MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities say special forces killed two people suspected of plotting terror attacks in a shootout in the country’s south on Thursday. The National Antiterror Committee said the suspects were blockaded on the outskirts of Nalchik, capital of the Kabardino-Balkaria republic, and opened fire on Federal Security Service forces. The committee did
Continue ReadingBy DAVID RISING Associated Press RUN TA EK, Cambodia (AP) — It’s been more than a year since Yem Srey Pin moved with her family from the village where she was born on Cambodia’s Angkor UNESCO World Heritage site to Run Ta Ek, a dusty new settlement about 25 kilometers (15 miles) away. A tattered
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY, JULIA FRANKEL and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — It was hours after sundown when the eight aid trucks drove from the makeshift jetty, cobbled together from tons of wreckage left across Gaza by months of war. The trucks were escorted by three vehicles carrying aid workers
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Three people from Chile were arrested after a theft at a jewelry store in the El Paseo area of Palm Desert. The theft was reported at around 1:30 p.m. on the 73000 block of El Paseo in Palm Desert. Staff told police that the thieves stole high-valued pieces of jewelry and fled the location. “The
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Thursday after U.S. stocks fell on worries that what had seemed like a blip in the battle to bring down inflation may be a troubling trend. Oil prices edged higher and U.S. futures were flat. South Korean shares were little changed after
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Navy and Coast Guard operation on Tuesday rescued three mariners stranded on a tiny Pacific Ocean islet for more than a week after the trio spelled out “HELP” using palm fronds laid on a white-sand beach. The mission also unexpectedly turned into a family reunion. The three
Continue ReadingBy MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C (AP) — The North Carolina Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments related to voter fraud allegations made after the 2016 election. The Thursday hearing may set the stage for how partisan officials can pursue claims of voter fraud in future state elections. A group of four
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press Nebraska lawmakers are on track to pass a bill that would circumvent voters who could repeal a new law that funds private school tuition with taxpayer money. The bill by Omaha Sen. Lou Ann Linehan advanced Wednesday. Linehan is the author of last year’s measure allowing businesses and people
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — His weak body stood in the doorway, exhausted and covered in dirt. For two years, the boy had been among Nigeria’s ghosts, one of at least 1,500 schoolchildren and others seized by armed groups and held for ransom. But paying a ransom didn’t work for 12-year-old
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s parliament is finally holding a long-awaited debate on liberalizing the country’s strict abortion law. The traditionally Catholic nation has one of the most restrictive laws in Europe. But the reality is that many women terminate pregnancies at home with pills mailed from abroad. Currently the
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Oakland International Airport may add “San Francisco” to it’s name to attract more passengers, but its neighbors across the Bay have slammed the possible rebrand. The Board of Commissioners for the Port of Oakland will take up the question at its
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Devin Booker scored 37 points, Bradley Beal added 26 and the Phoenix Suns rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 124-108 on Wednesday night. The victory was payback for the Suns after they were embarrassed in the first quarter the previous
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE and AUDREY MCAVOY Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Hawaii-born Akebono, one of the greats of sumo wrestling and a former grand champion, has died. He was 54. He was the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the level of “yokozuna” — or grand champion — in Japan. “It is with sadness that we
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal fishery managers voted Wednesday to cancel all commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coast of California for the second year in a row, and only the fourth time in state history, because of dwindling stocks. The unanimous vote by the Pacific Fishery Management Council, the authority responsible for setting
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most news organizations hold its journalists to strict ethical standards to avoid conflicts of interest either real or perceived. Is the same true for its bosses? Outside corporate positions held by NBC Universal News Group chief Cesar Conde and CNN boss Mark Thompson reveal an
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign manager said on Wednesday that New York campaign staff member Rita Palma was fired after she told GOP voters in a meeting last week that preventing President Joe Biden’s victory was her “number one priority” and encouraged them to volunteer for former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. “We terminated
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Don Beyer’s car dealerships were among the first in the U.S. to set up a website. As a representative, the Virginia Democrat leads a bipartisan group focused on promoting fusion energy. He reads books about geometry for fun. So when questions about regulating artificial intelligence emerged, the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Don Beyer’s car dealerships were among the first in the U.S. to set up a website. As a representative, the Virginia Democrat leads a bipartisan group focused on promoting fusion energy. He reads books about geometry for fun. So when questions about regulating artificial intelligence emerged, the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID FISCHER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — South Florida researchers are using biodegradable drinking straws to prevent laboratory-grown coral from becoming really expensive fish food. Scientists around the world have been working for years to address the decline of coral reef populations. One solution has been to grow new coral in a
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s highest-level visit to North Korea in nearly five years is set to get underway Thursday, as Pyongyang seeks to strengthen relations with both Beijing and Moscow amid growing coordination between its neighbors and the United States. Zhao Leji, China’s third-highest ranked official, will lead a delegation
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