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Morales says coup under way as rivals dispute vote

Published:Thursday | October 24, 2019 | 1:15 AM

LA PAZ (AP): Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday his opponents are trying to stage a coup against him as protests grew over a disputed election he claims he won outright, though a nearly finished vote count suggests it might head to a...

Murder probe in Britain after 39 dead found in back of truck

Published:Thursday | October 24, 2019 | 1:13 AM

LONDON (AP): Police in southeastern England launched a murder investigation after 39 people were found dead early Wednesday inside a large cargo truck that authorities believe was registered in Bulgaria and came into the country via Ireland. The...

Hong Kong government withdraws bill that sparked protests

Published:Wednesday | October 23, 2019 | 10:39 AM

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday withdrew an unpopular extradition bill that sparked months of chaotic protests that have since morphed into a campaign for greater democratic change. Secretary for Security John Lee told the...

Jamaican workers at US resort sue over wages

Published:Wednesday | October 23, 2019 | 10:23 AM

HELENA, Montana (AP) — Five Jamaicans who were recruited to work at a Montana ski resort for the ultra-rich just north of Yellowstone National Park say they and more than 100 other Jamaicans were discriminated against and paid less than...

Man gets 12 years imprisonment for hacking Los Angeles court system

Published:Wednesday | October 23, 2019 | 9:50 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who hacked Los Angeles County court computers, sent 2 million malicious phishing emails and stole hundreds of credit card numbers has been sentenced in Los Angeles. Oriyomi Aloba received a 12-year federal prison...

New York, California sue postal service over smuggled cigarettes

Published:Wednesday | October 23, 2019 | 9:20 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — California and New York City sued the U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday to stop tens of thousands of cigarette packages from being mailed from foreign countries to United States residents, saying the smugglers are engaging in tax...

Former child soldiers struggle to move on

Published:Wednesday | October 23, 2019 | 12:00 AM

YAMBIO, South Sudan (AP): When he escaped the armed group that had abducted him at the age of 15, the child soldier swore he’d never go back. But the South Sudanese teen still thinks about returning to the bush, six months after the United Nations...

Trudeau wins 2nd term but nation more divided

Published:Wednesday | October 23, 2019 | 12:00 AM

TORONTO (AP): Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won a second term in a stronger-than-expected showing in Canada’s national elections, claiming a “clear mandate” Tuesday despite a Parliament and nation increasingly fractured along regional lines....

Former Mayor of Jamaica, Iowa gets probation in marijuana case

Published:Tuesday | October 22, 2019 | 12:35 PM

JAMAICA, Iowa (AP) — The former mayor of a central Iowa community has been given two years of probation after pleading guilty to marijuana charges. Guthrie County court records say former Jamaica Mayor LaDonna Kennedy was sentenced and given...

9-year-old American boy arraigned on murder, arson charges

Published:Tuesday | October 22, 2019 | 10:50 AM

EUREKA, Illinois (AP) — A nine-year-old central Illinois boy believed to have set a fire that led to the deaths of five family members has been arraigned on first-degree murder charges. The Journal Star in Peoria reports Woodford County...

Berlin state gov't agrees on 5-year rent freeze amid real estate boom

Published:Tuesday | October 22, 2019 | 10:38 AM

BERLIN (AP) — Berlin’s state Cabinet has agreed on a rent freeze for five years to counter rising rents in one of Germany’s hottest real estate markets. The German news agency dpa reported Tuesday that Berlin’s left-wing...

British PM warns of new election if Brexit bill is rejected

Published:Tuesday | October 22, 2019 | 10:41 AM

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that if lawmakers reject his accelerated three-day timetable for Brexit bill he will pull it and seek an election. Speaking in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Johnson told lawmakers that if they rejected the...

Canada’s Trudeau wins 2nd term but loses majority

Published:Tuesday | October 22, 2019 | 10:03 AM

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won a second term in Canada’s national elections Monday, losing the majority but delivering unexpectedly strong results despite having been weakened by a series of scandals that tarnished his...

Residents pelt departing US troops

Published:Tuesday | October 22, 2019 | 12:11 AM

AKCAKALE (AP): Angry over the US withdrawal, residents of a Kurdish-dominated Syrian city hurled potatoes at departing American military vehicles as they drove by on Monday. Defence Secretary Mark Esper said US troops will stay in eastern Syria to...

Thai king strips his consort of royal titles for disloyalty

Published:Tuesday | October 22, 2019 | 12:10 AM

BANGKOK (AP): Thailand’s king has stripped his royal consort of her titles and military ranks for disloyalty, accusing her of seeking to undermine the position of his official wife, the country’s queen, for her own benefit. The royal command by 67-...

Bus crash kills at least 30, injures 16

Published:Tuesday | October 22, 2019 | 12:10 AM

KINSHASA (AP): Congo’s presidency says at least 30 people have been killed and 16 others injured in a bus accident in southwestern Kongo Central province. The statement from President Felix Tshisekedi’s office says the provincial governor is...

New blow to Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan after vote on deal blocked

Published:Monday | October 21, 2019 | 3:40 PM

LONDON (AP) — Britain faced another week of grinding political gridlock after Prime Minister Boris Johnson was denied a chance Monday to hold a vote by lawmakers on his Brexit divorce bill. With just 10 days before Britain’s scheduled...

Australian papers redact front pages to expose gov't secrecy

Published:Monday | October 21, 2019 | 9:42 AM

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s major newspapers published redacted front pages on Monday in a coordinated campaign to highlight government secrecy that is often justified on national security grounds. Rival media businesses...

US takes step to require DNA samples from asylum seekers

Published:Monday | October 21, 2019 | 12:00 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is planning to collect DNA samples from asylum-seekers and other migrants detained by immigration officials and will add the information to a massive FBI database used by law enforcement hunting for...

Qantas completes longest non-stop New York-Sydney flight

Published:Monday | October 21, 2019 | 9:31 AM

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s Qantas on Sunday completed the first non-stop commercial flight from New York to Sydney, which was used to run a series of tests to assess the effects of ultra long-haul flights on crew fatigue and passenger...

Canada’s Conservatives a bland option to Trudeau’s star power

Published:Monday | October 21, 2019 | 12:15 AM

Toronto (AP): Even members of his own party say Canada’s Conservative leader is bland. They tout it as a virtue, the antidote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s flash and star power, and they’re counting on this very quality to help Andrew Scheer...

Trump scraps plan to host G-7 at his Doral golf resort

Published:Monday | October 21, 2019 | 12:15 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): Responding to stinging criticism, President Donald Trump has abruptly reversed his plan to hold the next year’s Group of Seven world leaders’ meeting at his Doral golf resort in Florida. “I think he knows,” his acting chief of...

Pentagon chief says US troops leaving Syria for western Iraq

Published:Monday | October 21, 2019 | 12:00 AM

KABUL (AP): US DefenCe Secretary Mark Esper says that under current plans, all US troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq and the American military will continue to conduct operations against the Islamic State (IS) group to prevent its...

Mixed message: Boris Johnson seeks Brexit delay, sort of

Published:Sunday | October 20, 2019 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today pressed ahead with plans to try to win parliamentary backing for his new Brexit deal even as the European Union began considering his grudging request to extend the looming Brexit...

Canada's Conservatives offer bland option to Trudeau's flash

Published:Sunday | October 20, 2019 | 12:00 AM

TORONTO (AP) — Even members of his own party say Canada's Conservative leader is bland. They tout it as a virtue, the antidote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's flash and star power, and they're counting on this very quality to...

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