Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hundreds gathered Sunday in London’s Kensington Gardens to mourn Liam Payne as fans around the world grieved for the One Direction singer who died this past week. Directioners, as supporters of the massively successful boy band are known, left tributes in London, Glasgow, Paris, Sydney and New York this weekend
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has said after his telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country will continue to refuse to impose sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine despite Western pressure. Populist Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Instagram on Sunday that he believes the call, what he said
Continue ReadingAP College Football Writer Oregon became the fourth team this season to hold the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press college football poll, moving into the top spot on Sunday for the first time in 12 years after Texas lost at home to Georgia. Vanderbilt made its first appearance since the 2013 season, at
Continue ReadingTAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A group of about 2,000 migrants has left Mexico’s southern border hoping to reach the country’s north and ultimately the United States. The development Sunday comes weeks before the U.S. presidential election, in which immigration has been a key issue. Some migrants believe a new administration in the U.S. could put
Continue ReadingSUNBURY, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say two people are facing charges following the release of about 200 minks from cages at a central Pennsylvania fur farm. An official says most of the animals were recovered. A previous incident at the farm resulted in thousands of mink being released into the surrounding area. State police in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto has sworn in Indonesia’s largest Cabinet since 1966, with 109 members representing his pledge for a strong government. He named his Cabinet of ministers, vice ministers and head of national agencies the “Red and White Cabinet,” referring to the colors of Indonesia’s flag. Subianto
Continue ReadingROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico National Guard is continuing search and rescue operations after record rainfall produced severe flooding in and around the city of Roswell and Chaves County. Guard officials say 309 people have been rescued since Saturday with 38 taken to hospitals. City officials say two people have died, but no
Continue ReadingSAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has canceled his trip to Russia for a BRICS summit after an accident at home that left him with a cut in the neck. The 78-year-old leader was scheduled to attend a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies in the city of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A member of one of Ohio’s best-known Republican families has thrown his support behind Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in his hotly contested reelection race against GOP nominee Bernie Moreno. Former Ohio Bob Taft’s made the endorsement Sunday in a letter to the editor in the Dayton Daily News. Taft
Continue ReadingALBANY, Ga. (AP) — One person was killed and five others were wounded in a shooting during homecoming weekend at Albany State University in Georgia. Interim President Lawrence M. Drake II says the shootings happened Saturday night on the university’s east campus in Albany. He says the university’s priority is the safety of students, faculty
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — Standing before hundreds of people in a suburban Detroit chapel, at an event organized by Donald Trump’s campaign, Marlin J. Reed declared that God had called on them to vote for the former president. “You are being called upon to stand up and face down this darkness and face
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A climbable sculpture in Manhattan that was popular with tourists before a series of suicides forced its closure in 2021 will reopen Monday with new safety features. Operators of the Vessel say it will reopen with floor-to-ceiling steel mesh barriers installed on some sections. The 150-foot structure opened in 2019 as
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer Horror movies topped the domestic box office charts and an Oscar contender got off to a sparkling start this weekend. “Smile 2,” in its first weekend, and “Terrifier 3” in its second proved to be the big draws for general movie audiences in North America, while the Palme d’Or winner“Anora” got the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prominent American writer Anne Applebaum has urged continued support for Ukraine with weapons in accepting a prestigious German prize. She argued that pacificism in the face of aggression is often nothing more than appeasement. Applebaum made her appeal to an audience Sunday in Frankfurt, where she was awarded
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia authorities say they are investigating the catastrophic failure of a dock gangway that collapsed, killing seven on Sapelo Island off the state’s Atlantic seacoast. Crowds gathered Saturday for a fall celebration by the historic island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Commissioner
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) — Many Cubans waited in anguish late Sunday as electricity on much of the island had yet to be restored days after a country-wide blackout. Their concerns were heightened as Hurricane Oscar slammed into Cuba’s eastern coast, lashing it with heavy wind and rain. Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The French soccer league has condemned homophobic chants made by some Paris Saint-Germain fans during the home game against Strasbourg on Saturday. PSG is playing bitter rival Marseille next Sunday and the offensive slurs were made about its midfielder Adrien Rabiot. He is a former PSG player who made
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy have agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet. Japanese officials announced Sunday that a trilateral government organization would be established to work with the parties producing the craft. The three countries agreed in 2022 to jointly produce
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Rwanda’s health minister said Sunday that an outbreak of the Marburg virus is not spreading in the country, citing the absence of new infections or deaths in the past six days. Sabin Nsanzimana told reporters in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, that there was no community transmission and all positive
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The lawn of Nick Hannawa’s suburban Detroit home is lined with political signs backing candidates for prosecutor, supervisor and local trustee. But Hannawa isn’t promoting his presidential pick. He says he doesn’t want the headaches in an polarized election year. In this part of swing state Michigan, many
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