Month: October 2024

Associated Press CENTREVILLE, Va. (AP) — The brother of a Dutch journalist slain in 1982 covering El Salvador’s civil war has filed a lawsuit against a former Salvadoran military officer who has lived for decades in the northern Virginia suburbs and is accused of orchestrating the killing. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A hot-air balloon struck and collapsed a radio tower Friday in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the city’s famous festival — the second time in 20 years that a balloon has come into contact with that tower. There were no reports of injuries, said Kevin Carhart, a spokesperson for the Bernalillo County

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Two Georgia election workers have reached a settlement in their defamation lawsuit against a Missouri-based website that falsely accused them of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Lawyers for Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss say Friday that the lawsuit against The Gateway Pundit, its owner Jim Hoft and his

Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Investigators on Friday were trying to figure out what led to an elevator accident inside a former Colorado gold mine that killed a tour guide, injured four others and left a separate group of 12 people trapped for hours at the bottom of the tourist attraction 1,000 feet (305 meters)

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Animal rights activists are risking their lives in Lebanon to rescue cats, dogs and other animals harmed by Israeli airstrikes. In less than three weeks, nearly 190 cats and dogs from areas in Beirut and its suburbs that have been struck by Israeli airstrikes. Animals Lebanon, a rescue charity, says

AP Sports Writer ABC will simulcast six more ESPN “Monday Night Football” games, including Monday’s AFC East matchup between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets. The addition of the six games means ABC will air 17 this season. The decision to simulcast more games was a joint decision between the NFL and Walt

CLEVELAND (AP) — Citing weather issues, Major League Baseball moved the start time of Saturday’s decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between Detroit and Cleveland from 8:08 p.m. to a 1:08 p.m. The change was announced Friday as the Tigers were going through a workout at Progressive Field. Cleveland evened the back-and-forth series

Associated Press Although the Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Nov. 30, scientists say there is still the possibility for more named storms this year. That’s because warm ocean temperatures, which fuel hurricanes, are at record-level temperatures. Climate change has been causing a rise in ocean temperatures, and research indicates this is contributing to stronger hurricanes

Associated Pres ROME (AP) — Italian lawmakers on Friday questioned the head of troubled French-Italian automaker Stellantis over the group’s strategy, one day after it announced a management shakeup in an effort to revive sales. Stellantis, which makes Jeep and Chrysler vehicles, is navigating in rough waters globally, while the Italian government demands clarity about

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury official Jay Shambaugh says withdrawing the U.S. from the IMF and World Bank would be “a step backward.” Shambaugh gave a speech Friday stressing the importance of the international financial institutions before the groups’ annual meetings this month. He was alluding to a Project 2025 proposal for the

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court judge has ruled to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs locked up while he makes a third bid for bail in his sex trafficking case, which is slated to go to trial in May. A circuit judge denied the hip-hop mogul’s immediate release in a decision filed Friday

MOUNT OLIVET, Ky. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a Kentucky woman after a dismembered body was found in her mother’s backyard.. The Kentucky State Police say in a news release that a man hired to work on the property in Mount Olivet called authorities Wednesday after finding the body. Police obtained a search warrant for

Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil on Friday started blocking over 2,000 gambling websites designated as irregular, part of a push by the government to regulate the sector, after concern rose about gambling addicts, especially vulnerable people. Brazil authorized online betting in 2018, but the lack of regulation has raised concerns among finance and

AP Business Writer United Airlines is adding eight new international destinations to its itinerary for next summer. The airline, which said that this is its biggest international expansion ever with more than 760 weekly flights, will also be adding some new routes. Beginning in May, travelers departing from Newark, New Jersey will be able to

Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Concern is rising that two nonviolent activists opposed to military rule in Myanmar are at high risk of torture after being arrested in raids this week in Yangon, the country’s biggest city. The leader of a protest group said Paing Phyo Min, one of its members, and Shein Wai Aung,

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With the American electorate so evenly divided, there will be elections in November so close that officials will have to recount the votes. Just don’t expect those recounts to change the winner. They rarely do, even when the margins are tiny. There have been 36 recounts in statewide general elections

AP Sports Writer ZURICH (AP) — In two months’ time FIFA is set to confirm Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup. The world soccer body was urged again Friday to allow independent scrutiny of the kingdom’s human rights obligations for the tournament. A group of law and human rights experts plus

Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge is turning down third-party candidate Cornel West’s request to be put on Pennsylvania’s presidential ballot. U.S. District Judge Nicholas Ranjan in an order issued late Thursday expressed sympathy for West’s claim but said it’s too close to Election Day and too late to make changes. West

Associated Press A survey has found that abortion has passed inflation to become the top issue in the presidential election for women younger than 30. That’s a key finding of a KFF survey of female voters with results released Friday. About 2 in 5 said abortion was their top concern. That’s twice as many as

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Tennessee continued Friday to investigate a container suspected of holding large amounts of dynamite, warning residents that evacuations will likely remain in place throughout the night. “Until we know more, we implore people to stay out of this area,” Scott Erland, spokesperson for the Knoxville Police Department, told

Associated Press AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Donald Trump detoured from the battleground states Friday to visit a Colorado suburb that’s been in the news over illegal immigration as he drives a message, often using false or misleading claims and dehumanizing language, that migrants are causing chaos in smaller American cities and towns. Trump’s rally in

Travis Kelce adding game show host to his growing resume with “Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?” and Lin-Manuel Miranda offering the musical concept album “Warriors” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases. For those looking for a comedy, Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage play brothers, and former partners in crime, in the

Associated Press ON BOARD THE TCG SANCAKTAR (AP) — Two evacuation ships have docked at the Turkish port of Mersin, bringing Turkish citizens and their families back from Lebanon amid an escalation of the war in the Middle East, this time between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Those who arrived in Turkey were

AP Film Writer Few movies this year have made as many headlines as “The Apprentice.” Ali Abbasi’s film about a young Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan) under the tutelage of cutthroat attorney Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong) has caused a stir at the Cannes Film Festival, been threatened with law suit by the Trump campaign and seen

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Asian Football Confederation says an upcoming World Cup qualifying game won’t take place in Iran because of escalating tensions in the region. The AFC switched the venue for the Oct. 15 soccer game between Iran and Qatar from the Iranian city of Mashhad to Dubai in the United Arab