Month: August 2023

LONDON (AP) — Local authorities say two men died during the swimming portion of an Ironman event in Ireland. Cork County Council said it was “deeply saddened over the tragic loss of two race participants” during the event in Youghal in southwest Ireland. Irish broadcaster RTE said the two men, one in his mid-60s and

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A global aid official is urging the international community to provide more funds to help Sudanese people trapped in a monthslong fighting between rival generals in the African nation. Jagan Chapagain, the secretary-general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies tells The Associated

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (AP) — Block Island welcomed back vacationers Sunday, a day after a fire tore through a historic hotel early Saturday, prompting officials on the summer vacation spot off the coast of Rhode Island to declare a state of emergency and urge the public to stay away. The Block Island Chamber of Commerce

By JIM SALTER Associated Press The police chief who led the raid of a Kansas newspaper alleged in previously unreleased court documents a reporter either impersonated someone else or lied about her intentions when she obtained the driving records of a local business owner. But reporter Phyllis Zorn, Marion County Record Editor and Publisher Eric

CEDAR GLEN, Calif. (AP) — A dispute over an LGBTQ+ pride flag at a California clothing store spiraled into deadly violence this weekend when a man shot and killed the 66-year-old business owner right in front of her shop, authorities said. The man ran away from the store after the shooting Friday night but was

By DAMIAN DOVARGANES and JORDI LEBRIJA Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary inundated streets across Mexico’s arid Baja California Peninsula with deadly floodwaters Sunday before moving over Southern California, where it swamped roads and downed trees, as concerns mounted that flash floods could strike in places as far north as Idaho. Hilary

Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Police say a bus carrying fans of the Brazilian soccer team Corinthians has crashed following a match in the city of Belo Horizonte, killing at least seven people and injuring 36 others. The seven dead were members of a club of supporters of Corinthians called Gavioes da Fiel. They

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Sweltering temperatures lingered Sunday in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. Record high temperatures were recorded in Texas and other states. People were told to chug extra water while mowing lawns or exercising outdoors,

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The DC superhero film “Blue Beetle” led weekend ticket sales with a modest $25.4 million opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, dethroning “Barbie” from the top spot after a record-setting run that left movie theaters colored pink for a month. The “Barbie” phenomenon is far

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say an officer responding to a domestic violence call fatally shot a man after the suspect stabbed another officer in the neck with a knife. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings says officers responding to a residence Sunday morning heard shots fired from inside the apartment. They forced

By MATTIAS KAREN AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — The wait for a World Cup title goes on for England but the Lionesses have still been heralded as game changers back home after their loss to Spain in Sunday’s final in Australia. King Charles III, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and a host of other politicians,

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A judge has ordered Starbucks to pay an additional $2.7 million in lost wages and tax damages to a former regional manager who was earlier awarded more than $25 million after alleging she and other white employees were unfairly punished following the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a store

BY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Republicans passed measures this year to eliminate Harris County’s top election job and give the Republican secretary of state power to take oversight of elections in Houston. The laws are hung up in court, but if the state Supreme Court clears the way, they would take

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion, the issue has at times dominated the discussion among the Republicans seeking their party’s 2024 presidential nomination and is sure to be on display during the first GOP campaign debate Wednesday

By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has struck a deal with Serbia that could bring increased shipments of Russian natural gas through the Balkan country if Ukraine ends a gas transit agreement with Moscow. Hungary’s foreign minister said Sunday that Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vucic, had met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor

By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Local officials in central Mali say gunmen killed at least 23 people and wounded a dozen others in an attack on a village. They said unidentified armed men swept into the village of Yarou, shot civilians, set fire to buildings, and stole cattle on Friday. A