SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Protests over the high cost of living in the French Caribbean island of Martinique have turned violent, with demonstrators setting fire to a police station, cars and roadblocks as they clashed with officers. Wednesday marked one of the most violent nights yet since protests began more than a month
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Turkey’s president has traveled to Albania’s capital to inaugurate a Turkish-funded mosque as part of a trip to boost ties and discuss regional issues. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also says his country will give an unspecified number of drones to boost military capabilities in Albania, whose population is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children were among more than 200 demonstrators who gathered outside a federal courthouse in New Orleans where appellate judges heard arguments over a policy shielding them from deportation. At stake in the case that a panel of the 5th U.S.
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A Florida factory that makes IV fluids critical to hospitals nationwide will restart Friday morning after shutting down while Hurricane Milton tore through the state. B. Braun Medical’s manufacturing site and distribution center in Daytona Beach were not seriously impacted by the hurricane, said company spokesperson Allison Longenhagen. No injuries to employees
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Passengers including European Parliament officials were evacuated from a train departing from the eastern French city of Strasbourg after “light smoke” emerged from the train. Around 20 firefighters were deployed to the busy station at 2:45 p.m. local time Thursday, according to the Bas-Rhin firefighters’ office. It added that a section of
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus court has ordered eight Syrians to remain in police detention for six days on suspicion they helped fund an alleged “terrorist organization” in their native country. Police say the seven men and one woman face charges relating to anti-terrorism laws as well as belonging to a criminal organization and
Continue ReadingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gunmen have invaded another town north of Haiti’s capital, just a week after a massacre killed at least 115 people in the country’s central region. The number of casualties was not immediately known. Residents in the coastal town of Arcahaie called radio stations on Thursday pleading for help and asking that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a 59-year-old man was killed in a “horrific” attack by a pack of dogs in a back yard in Albany. Officers responding to a call found eight or nine mixed-breed pit bulls attacking James Provost Wednesday evening. One of the officers fired his weapon to stop the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister says the European Union nation is tightening its visa regulations as probes into alleged cash-for-visa scandal have confirmed irregularities under the previous governmnet going into millions of dollars. Minister Radek Sikorski said Thursday it will be much tougher now to obtain a visa for Poland, which
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House criticized Donald Trump for his attacks on the federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton and suggested he was wrongly trying to turn the deadly storms to his political advantage. Attending a town hall sponsored by Univision in Las Vegas, Harris
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer She blames greedy companies for price-gouging. He blames the Biden administration’s economic policies. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump agree on one thing: Tapping into sour consumer sentiment about high grocery prices is one way to court voters. Bacon prices have been a particular focus for Trump. He mentioned them in his Sept.
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — Sixty-five more women have come forward with abuse allegations against the late billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed, according to the BBC, following the network’s documentary that detailed testimonies of women who said he sexually assaulted and raped them. The allegations date as far back as 1977, in Dubai –
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Immigration officers in Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali have arrested a Chinese suspect sought by Beijing for helping run over $14 billion investment scam to clients in China. Officials said on Thursday that the 39-year-old man, identified only by his initial, LQ, was arrested on Oct. 1, when an
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — The sports world reacts to 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal announcing he will retire from tennis after next month’s Davis Cup finals.
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization has raised its outlook for global goods trade this year slightly, but cautions that increasing geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over economic policy pose “substantial” risks to its forecast. The Geneva-based WTO projected Thursday that global goods trade will increase by 2.7% this year, compared with the 2.6% it
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week jumped to its highest level in a year, which analysts are saying is more likely a result of Hurricane Helene — and the Boeing strike — than a broader softening in the labor market. The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Social Security recipients will see their monthly payments inch up by only 2.5% next year, as the steady decline in inflation puts a damper on the program’s annual cost-of-living-adjustment, the Social Security Administration announced Thursday. Retirees’ monthly payments will rise by about $50 to an estimated average of $1,976
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Labour government has unveiled a slew of new rights for workers, including more generous rules for sick pay and parental leave and major restrictions on certain precarious employment practices such as fire and rehire. The Employment Rights Bill, published Thursday about 100 days since Labour took power for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from tennis on Thursday, signaling the end to a career that spanned two decades and 22 Grand Slam titles, including 14 on his favorite clay at Roland Garros, and 92 singles titles overall. Here is a look at the victories, losses, rivalries and injuries that have marked the
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — A former market and mining town in north Wales has become a new and unlikely tourist destination in Britain after its soccer team was bought by Hollywood celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Wrexham is thriving on and off the field following the 2021 takeover. Its notoriety has
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