Month: October 2023

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Lidia dissipated Wednesday after hitting land as a Category 4 hurricane near the resort of Puerta Vallarta, where one person was killed by a falling tree and two others injured The hurricane knocked over trees and blew roofs off houses with winds as high as 140 mph (220 kph) before moving

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that makes it easier for authorities to compel treatment for people with mental illness or addiction issues. The proposal is partly aimed at addressing the state’s growing homelessness crisis. Under current state law, local government can’t force a

NEW YORK (AP) — Geraldine Brooks’ “Horse,” a novel about race and forgotten history, and Robert Samuels’ and Toluse Olorunnipa’s “His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice” have won awards from the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation. Each year, the Dayton foundation honors a book of fiction and

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — There should be no effort to impeach a liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice based on what is known now, a former justice advised the Republican legislative leader who asked him to review the issue. That is what former Justice David Prosser advised Assembly Speaker Robin Vos

By TOM KRISHER and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — On the picket lines at a Ford factory west of Detroit, many striking workers don’t think the electric vehicle revolution is coming for their jobs — at least not in the near future. But just in case, they’re backing United Auto Workers President

MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian diplomat says that Moscow will move to revoke the ratification of a global nuclear test ban to put itself on par with the United States but will only resume nuclear tests if Washington does it first. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters Tuesday that Moscow will rescind the

By STEPHEN McGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has traveled to neighboring Romania for talks with his counterpart on regional security and strengthening bilateral ties against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of his country. Zelenskyy met with President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday in the capital, Bucharest. The

By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet Living in a high-cost city can strain your finances, but three tips can help you thrive. Consider shopping at wholesale stores for groceries, even if you don’t have a car. Take advantage of discounts that cultural institutions such as museums and theaters often offer to residents through a city ID

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s national police chief says an escalation in gang violence this year — with almost daily shootings and bombings that have claimed dozens of lives, including teenagers and innocent bystanders — is “extremely serious.” Sweden has grappled with gang violence for years but the latest surge has been exceptional, Anders Thornberg said

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The trend of reaching friendly agreements to pick hosts of the Olympics or major soccer tournaments without a contested vote has continued in Europe. European soccer body UEFA made winners of all seven of its member federations who were competing to be future hosts of

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Humanitarian groups are scrambling to assist civilians caught in the war between Israel and Hamas and determine what aid operations are still safe to continue — efforts that are being complicated by an intensified blockade of Gaza and ongoing fighting. Two days after Hamas militants

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s coast guard claims to have chased a Philippine navy ship from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea as tensions between the two countries over rich fishing areas escalate. A coast guard spokesperson said the Philippine ship had sailed into waters next to the Scarborough

By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese property developer Country Garden has warned it cannot meet deadlines to repay its loans as the company struggles to restructure its debts. The company’s difficulty in paying a 470 million Hong Kong dollar ($60 million) loan is the latest sign of distress in the

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two senior Polish military officers have resigned over an apparent spat with the defense minister just days before the country holds a general election. Authorities said their replacements were due to be announced on Tuesday. President Andrzej Duda accepted the resignations of the chief of general

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A 2-year-old girl has become the second person in Cambodia to die of bird flu this week, and the third this year. The country’s Health Ministry announced that laboratory tests confirmed that the girl, who lived in the southeastern province of Prey Veng, died Monday

By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers The world economy has lost momentum from the impact of higher interest rates, the invasion of Ukraine and widening geopolitical rifts, and it now faces new uncertainty from the war between Israel and Hamas militants, International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday. The IMF said it expects global