By STEPHEN HAWKINS and RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writers ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas was unanimously approved Thursday by Major League Baseball team owners, cementing the sport’s first relocation since 2005, according to two people familiar with the vote. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — David Cameron has traveled to the Ukrainian port of Odesa in his first overseas trip as Britain’s new foreign minister. He has pledged that the U.K. would continue providing military support until Ukraine is victorious in its war with Russia. Cameron, a former
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS and RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writers ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas was unanimously approved Thursday by Major League Baseball team owners, cementing the sport’s first relocation since 2005, according to two people familiar with the vote. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas has been unanimously approved by MLB owners, AP sources says.
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Senators Tommy Tuberville and Mike Lee maintained the Alabama Republican’s hold on military nominations despite a group of Republican senators who attempted to push through nominations when they returned to the Senate floor in the wee hours of Thursday morning. Sens. Dan Sullivan, Joni Ernst, Lindsay Graham and
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer More Americans filed for jobless claims last week, and while the labor market remains broadly healthy, there have been recent signs that it may finally be cooling. Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 13,000 to 231,000 for the week ending Nov. 11, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s the
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — Lars Obendorfer says he was “badly insulted” after he first began offering vegan sausage at his stands, dubbed “Best Worscht in Town.” He even found himself mediating between customers arguing on social media about what to him was just another menu item.
Continue ReadingStocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street, giving back some of their big gains from a rally so far this month. The early weakness Thursday followed some unnerving profit forecasts from big companies, but hopes for a “Goldilocks” outcome that’s just right for markets are still rising following more signals that the economy is
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee has opened a debate on Sweden’s bid to join NATO but adjourned proceedings without a decision. It was not immediately clear when the discussions on Sweden’s accession protocol would resume or reach the general assembly for the last stage of the legislative process. Turkey has
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two people have been arrested in the largest seizure of counterfeit goods in US history, including knock-off designer goods with an estimated retail value of more than a billion dollars, officials in New York said. Adama Sow, 38, and Abdulai Jalloh, 48, were arrested Wednesday morning and charged with
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Demonstrators seeking a cease-fire in Gaza are blocking traffic on the Boston University bridge during rush hour. The group chanted “Cease-fire now!” during the protest that came more than five weeks after the Hamas-led attacks in Israel on Oct. 7 amid an ongoing Israeli ground offensive in Gaza. Activists were demanding that
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Russian court on Thursday convicted an artist and musician for swapping supermarket price tags with antiwar messages, sentencing her to seven years in prison in one of the highest-profile cases involving the recent crackdown on free speech. Sasha Skochilenko was arrested in her native St.
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s interior minister says the U.K. government can revive its blocked plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda without breaching international law. Home Secretary James Cleverly says the government is “absolutely determined” to begin Rwanda deportation flights next year. The U.K. Supreme Court quashed the government’s plan on
Continue ReadingBy FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Why has it been raining so much in South Florida? Experts say the latest windy, rainy storm system has nothing to do with hurricane season — and it’s finally moving on. The storm system that formed over the Florida Keys this week and dumped up
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It’s a First Alert Weather Alert Day as a Pacific storm brings rain to Southern California, including in the Coachella Valley and surrounding mountains. We are tracking impacts to travel as the rain will make roads slick. The thunderstorms that developed brought, at times, heavy rain to the Coachella Valley, with more than a quarter
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s government says it will close four crossing points on its long border with Russia to stop the flow of migrants that it accuses Moscow of ushering to the border in recent months. Finnish officials say they will be closed at midnight Friday on the land border
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Demonstrators seeking a ceasefire in Gaza are blocking traffic on the Boston University bridge during rush hour. The group chanted “Ceasefire now!” during the protest that came more than five weeks after the Hamas-led attacks in Israel on Oct. 7 amid an ongoing Israeli ground offensive in Gaza. Activists were demanding that
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final approval to a temporary government funding package that pushes a confrontation over the federal budget into the new year. The Senate met into Wednesday night to pass the bill with an 87-11 tally
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer More Americans filed for jobless claims last week, but the labor market remains broadly healthy in the face of retreating inflation and elevated interest rates. Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 13,000 to 231,000 for the week ending Nov. 11, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s the most in
Continue ReadingBy MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Britain’s medicines regulator has authorized the world’s first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, in a move that could offer relief to thousands of people with the crippling illness in the U.K. In a statement on Thursday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it
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