Month: October 2021

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators have opened an investigation into graphics chipmaker Nvidia’s $40 billion purchase of chip designer Arm. The European Commission said Wednesday that it’s concerned the combined company would restrict access to technology from Arm, whose chip designs power the vast majority of the world’s

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar has delayed its decision on granting bail for an American journalist jailed for the past five months because the judge broke his arm. Danny Fenster was detained at Yangon International Airport in May as he was about to board a flight to go to the Detroit area in

MILAN, Ill. (AP) — Police say a vehicle struck and killed a United Auto Workers member as he was walking to a picket line outside a John Deere plant in Illinois. Milan, Illinois, Police Chief Shawn Johnson said the man was struck Wednesday morning near a road that leads to the John Deere Parts Distribution

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A California man will face a judge in Florida after allegedly threatening to kill Rep. Matt Gaetz after the U.S. Capitol riot. Court records show Eugene Huelsman was arrested last week in the Los Angeles area. He was indicted in May in federal court in Florida. Huelsman is charged with calling

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caissie Levy has vacated her palace on Broadway for a modest Louisiana home. She has traded in being a queen for a stepmother. And she couldn’t be happier. The singer and actor who led the “Frozen” cast before the pandemic now stars in a revival

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo has sanctioned seven local businessmen and a company for links with Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah. Wednesday’s decision was in line with sanctions the U.S. imposed on Hezbollah, a powerful Shiite faction and a militant group that holds seats in Lebanon’s Parliament. A statement said that seven individuals and the AID

By TAMEEM AKHGAR Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A media watchdog says it has recorded more than 30 instances of violence and threats of violence against Afghan journalists in the last two months. The group says Wednesday nearly 90% were committed by the Taliban. More than 40% of the cases recorded by The Afghanistan National

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Four years after the “Greatest Show On Earth” shut down, officials are planning to bring back the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. But animals will no longer be featured in their shows. A spokesperson for Florida-based Feld Entertainment says an announcement is expected sometime next year. The three-ring

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The outgoing U.N. envoy for Myanmar says “civil war” has spread throughout the country and the international community should consider measures aimed at replacing the military junta’s leaders with people who are more constructive and want to find a peaceful solution to the army’s ouster