By GAIANE YENOKIAN Associated Press GORIS, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of Nagorno-Karabakh residents are fleeing their homes after Azerbaijan’s swift military operation to reclaim control of the breakaway region. More than 28,000 people, which is about 23% of the region’s population, have fled to Armenia since Azerbaijan’s offensive last week to seize the region after
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM, TOM KRISHER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to stand alongside United Auto Workers pickets on Tuesday on the 12th day of their strike against major carmakers underscores support of labor unions that appears to be unparalleled in presidential history. Labor historians say they cannot
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Standing outside the modern, minimalist exterior of the US State Department’s Harry S. Truman Building in the nation’s capital, it’s difficult to picture the ornate reception rooms on its seventh and eighth floors. It’s a dichotomy outlined in the opening pages of the new book “America’s
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NORTH READING, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Police are seeking a criminal summons for a woman who allegedly stole a North Reading client’s pet as part of a dog training scam. The dog was later found dead. Police did not identify the 27-year-old old woman from Haddam,
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Si eres una de las muchas personas que se han tragado un chicle entero por accidente, es probable que te haya venido una pregunta a la cabeza justo después de esa sensación tan desagradable. ¿Cuánto tiempo permanecerá ahí el chicle? Existe la idea generalizada de que permanecerá en el estómago durante
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s immigration minister has argued Tuesday that international refugee rules must be rewritten to reduce the number of people entitled to protection. Home Secretary Suella Braverman says people who face discrimination for their gender or sexuality should not be granted asylum unless they are “fleeing a real
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CNN By Olga Voitovych, Clare Sebastian, Florence Davey-Attlee and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s military has said it is “clarifying” information received about the alleged assassination of Russian commander Viktor Sokolov, after Moscow released a video that appears to show him alive and well. Kyiv claimed on Monday it killed Sokolov, the commander of
Continue Reading By Olga Voitovych, Clare Sebastian, Florence Davey-Attlee and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s military has said it is “clarifying” information received about the alleged assassination of Russian commander Viktor Sokolov, after Moscow released a video that appears to show him alive and well. Kyiv claimed on Monday it killed Sokolov, the commander of Russia’s
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Striking actors have voted to expand their walkout to include the lucrative video game market, a step that could put new pressure on Hollywood studios to make a deal with the performers who provide voices and stunts for games. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Striking actors have voted to expand their walkout to include the lucrative video game market, a step that could put new pressure on Hollywood studios to make a deal with the performers who provide voices and stunts for games. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN) — JPMorgan Chase llegó a un acuerdo con las Islas Vírgenes de EE.UU. sobre una demanda en la que se alegaba que el banco facilitó los delitos de tráfico sexual de Jeffrey Epstein. El acuerdo incluye “compromisos significativos” por parte de JPMorgan Chase para reducir la trata de seres
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is calling on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign, saying in a statement that the sweeping federal bribery charges unveiled Friday against his fellow New Jersey Democrat contain ”shocking allegations of corruption and specific, disturbing details of wrongdoing.” Booker’s statement
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden sued Rudy Giuliani and another attorney Tuesday, saying the two wrongly accessed and shared his personal data after obtaining it from the owner of a Delaware computer repair shop. The lawsuit was the latest in a new strategy by Hunter Biden to strike back against
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer U.S. regulators and 17 states are suing Amazon over allegations the e-commerce behemoth abuses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on and off its platform, overcharge sellers and stifle competition. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Amazon’s home state of Washington, is the result of
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is calling on fellow New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to resign. Booker said in a statement Tuesday that the federal bribery charges against Menendez, also a Democrat, contain ”shocking allegations of corruption and specific, disturbing details of wrongdoing.” Booker’s statement comes as
Continue ReadingSAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Paris Olympics organizers and their partners have set up a giant job fair meant to help fill about 16,000 vacancies in key sectors including catering, security, transport and cleaning, 10 months before the opening of the Games. About 50 companies are now recruiting in various fields to be able to welcome
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With a government shutdown five days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode as Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means curtailing federal services for millions of Americans. There’s no clear path ahead as
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge has dismissed all charges, including a murder count, against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver. Philadelphia Municipal Judge Wendy Pew made her ruling Tuesday after watching video of the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry. The defense had asserted that Officer
Continue ReadingBy KAY DERVISHI of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The share of Latinos who give to established charities has dropped sharply since 2008, a new study has found. The same has been true for other Americans, but the percentage of Hispanics who give to help people in need through less formal efforts is
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The foreign minister of Belarus says he can’t envision a situation where his country would enter the war in Ukraine alongside Russian forces. Belarus has a strategic partnership with Russia. Sergei Aleinik said in an interview with The Associated Press that he also can’t imagine
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