Month: May 2023

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Taiwan’s chief trade representative says his country’s semiconductor makers will expand production in the U.S. as much as they can afford to do so, but he insists Taiwan remains an ideal place for that production and other U.S. trade, business and investment, despite tensions with China. John

By LAÍS MARTINS Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Jonathan Schmidt arrived at Federal Police headquarters in the center of Rio de Janeiro with a travel bag carrying a golden pistol and seven rifles, one peeking out of the zipper. “I’m in love with guns,” said Schmidt. “I’d have over 2,000 if the government allowed.”

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carrie Fisher is receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a May the Fourth tribute to one of the “Star Wars” franchise’s most beloved figures. On Thursday, Fisher — who died in 2016 — joins “Star Wars” co-stars Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill on the

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Big-name, nationally known musical artists are always part of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Lizzo and Ed Sheeran played last weekend. John Mayer and Mumford and Sons are among upcoming acts. But old-guard, New Orleans-based musical artists like George Porter Jr., Irma Thomas and

By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer It might just be the coolest caption in newspaper history: “AP Wirephoto via jet bomber from London” On Saturday, The Associated Press will deploy a small army of writers, photographers, radio correspondents and video journalists to cover the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III. But for his mother’s

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Tori Bowie, the sprinter who won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has died. She was 32. Bowie’s death was announced Wednesday by her management company and USA Track and Field. No cause of death was given. “USATF is deeply saddened by the passing of

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press PANAJI, India (AP) — Russia is unlikely to face backlash over its war in Ukraine from Central Asian foreign ministers and instead could flex its influence at their regional meeting Friday. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was formed by Russia and China as a counterweight to U.S. influence. Moscow faces Western

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria evacuated hundreds of its citizens from Sudan late Wednesday after days of delays that left many of them stranded. More than 370 Nigerians arrived the capital, Abuja, aboard a military and local aircraft. “They’ve gone through a very traumatising period but we are glad…no life

By GARY D. ROBERTSON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s House has approved a Republican package of abortion restrictions that would tighten the state’s ban on the procedure from after 20 weeks to 12 weeks. The bill also would create new exceptions to the ban but also more requirements for

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials celebrated Wednesday the announcement that the country finally developed its own COVID-19 vaccine, more than two years after inoculations from the U.S., Europe and China were rolled out. It was unclear what use would be made of the vaccine, named “Patria” or “Motherland,” developed

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against The New York Times over a 2018 investigative series into his family’s wealth and tax practices was dismissed by a state judge Wednesday. The lawsuit accused the Times and three of its investigative reporters of relentlessly seeking out his estranged niece, Mary Trump, as a