Month: September 2023

By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press Luxury fashion house Dior has confirmed that longtime former artistic director Marc Bohan has died at 97. The couturier served as a designer for the brand for nearly three decades. His designs have been worn by the likes of Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor. Bohan was known for crafting Dior’s

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to pay about $191,000 and submit to multiple sanctions after a 16-year-old boy was killed on the job this past summer. Michael Schuls was pinned in a wood-stacking machine at Florence Hardwoods in July. He died two days later. The U.S.

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Biden administration said Friday it will invest more money in aviation safety and consider requiring planes to be equipped with technology designed to prevent close calls around airports. The moves come after a string of close calls at airports around the country. Federal investigators have begun looking into

By KATHIA MARTÍNEZ Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama says it will increase deportations and infrastructure in the area of the Darien jungle along its shared border with Colombia. Officials want to contain a record-breaking flow of migrants passing through there this year. Immigration chief Samira Gozaine said President Laurentino Cortizo has authorized hiring

By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — If things had gone as originally planned, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum would be launching its fall exhibition Friday. But officials postponed the show six weeks before the opening over concern that a painting by activist-artist Shepard Fairey could be seen as “disparaging toward some City of Mesa

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday released its draft environmental impact statement of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, but said it’s waiting for more input before deciding the future of the line’s controversial river crossing in North Dakota. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy named Secretary of State Tahesha Way to be the state’s next lieutenant governor, a month after the death of Sheila Oliver. Way’s appointment takes effect immediately because the state constitution doesn’t require Senate approval for the nomination. Chief Justice Stuart Rabner swore her in Friday outside

By The Associated Press The Russian foreign ministry has summoned the ambassador from longtime ally Armenia to protest upcoming joint military exercises with the United States and other complaints highlighting growing tensions that are straining traditionally close relations. The ministry said in a statement Friday that “the leadership of Armenia has taken a series of

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she’ll seek reelection to Congress in 2024. Her announcement Friday in San Francisco comes as Democrats are trying to win back the majority in the House. The 83-year-old Pelosi was first elected to Congress in 1987. She made history becoming

MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Military scientists have identified the remains of a U.S. Army airman from Michigan who died along with 10 other crew members when a bomber crashed in India following a World War II bombing raid on Japan. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Friday that the remains of U.S. Army Air Forces

BERLIN (AP) — Germany pulled off the biggest upset of its basketball existence and hardly anyone back home seemed to notice. The Germans held on to beat the United States 113-111 in the Basketball World Cup semifinals in Manila and reach the final for the first time. The Germans will face Serbia on Sunday for

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver turned himself in Friday and was charged with murder in the man’s death as prosecutors released graphic bodycam footage of the fatal confrontation. Officer Mark Dial surrendered on a criminal warrant and was arraigned Friday on charges of murder, voluntary

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) — A judge has rejected a bid by the Connecticut State Police Union to temporarily keep secret the names of 130 troopers under investigation for allegedly recording bogus information on thousands of traffic stops. The state judge ruled Thursday that the union’s request was premature because a state commission is still deciding

BOSTON (AP) — The heat that has gripped much of the nation seeped into New England on Friday, forcing some schools to close or send kids home early while powerful thunderstorms also swept through the region. A Massachusetts man was killed early Friday when a tree fell on him during a storm while he was

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Oscar-winning Michelle Yeoh has been proposed to be a member of the International Olympic Committee. Yeoh won an Academy Award for best actress this year for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” She is among eight potential new members who will likely be approved at an IOC meeting next

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There will be no gold medal for the U.S. at this World Cup. And for the second consecutive time in FIBA’s biggest tournament, there might not be any medal at all for the Americans. Instead, it’s Germany on the cusp of a world title. Andreas