Month: May 2023

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A historical marker dedicated to a New Hampshire labor activist who championed women’s rights and was a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union — but who also joined the Communist Party and was sent to prison — has draw objections from Republican officials and scrutiny

Associated Press DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Northern California prosecutors have filed two murder charges against a 21-year-old former university student in connection to two fatal stabbings in the college community of Davis. The Yolo County District Attorney’s office said Friday Carlos Dominguez has also been charged with one count of attempted murder. Dominguez is scheduled

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization downgraded its assessment of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, saying it no longer qualifies as a global emergency. The action reverses a declaration that was first made on January 30, 2020, when the disease had not even been named COVID-19 and when

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is leading a rally Friday after Wall Street’s most influential stock reported a better profit than feared. Stocks of beaten-down banks are also leaping to recover a smidgen of their sharp losses from a brutal week. The S&P 500 was 1.5% higher in afternoon

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press PANAJI, India (AP) — Foreign ministers from a group of nations led by China and Russia have criticized the ability of world institutions to resolve geopolitical problems, including the coronavirus pandemic, and said their organization should do more to address such challenges. India’s foreign minister said in remarks at a

BERLIN (AP) — German police say a 51-year-old man who was left tied up in the woods when a sex game went awry had a lucky escape after a cyclist and a hunter heard his screams for help. Police said the man was discovered fully dressed but firmly bound with ropes and a pantyhose over

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The popular television western “Yellowstone” with Kevin Costner will end this fall and be replaced almost immediately by a sequel. But like any good drama, there’s some mystery involved. The sequel, still untitled, will premiere December on the Paramount cable network, which also televises “Yellowstone,”

By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to announce Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. to serve as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Brown is a history-making fighter pilot with years of experience in shaping U.S. defenses to meet China’s rise.

PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain will have discussions about the Argentine player’s immediate future at the club when he returns from suspension. The World Cup champion was suspended by the club this week after he skipped practice to make a promotional trip to Saudi Arabia. Messi is not expected to extend his

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Russian ambassador in protest after a former Russian official suggested that it would be acceptable to assassinate Poland’s ambassador to Russia. Pavel Astakhov, Russia’s children’s ombudsman from 2009 to 2016, argued that murdering an ambassador in retaliation “for unfriendly actions

DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man fatally shot a 12-year-old boy and wounded another man before turning the gun on himself inside a South Florida gas station. Broward Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of gunfire at a 7-Eleven in Dania Beach late Thursday night. Sheriff’s officials say the boy and the shooter both died

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Stargazers in Asia and Australia had the best seats for the year’s first lunar eclipse. The four-hour eclipse got underway late Friday or early Saturday, depending on the location, as the moon slipped into the fringes of Earth’s shadow. In what’s known as a penumbral lunar eclipse, the full