Month: September 2023

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska is asking the courts to order an independent investigation into the Alaska Department of Corrections after a record number of deaths were reported last year. The ACLU request came when it announced separate lawsuits against the state Department of Corrections on behalf of two

By CIARÁN GILES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A Spanish government legal panel is opening a case against suspended soccer chief Luis Rubiales. Miquel Iceta, acting minister of culture and sport, announced the move. Rubiales has come in for a storm of criticism and calls for his resignation for kissing a player

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Silicon Valley investors behind a secretive $800 million land-buying spree got off to a rocky start with the voters they need to build a green new city in Northern California. A former Goldman Sachs trader announced Thursday he is the founder of a group that wants

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Authorities say a passenger train in Chile has collided with a minibus, killing seven people and injuring several others. The accident took place at a railway crossing near the town of San Pedro de La Paz, some 500 kilometers (310 miles) south of the Chilean capital. Police Maj. Juan Francisco Carrasco

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they have rescued more than 150 people, including several children, who were heading in small boats from Turkey to the nearby eastern Aegean Sea islands. The rescues come amid a rise in crossings to European Union member Greece by people from the Middle East and Africa seeking a

By AMANCAI BIRABEN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildlife traffickers pleaded guilty this week in federal court in California to illegally importing endangered sea cucumbers — which are prized in China for food and medicine and as a reputed aphrodisiac — from Mexico. Zunyu Zhao and Xionwei Xiao were charged with conspiracy and illegal

By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press A former top federal prosecutor who resigned from the investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe has been tapped to fill an open seat on the Connecticut State Supreme Court. Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont announced Nora Dannehy’s nomination on Friday, calling his former general counsel “a woman of integrity

BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts pizzeria owner has been sentenced to two years in prison for using over $660,000 in fraudulently obtained pandemic relief funds to buy an alpaca farm in Vermont. Federal prosecutors say in 2020, Dana McIntyre submitted a fraudulent application for a Paycheck Protection Program loan. He inflated information about employees

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An energy infrastructure project bigger than the Hoover Dam is how Hunter Armistead describes the $10 billion venture his company will be overseeing during the next three years. As the chief executive of one of the world’s largest wind and solar development companies, Armistead said

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing knew its latest driver would be controversial, so much so that the team social media manager turned off the ability to comment on posts announcing the hiring. Juri Vips will make his return to racing following his use of a

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 85,000 highchairs sold at major retailers across North America are being recalled due to a fall hazard that has resulted in a handful of injuries, according to federal regulators. Toy and nursey product company TOMY International Inc. is recalling about 83,000 of its Boon Flair and Flair Elite Highchairs

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press On Friday, Texas became the most populous state with a ban in effect against gender-affirming care for minors. The law was allowed to kick in after a court ruling on Thursday, part of a flurry of action across the country on policies aimed at transgender people and their rights. A

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Sixteen men and two women suspected of being part of a gang that robbed armored vans have been killed in a shootout with South African police in a rural northern region. The shooting happened Friday as officers approached a building where the gang was

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War-era Army pilot who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy. Biden will recognize Larry Taylor of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, at

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark has informed Russia’s ambassador in Copenhagen that it must reduce its embassy staff to the same number that Denmark has in Moscow because talks to increase numbers have foundered over Russian attempts to sneak intelligence officers into Denmark. The brief statement issued Friday said that the Russian Embassy must be

By KEN MILLER Associated Press A federal judge has struck down a Texas law requiring age verification and health warnings to view pornographic websites and blocked the state attorney general’s office from enforcing it. In a ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge David Ezra agreed with claims that House Bill 1181, which was signed into law

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of law enforcement agents are searching for a man convicted of murder in Pennsylvania for the fatal stabbing of his ex-girlfriend, a day after he escaped from a county jail. The search continued Friday for Danelo Cavalcante, who prosecutors say is an extremely dangerous person and is also wanted

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — In a small courtyard at a school in Bucha, scene of some of the worst atrocities committed by Russian soldiers during the war, Ukrainian children gathered Friday to celebrate the first day of the new school year. First graders dressed in Ukrainian embroidered costume shirts known

By AARON BEARD and RALPH D. RUSSO AP Sports Writers The Atlantic Coast Conference voted Friday to add Stanford, California and SMU next year, providing a landing spot for two more schools from the disintegrating Pac-12 and creating a fourth super conference in major college sports. The move provides the ACC a windfall of revenue

By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press Maggie T. Sutrov showered, drank treated tap water and watered her garden before she learned that she shouldn’t be using the water in her home on Maui after wildfires devastated the island. Concerned about others making the same mistake, she quickly created a flier on water contamination from guidance she’d