Month: September 2023

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A third person has been charged in the death of a toddler apparently poisoned by fentanyl inside a New York City day care center. Federal prosecutors say Renny Antonio Parra Paredes had an instrumental role in selling fentanyl that was packaged and stored at the Bronx

PHOENIX (AP) — The trial in a lawsuit brought by Kari Lake, the defeated Arizona Republican nominee for governor, to get access to 1.3 million voters’ signed ballot envelopes is now in the hands of a judge after wrapping up midday Monday. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah said he would issue a ruling

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former aide in Donald Trump’s White House says chief of staff Mark Meadows burned papers so often after the 2020 election that his wife complained his suits smelled “like a bonfire.” Cassidy Hutchinson described the burning papers in a new book set to be

By BOB THOMAS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the popular “NCIS” 40 years later, has died. He was 90. McCallum died Monday of natural causes surrounded by family

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford says it’s pausing construction of a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan until it is confident it can run the factory competitively. The move announced Monday comes as the company is in the midst of contract talks with the United Auto Workers union.

By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says nuclear fusion is a pioneering technology and the Biden administration wants to harness it as part of the transition to clean energy. Biden wants to create a commercial nuclear fusion facility within 10 years, Granholm said in a

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors have filed additional criminal charges against two teenagers being held as adults in the video-recorded killing of a retired former Southern California police chief. The teens are due in court Tuesday following what police say were at least three hit-and-run incidents the morning of Aug.

By JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Opposition parties in Canada have called on the speaker of the House of Commons to resign for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president. Peter Julian, the New Democratic Party

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The weekend crash between a train and an SUV that killed six people in Florida happened at a private road crossing where little more than a sign or two is required. There were no crossing gates, no flashing lights and no sound. The Federal Railroad

DETROIT (AP) — Canadian auto workers say General Motors will be their next target after members ratified a new three-year labor contract with Ford. Unifor represents about 4,300 workers at three GM facilities in Canada It reached a strong deal with Ford and will try to negotiate a pattern agreement with GM. President Lana Payne

FORT KENT, Maine (AP) — NASCAR driver-turned-politician Austin Theriault wants the opportunity to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden in Maine. The Republican Theriault announced Monday that he is entering the Republican primary in what is expected to be one of the country’s most competitive 2024 House races. The 29-year-old freshman state lawmaker said he

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain’s military command says a drone attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed a Bahraini officer and soldier who were patrolling Saudi Arabia’s southern border. The statement, carried by the official Bahrain News Agency, says “a number” of Bahraini soldiers were also wounded in Monday’s attack, without elaborating. The tiny

NEW YORK (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will take time out from debating fellow Republicans in two months to take on a Democrat, California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Fox News said Monday that the two politicians will appear in a 90-minute debate on Nov. 30 in Georgia, at an exact location to be determined. Besides

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a broadcast television network offering plenty of original programming this fall, although it often flies under the radar. PBS hopes that the Hollywood writers and actors strike, which may end soon, will give viewers more time to sample its own fresh programming. A tentative

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria say that security forces have rescued 14 of at least 20 students abducted from their university in the country’s northwestern region, and that they’re searching for those still held captive. The abductions pose a challenge to Nigeria’s newly elected President Bola Tinubu, who

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chef JJ Johnson uses rice at home in many different ways — making crepes with his kids, using leftover rice for his wife’s lunch salad and frying it for dinner multiple ways. He calls rice a “Swiss army knife.” This fall he’s tried to prove

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Court officials in Albania say that a former environment minister, seven other officials and four businessmen have been sentenced to prison terms in connection with bribery involving a contract to build an incinerator in western Albania. The Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime in the Albanian capital sentenced former Environment

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union member countries have watered down a proposal by the bloc’s executive arm aimed at lowering vehicle emissions. The European Commission had proposed last year updated pollution standards for new combustion engine vehicles that are expected to remain on European roads well after the 27-nation bloc