Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 92,000 vehicles and tell owners to park them outside due to fire risk

FILE - A line of 2022 Santa Fe SUV's sit outside a Hyundai dealership Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Littleton, Colo. In documents posted Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 92,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outside because an electronic controller in an oil pump can overheat and cause fires.

DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 92,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outside because an electronic controller in an oil pump can overheat and cause fires.

The affiliated Korean automakers are recalling the vehicles and also are telling owners to park them away from structures until repairs are made.

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MINNEAPOLIS — After getting so big so fast, being a big part of a fleeting moment in trendy media hype and having so much self-destructiveness around it, Pearl Jam probably should not even still be here.

"Ahsoka" has everything audiences have come to expect from a "Star Wars" show: action, cute creatures and references to lore that you may or may not be familiar with.

On Aug. 18, 2022, a records department employee at the California Correctional Center emailed federal immigration authorities a list of people they believed could be subject to deportation. The list noted that most of those named were born outside the U.S. or had an unknown birthplace. But 1…

Swiss federal prosecutors say they've indicted a former Algerian defense minister for his alleged role in crimes against humanity during the insurrection in the North African country some three decades ago. Former Gen. Khaled Nezzar is now aged 85 and reportedly “on his deathbed.” The Swiss attorney general’s office accuses him of violating the laws of armed conflict under the Geneva Conventions, alleging that he knew of or was complicit in activities such as torture, extra-judicial executions, arbitrary detention and physical assault between 1992 and 1994. An estimated 200,000 people were killed when Algeria's military-backed government waged war with Islamist extremists seeking power during the 1990s.

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Director Antoine Fuqua and star Denzel Washington reunite once again for a third installment of “The Equalizer,” this time set in Italy. The pair have collaborated on the vigilante action series since 2014, so to catch up with the trilogy, be sure to catch “The Equalizer” on Starz, or rent e…

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The U.S. Department of Justice and an Oklahoma bank have announced a proposed agreement to settle claims that the bank discriminated in lending to Blacks and Hispanics. The Justice Department says the American Bank of Oklahoma used redlining in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in the Tulsa area, including the area of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The Justice Department says the agreement calls for the bank to provide $1.15 million in credit opportunities in neighborhoods of color in that area. The agreement is pending court approval. The bank has denied the allegations but said it agreed to the proposal to avoid the cost and distraction of lengthy litigation.

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The party of Guatemala’s president-elect Bernardo Arévalo has appealed to the country’s top electoral authority to lift a suspension by a lower election agency. The party says it was an illegal move aimed at thwarting the anti-corruption campaigner. The petition by Arévalo’s Seed Movement comes after a night of political chaos. Hours before the country’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal certified late Monday that Arévalo won this month’s presidential election, another government body _ the electoral registry _ suspended his party from all political activities. Arévalo appears certain to take office as president on Jan. 14, but the suspension throws into doubt whether his Seed Movement lawmakers can take their seats in Congress.

Ronald Acuña Jr. knocked over by fan charging field in Colorado, but Braves star says he's OK

The blood flows like wine in “The Equalizer 3,” as dark as Chianti, seeping into cobblestone streets, splattering onto stained glass and statuary. Yes, star Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua have used the third installment of this trilogy as the opportunity for an Italian vacay, w…

The second ranking House Republican says he has been diagnosed with blood cancer. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana said Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The 57-year-old Scalise says he will continue to serve in the House as he undergoes treatment. He vowed to tackle the treatment with "strength and energy" and described the cancer as “very treatable.” Scalise was among several people wounded in 2017 when a rifle-wielding attacker fired on lawmakers on a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia, outside Washington. He was shot in the hip and endured lengthy hospitalizations.

Plans to build the world’s tallest flagpole are being delayed — again. The tiny town of Columbia Falls in Maine is delaying large developments for another six months to allow more time to complete needed rules and regulations for large developments. The plan is for a flagpole stretching 1,461 feet skyward, higher than the Empire State Building, veterans' museums, and other attractions. Town residents voted in March to adopt a six-month moratorium on large projects. A town board voted Monday evening to extend the moratorium. There was no immediate comment from the family promoting the flagpole project.

Chris Buescher has stamped himself as a driver to reckon with as NASCAR's Cup Series heads into the postseason. Buescher won at Daytona, his third victory in the last five regular season races. The playoffs begin at Darlington on Sunday night. Martin Truex Jr. heads into the 16-driver postseason tied for the series lead with William Byron. Truex beat Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin to claim the regular season championship. Red Bull's Max Verstappen looks for his 10th consecutive F1 victory and Alex Palou leads six-time champion Scott Dixon by 74 points with just two IndyCar races remaining.

LOS ANGELES — For anyone who's wanted to walk a mile in Kim Gordon's patent-leather shoes, Silver Lake on Sunday morning was the place to be.

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The preliminary hearing in the felony case for Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, has been pushed back nearly a month because the judge has COVID-19. Jackson Mahomes was charged in May with three felony counts of aggravated sexual battery and one misdemeanor count of battery. He is accused of forcibly kissing a woman on Feb. 25 in the office of an Overland Park, Kansas, restaurant that she owned. The hearing was initially scheduled for Thursday, but The Kansas City Star reports that Johnson County District Court Judge Thomas Sutherland said during a scheduling conference over Zoom on Monday that he has COVID-19. The hearing was postponed until Oct. 24.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is doubling down on his promise to use lethal force against fentanyl traffickers attempting to cross the U.S. southern border if elected president, telling voters at the first GOP presidential debate last week that he would “use all available powers as commander-in-…

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Well, that's it for "The Idol," the most hate-watched show of the summer.

The year is 2023, but it might as well be 1997. One of the great viral hits of the moment is DJ Crazy Times and Ms. Biljana Electronica’s “Planet of the Bass,” a parody song pulled straight from the absurdity of Eurodance music. Think Aqua's “Barbie Girl.” At the time of writing, it has surpassed over 250 million combined views across all social platforms. But how? DJ Crazy Times is actually comedian Kyle Gordon. He says that “Eurodance generally might be in the zeitgeist” thanks to “Barbie.” Musicologist Nate Sloan believes it's a confluence of reasons, from nostalgia to the music itself.

Canadian police say are charging a man with 12 additional counts of counseling and aiding suicide for allegedly selling lethal substances via the internet to people at risk of self harm. An international investigation is underway following the arrest in Canada earlier this year of Kenneth Law, who was initially charged with two counts of counseling and aiding suicide. Canadian police say Law, from the Toronto area, used a series of websites to market and sell sodium nitrite, a substance commonly used to cure meats that can be deadly if ingested. British police recently said they are investigating the deaths of 88 people in the U.K. linked to the websites.

Syrian opposition activists and pro-government media say Arab tribesmen have clashed with U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in several areas of eastern Syria, leaving at least 10 people dead and others wounded. Tuesday's clashes are among the worst in the region along the border with Iraq where hundreds of U.S. troops have been based since 2015 to help in the fight against the Islamic State group. The clashes first broke out Monday, a day after the U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces detained the commander of a formerly allied group and several other members of his faction after they were invited to a meeting in the northeastern city of Hassakeh.

Chemical and consumer product manufacturer 3M has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle numerous lawsuits from U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries from using earplugs made by the company. Over recent years, hundreds of thousands of veterans and current service members have reportedly sued 3M and Aearo Technologies, a company that 3M acquired in 2008, over their Combat Arms Earplug products. The service members alleged that a defective design allowed the products to loosen slightly and cause hearing damage, according to one of the law firms representing plaintiffs. In Tuesday’s announcement, 3M maintained that the agreement was not an admission of liability — and said the products are safe when used properly.

Cops have revealed the identity of the Upper West Side family — one an infant boy — who were knifed to death by their father, who then took his own life, cops said Tuesday.

Dutch prosecutors have demanded a 12-year prison sentence for a former Pakistan cricketer accused of incitement to kill firebrand anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders. The suspect, identified by Wilders as Khalid Latif, did not appear Tuesday in a high-security courtroom near Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport for his trial. He is accused of offering a bounty of some 21,000 euros ($23,000) to anybody who killed Wilders. Prosecutors haven't named Latif. However, in a statement they say a video posted online in 2018 shows a famous Pakistan cricketer offering a bounty for killing Wilders.

Nevada officials are extraditing a Kansas City woman after finding her father’s remains buried in a homemade coffin, and alleging she was living off his Social Security and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs benefits.

When the topic of abortion came up during the first Republican primary presidential debate last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shared a perplexing anecdote about a woman he’d met who he said had survived the procedure.

An Episcopal priest whose name was blacked out in the Maryland attorney general’s report on sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore has resigned his position as priest-in-charge of a parish in Western Maryland.

A "farewell ceremony" for Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has taken place behind closed doors, his spokespeople say.

Ugandan authorities have charged a man with aggravated homosexuality, which carries a possible death sentence. He is the first suspect to face the charge since the enactment in May of an anti-gay law condemned by critics as draconian. The suspect is identified as a 20-year-old man in the eastern district of Soroti, and was charged on Aug. 18. The charging document indicates his alleged victim is a 41-year-old man. Aggravated homosexuality is defined as cases of sexual relations involving a minor and other categories of vulnerable people, or when the perpetrator is infected with HIV. The charging document does not clarify the aggravating factor in the case. legislation has been condemned by rights groups and other campaigners.

American consumers are feeling less confident as summer comes to a close as high prices and interest rates weigh on their willingness to spend. The Conference Board, a business research group, said its consumer confidence index tumbled to 106.1 in August from a revised 114 in July. The index measures both Americans’ assessment of current economic conditions and their outlook for the next six months. Both measures saw significant declines in August. Consumers’ view of current conditions fell to 144.8 from 153, and the index for future expectations slid to 80.2 from 88 in July. A reading below 80 historically signals a recession within a year.

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A Moscow court has ruled that a prominent hard-line nationalist who accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of weakness and indecision in Ukraine will remain in prison until Sept. 18 on charges of extremism. Igor Strelkov is a retired security officer who led Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014 and who was convicted of murder in the Netherlands for his role in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet. He has argued that a total mobilization is needed for Russia to achieve victory in Ukraine and has previously criticized Putin as a “nonentity” and a “cowardly mediocrity.”

LOS ANGELES — Long-term exposure to one of the most prevalent types of air pollution may increase the risk of developing dementia, a debilitating neurological disease associated with memory loss and reduced cognitive function, according to a new study.

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