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Month: August 2023

Biden administration sharply expands temporary status for Ukrainians already in US

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has announced a major expansion of temporary legal status for Ukrainians already living in the United States, granting a reprieve for those who fled Russia’s invasion. The Homeland Security Department says the move is expected to make 166,700 Ukrainians eligible for Temporary Protected

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Firefighters battle smoke and heat to control a major wildfire in Spain’s tourist island of Tenerife

By ARTURO RODRÍGUEZ and DAVID BRUNAT Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Firefighters in Spain’s Canary Islands are battling dense smoke and high temperatures to try to control the worst wildfire in decades on the main tourist island of Tenerife, officials said Friday. The fire started late Tuesday in the north

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Chess chiefs ask why it’s still mostly a man’s game. Culture, but hormones and endurance too?

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A top global chess official is calling for more research into whether factors like hormone levels and physical endurance might have an impact on players’ abilities at the game, which remains overwhelmingly a preserve of men. The world chess federation FIDE stirred controversy with its decision, announced

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Gun control unlikely in GOP-led special session following Tennessee school shooting

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Legislature will soon return to the state Capitol months after a deadly school shooting. Those lawmakers have a long list of proposals on mental health, school resources, tougher penalties for violent criminals and more. Notably absent will be any serious consideration

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