‘The Invitation’ tops tepid weekend at box office
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The horror film “The Invitation” needed just $7 million to finish at the top of the…
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Federal jury awards $100M in stun gun fall paralysis lawsuit
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal jury in Atlanta has awarded $100 million to a panhandler who fell and broke his neck after a police officer shocked him…
Continue ReadingCorrection: France-Air France Pilots story
PARIS (AP) — In a story published Aug. 28, 2022, about Air France pilots suspended after fighting in the cockpit, The Associated Press erroneously…
Continue ReadingSerbia opposition, rights groups condemn EuroPride decision
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Opposition parties in Serbia and international rights groups have denounced a decision…
Continue ReadingEPA waives fuel rule in 4 states after Indiana refinery fire
CHICAGO (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has lifted a federal rule for fuel sales in four states in response to a fire last week at an…
Continue ReadingKenyan cyclist dies in crash during gravel race in Vermont
WEST WINDSOR, Vt. (AP) — Kenyan cyclist Sule Kangangi has died in a crash during a gravel race in Vermont. Kangangi was competing in the Vermont…
Continue ReadingLow fuel inventories cause special concern in US Northeast
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Diesel and heating oil supplies in the Northeast are more than 50% below the recent average,…
Continue ReadingNASA moon rocket on track for launch despite lightning hits
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new moon rocket remained on track to blast off on a crucial test flight…
Continue ReadingPolice: Houston tenant kills 3 others, set fire to lure them
HOUSTON (AP) — A man evicted from a Houston apartment building shot five other tenants — killing three of them — Sunday morning after setting…
Continue ReadingGirl from Italy dies after statue falls on her in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — German police say a girl who was on vacation from Italy with her parents has died after a stone statue fell on her at a hotel in…
Continue ReadingHundreds of migrants reach Italian shores over weekend
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities scrambled on Sunday to relieve overcrowding in shelters after scores of boats carrying a total of about 1,000…
Continue Reading‘Tape or chewing gum:’ Twitter’s lapses echo worldwide
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — From fire departments to governments, from school districts to corporations, from…
Continue ReadingMexico’s president revived dangerous form of coal mining
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — As hopes faded of rescuing 10 men trapped in a flooded Mexican coal…
Continue ReadingDemocrats: Abortion rulings may be ‘a blessing in disguise’
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic candidates have decried North Carolina’s newly…
Continue ReadingQuake-hit Mexico church with iconic Virgin image gets rehab
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Under a white tent on the street outside Our Lady of the Angels on a recent Sunday,…
Continue ReadingWar monitor: Israeli strike targeted missile depot in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Satellite imagery showed widespread destruction at a giant military facility in western Syria targeted in a recent Israeli airstrike.…
Continue ReadingLibya capital remains tense a day after clashes kill over 30
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Militias patrolled nearly deserted streets in Libya’s capital a day after clashes killed over 30…
Continue ReadingMickey Mantle card breaks record, as sports memorabilia soar
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for $12.6 million Sunday, blasting into…
Continue ReadingNotting Hill Carnival returns to London streets after hiatus
LONDON (AP) — The annual Notting Hill Carnival has returned to the streets of London for the first time since 2019. More than 1 million people are…
Continue ReadingTiny oysters play big role in stabilizing eroding shorelines
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Denise Vaccaro bought her home on the Jersey Shore over 20 years ago, charmed by the…
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