PARIS (AP) — The vice president of Germany’s Federal Criminal Police, Juergen Stock, has been elected to take over the operational helm of Interpol, effective immediately. The General Assembly of the international police organization unanimously elected Stock, 55, Friday at its meeting in Monaco. He replaces Ronald K. Noble, an American who served as secretary…
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament on Friday formally approved the country’s new center-right government in an attempt to restore stability and spur economic development in the poorest EU member country. Lawmakers voted 149-85 to elect 55-year-old Boyko Borisov as the new prime minister. In a separate vote, legislators also approved the Cabinet — a…
APS Ranked in Top 100 — Arlington Public Schools has ranked No. 38 on a list of the top 100 school districts in America, published by the education website Niche. [WJLA] Howze Won Pike Precincts — There was a bright spot for Democrat Alan Howze, who lost to incumbent John Vihstadt in a historic County…
PAUL SCHEMM Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Human Rights Watch expressed concern Friday over what it called Morocco’s interference with human rights organizations operating in the country. Since the summer, Moroccan authorities have blocked many meetings of local and international rights groups, including 15 involving the Moroccan Association for Human Rights, it said in…
Members of the Boston Bruins helped bring a grin to the face
of one die-hard 8-year-old fan.
CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Just after a midterm election that was driven by voters’ anxiety about the U.S. economy, the government is likely Friday to report the latest strong monthly job gain. Employers are expected to have added 230,000 jobs in October, according to economists surveyed by FactSet. That would…
NEW YORK (AP) — Two air traffic controllers at Kennedy Airport in New York have been charged with allegedly stealing more than $170,000 by manipulating payroll records. Jeffrey Evagues, of Manorville, Long Island, and Asof Ali, of Queens, were arrested Thursday and charged with stealing federal employee benefits and payroll. They’re accused of modifying computer…
ISTANBUL (AP) — Authorities in southern Turkey have retrieved the bodies of two miners who were among 18 trapped in a coal mine that flooded 10 days ago, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency. Both bodies have been taken to a local hospital, and search operations continue for the other miners, the agency said…
JONA KALLGREN Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — It’s been nearly 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, but Harald Jaeger has no trouble remembering exactly where he was when the first border crossing was opened. He was, after all, the East German border guard commander who made the decision to open Berlin’s Bornholmer…
DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer No. 12 Mississippi is dealing with multiple injuries to important players this week. But the biggest issue by far is the team’s bruised psyche. The Rebels (7-2) are trying to bounce back from two emotional losses — including last weekend’s 35-31 loss to Auburn — that essentially knocked the program…
