Month: August 2023

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The DC superhero film “Blue Beetle” led weekend ticket sales with a modest $25.4 million opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, dethroning “Barbie” from the top spot after a record-setting run that left movie theaters colored pink for a month. The “Barbie” phenomenon is far

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A judge has ordered Starbucks to pay an additional $2.7 million in lost wages and tax damages to a former regional manager who was earlier awarded more than $25 million after alleging she and other white employees were unfairly punished following the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a store

BY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Sylvia Ann Miller-Scarborough remembers when people of color had to pay a poll tax to vote in Houston. She recalls her grandmother, undeterred by such obstacles, reminding her how important it was to be heard at the ballot box. Miller-Scarborough worries that much of the hard-won progress

By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has struck a deal with Serbia that could bring increased shipments of Russian natural gas through the Balkan country if Ukraine ends a gas transit agreement with Moscow. Hungary’s foreign minister said Sunday that Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vucic, had met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer There could be some new rivalries between Christian schools brewing in the evolving Big 12 Conference. With BYU coming in this season, the Big 12 has three private Christian schools from different denominations. The Cougars, the 1984 national champions who played the past 12 seasons as an independent, are

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Musicians authorized a strike against the Philadelphia Orchestra if bargaining breaks down for an agreement to replace the four-year deal that expires on Sept. 10. Local 77 of the American Federation of Musicians said Sunday that 95% of voting members approved the strike authorization a day earlier. In addition to

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s central bank has announced its reunification after being split for nearly a decade due to the country’s long-running civil war that resulted in two rival administrations, in the east and the west. The bank said in a statement Sunday that it has become a “unified sovereign institution”  following a meeting in

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have evacuated five more villages near the northeastern border with Turkey where a large summer wildfire is raging for a second day. The operation on Sunday brought the total number of evacuations to 13, after residents of eight other villages near the town of Alexandroupolis were forced to leave

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has expressed hope for a peaceful solution to the crisis in Niger following the military coup in the West African nation. The pontiff told the faithful in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday that he is following events with concern, joining an appeal “for peace in the country and stability

By ARTURO RODRÍGUEZ and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — The Canary Islands leader says police have confirmed that a wildfire on the tourist island of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands was started deliberately. Regional President Fernando Clavijo said Sunday police had opened three lines of inquiry but did

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in Niger are under pressure from regional sanctions as they refuse to reinstate the country’s president whom they toppled nearly a month ago while being fearful of attacks from France, an official said. The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity

By ZARAR KHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top investigation agency has arrested an opposition leader, who is a close aide of convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan, alleging he exposed official secrets and harmed state interests. It’s the latest development in a standoff between the administration of outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police have intervened to stop a meeting of prominent activists, academics and politicians discussing global issues ahead of a summit of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations that will be hosted in New Delhi next month. Nearly 400 participants had spent two days

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Police and rescue officials in Pakistan say a bus caught fire after hitting a van parked on the shoulder of an intercity highway in eastern Punjab province, killing at least 20 people and injuring 11 others. The accident occurred early Sunday near Pindi Bhattian, where the Islamabad-bound bus hit a van