NEW YORK (AP) — The latest news about California Gov. Gavin Newsom is more personal, if less dramatic, than the recall effort he easily defeated two weeks ago. He has written a children’s book. Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, announced Thursday that Newsom’s “Ben and Emma’s Big Hit” is scheduled for Dec.
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business A resilient stock market, fueled by central bank and government stimulus, is pushing a record number of companies to raise money by offering shares on public markets. That’s been a huge boon for the Wall Street banks orchestrating the deals. “I honestly thought last year would be the busiest in
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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Very heavy rainfall in Slovenia has caused floods in the capital Ljubljana, interrupting a theatre show and forcing hundreds of interventions by emergency crews. Firefighters said Thursday that the situation overnight was unprecedented because huge quantities of rain fell within a short period of time. Firefighters in Ljubljana say there have
Continue Reading By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia and Kosovo have reached an agreement to deescalate tensions on their mutual border that have been triggered by a dispute over vehicle license plates, a European Union mediator announced Thursday. “We have a deal! After two days of intense negotiations, an agreement on de-escalation and
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The latest news about California Gov. Gavin Newsom is more personal, if less dramatic, than the recall effort he easily defeated two weeks ago. He has written a children’s book. Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, announced Thursday that Newsom’s “Ben and Emma’s Big Hit” is scheduled for Dec.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The latest news about California Gov. Gavin Newsom is more personal, if less dramatic, than the recall effort he easily defeated two weeks ago. He has written a children’s book. Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, announced Thursday that Newsom’s “Ben and Emma’s Big Hit” is scheduled for Dec.
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities in Austin, Texas, say a man wearing an American flag bandanna threw a Molotov cocktail into the headquarters of the county Democratic Party. Authorities say the incendiary device did not ignite when it was thrown into the Travis County Democratic Party headquarters at about 2 a.m. Wednesday. A small stack
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shortages of power, computer chips and other parts, soaring shipping costs and shutdowns of factories to battle the pandemic are taking a toll on Asian economies. While business sentiment is improving in some parts of Asia as governments begin easing restrictions put in place to curb coronavirus infections, there
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shortages of power, computer chips and other parts, soaring shipping costs and shutdowns of factories to battle the pandemic are taking a toll on Asian economies. While business sentiment is improving in some parts of Asia as governments begin easing restrictions put in place to curb coronavirus infections, there
Continue Reading By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey intends to seek compensation for its removal from a U.S.-led stealth fighter jet program, possibly during a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on the margins of a Group of 20 meeting next month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Erdogan, speaking to journalists during
Continue Reading PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech military has signed a deal worth 8.52 billion Czech crowns ($390 million) to acquire 52 CAESAR self-propelled gun howitzers from France’s Nexter Systems. The contract was signed on Thursday during a visit by French Defense Minister Florence Parly to Prague. The new weapons will replace obsolete DANA systems that don’t
Continue Reading By CARLA K. JOHNSON and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press A survey of Americans on President Joe Biden’s plan to require most workers to get either vaccinated or regularly tested for COVID-19 finds a deep and familiar divide: Democrats are overwhelmingly for it, while most Republicans are against it. With the highly contagious delta variant driving
Continue Reading By CARLA K. JOHNSON and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press A survey of Americans on President Joe Biden’s plan to require most workers to get either vaccinated or regularly tested for COVID-19 finds a deep and familiar divide: Democrats are overwhelmingly for it, while most Republicans are against it. With the highly contagious delta variant driving
Continue ReadingBy Charles Riley, CNN Business A fuel crisis that threatened to stop the world’s fifth largest economy in its tracks appears to be easing. For nearly a week, British motorists have found service stations closed and long lines at those that still had gasoline and diesel. The shortages provoked an angry response from some members
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police said Thursday they are seeking a man in connection with an explosion and fire at a large apartment building this week that injured 16 people, four of them seriously. The man is wanted on suspicion of public destruction and hasn’t been located yet, police said. Authorities didn’t identify him, but
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The inclusion of two women in Japan’s leadership race — the first time in 13 years there hasn’t only been men — surprised many, prompting some hope of progress for a ruling party long seen as sexist and out of touch. But their sound defeat? That was
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former London police officer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday for the kidnapping, rape and murder of a woman he tricked into his car using his police identification and COVID-19 laws. Wayne Couzens, 48, was accused of falsely arresting 33-year-old
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By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Bridgett Floyd said she could barely find the words to describe her disappointment in lawmakers for failing to pass sweeping police reform legislation that bears her brother George Floyd’s name. “I’m past upset, I’m past angry,” she told CNN this week. The Floyd family, she said, waited more than a
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — An investigation has found that boxing bouts at the 2016 Olympics were fixed by “complicit and compliant” referees and judges. Investigator Richard McLaren found International Boxing Association officials selected referees and judges to ensure that bouts could be manipulated in Olympic qualifying and at the Rio de Janeiro Games. None of
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, CNN Marty Walsh chose to go to an alcohol detox program in 1995. But even after committing to it, he was questioning his decision. “I didn’t want to go to detox. … When I got there, I thought to myself: ‘What am I doing here?’ ” the secretary of labor said in
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