By ADAM GELLER AP National Writer In a country shadowed by the threat of mass shootings and neighborhood violence, courts have embraced an increasingly absolute reading of the right to guns. That raises difficult questions about how to protect the full range of freedoms Americans cherish. With nearly 400 million guns in civilian hands, the
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street edged modestly higher early Tuesday as markets pored over more corporate earnings while awaiting the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates coming Wednesday. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 each gained 0.3% before the bell. Caterpillar slumped more than
Continue ReadingBy AMY HARDER, Cipher News CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — As the United States injects hundreds of billions of dollars into clean energy through its signature climate law, known as the Inflation Reduction Act, criticism is growing louder about where, how and whether new development should be allowed. As opposition grows, once-routine regulatory processes are taking
Continue ReadingBy MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer AJIJIC, Mexico (AP) — There’s a look Sandy Phillips came to know each time she arrived somewhere a gunman had made famous. Her road trip through mass shooting sites went on for a decade and always seemed to have a new stop. When she reached it, she’d lock eyes
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE Legal Affairs Writer As Janet Paulsen prepared to leave her husband, who had become increasingly volatile over their 15-year marriage, she slipped down to his gun safes one night while he slept to try to change the combination locks. “There were 74 firearms in my house,” said Paulsen, who was stunned by
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE GALOFARO AP National Writer FLINT, Texas (AP) — She leaned out of the tent at a small-town summer festival, hoping someone would stop to ask about her tattoos, her T-shirt, the framed pictures of her son on a table in the back of the booth. Barbie Rohde has made herself a walking billboard
Continue ReadingBy ADAM GELLER AP National Writer LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) — By the time Hollan Holm pulls the family minivan into Chickasaw Park, the buzz rising from a crowd clustered around a large picnic shelter makes clear this afternoon’s story-sharing is already underway. In the thick heat just outside the pavilion, a youth football coach recounts
Continue ReadingBy ADAM GELLER AP National Writer NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Inside the columned church on the corner, the rich tones of the organ have wrapped congregants in their embrace. The time has come for the Rev. Jimmie Hardaway Jr. to preach the lessons embodied by the Prince of Peace. If only the world outside
Continue ReadingBy NEBI QENA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.N investigators on Tuesday urged Russia to acknowledge responsibility for a missile strike on a Ukrainian village that killed 59 civilians, conduct a transparent investigation into what happened, provide reparations for victims and hold those responsible to account. The strike on a cafe in the village
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The inflation that has been wearing on European consumers fell sharply to 2.9% in October, its lowest in more than two years as fuel prices fell and rapid interest rate hikes from the European Central Bank took hold. But that encouraging news was balanced by
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — James Harden publicly called his boss a liar and swore he would never again play for the Philadelphia 76ers. So he won’t — the 10-time All-Star with a history of trade demands only slightly shorter than his signature beard is on the move to his
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The heir to the Spanish throne, Princess Leonor, has sworn allegiance to the Constitution on her 18th birthday. Tuesday’s gala event paves the way to her becoming queen when the time comes. Leonor is the eldest daughter of King Felipe and Queen Letizia. The nationally televised ceremony
Continue ReadingBy SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — An alliance of nations that push for more solar power worldwide are set to announce nearly $35 million for projects such as mini grids and rooftop installations, mainly in Africa, according to the group’s director general. Ajay Mathur said the International Solar Alliance expect a $25
Continue ReadingBy KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Three energy companies including U.S. Westinghouse, France’s EdF and Korea’s KHNP, have submitted their final bids to build the Czech Republic’s newest reactor at the Dukovany nuclear power station as the country strives to become more energy-independent and wean itself off fossil fuels. State-controlled power company CEZ
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Biden administration and JetBlue Airways are facing off in court over the Biden administration’s effort to stop JetBlue from buying Spirit Airlines. The trial over the government’s antitrust lawsuit is scheduled to begin Tuesday in Boston. JetBlue is trying to buy Spirit for $3.8 billion, saying it needs
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s elite counterterrorism police squad has arrested at least 59 suspected militants in recent weeks in a nationwide crackdown as the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country gears up for elections in 2024. Police said Tuesday that arrests were made in eight provinces since Oct. 2, including
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police have surrounded a post office where a man with a gun is holed up and they say the case may be linked to an earlier shooting at a hospital. One post office staff member is still believed to be held inside the building in the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Anheuser-Busch Inbev said Tuesday that revenue growth in most of its global regions was offset by a drop in North American sales, in a sign of continuing fallout from a promotion with a transgender influencer that cost it sales. The world’s largest brewer and parent company of Bud Light said adjusted
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A former top aide who has accused ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson of being unfit for office is scheduled to testify Tuesday at Britain’s public inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic. Dominic Cummings was the prime minister’s chief adviser during the first months of the pandemic in 2020. He follows other aides who have
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Saudi Arabia is all but certain to host the men’s 2034 World Cup after the Australian soccer federation declined to enter the bidding contest. FIFA had set a Tuesday deadline to submit a bid to host the tournament, but Australia’s decision to pull out leaves Saudi
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