AP National News

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For more than half a century, ABC, CBS and NBC have aired evening newscasts each weeknight on television. This fall, the competition has spread to another medium. With the launch of “CBS News Prime Time” with John Dickerson a few weeks ago, all three networks

NEW YORK (AP) — Bond markets around the world are relaxing after London’s central bank pledged to do whatever’s needed to restore calm in its financial markets. Stocks are still wavering as a possible recession and a long list of other worries continue to hang over Wall Street. The S&P 500 was drifting between small

PRAGUE (AP) — Thousands of protesters are rallying again in the Czech capital to condemn the Czech government’s handling of the energy crisis and its support for Ukraine. Despite a national holiday, the crowd that has united the far right with the far left is smaller than the 70,000 who gathered for the same reasons

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police in Greece say a raid on a sprawling university campus complex in Athens led to the arrests of 32 people. They are suspected of belonging to gangs that carried out armed robberies, drug trafficking and other offenses. Authorities said Wednesday that the suspects are not students but allegedly used old

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Grab your toilet paper. Bring a flashlight. Don’t forget a newspaper — or your fishnets. A touring, interactive version of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is hitting the road to celebrate the cult film’s birthday with screenings, live shadow casts, the invitation to be inappropriate

By VANESSA GERA and RAFAL NIEDZIELSKI Associated Press OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — Film icon Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the site of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp on Wednesday, meeting a Holocaust survivor and the son of Holocaust survivors and saying it is time to “terminate” hatred. The “Terminator” actor and former California governor viewed the barracks,

BERLIN (AP) — The president of the Berlin Constitutional Court says Germany’s capital will likely need to repeat its 2021 state and district elections due to severe election day glitches. Several political parties and government entities have filed formal complaints about the Sept. 26, 2021 votes. Long lines formed outside many polling stations in Berlin

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Shares of Biogen and other drugmakers researching Alzheimer’s disease soared Wednesday after Japan’s Eisai Co. said its potential treatment appeared to slow the fatal disease in a late-stage study. The drugmaker said early results showed that its treatment, lecanemab, reduced patient clinical decline by 27% when compared to a

By ANNIE MILLERBERND of NerdWallet A personal loan can be a good option when you need money, but it typically requires strong credit and high income to qualify. What if you don’t meet the requirements for a personal loan? Consider several alternative ways to get money, such as family loans and cash advances. These options

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — An academic study says Switzerland’s glaciers are melting like never before. The Swiss Academy of Sciences reported on Wednesday that the ice volume of the country’s glaciers declined 6% so far this year, topping a record retreat from nearly a generation ago. The report cited a dearth

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian lashed Florida’s southwest coast Wednesday with heavy winds and rain after strengthening to a catastrophic storm that was likely to deliver devastating floods. The center of the massive Category 4 storm lingered offshore for hours, which was likely to mean more rain and

By SALAR SALIM Associated Press KOYA, Iraq (AP) — An Iranian drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq has killed at least nine people and wounded 32 others. The Kurdish Regional Government’s Health Ministry said the strikes Wednesday came as demonstrations continued to engulf the Islamic Republic after

BY ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuban officials say they’ve begun to restore some power after Hurricane Ian knocked out electricity to the entire island. The storm that hit with Category 3 force also devastated some of the country’s most important tobacco farms when it hit the island’s western tip. The Energy and

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England moved Wednesday to halt a slide in British government bonds that posed a “material risk to U.K. financial stability” after political leaders’ plans to slash taxes and increase borrowing spooked investors and sent the pound tumbling. The emergency intervention means

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Paris Fashion Week roared into full gear Wednesday, with glitzy shows and growing anticipation of Balmain’s evening fashion festival spectacular, a charity concert featuring the latest fashions, member of the public and secret celebrity performances. Meanwhile, Courreges showed its latest designs on a circular sandy runway

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Some historical battle re-enactors in New York are holding their musket fire because of worries over the state’s new gun rules — an unplanned side effect of a law designed to protect the public’s safety. The law that went into effect this month declares parks, government

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., (AP) — Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified off Florida’s southwest coast Wednesday morning, gaining top winds of 155 mph (250 kph), just shy of the most dangerous Category 5 status. Damaging winds and rain lashed the state’s heavily populated Gulf Coast, with the Naples to Sarasota region at

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian prosecutors say a man was shot dead during anti-terror raids targeting a group of suspected right-wing extremists. The federal prosecutor’s office said a dozen searches were carried out in seven different municipalities as part of an investigation into “the preparation of a terrorist attack and the violation of the legislation on

By MAJDI MOHAMMED Associated Press JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says at least four Palestinians were killed and 44 wounded during an Israeli military raid in Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military said Wednesday troops arrived at the refugee camp to arrest two Palestinians