Month: November 2023

U.S. auto safety regulators say they are reviewing some Hyundai and Kia recalls related to brake safety units to determine if they should have been done sooner. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation is reviewing 16 Hyundai and Kia recalls conducted since 2016 that involve more than 6 million vehicles for

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) — A company proposing an offshore wind farm in New Jersey is investing $10.6 million in projects to help grow the industry’s supply chain and support ocean-based technology startup businesses in the state. Attentive Energy is one of four projects proposed in New Jersey’s most recent round

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation barring individuals convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from possessing firearms for at least an eight-year-period. Whitmer said at Monday’s signing that prohibiting gun possession for people involved in domestic violence is “just common sense.” She pointed to federal statistics

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cole Koepke was en route to a minor league game with Syracuse of the AHL when he heard from a friend that Adam Johnson had been cut by a skate blade during a hockey game in Britain. After the game last month, the Tampa Bay Lightning

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say two top civilian cybersecurity officials have been fired on corruption allegations involving software purchases from 2020-2022. The sacked officials include Viktor Zhora, well-known as the face of Ukraine’s Western-aided efforts to defend against Russian hacking. Zhora’s boss, the head of the State Service of Special Communications and Information

By JUSTIN KABUMBA and JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KISANGANI, Congo (AP) — Congolese businessman and opposition leader Moise Katumbi has launched his bid for the presidency, five years after the regime in power at the time blocked him from running. He is among those seeking to challenge President Felix Tshisekedi in the Dec. 20 vote.

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer OpenAI is bringing in the former head of Twitch as interim CEO just days after the company pushed out its well-known leader, Sam Altman, sparking upheaval in the world of artificial intelligence. Emmett Shear announced his new role Monday morning in a post on X while also acknowledging “the process

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press New York’s highest court has upheld a New York City law that forbids police from using chokeholds or compressing a person’s diaphragm during an arrest. The New York Court of Appeals issued the ruling in a unanimous decision on Monday. The city’s law came as governments across the country prohibited

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus says his country is ready to “immediately” begin shipping large quantities of humanitarian aid to Gaza in vessels that can navigate shallow water once conditions on the ground allow for it. President Nikos Christodoulides told the Associated Press in an interview Monday

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius will have a second chance at parole at a hearing on Friday after he was wrongly ruled ineligible for early release from prison in March. South Africa’s department of corrections said in a statement to The Associated Press that a parole board

By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A state lawmaker from Brooklyn has been accused in a lawsuit of raping a woman early in his legislative career when he went to her home to discuss disaster relief efforts for Haiti. The lawsuit was filed against Sen. Kevin Parker on Friday. The

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The leader of a far-right Dutch populist party has been assaulted at an event two days before the Netherlands holds a general election. Thierry Baudet, leader of Forum for Democracy, was taken to a hospital on Monday. His party reported the attack on social media

PINNACLE, N.C. (AP) — Wildfires have prompted the evacuation of campgrounds in North Carolina and Tennessee. While firefighters are preparing for high winds on Monday, officials are hoping for some help from rain expected on Tuesday. A North Carolina Forest Service official says a youth camp and about a dozen homes were evacuated as a

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three debates for next year’s presidential general election are set to be held in college towns in Texas, Virginia and Utah between Sept. 16 and Oct. 9 — though it remains to be seen whether either party’s candidate will actually participate. The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Finland’s prime minister says the country may need to take further actions on its border with Russia after closing four border crossings in an attempt to stem a recent increase in asylum-seekers. Finland joined NATO this year in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It has accused Moscow of letting migrants from

By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press In a move that may soon be replicated elsewhere, the Gila River Indian Community recently signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over a stretch of irrigation canal on its land south of Phoenix. It will be the first project of its kind

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — An independent commission investigating the mass shooting that killed 18 people in Maine last month moved Monday to seek subpoena power so it can obtain the military service records of the shooter. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey have tasked the commission with

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A small Connecticut newspaper founded earlier this year with Ralph Nader’s help has succumbed to financial problems and will be shutting down. An oversight board voted Monday to close the Winsted Citizen, a broadsheet that served Nader’s hometown and surrounding area in the state’s northwest hills.

PANAMA CITY (AP) — The Canadian mining company whose contract with Panama’s government has triggered weeks of protests says it has reduced operations and may soon have to suspend them due to a blockade of its mine’s power plant. The local subsidiary of First Quantum Minerals says statement small boats have blocked its port in

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press “Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddingham returned home to London to tape her first holiday special for Apple TV+. Debuting Wednesday, “Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas” was recorded live at the London Coliseum, a sentimental spot for the Emmy winner because her mother, Melodie Kelly, used to perform there as an

By FRANCISCO GUZMAN Associated Press The holiday season is here, which means spending time with family on Thanksgiving and also, for millions of people, hunting for the best deals on Black Friday. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November each year, which takes place this week. A lot of national retailers are keeping