Month: January 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a former business partner of presidential son Hunter Biden who was seeking to overturn his criminal conviction for securities fraud. The justices did not comment Monday in leaving in place a federal appeals court ruling that reinstated the fraud conviction of Devon Archer. A

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted a former high-ranking member of a pro-Syrian government militia of illegal detention and complicity in torture, sentencing him to 12 years in prison. The defendant was found guilty Monday in the 2013 arrest and inhumane treatment of a civilian while

By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — A little-known federal agency, The National Institute of Standards and Technology, was tapped by the Biden administration to set testing parameters for ensuring generative AI systems are safe, secure, trustworthy and socially responsible. The agency official leading those efforts, Iranian-born Elham Tabassi, has a small team

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him. Glossip was sentenced in a 1997 murder-for-hire of the owner of the motel where he worked. The

TINLEY PARK, Ill. (AP) — Authorities have identified a woman and her three adult daughters who were found slain inside their suburban Chicago home in what police are calling a domestic-related shooting. The victims have been identified by a medical examiner as 53-year-old Majeda Kassem; Halema and Zahia Kassem, whon were both 25; and 24-year-old

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The “American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair are the cover stars for WWE 2K24 video games. Rhodes is this year’s cover star on the WWE 2K24 game. WWE women’s Royal Rumble winners Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley share the deluxe edition cover. It

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. health officials are urging millions of parents to book their children for missed measles, mumps and rubella shots during a sharp increase in the number of measles cases and the lowest vaccination rates in a decade. The National Health Service is launching a publicity campaign Monday

By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Authorities in Turkey are investigating eight bodies that washed up in the Mediterranean province of Antalya. They include two found on a beach in the vacation resort of Serik. The Antalya governor’s office says one body is believed to be a Turkish citizen who was reported

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Dior’s couture show at Paris’ Musee Rodin wove an intricate Ottoman tapestry for spring and attracted a tapestry of stars to rival it Monday. Rihanna, Natalie Portman, Elizabeth Debicki, Ali Wong, Felicity Jones, Glenn Close, Kristin Scott Thomas, Juliette Binoche, and Carla Bruni were among the

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan says Iran’s foreign minister will visit the country next week. The trip follows unprecedented attacks on either side of the border that appeared to target Baluch militant groups with similar separatist goals. Pakistan said in a statement Monday that Hossein Amirabdollahian will visit the country on Jan. 29. The statement added

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jamaica has adopted stronger domestic violence laws as the government aims to better protect victims on the island where people are reluctant to report such cases to authorities. Protection orders now include harassment and property damage, and the penalty for violating a protection order has increased from $65 to