By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press A Facebook search for the words “election fraud” first delivers an article claiming that workers at a Pennsylvania children’s museum are brainwashing children so they’ll accept stolen elections. Facebook’s second suggestion? A link to an article from a site called MAGA Underground that says Democrats are plotting to rig next
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Emergency services say that two people have died and two more are missing after a water taxi and a ferry collided on the Wadden Sea near the northwestern Dutch island of Terschelling. Authorities say that the ferry was carrying 27 passengers and crew while there were eight people on board
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese medical equipment maker Olympus has tapped Stefan Kaufmann, a German who has worked for two decades at the manufacturer, to be its chief executive. The appointment of Kaufmann takes effect April next year, pending the board’s approval in March, according to Tokyo-based Olympus Corp. Founded
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese medical equipment maker Olympus has tapped Stefan Kaufmann, a German who has worked for two decades at the manufacturer, to be its chief executive. The appointment of Kaufmann takes effect April next year, pending the board’s approval in March, according to Tokyo-based Olympus Corp. Founded
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Pakistan’s elections commission has disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding public office for five years, after finding he had unlawfully sold state gifts and concealed assets as premier. The decision is likely to deepen lingering political turmoil in the impoverished country. Khan’s spokesman,
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s telecoms regulator has agreed to allow a merger between the country’s two main phone carriers in a decision that raises worries over whether reduced competition will harm consumer interests. The $7.3 billion deal will merge True Corp. and smaller DTAC, a subsidiary of Norway’s Telenor
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s telecoms regulator has agreed to allow a merger between the country’s two main phone carriers in a decision that raises worries over whether reduced competition will harm consumer interests. The $7.3 billion deal will merge True Corp. and smaller DTAC, a subsidiary of Norway’s Telenor
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO and GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Giorgia Meloni on Friday formed Italy’s new ruling coalition, giving the country its first far-right-led government since the end of World War II and becoming the first woman tapped to serve as the country’s premier. A presidential palace official announced that Meloni and her
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN The Carolina Panthers have confirmed running-back Christian McCaffrey will be traded to the San Francisco 49ers, pending a physical exam, in exchange for a host of draft picks. According to NFL.com, the deal will see the Panthers receive a second, third and fourth-round pick in the 2023 draft, as well as
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN For much of the 2022 Formula One season, Max Verstappen’s inevitable march to a second consecutive world championship felt more like a procession than a competition. Verstappen wrapped up the defense of his title with victory in confusing circumstances at a rain-soaked Japanese Grand Prix earlier in October, not realizing he
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Almost five months after the Supreme Court suffered one of the worst breaches of confidentiality in its 233-year-old history, triggering a rare investigation into the inner workings of the high court, the public has been left in the dark. Over the summer recess two justices suggested they
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A sentence of four months in prison that ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon was sentenced was shorter than the six months prosecutors were seeking, but still a noteworthy punishment and a boost to the House January 6 committee’s efforts. As lawmakers have struggled for years to secure participation with
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson — ousted by ethics scandals just three months ago — jockeyed to make a comeback Friday as one of several contenders seeking to replace Liz Truss, whose rapid downfall threw the country’s leadership into disarray at a time of severe economic
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN The family of a victim who was among the 10 people killed in a crowd surge last year at a concert in Houston settled a lawsuit against the organizers of the event, according to a family attorney. The suit from the estate of Axel Acosta Avila sought more than $750 million
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Amanda Jackson, CNN Authorities investigating the mystery surrounding a vehicle buried on a residential property near San Francisco said no humain remains were found at the scene, a day after cadaver dogs had indicated their presence in the area. The vehicle buried in the backyard of a home in Atherton, California,
Continue ReadingKGO By Taylor Romine and Amanda Jackson, CNN Authorities investigating the mystery surrounding a vehicle buried on a residential property near San Francisco did not find human remains Friday, a day after cadaver dogs had indicated their presence in the area. The vehicle buried in the backyard of a home in Atherton, California, was first
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A former UCLA obstetrician-gynecologist who worked for the university for decades has been found guilty of sexually assaulting patients in his care, prosecutors announced Thursday. James Heaps, 65, was convicted of three counts of sexual battery by fraud and two counts of sexual penetration of an unconscious person,
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says a sailboat carrying dozens of migrants that had sent a distress signal in rough weather off the southern tip of mainland Greece has been safely towed to port. There were no reports of any injuries or missing people. A broad search and rescue operation was launched after
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two stories beneath a modern steel production plant on Warsaw’s northern edge lies an untouched Cold War relic: a shelter containing gas masks, stretchers, first aid kits and other items meant to help civil defense leaders survive and guide rescue operations in case of nuclear attack
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A man in Washington state has been charged with a federal hate crime in connection with a 2018 attack on a Jehovah’s Witnesses’ place of worship, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Mikey Diamond Starrett, 50, is accused of shooting at and damaging the Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall of Yelm, Washington,
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