By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Donatella Versace slammed the Italian government for what she described as anti-gay policies in a heartfelt and personal speech that referenced her late brother, Gianni Versace, while receiving a fashion award this weekend. Versace said in the speech Sunday evening that “our government is trying to take
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Sophia Loren is expressing gratitude for all the affection she received following surgery needed after the film star fractured a hip and thigh bone in a bathroom fall, her agent said Tuesday. Andrea Giusti quoted the actress, who is 89, as saying: “I thank everyone for the closeness and affection that they
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — European captain Luke Donald has made sure his Ryder Cup team does not lack for inspiration. It even reduced Shane Lowry to tears. Team Europe posted a video of Donald giving a tour of the team room at Marco Simone, decked out in blue
Continue ReadingBy TED ANTHONY AP National Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea is accusing the United States of making 2023 an “extremely dangerous year.” The country’s ambassador to the United Nations says U.S. actions are trying to provoke a nuclear war. Kim Song also denounced both U.S. and South Korean leaders for “hysterical remarks of
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM, TOM KRISHER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden joined the United Auto Workers on Tuesday on the 12th day of their strike against major carmakers, a demonstration of support for organized labor appoarently unparalleled in presidential history. Biden’s embrace of the union began
Continue ReadingBy SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America BROOKLYN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio high school football coach has resigned after his team used antisemitic language to call out plays during a game. Brooklyn High School coach Tim McFarland handed in his notice Monday, a few days after he and his players repeatedly used the word
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press LEESBURG, Va, (AP) — A northern Virginia jury has heard testimony from a YouTube prankster who was shot earlier this year by one of his targets. Tanner Cook survived the shot to the chest he received in April at Dulles Town Center in Loudoun County, west of the nation’s capital.
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United Farm Workers on Tuesday announced its endorsement of President Joe Biden for reelection, saying that the Democrat has proven throughout his life to be an “authentic champion” for workers and their families, regardless of race or national origin. The farm workers’ union was co-founded by
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s September swoon accelerated, knocking stocks down to their lowest levels since June. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% Tuesday, its fifth drop in six days. The Dow lost 388 points and the Nasdaq composite gave back 1.6%. Stocks have tumbled this month, which is
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — More money is being pledged in Michigan for the development of a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant after Ford said it would pause construction until it’s sure it can run the factory competitively. Ford announced the delay Monday and is in the midst of national
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge dismissed all charges, including a murder count, against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver who had a knife, agreeing with defense lawyers who said the officer could have feared for his life. The municipal judge ruled after a courtroom packed with
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have arrested an immigration agent after he was accused of raping a Haitian woman in a detention cell at the country’s main international airport in the presence of her 4-year-old son. Prosecutor Milciades Guzmán says that
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Apple executive defended the tech giant’s decision to make Google the default search engine on Apple iPhones and Macs, saying there was no “valid alternative.’’ Testifying in the biggest antitrust trial in a quarter century, Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services, said
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Fears were growing of a humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh Tuesday as a senior US official warned of malnutrition among the thousands attempting to flee the breakaway region for Armenia. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) chief Samantha Power and US State Department acting assistant secretary
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM, TOM KRISHER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to stand alongside United Auto Workers pickets on Tuesday on the 12th day of their strike against major carmakers underscores support of labor unions that appears to be unparalleled in presidential history. UAW President Shawn Fain
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — New legislation introduced in Congress on Tuesday would dismantle the year-old national authority in charge of regulating safety and medication in horse racing and replace it with an organization backers say would allow for the safe treatment of horses and address concerns about doping. The Racehorse
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors say they have indicted a former employee of the Geneva-based commodities trading firm Gunvor over bribes paid to obtain access to the Republic of Congo’s petroleum market more than a decade ago. The attorney general’s office said Tuesday that the indictment follows an eight-year investigation during which the company
Continue ReadingBy GAIANE YENOKIAN Associated Press GORIS, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of Nagorno-Karabakh residents are fleeing their homes after Azerbaijan’s swift military operation to reclaim control of the breakaway region. More than 28,000 people, which is about 23% of the region’s population, have fled to Armenia since Azerbaijan’s offensive last week to seize the region after
Continue ReadingBy Eric Zerkel and Angela Fritz, CNN (CNN) — As drought tightens its grip in the Central US and water levels on the Mississippi River plummet to near-record lows, a surge of saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico is pushing upstream, polluting drinking water for thousands of residents south of New Orleans. With little prospect
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM, TOM KRISHER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to stand alongside United Auto Workers pickets on Tuesday on the 12th day of their strike against major carmakers underscores support of labor unions that appears to be unparalleled in presidential history. Labor historians say they cannot
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