Month: July 2023

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — One of the last leaders of Mexico’s anti-gang citizens’ movement has been buried alongside two of his faithful followers. Any hope of reviving armed civilian resistance to drug cartels probably died with them. “Self defense” vigilante leader Hipolito Mora had long since ceased to pose

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina amusement park closed one of its roller coasters Friday after a crack was found on a support beam. According to news reports, Carowinds shut down Fury 325. The park’s website advertises the ride as the “tallest, fastest, longest giga coaster in North America” that crosses into both North

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police are searching for a person who opened fire in a central town, killing one person and injuring others. The shooting happened shortly after 8 p.m. local time in the town of Sisak, some 60 kilometers (36 miles) southeast of the capital Zagreb, police said in a statement. Police say

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people in Serbia’s capital have rallied outside a pro-government TV station that protesters say promotes a culture of violence. They say it should be stripped of its broadcasting license after two mass shootings in May stunned the Balkan nation. The protest started outside the

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The swanky, celebrity-studded city of West Hollywood officially has the highest minimum wage of any U.S. city after pay zoomed to $19.08 an hour Saturday. Workers in West Hollywood welcomed the increase amid rising rent, gas and food prices, although employers grumbled about growing labor costs that they say could

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia is now the first country to allow psychiatrists to prescribe certain psychedelic substances to patients with depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. Australian physicians can now prescribe doses of MDMA, also known as ecstasy, for PTSD. Psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, can be given to people who have hard-to-treat depression.

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Eighteen private Jewish schools run by New York City’s politically powerful Hasidic community deprived thousands of students the required secular education in English, math, science and social studies that they need to function successfully outside their religious enclaves, according to findings from an eight-year investigation

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent group that represents LGBT conservatives says a video shared by Ron DeSantis ′ presidential campaign that slams rival Donald Trump for his past support of gay and transgender people “ventured into homophobic territory.” The “DeSantis War Room” Twitter account shared the video on Friday

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Asked two days before her 24th Wimbledon begins whether she’s still excited to play tennis at this level, Venus Williams quickly answered: “It’s so much fun.” The next question Saturday was about being on tour without her younger sister, Serena, who wrapped up her career

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Federal land managers have scrapped plans to spray pesticides near the Rio Chama in northern New Mexico as part of an effort to kill invasive grasshoppers. Concerned residents worried that dispersing 670 gallons of the poison would also kill bees, monarch butterflies and other insects vital to the area’s ecosystem.

LONDON (AP) — Climate activists have briefly halted the dance-filled London Pride march by blocking a float sponsored by Coca-Cola. Seven members of the group Just Stop Oil were arrested on Saturday after protesting march organizers for accepting sponsorship money from “high-polluting industries.” The protest stopped the march for a little more than 15 minutes

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Beatriz has dissipated after brushing Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast as a hurricane, dumping heavy rain across coastal areas. Hurricane Adrian, meanwhile, also weakened into a tropical storm out in the Pacific Saturday while continuing to move farther out into the ocean far away from land. Beatriz weakened into a

By KEMO CHAM Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s main opposition party is demanding a re-run of last weekend’s presidential election even though incumbent President Julius Maada Bio already has been sworn into office for his second term. A statement from the opposition All People’s Congress, or APC, party on Saturday accused

By The Associated Press There is something for everyone at the movies this summer, both in theaters and streaming at home. The summer movie season goes into high-drive in July, with the debut of the seventh “Mission: Impossible” (July 12) movie followed by the “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” showdown on July 21. Not that you have