Month: July 2023

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli authorities say a Palestinian gunman opened fire on a car in the occupied West Bank and wounded three Israelis. Sunday’s bloodshed is the latest in a relentless cycle of violence that has gripped the region and sparked the worst fighting between Israel and the Palestinians in the West Bank

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz have started play in the Wimbledon final. Djokovic is bidding for his record-tying eighth Wimbledon singles championship and fifth in a row. Alcaraz is trying for his first trophy at the All England Club. Djokovic wants his 24th Grand Slam title. Alcaraz wants his second. There

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press PIPESTONE, Minn. (AP) — Under the tall prairie grass outside this southwestern Minnesota town lies a precious seam of dark red pipestone that, for thousands of years, Native Americans have quarried and carved into pipes essential to prayer and communication with the Creator. Only a dozen Dakota carvers remain in

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Some legal cannabis growers in Washington state who were ordered to halt operations in April over concerns about pesticide contamination are getting back to business. State regulators recently lifted the restrictions against five licensees whose products were determined to have unapproved levels of a chemical related to

ROME (AP) — Firefighters say that a wing of a three-story apartment building has collapsed in a seaside suburb of Naples. A spokesperson for the national firefighters corps said two persons were extracted alive on Sunday from the rubble of the building in Torre del Greco. Italian state broadcaster Rai later said a third survivor

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A passenger of a small airplane took the controls and crash landed on a Massachusetts island on Saturday after the pilot suffered a medical emergency. The crash happened on Saturday afternoon near Martha’s Vineyard Airport in West Tisbury, Massachusetts. Massachusetts State Police say the 79-year-old male pilot suffered the emergency

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Britain has officially joined an Asia-Pacific trade group that includes Japan and 10 other nations during a meeting in New Zealand. The trade bloc covers more than 500 million people and 15% of the world’s economy. For Britain, it represents the largest trade deal it

By ELISE MORTON and FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published Sunday that Moscow has a “sufficient stockpile” of cluster munitions, and warned that Russia “reserves the right to take reciprocal action” if Ukraine uses the controversial weapons. In his first comments on the delivery

By ASHRAF KHALIL and ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Many college students who are struggling with hunger are facing the potential loss of food stamp benefits that were boosted in the pandemic. COVID-era rule changes made it easier for as many as 3 million students to enter the SNAP, or food stamps, program.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities on Sunday announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality police returned to the streets 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody sparked nationwide protests. The morality police had largely pulled back following the death of 22-year-old

ROME (AP) — A three-story apartment building has collapsed in a seaside suburb of Naples. Italian media are reporting that at least two people were pulled out alive from the rubble as rescuers searched for any others who might be trapped Sunday. Italian news agency ANSA said a woman was rescued from the debris of

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities on Sunday announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality police returned to the streets 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody sparked nationwide protests. The morality police had largely pulled back following the death of 22-year-old

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he was discharged after an overnight hospital stay for check-ups and monitoring following a dizzy spell. Netanyahu, 73, was discharged on Sunday after being rushed to the hospital the day before for feeling mild dizziness. His

By ELISE MORTON ASSOCIATED PRESS KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published Sunday that Russia has a “sufficient stockpile” of cluster munitions, and warned that Russia “reserves the right to take reciprocal action” if Ukraine uses the controversial weapons. In his first comments on the delivery of cluster munitions