Month: September 2022

The Associated Press When Mikhail Gorbachev died at age 91, Associated Press journalists began sharing their “Gorby” stories from the collapse of the Soviet Union and its aftermath. There was his temper: AP correspondent Brian Friedman remembers Gorbachev knocking a tape recorder out of his hand, remarking “This we don’t need” when asked a question

By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press Chicago is one of the nation’s gun violence hotspots and a seemingly ideal place to employ Illinois’ “red flag” law that allows police to step in and take firearms away from people who threaten to kill. But amid more than 8,500 shootings resulting in 1,800 deaths since 2020, the law

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been more than a decade since President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, welcomed back George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, for the unveiling of their White House portraits, part of a beloved Washington tradition that for decades managed to transcend partisan politics. President Joe

By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Two years ago, the vast majority of Chileans reached a conclusion: The constitution needs to change. Now, as voters prepare for a referendum Sunday, many Chileans think the proposed new charter will be rejected. There are frustrations over the process, questions about its content and what

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Cameron Taylor was watching an illegal street race that had attracted hundreds to an intersection in Portland, Oregon, but decided to leave as the crowd got increasingly unruly. Moments later, gunfire erupted and Taylor was hit by a stray bullet as he and a friend headed

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has sent a written response in negotiations over a final draft of a roadmap for parties to return to its tattered nuclear deal with world powers. However, the U.S. cast doubt on Tehran’s offer early Friday. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said

By DANIEL POLITI, JOCELYN GECKER and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — An Argentina-based yoga group sexually exploited vulnerable women it called “geishas” to get money and influence from wealthy and powerful men around the world, including opera star Placido Domingo, who knew the organization’s leaders for more than two decades, according to

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a healthy number of jobs last month, yet slowed their hiring enough to potentially help the Federal Reserve in its fight to reduce raging inflation. The economy gained 315,000 jobs in August, a still-solid figure that pointed to an economy that remains resilient