Month: August 2023

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army says it has detained dozens of Lebanese and Syrian smugglers in the country’s north as they were preparing to send migrants on boats to Europe. The arrests were made on Tuesday in several coastal towns and villages in northern Lebanon. The army says the 31 Syrians and 15 Lebanese

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the oldest member of Congress, fell in her home and went to a hospital for a short time, her office said on Wednesday. The 90-year-old California Democrat, who has faced mounting concerns about her health and her ability to perform the duties of a senator, “briefly went to

By DEEPTI HAJELA and JAIME HOLGUIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nothing shows off hip-hop’s ability to change and adapt, to be reinvented again and again, more than the different sounds that have come out over the decades as it spread around the country and the world. New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston,

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian lawmakers have approved a data protection legislation that “seeks to better regulate big tech firms and penalize companies for data breaches” as several groups expressed concern over citizens’ privacy rights. The Digital Personal Data Protection bill that was passed Wednesday will limit cross-border transfers of data and provide a framework

BY DANIEL KOZIN, WILFREDO LEE and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press LAYTON, Fla. (AP) — Steps away from the warming waters of Florida Bay, marine biologist Emily Becker removed covers from the dozens of water-filled tanks under her watchful eye. Nestled in seawater carefully maintained at about 85 degrees Fahrenheit (29 degrees Celsius) lay hundreds of

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Representatives of rainforest nations in Africa and Southeast Asia have joined a summit of Amazon countries in Brazil to begin charting a common course for preservation of the ecologically diverse regions that are crucial in countering climate change. On Tuesday, leaders and ministers

By DASHA LITVINOVA and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An explosion on the grounds of a factory that makes optical equipment for Russia’s security forces injured 56 people Wednesday north of Moscow, six of them severely, officials said. The blast occurred at a warehouse storing fireworks but was on the grounds of

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The landmark Broadway musical “Hamilton” has landed on Roblox, turning the innovative stage show into an immersive online environment for a new generation. In the Hamilton Simulator, players use their own avatars as they rub shoulders with the musical’s characters and negotiate through 10 levels

By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Sixto Rodriguez, who lived in obscurity as his music career flamed out early in the U.S. only to find success in South Africa and a stardom he was unaware of, died Tuesday in Detroit. He was 81. Rodriguez’s legacy would take off back home after the singer

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister says he is moving toward dissolving parliament, starting a possible countdown to a general election by mid-November. This year there’s a twist, though, in the election timeline. A delay until the spring is possible if Pakistan’s election commission opts for redistricting ahead of an

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Players who reached the knockout round at the Women’s World Cup got larger individual bonuses that can be life-changing for many of them. FIFA designated $30,000 for the 732 players among 32 teams in the tournament field. The payout rises to $60,000 for players

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s deposed president is running out of food and under increasingly dire conditions two weeks after he was ousted in a military coup and put under house arrest, an adviser said Wednesday. The U.S. State Department expressed deep concern about the “deteriorating conditions” of his detention.