By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — With its economy struggling, Germany now is wrestling to find a way out of a budget crisis after a court struck down billions in funding for clean energy projects and help for companies and consumers facing high utility bills because of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Already serving time for murder, disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh will now be sentenced for stealing from his clients. Tuesday’s hearing will allow any of his 18 victims to look him in the eye and say to him whatever they want. State prosecutors and Murdaugh’s lawyers agreed to a
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Celine Song’s wistful romance “Past Lives” earned top honors at the Gotham Awards on Monday evening at an award-season kickoff where the night’s biggest drama came in a political speech by Robert De Niro that the actor claimed had been edited without his permission. “Past
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street benchmarks edged lower as investors waited for updates on inflation and how American consumers are feeling about the economy. Tokyo and Hong Kong fell while Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney gained. On Tuesday the Conference Board will
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Ajay Mitchell’s 27 points helped UC Santa Barbara defeat Fresno State 69-65 on Monday night. Mitchell had seven rebounds for the Gauchos (3-2). Yohan Traore added 17 points while shooting 7 of 11 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line, and they also had
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Candidates have opened their campaigns for Indonesia’s presidential election, which is shaping up as a three-way race among a former special forces general who’s lost twice before and two former governors. Ganjar Pranowo started his first day of the 75-day campaign season in Indonesia’s easternmost city
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Relatives and a friend of Israelis kidnapped and killed by Hamas visited Australia’s Parliament House on Tuesday, sharing personal stories in an effort to lobby for international support for all hostages to be freed — and to support Israel’s war effort. The group of five will
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cairo Santos made a 30-yard field goal for Chicago with 10 seconds left for his fourth of the game after a miss on the opening drive, and the Bears had four interceptions of Joshua Dobbs in a defense-dominated 12-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Justin
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James never endured a lopsided basketball defeat like the one he suffered with Los Angeles in Philadelphia. James has lost big before. His Miami Heat once got trounced by 36 points in the NBA Finals. The Indiana Pacers beat James and the Lakers by 42
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jean Knight, the New Orleans-born soul singer known for her 1971 hit “Mr. Big Stuff,” has died at the age of 80. Family, friends and fans are mourning the loss of Knight, who died Wednesday in Tampa, Florida, where she was living. A family representative
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Belén Liotti (CNN) — Un hombre a bordo de un vuelo de Southwest abrió la puerta de una salida de emergencia y se subió al ala del avión mientras la aeronave estaba en una puerta de embarque del Aeropuerto Internacional Louis Armstrong de Nueva Orleans este domingo, dijeron las autoridades. La Oficina del Sheriff del
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By Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — A man on a Southwest Airlines flight opened an emergency exit door and climbed onto the plane’s wing Sunday while the aircraft was at a gate at New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport, authorities said. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said it responded to a disturbance at the airport
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is Giving Tuesday, a day of generosity dedicated to volunteering, donating, and doing good for others. If you’d like to participate, you can start by contemplating the causes close to your heart. Then, consider charitable giving to reputable non-profits in those fields, or you can make a
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Estamos obteniendo más claridad esta noche sobre la declaración de desastre mayor para california debido a la tormenta tropical Hilary incluyendo donde irán los fondos y donde no irán. Cuando la tormenta tropical Hilary arrasó el sur de California, dejó daños tanto en la propiedad pública como en la privada. A su paso, vimos carreteras deslavadas, casas inundadas y
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El pleno de la Asamblea de Ecuador fue convocado para este miércoles para retomar el juicio político contra el expresidente Guillermo Lasso por su presunta participación en el delito de peculado dentro del denominado “Caso Encuentro”, vinculado a una supuesta trama de corrupción que la Fiscalía indaga en al menos
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Navy says it has removed nearly all of the fuel from a plane that overshot a Hawaii runway and landed in an environmentally sensitive bay. But officials don’t have a timetable for when it will get the large aircraft out of the water.
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and ROBERT JABLON Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland considered a resolution to call for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war on Monday, potentially joining nearly a dozen other U.S. cities from Michigan to Georgia that have supported the same. The resolution before the Oakland City Council also calls for
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and ROBERT JABLON Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland considered a resolution to call for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war on Monday, potentially joining nearly a dozen other U.S. cities from Michigan to Georgia that have supported the same. The resolution before the Oakland City Council also calls for
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