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IOC assures Ukraine fencer of Paris Games spot after DQ for not shaking hands with Russian opponent 07/28/2023 03:58pm • GENEVA (AP) — The IOC assured Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan on Friday that she will have a place at the Paris Olympics next year after she was disqualified from a key ranking event for refusing to shake hands with a Russian she had beaten. In a letter to Kharlan, International Olympic Committee pr Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 07/28/2023 02:13pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Jordan Henderson facing biggest backlash of any player lured by Saudi Arabia 07/28/2023 11:35am • SYDNEY (AP) — Jordan Henderson isn't the first soccer player to follow the money to Saudi Arabia. Nor is he the biggest name to be lured to the oil-rich kingdom as part of an ambitious recruitment drive that began with the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo last December. Yet the backlash sparked by his White House rolls out measures aimed at lowering cost of housing, increasing supply 07/27/2023 11:32pm • The White House is taking steps aimed at increasing the the supply of affordable housing while also bolstering protections for renters. The housing measures announced Thursday include providing communities with $85 million in funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to reduce ba What Is a Conventional Loan? 07/27/2023 08:00pm • A conventional loan is the most popular type of mortgage in the United States. In fact, conventional loans accounted for roughly 80% of the home loans that closed in August 2021, according to Ellie Mae. Backed by private lenders rather than the federal government, conventional loans can be used to b Bengals QB Joe Burrow carted off the practice field after calf injury 07/27/2023 06:40pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was carted off the practice field after he came up hobbling from a scramble on Thursday. The 26-year-old franchise quarterback hobbled on one leg and then went to the ground after the play near the end of the afternoon practice. Coach Za Ukraine eases its sports boycott policy to compete against some Russians ahead of Olympics 07/27/2023 12:23pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More Ukrainian athletes could be competing against Russian opponents in Olympic qualifying events after a change in policy. A controversial fencing match Thursday highlighted the difficulties that could bring. Ukraine's government signaled it will no longer bar its athletes fr Qatar Airways posts a $1.2 billion profit over the last fiscal year when it hosted FIFA World Cup 07/27/2023 10:49am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar Airways said Thursday it earned a profit of $1.2 billion over the last fiscal year, boosted in part by the small Arabian Peninsula country's hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Qatar Airways, like other carriers in Gulf Arab nations, relies on the countryâ European Central Bank hikes interest rates to combat inflation and leaves door open to more 07/27/2023 09:49am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the ninth straight time Thursday in its yearlong campaign to stamp out painfully high inflation and kept the door open to further hikes despite increasing fears of recession. ECB President Christine Lagarde had all but p Far-right activist Ammon Bundy loses Idaho hospital defamation case, must pay millions 07/27/2023 09:10am • Far-right activist Ammon Bundy, who led the takeover of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, an associate and three of their groups must pay over $50 million in damages for accusing a hospital of child trafficking and harassing medical staff, a jury has decided. The lawsuit brought by St. Luke’s R Norwegian woman and her Nepali Sherpa guide set new record by scaling 14 highest peaks in 92 days 07/27/2023 09:02am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Norwegian woman mountain climber and her Nepali Sherpa guide have set a new record by scaling the world’s 14 highest peaks in 92 days, a Pakistani mountaineering official said. On Thursday, Kristin Harila and Tenjen Sherpa summitted K2 on the Chinese-Pakistani border in the Ka After raising prices sharply, corporate profits get squeezed as inflation eases 07/27/2023 08:00am • NEW YORK (AP) — The squeeze is on for profits at big companies. After enjoying a strong run where they could keep raising prices to boost their profits, companies are now stuck in a vise. On one end, revenue is under pressure as the global economy remains fragile. On the other, companies are havin A judge blocks limits on asylum at US-Mexico border but gives Biden administration time to appeal 07/25/2023 09:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a rule that allows immigration authorities to deny asylum to migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border without first applying online or seeking protection in a country they passed through. But the judge delayed his ruling from taking effect Ecuador suspends rights of assembly in some areas, deploys soldiers to prisons amid violence wave 07/25/2023 05:40pm • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso is once again making use of the executive's power to suspend people's rights of assembly in some areas and mobilize the military in an attempt to quell the most recent wave of violence that has left at least 18 people dead in the South Amer Lawmakers press for more scrutiny over China's 'malign influence' at development bank 07/25/2023 12:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers intent on reducing China 's influence on the U.S. economy are pushing the Treasury Department to help curb the outsized role of Beijing at the Inter-American Development Bank, which supports economic and social development in Latin America and Caribbean. The bipartisan