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Conte's return to Juventus starts with boos and ends 0-0 09/21/2024 04:54pm • MILAN (AP) — Antonio Conte’s return to Juventus and into a packed stadium started with jeers for the former Bianconeri hero. It ended 0-0 between Juventus and Conte’s Napoli, which created the better chances on Saturday in Turin. A third straight goalless draw for Juventus in Serie A ended a r US will let more people take methadone at home 09/20/2024 09:17am • The first big update to U.S. methadone regulations in 20 years is poised to expand access to the life-saving drug starting next month, but experts say the addiction treatment changes could fall flat if state governments and methadone clinics fail to act. For decades, strict rules required most metha Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change 09/20/2024 01:02am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country. As the country prepares for its first election since then, many say they’re still waiting for change. As Sri Lanka sank into economic collapse in 2022, pe A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19's origin 09/19/2024 08:25pm • LONDON (AP) — Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people, an effort they hope could allow them to trace the outbreak back to its source. Researchers analyzed genetic material gathered from the Chinese market Postal Service chief frustrated at criticism, but promises 'heroic' effort to deliver mail ballots 09/19/2024 07:59pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Postal Service expressed frustration Thursday with ongoing criticism by election officials of how it handles mail ballots while also seeking to reassure voters that it's ready to handle an expected crush of those ballots this fall. U.S. Postmaster General L Biden says Fed made 'declaration of progress' with interest rate cut 09/19/2024 03:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday the Federal Reserve's decision to lower interest rates was “an important signal” that inflation has eased as he poked at Donald Trump's economic policies as a failure in the past and sure to “fail again” if revived. “Lowering interest r Bank of England keeps its main interest rate on hold at 5% in wake of big US Fed rate cut 09/19/2024 08:06am • LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at 5% Thursday despite a big cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, its first since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic more than four years ago. The decision was widely expected amid ongoing concerns about inflation within the The Bank of England is widely expected to hold interest rates as inflation stays above target 09/18/2024 09:34am • LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday, a day after official figures showed inflation in the U.K. holding steady at an annual rate of 2.2% in August, with higher airfares offset by lower fuel costs and restaurant and hotel bills. Central b Seen abroad as a leader on Indigenous rights, New Zealand enters a divisive new era 09/17/2024 11:17pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — On the eve of New Zealand’s Māori language celebration week, the country’s right-wing political leaders ordered public agencies to stop affirmative action policies for Māori people, who are disadvantaged on almost every metric. The lawmakers then posted on soci Two ex-fire chiefs in New York City arrested in corruption scandal 09/16/2024 06:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Two former New York City Fire Department chiefs were arrested Monday on charges that they solicited tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to guarantee that the department's fire-safety division gave preferential treatment to some individuals and companies. Anthony Saccavino, 59, o Postal Service insists it's ready for a flood of mail-in ballots 09/16/2024 02:08pm • U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy assured state election officials in a letter released Monday that he'll work with them to handle their warnings of problems with election mail delivery during the primary season, while insisting that the Postal Service will be ready for the flood of mail-in ballot A union leader freed from prison vows to continue a strike against Cambodia's's biggest casino 09/16/2024 10:58am • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A union leader freed from prison Monday after serving time for her part in a strike against Cambodia’s biggest casino has vowed to continue the labor action until justice is done. Chhim Sithar was sentenced in May 2023 to two years' imprisonment for incitement to comm Germany's first hobby horsing championship gallops through Frankfurt 09/14/2024 10:34am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany's first hobby horsing championship got underway in Frankfurt on Saturday, with hundreds of young riders competing in time jumping, style jumping and dressage on their wooden stick horses. Roughly 300 riders — mostly youngsters, but there are about 20 adults enro Clock is ticking for local governments to use billions of dollars of federal pandemic aid 09/14/2024 12:13am • From the looks of it, the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert hasn’t done too much with the $24 million it received in federal pandemic aid. The site where it plans to spend most of the money for a crime victims center remains an empty plot of dirt. And just one-quarter of its funds are obligated for projec Election 2024 Latest: Harris concentrates on Pennsylvania while Trump stumps in the West 09/13/2024 03:57pm • Former President Donald Trump will hit the campaign trail in Western states on Friday as his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris fixes her attention on the battleground state of Pennsylvania in the East. Trump held what was billed as a news conference at his Los Angeles-area golf club in the morn