WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ordered a federal appeals court to take a new look at the lawsuit filed by a Texas-based online citizen journalist who said she was wrongly arrested in a case that drew attention from national media organizations and free speech advocates. The justices on Tuesday tossed out the ruling
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi cartoonist who once drew for a Qatari newspaper as a yearslong diplomatic crisis engulfed Doha has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. That’s according to an activist group called SANAD in the United Kingdom. The sentence for Mohammed al-Ghamdi marks the latest in a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has sued CNN over its recent report that he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website’s message board. He made the announcement Tuesday and calls the reporting reckless and defamatory. The lawsuit comes less than four weeks after a report
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JABLANICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Several thousand mourners in southern Bosnia have converged around 19 caskets covered in traditional Islamic green cloth, part of a funeral service held for those killed during the destructive floods and landslides that hit the country in early October. The devastation left at least 26 people dead and authorities
Continue ReadingCAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A man charged with killing 18 people in mass shootings in two separate homes on the same night in South Africa has abandoned his bail application and remains in custody. Siphosoxolo Myekethe is charged with 18 counts of murder and illegal possession of a firearm. He is accused of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Like his ancestors for centuries, the Earl of Devon serves in Parliament, helping to make the laws of the land. But not for much longer. British lawmakers voted Tuesday to approve in principle a bill to strip hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit and vote in the House of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick have shared the debate stage for the last time before the election. Tuesday night’s 60-minute debate featured disagreements on clean energy policy, gun laws and abortion rights. The candidates accused each other of lying as they shared a stage
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Israel’s Nations League soccer match against host France next month will take place in “usual conditions,” French authorities said, a day after Italy hosted Israel in the same competition without incident despite security concerns. Laurent Nuñez, the Paris police prefect, said in a statement that the match at the Stade de France
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — For Luis Martinez, competing in lowriding bike and car competitions is about more than glory and bragging rights. The lowrider clubs in the Chicago area have become like one big family and a source of mutual support. “It just starts with the metal,” said Martinez, who got his introduction to
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The artificial intelligence boom has benefited chatbot makers, computer scientists and Nvidia investors. It’s also providing an unusual windfall for Anguilla, a tiny island in the Caribbean. ChatGPT’s debut nearly two years ago heralded the dawn of the AI age and kicked off a digital gold rush as companies scrambled to stake
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say four people, including two children, have died off the island of Kos in an accident involving a migrant smuggling boat crossing from nearby Turkey. A coast guard statement says 27 people were rescued. Meanwhile, a Greek official warns that wars in the Middle East and Africa, combined with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia, China and Iran are expanding their partnerships with cyber criminals to conduct cyberespionage and cyberattacks against the U.S. and other nations, according to a new report from Microsoft. Analysts at the tech giant say partnerships between authoritarian governments and criminal networks have benefits for both sides, increasing the volume
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Many states have laws designed to keep children away from convicted sexual offenders on Halloween night, such as curfews for those on offender registries and requirements to keep their porch lights off. But a judge has ruled that a Missouri law mandating a sign at the offender’s home was
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The World Conker Championships says it’s investigating allegations of cheating after this year’s men’s winner was found to have a steel chestnut in his pocket. More than 200 enthusiasts of the traditional game entered the annual competition on Sunday in the village of Southwick in central England. The game involves players using
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Election Day draws nearer, Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to maintain the racially diverse coalition of voters who were driven four years ago by fierce opposition to Donald Trump and anxiety over a surging, deadly pandemic. Trump, meanwhile, is looking to make further gains among groups where he
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A diplomatic row that has strained bilateral relations between India and Canada for over a year has boiled over as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada and allegations of other crimes there. Experts say the standoff will make it
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Democrats in Congress is appealing to the largest U.S. companies to hold onto their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The 49 House members shared their views in a letter emailed on Tuesday to the leaders of the Fortune 1000. The move follows several major corporations,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tori Amos is working on a children’s book she hopes will help young people forge their own paths of inspiration. “Tori and the Muses” will be published March 4 by the Penguin Random House imprint Penguin Workshop. It is illustrated by Demelsa Haughton. Amos’ book tells of a girl
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The United Nations’ food agency says months of drought in southern Africa triggered by the El Niño weather phenomenon have had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region’s worst hunger crisis in decades. The World Food Program said Tuesday it could
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Ken Follett’s next historical epic will look back to the origins of Stonehenge, one of the world’s most famous and enigmatic destinations. The Welsh author’s “Circle of Days” is scheduled for next Sept. 23, according to Hachette Book Group, which on Tuesday announced the book through imprints in the U.S. and
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