SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The Bosnian capital of Sarajevo has been intermittently engulfed in a toxic haze since the start of December, with air quality so bad it was placed first on a list of the world’s most polluted cities for a second straight day. The Swiss air quality technology company IQAir, which compiles a
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for five years over allegations that its surveillance system was used incorrectly to identify potential shoplifters, especially Black, Latino, Asian or female shoppers. The settlement with the Federal Trade Commission addresses charges that the struggling drugstore chain didn’t do
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Investigators are examining the wreckage of a TV news helicopter that crashed in the New Jersey Pinelands, killing the pilot and a photographer on board. WPVI-TV of Philadelphia says a two members of its news team were in the helicopter when it
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Scientists in California shooting nearly 200 lasers at a cylinder holding a fuel capsule the size of a peppercorn have taken another step in the quest for fusion energy, which, if mastered, could provide the world with a near-limitless source of clean power. Last year on a December morning,
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s monster-sized rally since Halloween is letting off the accelerator Wednesday following some disappointing profit reports. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in early trading, though it’s still within 0.8% of its record set nearly two years ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A top French television presenter has been handed a preliminary charge of rape by a person abusing his authority. French authorities have investigated complaints by about 20 women who have accused Patrick Poivre d’Arvor of sexual misconduct. He denies wrongdoing, and has sued 16 of his accusers. A revered personality who hosted
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative law firm has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the State Bar of Wisconsin’s “diversity clerkship program” unconstitutionally discriminates based on race. The program offers summer internships for first-year law school students at top law firms, private companies and government offices. Past participants have
Continue ReadingBy Rex Hodge Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A gun accidentally went off inside a popular Waynesville restaurant, and it was caught on video. Now, police are searching for the man who had the gun. Waynesville police said it was Saturday when a man walked into Clyde’s Restaurant.
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Israel has proposed a fresh pause in fighting in exchange for Hamas releasing hostages that are still held captive in Gaza, a source familiar with the negotiations told CNN. The development would mark a significant shift since Israel’s military operations resumed in the war and formal
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer When Cora Dibert went for a routine blood test in October, the toddler brought along her favorite new snack: a squeeze pouch of WanaBana cinnamon-flavored apple puree. “She sucked them dry,” recalls her 26-year-old mother, Morgan Shurtleff, of Elgin, Oklahoma. Within a week, the family got an alarming call.
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas are fighting a war that has killed thousands and resulted in a devastating humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The Israeli military began an offensive on the Palestinian enclave after Hamas militants launched a brutal assault on Israel on October 7 – the biggest
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for five years over allegations that a surveillance system it used incorrectly identified potential shoplifters, especially Black, Latino, Asian or female shoppers. The deal announced late Tuesday settles Federal Trade Commission charges that the struggling drugstore chain didn’t do
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration has released a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a swap for jailed Americans, The Associated Press has learned. Alex Saab, who was arrested on a U.S. warrant for money laundering in 2020, was released from custody Wednesday. In
Continue ReadingBy DEREK GATOPOULOS and COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Five Greek and international environmental campaign agencies have launched legal action against a major natural gas project in the Mediterranean country. The project is supported by the European Union as a regional alternative to Russian energy. Greenpeace and the World Wide Fund for
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The migrant surge overwhelming US-Mexico border authorities is being driven by pseudo-legitimate travel agencies and organized transportation networks that are advertising travel to the US southern border and ultimately connecting migrants to smugglers, according to a US Customs and Border Protection official. Those smugglers
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister says Israel wants to fast-track the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza through a maritime corridor from Cyprus, bolstering stability in the region. Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told reporters Wednesday after a visit to a center of operations in the coastal town of
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Like Christmas trees, Santa and reindeer, the poinsettia has long been a ubiquitous symbol of the holiday season in the U.S. and Europe. But now, nearly 200 years after the plant with the bright crimson leaves was introduced north of the Rio Grande, attention is
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The party of Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan says he will run in upcoming parliamentary elections from prison. Legal experts say this is possible while Khan’s appeal of his conviction in a corruption case is being considered. The 71-year-old former prime minister is Pakistan’s most well-known opposition
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer Wall Street pointed lower before the opening bell Wednesday after another record-setting day for U.S. markets. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials each slipped about 0.2% before the bell. FedEx tumbled 11% in off-hours trading after it missed Wall Street’s second-quarter sales and profit forecasts. The
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The family of an elder in a Chinese church says he has been detained and accused of fraud. A U.S.-based Christian rights group says it’s part of a larger crackdown by Chinese authorities on house churches, or informal churches not registered with the government. Many Chinese who
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