Month: November 2023

SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian court will consider overturning a woman’s convictions for killing her four children. A government inquiry reported the court review on Wednesday months after Kathlenn Folbigg was pardoned for the crimes due to new scientific evidence that the siblings had died of natural causes. Overturning Kathleen Folbigg’s convictions would end a

By WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians living in the heart of Gaza’s largest city said Wednesday they could see and hear Israeli ground forces closing in from multiple directions, accelerating the exodus of thousands of civilians as food and water become scarce and urban

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a minibus explosion in the Afghan capital that killed at least seven people. The Sunni militant group said its members detonated an explosive device on the bus carrying Shiite Muslims late on Tuesday. Twenty others were wounded in the attack in Kabul’s western Shiite

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping says potential risks associated with artificial intelligence are challenges that countries should deal with together. Xi’s remarks come against the backdrop of China’s rigid control of free speech on the internet while maximizing the internet’s economic benefits and social media’s propaganda contributions to the ruling Communist Party’s authoritarian

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press ATACORA, Benin (AP) — Groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State have been spreading from the vast, arid expanse south of the Sahara Desert into wealthier nations on the coast of West Africa. In the past, experts thought militants wanted to use the West African coastal states as bases

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares meandered in Asia on Thursday after a another mixed close on Wall Street where benchmarks have been recalibrating following recent big swings. Stock prices fell in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Bangkok and rose in Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai. U.S. futures slipped and oil prices edged

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s Constitution was approved in a statewide election Tuesday, with a significant number of Republicans joining with Democrats to ensure the measure’s passage. The Associated Press has called the race, with votes cast in favor of proposal winning with about

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond voters have rejected a ballot measure that would have opened the door to a proposed casino resort in the capital city. Developers first tried in 2021, after the state Legislature paved the way for five casinos around the state if voters first gave their signoff.

By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ivanka Trump didn’t want to testify. But on the stand Wednesday in her father’s civil fraud trial, she took the opportunity to contend the family business has “overdelivered,” even as she kept her distance from financial documents that New York state says

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press A United Nations-backed study finds that the major fossil fuel-producing countries still plan to extract more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with the Paris climate accord’s goal for limiting global temperature rise, despite frequent and devastating heat waves, droughts, floods and fire.

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It’s time for the third Republican presidential debate. The two-hour debate will start at 8 p.m. Eastern in Miami on Wednesday. It’s being moderated by NBC’s Lester Holt and Kristen Welker, as well as nationally syndicated Salem Radio Network talk show host Hugh Hewitt. The event

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Five Republicans will appear on stage Wednesday night in Miami for the GOP’s third presidential primary debate. The group is the smallest to qualify for the debate stage so far, but it’s unclear whether the increased airtime for the shrinking group will fundamentally change

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — In their first debate since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the Republican presidential candidates all declared hawkish support for Israel but squabbled over China and Ukraine as they faced growing pressure to try to catch Donald Trump, who was again absent. Sparring

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Lainey Wilson took home five trophies including entertainer of the year Wednesday night at the Country Music Association Awards. The 31-year-old Louisiana-born singer was the undisputed star of the night at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, where she also was named female vocalist of the year, won album of the year

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — From Western capitals to Muslim states, protest rallies over the Israel-Hamas war have made headlines. But one place known for its vocal pro-Palestinian stance has been conspicuously quiet: Indian-controlled Kashmir. Indian authorities have barred any solidarity protest in Muslim-majority Kashmir and asked Muslim

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans have become more likely to describe Israel as an ally that shares U.S. interests and values since the war with Hamas began, but they’re divided over whether Israel has gone too far in its response to last month’s attack, according to a new

LOS ANGELES (AP) — He’s not just “McDreamy” anymore — Patrick Dempsey is now also People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive. The “Grey’s Anatomy” star and race car driver takes the mantle from “Captain America” star Chris Evans, who was 2022’s selection. The pick was revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday night. “I’ve always been the

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — When Hurricane Irma slammed into the tiny island of Barbuda as a powerful Category 5 storm in 2017, the government evacuated the entire population. Even before many people returned, U.S. developers were allowed in and granted permission to build an airport and luxury resort