Month: October 2021

RUSTAVI, Georgia (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators have rallied outside a prison where former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been held since his arrest after returning to the country last week. Saakashvili, who left Georgia in 2014 and became a Ukrainian citizen, was later sentenced to up to six years in prison on abuse of

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he wants to pass legislation by the end of the week to suspend the nation’s debt limit and allow more borrowing to meet the country’s financial obligations. He warns “we do not have the luxury of waiting until October 18th.” That

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A powerful Philadelphia labor leader has gone on trial two years after a lengthy indictment put him at the center of a sweeping corruption case. The charges against Johnny Dougherty are being split into at least two trials. In the case starting Monday, the boss known as “Doc” is accused of keeping

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek counterterrorism police have arrested an asylum-seeker in central Athens suspected of membership of the Islamic State group. A police statement said the 34-year-old man’s arrest Monday followed cooperation with Greece’s EYP intelligence agency and information provided by foreign agencies. The suspect was due to appear before an Athens prosecutor on

LONDON (AP) — A British nurse has denied charges of murdering eight babies and trying to kill 10 more while working on a hospital’s neonatal ward. Lucy Letby, 31, appeared for a brief hearing at Manchester Crown Court by video link from prison Monday. She answered “not guilty” to eight charges of murder and 10

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida first lady Casey DeSantis has breast cancer. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a statement Monday announcing his wife’s diagnosis. Casey DeSantis is the mother of the couple’s three children, the youngest of whom was born after the governor took office in January 2019. Gov. DeSantis

By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed several Republican-sponsored election bills. She says they would have perpetuated falsehoods to discredit the 2020 presidential election and made it tougher for people living in large senior facilities and apartment complexes to vote. Some measures would have codified existing

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has sent 56 fighter planes toward Taiwan in the largest show of force on record, continuing the three days of sustained military harassment against the self-ruled island. The first sortie included 34 fighter jets and 12 bombers, and later four more fighters flew towards the

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Captain Kirk is rocketing into space: “Star Trek” actor William Shatner plans to blast off from West Texas next week. Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, announced Monday that Shatner will join the Oct. 12 flight with three others. It will be the