By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Nectar Gan, CNN Beijing (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off talks with senior Chinese officials in Beijing on Sunday at the start of a high-stakes visit meant to steer relations back on course after months of inflamed tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Blinken
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Idaho’s 2.5 million acres of endowment trust lands are meant to generate revenue through timber, grazing and other management activities.
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MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has offloaded cocaine in Miami worth an estimated $186 million that was seized in international waters of the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. The Coast Guard said in a news release that more than 14,000 pounds (6,400 kilograms) of cocaine was intercepted recently in nine separate cases. Twelve
Continue Reading WINTERGREEN, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer was fatally shot during a struggle with a man in the woods in a Virginia mountain town. Authorities said Wintergreen Police Department Officer Mark Christopher Wagner II was killed Friday night. Virginia State Police said police received a call about a man assaulting two other men
Continue Reading By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has resigned a day after his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving in the latest incident in a Hall of Fame career that imploded quickly. The university announced the resignation Saturday night. It came a month after the university suspended him for three
Continue Reading By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Binance have reached an agreement in court that lets the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange continue to operate in the United States as it battles SEC fraud charges. Under a consent order filed Saturday, the defendants in the June 5 lawsuit agreed to repatriate
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The head of a religious art and culture center founded by a disgraced Jesuit priest has come to his defense. The director of the Aletti Center in Rome says the claims against the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik were “defamatory and unproven” and amounted to a form of
Continue Reading By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will reopen within two weeks, Pennsylvania’s governor said Saturday, after joining President Joe Biden on a helicopter tour over the critical segment of the highway closed to East Coast traffic since last weekend. “We are getting it done
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As a journalist, I tend to cover outcomes of the scientific process — a discovery published in a journal or a high-profile award. It’s rare that I get to see the blood, sweat and tears that go into the work.
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AAA shares these seven tips to keep your summer barbecues safe and fun.
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say five people were killed when a driver ran a red light and slammed into their vehicle in Minneapolis after a state trooper spotted him speeding. Minneapolis police said in a statement that the driver was on Interstate 35 when the trooper first encountered him around 10 p.m. Friday. Police say
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police and health officials say a bus traveling on a highway in Pakistan’s Punjab province overturned after its breaks failed. At least 12 people were killed and eight others injured. A spokesman for the federal Motorway Police says the bus was traveling from the capital Islamabad to the eastern city of Lahore
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A Chicago police sergeant has been acquitted of aggravated assault and felony official misconduct in a case involving a teenager he held in a prone position with his knee while off-duty. Michael Vitellaro, 49, who has worked for the Chicago Police Department since 2000, “escaped criminal
Continue Reading By Keith Allen and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Donald Gray Triplett, the first person diagnosed with autism symptoms, died Thursday, according to his longtime employer. Triplett was 89. Triplett started working at the Bank of Forest in 1958 and was remembered as a “fixture” at the small Mississippi city bank that sits about 40
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Kourtney Kardashian se robó el espectáculo durante un concierto de Blink-182 en la noche de este viernes al anunciar que ella y su esposo Travis Barker esperan su primer hijo juntos. La empresaria y estrella de reality show compartió un video en sus redes sociales verificadas en el que se la
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If you’re a father, you probably have experienced endless anxieties about whether you’re doing enough for your kids while they’re growing up. What if your children inherit your negative habits? What if you let your kids watch too much television or feed them the wrong foods? Worrying you’re going
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Bush pilot Jim Tweto, known for his starring role in the Discovery Channel’s “Flying Wild Alaska” series, was killed along with a hunting and fishing guide from Idaho when their small plane crashed shortly after takeoff, Alaska State Troopers said. Tweto’s family-run rural aviation business in Unalakleet was featured in three
Continue Reading ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Bush pilot Jim Tweto, known for his starring role in the Discovery Channel’s “Flying Wild Alaska” series, was killed along with a hunting and fishing guide from Idaho when their small plane crashed shortly after takeoff, Alaska State Troopers said. Tweto’s family-run rural aviation business in Unalakleet was featured in three
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III rode on horseback Saturday to take part in his first Trooping the Color ceremony as U.K. monarch, inspecting hundreds of soldiers and horses in a spectacular annual military display at central London’s Horse Guards Parade. Charles, 74, the colonel in chief, received the royal
Continue Reading By Katie Lobosco, CNN Reading, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Reading, the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania, may be most recognized for the iconic Monopoly board game’s Reading Railroad property. The railroad was one of the first in the US and was one of the biggest companies in the world in its heyday, connecting northeast Pennsylvania’s coal region
Continue Reading By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities continued to search Saturday for victims and survivors of a trawler that sank off the coast of Greece with as many as 750 migrants on board, as conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis blasted critics of the rescue operation. Naysayers, Mitsotakis said at a campaign stop in
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The United States ambassador held a U.S. flag high as he marched in the yearly Pride parade in Warsaw on Saturday, a clear message of Washington’s opposition to discrimination in a country where LGBTQ+ people are facing an uphill struggle. “America embraces equality,” Ambassador Mark Brzezinski
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona man was fatally mauled by a black bear that attacked him unprovoked while he was having his morning coffee on Friday. Steven Jackson, 66, died and the bear was killed by a neighbor who was trying to save his life, according to the Yavapai
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Hollywood’s back catalogue of movies is peppered with mysteries, from “Rear Window,” to “Clue” and “Knives Out.” And right at Tinseltown’s geographical center lies another mystery – the Los Angeles Country Club, a golf club of such exclusivity that there is no mention of joining fees on its website, though it has
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Menswear is looking for post-pandemic footing during Milan Fashion Week, landing somewhere between resort, adventurer and tailoring. Designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana feminized the menswear silhouettes this season, with tailoring tricks long deployed for women. The wide-ranging collection of nearly 80 looks was a departure
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By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III revived a royal tradition by riding on horseback in the first Trooping the Colour of his reign, which marks the British sovereign’s official birthday. The traditional military spectacle on Saturday is a parade like no other with all the pomp and pageantry expected of royal
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese health officials say an airstrike in Sudan’s capital Khartoum has killed at least 17 people, including five children as fighting continued between rival generals seeking to control the country. The attack was one of the deadliest of the clashes in urban areas of the city and
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN and ALI SWENSON Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Most Republican candidates running for the Virginia legislature this year are centering their pitches to voters on issues such as education, the cost of living and gun rights. But for a small segment of contenders, former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — José Medina creció en Texas y, siendo apenas un niño, sus maestros le prohibieron hablar español en el aula. Sus padres, por su lado, le prohibieron hablar inglés en su casa. Medina nunca sintió que pertenecía. Pero años más tarde, cuando él mismo se convirtió en maestro y, dice que sin
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Picture Captain America. Maybe you see the blue-eyed, blond-haired man from the comics, or maybe you see Chris Evans, the actor who played him in the movies. But what if one of the most quintessential American superheroes was a bearded, brown-skinned, turban-wearing Sikh? It’s a question Vishavjit Singh has
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Out of the post-pandemic travel chaos, a hero has emerged. Unassuming and undercover, this hero has spent much of the past year traveling the globe, stepping in when airlines mess up to save people’s precious vacations. Its name? Well, it goes by a few. To you, it may be Tile,
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s bid to appease Republican hard-liners and get the House moving again after a recent party rebellion on the floor has some Democrats warning of a difficult road ahead when it comes to passing legislation that will keep the government running. Republicans teed up votes
Continue Reading By Heather Butts Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — The U.S writers’ strike began more than a month ago—a fight for better pay, protection from AI and job security—as streaming services dramatically change the industry. “The ability of screen writers to make a living is being threatened,” Alex Levine, president
Continue Reading By Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — Late one night in April 2018, a cargo flight from New York to Alaska reported “an object flying sporadically, estimated at (18,000 to 24,000 metres) and moving at Mach 4” over northwestern Canada. The report to Canadian air traffic controllers triggered
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — One of the most intriguing transfer sagas of recent years has seemingly been renewed for a second season. A year after Kylian Mbappé made the decision to spurn Real Madrid and sign a contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain, Los Blancos could become closer than ever to securing one of
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Switzerland say seven people have been injured when a hot air balloon caught fire while taking off in the village of Huenenberg, southwest of Zurich. Authorities in the canton of Zug, where Huenenberg is located, said that at the time of the accident on Saturday morning seven people — four
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden kicked off his reelection campaign Saturday at a union rally in his frequent haunt of Pennsylvania, the state that remains an intersection of his personal and political identities that he hopes can propel him to a second term. The first official rally of his final political
Continue Reading By AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat has arrived in the Iranian capital, Tehran, the latest step in the restoration of diplomatic ties between the two Mideast rivals. Iran’s state TV says Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan was officially welcomed by his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian. State
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Police in Germany have arrested a truck driver accused in the crash last year that killed professional cyclist Davide Rebellin. Prosecutors in Italy say Wolfgang Rieke is being held pending possible extradition to Italy. He accused of road homicide and leaving the scene of a crash. They
Continue Reading By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday kicked off two days of high-stakes diplomatic talks in Beijing aimed at trying to cool exploding U.S.-China tensions that have set many around the world on edge. Blinken opened his program by meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Saturday that while it was difficult having her husband deploy to Africa with the South Carolina Army National Guard, the assignment represents a “moment of pride” for the state and the country. The official deployment ceremony for the brigade that includes Michael Haley
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — A UPS strike by 185,000 workers 25 years ago brought the logistics giant’s operations to a standstill. The 15-day strike slashed package deliveries, overwhelmed the US Postal Service and FedEx, and hurt businesses across the United States. Now, more than 340,000 UPS workers represented by the Teamsters
Continue Reading By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — For much of the past two-plus weeks, many of the federal government’s 60 witnesses described the horror when a gunman entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018 and killed 11 worshippers – the deadliest attack ever on Jewish people in the United States. A federal jury
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — “Play big.” For the last decade, American golfer Wyndham Clark has carried a two-word rule into every competition. This week, the 29-year-old has taken it to Los Angeles Country Club, where he has surged into contention at the US Open courtesy of a blistering first two rounds. It’s an
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A 31-year-old man has appeared in a court accused of murdering three people in a knife and van attack earlier this week in the English city of Nottingham. Valdo Calocane was flanked by three security officers as he appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court. He is charged with the murder of Nottingham University
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — On nothing but a “plank of wood and four wheels,” a group of women are careering down windy mountain roads at breakneck speed, constantly on the lookout for stones, turns and oncoming traffic. For most people, this could sound less than relaxing – even terrifying. But for Anna Pixner,
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — On nothing but a “plank of wood and four wheels,” a group of women are careering down windy mountain roads at breakneck speed, constantly on the lookout for stones, turns and oncoming traffic. For most people, this could sound less than relaxing – even terrifying. But for Anna Pixner,
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — CNN Travel has your back when it comes to your vacation needs. Confused about tipping? Read our guide. Don’t know which currency option to pick when making card payments? Here’s what to do. Want a roundup of all the week’s news? Read on. Irish island homes New opportunities are
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met with a group of leaders of African countries who traveled to Russia on a self-styled “peace mission” the day after they went to Ukraine, but the meeting ended with no visible progress. The seven African leaders — the presidents
Continue Reading By AJIT SOLANKI Associated Press JAKHAU, India (AP) — Over 100,000 people who sheltered from Cyclone Biparjoy in relief camps in western India have begun to return home after the storm weakened and headed toward Pakistan. In the coastal village of Jakhau where the cyclone made landfall in Gujarat state on Thursday, over 130 people
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Un joven de 19 años de Pickford, Michigan, fue detenido por el FBI el viernes por presuntas amenazas antisemitas en Instagram. Seann Pietila fue acusado en una denuncia penal de “transmitir una comunicación que contenía una amenaza de lesionar a otro”, anunció el viernes el fiscal de EE.UU. Mark Totten
Continue Reading When José Medina was a kid growing up in Texas, teachers stopped him from speaking Spanish in their classrooms. And his parents stopped him from speaking English at home.
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Over the past few years, restaurants from White Castle to Wendy’s have been investing in artificial intelligence tech for drive-thrus. They say it’s a way to ease the burden placed on overworked employees, and a solution to bogged down drive-thrus overwhelmed by a surge of customers. But
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Carlos III revivió este sábado una tradición real al participar a caballo en el primer Trooping the Colour de su reinado, que marca el cumpleaños oficial del soberano británico. Este tradicional espectáculo militar es uno de los actos principales de la agenda real y atrae a grandes multitudes al centro
Continue Reading By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III revived a royal tradition by riding on horseback in the first Trooping the Colour of his reign, which marks the British sovereign’s official birthday. The traditional military spectacle on Saturday is a parade like no other with all the pomp and pageantry expected of royal
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El número de víctimas mortales en el ataque a una escuela en el oeste de Uganda aumentó a 41, dijo este sábado el alcalde de la localidad de Mpondwe, Mapoze Slevest. El mayor Bilal Katamba, portavoz de las operaciones militares de Uganda en la República Democrática del Congo (RDC), declaró
Continue Reading By RENATA BRITO Associated Press There are still more questions than answers about what led up to one of the worst shipwrecks in recent Mediterranean history in which some 500 people are feared dead. The Greek coast guard said that the overcrowded fishing trawler was moving steadily toward Italy and refused almost all assistance until
Continue Reading By Heather Chen, Florence Davey-Attlee, Elinda Labropoulou, Zahid Mahmood, Mostafa Salem, Nadine Schmidt, Eyad Kourdi and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The sinking of a packed migrant boat off the coast of Greece may be “the worst tragedy ever” in the Mediterranean sea, according to the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson. Dozens of
Continue Reading By Isabel Yip, Jason Carroll and Linh Tran, CNN (CNN) — Decades after Lee Vernon Newby Jr. was one of the first Black recruits to break the color barrier in the Marine Corps, he and his family are still fighting for recognition. The 100-year-old and his four children want him to be honored with a
Continue Reading By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 34 people have died in the past two days as a large swath of the north Indian state Uttar Pradesh swelters under severe heat, officials said Saturday, prompting doctors to advise residents over 60 to stay indoors during the daytime. The dead were all
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La contraofensiva de Ucrania contra las fuerzas rusas aún no ha cobrado el impulso que algunos observadores excesivamente optimistas preveían. Hasta ahora parece el preludio de una acción más expansiva. Hasta el momento, las operaciones ofensivas han producido avances modestos en las regiones del sur, como Zaporiyia, donde las defensas
Continue Reading By Zahid Mahmood, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned there is a “serious danger” of NATO being drawn further into the Ukraine war if members of the alliance continue to supply military weaponry to Kyiv. “NATO, of course, is being drawn into the war in Ukraine, what are we talking here,” Putin
Continue Reading By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — University of Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders is at risk of having his left foot amputated due to poor circulation, according to doctors at the school. The 55-year-old former NFL and MLB star met with his medical team on an episode of “Thee Pregame Show” on
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Forty-five years after an Ohio woman went missing somewhere along the West Coast, her two remaining relatives – the woman’s nieces – now know what became of their Aunt Dolly. Unidentified human remains found in October of 1978 inside a garment bag in a remote area of Imlay,
Continue Reading By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Suspected rebels attacked a school in a remote area of Uganda near the Congo border, killing at least 41 people in a nighttime raid before fleeing across the porous frontier, authorities said. Thirty-eight students in their dormitories were among the victims. Some students were burned beyond
Continue Reading By Isaac Yee, Larry Madowo, Bethlehem Feleke, Chris Lau and Heather Chen, CNN Kampala, Uganda (CNN) — Armed rebels attacked a school in western Uganda, killing at least 41 people, mostly students, and abducting six others, Ugandan officials have said. Some were hacked to death with machetes while others died when their dormitories were set
Continue Reading By SAMYA KULLAB, EVGENIY MALOLETKA and SAM MCNEIL Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — At last, help came for Vitalii Shpalin. From a distance, he spotted the small Ukrainian rescue boat traversing floodwaters that had submerged the 60-year-old’s entire neighborhood after a catastrophic dam collapse in the country’s embattled south. He and others boarded with
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Way.com discusses the post-pandemic rebound of U.S. leisure travel expected this year.
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Velotric cited data from the Energy Information Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to visualize transportation emissions in the U.S. and how it varies by state.
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LED Lighting Supply cited data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Projections Managing Partnership to look at how the number of electrician jobs in the U.S. is expected to grow amid the increasing growth of green infrastructure.
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As schools recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, tutoring can bridge the learning loss gap. Citing data from O*Net and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, HeyTutor summarized essential skills, knowledge, and abilities for tutors to be successful today, as well as salary expectations.
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Bounce compiled a list of nine of the most unusual things TSA has taken away from passengers getting ready to board an airplane.
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Restaurateurs are using AI with some surprising successes. Task Group analyzed credible sources to find four ways it’s working in this industry.
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Moneywise offers five solutions for parents to help their children understand finances and achieve financial success.
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Stacker crunched the numbers from a variety of sources to find the best beach towns on the East Coast.
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Stacker compiled a list of statistics and facts about homelessness in the U.S. using the HUD 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report.
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Stacker examined the U.S. debt limit, along with its economic and political implications, based primarily on Politico and FRED data.
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 19-year-old from Pickford, Michigan, was arrested by the FBI on Friday for allegedly making antisemitic threats on Instagram. Seann Pietila was charged in a criminal complaint with “transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure another,” US Attorney Mark Totten announced Friday in a news release. “Antisemitic threats
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Continue Reading BALTIMORE (AP) — Police say a shooting in Baltimore on Friday night wounded six people, though all are expected to survive. Baltimore Police Department spokesperson Lindsey Eldridge says officers who had pulled over a car in the city’s north heard gunshots just before 9 p.m. and went to investigate. Eldridge says officers found three men
Continue Reading EAST BOSTON, Mass. (AP) — A New England Patriots player was arrested Friday evening at a security checkpoint at Boston’s Logan Airport after two guns were found inside carry-on luggage, Massachusetts State Police said. Police said 25-year-old Jackie K. Jones of Arizona was arrested Friday evening, WCVB-TV reported. He had been planning to travel from
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Soaring temperatures. Unusually hot oceans. Record high levels of carbon pollution in the atmosphere and record low levels of Antarctic ice. We’re only halfway through 2023 and so many climate records are being broken, some scientists are sounding the alarm, fearing it could be a sign of a planet
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CASEY and R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Entering court using a walker, a doctor’s note clutched in his hand, 70-year-old Dana Williams, who suffers serious heart problems, hypertension and asthma, pleaded to delay eviction from his two-bedroom apartment in Atlanta. Although sympathetic, the judge said state law required him to evict
Continue Reading KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Washington on Friday announced it is imposing visa restrictions for Ugandans it accuses of “undermining the democratic process” in Uganda after the enactment of an anti-gay law in the East African country. A statement from the State Department did not name any targeted individuals. It said the U.S. will consider other
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek Nota del editor: este informe incluye detalles de agresiones sexuales y violencia. (CNN) — Los gritos atravesaron el aire cuando un coche lleno de mujeres y niños entró en Chad procedente de Sudán, asolado por la guerra. Una mujer, en avanzado estado de gestación, yacía en el asiento trasero, sin vida y
Continue Reading By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press PELLA, Iowa (AP) — Kathleen Evenhouse took a break from her work in the corner of a small-town Iowa coffee shop to slam the federal criminal indictment of Donald Trump as patently political, the work of a U.S. Justice Department she says is awash in hypocrisy. “I think we’re playing
Continue Reading By Candice Zhu and Heather Chen, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A social media influencer who was trying to lose more than half her body weight as an inspiration to her followers has reportedly died while attending an intensive weight-loss boot camp in northwestern China, fueling a debate over how to regulate the influencer industry.
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lawmakers in state capitols this year have been flexing their superpowers. In North Carolina, a new supermajority of Republicans enacted abortion restrictions. In Vermont, a new supermajority of Democrats imposed a climate-sensitive home heating law. And in Montana, a GOP supermajority booted a transgender
Continue Reading By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A 54-year-old Manhattan man was arrested after he allegedly raped and gave drugs to a 14-year-old girl who overdosed in a New York City hotel room, according to prosecutors. The child survived the May 26 overdose after being taken to the hospital, according to a statement from the Manhattan
Continue Reading By SEUNG MIN KIM and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered an unapologetically economic populist message Saturday during the first rally of his reelection campaign, telling an exuberant crowd of union members that his policies had created jobs and lifted the middle class. Now, he said, is the time for
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thousands of Vegas Golden Knights fans lined the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday for a Stanley Cup victory parade and a rally in front of the team’s home arena to mark the city’s first NHL championship. For the team that played its first game as an
Continue Reading By TERRY TANG Associated Press For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil war, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Since
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — From the ashes of World War II, three institutions were created as linchpins of a new global order. Now, in an unusual move, the top official in one — the secretary-general of the United Nations — is pressing for major changes in the other two.
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — If every dog has its day, graduating with honorary “dogtorate” degrees marked that moment for a group of service and therapy dogs who have gone above and beyond. The University of Maryland, Baltimore presented the dogs, dressed in their caps and gowns, with their special degrees alongside their
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump was arrested and arraigned on federal charges this week in a never-before-seen moment in American political and legal history that captured the attention of a nation that has for years been captivated by his norm-busting episodes. The former president’s booking at a federal courthouse
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump was arrested and arraigned on federal charges this week in a never-before-seen moment in American political and legal history that captured the attention of a nation that has for years been captivated by his norm-busting episodes. The former president’s booking at a federal courthouse
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer San Diego State University has sent a letter to the Mountain West seeking information related to a potential exit next year, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday night due to the sensitivity of the situation.
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer San Diego State University has sent a letter to the Mountain West seeking information related to a potential exit next year, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday night due to the sensitivity of the situation.
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer San Diego State University has sent a letter to the Mountain West seeking information related to a potential exit next year, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday night due to the sensitivity of the situation.
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