Teary Kevin Spacey testifies of sex abuse claims: ‘Not true’
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An emotional Kevin Spacey testified in a New York courtroom Monday that he never…
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Novel by Sri Lanka’s Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Writer Shehan Karunatilaka has won the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction on Monday for “The…
Continue ReadingDrivers shoot daughters in Florida road rage confrontation
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two men face attempted murder charges for allegedly firing into each other’s vehicles on a busy Florida highway and…
Continue ReadingAmazon faces off with union in fight for a second warehouse
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The startup union that clinched a historic labor victory at Amazon earlier this year is…
Continue ReadingCourt rejects appeal to give American Samoans citizenship
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal seeking to give people born in American Samoa…
Continue Reading‘Flash’ actor Ezra Miller pleads not guilty to liquor theft
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Ezra Miller pleaded not guilty Monday to stealing bottles of liquor from a neighbor’s home, one of a string of arrests…
Continue ReadingBear mauls 10-year-old in grandparents’ Connecticut backyard
MORRIS, Conn. Authorities say a 250-pound black bear mauled a 10-year-old boy playing in his grandparents’ backyard in Connecticut and tried to…
Continue ReadingFDA pushes to remove pregnancy drug, company pushes back
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of a drug intended to reduce premature births is making a last-ditch effort to keep…
Continue ReadingCan the Rock steady the DC universe with ‘Black Adam’?
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In Hollywood’s superhero era thus far, there has been one particularly conspicuous absence: While a…
Continue ReadingTurkey, Greece trade accusations over 92 naked migrants
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Greece traded accusations 92 migrants who were found naked at their joint border,…
Continue ReadingGermany slaps messaging app Telegram with $5 million fine
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has announced that it is issuing fines of 5.125 million euros ($5 million) against the operators of the messagging app…
Continue ReadingChina party says nearly 5 million members probed for graft
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party says it has investigated almost 5 million members for possible corruption over the last decade,…
Continue ReadingClimate Questions: How much has the climate changed already?
By DANA BELTAJI Associated Press From incrementally rising temperatures and seas to an influx of natural disasters, the climate right now certainly…
Continue ReadingClimate Questions: What’s going on with climate change?
By DANA BELTAJI Associated Press Addressing climate change — a now ubiquitous term for the warming of the planet caused by humans emitting carbon…
Continue ReadingEnvoy says UN to push for nationwide cease-fire in Syria
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Syria says the United Nations will push for a nationwide cease-fire in the…
Continue ReadingUK Treasury chief in position of power as PM Truss struggles
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As British Prime Minister Liz Truss struggles to retain her authority, one man is seen to be in the…
Continue ReadingKanye West to buy conservative social media platform Parler
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writers The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social…
Continue ReadingNigeria races to assist flood victims; death toll tops 600
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Officials in Nigeria say the death toll from this year’s flooding has risen to 603.…
Continue ReadingGermany launches new program to help at-risk Afghans
BERLIN (AP) — The German government is launching a new program to help to bring about 1,000 people who are at risk of persecution in Afghanistan to…
Continue ReadingCredit Suisse pays $495M tied to mortgage-backed securities
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Credit Suisse has agreed to pay $495 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. over a yearslong dispute…
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