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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AND JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris Olympics organizers say they are surprised that the pay of their president is reportedly being investigated by the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office. According to L’Equipe newspaper, quoting the French agency AFP, the investigation into Tony Estanguet’s pay was handed to Paris police

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Construction on the much-debated bobsled track hasn’t even begun. Plans for the San Siro Stadium, where the opening ceremony is slated to be held, remain unclear. And an all-new 15,000-seat hockey arena that’s supposed to welcome back NHL players to the Olympics for the

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even as Catholic dogma continues to repudiate same-sex marriage and gender transition, one of the most prominent religious orders in the United States — the Jesuits — is strengthening a unique outreach program for LGBTQ+ Catholics. The initiative — fittingly called Outreach — was founded

DETROIT (AP) — Honda is recalling more than three quarters of a million vehicles in the U.S. because a faulty sensor may cause the front passenger air bags to inflate when they’re not supposed to in a crash. The recall covers certain Honda Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V and Odyssey models from the 2020 through

Kazakhstan’s president has appointed his chief of staff as the new prime minister a day after he dismissed the Central Asian nation’s government. A presidential decree announcing the Cabinet’s resignation Monday didn’t explain the reason for it. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had criticized the ministers last year and blamed the Cabinet for failing to stem inflation

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawyers for four death row inmates who are out of appeals are expected to argue to the South Carolina Supreme Court that the state’s old electric chair and new firing squad are cruel and unusual punishments. Those lawyers are also expected to argue Tuesday that a

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — State prosecutors in Thailand say they have revived an investigation into whether former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra violated the law against defaming the monarch, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison. A spokesperson for the Office of the Attorney General said Tuesday that Thaksin

By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan report is calling for greater transparency in elections and steps to make voting easier. It says extreme partisanship in the U.S. combined with a complicated and highly decentralized voting system have led to a loss of faith in election results among some. The report released

BERLIN (AP) — Two Czech climbers have been rescued from Austria’s highest mountain after holding out in a shelter for two nights as high winds prevented helicopters from getting to them. The two men informed authorities on Sunday evening that they had been injured by a rockfall on the north face of the Grossglockner. They

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A pair of California lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill on Tuesday to allow people 21 and older to consume psychedelic mushrooms under professional supervision as part of an agenda to tackle the state’s mental health and substance use crises. It comes after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s National Assembly has held a tense inaugural session as the ruling nationalists ignored widespread reports that parliamentary and municipal elections held in December were marred by vote rigging and numerous other irregularities. Opposition lawmakers gathered around the speaker’s stand as the session started on Tuesday,

LONDON (AP) — As King Charles III receives treatment for cancer, he remains Britain’s monarch and head of state. His older son, Prince William, is next in line to inherit the throne. The crown does not pass from reigning monarchs to their spouses, so Queen Camilla is not in the line of succession. After William

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York was asked the other day what comes to mind when he thinks back to his team’s Super Bowl loss to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs four years ago, and he quipped: “I mean, I remember Nick Bosa getting held on third-and-long

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has played down fears of a war with Somalia over his quest for sea access for his landlocked country. He said Tuesday that Ethiopia is only interested in peace with its neighbor. Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding with the breakaway region of of Somaliland

By COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Oil and natural gas giant BP has beat expectations with earnings of $3 billion in the last three months of 2023. London-based BP reported Tuesday that its underlying replacement cost profit is down from $3.3 billion in the previous quarter. It brought in $13.8 billion for

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The new chief of the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that his agency is midway through a review of manufacturing at Boeing, but he already knows that changes must be made in how the government oversees the aircraft manufacturer. FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker suggested that Boeing — under pressure

By KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press The White House is pressing Congress to extend a federal program that helps families afford internet. The Affordable Connectivity Program is projected to run out of money at the end of April. Twenty-three million families are currently enrolled in the program and receive a discount on their monthly internet bills.

By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer Toby Keith, a hit country crafter of pro-American anthems who both riled up critics and was loved by millions of fans, has died. He was 62. The “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” singer-songwriter, who had stomach cancer, died peacefully Monday surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted

MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has ordered the arrest of bestselling detective novelist and dissident Grigory Chkhartishvili, known under the pen name Boris Akunin, on charges of “justifying terrorism.” The order Tuesday comes two months after he was pranked by two pro-Kremlin activists into expressing support for Ukraine on a phone call. In December,