Iran’s naval destroyer has sunk, state media says
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media say a naval destroyer has sunk while it was being repaired in a port near the Strait of Hormuz. The…
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Turkey’s Erdogan renews push to restore ties with Syria that were severed over a decade ago
Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his willingness to restore ties with Syria and extended an…
Continue Reading Argentine President Milei heads to CPAC in Brazil, snubbing Lula and escalating a political feud
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Given the choice between a far-right convention to bash his enemies and a presidential summit to…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Biden’s campaign, Tropical Storm Beryl, UK election, Iran’s new leader, amusement park merger
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — In a delightful twist on the expression “when pigs fly,” a new study found that hippos, which…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Biden’s campaign, Tropical Storm Beryl, UK election, Iran’s new leader, amusement park merger
CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — In a delightful twist on the expression “when pigs fly,” a new study found that hippos,…
Continue Reading What to know about the NATO military alliance and how it is helping Ukraine
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — President Joe Biden and his Western counterparts are meeting in Washington this week to mark the 75th anniversary…
Continue Reading Iran detains an outspoken lawyer who criticized 2022 crackdown following Mahsa Amini’s death
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An outspoken Iranian lawyer who has publicly criticized how the government handled the 2022 protests has been…
Continue Reading Israel says its operation in Rafah is ‘limited’. Fighting there has left parts of it unrecognizable
CNN By Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Thick clouds of dirt and sand fill the air as our convoy of Humvees arrives in Rafah, the first time…
Continue Reading Israel says its operation in Rafah is ‘limited’. Fighting there has left parts of it unrecognizable
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Thick clouds of dirt and sand fill the air as our convoy of Humvees arrives in Rafah, the first time…
Continue Reading New British Prime Minister Starmer seeks to improve on ‘botched’ trade deal with European Union
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he would seek to improve the trade deal with the European Union as he…
Continue Reading Can you ‘Trump-proof’ NATO? As Biden falters, Europeans look to safeguard the military alliance
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO allies are gathering in Washington for a summit this week, and the prospect that Donald Trump, the military…
Continue Reading Crew of NASA’s earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year
Associated Press The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth. The four volunteer crew…
Continue Reading Sudanese Olympic backstroker Ziyad Saleem of Cal looks to leave his mark on Paris Games
AP Sports Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — As a boy in Milwaukee, Ziyad Saleem would walk through the house pretending to swim backstroke — arm…
Continue Reading Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas
Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza’s more than 2…
Continue Reading Israeli protesters block highways, call for cease-fire to return hostages 9 months into war in Gaza
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Marking nine months since the war in Gaza started, Israeli protesters blocked highways across the country…
Continue Reading A Ukrainian drone triggers warehouse explosions in Russia as a war of attrition grinds on
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A village in a border region of western Russia was evacuated Sunday following a series of explosions after…
Continue Reading As a young hitchhiker, he survived a ride with a serial killer. Now he’s telling his story
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Steve Fishman was still in his teens when he came face-to-face with a serial killer. At 19, he was hitchhiking…
Continue Reading Tree removal at North Carolina church unearths centuries-old artifacts
By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — When not leading sermons, the Rev. Daniel Cenci is quite the history buff. Cenci’s two passions coincided when…
Continue Reading Kenya’s dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms
Associated Press MACHAKOS, Kenya (AP) — With dismay, Martha Waema and her husband surveyed their farm that was submerged by weeks of relentless…
Continue Reading Third suspect arrested in mass shooting at Texas Juneteenth celebration that left 2 dead and 14 injured
By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A third suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting at a Juneteenth celebration that left two…
Continue Reading Turnout high as France votes in crucial second round of snap parliamentary election
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Voters are turning out in high numbers across France to vote in the second round of a snap election called by…
Continue Reading At least seven people killed, several feared trapped in India building collapse
By Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — At least seven people have died and several are feared trapped after a building in the western Indian state of…
Continue Reading Church bells speak again in Spain thanks to effort to recover the lost ‘language’ of ringing by hand
Associated Press JOANETES, Spain (AP) — Xavier Pallàs plants his feet on the belfry floor, grips the rope, and with one tug fills the lush Spanish…
Continue Reading An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the…
Continue Reading Persistent heat wave in the US shatters new records, causes deaths in the West and grips the East
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday,…
Continue Reading Texas residents told to expect power outages, flooding as Beryl moves closer to landfall
Associated Press MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) — Beryl began lashing coastal Texas with rain and intensifying winds Sunday as residents boarded up windows,…
Continue Reading Scammers are swiping billions from Americans every year. Worse, most crooks are getting away with it
Associated Press The scammers are winning. Sophisticated overseas criminals are stealing tens of billions of dollars from Americans every year, a…
Continue Reading French vote gives leftists most seats over far right, but leaves hung parliament and deadlock
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A coalition of the French left won the most seats in high-stakes legislative elections Sunday, beating back a…
Continue Reading Tokyo Gov. Koike wins a third four-year term as head of Japan’s influential capital
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has easily won reelection to a third four-year term as head of Japan’s influential capital.…
Continue Reading Hawaii governor says Biden could decide within days whether to remain in the presidential race
Associated Press Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says President Joe Biden could decide within days whether to remain a candidate for reelection. And Green…
Continue Reading At Essence, Black Democrats rally behind Biden and talk up Kamala Harris
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As President Joe Biden tries to revive his embattled reelection bid, Vice President Kamala Harris led a parade…
Continue Reading The ‘fearless young activists’ thrown in jail for climate campaigns in Cambodia
By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — They are young and passionate about protecting Cambodia’s rich and ecologically fragile environment. Their…
Continue Reading National Urban League honors 4 Black women for their community impact
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The National Urban League has honored and recognized the accomplishments of four Black women who have made…
Continue Reading Judge declines to throw out charges against Trump valet in classified documents case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against Donald Trump has refused to throw out charges against a…
Continue Reading ‘Freedom!’ chants at Venezuelan opposition rallies ahead of election show depth of needs and fear
Associated Press BARINAS, Venezuela (AP) — The chant is concise, but it could not be more meaningful for millions of Venezuelans in 2024:…
Continue Reading Argentina once led on LGBTQ rights. After 4 lesbians are set on fire, critics blame rising intolerance on Milei’s government
By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — It was an attack that sent shockwaves through a country long considered a pioneer in LGBTQ rights. In the early…
Continue Reading Tank and the Bangas to pay tribute to their New Orleans roots at Essence Festival
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans group Tank and the Bangas got a big boost when they won a 2017 National Public Radio contest for…
Continue Reading Amtrak service between New York City and Boston restored after lightning causes malfunction
NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak rail service between New York and Boston has been restored after a lightning strike was believed to have caused a circuit…
Continue Reading Forest fire has burned 4,000 acres in New Jersey but is now 65 percent contained, officials say
TABERNACLE, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a fast-moving forest fire that has burned thousands of acres in southern New Jersey is now 65 percent…
Continue Reading Crews search Lake Michigan for 2 Chicago-area men who went missing while boating in Indiana waters
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — Crews are searching Lake Michigan for two suburban Chicago men who went missing while a large group of people were boating…
Continue Reading Jon Landau, Oscar-winning ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar’ producer, dies at 63
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Landau, an Oscar-winning producer who worked closely with director James Cameron on three of the…
Continue Reading Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNRWA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says
By Eyad Kourdi, Kareem El Damanhoury and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli attack has killed at least 16 Palestinians and injured 50 others…
Continue Reading 4 killed, 3 injured in mass shooting at a 21st birthday party, Kentucky authorities say
By Zenebou Sylla and Lauren Rapp, CNN (CNN) — Four people were killed and three others were injured in a mass shooting early Saturday morning…
Continue Reading Off-duty NYPD officer who was among 4 killed when drunk driver crashed into nail salon laid to rest
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. (AP) — An off-duty New York Police Department officer who was among four killed when a drunk driver plowed into a nail salon on…
Continue Reading Fiery railcars with hazardous material mostly contained after derailment in North Dakota
The flames from derailed train cars carrying hazardous material are mostly extinguished a day after the incident in a remote area of North Dakota.…
Continue Reading The Biden campaign drafted questions for the president’s interviews on a pair of Black radio shows
Associated Press CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign provided lists of approved questions to two radio hosts who interviewed him…
Continue Reading Vikings’ Khyree Jackson, 2 former high school teammates killed in car crash in Maryland
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Police say Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson has been killed in a car crash in Maryland. The 24-year-old Jackson…
Continue Reading 4 killed in shooting during party at a Kentucky home; suspect died after a vehicle chase, police say
FLORENCE, Ky. (AP) — Police say four people were killed and three others were wounded in an early morning shooting during a party at a home in…
Continue Reading Military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso rule out returning to the ECOWAS regional bloc
Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Military junta leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have ruled out returning their nations to the West…
Continue Reading El Salvador’s president threatens to use gang-crackdown style tactics against price gougers
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, famous for his heavy-handed crackdown on street gangs, has threatened to use…
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Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — NASCAR has unveiled its first electric racecar in Chicago. It doesn’t thunder when the race grand marshal says…
Continue Reading To a defiant Biden, the 2024 race is up to the voters, not to Democrats on Capitol Hill
Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — To a defiant President Joe Biden, the 2024 election is up to the public — not the Democrats on Capitol…
Continue Reading Hamas ready to drop key demand in truce and hostage deal, official says
By Ibrahim Dahman, Eugenia Yosef and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Hamas is ready to reconsider its insistence that Israel commit to a permanent…
Continue Reading What we learned from the UK’s general election that will shape politics over the coming years
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a resounding victory in a general…
Continue Reading Japan partners with Cambodia to share demining knowledge with Ukraine, other countries
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Japan’s foreign minister has announced a joint project with Cambodia to share knowledge and…
Continue Reading Residents in Wisconsin community return home after dam breach leads to evacuations
MANAWA, Wis. (AP) — A police chief says people living downriver of a Wisconsin dam that was breached by floodwaters have been allowed back into…
Continue Reading Human remains found wrapped in sleeping bag and left out for trash pickup in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Decomposing human remains have been found wrapped in a sleeping bag and left out on the sidewalk for trash collection in Manhattan.…
Continue Reading Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case has been dismissed. Here’s key things to know
AP Entertainment Writer A judge’s ruling Friday abruptly ended the involuntary manslaughter case against actor Alec Baldwin. Judge Mary Marlowe…
Continue Reading More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that…
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Associated Press Jenn Tran cannot escape thinking about being the first Asian lead in the history of “The Bachelor” franchise — not that she…
Continue Reading Teen killed by police in New York laid to rest
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy shot to death by police in upstate New York after he pointed what turned out to be a BB gun at officers has…
Continue Reading Almost entire population in Gaza now displaced amid fresh Israeli offensive
By Ibrahim Dahman, Tim Lister, Khader Al-Za’anoun and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 2 million people have been displaced in Gaza –…
Continue Reading Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote
CNN By Nadeen Ebrahim and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s presidential election, the…
Continue Reading Beryl set to strengthen on approach to Texas due to hot ocean temperatures
Associated Press With its unprecedented tear through the ultrawarm waters of the southeast Caribbean, Beryl turned meteorologists’ worst fears of a…
Continue Reading US envoy to Japan expresses regret over alleged sex crimes by military personnel in Okinawa
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel expressed regret for the handling of two cases of sexual assaults allegedly…
Continue Reading New UK Prime Minister Starmer says controversial Rwanda deportation plan is ‘dead and buried’
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says a controversial Conservative policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is…
Continue Reading Hamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire in Gaza after dropping key demand, officials say
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Hamas has given its initial approval of a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza,…
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By Alexandra Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Think about all the ways you show the world who you are. How you dress, how you look, what you prefer to…
Continue Reading Tornadoes kill 5, injure 83 in China’s eastern Shandong province
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese media reports that five people were confirmed dead after tornadoes struck a city in the eastern Chinese province of…
Continue Reading Voters in France’s overseas territories kick off a pivotal parliamentary election
PARIS (AP) — Voters in France’s overseas territories and living abroad have started casting ballots in parliamentary runoff elections that could…
Continue Reading Russian strikes leave thousands in northern Ukraine without power and water
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes overnight left over 100,000 households without power in northern Ukraine and cut off the water supply to a…
Continue Reading Tornado leaves 5 dead and dozens injured in eastern China
By Shawn Deng, Isaac Yee and Martha Zhou, CNN (CNN) — Five people were killed and nearly 100 injured when a tornado ripped through a town in…
Continue Reading Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani is set to throw a grand wedding for his son. Here’s what to know
NEW DELHI (AP) — In March, Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani threw a three-day prenuptial bash for his son that included a 1,200-person guest…
Continue Reading 2 teenagers die while swimming at New York’s Coney Island Beach, police say
Two teenagers died while swimming at New York’s Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn. The New York Police Department says it received an emergency call…
Continue Reading France’s president called a surprise election. The result could diminish his power in world affairs
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron could awake — if he has slept at all — with clipped wings on Monday morning. The…
Continue Reading The case of an abandoned newborn who died ran cold for 23 years. Texas authorities just charged her mother with manslaughter
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A newborn baby girl who was abandoned in a Texas ditch and left to die went unidentified for 23 years until…
Continue Reading Nigeria claims it has degraded extremists. New suicide bombings suggest they remain potent
Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — For the first time since 2020, three female suicide bombers attacked the Nigerian border town of Gwoza,…
Continue Reading How France’s Macron went from a successful political newcomer to a weakened leader
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s expected political failure in decisive parliamentary elections Sunday may…
Continue Reading Survival story as Hurricane Beryl razes smallest inhabited island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Associated Press MAYREAU, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (AP) — Mayreu is one of the smallest inhabited islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.…
Continue Reading Texas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials urged coastal residents to brace for a looming hit by Beryl, which was a tropical storm on Saturday…
Continue Reading Putin sees no need for nuclear weapons to win in Ukraine. But he’s also keeping his options open
The message to NATO from President Vladimir Putin was simple and stark: Don’t go too far in providing military support for Ukraine, or…
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In a story published Jul. 6, 2024, about pongamia trees, The Associated Press misspelled the name of Ponova culinary oil, which is made from pongamia…
Continue Reading How an Oscar-winning filmmaker helped a small-town art theater in Ohio land a big grant
Associated Press YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) — When the Little Art Theatre set out to land a $100,000 grant to fund a stylish new marquee, with a nod…
Continue Reading A NATO summit and mending EU relations are among first tasks for new UK leader Keir Starmer
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer doesn’t get to take a breather. After a draining six-week election…
Continue Reading Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are all on the ballot in California this November
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are among the 10 statewide ballot measures California…
Continue Reading House Republicans unite on spending cuts to non-defense programs, but Senate roadblock awaits
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are off to a quicker, more united start this year when it comes to funding the federal…
Continue Reading North Dakota tribe goes back to its roots with a massive greenhouse operation
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Native American tribe in North Dakota will soon grow lettuce in a giant greenhouse complex that when fully…
Continue Reading Grenada minister tells UN: hurricane-devastated Islands need anything for `a human being to survive’
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The minister for the two islands in Grenada that Hurricane Beryl first slammed into with catastrophic winds…
Continue Reading Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s presidential election, the country’s…
Continue Reading Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon who rose to power in parliament, now Iran’s president-elect
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The stances of Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian reflect the dualities of being a…
Continue Reading Mount Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, and cleanup is likely to take years
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The highest camp on the world’s tallest mountain is littered with garbage that is going to take years to…
Continue Reading Biden faced a low bar in his first post-debate interview. It’s not certain he cleared it
AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden sat down with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on Friday for one of the most important…
Continue Reading Reformist Pezeshkian beats hard-liner to win Iran presidential election, promising outreach to West
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday,…
Continue Reading Arizona man pleads guilty to murder in wife’s death less than a week after reporting her missing
Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in his wife’s death less than a week after…
Continue Reading Gaza soccer stadium is now a shelter for thousands of displaced Palestinians
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza have sought refuge in one of the territory’s largest soccer…
Continue Reading The Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris has its windmill back, weeks after a stunning collapse
PARIS (AP) — Paris’ famed Moulin Rouge cabaret got its red windmill back Friday during a special ceremony that featured can-can dancing on…
Continue Reading Republicans turn their focus to Harris as talk of replacing Biden on Democratic ticket intensifies
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For years it’s been a Republican scare tactic. A vote to reelect President Joe Biden, the GOP often charges,…
Continue Reading Delaware judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit in battle over estate of the late pop icon Prince
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by former business advisers to the late pop music icon…
Continue Reading Several train cars carrying hazardous material are on fire after derailing in North Dakota
By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A train derailed in North Dakota early Friday morning and several cars carrying hazardous material are still on…
Continue Reading Records tumble as dangerous heat wave scorches the US West and beyond, with the worst yet to come
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Records tumbled across the West as a slow-moving heat wave of potentially historic proportions tightened its…
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