By DAVID CRARY and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press As customary, there will be celebrations and somber reflections as American Jews observe the upcoming High Holy Days — their faith’s most important period. There also will be deep disappointment, as rabbis once again cancel or limit in-person worship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The chief culprit
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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Growth in the services sector, where most Americans work, slowed in August after setting a record pace in July. The Institute for Supply Management reported Friday that its monthly survey of service industries decreased to a reading of 61.7 in August after hitting a record high
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By Christopher Dawson and Ben Burnstein, CNN Twenty years ago, terrorists seized control of four airliners, killed 2,977 people and shook the national conscience of the United States. But the attacks of 9/11 also aroused a sense of patriotism, duty and civic resolve not seen in generations. In the two decades since that tragic moment,
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish prime minister says nobody has the right to lecture Poland on democracy. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki spoke Friday after a European Union official said discussions were still ongoing over the payment of billions euros to Poland due to rule of law issues. His comment came two days after EU
Continue Reading By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tyson Foods is offering paid sick leave for the first time to its front-line workers. It’s part of an agreement that secured union support for its mandate that all U.S. employees get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. The meatpacking giant said 75% of its 120,000
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel has indicated that German authorities will provide however much money is needed to repair damage caused by devastating July floods. Merkel made renewed promises for rapid help as she returned Friday to the narrow Ahr valley in western Germany. That was the area that suffered the most damage. More
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Maggie Gyllenhaal may come from a family of filmmakers, but she never let herself dream about directing until recently. But things changed very quickly and very profoundly for Gyllenhaal when she found herself writing to acclaimed novelist Elena Ferrante, asking for permission to adapt her
Continue Reading By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Europe’s top human rights body has called on Greece’s parliament to withdraw articles included in draft legislation that would impose heavy penalties on nongovernmental organizations that carry out unsanctioned rescue operations of migrants at sea. The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner said Friday that the
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple is indefinitely delaying its plans to scan iPhones in the U.S. for images of child sexual abuse. The move followed outcry from security and privacy experts who warned the technology could eventually be exploited for other surveillance purposes by hackers and
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British rapper Dizzee Rascal has pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting his former girlfriend. The musician, whose full name is Dylan Kwabena Mills, appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court and denied headbutting Cassandra Jones at a home in south London in June. Defense lawyer Iskander Fernandez said Friday the 36-year-old Mills
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis say they’ve arrested a man suspected of pulling a gun on three children — ages 4, 6 and 9 — and stealing the go-kart they were riding. Police say the incident was reported Wednesday afternoon in north St. Louis, when a 68-year-old woman told officers she was
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Director Denis Villeneuve was joined by his “Dune” stars Timothé Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin and others at the Venice International Film Festival, before the sci-fi epic’s world premiere Friday night on the Lido. Although great filmmakers have tried and failed to adapt
Continue Reading Associated Press By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his government will encourage people to get COVID-19 vaccinations but will not force them. Answering questions at parliament, Ramaphosa said that he believes employees may refuse vaccinations on medical and constitutional grounds. Health Minister Joe Phaahla says the government will let
Continue Reading OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the second-degree murder conviction and 25-year prison sentence of a woman in connection with the fatal shooting of a police officer in 2017. The court on Thursday rejected the appeal of 27-year-old Brooklyn Williams. She was driving a car carrying Byron James Shepard
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a person who was walking along the westbound lanes of Interstate 470 in Lee’s Summit died after being hit by a vehicle. The crash happened around 9:15 p.m. Thursday. Investigators say the person was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim’s identity has not
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRDO CASTLE, Slovenia (AP) — European Union officials have listed the conditions for defining the EU’s level of engagement with the Taliban as the new rulers of Afghanistan. The 27-nation bloc and its member countries have evacuated their diplomats from Afghanistan, but EU officials have said they’re willing to cooperate
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr. spent all week practicing for Saturday’s season-opener at No. 18 Iowa. He’s making some money — by promoting this weekend’s NHRA U.S. Nationals. Penix, two teammates and three other Hoosiers athletes are using their social media accounts to drive ticket sales
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By MIKE CORDER and JEROME PUGMIRE Associated Press ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) — A small Dutch seaside town is an ocean of orange as fans of Formula One driver Max Verstappen stream through its streets ahead of Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix. Verstappen’s so-called “Orange Army” of fans are hard to miss at the best of times.
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By Nathan Hodge, Mia Alberti and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN A group of Afghan women activists staged a small protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul Friday calling for equal rights and full participation in political life, CNN has confirmed. In spite of the risk, a group called the Women’s Political Participation Network marched on the street in front
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By Leyla Santiago and Dakin Andone, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appealed a judge’s ruling that stated the governor overreached and did not have the authority to ban school districts from implementing mask mandates without a parent opt-out. The notice to appeal filed Thursday says that “the filing in this Notice triggers an automatic
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