Israel’s Netanyahu leaves hospital after overnight stay
JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been released from a Jerusalem hospital, his party said, a day after he was…
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EXPLAINER: Russia’s military woes mount amid Ukraine attacks
By The Associated Press Even as the Kremlin moved to absorb parts of Ukraine in a sharp escalation of the conflict, the Russian military suffered new…
Continue Reading Sydney beats 1950 rainfall record with 3 wet months to spare
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s largest city, Sydney, has been soaked by its wettest year on record with almost three months of expected above-average…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Killing of kidnapped California family ‘pure evil’
By STEFANIE DAZIO and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The suspect in the kidnapping and killings of an 8-month-old baby,…
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More than a week after Hurricane Ian, Florida residents face life without water, electricity, and in many cases, their homes
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN It’s been more than a week since Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida, but its effects are still being felt across the…
Continue Reading More than a week after Hurricane Ian, Florida residents frustrated with state and federal response
By Amir Vera, Leyla Santiago, Will Brown and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Residents in southwestern Florida have been bearing the brunt of Hurricane Ian, and…
Continue Reading A man has been arrested in the kidnapping and killing of 4 family members in California. Here’s what we know
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Continue Reading Asian stock markets fall ahead of US employment update
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Asian shares followed Wall Street lower Friday ahead of U.S. jobs data investors hope will…
Continue Reading Arizona weighing in-state tuition rate for some non-citizens
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona voters this November will decide whether to allow students regardless of their immigration…
Continue Reading Kevin Spacey faces New York jury in sexual assault lawsuit
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Spacey is facing a jury in a New York City courtroom during a civil trial…
Continue Reading Closing arguments held in Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook trial
By DAVE COLLINS and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut jury has heard closing arguments in conspiracy theorist…
Continue Reading China’s vast Xinjiang hit with COVID-19 travel restrictions
BEIJING (AP) — Sprawling Xinjiang is the latest Chinese region to be hit with sweeping COVID-19 travel restrictions, as China further ratchets up…
Continue Reading China bans residents from leaving Xinjiang, just weeks after its last Covid lockdown
By Jessie Yeung, Yong Xiong and Nectar Gan, CNN China has banned residents from leaving Xinjiang over a Covid-19 outbreak — just weeks after…
Continue Reading Australian police make first arrest in Optus hack probe
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A police investigation of a cyberattack on an Australian telecommunications company in…
Continue Reading Myanmar sentences Japanese journalist to prison on 2 charges
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a Japanese journalist to serve seven years prison…
Continue Reading Waukesha parade attack defendant is representing himself. He’s repeatedly interrupted the trial with his defiant behavior
By Eric Levenson and Rebekah Riess, CNN The man accused of intentionally driving his SUV through a crowd of Christmas parade attendees in Waukesha,…
Continue Reading At least 66 US clinics have halted abortions, institute says
By The Associated Press At least 66 clinics in 15 states have stopped providing abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade,…
Continue Reading Uvalde school district fires officer after CNN identifies her as trooper under investigation for her response to massacre
By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District fired a newly hired school…
Continue Reading A professor was shot dead on University of Arizona’s main Tucson campus. A suspect is in custody, authorities say
By Paradise Afshar and Kaylene Chassie, CNN A professor was shot and killed Wednesday on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, authorities…
Continue Reading Former Uber security chief guilty of data breach coverup
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The former chief security officer for Uber was convicted Wednesday of trying to cover up a 2016 data breach in which hackers…
Continue Reading Climate Migration: Floods displace villagers in Indonesia
By DITA ALANGKARA and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press MONDOLIKO, Indonesia (AP) — All the crops had died and the farmed fish had escaped their…
Continue Reading Missing snow puts famed New Zealand ski areas on precipice
By NICK PERRY Associated Press TŪROA SKI AREA, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Tūroa ski area is usually a white wonderland at this time of…
Continue Reading Report: Mom of Walker’s child says he paid for her abortion
ATLANTA (AP) — A new report says a woman who claims Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker paid for her 2009 abortion is the mother of…
Continue Reading Attackers kill 18 in attack on city hall in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say attackers have gunned down a mayor, his father and 16 others in the southern state of Guerrero. Later…
Continue Reading Protester subdued by Rams’ Wagner files police report
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — A protester who ran onto the field during the San Francisco 49ers’ home game…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney says Arizona GOP candidates threaten democracy
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney on Wednesday said the Republican candidates for Arizona governor and…
Continue Reading ‘Lindeville’ is where Ashley McBryde’s characters come alive
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Welcome to Lindeville, a fictional town for quirky small-town characters created…
Continue Reading One man killed, two journalists injured during Israeli military raid in West Bank
By Hadas Gold and Abeer Salman, CNN A Palestinian man was killed and two journalists shot and injured by Israeli forces during an Israeli military…
Continue Reading Colorado baker fighting ruling over gender transition cake
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Colorado baker who won a partial Supreme Court victory after refusing on religious grounds to…
Continue Reading Texas executes John Ramirez, whose pastor was allowed by SCOTUS to touch him and pray aloud as he died
By Dakin Andone, CNN Texas has executed John Henry Ramirez, whose spiritual adviser was allowed to pray aloud and “lay hands” on him as…
Continue Reading Authorities find 15,000 rainbow fentanyl pills in Lego box, largest such seizure in NYC history, DEA says
By Kiely Westhoff, CNN Federal authorities have accused a New Jersey woman of concealing approximately 15,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl pills in a…
Continue Reading Authorities find 15,000 rainbow fentanyl pills in Lego box, largest seizure of the drug in NYC history, DEA says
By Kiely Westhoff, CNN Federal authorities have accused a New Jersey woman of concealing approximately 15,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl pills in a…
Continue Reading Black residents in 2 Florida neighborhoods say they have been left out of Hurricane Ian relief efforts
By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Justin Gamble, CNN Latronia Latson said she feels like she has been neglected in the recovery efforts from Hurricane Ian.…
Continue Reading Uvalde school district fires officer after CNN identifies her as trooper under investigation for her response to massacre
By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District fired a newly hired school…
Continue Reading Twitter under Musk? Most of the plans are a mystery
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A super app called X? A bot-free free speech haven? These are some of Elon…
Continue Reading ‘Scrubs’ producer Eric Weinberg charged with sex assaults
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Weinberg, an executive producer and writer for the hit TV show “Scrubs” and many…
Continue Reading California offers to cut 130 billion gallons a year to save Colorado River; expert says it’s not enough
By Ella Nilsen, CNN A group of California water agencies that together consume the largest proportion of lower Colorado River water each year are…
Continue Reading At least 15 dead as 2 migrant boats sink in Greek waters
By THANASSIS STAVRAKIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — At least 15 people have died after two boats carrying migrants sank in Greek waters,…
Continue Reading UN Security Council splits, again, over North Korea missiles
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press Debate over how to handle a North Korean ballistic missile launch over Japanese territory has again split an…
Continue Reading Classical statue of Hercules nearly 2,000 years old found in Greece
Hafsa Khalil, CNN Archaeologists have discovered the remnants of a classical statue dating back more than 1,800 years in the ancient metropolis of…
Continue Reading Black residents in 2 Florida neighborhoods raise questions about hurricane relief efforts and say they’ve been left out
By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Justin Gamble, CNN Latronia Latson said she feels like she has been neglected in the recovery efforts from Hurricane Ian.…
Continue Reading US, Japanese and South Korean warships perform missile defense exercise after North Korean tests
By Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo and Caitlin Hu, CNN United States, South Korean and Japanese warships performed a missile defense exercise in the Sea of…
Continue Reading San Francisco mayor pledges again a crackdown on drug sales
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A grim Mayor London Breed pledged for the second time in a year a serious crackdown on open air opioid drug sales and rampant…
Continue Reading Family of Mexican migrant slain in West Texas seek answers
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A family is demanding answers in the death of a migrant who authorities say was shot to death in rural west Texas by a man who…
Continue Reading Revised ‘Dreamers’ program to get another review by court
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court Wednesday ordered a lower court review of Biden administration…
Continue Reading Hilary Swank talks filming new series while expecting twins
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Hilary Swank has announced she’s pregnant with twins and says that revelation might explain some of her…
Continue Reading Chicago man found guilty in murder of 6 family members
CHICAGO (AP) — A jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder in the 2016 slayings of six members of a Chicago family who were slaughtered in…
Continue Reading N.Korea flies warplanes near S.Korea after missile launches
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea flew 12 warplanes near its border with South Korea on…
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By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Exiled Nicaraguan economist Javier Álvarez received terrible news this week: his wife,…
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By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Elon Musk’s monthslong tussle with Twitter took another twist this week after the Tesla billionaire…
Continue Reading Climate change made summer drought 20 times more likely
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Drought that stretched across three continents this summer — drying out large parts of Europe, the United States…
Continue Reading Northern Hemisphere’s extreme summer drought ‘virtually impossible’ without human-made climate change
By Christian Edwards, CNN Drought across the Northern Hemisphere this summer — which scorched soil, dried up rivers and triggered mass crop failure…
Continue Reading Senators call for stronger rules on off-the-books suspension
By ANNIE MA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are urging the Education Department to strengthen…
Continue Reading Lula receives fresh endorsements ahead of Brazil election
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has received two symbolic endorsements Wednesday ahead…
Continue Reading California agencies float Colorado River water cuts proposal
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water agencies that rely on the parched Colorado River said Wednesday…
Continue Reading Officer shoots armed man inside Chicago police station
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say an officer shot an armed man who was making anti-police statements inside a police…
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Continue Reading COVID-19 boosters could prevent about 90,000 US deaths this winter, but only if more people get them, analysis suggests
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Continue Reading Life sentence for killer of retired St. Louis police captain
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a retired St. Louis police captain as he tried to stop a pawn…
Continue Reading Boston Symphony Orchestra to embark on 4-city tour of Japan
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Symphony Orchestra is embarking on a four-city tour of Japan next month, for its first overseas engagements since before…
Continue Reading Kansas governor seeks to regain control of education debate
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor is trying to regain control of a debate over education…
Continue Reading Barges grounded by low water halt Mississippi River traffic
By JIM SALTER Associated Press The unusually low water level in the lower Mississippi River is causing barges to get stuck in mud and sand,…
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By MATTHEW LEE and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has hit back at Iran over the government’s brutal…
Continue Reading New Orleans mayor reverses course, will repay $30,000 in excess travel expenses to city
By Justin Gamble, CNN Embattled New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says she will now reimburse the city for expenses related to flight upgrades she…
Continue Reading Pilot sues Southwest after colleague exposes himself
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Southwest Airlines pilot is suing the company, her union and a former colleague…
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BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts law school says it’s guilty of accidentally sending acceptance emails to thousands of former and current…
Continue Reading 3 accused of assisting governor kidnapping plot stand trial
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press An FBI agent has testified that postings in online chatrooms by members of a paramilitary group connected to a…
Continue Reading Congressman wants to halt aquarium money after lobster spat
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A congressman from Maine says he will file a proposal to withhold federal money from a…
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, who has made his opponent’s questionable record…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN When astronomers combine the observational powers of James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope, they capture…
Continue Reading Bank to provide $2.5 billion to flood-ravaged Pakistan
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Finance Ministry says the Asian Development Bank will provide $2.5 billion in aid…
Continue Reading Haaland: US expanding Native American massacre site
By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced an expansion Wednesday of a National Park Service…
Continue Reading 23 hostages from Nigeria passenger train reported freed
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities say more than 20 people who were abducted from a passenger train have…
Continue Reading ‘Forever chemicals’ in deer, fish challenge hunters, tourism
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Wildlife agencies in the U.S. are finding elevated levels of a class of toxic chemicals…
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By AJ Willingham, CNN There are two kinds of people: those who understand the allure of a 12-foot skeleton decoration, and those who have yet to…
Continue Reading Housing is slumping, but this real estate CEO explains why it’s not 2008 all over again
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Mortgage rates are soaring. And for many prospective home buyers, especially first-time purchasers, the…
Continue Reading Alec Baldwin reaches settlement with Halyna Hutchins’ family
By Chloe Melas, CNN The family of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed on the “Rust” movie set in 2021, and Alec Baldwin have…
Continue Reading State, cops seek to bar evidence in trial over Floyd killing
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys for two former Minneapolis police officers charged in the…
Continue Reading US envoy blames Houthis for failure to extend cease-fire
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. envoy to Yemen has blamed Houthi leaders for the recent failure to extend the country’s…
Continue Reading Hospital chain says ‘IT security issue’ disrupts operations
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A major nonprofit health system with 140 hospitals in 21 states is reporting “an IT security issue” that has…
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Continue Reading Last of migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard to leave shelter
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts’ governor’s office says the last of dozens of migrants shipped to Martha’s Vineyard last month are…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Tax cut trend reaches two-thirds of states
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — About two-thirds of U.S. states have adopted some sort of tax relief this year. The…
Continue Reading Iranian authorities arrest eight after teenage protester’s death
By Hira Humayun, Mostafa Salem and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Iranian security forces have arrested eight people over the death of a 16-year-old…
Continue Reading Russian launches to space from US, 1st time in 20 years
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.. (AP) — For the first time in 20 years, a Russian cosmonaut rocketed from the U.S. on…
Continue Reading Nebraska Sandhills wildfire more than half contained
HALSEY, Neb. (AP) — Officials say a destructive Nebraska Sandhills wildfire that saw one firefighter die while fighting the flames is now more than…
Continue Reading Nigeria regulator seeks $70M penalty in lawsuit against Meta
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian advertising regulator has sued Meta, accusing the owner of Facebook and WhatsApp…
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In an Oct. 5 story about the abduction and killing of four members of a California family, The Associated Press misidentified…
Continue Reading Purdue University student arrested in killing of roommate
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a Purdue University student in the killing of his roommate in their campus dorm room. Purdue…
Continue Reading Long waiting lists, long drives and costly care hinder many kids’ access to mental health care
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The pandemic has been tough, but the return to in-person schooling has also been emotionally difficult for Mary Norris’…
Continue Reading 2% of the world’s rarest zebras wiped out in Kenya’s relentless drought
By Nimi Princewill, CNN A grueling two-year drought in Kenya has wiped out 2% of the world’s rarest zebra species and increased elephant deaths…
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Persistently high inflation, the Federal Reserve’s tightening policy and record-breaking US debt have wreaked…
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SpaceX, NASA launch 3 astronauts and 1 cosmonaut to the ISS. Here’s everything you need to know
By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX and NASA launched a crew of astronauts who hail from all over the world on a trip to the International Space Station…
Continue Reading Lawsuit settled, film to resume after Alec Baldwin shooting
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a cinematographer shot and killed by Alec Baldwin on the set of the film…
Continue Reading Israeli raid in the West Bank sparks clashes, killing one
DEIR AL-HATAB, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says a Palestinian man has been killed by Israeli army fire as troops raided a…
Continue Reading Amazon suspends at least 50 workers after fire protest
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — According to union organizers, Amazon has suspended at least 50 warehouse workers who refused…
Continue Reading ‘Matilda’ leads celebrity-filled lineup at London film fest
By SIAN WATSON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — After a pared down, pandemic-affected edition in 2021, the BFI London Film Festival is back in full…
Continue Reading Latino representation in media industry grew by only 1% in the past decade, a new report finds
By Jalen Brown, CNN Latinos remain grossly underrepresented in the media industry and are significantly more likely to perform service roles,…
Continue Reading Florida’s island dwellers dig out from Ian’s destruction
By STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press ST. JAMES CITY, Fla. (AP) — The full breadth of Hurricane Ian’s destruction is still coming into focus a…
Continue Reading Turkey OKs sending troops to Qatar for World Cup security
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament has approved deploying Turkish soldiers to Qatar to help maintain security during next month’s World…
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