Month: October 2023

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has announced plans to better protect its cutting-edge technologies from foreign snooping that might threaten its economy and security. It comes in the wake of repeated warnings that the bloc needs to “de-risk” its relations with China.  To better protect its relatively open market,

ATLANTA (AP) — The city of Atlanta will pay $3.75 million to the family of a Nebraska man who died after police handcuffed him face down. The City Council approved the settlement Monday after a medical examiner determined that Ricardo Dorado Jr.’s Aug. 21, 2022 death was a homicide. The medical examiner ruled the death

By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s King Felipe VI has asked Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Tuesday to try to form a new coalition government. The president of Spain’s Congress of Deputies announced the decision after the king finished two days of talks to determine which party had the best chance

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says assailants have killed two workers who were conducting internal polling for his Morena party in southern Mexico. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that a third worker was kidnapped and remains missing. The three were part of a group of five employees who were conducting polls in

By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown — a first in U.S. history, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and throwing the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. It’s the end of the political line

By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The U.N food agency says at least one in five children arriving in South Sudan from Sudan are malnourished and more than 90% of arrivals haven’t eaten in days. The World Food Programme said Tuesday that nearly 300,000 people have arrived in South Sudan in

Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The European Union has pledged assistance worth 650 million euros to Ethiopia, nearly three years after it cut direct aid to the East African country over atrocities committed in a bloody civil war. Jutta Urpilainen, the EU commissioner for international partnerships, announced the agreement during a press conference with

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A senior European Union official says Poland must provide answers about allegations that temporary worker visas were sold to thousands of migrants. It’s feared that the allegations could undermine free movement in the Schengen Area, the 27-country zone where people can move around without ID-checks. European Commission

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition party has boycotted President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s first State of the Nation Address since disputed elections in August. The boycott highlights the political cracks in the country amid ongoing allegations of a post-election clampdown on government critics. Mnangagwa did not address the opposition boycott

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose in August, another sign the U.S. labor market remains strong despite higher interest rates — perhaps too strong for the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve. The Labor Department said Tuesday that American employers posted 9.6 million job openings in August,

By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — While not one the major food groups, a bagel and a schmear made of felt might satisfy your appetite for art. “Feltz Bagels,” the latest installation from British artist Lucy Sparrow, uses approximately 30,000 pieces of felt to recreate the look and feel of the authentic

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — The NBA returns to Abu Dhabi this week as Arabian Gulf countries increasingly use their wealth to establish a foothold with the league. The Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves play Thursday in the first of two preseason games in the United Arab Emirates capital, but most

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Harding’s Maine-based historical novel “This Other Eden,” Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s dystopian “Chain-Gang All-Stars” and Justin Torres’ multi-generational “Blackouts” are among the fiction finalists for the National Book Awards. Fiction judges also selected Aaliyah Bilal’s debut story collection “Temple Folk” and Hanna Pylväinen’s “The End

DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is recalling nearly 273,000 trucks in the U.S. because the radio software can stop the rear view camera image from being displayed. The recall announced Tuesday by U.S. safety regulators covers certain Ram 1500 pickup trucks and some Ram 3500 chassis cabs from the 2022 and 2023 model years. Also covered

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police have detained an ethnic Serb leader from Kosovo who was the alleged organizer behind a recent shootout with Kosovo police that left four people dead and sent tensions soaring in the region. The move on Tuesday came amid an international outcry over the Sept. 24 violence. About 30 heavily

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA moved to block potential witness tampering by Luis Rubiales when its disciplinary committee suspended the now-ousted Spanish soccer president. The governing body of soccer has published a written verdict explaining the decision. The case includes Rubiales kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — There was some doubt whether the  indie rock band would release another album. The duo of duo of Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker tell The Associated Press their 10th studio album, “Little Rope,” will release January 19. It tackles grief head on. In the fall

LONDON (AP) — Meta plans to give Facebook and Instagram users in Europe the option of paying for ad-free versions of the social media platforms as a way to comply with the continent’s strict data privacy rules. That’s according to the Wall Street Journal. It reported Tuesday that the company wants to charge users about

GENEVA (AP) — LGBTQ+ groups are hailing the 60-day jail sentence a court in Switzerland gave to a writer and commentator for deriding a journalist as a “fat lesbian” and other critical remarks. The Lausanne court sentenced French-Swiss polemicist Alain Bonnet, who goes by Alain Soral, for defamation, discrimination and incitement to hatred on Monday.