Hamedia had broken the news of Amini’s death while in police custody for wearing her headscarf too loose, while Elaheh Mohammadi who

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Opponents of diversity programs are increasingly banking on an 1866 civil rights law meant to protect Black people from economic exclusion as a way to challenge corporate diversity and equity policies as well as funding to Black-owned businesses. The cases are being

By ALEXANDRA OLSON, HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Conservative advocates have filed a growing number of legal challenges, encouraged by the Supreme Court’s June ruling ending affirmative action in college admissions. Lawsuits and threat letters have targeted dozens of prominent companies and a wide array of diversity policies,

By ALEXANDRA OLSON, HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Conservative advocates have been feeling emboldened by the Supreme Court’s June ruling ending affirmative action in college admissions and are now seeking to set a similar precedent in the workplace. Lawsuits and threat letters have targeted dozens of prominent companies

By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. military isn’t immune to the country’s deep political polarization and the service academies are trying to update how they teach future officers to navigate that divide. Classroom instruction includes deeper discussions about the oaths they take and a focus on loyalty to the

The Associated Press Russian local media say a disgraced former mayor convicted over bribery has had his prison sentence cut short after signing a contract to fight with Russia’s military in Ukraine. Oleg Gumenyuk, who served as mayor of the far eastern city of Vladivostok between 2018 and 2021, was convicted last year of accepting

BEIJING (AP) — The death toll has risen to 13 in a coal mine accident in central China. The official Xinhua News Agency said Sunday that three people remain missing after Friday’s accident in the city of Pingdingshan in Henan Province. Xinhua said that preliminary investigation indicates the cause was a coal and gas explosion.

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros has voted for president in Africa’s first national election of 2024. Incumbent President Azali Assoumani, a former military officer, is expected to win a fourth term despite criticism he has become increasingly authoritarian and cracked down on

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban official says a suicide bomber targeted the provincial governor’s office in western Afghanistan and wounded three security guards. The spokesman for the Taliban’s interior minister says the attacker detonated his suicide vest as he was shot by security guards while trying to enter inside the governor’s compound in Zaranj, the

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani army says an explosive device has killed five soldiers in the southwest of the country. It’s the fifth deadly attack on police and troops this year already, and comes weeks before Pakistan holds parliamentary elections. The troops died on Saturday in Baluchistan province when suspected militants detonated an improvised device

LONDON (AP) — A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland, sending semi-molten rock spewing toward a nearby settlement for the second time in less than a month. Iceland’s Icelandic Meteorological Office says the eruption Sunday came after a swarm of earthquakes near the town of Grindavik. The community was evacuated overnight, Iceland’s RUV television reported.“We’re

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Top foreign policy advisers from Western countries, Ukraine and others are meeting to help push forward Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s peace formula that aims to end Russia’s war on his country. The fourth such meeting of national security advisers takes place in the Swiss town of

PARIS (AP) — French authorities say four people have been found dead in another suspected drowning of migrants trying to cross the dangerous English Channel from northern France. French maritime authorities for the English Channel and the North Sea said the drama happened in the early hours of Sunday north of the French coastal town

NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of members of India’s main opposition Congress party and its supporters have begun a 2-month cross-country march ahead of a crucial national vote this year. The march is led by Rahul Gandhi, scion of the influential Gandhi family. India is expected to vote in a national election in April or

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan on Sunday condemned what it said were “fallacious comments” by China following the self-governing island’s presidential and parliamentary election the previous day. The verbal sparring did not bode well for the future of Taiwan’s relations with China under the winner, President-elect Lai Ching-te, or for China’s relations with the United

TOKYO (AP) — An All Nippon Airways domestic flight turned back to Japan’s northern airport of Sapporo after a crack was found on the cockpit window, according to the airline and reports. ANA Flight 1182 was en route to Toyama airport in central Japan on Saturday but returned to New Chitose airport for repairs, the

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off the North’s east coast. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch occurred Sunday but gave no further details like how far the weapon flew. The launch came days after North Korea fired a barrage of artillery shells

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is visiting the country’s north-central region of Noto for the first time since the deadly Jan. 1 earthquakes to alleviate growing concern about slow relief work and the spread of diseases in evacuation centers. The magnitude 7.6 earthquake left 220 dead and