Milwaukee elections worker fired over false ballot requests
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A top Milwaukee elections official has been fired after sending falsely…
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PARIS (AP) — A far-right lawmaker in France has come under criticism after he responded to a Black lawmaker’s question about migrants stranded at…
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FBI identifies source of New Jersey synagogues threat who ‘no longer poses a danger to the community’
By John Miller, Rob Frehse and Christina Maxouris, CNN An individual has been identified and interviewed in connection with a broad threat to…
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By RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio is…
Continue Reading CDC updates opioid prescribing guidelines with new recommendations on tapering or continuing prescriptions
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN For the first time since 2016, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidelines for clinicians…
Continue Reading US, South Korea warn Pyongyang against nuclear weapons use
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and South Korea are jointly warning North Korea that use of any kind…
Continue Reading Lula’s team meets Bolsonaro as Brazil’s transition kicks off
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — President Jair Bolsonaro met briefly on Thursday with the envoy coordinating the transfer…
Continue Reading CNBC axes Shepard Smith’s nightly newscast after two years
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNBC is canceling Shepard Smith’s nightly newscast after two years, with its new president…
Continue Reading Twitter’s blue check: Vital verification or status symbol?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Elon Musk wants to change how Twitter doles out its checkmark badges for verified accounts. While the “blue…
Continue Reading Embattled actor Spacey to receive achievement award in Italy
ROME (AP) — Two weeks after a New York jury sided with Kevin Spacey in a sexual abuse lawsuit, an Italian film museum announced Thursday that the…
Continue Reading Biden hopes Putin will negotiate WNBA star Griner’s release
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to…
Continue Reading Why do election experts oppose hand-counting ballots?
By KARENA PHAN and ALI SWENSON Associate Press Election experts oppose hand-counting ballots because it takes longer than counting with machines,…
Continue Reading Independent lab finds ‘troubling’ levels of cancer-causing chemical in more types of dry shampoo products, report alleges
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN High levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, have been detected in more brands and batches of dry shampoo products,…
Continue Reading Tonga eruption’s towering plume reached the third layer of Earth’s atmosphere
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted underwater in January, it created a plume of ash and water that…
Continue Reading ‘Compostable plastic’ doesn’t live up to its environmental claims. Here’s what you can focus on instead
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN It’s no longer a secret that single-use plastic is harming the planet. Not only does the process of creating these…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Threats to US election security grow more complex
By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Top U.S. election security officials say protecting the nation’s voting systems has become…
Continue Reading Schumer insists Democrats have path to keep Senate majority
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is predicting that Democrats will keep their…
Continue Reading Qatar acknowledges 3 firefighters died in accident last week
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Authorities in Qatar have acknowledged that three firefighters died last week during what officials say was a routine exercise…
Continue Reading Warring parties have agreed to a truce in Ethiopia’s two-year civil war. Here’s what to know
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, he was lauded as a regional peacemaker. A…
Continue Reading Minneapolis council approves changemaker as new police chief
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Continue Reading Microsoft extends aid for Ukraine’s wartime tech innovation
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Ukraine is counting on more Western technological support as its war against Russia drags…
Continue Reading 3 recent fatalities bring Takata air bag death toll to 32
The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Three more people have been killed in the past seven months by Takata air bag inflators that exploded and…
Continue Reading In Georgia, campaigns look to drive turnout with a knock
By JEFF AMY Associated Press DAWSON, Ga. (AP) — Someone like Erika Hardwick has come to the door of millions of Georgia voters. A paid canvasser…
Continue Reading Israel Prime Minister Yair Lapid congratulates Benjamin Netanyahu on election victory
By Hadas Gold, CNN Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid called Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on winning Israel’s elections, the prime…
Continue Reading Misinformation thrives on video site popular with far-right
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Researchers say nearly 1 in 5 videos suggested by YouTube in response to a search for terms related to next…
Continue Reading How Russian soldiers ran a ‘cleansing’ operation in Bucha
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Continue Reading Mortgage rates dip back below 7%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates fell this week after surpassing 7% for the first time in 20 years last week. The 30-year fixed-rate…
Continue Reading Activists fight bid to remove Puerto Rico’s ‘colonial cats’
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hundreds of cats have long slinked through the cobblestone streets of Puerto Rico’s…
Continue Reading Most families allowed back home after derailment, acid spill
PAULINA, La. (AP) — Authorities in southeast Louisiana’s St. James Parish say all but two families have been allowed to return to their homes…
Continue Reading Gabby Petito’s parents file suit against Moab Police alleging they could have saved her life
By Eric Levenson and Sara Finch, CNN The parents of Gabby Petito filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Moab City Police Department…
Continue Reading Oklahoma governor grants temporary reprieve to Glossip
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Continue Reading First-time homebuyers are being shut out of the market like never before
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Continue Reading Here’s why 75% of likely voters think we are in a recession — even though we’re probably not
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business A new CNN poll shows that three-quarters of likely voters feel like the US economy is in a recession. It’s…
Continue Reading An estimated $1.5 billion is in play after Wednesday’s Powerball drawing brings no winning tickets
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Continue Reading Monkeypox may spread before symptoms start, study suggests
By Brenda Goodman, CNN More than half of monkeypox cases in the current outbreak may have been passed to others before symptoms appeared, according…
Continue Reading Grocery prices are soaring. But this food favorite is getting cheaper
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business There’s at least one item in the grocery store that is getting less expensive: avocados. A significant supply…
Continue Reading Homes in White neighborhoods are being appraised at higher values than in communities of color, new report finds
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Homes in predominately White neighborhoods are being assessed at twice the value of homes in communities of color with…
Continue Reading Colorado could become 2nd state to decriminalize mushrooms
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado voters are set to decide whether to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for those 21 and…
Continue Reading UN says tribal clashes in Sudan kill 359 people since July
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations estimates that four months of sporadic tribal clashes have killed up to 359 people since July in Sudan’s…
Continue Reading Miss Puerto Rico, Miss Argentina announce they are married
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Two former beauty queens — Fabiola Valentín of Puerto Rico and former Mariana Valera of…
Continue Reading Emerging playwrights get a boost in Terrence McNally’s honor
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If it was show time at any of the city’s myriad off-Broadway theaters, audience members…
Continue Reading Italy silent as ships with 1,000 rescued migrants seek help
By MASSIMO di NONNO and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press ABOARD THE GEO BARENTS (AP) — Humanitarian groups caring for 1,000 rescued migrants aboard…
Continue Reading Cops: ‘Hood CNN’ reporter’s murder solved but no prosecution
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Continue Reading Europe urged to save natural gas to avoid shortage next year
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The International Energy Agency says Europe could face a severe natural gas shortage…
Continue Reading Clashes erupt near Iran’s capital as ongoing protests flare
By The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian protesters and security forces have clashed in a town near the capital, where…
Continue Reading How Asian Americans fit into the affirmative action debate
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Affirmative action is on trial again, and this time Asian Americans are at the center. The conservative majority US Supreme…
Continue Reading As many as 14,000 arrested in Iran over last six weeks, United Nations says
By Alex Hardie and Hande Atay Alam, CNN As many as 14,000 people have been arrested in Iran during protests there since September, according to a top…
Continue Reading As many as 14,000 arrested in Iran over last six weeks, United Nations says
By Alex Hardie and Hande Atay Alam, CNN As many as 14,000 people have been arrested in Iran during protests there since September, according to a top…
Continue Reading New report: Two-thirds of South Sudan badly food insecure
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A new report says nearly 8 million people in South Sudan, or about two-thirds of the…
Continue Reading G7 ministers meet with Ukraine war, China ties on agenda
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer MUENSTER, Germany (AP) — Top diplomats from the world’s major industrialized democracies have opened two days…
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis and the U.S. government are warning owners of 276,000 older vehicles to stop driving them…
Continue Reading Spanberger, Vega in tight race for Virginia’s 7th District
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Continue Reading John Mellencamp revisits ‘Scarecrow,’ his game-changing disc
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An urgency in the ringing guitar and thunderous drums that opened the 1985 album “Scarecrow”…
Continue Reading Former Prime Minister Imran Khan shot in lower leg in reported assassination attempt in Pakistan
By Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan has survived a shooting at a political rally on Thursday that his…
Continue Reading How Russian soldiers ran a ‘cleansing’ operation in Bucha
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By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for jobless benefits fell slightly last week with the U.S. job market remaining…
Continue Reading Red Cross seeks ‘digital emblem’ to protect against hacking
BERLIN (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is seeking support to create what it calls a “digital red cross/red crescent…
Continue Reading In the Amazon, a giant fish helps save the rainforest
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE and JORGE SAENZ Associated Press CARAUARI, Brazil (AP) — Even in the most biodiverse rainforest of the world, the pirarucu,…
Continue Reading Spanish workers demand higher wages to ease inflation pinch
MADRID (AP) — Thousands of workers have rallied in Madrid in a protest called by Spain’s labor unions to demand higher wages to offset the higher…
Continue Reading Wall Street is bracing for a potential game changer, but it’s not the election
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Wall Street is waiting for the results of Tuesday’s midterm election like the rest of the world, but traders say…
Continue Reading Former Prime Minister Imran Khan shot in lower leg in reported assassination attempt in Pakistan
By Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan has survived a shooting at a political rally on Thursday that his…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan wounded in shooting at protest
By MUNIR AHMED and RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A gunman opened fire at a protest rally in eastern Pakistan on Thursday, slightly…
Continue Reading Rare Pikachu, Kobe’s sneakers — a hidden vault guards it all
By DAVIDDE CORRAN and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press The nondescript building in Delaware would probably not garner much attention if it…
Continue Reading Backup power used at Ukraine nuclear site for safety systems
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is relying on emergency generators to run its safety…
Continue Reading Nigeria: Police search for farm workers abducted over levies
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria say they are searching for 21 people abducted by gunmen while working…
Continue Reading Prince William’s Earthshot Prize ceremony to air on PBS, BBC
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A prize founded by Britain’s Prince William to honor groundbreaking environmental solutions will broadcast its second ceremony…
Continue Reading Trial in slaying of Dutch reporter must start over
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A court in Amsterdam has ruled that the trial of the alleged shooter and getaway driver in the slaying of a prominent…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 3: Midterms, Ukraine, Interest rates, Trump, World Series
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you plan to make a Starbucks run today, your hot drinks will look a bit different. The company is debuting its holiday…
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By NEAL MORTON, The Hechinger Report MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A teacher-in-training darted among students, tallying how many needed his help with a…
Continue Reading A giant Maradona emerges in Argentina, days before World Cup
By DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In the middle of the concrete jungle that is Argentina’s bustling capital, a…
Continue Reading Germany urges western Balkan leaders to resolve conflicts
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told leaders of six Balkan countries that aspire to join the European Union that “it is high time…
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By DENISE LAVOIE and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginians have used a tip line that Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin set up…
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A German member of the European Parliament says a visit by his country’s chancellor to China has stirred major…
Continue Reading Greece: Children among dead in migrant boat sinking
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says at least five children are among the 22 people confirmed dead in the sinking of a sailing…
Continue Reading Inflation puts tighter squeeze on already pricey kids sports
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer It only took a few seconds for Rachel Kennedy to grab her phone after she left the checkout line at the…
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By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Conspiracy theories about mail ballots. Anonymous text messages warning voters to stay home. Fringe social media…
Continue Reading S. Koreans ashamed over safety failures in Halloween tragedy
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When Kim Kap Soo watched live broadcasts of the harrowing Halloween party crush that…
Continue Reading Zelensky accuses Moscow of energy ‘terrorism’ as Russian strikes knock out power for millions
By Rob Picheta and Tim Lister, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of “energy terrorism” after Moscow’s…
Continue Reading Bank of England makes biggest interest rate hike in 30 years
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has announced its biggest interest rate increase in three decades as it tries to…
Continue Reading Police: 21 bodies found at mine in South Africa
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police are investigating the discovery of at least 21 bodies suspected of…
Continue Reading Death of boy in lockdown fuels backlash against China’s zero-Covid policy
By Nectar Gan, CNN The death of a 3-year-old boy following a suspected gas leak at a locked down residential compound in northwestern China has…
Continue Reading Italy’s far-right leader visits EU: “We are not Martians”
By RAF CASERT and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — New far-right Premier Giorgia Meloni has used her first visit to European Union…
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH and GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Amnesty International is urging suppliers of aviation fuel to Myanmar to…
Continue Reading Officials confirm detailed Ethiopia peace agreement is final
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Officials close to the Ethiopian peace talks say the copy of the “permanent cessation of…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz makes difficult visit to assertive China
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz is making his first visit to China as German leader this week, a…
Continue Reading Saltwater has infiltrated a Louisiana parish’s drinking supply as drought slows the Mississippi River. It could put residents with health issues at risk
By Amy Simonson and Aya Elamroussi, CNN About 3,000 residents in a Louisiana community south of New Orleans have been warned saltwater permeated…
Continue Reading Saltwater has infiltrated a Louisiana parish’s drinking supply as drought slows the Mississippi River. It could put residents with health issues at risk
By Amy Simonson and Aya Elamroussi, CNN About 3,000 residents in a Louisiana community south of New Orleans have been warned saltwater permeated…
Continue Reading Netanyahu set to return to power in Israel after PM concedes
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday appeared set to return to power as head of…
Continue Reading 4 Palestinians killed in flare-up as Israel counts votes
By JALAL BWAITEL and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli and Palestinian officials say at least four Palestinians…
Continue Reading Russians try to subdue Ukrainian towns by seizing mayors
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Not long after Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, soldiers broke down the office door of…
Continue Reading Christian monastery possibly pre-dating Islam found in UAE
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press SINIYAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the…
Continue Reading After six years, UN climate summit returns to Africa
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — The U.N. climate summit is back in Africa after six years and four consecutive…
Continue Reading Ukraine war: boost or setback for climate efforts?
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Luetzerath may be 1,000 miles from Ukraine, but it is an indirect victim of Russia’s invasion and…
Continue Reading Cities seek to control camping amid growing homeless crisis
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The tents proliferating on sidewalks in downtown and residential…
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Continue Reading Lebanon-Israel deal a landmark but with limits, experts say
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The recent maritime border deal between Lebanon and Israel allocates rights to…
Continue Reading Pope urges end to death penalty as he arrives in Bahrain
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press AWALI, Bahrain (AP) — Pope Francis urged Bahrain authorities on Thursday to renounce the death penalty and…
Continue Reading Report: Over 100,000 fishing-related deaths occur annually
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A new study shows more than 100,000 people die in fishing-related accidents each year and…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Traveling to, around Qatar during FIFA World Cup
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Some 1.2 million people are expected to pour into Qatar during the upcoming…
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