Month: June 2023

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LE BOURGET, France (AP) — The Canadian manufacturer of a new workhorse firefighting plane that is badly needed in Europe — and elsewhere — to combat worsening wildfires fueled by climate change says it’s running “a little bit” behind in its delivery plans. De Havilland Canada says that the first

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A 70-year-old man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a North Dakota student in 2003 has been moved from death row to a Florida prison. Federal Bureau of Prison records show Alfonso Rodriguez was transferred from death row in Indiana to a high-security prison. He was sentenced to death in 2007

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland, which recently became NATO’s 31st member, swore in a new coalition government Tuesday that is considered the most right-wing one in the Nordic country’s modern history. President Sauli Niinistö appointed the 19-member Cabinet of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, the leader of the conservative National Coalition Party,

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s lawmakers are debating a bill that would make it a crime for Italian citizens to try to become parents through a surrogate’s pregnancy abroad, even in countries where the practice is legal. A 2004 law already banned surrogacy within Italy. The proposed law, which would make

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a South Sudanese military officer and governor accused in connection with the rapes of hundreds of women and girls. The Treasury Department says they are the first U.S. sanctions issued with a dedicated focus on conflict-related sexual violence. In November, President

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bipartisan bill that sends more money to Milwaukee and gives both the city and county the ability to raise the local sales tax in an effort to avoid bankruptcy. The measure also sends more money to every other

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Marking World Refugee Day, Kenya’s president has met with a top U.N. official to discuss a new plan to integrate refugees into host communities. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visited the east African country on Tuesday and met with President William Ruto to

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Gannett is suing Google and its parent company Alphabet, claiming that they unlawfully acquired and maintain monopolies on the advertising technology tools that publishers and advertisers use to buy and sell online ad space. The publisher of USA Today alleges in the suit that Google controls how publishers sell

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence case will go to trial Aug. 3, a Manhattan judge said Tuesday, casting him in a real-life courtroom drama as his idled Hollywood career hangs in the balance. Judge Rachel Pauley wished Majors’ “best of luck” as she scheduled his

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal on behalf of some U.S. veterans who want disability benefits because they were exposed to radiation while responding to a Cold War-era hydrogen bomb accident in Spain. The justices not did comment in turning away an appeal from Victor Skaar, an Air Force veteran

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicle maker Rivian says it will follow General Motors and Ford and join Tesla’s charging network next year. The startup truck, SUV and delivery van maker says Tuesday that like GM and Ford, it will include ports with Tesla’s connector on future Rivian vehicles starting

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union wants to protect the bloc’s economies from risks posed by unreliable suppliers in countries that do not share its values, like China. It’s part of action being taken since the war in Ukraine exposed Europe’s energy dependency on Russia. The European Commission wants to

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Two Thai activists have filed a lawsuit accusing the government of using the internationally notorious Pegasus spyware to infiltrate their mobile devices during a period of political unrest almost three years ago. Law reform advocate Yingcheep Atchanont and human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa are accusing nine state