Month: October 2024

Associated Press PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — France’s TotalEnergies and U.S. hydrocarbon company APA Corp. plan to invest $10 billion to extract oil off the coast of Suriname in a historic investment for the South American country, officials announced Tuesday. The first oil is expected by mid-2028, with an anticipated production of 220,000 barrels per day,

Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier says he has postponed a provincial election in the restive Pacific territory of New Caledonia. Speaking during his inaugural address to parliament, Barnier said that local voting, scheduled for Dec. 15 will take place at the end of 2025. Barnier also said the controversial

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Hilltop Youth, a group of extremist settlers in the Israeli -occupied West Bank who attack Palestinians and their property. In addition, the State Department placed diplomatic sanctions on two men—Israeli settler Eitan Yardeni, for his connection to violence targeting West Bank civilians and

LONDON (AP) — London police say two teens were injured after a male suspect on a scooter threw what was believed to be acid on them outside a school. The Metropolitan Police said Tuesday that a 14-year-old girl may have life-changing injuries from the attack on Monday outside Westminster Academy. A 16-year-old boy’s injuries are

AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has identified new clues about the surface of Pluto’s largest moon. It detected for the first time traces of carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Charon, which is about half Pluto’s size. Previous research, including a flyby from NASA’s New Horizons

Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Officials in South Africa’s biggest city of Johannesburg have proposed renaming a major street after a Palestinian woman who was involved in the hijacking of a plane more than 50 years ago. It has sparked criticism from several political parties and the city’s Jewish community. The city is considering naming

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Princess Beatrice is pregnant with her second child. Buckingham Palace says 36-year-old Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are expecting their second child together in early spring. The palace said King Charles III has been informed “and both families are delighted with the news.” Beatrice is the elder daughter of

AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ina Garten is looking back in a new memoir, “Be Ready When the Luck Happens,” which distills stories from her life into lessons for foodies and non-foodies, alike. The memoir is packed with stories of Garten pushing for her vision, not least when in 1978 she spotted an

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie’s memoir about his near-fatal stabbing, “Knife,” and Percival Everett’s revisionist historical novel, “James,” are among the finalists for the 75th annual National Book Awards. Others nominated include author-filmmaker Miranda July for her explicit novel on middle age, “All Fours,” and the celebrated Canadian poet Anne Carson

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Mail delivery has been suspended in a Kansas neighborhood after two men assaulted a postal carrier who used pepper spray to stop large dogs from chasing him. A U.S. Postal Service spokesperson says residents of the 41 affected addresses in Wichita now have to pick up their mail at the nearest