By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni is vowing to put Italy’s national interests first in tackling soaring energy costs. Meloni on Saturday made her first public appearance since her party won the most votes in Italy’s national election last weekend. She addressed farmers at an agricultural fair in Milan
Continue ReadingBy MATTIAS KARÉN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Gabriel Jesus marked his first north London derby with a goal as Arsenal beat 10-man Tottenham 3-1 to strengthen its grip on first place in the Premier League. Jesus took advantage of a defensive blunder to make it 2-1 early in the second half. Tottenham’s chances of
Continue ReadingJAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian security forces have recovered the bodies of four construction workers who were killed in a separatist attack in the restive province of West Papua. Police said the four men were killed late Thursday when gunmen stormed a government road construction project in a remote village. Five other workers fled to
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) — When then-Maine Gov. Paul LePage endorsed Donald Trump in 2016, he credited himself as a prototype for the insurgent presidential candidate. “I was Donald Trump before Donald Trump became popular, so I think I should support him since we are one of the same cloth,” said
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Brasil, el país más grande del América Latina y una de las principales economías del mundo, celebra este domingo sus elecciones presidenciales y la región, especialmente Argentina, observa con atención el resultado. El actual presidente Jair Bolsonaro, un polémico exmilitar ultraconservador que busca la reelección, y el expresidente Luis Inácio
Continue ReadingBy JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Lewis Hamilton was “not trying to make a statement” by wearing a nose stud at the Singapore Grand Prix and the seven-time Formula One champion got his wish for leniency granted when stewards cleared him for putting it in again. No action was taken against Hamilton but his
Continue ReadingBy DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press ZION, Illinois (AP) — A holy miracle happened in Zion 115 years ago. Or so millions of Ahmadi Muslims around the world believe. The Ahmadis view this small-sized city, 40 miles north of Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan, as a place of special religious significance for their global
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — A right-wing populist party that received the second-most votes in Sweden’s general election last month has landed the chairmanships of four parliamentary committees. With them, the Sweden Democrats party gains the ability to wield more influence in mainstream Swedish politics. The positions to be held by party lawmakers include chairing the Riksdag’s
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Anyone watching the first episode of “Ring Nation” this week would have seen short clips of a man finding out his wife was pregnant with triplets, an uninvited iguana showing up at someone’s front door and an unsuspecting teenage boy being chased down by a crane in his driveway. “Ring
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Orlene strengthened some Saturday while heading for an expected landfall early next week on Mexico’s northwestern Pacific coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Orlene had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kph) at midafternoon. It was centered about 195 miles (315 kilometers) south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes and moving
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With public confidence diminished and justices sparring openly over the institution’s legitimacy, the Supreme Court on Monday will begin a new term that could push American law to the right on issues of race, voting and the environment. Following June’s momentous overturning of nearly
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With public confidence diminished and justices sparring openly over the institution’s legitimacy, the Supreme Court on Monday will begin a new term that could push American law to the right on issues of race, voting and the environment. Following June’s momentous overturning of nearly
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — No es que realmente necesitaras una excusa, pero en honor al Día Internacional del Café, nos gustaría levantar una taza. Nuestro amor por el café va más allá del proveedor de Seattle que agregó los términos “alto”, “grande” y “venti” a nuestro vocabulario El café sabe viajar, y lo mejor
Continue ReadingBy JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has hit back at what he called “fictitious claims” by rivals that his team breached Formula One’s budget cap last year. Horner says he is considering legal action if the claims are not withdrawn. F1 set a budget cap of $145 million
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Problems with rape kit evidence testing keep haunting Memphis. A city long plagued by a heavy backlog of untested sexual assault kits was shaken by Cleotha Henderson’s arrest in the killing of Eliza Fletcher after she was abducted during a morning jog last
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — The COVID-19 pandemic has generated significant short- and long-term changes to the way people live, play and, especially, work. While some aspects of pre-pandemic life – like socializing indoors without a mask and travelling – have made a
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When patients with a deadly diagnosis and few treatment options have tried to get unapproved, experimental drugs, they have long faced a dilemma: Who will pay? Responsibility for funding so-called compassionate use has always fallen to drugmakers, though many are unwilling or unable to make their
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When patients with a deadly diagnosis and few treatment options have tried to get unapproved, experimental drugs, they have long faced a dilemma: Who will pay? Responsibility for funding so-called compassionate use has always fallen to drugmakers, though many are unwilling or unable to make their
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Exposure to air pollution increases the risk of COVID-19 hospitalization, according to a new study. Published this month in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the peer-reviewed study found that exposure to common air pollutants
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Trains in Britain have all but ground to a halt coordinated strikes by rail workers added to a week of turmoil caused by soaring energy prices and unfunded tax cuts that roiled financial markets. Only about 11% of train services were expected to operate across the U.K.
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