Month: September 2023

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Five women state senators from South Carolina who formed a bipartisan coalition to filibuster a near-total abortion ban in their state have been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year. A special International Profile in Courage Award will honor South Korean

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A self-proclaimed white supremacist pleaded guilty Tuesday to making online threats toward the jury and witnesses at the trial of a man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the U.S. Justice Department said. As part of his plea agreement in federal court for West Virginia’s northern district, Hardy Carroll

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An art professor can proceed with her lawsuit against a private Minnesota university that fired her for showing early Islamic art to at least one Muslim student in a class. A federal judge ruled that Erika López Prater’s lawsuit against Hamline University can proceed, but solely on the basis of

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City day care operator and a man who rented a room from her are facing federal charges after the death of a 1-year-old exposed to fentanyl inside the day care. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that the woman, Grei Mendez, took steps to cover

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Thousands of farmers and Indigenous supporters have blocked roads and streets in Guatemala to defend the president-elect as government prosecutors seek to ban his political party. Protests organized by the Farmworkers’ Development Council set up about 14 blockades on Guatemala’s seven main highways. Demonstrators also blocked streets in Guatemala City Tuesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents whose kids bought virtual gear without their knowledge on the popular Fortnite video game could soon be able to get a refund. U.S. regulators are starting to notify more than 37 million people by email that they may be eligible for compensation as part of a legal settlement with Fortnite’s maker,

By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French investigative news outlet Disclose says one of its reporters has been arrested and her residence searched by the country’s domestic intelligence agency. Disclose said reporter Ariane Lavrilleux’s detention Tuesday was linked to her reporting on leaked documents implicating French intelligence’s role in Egypt’s targeting of civilians.

By ADAM BEAM and AMY TAXIN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators have ordered Arrowhead bottled water to stop using some natural springs in the San Bernardino National Forest. The company BlueTriton owns the Arrowhead bottled water brand. The State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday ordered BlueTriton to stop tapping some springs

By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina is celebrating a decision by a United Nations conference to include a former clandestine detention and torture center as a World Heritage site. A UNESCO conference in Saudi Arabia agreed to include the ESMA Museum and Site of Memory in the list of sites

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press “Luckiest Girl Alive” author Jessica Knoll has released her third novel, “Bright Young Women.” The novel is inspired by Ted Bundy’s 1978 murders of two sorority members at Florida State University. The story follows a fictional witness who saw an intruder at the Chi Omega sorority house. It is later

By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera is broadening its repertoire this season by performing more recent operas alongside classics like “La Boheme.” This fall the company will stage “Dead Man Walking,” “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X” and “Florencia en el Amazonas” — the Met’s first Spanish-language

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Historically Black land-grant universities in Tennessee and 15 other states have missed out on $12.6 billion in funding over the last three decades, according to the Biden administration. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack sent letters to the governors of each state asking them to increase

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Texas prisoner accused of killing 22 older women over two years, preying on them so he could steal jewelry and other valuables, was slain Tuesday by his cellmate while serving a life sentence, prison officials said. Billy Chemirmir, 50, who was convicted last year in the

By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press Scientists say climate change made the devastating storm along the Libyan coast up to 50 times more likely and 50% more intense. They also say in an analysis released Tuesday that intense rainfall over central Greece and parts of Bulgaria and Turkey were up to 10 times more likely and

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The news of a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh, a day after Azerbaijan shelled Armenian forces, toned down fears of a third full-scale war over the region, But it also left significant unresolved questions. Under the agreement mediated by Russian peacekeeping forces, the separatist authorities of the region

MIAMI (AP) — The National Weather Service says Hurricane Nigel is gaining strength over the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to intensify. The weather service said Tuesday that Nigel has maximum sustained winds of 90 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane. The system was centered about 630 miles east of Bermuda. The island territory