Month: September 2024

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday decried antisemitism hours after an explosive CNN report detailed how one of his allies running for North Carolina governor made a series of racial and sexual comments on a website where he also referred to himself as a “black NAZI.” North Carolina Lt. Gov.

Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The African health agency says that Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses it obtained from Nigeria. Dr. Nicaise Ndembi from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said vaccination started Tuesday targeting seven districts with high-risk populations who neighbor Congo. Congo has been

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to war-ravaged Ukraine with the promise of 160 million euros in fresh energy funds to get the nation through the winter. She says most of the money would come from immobilized Russian assets held in the bloc because of Russia’s invasion

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alaska man accused of sending graphic threats to injure and kill six Supreme Court justices and some of their family members has been released from custody after being indicted on federal charges. Authorities said Thursday that 76-year-old Panos Anastasiou is accused of sending more than 465 messages through a

Associated Press ROME (AP) — Canadian and Italian dignitaries on Thursday marked the successful recovery of a photo portrait of Winston Churchill known as “The Roaring Lion,” stolen in Canada and recovered in Italy after a two-year search by police. At a ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Rome, Italian carabinieri police handed over the

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Philharmonic and its musicians’ union have settled on a collective bargaining agreement that includes a 30% raise over three years. The deal with Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians was agreed on Thursday. It calls for raises of about 15% in 2024-25 and 7.5% each in

Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has given the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary. The Vatican’s doctrine office didn’t declare that the reported apparitions in Medjugorje were authentic or of supernatural origin. And it flagged concerns about contradictions

Associated Press FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris looked for a boost with persuadable and less-motivated voters as she participated in a livestream Thursday evening with former talk show host Oprah Winfrey to focus on her plans to cut costs for the middle class, restore a national right to abortion and address

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of California board of regents approved Thursday additional non-lethal weapons requested by UCLA police, which handled some of the nation’s largest student protests against the Israel-Hamas war. Clashes between protesters and counterprotesters earlier this year on the campus led to more than a dozen injuries, and more

Associated Press An anti-abortion group’s lawsuit to invalidate an abortion rights measure appearing on South Dakota’s statewide ballot won’t be resolved until after the November election. In an unusual move on Thursday, the court issued a media advisory addressing apparent confusion over the timing of the trial. It was initially scheduled to begin next week.

AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani looked up at a visiting crowd that turned out to cheer him and the Los Angeles Dodgers — and ended up getting to witness one of the greatest individual performances, and seasons, in major league history. Fans lifted their phones to capture the moment and chanted “M-V-P!”