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By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An off-duty police officer who abducted and murdered a 33-year-old woman in south London three years ago should never have been employed in the first place after three police forces failed to spot clear signs of his unsuitability, according to an official inquiry. Wayne Couzens was found
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — Sixteen and 17-year-olds in one Vermont town will get to vote in the local elections next week. And those who turn 18 by the November general election will be permitted to vote in the state’s presidential primaries on Super Tuesday. That means some voters in Brattleboro
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has taken a major step in ending its standoff with member state Poland. Its commission has announced it will begin releasing billions of euros to Poland that were frozen over the previous government’s policies that the bloc said amounted to widespread backsliding on democratic
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops fired on a large crowd of Palestinians racing to pull food off an aid convoy in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed, bringing the death toll since the start of the Israel-Hamas
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A helicopter flying between an offshore oil platform and mainland Norway has crashed into the North Sea, killing one person and injuring five others, two of them seriously. The Sikorsky S-92 helicopter was on a training mission for state-owned oil and gas company Equinor ASA when it went down late Wednesday
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria will flex its muscle as a critical supplier for European countries seeking to lessen dependence on Russian gas as it welcomes leaders from other energy rich nations to a summit in Algiers this week. The country will host leaders from 13 other nations in Algiers, including Russia, Iran, Qatar and
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The world’s largest brewer may have lost as much as $1.4 billion in sales because of the backlash to its brief partnership with a transgender influencer to promote Bud Light beer. Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) reported record revenues for 2023 Thursday but said its “full growth potential was constrained”
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden appeared Wednesday on Capitol Hill for a closed-door deposition with lawmakers, a critical moment for Republicans as their impeachment inquiry into his father and their family’s business affairs continues. The deposition marks a decisive point for the 14-month Republican investigation into the Biden family, which
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Satirical French newspaper La Bougie du Sapeur only comes out on Feb. 29, once every four years. Some friends started the leap year newspaper as a joke in 1980. Its editors say it’s more important than ever to be able to laugh about the news, notably as newspapers are struggling financially. The
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — North Dakota will hold its Republican presidential caucuses on Monday. It’s the last chance for Donald Trump’s rivals for the GOP nomination to slow his momentum heading into Super Tuesday, which comes the next day. That’s the biggest day of the primary campaign, when 15 states hold
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that such a move is fraught with the risk of a global nuclear conflict. Putin’s blunt warning came in a state-of-the-nation address ahead
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Law enforcement agencies, civil defense officials and election administrators are meeting in Pennsylvania to coordinate against election threats with the presidential contest eight months away. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration said Thursday that he’s created the Pennsylvania Election Threats Task Force. The state became a magnet for
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Pennsylvania is launching a new task force dedicated to election threats, marking a key initiative in the battleground state ahead of the 2024 election. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday announced the task force, saying it will “safeguard the rights of every citizen.” “Pennsylvania is the birthplace of American
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Morgan Rimmer, Sam Fossum and Ted Barrett, CNN The House and Senate both passed a stopgap bill on Thursday to avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the week. To provide additional time for full-year funding bills to be finalized and passed, the stopgap measure will extend funding on
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s powerful Commission says it will begin releasing billions of euros to Poland that were frozen over the previous government’s policies that the bloc said amounted to widespread backsliding on fundamental democratic principles. The move had been expected after Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The biggest day of this year’s primary campaign is approaching as 16 states vote in contests known as Super Tuesday. The elections are a crucial moment for President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, who are the overwhelming front-runners for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations, respectively. As the day with
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Multinational beer and beverage company Anheuser-Busch InBev, maker of Budweiser, Bud Light, Stella Artois and Corona, has reported a 7% increase in operating profit for last year, even as as sales sagged in the United States due to a decline in demand for Bud Light.
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are pushing hard against more Ukrainian towns and villages in eastern and southeastern Ukraine as Moscow tries to press its current advantage in weapons and troops, Kyiv officials said Thursday. Despite Russia’s apparent offensive momentum on the ground, Ukraine claimed it has shot down
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Dave Myers, best known as one half of Britain’s adored “Hairy Bikers” TV chef duo, has died after a battle with cancer, his co-star and long-time friend Si King said Thursday. He was 66. Myers and King found fame in the U.K. and beyond with their “Hairy
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Biden administration is announcing proposed new rules that officials say will help passengers with disabilities. The Transportation Department is proposing Thursday that it is proposing to make it easier for the government to fine airlines for damaging or misplacing wheelchairs. The department is also proposing that airlines provide
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