Month: September 2023

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Lee whirled through open waters toward the northeast Caribbean late Thursday becoming the first Category 5 storm of the Atlantic season. Lee was not expected to make landfall although forecasters said tropical storm conditions are possible on some islands. Meteorologists said it was too early to provide details

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The founder of North Korea’s ruling dynasty, an isolationist totalitarian leader named Kim Il Sung, was still building some of the country’s first nuclear facilities when Syd Seiler arrived on the Korean Peninsula as a young U.S. military intelligence officer. Over the four decades since, Seiler has

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday it has christened a purported nuclear attack submarine it has been developing for years, a step leader Kim Jong Un described as crucial in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy to counter the United States and its Asian allies. The

By JILL COLVIN and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is heading to South Dakota for a Republican fundraiser as his rivals spend the day holding town halls and meet-and-greets in early-voting states. Trump’s Friday event will double as an opportunity for Gov. Kristi Noem to showcase herself as a potential vice

By DAVID RISING Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — It’s never been easy for the leaders of the world’s largest economies to find common ground, but Russia’s war on Ukraine has made it even harder for the Group of 20 meeting to reach meaningful agreements this year. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this year’s host,

OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Madison Bernard climbed into bed before dawn with her toddler, Charlotte, who was asleep next to a nightstand strewn with straws, burned tinfoil and a white powder. Hours later, the mother woke and found her daughter struggling to breathe, according to investigators who described the scene in

By YURAS KARMANAU and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities are holding local elections this weekend in occupied parts of Ukraine in an effort to tighten their grip on territories Moscow illegally annexed a year ago and still does not fully control. The voting for Russian-installed legislatures in the Donetsk, Luhansk,

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Lions walked into roaring Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday night, where the Kansas City Chiefs are nearly unbeatable and were trying to open their latest Super Bowl title defense with a win, and proved what Detroit coach Dan Campbell has come to know in

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals is allowing Texas’ floating barrier on the Rio Grande to stay in place for now. The order by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday comes a day after a judge called the river buoys a threat to the safety of migrants and relations between the

By BRIAN MAHONEY and HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff’s U.S. Open semifinal victory over Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by four environmental activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands Thursday night. One protester glued his bare feet to the concrete floor. Gauff was