By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bloomberg Philanthropies unveiled a $50 million initiative Wednesday to help cities address global issues, including climate change, by launching programs proven effective in other cities around the world. The Bloomberg Cities Idea Exchange will give city governments grants for startup costs and technical support, as
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former detective in Missouri convicted in the death a Black man in 2019 is now jailed after losing an appeal of his conviction despite unusual support from the state’s Republican attorney general. Eric J. DeValkenaere had been free on bond during the appeal, but a judge revoked bond Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The next book by Erik Larson, known for the best-selling “The Devil in the White City,” is a work of Civil War history inspired in part by current events. Crown announced Wednesday that Larson’s “The Demon of Unrest: Subtitle: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. announced sanctions on Wednesday against a group of 10 Hamas members and the Palestinian militant organization’s financial network across Gaza, Sudan, Turkey, Algeria and Qatar as it responds to the surprise attack on Israel that left more than 1,000 people dead or kidnapped. Targeted for
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street headed for losses before the open and oil prices surged Wednesday after an air strike on a hospital in Gaza triggered protests in many parts of the Middle East. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2% and futures for the S&P 500
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications. The company said Wednesday that customers in College Station, Texas, can now get prescriptions delivered by a drone within an hour of placing
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The Palace of Versailles has been evacuated for security reasons for the third time since the weekend, the former royal palace said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. It was among a spate of evacuations in the past five days around France, including three airports in the cities of Lyon, Toulouse
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance is scheduled to appear in court. He is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to trying to extort money from her mother and provide new information about what happened to the missing teen. Thirty-six-year-old Joran van
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot, Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan again failed to win the House speaker’s gavel in a second vote on Wednesday, faring worse than he did during the first round of voting one day earlier. The loss raises serious questions over whether the Ohio
Continue ReadingSAMUEL PETREQUIN BRUSSELS (AP) — The suspected attacker who killed two Swedish soccer fans in Brussels this week before he was shot dead by police resided in Belgium illegally and had been ordered to leave Belgium years ago. He never left. In a country that has been repeatedly rocked by extremist attacks, the government’s inability
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Now that she’s stepped back from the sport she dominated like few others, Serena Williams is ready to reflect. The tennis great has a two-book deal with the Random House Publishing Group, starting with an “intimate” memoir in which she will open up about everything
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Now that she’s stepped back from the sport she dominated like few others, Serena Williams is ready to reflect. The tennis great has a two-book deal with the Random House Publishing Group, starting with an “intimate” memoir in which she will open up about everything
Continue ReadingBy SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A leading Cambodian opposition politician who was sentenced last month to 18 months in prison on charges of issuing worthless checks has been convicted and sentenced to three more years of imprisonment for alleged incitement to commit a felony and to discriminate. The case against
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Local authorities say a Russian missile attack has killed two civilians in an apartment building in southern Ukraine. Also Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin made light of a new U.S.-supplied weapon that Kyiv used to execute one of the most damaging attacks on the Kremlin’s air assets
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African officials are hoping the gradual recovery of one of the country’s biggest coal-fired power stations will reduce its crippling power blackouts. At least two units at the Kusile power station have been restored in the last three weeks, adding 1,600 megawatts to the national grid
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with a public order offense after being arrested at a demonstration against an oil industry conference in London. The Metropolitan Police force said Wednesday that she was one of 26 people charged after protesters gathered outside the luxury InterContinental Hotel during the Energy Intelligence Forum.
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Markets fell in Europe and Asia and oil prices surged Wednesday after an air strike on a hospital in Gaza triggered protests in many parts of the Middle East. U.S. futures fell and the price of gold jumped more than $22. Markets have been shaken by
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Police say three French airports in the cities of Lyon, Toulouse and Lille have been evacuated following security alerts. Emailed threats of an attack were received at the airports, prompting evacuations and security checks. Meanwhile an abandoned piece of luggage briefly disrupted operations at the airport in the Riviera city of Nice.
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — To hear 11-year-old De’Evan McFall tell it, he was going all the way to the NFL or NBA. “He was so good that everybody knew about him in the league. The other teams knew about him. Other teams would try to recruit him,” recalled Byron Sanders, who coached De’Evan’s
Continue ReadingBy NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds The automotive experts at Edmunds test SUVs of all shapes, sizes and prices. During these tests, certain models rise by excelling with highlights such as roomy seating and cargo areas, a comfortable ride, and easy-to-use touchscreens and technology features. Working with a budget cap of $40,000, Edmunds picked five SUVs to
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