Month: January 2024

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Houthi rebels have fired a missile, striking a U.S.-owned ship just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden. Monday’s attack on the Gibraltar Eagle came less than a day after Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Aitana Bonmatí has hailed a “powerful generation of women” in accepting FIFA’s award as best female soccer player. Looking on at the awards ceremony in London was Spain teammate Jenni Hermoso who has spearheaded the fight against sexism in women’s soccer in Spain. Hermoso was on

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the nation’s largest grocery chains. In the suit filed in King County Superior Court, Ferguson argued that the $25-billion deal would harm consumers and raise prices, The Seattle Times reported. Kroger and

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Emmys are finally here! The 75th Emmys were delayed because of the Hollywood strikes, catapulting them from their usual perch in late summer or early fall to squarely in the midst of winter – better known in Hollywood as awards season. Follow along for our live

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iran has announced that it launched strikes against a “spy headquarters and the gathering of anti-Iranian terrorist groups” shortly after missiles hit an area near the U.S. consulate in Irbil, the seat of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region. Soon after, a statement from Iran’s