Month: July 2023

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish Friday after data suggested the U.S. job market is still warm enough to keep the economy growing but maybe not so hot that it stokes inflation much higher. The S&P 500 lost 12.64 points, or 0.3%, to 4,398.95,

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — An electoral official in Guatemala says that a court-ordered review of the country’s June 25 presidential election that included a second look at dozens of precinct tally sheets appears to have upheld the original vote totals. If candidates Sandra Torres and upstart Bernardo Arévalo remain

By ZEKE MILLER, TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday defended what he said was a “difficult decision” to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine, a move the administration said was key to the fight and buttressed by Ukraine’s promise to use the controversial bombs carefully. The

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A Florida man prosecutors say is affiliated with the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison for attacking police officers with pepper spray as they tried to defend the U.S. Capitol against supporters of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. Barry Ramey,

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — No charges will be filed following a brief investigation of the altercation involving pop star Britney Spears, San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama and a member of the player’s security team, Las Vegas police said Friday. Spears said she was struck by a security guard

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A senior politician says that the ruling Dutch coalition has collapsed after tense talks among the four parties in Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s ruling bloc failed to broker a deal over ways to rein in migration. Henk Kamp, a senior member of Rutte’s People’s Party

WINNETKA, Ill. (AP) — The family of a suburban Chicago man who drowned in Lake Michigan while trying to help children struggling in the lake says he was a survivor of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Witnesses say 43-year-old Luke Laidley was boating Tuesday with others on the lakefront

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang are expressing hopes for better communication as Yellen appeals to Beijing not to let frustration over U.S. curbs on technology exports disrupt economic cooperation. Both governments used positive terms on Friday to describe Yellen’s visit to

By ZEKE MILLER, TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will provide thousands of cluster munitions to Ukraine and take steps to address concerns by NATO allies on the dangers the controversial weapon poses to civilians, national security adviser Jake Sullivan, said Friday. The decision comes on the

By AREF TUFAHA Associated Press NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces have killed three Palestinians, including two militants shot dead in a gunbattle, in new violence in the occupied West Bank, days after Israel concluded a major two-day offensive meant to crack down on militants. The Israeli domestic security agency Shin Bet said the

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge refused Friday to toss out a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s 174-year-old abortion ban, keeping the case inching toward the state Supreme Court in a state where debate over abortion rights has taken center stage. Wisconsin lawmakers enacted statutes outlawing abortion in all cases except to

By SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press Earth’s average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the third such milestone in a week that already rated as the hottest on record and what one prominent scientist says could be the hottest in 120,000 years. But it’s also a record with some legitimate scientific questions and

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — No charges will be filed following a brief investigation of the altercation involving pop star Britney Spears, San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama and a member of the player’s security team, Las Vegas police said Friday. Spears said she was struck by a security guard

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army says it has disciplined five officers for their actions during a 2021 war in the Gaza Strip, but they will not face any criminal charges. The army said that the soldiers, who were reprimanded for their actions, did not obey standard procedure when striking

By MORGAN LEE and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in a Texas border city was sentenced Friday to 90 consecutive life sentences but could still face more punishment, including the death penalty. Patrick

BLANCHARD, Okla. (AP) — A search is underway for a missing pet wallaby in the rural Oklahoma community of Blanchard. City Clerk Diana Daniels says the wallaby escaped its backyard enclosure on Wednesday and is believed to be in some thick woods near the edge of town. Wallabies are native to Australia and similar to