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Month: August 2023

Judge enters default judgment against Giuliani in defamation lawsuit from Georgia election workers

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has entered a default judgment against Rudy Giuliani in a defamation lawsuit brought by two Georgia election workers who say they were falsely accused of participating in fraud during the 2020 election. The judge ordered Giuliani to pay more than $130,000 in lawyers’ fees

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Britain’s top diplomat raises human rights concerns with China but stresses “pragmatic” relationship

BEIJING (AP) — British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says he has raised concerns over China’s human rights record during a visit to Beijing on Wednesday. He also stressed the importance of maintaining a “pragmatic” working relationship with China and reopening channels of communication. The trip is the first by a U.K. foreign secretary to China

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White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia looks for munitions from North Korea

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday said that it has new intelligence that shows Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have swapped letters as Russia looks to North Korea for munitions for the war in Ukraine. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby detailed

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Jacqueline White and Crystal Travis are accused of stealing $27

2 women accused of stealing $27,000 of items from Stop & Shop stores with counterfeit coupons

By BRANDON TRUITT Click here for updates on this story     TAUNTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — There is extreme couponing and then there’s this. An alleged counterfeit coupon ring raking in nearly $27,000 in goods has resulted in charges for two women from Taunton. The Plymouth County District Attorney’s office said 41-year-old Jacqueline White and 40-year-old Crystal

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Kosovo’s president lashes out at Macron for saying France may review visa-free travel for Kosovars

By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s president has lashed out at France’s Emmanuel Macron for saying this week that Paris may review visa-free EU travel rules in 2024 for Kosovo and Serbia over their stalled talks on normalizing ties. President Vjosa Osmani said on Wednesday any suspension of

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Kremlin says ‘deliberate wrongdoing’ is a possible cause of the plane crash that killed Wagner chief

MOSCOW (AP) — “Deliberate wrongdoing” is among the possible causes of the plane crash that killed Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin last week, the Kremlin’s spokesperson said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters during his daily conference call, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that “different versions” of what happened exist and “are being considered” by Russian

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Nebraska volleyball stadium event could draw 90,000-plus and set women’s world attendance record

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An attendance record of global proportions could be set Wednesday night when the University of Nebraska hosts a celebration of volleyball at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. The event will feature an exhibition between Nebraska-Kearney and Wayne State and a regular-season match between Omaha and the

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Critical fire weather in arrives Northern California’s interior; PG&E cuts power to 8,400 customers

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gusty winds and low humidity brought high risk of wildfires to the interior of Northern California on Wednesday and a utility proactively cut electricity to approximately 8,400 customers to prevent potential ignitions in the blustery conditions. Red flag warnings for critical fire

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Court says Netanyahu’s son must pay damages to woman he implied had affair with his father’s rival

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son must compensate a woman who sued him after he implied she was having an affair with his father’s chief political opponent, a court ruled Wednesday. The court ordered Netanyahu’s eldest son, Yair Netanyahu, to pay over $34,000 in compensation and $6,000

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Militares anunciaran la toma del poder en Gabón y el arresto del presidente Ali Bongo; se reportan celebraciones en la capital Libreville

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Oficiales militares de Gabón aparecieron en la televisión nacional este miércoles para declarar que estaban tomando el poder, lo que provocó celebraciones e informes de disparos en las calles de la capital. El anuncio se produjo pocos minutos después de que el presidente Ali Bongo Ondimba, también conocido como Ali

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