Month: September 2023

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — With gun salutes and tolling bells, the United Kingdom on Friday marked the anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the ascension of King Charles III, who remembered his mother as a symbol of stability during her 70-year reign. Charles and Queen Camilla observed the

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The death toll from severe flooding in central Greece rose to 10 people Friday, while another four remained missing, the country’s civil protection minister said. Rescue crews in helicopters and boats ferried hundreds of people from inundated villages to safety. Flooding triggered by rainstorms also hit

BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it will keep two subsidiaries of Russian oil giant Rosneft under the control of German authorities for another six months. The government announced a year ago that it was putting the units under the administration of Germany’s Federal Network Agency. In March, a German federal court threw out

By MEHMET GUZEL and KHALIL HAMRA Associated Press TASELI PLATEAU, Turkey (AP) — An American researcher who fell ill almost 1,000 meters (more than 3,000 feet) below the entrance of a cave in Turkey has recovered sufficiently for rescue teams to start the process of moving him out, an operation that could last three or

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Situation Room — a space of great mystique and even greater secrecy — just got a $50 million facelift. Actually, “room” is a misnomer. It’s a 5,500-square-foot (511-square-meter), highly secure complex of conference rooms and offices on the ground floor of the West Wing.

By STEPHEN MCGRATH and VADIM GHIRDA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The discovery of drone debris on Romanian territory this week has left some local residents fearing that the war in neighboring Ukraine could spread into their country, as Russian forces bombard Ukrainian ports just across the Danube River from NATO-member Romania. Ukrainian officials

By ABBY SEWELL and FADI TAWIL Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Clashes have resumed in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, with heavy gunfire and shelling wounding at least 20 people. The outbreak prompted residents of the camp and the surrounding areas to flee on Friday. Earlier this summer, several days of street battles had

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher on Friday, but not by enough to keep Wall Street from closing out its first losing week in the last three. The S&P 500 ticked up 6.35 points, or 0.1%, to 4,457.49 after falling for three straight days. It lost 1.3% for

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A helicopter has crashed off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, killing one pilot while another remains missing. That’s according to comments by authorities on Friday. The crash happened offshore, though the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authorities did not specify where. It identified the aircraft involved as a

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press The Florida Supreme Court must decide whether to overrule broad abortion rights protections provided for decades under the state constitution and instead uphold a law signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that bans the procedure in most cases after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The seven justices include five conservatives appointed

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — From an early model of the iconic alien mothership from “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” to a complete Stormtrooper costume from “Star Wars,” bidding opens Friday on thousands of pieces Hollywood model maker Greg Jein collected over his lifetime, including many he created during his nearly

By STEPHEN WADE and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers TOKYO (AP) — The Asian Games are set to go in China. It’s the biggest multi-sport international event in the country since pandemic restrictions were lifted there about nine months ago. This giant event in the eastern city of Hangzhou involves more athletes than the Olympics