Month: November 2023

By PETER SMITH Associated Press Jehovah’s Witnesses are well-known for proselytizing door-to-door and handing out their literature on city streets. Less known to the general public, their adherents have been required for the past century to make regular reports to their congregation’s leaders on how many hours they put into such ministry. Those hourly reports

By NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds Pricing for the average new car continues to rise, with the latest reports pegging the average new vehicle transaction price around $48,000. While buying used is always an option for shoppers on a tight budget, there are some great new cars out there that are still affordably priced. The automotive experts

By LOUIS OKAMBA Associated Press BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — Republic of Congo’s government says it’s paying the medical bills for 145 people injured in a stampede at a military recruitment event as the country marked a national day of mourning for the 31 dead. A crisis committee led by the prime minister’s office

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech President Petr Pavel has signed into law an economic package of dozens of measures introducing budget cuts and increased taxes designed to keep the ballooning budget deficit under control. Pavel’s signature on Wednesday was the last step before the government proposal — which was approved by parliament — turned into law

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Boo Williams wakes up each morning not knowing how the pain will hit. It could be debilitating headaches that make it impossible to get out of bed. Sometimes the pain shoots down his neck. Through all of it, he’s angry. Williams, who played tight end for the Saints from

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Former Saints tight end Boo Williams needs surgery, medicine and doctors to make the pain in his injured neck subside. But he can’t afford any of it. The 44-year-old was recently awarded $5,000 a month by the NFL’s disability benefit plan. But Williams tells The Associated Press the plan

By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers are expected to use “buy now, pay later” payment plans heavily this holiday season, a forecast that bodes well for retailers but that has credit experts again sounding alarm bells. The short-term loans often come with consumer-friendly interest rates and allow shoppers to make an

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, an Indian foreign ministry official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, two months after Canada alleged the South Asian nation was involved in the assassination of a Sikh separatist in Canada. A diplomatic spat erupted

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has met separately with relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinians living through the war and set off a firestorm by using words that Vatican diplomats usually avoid: “Terrorism” and according to the Palestinians “genocide.” He held the meetings before his weekly general

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Thursday after a modest advance on Wall Street that kept the market on track for a fourth straight weekly gain. Markets in Japan and the U.S. are closed Thursday for holidays. Oil prices fell about $1 a barrel after