Month: October 2023

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The wife of a former Alaska Airlines pilot who prosecutors say tried to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight said she was in a state of shock over his arrest. Her comments came after her husband Joseph Emerson made his first appearance

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An Albanian court has ruled that former prime minister Sali Berisha, who is accused of corruption, must report to prosecutors and not leave the country while his case is under investigation. The ruling Thursday came from the country’s Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime, which

BALTIMORE, Md. (AP) — More than a century after Edward Garrison Draper was rejected for the Maryland Bar due to his race, he has been posthumously admitted. News outlets report the Supreme Court of Maryland attempted to right the past wrong by holding a special session Thursday to admit Draper, who was Black, to practice

BOLIVIA, N.C. (AP) — An Indian company that produces a key ingredient for long-range batteries in electric vehicles says it will build its first U.S. plant in southeastern North Carolina. Executives at Epsilon Advanced Materials Inc. and Gov. Roy Cooper announced the planned $650 million facility in Brunswick County on Thursday. Starting in 2026 the

By ED WHITE Associated Press A man wrongly accused of drunken driving can sue a Michigan police officer who grossly misread a breath test. That’s the decision of a federal appeals court. The man was a native of Japan who was in Michigan for work in 2020. He blew a 0.02 on the breath test,

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A sale of federal Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases that had been scheduled for Nov. 8 was delayed Thursday by a federal appeals court, pending court arguments that focus on protections for an endangered whale species. The Biden administration announced the sale in March

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greenpeace is stepping up its appeal for Greece to abandon a deep-sea gas exploration project in the Mediterranean. It cites newly published research to argue that the project’s impact on endangered whales and dolphins would be greater than previously believed. The environmental group said Thursday a survey off southwestern Greece in

ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. (AP) — A man who allegedly attacked two relatives with a sledgehammer in suburban Chicago has been fatally shot by police after he charged at officers. Officers in Round Lake Beach responded about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday to a domestic violence report and removed two injured women from an open garage. The

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays are pushing for swift approval of a financing deal for a new 30,000-seat ballpark, part of a much larger $6 billion redevelopment project that includes affordable housing, a hotel, a Black history museum and many other items. The St. Petersburg City

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say one of four men who escaped from a central Georgia jail last week has been caught. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that 29-year-old Chavis Demaryo Stokes was arrested at home in Montezuma around 2 p.m. Thursday. The sheriff’s office did not provide any other information

By AAMER MADHANII and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says that Russia is executing soldiers who have failed to follow orders and threatening entire units with death if they retreat from Ukrainian artillery fire.  National Security Council spokesman John Kirby on Thursday detailed the U.S. intelligence finding. It’s a development

By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A former Georgia voter has testified that he felt overwhelmed and discouraged when he learned that his eligibility to cast a ballot in the state had been challenged ahead of a critical election for two U.S. Senate seats in Georgia. Scott Berson took the stand Thursday

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Five-time Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner head up the USA Basketball Women’s National Team roster announced Thursday for a pair of November exhibition games and training camp in Atlanta. The national team will play the Tennessee Lady Vols on Nov. 5 in Knoxville and Duke on Nov.

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A grand jury in Illinois has indicted a man who is accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian-American woman and her son. The eight-count indictment against Joseph Czuba tracks the charges that were filed soon after the fatal stabbing of 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume.

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern has installed the first of what will be more than a dozen of a new generation of automated inspection portals on its tracks in Ohio — not far from where one of its trains derailed in February and spilled hazardous chemicals that caught

NEW YORK (AP) — Lionel Messi is a finalist for the MLS Newcomer of the Year award. The league announced the finalists for its season awards on Thursday. The league plans to announce the winners through its MLS Cup Playoffs. It’s no surprise that Messi, Argentina’s great who joined Inter Miami CF this summer, is

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Federal officials are warning health care providers and the public about injuries and at least one death in premature infants who were given probiotic products in the hospital. The FDA says that one death this year and more than two dozen reports of other injuries since 2018 may be

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — As the Israel-Hamas war rages, international and local monitoring groups in Gaza have been unable to keep up. The only source reporting how many people have been killed in Hamas-ruled Gaza is the Ministry of Health. Over past wars, the ministry has largely maintained a track record

LONDON (AP) — A prominent lawmaker within Britain’s governing Conservative Party has revealed that he has been arrested in connection with a rape allegation. Crispin Blunt, 63, said in a statement on X, which was formerly known as Twitter, that he was arrested on Wednesday and that he has twice been interviewed by police in

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A police spokesperson in Afghanistan’s capital says the death toll from an explosion at a boxing club has increased to four, with another seven people critically injured. An eyewitness said at least six people died and more than 15 were injured. The blast occurred Thursday night in a mostly Shiite Muslim

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bill Miller and Alfonso Márquez will be joined by five first-time World Series umpires when the Texas Rangers play the Arizona Diamondbacks starting Friday night. Miller and Márquez each will be working his fifth World Series. Miller will be the umpire crew chief and would work the plate for a Game

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL suspended Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto for 41 games on Thursday, making the 22-year-old American the first modern-day hockey player banned for sports gambling. The league said the half-season ban was for “activities relating to sports wagering” and that its investigation found no evidence Pinto bet on

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More than a month after federal officials recommended a new version of the COVID-19 vaccines, 7% of U.S. adults and 2% of children have gotten a shot. One expert calls the numbers “abysmal.” The numbers were presented Thursday at a meeting held by the U.S.

By JACK JEFFERY The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia say the Sudanese army and its rival paramilitary force have resumed peace talks. It says the talks between the army and the Rapid Support Forces are underway in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah and are being brokered by both Riyadh and Washington. The

By PATRICK WHITTLE, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MARC LEVY Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Barely four years before a gunman’s deadly rampage in Maine, a state that is staunchly protective of gun rights, the governor signed a law aimed at preventing a mass shooting like the one Wednesday night that claimed at least 18 lives.