Month: September 2022

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. envoy mediating between Lebanon and Israel over the two countries’ disputed maritime border says some progress has been made but more work needs to be done to resolve the issue between the two nations. Amos Hochstein, a senior adviser for energy security at the U.S.

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was operating in emergency mode Friday for the fifth straight day due to the war in Ukraine, prompting the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog to call for the establishment of an immediate safety zone around it to prevent a nuclear

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem asked a state ethics board to dismiss a complaint against her without a public hearing and to seal off certain records, documents released Friday by the state’s Government Accountability Board show. The Republican governor argued in an April motion that

By ASTRID SUÁREZ and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela say the years-long closure of their countries’ shared border to cargo transport will end Sept. 26. Air service between their capitals will also resume. The announcement came Friday, a month after Gustavo Petro was sworn in

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ED WHITE Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan election board placed an abortion-rights proposal on the fall ballot Friday, obeying an order from the state’s highest court and closing a record-breaking petition drive to try to amend the state constitution. The amendment would affirm the right to make pregnancy-related

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday, keeping the market on track to break a three-week losing streak. The S&P 500 rose 1.2% as of 12:15 p.m. Eastern and is up 3.3% for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 306

By The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — “The Crown,” Netflix’s acclaimed series about Queen Elizabeth II and her family, has paused production due to the monarch’s death. A spokesperson for the series said production was paused on Friday “as a mark of respect” and will also be suspended on the day of the queen’s funeral.

LONDON (AP) — The death of Queen Elizabeth II has triggered a series of carefully structured ceremonial and constitutional steps, as Britain undergoes a period of national mourning and heralds the reign of King Charles III. On Friday the queen will be honored with gun salutes, church bells and a service at St. Paul’s Cathedral.