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RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s prime minister-designate has announced that a three-party coalition will form the country’s next government. King Mohammed VI appointed billionaire Aziz Akhanouch as prime minister after his party placed first in a Sept. 8 legislative election. The coalition includes Akhanouch’s liberal National Rally of Independents Party, the Authenticity and Modernity party,

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that National Public Radio can air audio recordings from the trial of the gunman who killed five Capital Gazette newspaper employees in 2018. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Bennett ruled Tuesday in a case challenging Maryland’s ban on broadcasting court

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in August and the pace of price growth eased, the latest sign the housing market is cooling as intense competition leave many would-be buyers on the sidelines. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that existing homes sales fell 2% last month

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Reusable packaging is about to become more common at groceries and restaurants worldwide. Loop, which collects and sanitizes reusable containers, said Wednesday it’s expanding after successful trials in France and Japan. Customers can pay a deposit for items like stainless steel canisters of ice cream. They get the deposit

By JAY REEVES Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The wrecked boats, docks and processing equipment left by Hurricane Ida has some wondering what the future holds for Louisiana’s seafood industry. The state’s oyster farmers, crabbers, shrimpers and anglers are nothing if not adaptable. They’ve fought off a devastating oil spill, floods, changing markets and

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An Albanian appeals court has sentenced the country’s former chief prosecutor to two years in jail and confiscated his property for hiding money from illegally owned properties. The Tirana Appeals Court that handles top officials’ corruption cases on Wednesday left in power the May verdict of

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A home health nurse who discovered the bodies of a prominent Minnesota businessman and his wife in a murder-suicide case is suing their estate and seeking damages for emotional trauma. Lisa Ann Hayes walked in on a grisly scene in April 2019 at the Lake Minnetonka mansion of Irwin and Alexandra Jacobs.

By CARA ANNA, DANICA KIRKA and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Travelers and authorities from India and many African countries are furious — and confused — about Britain’s new COVID-19 travel rules, calling them discriminatory. The British government announced what it billed as a simplification of the rules last week, including allowing

By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press KAMOURASKA, Quebec (AP) — At the Canadian border one night this month, a man from Atlanta pulled up in his car, looking to cross. He was unvaccinated, had no COVID test, and did not pre-register for the trip. He was turned back. Americans can finally travel in Canada again, but

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has carried out its first climate change stress test. The analysis probes what would happen to banks, companies and the economy under different climate scenarios. The bank found that there will be costs in the short term to polluting industries like

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has conceded that a post-Brexit trade deal with the U.S. is not imminent as he voiced confidence that the decades-long U.S. ban on the import of British lamb would be lifted. A day after President Joe Biden downplayed the prospect of a