By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has asked the European Union’s executive to open a legal procedure against Bulgaria over a tax it recently imposed on Russian natural gas passing through its territory. Bulgaria believes the tax, which it levied in October, will reduce the privileged position of Russia’s state-owned energy
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Pressure is growing on Tesla in Sweden, where a trade union is demanding that the Texas-based automaker sign a collective bargaining agreement, which most employees in the Scandinavian country have. Tesla has no manufacturing plant in Sweden, but 130 members of the powerful metalworkers’ union IF Metall walked out on Oct. 27
Continue ReadingBy LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press The Jordan River is a winding, 200-plus-mile run on the eastern flank of Israel and the occupied West Bank. The sea is the glittering Mediterranean to its west. But a phrase about the space in between, “from the river to the sea,” has become a battle cry with new power
Continue ReadingBy Shoshana Stahl Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Another St. Clair High School teacher has been placed on leave for what she believes to be the discovery of her OnlyFans account. Only First Alert 4 brought you the story of former teacher Brianna Coppage and her decision to
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has flown to South Carolina to file paperwork putting President Joe Biden on the 2024 presidential ballot of the state that will lead off the Democratic presidential primary. That primary position is thanks to a White House-led schedule overhaul
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — No, it wasn’t Spider-Man or King Kong hanging off the side of the Empire State Building this week. It was Jared Leto. The actor and singer on Thursday managed to climb the historic Manhattan skyscraper in a stunt to announce his band, Thirty Seconds to Mars is embarking on
Continue ReadingU.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is suggesting that a ransomware attack that forced China’s biggest bank to take some systems offline only minimally disrupted the U.S. Treasury market. She says U.S. and Chinese finance officials discussed the attack in San Francisco, where they met Friday ahead of a regional economic summit next week. The impacted
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The top U.S. military officer says he has conveyed to China his hopes to resume the stalled communication between the world’s two biggest militaries. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. CQ Brown Jr., said Friday in Tokyo that it is “hugely important” to “ensure
Continue ReadingBy Maxime Tamsett and Nick Valencia, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — A judge ruled Thursday that rap lyrics can be admitted as evidence in the trial of alleged members of the Young Slime Life (YSL) Gang, including rapper Young Thug, a practice some critics have called a racist double standard. Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Florida on Friday declined to delay Donald Trump’s classified documents trial, calling a request by the former president’s defense lawyers to postpone the date “premature.” But she pushed back other deadlines in the case and signaled that she would revisit the trial date
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press MONROE, N.J. (AP) — A suspect in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has surrendered to police in New Jersey. The FBI says Gregory Yetman surrendered to police in Monroe Township Friday morning without incident. Monroe is near Yetman’s home in Helmetta, a small town in central New Jersey. He
Continue ReadingBy MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN, PETER PRENGAMAN and DOUG GLASS Associated Press Oil and gas companies have a large presence at international climate talks aimed at getting the world to sharply reduce emissions, which lead to climate change. The companies say they are part of the transition to green energy, and indeed have the capital and
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Americans are becoming gloomier about the economy with interest rates at a 22-year high and economic growth widely expected to slow. The University of Michigan’s measure of consumer sentiment fell 5% in November, according to a preliminary reading released Friday. That was the fourth consecutive month that
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Judge Aileen Cannon has decided that, for now, former President Donald Trump will still have a May 2024 trial before her on charges of mishandling classified documents. The classified records indictment has loomed over Trump’s candidacy particularly because of the questions it’s raised – with substantial known witnesses and even audio evidence –
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says melting glaciers pose “an unprecedented challenge for humanity.” He spoke on Friday as a three-day global summit on glaciers and poles wrapped up in Paris. Macron urged world leaders to work together on halting devastating effects of climate change despite wars in the Middle East and in
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian citizen originally from Iran has been charged with aggravated terrorism over a deadly shooting in June 2022 ahead of an LGBTQ festival in the nightlife district of the capital, Oslo. Two people were killed and nine seriously wounded in the shooting at three
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Hello, Anxiety! The teaser trailer for “Inside Out 2” has all of the feels and introduces audiences to the new emotion. According to a press release from Disney, the Pixar film features Anxiety joining the other voices in the main character’s brain. “The little voices inside Riley’s head
Continue ReadingAleja Páez (CNN) — Manila acusó a barcos chinos de disparar cañones de agua y realizar “maniobras peligrosas” hacia barcos filipinos que reabastecían un puesto militar remoto este viernes. Es el más reciente de una serie de incidentes entre los dos países en el disputado mar de China Meridional. Las autoridades filipinas dijeron que un
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Nominations for the 2024 Grammy Awards were revealed on Friday morning and SZA slayed. The “Kill Bill” singer and songwriter leads in total nominations with nine nods. Other top nominees among a list that highlighted the contributions of young women in music include Phoebe Bridgers, R&B star Victoria
Continue ReadingBy Rex Hodge Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The trial of a Haywood County man charged in the death of his girlfriend’s baby continued Thursday. As the case proceeds, it highlights the call for grandparents’ rights. In December 2022, Ashley Grasty pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in
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