By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A liberal group is appealing a Colorado judge’s ruling that former President Donald Trump can stay on the ballot despite a constitutional bar on office for those who “engaged in insurrection.” District Judge Sarah B. Wallace found Trump did just that on Jan. 6 but ruled the
Continue ReadingBy Angela Dewan, CNN (CNN) — The recovery of the ozone layer — which sits miles above the Earth and protects the planet from ultraviolet radiation — has been celebrated as one of the world’s greatest environmental achievements. But in a new study published Tuesday, some scientists claim it may not be recovering at all,
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic was released on personal recognizance bail Tuesday after pleading not guilty to assaulting his wife. According to a Boston Police Department report, Lucic appeared intoxicated when officers arrived at his North End apartment early Saturday after his wife reported that he tried to choke her. Brittany Lucic
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Authorities say more than 100 handguns were stolen from a Michigan store after the manager was held at gunpoint and forced to reveal how to turn off the alarm. All guns except one were recovered and two men were arrested last Friday, a day after the heist
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The websites of two government ministries in Bahrain have briefly became inaccessible after a statement claimed hackers took them down over the island kingdom’s stance on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. A statement posted online by a self-described group calling itself Al-Toufan, or “The Flood” in Arabic, claimed hacking the
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed two journalists who were reporting for a Beirut-based TV station on military activity along the border with Israel, according to Lebanese officials and the broadcaster. A separate strike killed four militants with the Palestinian group
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Conservative justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court are questioning why they are being asked to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps in a redistricting case that Democrats hope will result in more favorable legislative maps for elections in 2024. The lawsuit heard Tuesday was brought by Democratic voters
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A full postseason share for the World Series champion Texas Rangers totaled $506,263, just down from the record set when the Houston Astros won in 2022, but the total pool increased to the most in Major League Baseball history. The pool of $107.8 million topped last year’s $107.5 million in the
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet was to convene Tuesday to consider a possible deal for the release of some of the hostages held by Hamas, as troops battled Palestinian militants in an urban refugee camp in northern Gaza and around hospitals overcrowded with patients and sheltering families.
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A defense lawyer says a Pakistani court has ruled that the closed-door prison trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of revealing state secrets is illegal. Khan’s lawyer said the Islamabad High Court issued the decision on Tuesday. It was unclear whether the government would
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN and VANESSA GERA Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Poland is expected to receive more than 5 billion euros ($5.5 billion) in EU funds after the European Commission gave a positive assessment of the country’s revised plan for green reforms and investments. The money is part of the bloc’s program aimed at helping
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union will continue to provide millions of euros in financial aid to the Palestinians after an investigation found that no money has been diverted to Hamas. The EU commission said Tuesday that it has screened over 100 projects worth a total of around $362 million.
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has accused Israel of war crimes and genocide in Gaza during a virtual meeting of leaders of developing countries including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping. Ramaphosa also condemned Hamas for its attack on Israeli civilians that sparked
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Transgender women will not be allowed to compete in international women’s cricket. The International Cricket Council says the “new gender eligibility regulation” has been imposed to protect the integrity of women’s cricket and was also made on safety grounds. Under the rules “male-to-female participants who have undergone male puberty
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slumped in October to their slowest pace in more than 13 years, as surging mortgage rates and rising prices kept many prospective homebuyers on the sidelines. Existing home sales fell 4.1% last month from September to a seasonally adjusted
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan textbooks contain maps of the region in which students learn to quickly point out their homeland as well as neighboring Colombia, Brazil and Guyana. But the map differs greatly from those in many other sources. It shows a much larger Venezuela, one that includes
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals in a 14th Amendment challenge to former President Donald Trump’s candidacy and scheduled oral arguments for December 6. Trump’s team and the group trying to remove him from the Colorado ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban” appealed different
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has launched a rocket in what may be its third attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit. The military in Seoul says a rocket was launched late Tuesday. North Korea’s two previous attempts failed because of
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting lower Tuesday following a strong rally that had vaulted it to its highest level since the start of August. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in early trading and on track for just its third loss in the last 17 days.
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is vowing to keep supporting Ukraine’s efforts to win its war against Russia, pledging further military aid worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion). The new aid is reportedly to include further Iris-T SLM anti-aircraft missile systems as well as anti-tank mines
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