Month: October 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration has moved a step closer to Senate confirmation. Michael Whitaker was endorsed Wednesday by a voice vote of the Senate Commerce Committee. Republicans supported the nominee during the committee meeting, indicating that Whitaker appears to have a clear path to final approval

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Norma could briefly grow into a major hurricane before hitting Mexican resorts at Los Cabos. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm continued to strengthen Wednesday off Mexico’s western Pacific coast. Norma is forecast to reach Los Cabos, made up of the twin resorts of San Jose del

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Officials say one person was burned and passengers were evacuated after an explosion was reported aboard a small cruise ship in Portland Harbor. The Portland Fire Department said the injured person, a member of the crew, was taken to a hospital while 128 passengers were removed from the ship in Maine

By EMMANUEL IGUNZA AND MUNIR AHMED Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The widow of a prominent Pakistani journalist who was killed a year ago in Kenya has filed a lawsuit against an elite Kenyan police unit she accuses for the wrongful death of her husband. Javeria Siddique said she filed the lawsuit in Nairobi

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A coalition of three opposition parties who won Poland’s general election against the right-wing party that controlled the country for eight years have opened talks on forming a new government. Szymon Holownia, co-leader of the Third Way party, is urging the president to move swiftly in

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A 22-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a crash in Malibu killed four college students and injured two other people, officials said Wednesday. The six pedestrians were struck around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday along Pacific Coast Highway about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Pepperdine University, according to the

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s prime minister has asked NATO-led peacekeepers to increase their presence on the northern border with Serbia, saying the area is the entry point for illegal weapons and threats to stability. Last month, around 30 Serb gunmen crossed into northern Kosovo, killing a police officer and setting up barricades, before launching

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The next book by Erik Larson, known for the best-selling “The Devil in the White City,” is a work of Civil War history inspired in part by current events. Crown announced Wednesday that Larson’s “The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh has announced plans to expand with a $45 million event venue. The proposed entertainment project is part of the museum’s ‘Pop District’ initiative and would be built on an existing museum parking lot. Plans for the project were presented to the city’s Planning Commission on Tuesday.

BERLIN (AP) — The German government has announced a drive to get more Ukrainian and other refugees into jobs now that many have a usable knowledge of the German language. The government is trying to address both a shortage of skilled labor and concerns about high levels of migration. Germany has taken in more than

By ABBY SEWELL, TARA COPP and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Coalition forces were slightly injured in Iraq in a spate of drone attacks over the last 24 hours at U.S. bases in Iraq as regional tensions flare following the deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza. Two drones targeted the al Asad

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bloomberg Philanthropies unveiled a $50 million initiative Wednesday to help cities address global issues, including climate change, by launching programs proven effective in other cities around the world. The Bloomberg Cities Ideas Exchange will give city governments grants for startup costs and technical support, as

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers United Airlines will start boarding passengers in economy class with window seats first starting next week, a move designed to reduce the time planes spend sitting on the ground. The airline said in an internal memo that it will implement the plan on Oct. 26. The

By TOM MURPHY and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications. The company said Wednesday that customers in College Station, Texas, can now get prescriptions delivered by a drone within an hour of placing

SAMUEL PETREQUIN BRUSSELS (AP) — The suspected attacker who killed two Swedish soccer fans in Brussels this week before he was shot dead by police resided in Belgium illegally and had been ordered to leave Belgium years ago. He never left. In a country that has been repeatedly rocked by extremist attacks, the government’s inability

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A leading Cambodian opposition politician who was sentenced last month to 18 months in prison on charges of issuing worthless checks has been convicted and sentenced to three more years of imprisonment for alleged incitement to commit a felony and to discriminate. The case against

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Local authorities say a Russian missile attack has killed two civilians in an apartment building in southern Ukraine. Also Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin made light of a new U.S.-supplied weapon that Kyiv used to execute one of the most damaging attacks on the Kremlin’s air assets

LONDON (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with a public order offense after being arrested at a demonstration against an oil industry conference in London. The Metropolitan Police force said Wednesday that she was one of 26 people charged after protesters gathered outside the luxury InterContinental Hotel during the Energy Intelligence Forum.

PARIS (AP) — The Palace of Versailles has been evacuated for security reasons for the third time since the weekend, the former royal palace said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. It was among a spate of evacuations in the past five days around France, including three airports in the cities of Lyon, Toulouse

By NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds Waiting is never easy, but it’s worth it for car shoppers who want the most car for their money. The automotive experts at Edmunds have picked five vehicles coming soon that have attention-grabbing exterior designs, increased off-road capability, and high-tech cabins with tons of passenger space. The five choices include full-electrics