By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An associate of opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been jailed by a court in the Siberian city of Tomsk pending trial. An ally of Ksenia Fadeyeva says the activist, who used to run Navalny’s office in Tomsk, has been jailed while she awaits her trial on
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes, Shimon Prokupecz and Avery Lotz CNN (CNN) — Maryanne Trump Barry, the eldest sister of former President Donald Trump, has died, two sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN. She was 86. Barry, a former federal judge and prosecutor, was selected by President Ronald Reagan to serve on the Federal District
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted through a mixed Monday to open a week that could bring more action to financial markets, with several big reports on the calendar. The S&P 500 slipped 3.69 points, or 0.1%, to 4,411.55. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 54.77, or 0.2%,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is releasing a strategy to potentially expand the availability of radio spectrum needed for cellphones, satellites, navigation, space travel and other emerging technologies. The increasingly digitized and mobile economy has put pressure on the available range of frequencies used for wireless communication. The spectrum is also vital
Continue ReadingKATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s government has decided to ban the popular social media app TikTok, saying it was disrupting “social harmony” in the country. The announcement was made following a Cabinet meeting on Monday. Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud said the app would be banned immediately. He said that to make social media platforms
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November is Child Grief Awareness Month, and on Sunday Ronnie’s House for Hope hosted its annual ‘Mile in their Shoes 5K.’ Jennifer loza, president, ronnie’s house “People think children are very resilient and they’ll just get through it,” said Ronnie’s House President and Founder, Jennifer Loza. “But a lot of us need support. It saved my life after
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press In September, the award-winning author and academic Ibram X. Kendi and Boston University acknowledged that they were laying off most of the staff at the research center he runs. The news prompted former colleagues to publicly question the BU Center for Antiracist Research’s ability to deliver on the promises it
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A man and woman accused of operating a commercial sex ring with wealthy and prominent clients in Massachusetts and the Washington, D.C., suburbs are set to appear in court Monday. Junmyung Lee, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and Han Lee, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, are scheduled to appear
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A man and woman accused of operating a commercial sex ring with wealthy and prominent clients in Massachusetts and the Washington, D.C., suburbs are set to appear in court Monday. Junmyung Lee, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and Han Lee, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, are scheduled to appear
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Three Bismarck police officers are on administrative leave after the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old during a traffic stop early Sunday in a mall parking lot. Officers were investigating the teen, Nicholas Bruington, in connection with a reported shooting near a hotel. Police said he had
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has offered his conservative government’s resignation. The step was required as Poland’s newly elected parliament met for the first time Monday. The chamber voted to chose a Morawiecki opponent as its speaker. An alliance of pro-European Union parties
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak service north of New York City has been disrupted because of structural issues with a parking garage that’s over the tracks on Manhattan’s west side. Service between the city and the Croton-Harmon station in Westchester County was halted Sunday after structural problems were discovered at the parking garage on West
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego State coach Brady Hoke announced Monday he will retire from leading the Aztecs after this season, having guided the program for six years over two stints that included three bowl appearances. Hoke, 65, is 39-31 (.557) at San Diego State, but just 3-7 this year. He is in the
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon identified on Monday the five special operations aviators who were killed in a training flight crash in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on Friday evening. The soldiers, all assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen R. Dwyer, 38, of Clarksville, Tennessee; Chief Warrant Officer 2
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles drivers, warned of potentially terrible traffic snarls, headed into the Monday morning commute following a raging fire over the weekend that closed a major elevated interstate near downtown. Many commuters appeared to have heeded warnings. TV news helicopter views generally showed less traffic than normal on the freeways encircling
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles drivers, warned of potentially terrible traffic snarls, headed into the Monday morning commute following a raging fire over the weekend that closed a major elevated interstate near downtown. Many commuters appeared to have heeded warnings. TV news helicopter views generally showed less traffic than normal on the freeways encircling
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A terminally ill baby at the center of a legal battle involving her parents, British health officials and the Italian government has died. The group Christian Concern, which supported her family, said Indi Gregory died in a hospice on Monday after her life support was withdrawn. The 8-month-old baby had suffered brain
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. returned to the stand Monday as defense lawyers started calling witnesses in the New York civil fraud trial that threatens his father’s real estate empire. Donald Trump’s eldest son returned two weeks after state lawyers quizzed him during a longstretch of the
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — El Salvador’s government has begun slapping a $1,130 fee on travelers from dozens of countries connecting through the nation’s main airport. The move comes amid U.S. pressure to help control migration flows to its southern border. Since the end of October, citizens of 57 largely African
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The tiny Caribbean island of Dominica is creating the world’s first marine protected area for one of earth’s largest animals: the endangered sperm whale. Nearly 300 square miles (800 square kilometers) of royal blue waters on the western side of the island nation that
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