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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health inspectors are still struggling to address a massive backlog of pharmaceutical plants that went…
Continue Reading From Algebra 1 to barricading doors: How the Georgia school shooting unfolded
By Nouran Salahieh, Michelle Krupa and Nicole Chavez, CNN Winder, Georgia (CNN) — The warning had come that morning by phone to Apalachee High…
Continue Reading Italy luxury yacht victims died of ‘dry drowning,’ first autopsies show
By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Initial autopsies of four of the seven victims who died when a superyacht sank in a storm…
Continue Reading Pakistan hasn’t learned lessons from 2022 deadly floods, experts say
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Experts says that millions of people in Pakistan continue to live along the path of floodwaters showing neither…
Continue Reading Applications for US jobless benefits fall to 2-month low as layoffs remain at healthy levels
AP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level in two months last week, signaling that layoffs…
Continue Reading Rallies in Bangladesh mark one month since ex-premier Sheikh Hasina was ousted
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of people have rallied in Bangladesh’s capital to mark one month since former Prime Minister…
Continue Reading China halts foreign adoptions of its children
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government is no longer allowing international adoptions of its children. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said…
Continue Reading Behind the nonprofit helping a diverse new generation of culinary professionals heat up New York
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Food Education Fund seeks to diversify the culinary world and better mentor its next generation through…
Continue Reading Prince Harry and Matt Damon set to address this year’s Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting
AP Business Writer Prince Harry, actor Matt Damon, and World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres are set to speak at the 2024 Clinton Global…
Continue Reading Macron names EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron has named EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister after more…
Continue Reading Salman Rushdie’s memoir of his attack is among 12 books up for a top nonfiction prize
LONDON (AP) — Salman Rushdie’s account of a stabbing attack that blinded him in one eye is among contenders announced Thursday for a prestigious…
Continue Reading Michel Barnier named as new French prime minister
By Dalal Mawad, Stephanie Halasz, Sophie Tanno and Emmanuel Miculita, CNN (CNN) — Michel Barnier, the EU’s former chief Brexit negotiator,…
Continue Reading New York seeking to charge Harvey Weinstein with more sex crimes as Britain drops its case
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Spared from prosecution in Britain on Thursday, Harvey Weinstein now faces the prospect of a new indictment in New…
Continue Reading What we know about the couple killed at a nudist ranch in California
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — A husband and wife who settled at a nudist ranch nestled in a remote California canyon had been missing for days…
Continue Reading Pentagon leaders head to Germany for talks on Ukraine military aid
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. military leaders will be in Germany to discuss Ukraine’s wartime needs as Russia has conducted one of…
Continue Reading Meta oversight panel says political content cuts could limit dissent in crises including Venezuela’s
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Meta’s efforts to scale back political content on its platforms could limit the reach of people’s…
Continue Reading Verizon is buying Frontier in $20B deal to strengthen its fiber network
AP Business Writer Verizon is buying Frontier Communications in a $20 billion deal to strengthen its fiber network. Verizon Communications Inc. said…
Continue Reading ‘He was hunting’: Witness describes Colorado man accused of killing 10 at King Soopers in 2021 mass shooting
By Ray Sanchez and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — A retired emergency room physician on Thursday described the “calm expression” on the face of…
Continue Reading Indonesia deports an ex-Philippine town mayor accused in Manila of cybercrimes
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has deported a dismissed Philippine town mayor accused in Manila of helping establish an…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 5: Georgia school shooting, Presidential debate, Gaza ceasefire talks, Hunter Biden, Hotel strikes
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — US regulators want to investigate Shein and Temu for selling dangerous baby products. This comes as the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 5: Georgia school shooting, Presidential debate, Gaza ceasefire talks, Hunter Biden, Hotel strikes
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — US regulators want to investigate Shein and Temu for selling dangerous baby products. This comes as the two…
Continue Reading Police kill armed man near Israeli consulate in Munich terror attack
By Claudia Otto, Stephanie Halasz and Matthies Otto, CNN (CNN) — German police shot dead an armed man after a terror attack near the Israeli…
Continue Reading Malaysia says it won’t bow to China’s demands to halt oil exploration in the South China Sea
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says Malaysia will not bow to demands by China to stop its oil and gas exploration in…
Continue Reading The UK says water bosses could face prison under plans to clean up sewage-clogged rivers
LONDON (AP) — The bosses of water companies that pollute waterways could go to prison under a new law aimed at cleaning up Britain’s…
Continue Reading Biden says rural electrification and internet improvements underscore ‘American comeback’
Associated Press WESTBY, Wisconsin (AP) — President Joe Biden has traveled to rural southwest Wisconsin to champion new investments in…
Continue Reading Yellen says ending Biden tax incentives would be ‘historic mistake’ for states like North Carolina
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning voters in the battleground state of North Carolina that they could…
Continue Reading Italy approves new rules to put beach concessions up for bidding by 2027
ROME (AP) — Italy has approved new rules to put lucrative concessions for beach clubs up for bidding by June 2027, responding to pressing demands…
Continue Reading Munich police fatally shoot a man they believe was planning to attack the Israeli Consulate
Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — Police in Munich exchanged fire with a gunman near the Israeli Consulate in Munich on Thursday, fatally wounding…
Continue Reading Japan and Australia agree to increase joint military training
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Japan and Australia have agreed to increase joint military training exercises as their government…
Continue Reading A French woman whose husband is accused of inviting men to rape her testifies in court
Associated Press AVIGNON, France (AP) — A woman who was allegedly drugged by her now ex-husband so that she could be raped while unconscious by…
Continue Reading China’s New York envoy ‘performing his duties as usual’ after Chinese agent case, Beijing’s consulate says
By Yong Xiong and Nectar Gan, CNN New York/Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s consulate in New York has denied reports that its top diplomat was…
Continue Reading You aren’t likely to lose a job in the US but may find it harder to land one
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The American labor market, red-hot for the past few years, has cooled. The job market is now in an unusual…
Continue Reading You aren’t likely to lose a job in the US but may find it harder to land one
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Laid off by the music streaming service Spotify last year, Joovay Arias figured he’d land another job as a…
Continue Reading Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being set on fire by her partner
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after…
Continue Reading Alaska governor vetoes expanded birth control access as a judge strikes down abortion limits
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bill to expand birth control access, while a judge struck down…
Continue Reading Imane Khelif’s Olympic gold inspires Algerian girls to take up boxing
AIN TAYA, Algeria (AP) — In the weeks since Algeria’s Imane Khelif won an Olympic gold medal in women’s boxing, athletes and coaches in…
Continue Reading Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder
Associated Press WINDER, Ga. (AP) — The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting four people at a Georgia high school was arrested…
Continue Reading China-Africa ties ‘best in history’ claims Xi as Beijing pushes back on Western debt trap criticism
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — China is enjoying its “best in history” ties with African nations, leader Xi Jinping said on…
Continue Reading On visit to Southeast Asia’s largest mosque, Pope says battling climate change and religious extremism a common cause
By Christopher Lamb, Kathleen Magramo, Masrur Jamaluddin, James Legge and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) — Since his papacy…
Continue Reading School and work are suspended in parts of southern China as Typhoon Yagi edges closer
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — School and work in parts of southern China are on hold as Typhoon Yagi moves in. Landfall is expected on Friday…
Continue Reading What’s at stake in Mexico’s judicial system under sweeping overhaul pushed by the president
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s governing party says judges in the current court system are corrupt, and it wants to push through a…
Continue Reading A Māori king who urged racial unity in New Zealand is laid to rest and a new queen rises
Associated Press NGĀRUAWĀHIA, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Māori monarch, Kīngi Tūheitia, has been laid to rest atop a sacred…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Most of Wall Street slips as S&P 500 stays on track for worst week since April
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks fell Thursday following a mixed round of data on the economy, keeping them on track for their…
Continue Reading The father of the Georgia school shooting suspect has been arrested and charged, authorities say
By Holly Yan, Isabel Rosales, Mark Morales and Ryan Young, CNN (CNN) — The father of the Apalachee High School shooting suspect has been…
Continue Reading Can Harris prosecute the political case against Trump? Key questions ahead of their debate
AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will debate for the first — and perhaps, last — time on Tuesday…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to meet next week for the first time in…
Continue Reading Prosecutors in Trump election case get judge’s OK to lay out fresh evidence in court filing
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal election interference case against Donald Trump inched forward Thursday, with a judge permitting…
Continue Reading Shooter’s sanity at issue as trial begins in Colorado supermarket mass killing
Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A prosecutor says a man who killed 10 people in a Colorado supermarket mass shooting knew what he was doing…
Continue Reading Prosecutor challenges Mark Meadows’s bid to move Arizona’s fake elector case to federal court
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A prosecutor has urged a judge to reject former Donald Trump presidential chief of staff Mark Meadows’ bid to…
Continue Reading GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election
Associated Press Before voters even begin casting ballots, Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a sprawling legal fight over the 2024 election…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden enters surprise guilty plea to avoid tax trial months after his gun conviction
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal tax charges, a surprise move meant…
Continue Reading One of the year’s strongest typhoons has deadly impact in ‘China’s Hawaii’ before hitting Vietnam
By Chris Lau, Robert Shackelford, Jerome Taylor and Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — One of this year’s most powerful storms made landfall…
Continue Reading Xi offers African leaders more aid as China challenges US-led global order
BEIJING (AP) — Dozens of African leaders have gathered in Beijing for a summit that signals China’s influence in a continent that it hopes will…
Continue Reading Students in Bangladesh forced out the country’s leader a month ago. Where do things stand now?
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A month ago, a student-led movement ousted Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, after weeks of…
Continue Reading Pope and imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque make joint call to fight violence, protect planet
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis and the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque vowed Thursday to fight religiously…
Continue Reading Imanaga, 2 relievers combine for no-hitter, lead Cubs over Pirates 12-0
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Shota Imanaga wasn’t disappointed when he was removed after seven hitless innings and 95 pitches. “He actually…
Continue Reading Donald Trump’s youngest son has enrolled at New York University
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, began his freshman year of college this week at New…
Continue Reading Alaska governor vetoes bill requiring insurance cover a year of birth control at a time
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have forced insurance companies to cover up to a year’s…
Continue Reading Australian breaker Raygun says she felt ‘panic’ after public reaction to her Olympic performance
AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — For Australian breaker Rachael Gunn, first came her polarizing performance at the Olympics, followed by…
Continue Reading US Open: Tiafoe, Fritz, Pegula and Navarro reach the semifinals and make US tennis matter again
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been 21 years since an American man won a Grand Slam title, but the country is guaranteed a male…
Continue Reading Who is the real Alice Guo? Fugitive mayor accused of spying for China faces legal reckoning after weeks on the run
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — For months, millions of people were glued to their TV screens as a slight, bespectacled young woman was…
Continue Reading Canadian opposition party ends support agreement with Prime Minister Trudeau’s Liberals
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — An opposition party in Canada has ended a support agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government,…
Continue Reading Sao Paulo beefs up security for Brazil’s 1st ever NFL game as players raise crime concerns
AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Sao Paulo state’s government says it will deploy hundreds of police officers and provide escorts for team buses…
Continue Reading The arrest of a former aide to NY governors highlights efforts to root out Chinese agents in the US
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The arrest of a former aide to two New York governors highlights a broad effort by the federal government to root…
Continue Reading Chinese families seeking to escape a competitive education system have found a haven in Thailand
Associated Press CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — The competition started in second grade for DJ Wang’s son. Eight-year-old William was enrolled at a…
Continue Reading Chinese migrants flock to Mexico in search of jobs, a future and, for some, a taste of freedom
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Despite her well-paying tech job, Li Daijing didn’t hesitate when her cousin asked for help running a…
Continue Reading For many investors and intellectuals leaving China, it’s Japan — not the US — that’s the bigger draw
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Well-heeled Chinese are moving to Japan in droves, buying up homes and harboring hopes for opportunities. Some are…
Continue Reading Another plane linked to Venezuela’s Maduro is under investigation in the Dominican Republic
By Jessica Hasbun, CNNE (CNN) — A second plane linked to Venezuelan strongman President Nicolas Maduro is being investigated in the Dominican…
Continue Reading Right-wing influencers were duped to work for covert Russian operation, US says
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New U.S. charges allege that a media company linked to six conservative influencers was a front for a Russian…
Continue Reading Ex-Green Beret behind failed Venezuela raid released pending trial on weapons charges
Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge ordered the release Wednesday of a former U.S. Green Beret indicted in connection with a failed…
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The father of the Georgia school shooting suspect has been arrested and charged, authorities say
WXIA, CNN By Holly Yan, Isabel Rosales, Mark Morales and Ryan Young, CNN (CNN) — The father of the Apalachee High School shooting suspect has…
Continue Reading Honduras’ president is asked to resign after corruption scandal she says is a plot to oust her
TEGUCIGALPA (AP) — The head of an anti-corruption organization on Wednesday demanded that Honduran President Xiomara Castro to resign after a video…
Continue Reading Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska judge has struck down a decades-old state law that restricted who could perform abortions in the…
Continue Reading California settles lawsuit with Sacramento suburb over affordable housing project
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has reached a settlement with the city of Elk Grove over an affordable…
Continue Reading ‘Russian spy’ whale may have been shot dead, say animal rights groups
By Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — The death of a beloved white beluga whale has turned into a mystery in Norway as animal rights groups speculate…
Continue Reading Jimmy McCain, a son of the late Arizona senator, registers as a Democrat and backs Harris
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — One of John McCain’s four children has registered as a Democrat and will vote for Kamala Harris for…
Continue Reading Human rights body urges El Salvador to end state of emergency
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights urged El Salvador Wednesday to end the more than two-year state of…
Continue Reading Harris accepts rules for Sept. 10 debate with Trump on ABC, including microphone muting
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted the rules set forth for next week’s debate with former President…
Continue Reading Wildlife trafficking ring killed at least 118 eagles, prosecutors say
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Washington state man helped kill at least 118 eagles to sell their feathers and body…
Continue Reading The Justice Department is investigating sexual abuse allegations at California women’s prisons
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into allegations that correctional officers sexually abused…
Continue Reading Underwater tunnel to Manhattan leaks after contractor accidentally drills through it
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An underwater tunnel that passes beneath New York City’s East River was punctured when a construction contractor…
Continue Reading Advocates seek rewrite of Missouri abortion-rights ballot measure language
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge is set to rule on whether it’s misleading to say that a proposed abortion-rights…
Continue Reading Republican Liz Cheney endorses Kamala Harris
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney on Wednesday said she would support Kamala Harris for president, ending weeks…
Continue Reading UN officials hail limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow polio vaccinations
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — United Nations officials are hailing limited pauses in the fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow…
Continue Reading That photo of people wearing ‘Nebraska Walz’s for Trump’ shirts? They’re distant cousins
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A sister of Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz says she doesn’t recognize the people wearing…
Continue Reading North Carolina musician arrested, accused of Artificial Intelligence-assisted fraud caper
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities in New York say a North Carolina musician has been charged with using artificial intelligence…
Continue Reading Footage of motorcade racing JFK to the hospital after he was shot is set to go to auction
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway toward a…
Continue Reading Noel Parmentel Jr., a literary gadfly with some famous friends, dies at 98
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Noel E. Parmentel Jr., an essayist, pundit, filmmaker and man about town who satirized politicians across…
Continue Reading Dollar stores are struggling, sleeping in helps your heart, underrated destinations: Catch up on the day’s stories
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Continue Reading A utility investigated but didn’t find a gas leak before a fatal Maryland house explosion
Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A preliminary report on a fatal home explosion in Maryland says two people reported smelling gas at the…
Continue Reading Teen arraigned on attempted murder in shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie says he is very sorry
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 17-year-old high school senior charged with attempted murder in the daytime weekend shooting of San…
Continue Reading 19 hurt after jail transport van collides with second vehicle, strikes pole northwest of Chicago
ROUND LAKE, Ill. (AP) — Nineteen people have been hurt after a jail transport van collided with another vehicle and struck a pole in northeastern…
Continue Reading Federal agents seize $33 million worth of cocaine on Puerto Rican island popular with tourists
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal agents in Puerto Rico have seized $33 million worth of cocaine aboard a boat that was trying to smuggle the…
Continue Reading Small, harmless asteroid burns up in Earth’s atmosphere over the Philippines
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A small asteroid discovered on Wednesday harmlessly burned up in Earth’s atmosphere the same day, NASA…
Continue Reading An appeals court upholds a ruling that an online archive’s book sharing violated copyright law
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court has upheld an earlier finding that the online Internet Archive violated copyright law by…
Continue Reading The suspect in the Chicago-area L train shooting will be held until trial, a judge rules
Associated Press MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) — A 30-year-old charged with killing four people aboard a Chicago-area transit train must remain in custody…
Continue Reading Surprise Ukrainian resignations include the nation’s top diplomat
Associated Press A spate of resignations from the Ukrainian government came with one major surprise: the departure of the highly regarded foreign…
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Netanyahu is unequivocal about ceasefire and hostage agreement with Hamas: ‘There’s not a deal in the making’
CNN By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday was as clear as he has ever been about how he views a…
Continue Reading A missing 13-year-old wound up in adult jail after lying about her name and age, a prosecutor says
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (AP) — A prosecutor says a 13-year-old Pittsburgh-area girl who was reported missing early last month spent time with adult inmates…
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