Abbott debuta y Rojos evitan perder por barrida con Cerveceros
June 6, 2023 GMTCINCINNATI (AP) — Stuart Fairchild y Tyler Stephenson conectaron jonrones solitarios, mientras que Andrew Abbott lanzó seis entradas sin permitir anotación en su debut en las Grandes Ligas para que los Rojos de Cincinnati vencieran por 2-0 el lunes a los Cerveceros de Milwaukee.
Ukraine says inspections found nearly a quarter of its air-raid shelters locked or unusable
June 3, 2023 GMTKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Concerns around civilian safety spiked in Ukraine on Saturday, as officials announced that an inspection had found nearly a quarter of the country’s air-raid shelters locked or unusable, just days after a woman in Kyiv allegedly died waiting outside a shuttered shelter during a Russian missile barrage.
India train crash kills over 280, injures 900 in one of nation’s worst rail disasters
June 3, 2023 GMTRescuers in India have found no more survivors in the overturned and mangled wreckage of two passenger trains that derailed, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds in one of the country’s deadliest rail crashes in decades.
Inside Russia’s penal colonies: A look at life for political prisoners caught in Putin’s crackdowns
June 3, 2023 GMTRights upheld, lawsuit revived against teacher accused of cutting Native American student’s hair
June 2, 2023 GMTSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An appeals court ruling has revived an anti-discrimination lawsuit accusing an Albuquerque teacher of cutting off one Native American girl's hair and asking another if she was dressed as a “bloody Indian” during class on Halloween.
Rastafari gain sacramental rights to marijuana in Antigua and Barbuda, celebrate freedom of worship
June 2, 2023 GMTLIBERTA, Antigua (AP) — On the same ground where their enslaved ancestors were forced to plant sugar cane, Rastafari on this small island nation are now legally growing and ritualistically smoking marijuana.
AP PHOTOS: As Spain’s ‘peasant farmers of the sea,’ groups of women dig for clams
College student accused of setting fire to Wyoming’s only abortion clinic to enter plea
June 2, 2023 GMTCHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A college student who authorities say admitted setting fire to a building slated to become Wyoming's only full-service abortion clinic was scheduled to appear in federal court Friday to enter a plea to an arson charge.
Alabama rises from slow start, coach’s firing to host first NCAA regional in 17 years
June 1, 2023 GMTAlabama entered May with a losing Southeastern Conference record, and the situation appeared even more dire when coach Brad Bohannon was fired amid a gambling scandal.
Presidentes sudamericanos acuerdan mayor integración en cumbre salpicada por roces en torno a Maduro
May 31, 2023 GMTBRASILIA (AP) — Los presidentes sudamericanos lograron acordar una declaración en la que se comprometieron a diseñar una hoja de ruta para supervisar una mayor integración regional, al término de una cumbre celebrada el martes en Brasilia en la que el venezolano Nicolás Maduro se robó la atención y de nuevo generó discrepancias.
The details of the deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are out. The 99-page bill produced from their agreement Sunday would avoid a federal default while limiting government spending. But the two leaders still have to persuade Congress to pass the bill.
Malaysia finds 100 old artillery shells on Chinese barge, says it likely plundered WWII shipwrecks
May 31, 2023 GMTKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's maritime agency said Tuesday a Chinese barge likely plundered two World War II British shipwrecks in the South China Sea after discovering 100 more old artillery shells on the detained vessel.
Russia says drones lightly damage Moscow buildings before dawn, while Ukraine’s capital bombarded
May 30, 2023 GMTRussian air defenses stopped eight drones converging on Moscow, officials said Tuesday, in an attack that authorities blamed on Ukraine, while Russia pursued its relentless bombardment of Kyiv with a third assault on the city in 24 hours.
AP PHOTOS: A proliferation of gold mines in Venezuela offers grueling, dangerous work
As India’s electrical grid strains, rural hospitals and clinics find reliable power in rooftop solar
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May 25, 2023 GMTA.J. Foyt returns to the Indy 500, his legacy long secured and grief fresh from his wife’s death
May 24, 2023 GMTWALLER, Texas (AP) — A.J. Foyt was 15 when a boat that he and two friends were riding in capsized in a storm. The young Foyt clung tightly to a buoy until a fishing vessel found him, too late for one of the other boys that had already drowned.
High blood pressure plagues many Black Americans. Combined with COVID, it’s catastrophic
May 23, 2023 GMTDISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — Charles Thomas was unwell but he had no time for rest.
He was on the cusp of a management promotion and a move to Florida to begin a new chapter that would alter his family’s financial future and break the cycle of generational poverty.
From birth to death, legacy of racism lays foundation for Black Americans’ health disparities
May 23, 2023 GMTFrom birth to death, Black Americans fare worse in measures of health compared to their white counterparts. They have higher rates of infant and maternal mortality, higher incidence of asthma during childhood, more difficulty treating mental health as teens, and greater rates of high blood pressure, Alzheimer’s disease and other illnesses.
ATLANTA (AP) — Hard-throwing right-hander Bobby Miller, one of the Los Angeles Dodgers' top prospects, will make his debut against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.
Manager Dave Roberts confirmed the plan for Miller on Monday before another rookie, right-hander Gavin Stone, made his second start against the Braves.
In the Amazon, Brazilian ecologists try new approach against deforestation and poverty
May 22, 2023 GMTCARAUARI, Brazil (AP) — In a remote corner of the Amazon, Brazilian ecologists are trying to succeed where a lack of governance has proved disastrous. They're managing a stretch of land in a way that welcomes both local people and scientists to engage in preserving the world’s largest tropical forest.
Insider Q&A: Doug Bauer, CEO of homebuilder Tri Pointe Homes
May 22, 2023 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — By almost any measure, the U.S. housing market has yet to emerge from a more than year-long slump.
Through the first three months of 2023, sales of previously occupied U.S.
Zelenskyy says ‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts’ after Russia claims control of Ukrainian city
May 21, 2023 GMTKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Bakhmut was “only in our hearts," hours after Russia’s defense ministry reported that forces of the Wagner private army, with the support of Russian troops, had seized the city in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy at center of last day of high-level diplomacy as G7 looks to punish Russia
May 21, 2023 GMTHIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — World leaders ratcheted up pressure Sunday on Russia for its war against Ukraine, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the center of a swirl of diplomacy on the final day of the Group of Seven summit of rich-world democracies.
Burner phones, aliases, code words: How secret networks help women circumvent Honduras’ abortion ban
Nicole Holofcener has learned a few things about Hollywood over the years.
That attending the Oscars is more fun as a guest than a nominee.
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Car rushes Vatican gate, is fired on by gendarmes; driver apprehended after reaching courtyard
May 19, 2023 GMTROME (AP) — A car driven by someone with apparent psychiatric problems rushed through a Vatican gate Thursday evening and sped past Swiss Guards into a palace courtyard before the driver was apprehended by police, the Holy See said.
False claims of a stolen election thrive unchecked on Twitter even as Musk promises otherwise
May 18, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — In an interview this week, Twitter owner Elon Musk said users making false claims of stolen elections “will be corrected” on the platform.
WASHINGTON (AP) — All the hand-wringing over a potential government default if Congress doesn't increase the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling has conjured up images of past government shutdowns.
Deputy wounded during standoff expected to recover
May 18, 2023 GMTLYNNVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee deputy who responded to a call at a home early Thursday has been shot and wounded, a sheriff said.
The deputy was shot in the chest during a standoff at the home in Lynnville, Giles County Sheriff Kyle Helton told news outlets.
LAKE BENTON, Minn. (AP) — With traces of winter’s unusually heavy snow still lingering but a warm sun finally shining, farmers were out dawn to dusk in early May on their tractors, planting corn and soybeans across southwestern Minnesota fields many have owned for generations.
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May 18, 2023 GMTGirls Softball
A year and a half after the fatal shooting of its cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the Alec Baldwin Western “Rust” is back on the market at the Cannes Film Festival, shopping for international buyers.
Every state offers victim compensation. For the Longs and other Black families, it often isn’t fair
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco resident Pia Harris hopes for reparations in her lifetime. But the nonprofit program director is not confident that California lawmakers will turn the recommendations of a first-in-the-nation task force into concrete legislation given pushback from opponents who say slavery was a thing of the past.
South Korea’s president vows to expand non-lethal aid to Kyiv in meeting with Ukraine’s first lady
May 16, 2023 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed to expand the country's non-lethal aid to Kyiv when he met with Ukraine’s first lady Tuesday in Seoul.
Olena Zelenska visited South Korea as a special envoy of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.N. Secretary General António Guterres warned Monday that Haiti’s “tragic situation” is threatening the security of the Caribbean region and beyond as he pressed the international community for a response.
Scabby the Rat gives bite to union protests, but is he at the tail end of his relevancy?
May 14, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — For decades, a giant, inflatable rat with beady eyes, sharp teeth and a pustule-covered belly has loomed over union protests, drawing attention to various labor disputes.
Forced from Grand Canyon National Park, the Havasupai Tribe embraces spiritual homecoming
May 12, 2023 GMTGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Carletta Tilousi hit the trail as the sun rose, the light revealing a grouping of cottonwood and ash trees deep in the Grand Canyon.
Birds soared above and reptiles scampered across the rocks as the canyon walls grew taller and taller behind her.
España ratifica condena y sentencia de agresor sexual británico
May 12, 2023 GMTMADRID (AP) — El Tribunal Supremo de España ratificó el viernes la sentencia de 135 años en prisión a un maestro y niñero británico que creó y distribuyó pornografía de niños bajo su cuidado después de cambiarse de nombre y de país tras condenas previas.
Grains mixed, Livstock mixed.
May 12, 2023 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mixed Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May rose 8 cents at $6.3875 a bushel; May corn was up 1.50 cents at $6.35 a bushel; May oats was off 2.25 cents at $3.33 a bushel; while May soybeans fell 11 cents at $14.35 a bushel.
Con niños agotados de la mano, migrantes desesperados intentaban abrirse paso el jueves hacia Estados Unidos antes de que se suspenda una norma de salud conocida como Título 42, la cual fue implementada para prevenir la propagación del COVID-19.
Firm that helped expose Alabama baseball gambling scandal launches integrity hotline
May 11, 2023 GMTSECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — A sports integrity monitor launched a tool Thursday to help athletes, coaches and staff to anonymously report suspicions about gambling activity to regulators and law enforcement.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an effort to deter threats aimed at IRS employees, the agency said Thursday it will start limiting workers' personal identifying information on communications with taxpayers.
‘Please, man, don’t shoot us’: Witness says man shot 3 people, killing 1, in dispute over $4
May 10, 2023 GMTDETROIT (AP) — A man fatally shot another customer inside a Detroit gas station and wounded two more after the clerk locked the door in a dispute over a small purchase, authorities said Wednesday.
Details emerged as prosecutors charged Samuel McCray, 27, with murder and attempted murder.
Mexico search set to find world’s most endangered porpoises
May 8, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials and the conservation group Sea Shepherd said Monday that experts will set out in two ships in a bid to locate the few remaining vaquita marina, the world’s most endangered marine mammal.
See more about the 2023 Pulitzer winners in journalism, arts
May 8, 2023 GMTThe Pulitzer Prizes recognizing the best of journalism and the arts in 2022 were announced Monday.
Summer Movie Guide: What to watch from May through Labor Day
May 8, 2023 GMTThere is something for everyone at the movies this summer, both in theaters and streaming at home.
In the shadow of 7 horse deaths, party goes on at the Derby
May 6, 2023 GMTLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — As the horses were loaded into the starting gate, Tedi Dietrich whispered a prayer.
“Lord, let the horses get all the way around safe,” Dietrich said, watching the race Saturday on a giant screen erected amid the party in Churchill Downs’ courtyard.