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BRUSSELS (AP) — Authorities in several European Union member states have raided fashion houses in an initial move linked to an EU antitrust probe. The EU Commission says it is looking into whether some fashion industry players are involved in cartels and other restrictive business practices. The Commission had already instigated inspections last year and

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Press freedom groups say the Mexican government apparently continued to use Pegasus spyware to infect the telephones of human rights activists as recently as late 2022, despite a pledge by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to stop such spying. The activists targeted by the spyware work for the Miguel Agustín Pro

By JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A 24-hour cease-fire reportedly reached between Sudan’s rival generals went into effect on Tuesday, but fighting continued in the capital and it was unclear whether it would hold. Residents said they still heard gunfire and explosions in different parts of Khartoum, particularly around

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s attempt to step aside temporarily from a key Senate panel is in doubt. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that Republicans will not allow Democrats to temporarily replace Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee. McConnell says Democrats only want a replacement

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer An old NASA satellite is expected to fall to Earth this week, but experts tracking the spacecraft say chances are low it will pose any danger. The defunct science satellite known as Rhessi will plummet through the atmosphere Wednesday night, according to NASA and the Defense Department. NASA said

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press One of two Iowa teenagers charged in the beating death of an Iowa high school teacher has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. Willard Miller changed his plea to guilty Tuesday morning and admitted that he served as a lookout while prosecutors say Jeremy Goodale beat 66-year-old Nohema Graber, their Spanish

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton says he’s optimistic that one of Northern Ireland’s main political parties will soon end a boycott that has kept the regional government on ice for more than a year. Clinton said he met Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson on

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has revealed new details of sanctions it previously announced against two U.S. weapons manufacturers, including a ban on Chinese companies doing business with them. China’s Ministry of Commerce says the sanctions include a ban on all exports and imports by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Missiles

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy has convened House Republicans to unveil his proposal to raise the nation’s debt limit. The package would limit future federal spending increases to 1%. The closed-door session Tuesday is designed to test support for the plan ahead of a possible House

By DAVID BAUDER, RANDALL CHASE and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jurors are set to get their first look Tuesday at a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News in a trial that will test First Amendment protections and expose the network’s role in spreading the lie of a

By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ari Aster really doesn’t want to talk about “Beau Is Afraid.” “This is so not the right thing,” he laughed anxiously during a recent press day for his new film. “I shouldn’t be talking about this movie for another 10 years.” But, alas, the insatiable publicity

By GEORGE WALKER IV Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Protesters calling for gun safety legislation were blocked from bringing caskets inside Tennessee’s Capitol, but a recently reinstated legislator escorted an infant-sized casket inside before he was barred from carrying it onto the House floor. Protesters led by Bishop William Barber II marched in Nashville

By DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lucinda Williams is emerging with an autobiography and new album less than three years after a serious stroke. The celebrated singer-songwriter still can’t play the guitar and moves slowly, but her voice is unscathed. She’s been performing since last summer. Williams also wrote her first

By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president has reiterated threats against Israel while marking the country’s annual Army Day. He stayed away from criticizing Saudi Arabia as Tehran seeks a détente with the kingdom. The comments by Ebrahim Raisi came as fighter jets and helicopters flew overhead in Tehran on Tuesday,

By DAVID BAUDER, RANDALL CHASE and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jurors are set to get their first look Tuesday at a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News in a trial that will test First Amendment protections and expose the network’s role in spreading the lie of a