Month: November 2021

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks are moving lower on Wall Street as the market takes a choppy turn amid inflation concerns. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% and slid further below the record high it set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4% and the Nasdaq fell 0.4%. Visa sank 5.7%

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A sculpture sponsored by Amazon Web Services that uses artificial intelligence to integrate viewers’ feelings into the artwork is being featured at the Smithsonian. The sculpture is called “me + you.” It listens to what you have to say about the future and renders your sentiment in

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — More than 1,000 manatees have died in Florida so far this year, eclipsing a previous record as the threatened marine mammals struggle with starvation due to polluted waters. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported the updated total for 2021 on Wednesday. The 1,003

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian teen stabbed two Israeli border police officers in Jerusalem’s Old City before being shot dead at the scene. The police officers were hospitalized, one in moderate condition and another with minor injuries, after Wednesday’s incident. Private security and police officers shot the Palestinian attacker, who was pronounced dead at the

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden nominated Saule Omarova to be the nation’s next comptroller of the currency in September. If confirmed, she would be the first woman and person of color to run the 158-year-old agency. But Omarova’s nomination to a typically low-profile agency has drawn intense

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico will deploy a battalion of National Guard troops to its Mayan Riviera in the wake of a spate of shootings that have put the crown jewel of the country’s tourism industry on edge. Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval, speaking Wednesday in Cancun, said that 1,445 guard members will be sent

MADRID (AP) — A spokesman for Spain’s government says that leading Cuban activist Yunior García has flown to Madrid with his wife. His departure from Cuba was unannounced. He arrived with his wife on Wednesday on tourist visas. García was one of the organizers of a protest on Monday in Cuba that was suppressed by

By HOPE YEN Associated Press Americans may soon get a better glimpse into a future of green-friendly transportation by visiting a U.S. national park. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg signed a pledge Wednesday that aims to test some of the newest and most innovative travel technologies on public lands. The plan

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says about 10% of eligible kids aged 5 to 11 have received a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine since its approval for their age group two weeks ago. At least 2.6 million kids have received a shot, White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients

By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic and Slovakia have both reported record daily new coronavirus cases. The Czech daily tally soared to 22,479 new cases, eclipsing the previous record set Jan. 7 and nearly 8,000 more than just a week ago. Slovakia’s 8,342 new virus cases broke a record set

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The government-created Ethiopian Human Rights Commission estimates that thousands of people have been detained in Ethiopia’s capital since the government declared a state of emergency over the country’s intensifying war. Ethnic Tigrayans report being targeted for their identity alone. The human rights group’s estimate is the