NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The display of hundreds of Palestinian flags at a Champions League game by fans of Scottish club Celtic cost the team a UEFA fine of $19,000. The fans of the Scottish champions have long publicly supported the Palestinian cause and defied requests from the club not to do so on Oct.
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — EU lawmakers have rejected a proposal from the bloc’s executive arm to set legally binding targets to reduce the use of chemical pesticides by 50% by 2030 and a ban on all pesticide use in areas such public parks, playgrounds and schools. After a series of amendments
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN, TIA GOLDENBERG and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day cease-fire in the war in Gaza — a breakthrough that will facilitate the release of dozens of hostages held by militants as well as Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, and bring a large influx of aid
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge has denied a compassionate release request filed by a former Baltimore police officer convicted in 2018 as part of the department’s Gun Trace Task Force corruption scandal. Daniel Hersl was sentenced to 18 years behind bars after a jury found him guilty of racketeering and robbery. The 53-year-old ex-detective
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. ___ The way this NFL season is going so far, there’s a decent chance there could be a first-time Super Bowl participant for the first time since the 2008
Continue ReadingBy KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has urged NATO to further boost its military forces in Kosovo and secure the country’s borders with Serbia. He has warned that recent ethnic violence in Kosovo could potentially trigger a wider Balkan conflict. Rama said Wednesday after an informal
Continue ReadingBy EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan authorities have issued a warning about the sale of counterfeit HIV prevention drugs in the country, saying their “safety, quality and efficacy cannot be assured.” The Pharmacy and Poisons Board said the drugs were in two batches falsely labeled as Truvada, a commonly used HIV
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks gained ground in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday, led by big gains in travel-related companies as energy prices drop. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% and remains on track for a modest gain in a holiday-shortened week ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press ___ Editor’s note: The Associated Press is publishing an updated visual analysis of the Oct. 17 explosion at Gaza’s Al-Ahli Hospital. The AP initially assessed that the explosion was likely caused by a rocket launched from within Gaza that misfired, and that assessment has not changed. However, new images that
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The late crush of holiday travelers is picking up steam, with about 2.7 million people expected to board flights on Wednesday and millions more planning to drive to Thanksgiving celebrations. Airline officials say they are confident they can avoid the kind of massive disruptions that have marred past holiday
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers The ousted leader of ChatGPT maker OpenAI will return to the company that fired him just days ago, concluding a short but chaotic power struggle that shocked the tech industry and underscored the conflicts around how to safely build artificial intelligence. The San Francisco-based company said
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers The ousted leader of ChatGPT maker OpenAI will return to the company that fired him just days ago, concluding a short but chaotic power struggle that shocked the tech industry and underscored the conflicts around how to safely build artificial intelligence. The San Francisco-based company said
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Sometimes inspiration can be unexpected. Just ask comedian Heather McMahan. She began posting witty observations and comedy bits with characters to social media after her father died in 2015 of pancreatic cancer. That’s led to a weekly podcast, a successful stand-up tour and TV development deal. McMahan also self-produced a
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Impossible is often just a starting point on a Christopher Nolan film and “Oppenheimer,”about the father of the atomic bomb, was no exception. In fact, it’s often where inspiration was born. During one especially stressful stretch, filmmakers lost their White House set five days before they had one day
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you didn’t already guess it from a barrage of sales ads in your inbox, the holiday shopping season is upon us. And Black Friday is right around the corner. While Black Friday may no longer look like the crowd-filled, in-person mayhem that it was
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Impossible is often just a starting point on a Christopher Nolan film and “Oppenheimer,”about the father of the atomic bomb, was no exception. In fact, it’s often where inspiration was born. During one especially stressful stretch, filmmakers lost their White House set five days before they had one day
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, led by big gains in travel-related companies as energy prices drop. Cruise companies and airlines were among the biggest gainers in the early going Wednesday. The market is on track to post a modest gain in this holiday-shortened week ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday
Continue ReadingBy STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says that Iran’s decision in September to bar several experienced U.N. inspectors from monitoring its disputed nuclear program is constituting “a very serious blow” to the agency’s ability to do its job “to the best possible level.” IAEA Director-General
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A major Iranian-backed militant group in Iraq has warned it may strike additional U.S. targets after U.S. warplanes killed multiple militants in response to the first use of a short-range ballistic missile against U.S. forces at Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq. Tensions in the
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court struck down Maryland’s licensing requirements for handgun owners Tuesday, citing a 2022 landmark ruling by the conservative-majority US Supreme Court. Maryland’s Firearm Safety Act of 2013, passed in the wake of the deadly mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, was deemed unconstitutional in the 2-1 ruling from the
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