SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two private power companies came under scrutiny Wednesday while they presented plans to stabilize Puerto Rico’s crumbling electric grid as officials demanded immediate action to minimize chronic power outages . The presentations by Genera PR , which operates the generation of power in the U.S. territory, and Luma Energy
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and affected more than a million others, authorities said on Wednesday. The collapse of a major dam in the state of Borno on Tuesday caused some of the state’s worst flooding since the same dam collapsed 30 years ago, and prompted
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said Wednesday he will not endorse either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, even as the former president continued to call Mahomes’ wife, Brittany, a supporter of his campaign. “I don’t want my place and my platform to be used to endorse a candidate or
NEW YORK (AP) — The MTV Video Music Awards return Wednesday night with a whole lot of Taylor Swift. Will she become the most-awarded musician in VMAs history? The pop star leads the nominations with 12 — eight for her “Fortnight” music video, two social categories and nods in the best pop and artist of
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s left-wing president President Gabriel Boric on Wednesday promised to push for the repeal of an iron-clad amnesty that has for decades ruled out most investigation of crimes against humanity committed by Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship. President Boric’s vow — during a speech commemorating the 51st anniversary of Gen. Pinochet’s
Algerians expected an uneventful election that would bestow President Abdelmadjid Tebboune a second term. Instead, they got the president himself calling into question the vote count and legal challenges from his opponents alleging fraud. Such a surprising turn of events marks a departure for Algeria, where elections have historically been carefully choreographed by the ruling
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The shooting that critically injured a 15-year-old at an Omaha high school Tuesday began with a physical fight between two boys before one used a gun hidden inside his hoodie to shoot the other in the stomach, according to court documents. The 14-year-old suspect appeared in court Wednesday afternoon and was
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Canada is drawing on Cyprus ‘ experience of accommodating the needs of women migrants and children and those fleeing regional conflict zones at a time of unprecedented global displacement, the Canadian envoy on women, peace and security said Wednesday. The North American country is one of around a dozen others that
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday his party plans to put forward a no-confidence motion “at the earliest possible opportunity” in hopes of bringing down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government. Poilievre called on New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh to support the motion and trigger an election. “Will
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Many cities have been reshaped by immigrants in the last few years without attracting much notice. Not Springfield, Ohio. Its story of economic renewal and related growing pains has been thrust into the national conversation in a presidential election year — and maliciously distorted by false rumors that Haitian immigrants are
