By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A local human rights center says security services in Belarus are breaking into apartments and detaining people in their workplaces as they carry out hundreds of searches among election observers ahead of next year’s vote. It’s the latest crackdown against human rights and democracy figures in
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — The trial for rapper Young Thug and five other people is on pause until early next year after one of the defendants was stabbed in the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. The sheriff’s office said 31-year-old Shannon Stillwell was stabbed multiple times Sunday evening during a fight with another man housed in
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos ‘ lawyer expressed optimism about plea negotiations in Santos’ criminal fraud case Tuesday, successfully fending off prosecutors’ attempts to speed up the the ousted congressman’s trial. In Santos’ first court appearance since he was expelled from Congress earlier this month,
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators say they have taken the first step toward requiring devices in vehicles that prevent drunk or impaired driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on Tuesday that it is starting the process to put a new federal safety standard in place requiring the technology in all new
Continue ReadingHAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s state judiciary is accepting applications to replace a circuit court judge who was killed earlier this year. Judge Andrew Wilkinson was shot to death in his driveway in October. Authorities said the suspect in the slaying was involved in a divorce case the judge presided over. The Maryland Judiciary says
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police say they are charging a man with 14 counts of second-degree murder in addition to his previously announced 14 charges of aiding suicide for allegedly selling lethal substances on the internet to people at risk of self harm. An international investigation is underway following the
Continue ReadingBy FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of people sang the traditional Mexican birthday song “Las mañanitas” at Mexico City’s Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe to honor the virgin on the 492nd anniversary of her apparition in 1531. Authorities estimate that over five million faithful visited the Basilica during the days
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will meet with families of all eight American hostages abducted by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, a senior administration official told CNN. The meeting will take place at the White House with some joining virtually. A number
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in Washington on Tuesday to make an in-person plea for the military and economic aid he said is necessary to continue Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion. Zelensky, visiting Washington for the third time since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022, met with members
Continue ReadingBy JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — During a career than spans over four decades, Grammy-winning Mexican rockers Maná have toured the world, yet has never played London. That changes next July when the foursome plays the OVO Arena Wembley, and drummer Alex González says the band is “freaking out” about it,“ calling
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch counterterrorism agency has lifted the country’s threat alert to its second-highest level and says the possibility of an attack in the country is now “substantial.” The announcement Tuesday marked the first time the threat level has been so high since the end of
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — His country’s future at stake, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told senators Tuesday that with U.S. aid his fighters can beat back the Russian invasion. But with funding in doubt, his grim trip to Capitol Hill was far from the hero’s welcome he received last
Continue ReadingPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Authorities have found a critical structural failure in one of the busiest bridges in Rhode Island and have closed its westbound side to begin a repair job expected to take months. The Washington Bridge carries Interstate 195 over the Seekonk River from Providence to East Providence and serves as a key
Continue ReadingBy FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of people sang the traditional Mexican birthday song “Las mañanitas” at Mexico City’s Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe to honor the virgin on the 492th anniversary of her apparition in 1531. Authorities estimate that over five million faithful visited the Basilica during the days
Continue ReadingA far-right lawmaker in the Polish parliament used a fire extinguisher on Tuesday and put out a candle on a menorah that was lit for the Jewish holiday Hanukkah. All major political forces quickly denounced the incident carried out by Grzegorz Braun, and said there would be no tolerance for antisemitic and xenophobic behavior in
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation ticked down again last month, with cheaper gas helping further lighten the weight of price increases in the United States. At the same time, the latest data on consumer inflation showed that prices in some areas — services such as rents, restaurants and auto
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hitting hundreds of people and firms around the globe with new economic and diplomatic sanctions as the U.S. targets third-country contributors that are equipping Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions stretch from Russia to China to Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — A day after professional hockey player Adam Johnson suffered a fatal cut to his throat during a game in England, Dan Sacco went out and ordered his 10-year-old twins new neck guards. Colton and Harper Sacco play together as squirts — 9- and 10-year-olds
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court has convicted three former soldiers in a sexual assault case that authorities had dropped until the victim came forward demanding a reinvestigation and prompting a military-wide harassment probe. The court sentenced them to two years in prison but suspended the sentences for four years,
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting rapidly, but a new report showed an astonishing phenomenon in the world’s tallest mountain range could be helping to slow the effects of the global climate crisis. When warming temperatures hit certain high-altitude ice masses, it sets off a surprising reaction that blows
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