By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump returned to a New York City courthouse Tuesday to be a spectator at the civil fraud trial that threatens to disrupt his real estate empire, renewing his claims that the case is a baseless and politically targeted distraction from his 2024
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is slipping Tuesday following the latest signal the U.S. economy may still be too strong for the Federal Reserve’s liking. The S&P 500 was 0.5% lower in morning trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 64 points, or 0.2%, as of 10:10
Continue ReadingHOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — Two more people have been charged in connection with a shooting investigation in Holyoke, Massachusetts, during which a pregnant woman on a bus was hit by gunfire and delivered a baby that later died. A total of five people have been named by prosecutors following the Oct. 4 shooting. Two are
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US secretly provided Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles in recent days, according to multiple US officials, providing Ukraine with a significant new capability that could allow its forces to hit new Russian targets that were previously out of reach. The confirmation came on Tuesday after
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN and STEVE DOUGLAS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Sweden players have been returning to their clubs after taking an overnight flight home from Brussels following the suspension of their European Championship qualifier against Belgium at halftime because a gunman killed two Swedish nationals before kickoff. The squad went directly to the airport
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is slipping Tuesday following the latest signal the U.S. economy may still be too strong for the Federal Reserve’s liking. The S&P 500 was 0.6% lower in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 64 points, or 0.2%, as of 9:40
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Speculation that Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin might jump in the race for president has long swirled and could be set to further escalate, depending on the outcome of next month’s legislative elections in the state. Youngkin is holding a major donor retreat
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s voters delivered a clear verdict. After eight years of rule by a right-wing government, they have had enough. While the conservative ruling Law and Justice party won more votes than any other single party, it lost its majority in parliament and will
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer When the NBA season begins next week, it’s pretty easy to anticipate who will take center stage. MVP candidates Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid. Giannis Antetokounmpo and his new Milwaukee teammate Damian Lillard. LeBron James, trying to add to his legend as he approaches his 39th birthday. And of
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB, RAVI NESSMAN and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel bombed areas of southern Gaza where Palestinians sought safety, killing dozens of civilians and at least one senior Hamas figure Tuesday in attacks it says are targeted at militants. U.S. officials worked to convince Israel to
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans showed their steadfast resilience and kept spending in September even as they grappled with higher prices, interest rates and a host of other headwinds piling up. Retail sales rose 0.7% in September, more than twice what economists had expected, and close to a revised
Continue ReadingMUMBAI, India (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh has been elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee. Eight new IOC members were voted in to make a total of 107 drawn from royal families, sports officials, current and former athletes, and leaders from politics and industry. Yeoh has ties to the United Nations
Continue ReadingBy MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Health ministers in the Western Pacific has nominated a surgeon from Tonga to lead the World Health Organization’s regional office at a meeting in Manila on Tuesday. Dr. Saia Ma’u Piukala’s nomination for WHO’s top job in the Western Pacific comes months after the U.N. health
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — When Texas rookie Evan Carter was born in 2002, Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker had been managing in the big leagues for a decade and Rangers skipper Bruce Bochy was in his eighth season. The ages of MLB managers have been declining in the last few
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are holding a virtual summit to try overcome different opinions and voices over the Israel-Hamas war and have a bigger diplomatic impact on the global stage. Ever since the attack of Hamas on Israel on Oct. 7, the EU has shown
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gender-affirming surgery for minors would be banned in Wisconsin under a Republican-sponsored bill up for final approval in the GOP-controlled Legislature. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has vowed to veto the measure. The Assembly passed the bill last week, without any Democratic votes, and the Senate was slated to give it final
Continue ReadingBy CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Are 3D mammograms better than standard 2D imaging for catching advanced cancers? A clinical trial is recruiting thousands of volunteers — including a large number of Black women who face disparities in breast cancer death rates — to try to find out. People like Carole Stovall, a psychologist
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Greta Thunberg has been detained by British police alongside other climate activists who gathered outside a central London hotel to disrupt a major oil and gas industry conference. Thunberg was among dozens of protesters who chanted “oily money out” and sought to block access to the InterContinental
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — They are playfully called the “forgotten five”: A handful of toys — the pogo stick, the Fisher-Price Corn Popper, My Little Pony, PEZ dispensers, and Transformers — that regularly approach toybox royalty as finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame, only to be tossed back
Continue ReadingBy KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court has refused to legalize same-sex marriages passing the responsibility back to Parliament. The ruling on Tuesday disappointed campaigners for LGBTQ+ rights in the world’s most populous country. The chief justice also urged the government to uphold the rights of the queer community and
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