How reggaeton stars are driving a basketball boom in Puerto Rico
Associated Press CAROLINA, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s professional basketball league is experiencing a renaissance thanks to reggaeton…
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France’s Bastille Day parade meets the Olympic torch relay in an exceptional year
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris hosted an extra-special guest for France’s national holiday Sunday — the Olympic flame lighting up the…
Continue Reading Reviving Hollywood glamor of the silent movie era, experts piece together a century-old pipe organ
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A pipe organ that provided the live music for silent movies in an ornate Detroit theater nearly a century ago is…
Continue Reading Scientists, a journalist and even a bakery worker are among those convicted of treason in Russia
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Over the past decade, Russia has seen a sharp increase in treason and espionage cases. Lawyers and experts…
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Can a Medicaid plan that requires work succeed? First year of Georgia experiment is not promising
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — By now, Georgia officials expected their new Medicaid plan, the only one in the nation with a work requirement, to…
Continue Reading What to know about the growing number of treason and espionage cases in today’s Russia under Putin
Associated Press Treason cases were once rare in Russia, a handful each year. But they — along with espionage prosecutions — have skyrocketed…
Continue Reading One Tech Tip: Protecting yourself against SIM swapping
NEW YORK (AP) — SIM-swapping is a growing form of identity theft that goes beyond hacking into an email or social media account. Cyber thieves take…
Continue Reading Treason and espionage cases are rising in Russia since the war in Ukraine began
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Maksim Kolker’s phone rang at 6 a.m., and the voice on the other end said his father had been…
Continue Reading After Beryl, Houston-area farmers pull together to face unique challenges
Associated Press PORTER, Texas (AP) — Hurricanes cause trouble for everyone, but farmers have a whole other list of problems. Beryl has been no…
Continue Reading The first Titanic voyage in 14 years is happening in the wake of submersible tragedy. Hopes are high
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic is undertaking its first expedition to the…
Continue Reading What’s worse than thieves hacking into your bank account? When they steal your phone number, too
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One Monday morning in May, I woke up and grabbed my cell phone to read the news and scroll through memes. But it…
Continue Reading What to know about the assassination attempt of Donald Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More details are emerging after former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attemp t Saturday, days…
Continue Reading A look at the history of presidential assassination attempts in America
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Before Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, there have been multiple instances…
Continue Reading At a Trump rally, shocking images fill TV screens. Then reporters rush to find out what it means
AP Media Writer The images filled television screens across a rattled country on a hot Saturday evening — former President Donald Trump reaching…
Continue Reading A few short minutes after Trump took the stage, shots rang out
Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — At 6:02 pm Saturday, to the strains of “God Bless the U.S.A.,” former President Donald Trump took the stage…
Continue Reading Condemnation of Trump rally shooting crosses party lines, and blame game and calls for probe begin
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic leaders, as well as some international friends and foes, expressed shock and relief…
Continue Reading Malayan tiger teeters on ‘brink of extinction’ as spate of deaths sparks alarm
By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A recent spate of alarming deaths has heightened fears for the Malayan tiger, wildlife authorities and…
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LATEST INFORMATION: Former President Donald Trump shot during rally
Click here to see the latest information on the investigation into the shooting of Former President Donald…
Continue Reading Biden says ‘everybody must condemn’ attack on Trump and later speaks with ex-president
Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that “everybody must condemn” the suspected assassination…
Continue Reading Colombia coach Néstor Lorenzo critical of extended Copa America final halftime for Shakira concert
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Colombia coach Néstor Lorenzo was critical of the extended halftime planned for Sunday night’s Copa America final to…
Continue Reading Thousands evacuated as ‘extremely aggressive’ wildfire burns in eastern Canada
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Continue Reading Thousands evacuated as ‘extremely aggressive’ wildfire burns in eastern Canada
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A wildfire burning in eastern Canada has scorched more than 24,000 acres and forced thousands to flee the…
Continue Reading Cape Cod mass stranding of more than 140 dolphins confirmed to be largest in US history
By Kara Mihm and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The stranding of more than 140 dolphins off Cape Cod last month has been confirmed as the…
Continue Reading What was said on stage in the seconds after Trump was shot
CNN By Amarachi Orie, Chris Liakos and Andrew Millman, CNN (CNN) — Moments after he was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday,…
Continue Reading Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Simmons, television’s hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in…
Continue Reading Minnesota Republican Tayler Rahm drops out to clear path for Joe Teirab in competitive US House race
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republicans now have a straighter path to potential victory in what is expected to be Minnesota’s closest…
Continue Reading Israel targets Hamas’ military leader in Gaza. Who is he and what does it mean for the war?
Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel on Saturday said it tried to assassinate Mohammed Deif, the shadowy leader of the Hamas group…
Continue Reading New York’s first female fire commissioner says she will resign once a replacement is found
NEW YORK (AP) — The first female commissioner of the Fire Department of New York says she plans to resign because it is time to “pass the…
Continue Reading This year’s RNC speakers include VP hopefuls, GOP lawmakers and UFC’s CEO — but not Melania Trump
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump is not expected to speak at next week’s Republican National Convention, which…
Continue Reading As cartels take a stake in ‘green gold,’ US and Mexico rethink how avocados reach American kitchens
By David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — When two US avocado inspectors were assaulted and detained at a police roadblock in the Mexican state of…
Continue Reading Alec Baldwin’s criminal case was about ammunition at its shocking beginning and its sudden end
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The criminal case against Alec Baldwin was about the handling of bullets from the beginning. And the…
Continue Reading Ohio mom struck by her own car while trying to save her child from a carjacking, authorities say
By Brammhi Balarajan and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio mother was struck by her own vehicle and later died after trying to save her…
Continue Reading Company debuts vending machines selling ammunition in 3 Southern states
CNN By Anissa Carby and Navya Shukla, CNN (CNN) — Vending machines selling ammunition will now be in grocery stores in Alabama, Texas and…
Continue Reading Poland considers shooting down Russian missiles heading to Ukraine
By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Poland is considering a Ukrainian proposal to intercept Russian rockets that are on course to hit cities in…
Continue Reading D’Vontaye Mitchell’s widow remembers husband as ‘beautiful person’ as attorney calls for charges to be filed in his death
CNN By Zoe Sottile and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — DeAsia Harmon’s husband was a “beautiful person” and a “wonderful father,” she told…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case was thrown out. Here are some key things to know
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge threw out the bankruptcy case of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Friday. He cited repeated “uncooperative…
Continue Reading 2 fire tanker trucks heading to large warehouse blaze crash, injuring 7 firefighters
YORK, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say seven firefighters were injured when two tanker trucks crashed while responding to a large warehouse fire in York,…
Continue Reading Court voids last conviction of Kansas researcher in case that started as Chinese espionage probe
Associated Press A federal appeals court has reversed the conviction of a researcher who was accused of hiding work he did in China while employed at…
Continue Reading Dolphin mass stranding on Cape Cod found to be the largest in US history
Associated Press Rescuers who helped free more than a hundred dolphins from the Cape Cod shoreline say they’ve confirmed the mass stranding that…
Continue Reading Arrests, summonses of potential presidential candidates in Tunisia continue as election day nears
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Potential presidential candidates in Tunisia are facing arrest or being summoned to appear in court as authorities clamp down…
Continue Reading A popular tour guide’s death leads to more scrutiny of border issues
Associated Press Kristie Thibodeaux’s gunfire death made news first because it happened in New Orleans’ famous French Quarter. Revelations that…
Continue Reading West Virginia school will remain open for now amid toxic groundwater fears
PADEN CITY, W.Va. (AP) — A small West Virginia school will remain open for now after a court temporarily blocked an effort to relocate classes due…
Continue Reading Peaceful pre-Olympic protest in Paris honors fallen Ukrainian athletes
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — In a powerful tribute to the hundreds of Ukrainian athletes who have perished since the Russian invasion of their…
Continue Reading Opinion: Dr. Ruth taught us not only about sex but also chosen family
CNN Opinion by Allison Gilbert (CNN) — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the trailblazing sex therapist who was named New York’s Honorary Ambassador to…
Continue Reading Thousands of Islamists rally near the Pakistani capital to denounce Israeli strikes in Gaza
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of supporters of a Pakistani radical political party rallied near the capital, Islamabad, on Saturday, denouncing…
Continue Reading Delta Air Lines adopts new rules for flight attendant uniforms after Palestinian pin flap
ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines is changing its employee uniform policy following a social media user’s outrage over two flight attendants…
Continue Reading Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and bestselling author…
Continue Reading D’Vontaye Mitchell’s widow remembers husband as ‘beautiful person’ as attorney calls for charges to be filed in his death
By Zoe Sottile and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — DeAsia Harmon’s husband was a “beautiful person” and a “wonderful father,” she told…
Continue Reading ‘It was a mistake’: Zelensky defends Biden’s ‘President Putin’ gaffe
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has defended Joe Biden after being called “President Putin” by him,…
Continue Reading Morehouse College president says he will retire next June
ATLANTA (AP) — Morehouse College President David Thomas says he’ll retire next June because it is time for new leadership at the all-male,…
Continue Reading Ruth Westheimer, sex therapist known as ‘Dr. Ruth,’ dead at 96
By AJ Willingham and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the iconic sex therapist whose cheerful and disarming advice helped…
Continue Reading Man accused of holding girlfriend captive in Minnesota college dorm room reaches plea deal
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A man who was accused of holding his girlfriend captive in her dorm room at a Minnesota college for three days has reached a…
Continue Reading Cambodia’s defense ministry says a search is on for a military helicopter missing since Friday
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Defense Ministry says a military helicopter has gone missing while flying over the heavy forested Cardamom…
Continue Reading Conservative groups are pushing to clean voter rolls. Others see an effort to sow election distrust
Associated Press Conservative groups are systematically attempting to challenge the legitimacy of large numbers of voter registrations across the…
Continue Reading Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author…
Continue Reading Facebook lifts restrictions on Trump, giving him equal footing with Biden on the social media site
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook has lifted restrictions imposed on Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. It has now placed the former…
Continue Reading Steve Garvey visited Israel, but will it win over California voters in Senate race against Schiff?
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Garvey has returned from a trip to Israel. Garvey visited the…
Continue Reading A Black man got a job interview after he changed the name on his resume. Now, he’s suing for discrimination
CNN By Nia Mclean, CNN (CNN) — A Black man has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against a hotel in Detroit, Michigan, alleging the…
Continue Reading At least 8 killed in shootout during failed jailbreak in the Somali capital
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A corrections officer says five prisoners and three soldiers have been killed in a failed attempt by…
Continue Reading Missing Polish coal miner found alive more than two days after an earthquake
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Officials say that a miner who was missing after an earthquake shook Poland’s Rydultowy coal mine has…
Continue Reading Iranian president-elect ready to set relations with Europe ‘on the right path’
By Fred Pleitgen and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian said he looks forward to improving ties with Europe,…
Continue Reading British police arrest man, 34, in connection with human remains found in suitcases
By Niamh Kennedy and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — UK police have arrested a 34-year-old man as part of a search to identify those responsible…
Continue Reading An army pilot’s plane went down during World War II. He’s been laid to rest 80 years after going missing in action
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A 25-year-old World War II pilot who went missing in action 80 years ago during a mission in southeast Asia…
Continue Reading Pastors see a wariness among Black men to talk abortion politics as Biden works to shore up base
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Phoenix pastor the Rev. Warren H. Stewart Sr. has had countless discussions this election season with fellow…
Continue Reading On anniversary of Frida Kahlo’s death, her art’s spirituality keeps fans engaged around the globe
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Frida Kahlo had no religious affiliation. Why, then, did the Mexican artist depict several religious symbols in…
Continue Reading With words, deeds and arms deals, allies make the case for NATO in terms that would appeal to Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — European allies in NATO are stepping up their military spending, just as Donald Trump wanted. They’re…
Continue Reading Taiwan steps up alertness after detecting test-firing by China’s missile unit
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says it’s monitoring waves of test-firing by China’s missile unit in a region more than…
Continue Reading Iran’s new president vows balance with all countries but warns US his country won’t be pressured
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s newly elected president says his government will create “balance in relations with all…
Continue Reading At least 90 Palestinians reported killed in Israeli strike targeting Hamas military chief
CNN By Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman, Niamh Kennedy, Benjamin Brown, Sophie Tanno, Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Allegra Goodwin and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN)…
Continue Reading A Pakistani court acquits ex-PM Khan but supporters’ hopes of his release are dashed
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has overturned the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of former Prime Minister Imran…
Continue Reading North Korea threatens to boost nuke capability in reaction to US-South Korea deterrence guidelines
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has threatened to boost its nuclear fighting capability and make the United States and South…
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By Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman, Niamh Kennedy, Benjamin Brown, Sophie Tanno, Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Allegra Goodwin and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN)…
Continue Reading French sports minister takes a dip in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has taken a symbolic dip in the Seine in a bid to ease concerns about…
Continue Reading Israeli strike targets the Hamas military commander and kills at least 90 in southern Gaza
Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said it targeted Hamas’ shadowy military commander in a massive strike Saturday in the…
Continue Reading Things to know about heat deaths as a dangerously hot summer shapes up in the western US
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A dangerously hot summer has shaped up in the U.S. West. Extreme heat is suspected in dozens of recent deaths,…
Continue Reading An Indian billionaire’s son is married after lavish celebrations that spotlight his global clout
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have…
Continue Reading Princess of Wales set to attend Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday in rare public appearance
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales is set to attend the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday in a rare public appearance after her…
Continue Reading 21 people die as school building collapses in Nigeria as students sit exam
By Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-one people died after a school building collapsed in central Nigeria while students were sitting an…
Continue Reading A man is arrested in the UK over human remains found in dumped suitcases
LONDON (AP) — British police say they have arrested a man in connection with the deaths of two men whose remains were found in two suitcases in…
Continue Reading Shelling kills 4 in Ukraine as a drone attack sparks fire at an oil depot in Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling of Ukraine killed four people on Saturday, officials said, as the two countries exchanged drone attacks, one…
Continue Reading Barbora Krejcikova wins Wimbledon by beating Jasmine Paolini for her second Grand Slam trophy
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — At age 18, a decade before Barbora Krejcikova won Wimbledon on Saturday, she was done with junior tennis and…
Continue Reading The UN condemns increasing gang violence and criminal activity in Haiti that is undermining peace
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution condemning “in the strongest terms” the…
Continue Reading Inside the courtroom as case dismissed against Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A nearly three-year legal saga for Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer ended Friday…
Continue Reading UN chief urges funds for Palestinians, saying Israel is forcing Gazans ‘to move like human pinballs’
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief appealed for funding Friday for the beleaguered U.N. agency helping Palestinian…
Continue Reading Rescuers recover first body from 2 buses that were hit by landslide and fell into a river in Nepal
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal recovered Saturday the first body after a landslide swept away two buses, pushing them…
Continue Reading Who is the Buddhist nun who built a global charity from a tiny apartment in rural Taiwan?
Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The Buddhist teacher who founded what is now a global charity and religion with a $283 million operating…
Continue Reading The son of Asia’s richest man gets married in the year’s most extravagant wedding
Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, married his longtime girlfriend early Saturday in…
Continue Reading Houston community groups strain to keep feeding and cooling a city battered by repeat storms
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The deafening hum of a generator was a welcome noise Thursday evening at a Houston independent living center where…
Continue Reading A Taiwan-based Buddhist charity attempts to take the founding nun’s message of compassion global
Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April, it took about 30 minutes for the region’s…
Continue Reading A Taiwan-based Buddhist charity attempts to take the founding nun’s message of compassion global
Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April, it took about 30 minutes for the region’s…
Continue Reading Historically Black town in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley is divided over a planned grain terminal
Associated Press WALLACE, La. (AP) — In a clash over the past versus the future, some descendants of enslaved people in St. John the Baptist…
Continue Reading Deeply Democratic Milwaukee wrestles with hosting Trump and the Republican National Convention
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee loves its Miller Beer, Brewers baseball and “ Bronze Fonz ” statue. The deepest blue city in swing…
Continue Reading The race is on to keep a 150-year-old lighthouse from crumbling into the Hudson River
Associated Press HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse is in danger of toppling into the water, and advocates for the 150-year-old…
Continue Reading Biden’s supporters want to ‘let Joe be Joe’ — but his stumbles are now under a bigger spotlight
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is on a public and private blitz to shake off concerns about his cognitive capacities. But…
Continue Reading Mental health clinics across the US are helping Latinos bridge language and access barriers
Associated Press Michelle Mata wasn’t diagnosed with a mental illness until she was 23, after years of suffering. She knew very little about who to…
Continue Reading The Olympics have long promoted safe sex. Now it wants to focus on pleasure.
By Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — The City of Love has a message as it prepares for the Olympics: Performance is not always the priority. Rather,…
Continue Reading The US held off sanctioning this Israeli army unit despite evidence of abuses. Now its forces are shaping the fight in Gaza
By CNN’s International Investigations team (CNN) — Former commanders of the Netzah Yehuda battalion, an Israeli military unit that has been…
Continue Reading Trump injured but ‘fine’ after attempted assassination at rally, shooter and one attendee are dead
Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania…
Continue Reading Manhunt launched after human remains found in second British city
By Maija-Liisa Ehlinge and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — British police have found human remains in a west London apartment which they believe are…
Continue Reading Argentina’s inflation edges up in June, breaking a months-long streak in a blow to President Milei
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A closely watched measure of inflation in Argentina remained stronger than the libertarian…
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