Month: October 2023

CHICAGO (AP) — Two people were injured at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport during an accident on the ground involving an airplane preparing for takeoff and an employee shuttle bus. American Airlines says in a statement that American Eagle flight 6209 operated by Air Wisconsin Airlines made contact with the bus while the plane was taxiing

By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations is warning that forcibly deporting Afghans from Pakistan could lead to severe human rights violations. Pakistan recently announced a crackdown on migrants living in the country illegally, including 1.7 million Afghans. Pakistan has warned migrants to return to their home countries by Oct. 31

By WASBIR HUSSAIN and ANUPAM NATH Associated Press GANGTOK, India (AP) — Rescuers found more bodies overnight as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan northeast, washing away houses and bridges and forcing thousands to flee. Officials said

SHANGHAI (AP) — A senior American lawmaker, leading the first congressional trip to China in four years, said Saturday that the U.S. does not want to cut economic ties with the world’s second-largest economy but seeks a level playing field so that American companies can compete freely. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and five other

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Yoji Yamada has directed 90 films, including “Tora-san,” which tops the Guinness World Records for the longest-running movie series starring the same actor. He has just finished directing a Kabuki play, a Japanese musical theater form dating back four centuries, but it has been re-scripted and directed

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake has shaken southern Mexico Friday night, setting off alarms as far away as Mexico City, but without immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake occurred shortly after 11 p.m. local time near the town of Matias Romero in the southern state of Oaxaca. It

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.55 billion after no one matched the game’s six numbers Saturday and won the giant prize. The numbers drawn Saturday night were: 47, 54, 57, 60, 65 and red Powerball 19. The $1.55 billion prize is for a sole winner who is paid

By WILL WEISSERT and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The ad sounds like something out of the GOP 2024 playbook, trumpeting a senator’s work with Republicans to crack down on the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs into the U.S., getting tough on Chinese interests helping smugglers, and noting how he

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has brought colorful displays to the New Mexico sky in an international event that attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators every year. The event started Saturday with a drone light show before sunrise followed by a mass ascension of hot air balloons. Over

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is nervously watching a dispute between Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S. strategy toward the Indo-Pacific that is directed at blunting China’s influence there and elsewhere. Publicly, the administration has maintained that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s

BEIJING (AP) — Tourism in China has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels during a recent eight-day national holiday, giving a temporary boost to the nation’s flagging economy. The government said that tourism revenues reached about 753 billion yuan ($103 billion) during the combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday period that ended Friday, a rise

By STEPHEN GROVES and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is again testing the power of his endorsement. With an early morning social media post on Friday, Trump inserted himself into the chaotic race to replace Kevin McCarthy as House speaker by backing Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan for the post. The move