By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden on Tuesday is back in a Delaware courtroom, where he’s expected to plead not guilty to federal firearms charges that emerged after his earlier deal collapsed. The president’s son is facing charges that he lied about his drug use in October
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Harding’s Maine-based historical novel “This Other Eden,” Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s dystopian “Chain-Gang All-Stars” and Justin Torres’ multi-generational “Blackouts” are among the fiction finalists for the National Book Awards. Fiction judges also selected Aaliyah Bilal’s debut story collection “Temple Folk” and Hanna Pylväinen’s “The End
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — There was some doubt whether the indie rock band would release another album. The duo of duo of Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker tell The Associated Press their 10th studio album, “Little Rope,” will release January 19. It tackles grief head on. In the fall
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in August, another sign the U.S. labor market remains strong in the face of higher interest rates. The Labor Department said Tuesday that American employers posted 9.6 million job openings in August, up from 8.9 million in July. Economists had expected
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Meta plans to give Facebook and Instagram users in Europe the option of paying for ad-free versions of the social media platforms as a way to comply with the continent’s strict data privacy rules. That’s according to the Wall Street Journal. It reported Tuesday that the company wants to charge users about
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump returned to a New York court Tuesday after a fiery start to his business fraud lawsuit trial, venting anew about a case he deems bogus. After Monday’s opening statements, Tuesday’s court action was expected to center on the
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s inquiry into the response to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the nation has entered the second phase with political decision-making taking center stage. Families whose loved ones died during the pandemic have held a silent protest outside the inquiry Tuesday. They claimed the new
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and TIAN MACLEOD JI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A shooter opened fire inside a major shopping mall in the center of Thailand’s capital Tuesday afternoon, killing at least two people before being apprehended, authorities said. Police said a suspect was taken into custody less than an hour after the first reported
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — New York investigators say they anticipate additional charges against the man accused of kidnapping 9-year-old Charlotte Sena as they dig into the timeline of events between her sudden disappearance and subsequent rescue Monday evening. Craig Nelson Ross Jr., 46, was arrested and charged with kidnapping
Continue ReadingBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and SAM METZ Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia has announced it would reject an installment of funds sent by Europe to help the debt-ridden country patrol the Mediterranean Sea as migrant boat crossings spike to levels not seen in several years. President Kais Saied on Monday accused the European
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s King Felipe VI has called on acting Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to try to form a new government following talks with political party leaders to see which party has the best chance of gathering majority support in Parliament. Speaker of the House Francina Armengol made
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — LGBTQ+ groups are hailing the 60-day jail sentence a court in Switzerland gave to a writer and commentator for deriding a journalist as a “fat lesbian” and other critical remarks. The Lausanne court sentenced French-Swiss polemicist Alain Bonnet, who goes by Alain Soral, for defamation, discrimination and incitement to hatred on Monday.
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The parents of a teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School lost an appeal Tuesday and will face trial on involuntary manslaughter charges, a rare case of prosecutors attempting to pin some responsibility for a school shooting on the perpetrator’s family. James and Jennifer
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania have agreed on a plan they hope will help expedite Ukrainian grain exports. Needy countries beyond Europe will potentially benefit from speedier procedures. The Ukrainian farm ministry said Tuesday that the deal means that grain inspections would shift from the
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic and Austria say they are temporarily reintroducing checks along their borders with Slovakia in an effort to stem a flow of migrants. Both countries said in separate announcements that the measure will become effective on Wednesday and remain in place for 10 days initially. Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is sinking a bit more Tuesday under the weight of higher yields in the bond market. The S&P 500 was 0.5% lower in early trading and back to where it was in June. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 157 points, or
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s High Court has ruled that the government acted unlawfully when it routinely housed newly arrived unaccompanied child asylum seekers in hotels. A child protection charity brought legal action against Britain’s Home Office and local authorities in Kent, on England’s southern coast, over their treatment of unaccompanied
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has turned down an appeal and cleared the way for the parents of the Oxford High School shooter to face trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. James and Jennifer Crumbley are accused of making a gun available to Ethan Crumbley and ignoring his mental
Continue ReadingAPOPKA, Fla. (AP) — Police in central Florida say a juvenile retrieved a gun from a vehicle and shot two other young people following an altercation that began during a Pop Warner football practice. The police chief of Apopka said during a news conference that the juvenile fired one shot on Monday night, hitting one
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s court appearances are no longer distractions from his campaign to return to the White House. They are central to it. The dynamic was on full display Monday as the former president and GOP front-runner went to court in New York for the opening day
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