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By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A prosecutor says that a 13-year-old boy from the suburbs of Stockholm who was found dead earlier this month, is the latest victim of a deadly gang war in Sweden. Prosecutor Lisa dos Santos said Thursday that Milo, who was only identified by his first
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — England women’s players appear to have reached an agreement with the country’s soccer federation regarding a dispute over bonuses and commercial structures. England captain Millie Bright says at a news conference that the players “feel really confident moving forward about the structure we now have in place” with the Football Association. Exact
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Markets on Wall Street are poised to open with losses on Thursday after the Federal Reserve said it may not cut interest rates next year by as much as it previously thought. On Wall Street, futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.8% before the bell,
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Bayern Munich defeated Manchester United 4-3 in a chaotic Champions League game at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, after which United goalkeeper André Onana said that he was to blame for the loss. Onana, who joined United from Inter Milan in July, failed to keep out Leroy Sané’s first-half
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By Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The proposed state budget includes the expansion of Medicaid, even though some Republicans had fought to put funding for that program in a separate bill. Lisa Franklin, who suffers from liver failure and owes tens of thousands in medical debt,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Representatives of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Azerbaijan government have held a first round of talks on the future of the breakaway region that Azerbaijan now says it fully controls following a military offensive this week. President Ilham Aliyev’s office said the talks on the ethnic Armenian region had ended and that discussions
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A former soldier who allegedly snuck out of a London prison by strapping himself under a food delivery truck has pleaded not guilty to escaping custody. Daniel Khalife appeared at London’s Central Criminal Court on Thursdav by video link from a high-security prison to deny the charge. Prosecutors say Khalife, who’s 21
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine. The comment appeared to put Poland’s status as a major source of military equipment for Kyiv in doubt as a trade dispute between the neighboring states escalates. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki created some
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy and Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in months, Hollywood studios and striking writers have made progress in their negotiations, potentially nearing an end to a more-than-140-day strike that has frozen production. Writers and heads of the four major studios are set to meet for a second consecutive day
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La esperanza no está muerta para los rivales republicanos de Donald Trump, pero cualquiera que busque emerger como un verdadero retador debe comenzar pronto a fusionar la oposición al expresidente para frenar su persecución hacia una tercera nominación consecutiva del Partido Republicano. Una nueva encuesta de CNN/SSRS que muestra que
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Este miércoles se conocieron los resultados preliminares de la autopsia a la actriz argentina Silvina Luna, que murió el 31 de agosto a los 43 años. Según el documento, durante la autopsia “se observaron trombosis venosas y tromboembolismo pulmonar, en principio, idóneas para el mecanismo mortal”. Sin embargo, el informe
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Los combatientes de etnia armenia de la disputada región de Nagorno-Karabaj aceptaron dejar las armas después de que Azerbaiyán lanzó este martes una breve pero sangrienta ofensiva militar, lo que supone un impulso para este país en su intento de controlar el territorio. Aún no está claro si esto conducirá a una
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has paused nearly two years of interest rate increases after a surprising fall in U.K. inflation eased concerns about the pace of price rises. In a development Thursday that few predicted just two days ago, the central bank kept its main interest rate
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a surprise outcome, South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament has voted to pass a motion submitted by the government that allows the potential arrest of the country’s leading opposition figure, Lee Jae-myung, who faces a widening investigation over corruption allegations. Lawmakers voted in favor of lifting
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — When England soccer player Leah Williamson addressed the United Nations in New York this week she spoke of her recent visit to the world’s biggest Syrian refugee camp in Jordan. She spoke of the power of sport and soccer in particular to change lives after
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s election oversight body has announced that it will hold the next parliamentary elections in the last week of January, delaying the vote which was to be held in November under the constitution. However, the announcement by the Election Commission of Pakistan has ended uncertainty about the
Continue ReadingBy SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A prominent leader of Cambodia’s political opposition has been convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison for issuing worthless checks four years ago. His party has called the case politically motivated. The Phnom Penh Municipal Court issued its verdict Thursday against Thach Setha, a
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian court has given two death sentences to a Tajik man convicted of carrying out a gun attack that killed two people at a major Shiite shrine in the southern city of Shiraz. The judiciary website Mizan Online says the Iranian Revolutionary Court in Fars province gave Rahmatollah Norouzof two
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine. The comment appeared to put Poland’s status as a major source of military equipment in doubt as a trade dispute between the neighboring states escalates. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki created some confusion about
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has paused nearly two years of interest rate increases after a surprising fall in U.K. inflation eased concerns about the pace of price rises. In a development Thursday that few predicted just two days ago, the central bank kept its main interest rate
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