Associated Press VEENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Hyperloop has achieved significant liftoff in the northern Netherlands. Hyperloop is a new form of mass transit involving capsules whizzing on magnetic fields through depressurized tubes, A company involved in developing the high-speed transit system once promoted by Elon Musk said Monday that a test vehicle was levitated and
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The Paris luxury fashion house Givenchy has named Sarah Burton creative director for women’s and men’s collections, with immediate effect. The appointment was announced on Monday. Burton, who stepped down from Alexander McQueen last year, said she was excited “to bring to Givenchy my own vision, sensibility and beliefs.” Burton becomes the
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — The University of Pittsburgh has fired athletic director Heather Lyke, a somewhat surprising move that came a few months before Lyke’s contract expired. Pitt chancellor Joan Gabel thanked Lyke on Monday for her leadership but noted she felt it was time for the athletic department to have a “new vision.” Lyke arrived
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — As a raging wildfire continues to spread east of Los Angeles, driven by days of triple-digit temperatures, a teacher in an evacuation zone is planning to keep instructing online at his home in a Southern California mountain town. Stephen Richardson, whose 1930s wooden cabin in the unincorporated
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian police say there’s no evidence to suggest that gunshots caused the death of a tame beluga whale that lived off Norway’s coast and whose harness ignited speculation it was a Russian spy. Animal advocates alleged the animal was shot to death after its carcass was found on Aug. 31 in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NOWY DWOR MAZOWIECKI, Poland (AP) — Polish army dogs are being bestowed with military ranks as part of a new program aimed at honoring their service in the armed forces. A ceremony on Friday came after the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army decided last year that service dogs would
Continue ReadingAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency wants the auto industry to design new vehicles including SUVs and pickup trucks so they reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement Monday that it’s proposing a new rule setting performance requirements to minimize the
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Talking about death is never easy, but doing so early can help families prepare. Experts recommend starting off by asking what matters most to their loved one such as what song they might want played at their funeral, or where they’d like to be buried. Remind them that
Continue ReadingCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — The Guilford County Sheriff’s Department said former Clemson receiver Diondre Overton was found shot and killed at house party early Saturday morning. Overton was 26. A release from the department said deputies responded to complaints of loud noise when they found Overton. Immediate medical aid was given, but Overton was pronounced
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Author-playwright Jessica Hagedorn, “Yellowface” novelist R.F. Kuang and poet Monica Youn are among this year’s recipients of the 45th annual American Book Awards, which honor “outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum” of the country’s artistic and cultural community. The awards were announced Monday by the nonprofit Before Columbus Foundation, which
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Torrential downpours hit North Africa’s normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend. They caused flooding that killed nearly two dozen people in Morocco and Algeria and destroyed homes and critical infrastructure. Officials in Morocco said the two days of storms surpassed historic averages and in some cases exceeded
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority held a funeral procession Monday for an American activist who a witness says was shot and killed by Israeli forces last week following a demonstration against settlements in the occupied West Bank. Dozens of mourners — including several leading officials of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority
Continue ReadingU.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that the engines can catch fire on some Jeep SUVs and pickup trucks with the ignition turned off. The probe covers more than 781,000 Wranglers and Gladiators from the 2021 through 2023 model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has nine complaints of engine fires
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A long-awaited report on how to rescue Europe’s economy from weak growth and red tape is in. The question is, how much of its recommendations will actually be enacted by the often slow-moving politics of the European Union? The report stands out from other recipes for improvement because of its
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries are buying too much of their defense equipment abroad, much of it U.S.-made, and failing to invest in joint military projects, a landmark report is warning. The report comes as the EU struggles to find enough weapons and ammunition to help Ukraine survive the full-scale Russian invasion.
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — When the British filmmaker Mike Leigh was 6, his father, a doctor who opposed his son becoming an artist, told him to quit drawing pictures of people. In a way, Leigh never stopped. In his six decades making movies, the 81-year-old Leigh has made some of the most humanistic
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — He had some help: Morgan Wallen tops the 2024 Country Music Association Awards nominations with seven. For a third year in a row, Wallen is up for both the top prize — entertainer of the year — and the male vocalist categories. Rounding out the entertainer of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — In his heyday, Apollo Carreon Quiboloy was one of the most influential religious leaders and televangelists in the Philippines. Proclaiming himself as the “appointed son of God,” he also was a political kingmaker who backed former President Rodrigo Duterte. An expanded U.S. indictment in 2021 charged him with having
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s most prominent opposition party says an official who went missing last week has been found dead with signs of beatings and acid poured on his face. President Samia Suluhu Hassan quickly condemned the killing in a statement posted on X and said her administration does not condone such
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Ukrainian official says Western partner countries must allow Ukraine to use weapons they have supplied to strike military warehouses inside Russia because of strong suspicions Iran has provided ballistic missiles for the Kremlin’s war effort. Two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press at the
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