Month: July 2023

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally. Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest increases in deaths were found in American Indian and Native Alaskan mothers. And some states — and racial or

By DAMIAN DOVARGANES Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Workers are picketing major Southern California hotels after walking off the job during the holiday weekend to demand better pay and benefits. The strike by bellhops, front desk agents, room attendants, cooks, servers and dishwashers began early Sunday in Los Angeles and Orange counties just as

GREEN POND, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina say six people have been found dead after a house fire. The sheriff’s office says 33-year-old Ryan Lenard Manigo has been charged so far with two murder counts and attempted murder of the lone survivor. The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office says authorities found the deceased victims

By ED KOMENDA SEATTLE (AP) — A former sheriff and congressman known for his work that led to the capture of the “Green River Killer” has entered the race to become Washington’s next governor. Former U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert filed campaign paperwork with the state Public Disclosure Commission on Friday to run as a Republican

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Authorities say a Tajikistan citizen who fatally shot two security officers at the airport in Moldova’s capital last week has died from injuries he sustained when officers subdued him. The attacker, who Tajikistan prosecutors later identified as 43-year-old Rustam Ashurov was hospitalized Friday after being seriously injured by security forces who apprehended him

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili appeared severely emaciated on Monday in videolink testimony to a court considering an abuse-of-power case against him. He and his supporters claim he was poisoned in prison and has lost half of his body weight since he was arrested in October 2021. Speaking from the

By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese President Macky Sall says he will not seek a third term in the presidential elections set for February. The speech given live on his official Facebook page Monday evening comes after years of speculation over his future political intentions. The uncertainty has helped fuel opposition

UNDERWOOD, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a weekend wildfire along the Columbia River in southwestern Washington has grown to 533 acres, prompting evacuations and burning structures. Skamania County firefighters responded to reports of the wildfire on Sunday just after 11 a.m. near Highway 14 in Underwood, an unincorporated community across the river from Hood River,

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press A Christian graphic artist who the Supreme Court said can refuse to make wedding websites for gay couples pointed during her lawsuit to a request from a man named “Stewart” and his husband-to-be. The twist? Stewart says it never happened. The revelation has raised questions about

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The prime ministers of the Netherlands and Luxembourg have urged Serbia and Kosovo to act to defuse recent tensions that have threatened to push the Balkan region into instability as Europe faces Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. Dutch PM Mark Rutte and Xavier Bettel, the Luxembourg PM,