Year: 2024

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict said in a new report Monday that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas committed rape, “sexualized torture,” and other cruel and inhumane treatment of women during its surprise attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7.

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, VANESSA GERA and STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — On the day that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest in Moscow, Russian state media leaked an audio recording of German military officers discussing the hypothetical use of Taurus long-range missiles in Ukraine. The conversation on a sensitive subject

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss police say the 15-year-old suspect in the stabbing of an Orthodox Jewish man in Zurich over the weekend had appeared in a video expressing solidarity with the banned Islamic State group and called himself as a “soldier” in its self-described caliphate. Police say authorities are investigating

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency is asserting legal rights to waters that feed the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge, setting up a new battle with a mining company seeking permits to withdraw more than 1.4 million gallons per day. Twin Pines Minerals is in the final

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jason Kelce needed only seconds to burst into tears. Kelce’s eyes flooded each time he relayed a story about backyard football games with his brother, the love he felt from his parents and the devotion of his coaches — even a band teacher — that shaped

By PETER SMITH Associated Press A far-right, unofficial Catholic media website has agreed to pay $500,000 to a New Hampshire priest who sued for defamation over a 2019 article that it now disavows. The website also is planning to shut down soon, the priest’s attorney says. The apology by Church Militant came after the organization

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The arrest of two of Philadelphia’s LGBTQ leaders by a state trooper during a fraught highway traffic stop is “very concerning,” the city’s mayor said after a video showing some of what happened circulated on social media. Celena Morrison leads the city’s Office of LGBT Affairs and

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Super Tuesday is traditionally the biggest day nationwide for primary elections and caucuses before the actual Election Day in November. Until now, only one or two primaries or caucuses have been on the same day. On Tuesday, voters in 16 different states are choosing who they want to run

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden is hosting a White House ceremony honoring “women of courage” from around the world. Monday’s event includes, among others, a lawyer from Myanmar, a former political prisoner from Belarus, a disability rights advocate from Afghanistan and a teacher from Ecuador. Biden is recognizing their work in

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Police are praising former NFL player Braylon Edwards for stopping an attack on an 80-year-old man at a YMCA in suburban Detroit. Edwards says he was just minding his own business Friday when he heard a dispute about loud music at the recreation center in Farmington Hills.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Norfolk Southern crews and contractors are working on cleanup and track repair after a collision and derailment in eastern Pennsylvania over the weekend. The derailment involved three trains that left some railroad cars scattered along a riverbank and at least one partially in the river. Officials in Northampton County say the

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has nearly resolved a massive backlog in government food and cash assistance benefits that prompted local groups to take legal action last year. The trouble reached a peak last summer with more than 50,000 pending applications for benefits. Mayor Eric Adams said Monday that 97% and 90% of

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines announced a massive order for new planes on Monday, splitting 260 new aircraft between Boeing, Airbus and Embraer in a move designed to meet growing travel demand and increase the airline’s supply of premium seats. American said it placed options for up to 193

By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge in Nashville has upheld a Tennessee law aimed at making sure primary voters are “bona fide” members of the party they are voting for. Former Ambassador to Poland and longtime Tennessee Republican politician Victor Ashe sued state election officials in November. He says

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Vibrant colors and striking landmarks illuminate posters for the Paris Olympic Games in an art deco style inspired by the city’s flamboyant past. The posters were unveiled on Monday at the Musée d’Orsay — a former railway station transformed into an imposing museum stretching along the

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Benny Gantz, who is in Washington this week for meetings with U.S. leaders, is a crucial member of Israel’s War Cabinet. He is also the top political rival to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Gantz is a centrist politician who joined Netanyahu’s ultranationalist and religious government soon

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African navy has been brought in to help with a search for a 6-year-old girl who has been missing for two weeks in a case that has captured national attention. Joslin Smith went missing on Feb. 19 in the Saldanha Bay area

By The Associated Press EA Sports has announced that more than 10,000 athletes have accepted its offer to have their likeness featured in its upcoming college football video game. EA Sports began reaching out to college football players in February to pay them to be featured in the game that’s scheduled to launch this summer.

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has sanctioned Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the First Lady and other government officials for their alleged involvement in corruption and human rights abuses.  Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on three entities and eleven people, including the Mnangagwas, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga,

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican state senator says he will run for an open congressional seat representing northeastern Wisconsin. Andre Jacque of De Pere announced Monday that he will run for the 8th Congressional District seat being vacated by Mike Gallagher. Gallagher abruptly announced last month he won’t seek re-election after he angered his

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina have released more information about the fatal police shooting of a double-murder suspect. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office says deputies tried to get Gary Whitten to surrender in January after he beat his mother and girlfriend to death. This came months after

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hawaii Democrats will hold a presidential preference vote on Wednesday as President Joe Biden moves closer to securing the delegates needed to clinch nomination for a second term in the White House. Biden will appear on the ballot with U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota, self-help author

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press Two attorneys for then-President Donald Trump orchestrated a plan for fake electors to file paperwork falsely saying the Republican won Wisconsin in a strategy to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory there and in other swing states, according to a lawsuit settlement reached Monday that makes public months of texts and

BRUSSELS (AP) — The federal prosecutor’s office in Belgium says police have arrested four people suspected of plotting an attack against a concert hall in Brussels. The office says the adult arrested has been charged with “participation in the activities of a terrorist group” with the aim of committing an attack. Three underage individuals also

By DREW CALLISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Omar Abu Kuwaik is far from his home in Gaza. The 4-year-old’s parents and sister were killed by an Israeli airstrike, when he lost part of his arm. He’s one of the lucky ones. Through the efforts of family and strangers, Omar was brought out of

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The first over-the-counter birth control pill will be available in U.S. stores later this month, allowing American women and teens to purchase contraceptive medication as easily as they buy aspirin. Manufacturer Perrigo said Monday it has begun shipping the medication, Opill, to major retailers and pharmacies.

By REBECCA BOONE and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In 2012, two Idaho prison officials chartered a private plane and flew to Washington state with thousands of dollars in cash. They met with a pharmacist behind closed doors and bought the drug for a convicted murderer’s lethal injection. Only a years-long public

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rajah Caruth was like any other 4-year-old boy the first time he watched the movies “Cars” and vowed to become his own version of Lightning McQueen. He was, his family insists, obsessed with becoming a racecar driver. Born in Atlanta and raised in Washington,