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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is forecasting that global economic growth will fall significantly to 1.9% this year. That’s due to factors including the food and energy crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine, the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, persistently high inflation and the climate
Continue ReadingBy Sammy Mngqosini A human rights group has accused motorsport’s governing body, the FIA, of “suppressing drivers’ freedom of speech,” following a ban on political statements ahead of the new Formula One season. On Tuesday, the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) questioned the governing body’s commitment to human rights in a letter addressed
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By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A farmworker accused of killing seven people in back-to-back shootings at two Northern California mushroom farms will be charged with seven counts of murder and one of attempted murder, a prosecutor said Wednesday. The charges will be filed before Chunli
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of abortion rights filed separate lawsuits Wednesday challenging two states’ abortion pill restrictions, the opening salvo in what’s expected to a be a protracted legal battle over access to the medications. The lawsuits argue that limits on the drugs in North Carolina and West Virginia
Continue ReadingBy Kim Passoth Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — On Wednesday, a driver who investigators say was going more than 97 miles per hour in front of a Henderson school before veering onto the sidewalk and killing a child, will learn his fate. The family of Rex Patchett wants the
Continue Reading ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The faculty at a Minnesota college is calling for its president to resign for her handling of a Muslim student’s objection to a depiction of the Prophet Muhammad being shown in an ancient art course. Faculty leaders at Hamline University say members voted Tuesday. They say they lost faith in
Continue Reading HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutor says suspect in killings at Half Moon Bay farms to be charged with 7 counts of murder, 1 of attempted murder.
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By THALIA BEATY and GLENN GAMBOA Associated Press Amazon’s surprise decision to shut down its AmazonSmile donation program has left thousands of its nonprofit beneficiaries disappointed and concerned about finding ways to replace the funding. The e-commerce giant had launched AmazonSmile in 2013, contributing 0.5% of every purchase made by participating customers to the charity
Continue Reading By THALIA BEATY and GLENN GAMBOA Associated Press Amazon’s surprise decision to shut down its AmazonSmile donation program has left thousands of its nonprofit beneficiaries disappointed and concerned about finding ways to replace the funding. The e-commerce giant had launched AmazonSmile in 2013, contributing 0.5% of every purchase made by participating customers to the charity
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — After 18 years, a $1.5 billion project was officially completed Wednesday to repair the sprawling dike around Florida’s Lake Okeechobee that protects thousands of people from potentially catastrophic flooding during hurricanes. The Herbert Hoover Dike project overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was
Continue Reading By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will send 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, a decision that reverses months of persistent arguments by the Biden administration that the tanks were too difficult for Ukrainian troops to operate and maintain. The U.S. decision was confirmed by senior
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK DAMP Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The chief of the Greensburg Police Department has been arrested and is facing charges for allegedly violating federal narcotics laws. According to the Department of Justice, Shawn Denning is facing six federal criminal charges for selling various narcotics. The 41-year-old from Delmont
Continue ReadingBy KOVR Staff Click here for updates on this story IONE (KOVR) — The Ione Police Department arrested a man for crimes related to child pornography. According to a news release, in October of 2022, officers got a tip about the suspect from Internet Crimes Against Children, which led to police reviewing search warrants from
Continue ReadingBy AMANDA STARRANTINO Click here for updates on this story SAN MATEO (KPIX) — Human trafficking happens every day in neighborhoods across the state and it goes barely noticed, but woman who spent more than a decade trapped in that world is now doing something about it. “I was trafficked when I was 15 and
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran developing a nuclear weapon should restart, said International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi, who warned that Tehran has amassed enough material for “several nuclear weapons.” Speaking ahead of a planned visit to Tehran, Grossi told a European Parliament subcommittee in Brussels on Wednesday that Iran
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is moving to delay new tax credits for electric vehicles, a key feature of President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law. Manchin says Treasury Department guidelines allow manufacturers in Europe and other countries to bypass requirements that significant portions of EV batteries be produced
Continue Reading By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government says a record 16.3 million people sought health insurance through the Affordable Care Act this year. That’s double the number covered when the marketplaces first launched nearly a decade ago. More than 3 million new members have joined the marketplace, which is also known as
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter announced he is releasing a solo album and showed his face — sort of. The French electronic duo, who split up in 2021, wore space-like helmets as costumes whenever they performed. The two were rarely photographed without them. Bangalter’s album, called “Mythologies,” will be orchestral. The picture
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Cincinnati tight end Hayden Hurst, San Francisco tight end George Kittle and Washington head coach Ron Rivera are the three finalists for the NFL’s Salute to Service Award. The league on Wednesday announced the finalists for the 12th annual award. It’s designated for exceptional effort to honor and support members of
Continue ReadingBy Kalama Hines Click here for updates on this story FORT HALL, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A boy is dead after being mauled by a pack of dogs and his mother is recovering at the hospital. The attack happened Saturday at a residence on Sandy Road in Fort Hall around 5:30 p.m. Emily Islas and her
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