Month: October 2023

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Old Trafford is a scene of mourning and commemoration as soccer fans of Manchester United and other teams flocked to the storied stadium to pay tribute to Bobby Charlton following his death at the age of 86. Charlton died Saturday surrounded by his family. It sparked an influx of tributes from

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.N. official says Afghan women and girls are in a “not only difficult … but deadly” situation following recent quakes because of the country’s ongoing humanitarian needs and civil rights crises since the Taliban seized power. An update from U.N. Women highlighted some of the problems women are facing in

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — The polls had just opened for last year’s midterms in Pennsylvania when the phones began ringing at the election office in Luzerne County. Polling places were running low on paper to print ballots. Volunteers were frustrated, and voters were getting agitated. Emily Cook, the office’s

BERLIN (AP) — Author Salman Rushdie called for the unconditional defense of freedom of expression as he received a prestigious German prize. The German news agency dpa reported that Rushdie decried the current age as a time when freedom of expression is under attack by all sides. He made his remarks at a ceremony in

By AAMER MADHANI and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told a crowd of Democratic donors over the weekend about a decades-old photo he took with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an aside that seemed intended to illustrate his long support of Israel and track record of speaking bluntly with the conservative

LONDON (AP) — A fourth person has died in Britain during a storm that pounded the U.K. and northern Europe with gale-force winds and torrential rain. Derbyshire Police said Sunday that a woman in her 80s was found dead at a home in Chesterfield, central England. Her death was being linked to flooding in the

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile strike on a mail depot in the eastern city of Kharkiv killed six people, Ukrainian officials said Sunday, as Ukraine reported a record number of bomb attacks in the southern Kherson region. A further 17 people were wounded in the blast late Saturday, which is believed to have been

LA VERGNE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee were searching Sunday for the estranged son of Nashville’s police chief as the suspect in the shooting of two police officers outside a Dollar General store. Authorities said officers in the city of La Vergne were investigating a stolen vehicle outside the store Saturday  when they struggled

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian action thriller that tells a gripping story of corruption and police brutality in Africa’s most populous country has reached record viewership numbers on Netflix charts globally. It’s a reminder of the power and potential of Nigeria’s rapidly growing film industry. “The Black Book” has

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans have chosen the candidate they think can end the decade-long, crisis-ridden presidency of Nicolás Maduro. But they’ll have to wait to learn the results of a Sunday primary election that the country’s opposition organized independently despite government repression and other obstacles. It’s the first

By DANIEL POLITI and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Economy Minister Sergio Massa surprised Sunday night by finishing on top in the first round of Argentina’s presidential election, reflecting voters’ wariness about handing the presidency to his chief rival, a right-wing populist who upended national politics and pledged to drastically diminish

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature is scheduled to convene to fix a budget mess. The special session set for Monday will address a major budget bill struck down last month by the state Supreme Court. The bill has traditionally been used a catchall or cleanup bill passed

By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — As Jadarrius Rose drove his 18-wheeler through rural Ohio, a simple missing mudflap caught the highway patrol’s eye. The trip ended with a police dog’s powerful jaws clamping down on Rose even as he tried to surrender. As he stood with his hands up beside the

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Outside of families, few relationships are as intense as those between sports teams and their fans. In the case of England’s bond with its national soccer team, it’s not always been healthy. James Graham’s play “Dear England” looks at the state of the nation through the ups

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese state media report that Foxconn, a Fortune 500 company known globally for making Apple iPhones, was recently subjected to searches by Chinese tax authorities. Such a move, reported Sunday, against a major Taiwanese enterprise in China is rare. Tensions have been high between China and Taiwan

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say a Chinese coast guard ship and an accompanying vessel rammed a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat near a contested shoal. The encounter has heightened fears of an armed conflict in the disputed South China Sea. A top Philippine security