Year: 2021

By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s President says his U.S. counterpart has told him that he would do “his best” to ensure that the U.S. Congress and Senate would approve a Turkish request to purchase American-made F-16 fighter jets. Recep Tayyip Erdogan also said that U.S. President Joe Biden warned him

MIAMI (AP) — Jon Bon Jovi tested positive for COVID-19 just before he was set to perform a concert in Miami Beach. An announcer took to the stage to give the crowd the bad news just before Saturday night’s concert at Loews South Beach. WSVN in Miami reported that the fully vaccinated singer and his

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer A movement to divest from fossil fuels is gaining momentum among foundations as activists push the $1 trillion sector to shift its money away from coal, oil and natural gas. The call from activists to the charitable world and other sectors has been simple: Ditch fossil fuels and direct

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal over whether the public should have access to opinions of the secretive court that reviews bulk email collection, warrantless internet searches and other government surveillance programs. The justices turned away Monday the appeal filed by civil liberties and media rights groups arguing that

By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has authorized some 1,300 Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank days after advancing plans to build more than 3,000 housing units for Jewish settlers. The Israeli government says it is adopting a moderate approach with the aim of minimizing friction with the U.S. — which

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — About 9,000 New York City municipal workers were put on unpaid leave for refusing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate that took effect Monday and thousands of city firefighters have called out sick in an apparent protest over the requirement. Mayor

By CHARLENE PELE and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ANGUILLARA VENETA, Italy (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was both cheered and jeered as he arrived in a small northern Italian town to receive an honorary citizenship and to visit one of his ancestors’ homes. Protesters in Anguillara Veneta, a town of 4,200 near Padua, on

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Tribal protesters have lifted their weekslong blockade on Sudan’s main seaport and oil pipelines, and reopened roads linking the port to the rest of the country. An official of the Baja tribal council says they have reached a deal with the military to lift the blockade on

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chef and author Abra Berens already tackled vegetables. Now its time for grains and legumes. Her new cookbook “Grist” is a guide to cooking grains, beans, seeds and legumes. It offers 140 recipes with more than 160 variations. Like her previous effort “Ruffage,” Berens puts

LONDON (AP) — British authorities are investigating the crash of two passenger trains that left 14 people injured, including a train driver who was seriously hurt. The rear carriage of a train derailed Sunday after “striking an object” as it approached the station in Salisbury in southern England. Network Rail said the derailment knocked out