By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Hopes were always high for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” The studio knew the film was great, and commercial, but no one in the industry expected that a long, talky, R-rated drama would earn over $900 million. As of Monday, “Oppenheimer’s” was nearing $913 million, making it Nolan’s third highest grossing
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The playoff-bound Tampa Bay Rays are putting the finishing touches on plans for a new 30,000-seat ballpark in St. Petersburg. It’s part of a huge $6.5 billion development project that includes affordable housing, retail, bars and restaurants and a Black history museum. The site is
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans plan to hold their first hearing next week in their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The hearing — scheduled for Sept. 28 — is expected to focus on “constitutional and legal questions” that surround the allegations of Biden’s involvement in his son Hunter’s overseas
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A German higher regional court has ruled that a state court in Braunschweig can hear a sex offenses case against a man who also is a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann, overruling the state court’s earlier decision that it wasn’t responsible. The Braunschweig higher regional court said Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LPGA AND LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR SOLHEIM CUP Site: Casares, Spain. Course: Finca Cortesin. Yardage: 6,903. Par: 72. Television: Friday-Saturday, 2 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 5-11 a.m. (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Europe. Series: United States leads, 10-7. Captains: Stacy Lewis (U.S.) and Suzann Pettersen (Europe). Notes: Europe didn’t lose
Continue ReadingBy AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan’s forces have opened fire on Armenian positions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region in what Azerbaijan is calling an “anti-terrorist operation.” Ethnic Armenian officials are reporting heavy shelling around their region’s capital. At least three civilians on both sides have been reported killed, and 23 were wounded.
Continue ReadingBy ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The office of Syria’s President Bashar Assad says he will head to China later this week in his first visit to Beijing since his country’s conflict started 12 years. Assad is scheduled to arrive Thursday in China, which has been one of his
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Insisting that international cooperation is critical, the United Nations chief delivered a dire warning to leaders from across the world Tuesday, declaring that the planet is becoming unhinged with mounting global challenges and geopolitical tensions — and warning that “we seem incapable of coming together
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged lower, and yields climbed on Tuesday as Wall Street waits for the Federal Reserve’s latest decision on interest rates. The S&P 500 slipped 9.58 points, or 0.2%, to 4,443.95. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 106.57, or 0.3%, to 34,517.73, and the
Continue ReadingBy ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has barred entry to thousands of Palestinian laborers from the Gaza Strip following an eruption of violent protests that have escalated tensions along the volatile border. The string of protests — disrupting weeks of calm at the border fence — come during a
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington has upheld an obstruction conviction against a Virginia man who stood trial with members of the Oath Keepers extremist group in one of the most serious cases brought in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. The judge Tuesday rejected
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Joe Biden will use his annual address before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to make a robust case that the world must remain united in defending Ukraine against Russian aggression, warning that no nation can be secure if “we allow
Continue ReadingBy RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A joint report from three U.N. agencies says the mental health of Afghan women, who have suffered under harsh measures imposed by the Taliban since taking power two years ago, has deteriorated across the country. Nearly 70% reported that feelings of anxiety, isolation and depression had grown
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Hu, CNN United Nations (CNN) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of a looming “Great Fracture” in the world, describing existing global governance structures as failing to serve a changing world. Speaking before world leaders in the United Nations Assembly Hall on Tuesday, Guterres called for sweeping changes to multilateral institutions,
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday upheld two federal convictions against a Navy veteran and Oath Keeper associate accused of helping the far-right group stash weapons outside Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021. In November, Thomas Caldwell – who was tried along with leaders of the
Continue ReadingBy KRUTIKA PATHI and ROB GILLIES Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India expelled a senior Canadian diplomat on Tuesday and accused Canada of interfering in its internal affairs, ramping up a confrontation between the two countries over accusations that the Indian government may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh activist. Prime
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court says it detected “anomalous activity affecting its information systems” last week and took urgent measures to respond. It didn’t elaborate Tuesday on what it called a “cybersecurity incident.” The court spokesman said in a written statement that extra “response and security measures are now ongoing” with
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden will use his annual address before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to make a robust case that the world must remain united in defending Ukraine against Russian aggression, warning that no nation can be secure if “we allow
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer The 2023 Latin Grammy nominations are here. Édgar Barrera, the producer and songwriter known for his work with such artists as Madonna, Karol G, Shakira, Peso Pluma and Grupo Frontera leads the 2023 Latin Grammy nominations with 13. Those nods include record, album, songwriter, and producer of the year.
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich filed an appeal Tuesday to be released from jail on espionage charges, but the Moscow City Court did not immediately rule on it, causing confusion from Russian media that reported contradictory results from the closed session. The court said in a statement it sent Gershkovich’s case
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