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By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea is accusing the United States of making 2023 an “extremely dangerous year.” The country’s ambassador to the United Nations says U.S. actions are trying to provoke a nuclear war. Kim Song also denounced both U.S. and South Korean leaders for “hysterical remarks of

By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America BROOKLYN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio high school football coach has resigned after his team used antisemitic language to call out plays during a game. Brooklyn High School coach Tim McFarland handed in his notice Monday, a few days after he and his players repeatedly used the word

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer U.S. regulators and 17 states are suing Amazon over allegations the e-commerce behemoth abuses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on and off its platform, overcharge sellers and stifle competition. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Amazon’s home state of Washington, is the result of

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hattie McDaniel’s best supporting actress Oscar in 1939 for “Gone With the Wind” is one of the most important moments in Academy Award history. McDaniel was the first African American to win an Oscar, and it would be half a century before another Black woman

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Police in Tampa, Florida, are investigating the death of former NFL player Mike Williams after getting information that he may have received unprescribed drugs from someone while hospitalized after a construction site accident. Williams died on Sept. 12 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa at age 36, two weeks after he

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United Farm Workers labor union is endorsing President Joe Biden for reelection in 2024. The union on Tuesday said the Democratic president has proven throughout his life that he’s an “authentic champion” for workers and their families, regardless of race or national origin. The farm workers’

By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have arrested an immigration agent after he was accused of raping a Haitian woman in a detention cell at the country’s main international airport in the presence of her 4-year-old son. Prosecutor Milciades Guzmán says that

By GAIANE YENOKIAN Associated Press GORIS, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of Nagorno-Karabakh residents are fleeing their homes after Azerbaijan’s swift military operation to reclaim control of the breakaway region. More than 16,000 people, which is about 16% of the region’s population, have fled to Armenia since Azerbaijan’s offensive last week to seize the region after

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s immigration minister has argued Tuesday that international refugee rules must be rewritten to reduce the number of people entitled to protection. Home Secretary Suella Braverman says people who face discrimination for their gender or sexuality should not be granted asylum unless they are “fleeing a real

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez came under heavy pressure to resign Tuesday as a surging number of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate, including fellow New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, urged him to step aside over the federal bribery allegations against him. Around half of

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Paris Olympics organizers and their partners have set up a giant job fair meant to help fill about 16,000 vacancies in key sectors including catering, security, transport and cleaning, 10 months before the opening of the Games. About 50 companies are now recruiting in various fields to be able to welcome

By KAY DERVISHI of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The share of Latinos who give to established charities has dropped sharply since 2008, a new study has found. The same has been true for other Americans, but the percentage of Hispanics who give to help people in need through less formal efforts is

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The foreign minister of Belarus says he can’t envision a situation where his country would enter the war in Ukraine alongside Russian forces. Belarus has a strategic partnership with Russia. Sergei Aleinik said in an interview with The Associated Press that he also can’t imagine

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned nine affiliates of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, as well as the current leader of Colombia’s powerful Clan del Golfo criminal enterprise. The Office of Foreign Assets Control designated all 10 for their roles in drug trafficking, meaning any of their assets in the United States will be

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors say they have indicted a former employee of the Geneva-based commodities trading firm Gunvor over bribes paid to obtain access to the Republic of Congo’s petroleum market more than a decade ago. The attorney general’s office said Tuesday that the indictment follows an eight-year investigation during which the company

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons resigned Tuesday for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to Parliament to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president. Just after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an address in the House of

ISTANBUL (AP) — The European Court of Human Rights says that the rights of a Turkish teacher convicted of terrorism offences were violated because the case was largely based on his use of a phone app. The court said Tuesday that its ruling could apply to thousands of people convicted following an attempted coup in

By KRUTIKA PATHI and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Indian and Canadian diplomats didn’t directly address their countries’ row over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader, but they obliquely underscored some key talking points as they addressed world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The American consumer is feeling less confident this month, particularly about the future, as expectations persist that interest rates will remain elevated for an extended period. The Conference Board, a business research group, said its consumer confidence index fell to 103 in September from 108.7 in

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase agreed Tuesday to pay $75 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands to settle claims that the bank enabled the sex trafficking acts committed by financier Jeffrey Epstein. JPMorgan said that $55 million of the settlement will go toward local charities that provide assistance