By DÉBORA REY and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine prosecutors on Tuesday announced that the daughter of a fugitive Nazi officer who stole an 18th-century Italian painting from a Jewish collector during World War II was placed under house arrest along with her husband. The new measures followed a series
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal appeals court says the EPA should not have been blocked from terminating billions in “green bank” grants.
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By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer President Donald Trump’s administration is piling new restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants, making it nearly impossible for anyone holding a Palestinian Authority passport from receiving travel documents to visit the U.S. for business, work, pleasure or educational purposes. Palestinian applicants who hold non-Palestinian Authority passports may also face difficulties
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Neither Sofia Coppola nor Marc Jacobs were convinced a documentary was a good idea. Jacobs wasn’t sure he wanted to be the subject of one and Coppola wasn’t sure she wanted the pressure of being the person behind the camera. This was her friend of
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A court on Tuesday annulled the Istanbul provincial congress of Turkey’s main opposition party, citing alleged procedural irregularities, in a decision critics view as an escalating campaign to weaken the party. The ruling against the Republican People’s Party, or CHP, led to the dismissal of Istanbul chair Ozgur Celik and other
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will be honored with one of the television’s top prizes even as it winds down its nearly 60-year work after the U.S. government withdrew funding. The organization, which has helped pay for PBS, NPR, 1,500 local radio and TV stations as well as programs
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By The Associated Press Actor Chloë Grace Moretz and model and photographer Kate Harrison are married. The two, who began dating in 2018, got hitched in a private ceremony over the Labor Day weekend. No location was revealed. Both wore gowns by Nicolas Ghesquière for Louis Vuitton, Moretz in baby blue and Harrison in traditional
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Sept. 3 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. (Thursday) FS2 — AFL Qualifier: Collingwood at Adelaide GOLF 3 a.m. (Thursday) GOLF — DP World Tour: The Amgen Irish Open, First Round, The K Club, Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland MLB BASEBALL 1
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Atlanta 26 14 .650 — x-New York 24 17 .585 2½ Indiana 21 20 .512 5½ Washington 16 25 .390 10½ Connecticut 10 30 .250 16 Chicago 9 30 .231 16½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 32 8 .800 — x-Phoenix 26 14 .650
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 17 7 5 56 54 34 Minnesota United 14 6 9 51 48 32 Vancouver 14 6 7 49 47 31 Seattle 12 7 8 44 48 38 Los Angeles FC 11 7 8 41 45 33 Portland 10 9 9
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 80 59 .576 — New York 77 61 .558 2½ Boston 78 62 .557 2½ Tampa Bay 69 69 .500 10½ Baltimore 63 76 .453 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 80 60 .571 — Kansas City 70 68 .507 9 Cleveland 68
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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump announced this afternoon that U.S. Space Command will be relocated from Colorado to Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary home. Space Command’s functions include conducting operations like enabling satellite-based navigation and troop communication and providing warning of missile launches. Alabama and Colorado have
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 80 59 .576 — — 5-5 W-1 45-24 35-35 691 633 58 New York 77 61 .558 2½ +4½ 8-2 W-1 41-28 36-33 726 586 140 Boston 78 62 .557 2½ +4½ 7-3 W-3 44-27
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 80 58 .580 — New York 75 64 .540 5½ Miami 65 74 .468 15½ Atlanta 62 77 .446 18½ Washington 55 83 .399 25 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 85 54 .612 — Chicago 80 59 .576 5 Cincinnati 70 69 .504
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 80 59 .576 — New York 77 61 .558 2½ Boston 78 62 .557 2½ Tampa Bay 69 69 .500 10½ Baltimore 63 76 .453 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 80 60 .571 — Kansas City 70 68 .507 9 Cleveland 68
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The novels of Stephen King may not seem designed for bedtime reading, at least if you value a good night’s sleep, but the author has always had a fondness for fairy tales. Especially when they get a little dark. “Fairy tales are supposed to be
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By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Anna Wintour ended weeks of fashion-world speculation Tuesday when she named Chloe Malle her successor as head of editorial content at Vogue — but the most powerful person in the business isn’t going anywhere. Wintour, 75, remains chief content officer for Condé Nast and global
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By SAM McNEIL Associated Press LUXEMBOURG (AP) — NATO is working to thwart Russian jamming of civilian flights, said the alliance’s chief on Tuesday, two days after a jet carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen lost its ability to use GPS navigation midair in Bulgarian airspace. The plane landed safely on Sunday, but
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By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that U.S President Donald Trump’s administration is listening to the Kremlin’s justifications for its invasion of neighboring Ukraine and claimed that Moscow and Washington have come to a “mutual understanding” about the conflict. Putin said during a visit to China that “the (Trump) administration is
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PARIS (AP) — French film star Gérard Depardieu has been ordered to stand trial before a criminal court in Paris over allegations of rape and sexual assault against actor Charlotte Arnould. “I feel relieved,” Arnould, 29, wrote on Instagram on Tuesday, announcing that she had received the investigating judge’s indictment order. “The order restores a
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German security authorities are warning people against becoming “disposable agents” as worries mount about Russia using social media to find recruits for spying and sabotage in or against Germany. Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the full-scale invasion of
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Curtis Sliwa, the colorful creator of New York City’s Guardian Angels anti-crime patrol group, ran for mayor four years ago and wound up losing to Democrat Eric Adams by almost 40 percentage points. This time around, the red beret-wearing Republican believes the math may be more
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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality with offenders facing two to five years in prison, the state broadcaster reported late Monday. The amended family code was approved by the parliament on Monday in an unanimous vote that puts the code into effect more than a year after
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JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — The United Nations warned of an exponential rise in casualties from a major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as the Taliban said the death toll passed 1,400 on Tuesday, with more than 3,000 people injured. The figures provided by Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid were just for the province of Kunar. Sunday
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By SAM McNEIL Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium will move toward recognizing a Palestinian state, the country’s foreign minister said Tuesday, joining a growing list of countries preparing to take the step as Israel steps up its offensive in Gaza. Maxime Prévot said Belgium’s plans to recognize a Palestinian state will be announced at
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By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti on Tuesday announced a bid for Congress in Pennsylvania, adding yet another competitive Democrat to the 2026 midterm election lineup in a state that gives her party perhaps its best chance to gain multiple seats without redrawing congressional lines. The ranks of
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final N.Y. Mets 12 Detroit 5 Final St. Louis 2 Athletics 1 Final Toronto 12 Cincinnati 9 Final Arizona 5 Texas 3 Final Baltimore 6 San Diego 2 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Boston 11 Cleveland 7 Final L.A. Angels 5 Kansas City 1 Final Tampa Bay 6 Seattle 5 Final
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Tuesday, Sep. 02. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Tuesday, Sep. 02. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Tuesday, Sep. 02. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
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