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FBI searches Biden’s vacation home; no classified documents

Published:Wednesday | February 1, 2023 | 7:41 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI searched President Joe Biden's vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Wednesday without turning up any classified documents, the latest turn in an extraordinary series of searches of his and his...

Fed lifts rate by quarter-point but says inflation is easing

Published:Wednesday | February 1, 2023 | 6:27 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve extended its fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate a quarter-point, its eighth hike since March. And the Fed signalled that even though inflation is easing, it...

Mourners gather for Tyre Nichols’ funeral

Published:Wednesday | February 1, 2023 | 3:56 PM

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — Tyre Nichols' family and friends gathered Wednesday for a funeral that blended a celebration of his life with outrage over the brutal beating he endured at the hands of Memphis police and heated calls for police...

Day of disruption in UK as hundreds of thousands join strike

Published:Wednesday | February 1, 2023 | 8:25 AM

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of schools in the United Kingdom closed some or all of their classrooms, train services were paralysed and delays were expected at airports Wednesday in what's shaping up to be the biggest day of industrial action...

15 students treated for Internet drug ‘challenge’

Published:Wednesday | February 1, 2023 | 12:46 AM

MEXICO CITY (AP): Fifteen grade school students in Mexico have been treated after apparently taking part in an Internet “challenge” in which groups of students take tranquilisers to see who can stay awake the longest. The incident occurred Monday...

Ex-Guatemalan police chief convicted of US visa fraud

Published:Wednesday | February 1, 2023 | 12:44 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP): A former Guatemalan police chief has been found guilty of lying on his US immigration papers about a prior conviction for killing two political activists in his country, US authorities said Monday. Catalino Esteban Valiente Alonzo...

‘Hands off Africa!’

Published:Wednesday | February 1, 2023 | 12:42 AM

KINSHASA (AP): Pope Francis demanded on Tuesday that foreign powers stop plundering Africa’s natural resources for the “poison of their own greed” as he arrived in Congo to a raucous welcome by Congolese grateful he was focusing the world’s...

Gangs take control as democracy withers

Published:Wednesday | February 1, 2023 | 12:41 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): Jimmy Cherizier zips through Haiti’s capital on the back of a motorcycle, flanked by young men wielding black and leopard print masks and automatic weapons. As the pack of bikes flies by graffiti reading ‘Mafia boss’ in Creole...

Cheaters beware! ChatGPT maker releases AI detection tool

Published:Tuesday | January 31, 2023 | 3:55 PM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The maker of ChatGPT is trying to curb its reputation as a freewheeling cheating machine with a new tool that can help teachers detect if a student or artificial intelligence wrote that homework. The new AI Text...

Church of England sheds light on ‘shameful’ slave trade ties

Published:Tuesday | January 31, 2023 | 2:34 PM

LONDON (AP) — Three centuries ago, an enslaved person in Virginia wrote to a leader of the Church of England, begging to be released from “this cruel bondage.” There was no reply from the church, which at the time was accumulating...

7th Memphis officer disciplined, EMTs fired in Tyre Nichols death

Published:Tuesday | January 31, 2023 | 10:21 AM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two more Memphis police officers have been disciplined and three emergency responders fired in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols, officials said Monday, widening the circle of punishment for the shocking...

Wintry weather scrubs more than 1,000 flights in US

Published:Tuesday | January 31, 2023 | 9:26 AM

DALLAS (AP) — More than 1,000 flights were cancelled and many more delayed Monday with more expected in coming days as Texas and nearby states dealt with freezing temperatures and wintry precipitation. Nearly 350 flights were cancelled at...

US urges donors to give far more as Somalia faces famine

Published:Tuesday | January 31, 2023 | 1:12 AM

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP): The first US Cabinet member to visit Somalia since 2015 urged the world’s distracted donors on Sunday to give immediate help to a country facing deadly famine, which she calls “the ultimate failure of the international...

Blinken urges calm as violence soars

Published:Tuesday | January 31, 2023 | 1:10 AM

JERUSALEM (AP): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel and the Palestinians on Monday to ease tensions following a spike in violence that has put the region on edge. The bloodshed has alarmed the Biden administration as it attempts to...

Mosque suicide bomber kills 59, wounds over 150

Published:Tuesday | January 31, 2023 | 1:08 AM

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP): A suicide bomber struck a crowded mosque inside a police compound in Pakistan on Monday, causing the roof to collapse and killing at least 59 people and wounding more than 150 others, officials said. Most of the casualties...

Bus falls off bridge, catches fire, killing 40

Published:Tuesday | January 31, 2023 | 1:03 AM

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP): A passenger bus crashed into a pillar and fell off a bridge, catching fire and killing 40 people in southern Pakistan on Sunday, a government official said. The bus was carrying 44 passengers from Quetta in Balochistan...

CARICOM condemns the killing of police officers in Haiti

Published:Tuesday | January 31, 2023 | 1:00 AM

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says it is deeply concerned that the contrasting incidents involving the Haitian national police indicate the severity of the challenges that the police face, as well as further breakdown...

IMF upgrades its outlook for the global economy in 2023

Published:Monday | January 30, 2023 | 9:41 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The outlook for the global economy is growing slightly brighter as China eases its zero-COVID policies and the world shows surprising resilience in the face of high inflation, elevated interest rates and Russia's ongoing...

Chicago prosecutor dropping R Kelly sex-abuse charges

Published:Monday | January 30, 2023 | 9:36 PM

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago prosecutor said Monday that she's dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R Kelly following federal convictions in two courts that should guarantee the disgraced R&B star will be locked up for...

6th Memphis officer relieved of duty in Tyre Nichols arrest

Published:Monday | January 30, 2023 | 12:53 PM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A sixth Memphis Police Department officer has been disciplined for his involvement in the brutal beating and arrest of Tyre Nichols, a department spokeswoman said Monday. Officer Preston Hemphill was relieved of duty...

Japan ex-soldier sues gov’t, colleagues over sexual abuse

Published:Monday | January 30, 2023 | 11:53 AM

TOKYO (AP) — A former Japanese soldier who reported being sexually abused by military colleagues said Monday she has filed a damage suit against five perpetrators and the government because she feels their earlier apologies were empty. Rina...

WHO: COVID still an emergency but nearing 'inflexion' point

Published:Monday | January 30, 2023 | 9:38 AM

GENEVA (AP) — The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of...

Suicide bomber kills 34, wounds 150 at mosque in Pakistan

Published:Monday | January 30, 2023 | 8:12 AM

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated explosives during crowded prayers at a mosque inside a police compound in Pakistan on Monday, causing the roof to cave in. At least 34 people were killed and 150 wounded, officials said....

Trump opens 2024 run, says he’s ‘more committed’ than ever

Published:Monday | January 30, 2023 | 12:15 AM

COLUMBIA (AP): Former President Donald Trump kicked off his 2024 White House bid with stops on Saturday in New Hampshire and South Carolina, events in early-voting states marking the first campaign appearances since announcing his latest run more...

Travel warning to Europe following protests