China’s response to Pelosi visit a sign of future intentions
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was anything but…
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Nigeria’s Osun River: Sacred, revered and increasingly toxic
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press OSOGBO, Nigeria (AP) — Yeyerisa Abimbola has dedicated most of her 58 years on Earth to the Osun, a waterway in…
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Russian vehicles seen inside turbine hall at Ukraine nuclear plant
By Paul P. Murphy, Tim Lister and Rob Picheta, CNN New video has emerged online showing Russian military vehicles inside a turbine hall connected to…
Continue Reading North Korea rejects South’s aid offer, calls President Yoon ‘really simple’
By Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN North Korea has rejected South Korea’s offer of economic support in exchange for denuclearization, saying…
Continue Reading Witness about R. Kelly: I didn’t want to ‘carry his lies’
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A woman who says she was sexually abused hundreds of times by R. Kelly as a minor testified…
Continue Reading California man convicted of 1980s rape-murders of two women
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man prosecutors called a serial killer has been convicted of raping and killing two women in the 1980s after…
Continue Reading R. Kelly victim testifies 20 years later about sexual abuse, including some recorded on video, that allegedly started when she was just 14
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Twenty years after she denied to a grand jury that R. Kelly had sex with her as a girl and recorded some of their encounters, the…
Continue Reading Australia upset at Indonesia reducing Bali bomber’s sentence
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s leader says it’s upsetting that Indonesia has reduced the prison sentence of the bombmaker in the Bali…
Continue Reading Judge throws out $85M award over California custody death
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out an $85 million lawsuit award over the death of a Southern California man who was beaten, hogtied…
Continue Reading 3 men indicted in the beating death of gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Amy Simonson and Rob Frehse, CNN Three men have been indicted in the beating death of imprisoned Boston gangster and convicted…
Continue Reading Man who lost his wife and daughter in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash testifies he lives in fear of the graphic photos resurfacing
By Nouran Salahieh, Natasha Chen and Jason Kravarik, CNN Christopher Chester, who lost his wife and daughter in the helicopter crash that also killed…
Continue Reading A third Black woman has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly making ‘anti-White’ statements and assaulting a woman
By Amir Vera and Zenebou Sylla, CNN A third Black woman has been arrested and charged for making “anti-White” statements in connection…
Continue Reading North Dakota school board reinstates Pledge of Allegiance
By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The school board in North Dakota’s most populous city reversed course Thursday on its…
Continue Reading Los Angeles man sentenced to life for 5 random killings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man who opened fire on people at random in 2014, killing five people and wounding seven others, has been sentenced…
Continue Reading 3 people arrested over the attempted robbery and assault that killed New York City taxi driver
By Kiely Westhoff and Emma Tucker, CNN Two men and a teenage girl wanted in connection with an attempted robbery and fatal assault of a New York taxi…
Continue Reading 3 people arrested over the attempted robbery and assault that killed New York City taxi driver
By Kiely Westhoff and Emma Tucker, CNN Two men and a teenage girl wanted in connection with an attempted robbery and fatal assault of a New York taxi…
Continue Reading 3 people are killed after 2 planes collide over California airport, authorities say
By Laura Studley and Tina Burnside, CNN Three people were killed after two planes crashed mid-air over the Watsonville Municipal Airport in…
Continue Reading Police: Pennsylvania man tried to buy stolen human remains
By TERRY WALLACE and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press A Pennsylvania man has been charged with abuse of a corpse, receiving stolen property and other…
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Beyond tumbles after influential investor exits
NEW YORK (AP) — The newest meme stock on Wall Street, Bed Bath & Beyond, tumbled even further in after-hours trading Thursday after a…
Continue Reading Police: Suspect in I-85 shootings had 2,000 rounds of ammo
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Police are trying to determine a motive in three seemingly random shootings along an interstate highway in Alabama and Georgia…
Continue Reading GOP candidate says call for Garland’s death was ‘facetious’
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Republican candidate for Congress in western New York said in an interview that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland…
Continue Reading Mexico sees army role in 2014 case of missing 43 students
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Truth Commission established to clear up the 2014 disappearances of 43 students in southern…
Continue Reading Court: Extraordinary damages OK in ‘wrongful life’ case
By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court says that under state law, it’s OK for judges to award…
Continue Reading Officials: At least 2 die after planes collide in California
Associated Press WATSONVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Two planes collided in Northern California while trying to land at a local airport and at least two of…
Continue Reading Insurer Centene changes course on East Coast HQ in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Government health insurance provider Centene Corp. says it no longer plans to create an East Coast campus in Charlotte,…
Continue Reading Former Kansas officer charged in serial sex assaults case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A former Hutchinson, Kansas, police officer is suspected of committing a series of sexual assaults between 2012 to 2018…
Continue Reading North Korea dismisses Seoul’s aid offer as ‘foolish’ repeat
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said her country will never accept South…
Continue Reading Atlanta rapper Young Thug again denied bond in criminal case
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge has again denied bond for Atlanta rapper Young Thug, one of nearly 30 people charged in a sweeping indictment…
Continue Reading Paraguay vice president backtracks, says he won’t resign
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Paraguay Vice President Hugo Velázquez Moreno says he will not resign from his post, backtracking on a vow he made last week…
Continue Reading Little Leaguer injured after falling off bunk bed is expected to make a full recovery, doctor says
By Amir Vera, Jason Carroll, Carolyn Sung and Matt Foster, CNN Easton “Tank” Oliverson is expected to make a full recovery after falling…
Continue Reading Single lawsuit last remaining legal issue for Deshaun Watson
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The only remaining legal issue still pending for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is…
Continue Reading Preakness-winning trainer charged in domestic violence case
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a prominent New York-based horse trainer whose horse won…
Continue Reading 3 charged with killing Boston gangster Whitey Bulger in 2018
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the 2018 prison killing of…
Continue Reading Rail union: Plan for contract deal doesn’t address concerns
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The head of the nation’s largest railroad union says recommendations designed to help resolve…
Continue Reading Apple warns of security flaw for iPhones, iPads and Macs
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow attackers to take…
Continue Reading Placido Domingo’s name comes up in Argentina sex sect probe
By DANIEL POLITI, ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and LEONARDO LA VALLE BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Opera star Placido Domingo’s name has appeared in…
Continue Reading Anti-abortion groups allege 60 errors in Michigan proposal
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An anti-abortion coalition in Michigan filed a challenge on Thursday…
Continue Reading Kansas City police: Toddler dies with drugs in system
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City police say a woman has been jailed after her 2-year-old son was found dead in a home strewn with apparent drugs…
Continue Reading Colorado homeowner emptied pistol to kill bear that broke in
By JESSE BEDAYN The Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A Colorado homeowner who was jolted awake last weekend when a bear broke into…
Continue Reading Judge retains jurisdiction in lawsuit over Enbridge pipeline
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge will stay in charge of a lawsuit that seeks to close a Great…
Continue Reading ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel keeps dragons, adds diversity
By BROOKE LEFFERTS and MIKE CIDONI LENNOX Associated Press The prequel to “Game of Thrones’’ is set to forge its own storytelling path, with a…
Continue Reading Class-action lawsuit alleges sexual misconduct by prominent Quebec cardinal and priest
By Jennifer Henderson, Chris Boyette, Delia Gallagher and Paula Newton, CNN A class-action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of more than 100 victims…
Continue Reading Beshear cites progress in FEMA response to Kentucky flooding
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor is pointing to signs of progress as federal emergency…
Continue Reading Head of Oregon’s troubled public defense system is fired
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The head of Oregon’s public defenders’ office was fired Thursday in a clash over how to…
Continue Reading Finnish PM says videos of her ‘boisterous’ partying shouldn’t have been made public
By Rob Picheta and Pierre Meilhan, CNN Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has acknowledged partying “in a boisterous way” after the…
Continue Reading Brazil govt. removes environment chief in possible reprisal
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has removed one of the directors of the…
Continue Reading DeSantis’ election police unit announces voter fraud cases
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced criminal charges against 20 people for…
Continue Reading Hip Hop artist and owner of Georgia brewery kidnapped, shot
ATLANTA (AP) — A member of southern rap group Nappy Roots is recovering Thursday after being robbed and kidnapped outside the brewery he co-owns in…
Continue Reading George Miller, Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba talk power of story
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — George Miller’s “Three Thousand Years of Longing” spans millennia, but it can often feel…
Continue Reading Tiny glowing fish is full of antifreeze to help it survive Greenland’s icy waters
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A tiny fish that lives in the icy waters off the coast of Greenland may be unassumingly small, but scientists have found…
Continue Reading Unions push airlines to promise they’ll avoid stock buybacks
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Labor unions are pushing U.S. airlines not to buy back their own stock. The unions want the…
Continue Reading Scientists are asking the public to name 20 exoplanetary systems observed by the Webb telescope. Here’s how to submit your idea
By Megan Marples, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope is using infrared light to reveal otherwise invisible aspects of the universe — and…
Continue Reading Computer chips were in high demand. Then inflation kicked in
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When consumers were stuck inside during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, there weren’t many places to…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the court hearing on releasing more documents from the Mar-a-Lago search
By Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz, Katelyn Polantz and Denise Royal, CNN A US magistrate judge started the process of potentially releasing some…
Continue Reading Girl, 3, dies days after house explosion that killed father
WYATT, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a 3-year-old Missouri girl has died from injuries sustained in a gas explosion that killed her father and hurt…
Continue Reading Sports betting set in Kansas state-owned casinos Sept. 1
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press State officials say sports fans should be able to place legal bets in Kansas beginning on Sept. 1. Kansas…
Continue Reading Brain-eating amoeba suspected in 2nd Midwest death
By MARGERY A. BECK and JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba…
Continue Reading Husband sentenced to 65 years in Fitbit murder case
ROCKVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for the murder of his wife in 2015 and after prosecutors say he…
Continue Reading RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine group kicked off Instagram, Facebook
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Instagram and Facebook suspended Children’s Health Defense this week after the anti-vaccine group led by…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Bolsonaro grabs at heckler, tries to take phone
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro briefly grappled with a heckler and tried to snatch his…
Continue Reading Utah officials secretly investigated female athlete’s gender
The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah high school athletics association secretly investigated a female athlete — without telling her…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose $2.39 to $90.50 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for October delivery rose…
Continue Reading California advances broadest US law sealing criminal records
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would have what proponents call the nation’s most sweeping law sealing…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: Refugee head sees lesson in Ukraine crisis
By RENATA BRITO Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency director says Europe’s embrace of millions of Ukrainians who fled…
Continue Reading Stars Coffee, anyone? Starbucks successor opening in Russia
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — People in Moscow who were disappointed when Starbucks closed its coffee shops after Russia sent troops…
Continue Reading CNN cancels ‘Reliable Sources,’ host Stelter leaving network
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNN has canceled its weekly “Reliable Sources” show on the media after three decades on the…
Continue Reading Vance’s anti-drug charity enlisted doctor echoing Big Pharma
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When JD Vance founded “Our Ohio Renewal” a day after the 2016 presidential election,…
Continue Reading Breathing room for Biden: Big summer wins ease 2024 doubts
By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden insists he intends to seek reelection in 2024. A series of…
Continue Reading Man charged with murder in shooting of North Carolina deputy
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina have charged a man with murder in the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy last week. Wake…
Continue Reading FDA targets illegal nicotine gummies in new warning letter
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have issued a warning letter to the maker of illegal nicotine gummies. The…
Continue Reading Woman says it was her, R. Kelly in key video at 2008 trial
By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A woman who has been central to R. Kelly’s legal troubles for more than two decades testified…
Continue Reading 3 Kentucky State Police troopers indicted on federal charges
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A federal indictment accuses current and former Kentucky State Police troopers of using excessive force during an arrest and…
Continue Reading Colombian rebels free 5 soldiers, 1 policeman ahead of talks
HAVANA (AP) — A Colombian guerrilla group says it has freed six captive members of the security forces in a goodwill gesture ahead of planned peace…
Continue Reading Judge limits privilege defense in AZ Mormon sex abuse case
By MICHAEL REZENDES Associated Press An Arizona judge overseeing a high-profile lawsuit accusing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of…
Continue Reading From ‘She-Hulk’ to JLo, variety’s key for director Kat Coiro
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press With high expectations and a sprawling scope of storytelling, directing anything in the Marvel Cinematic…
Continue Reading Part of a foot, in a shoe, spotted in Yellowstone hot spring
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials are investigating after a park employee spotted part of a foot, in a…
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Kohl’s cuts 2022 outlook, capping mixed week for retailers
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers Kohl’s has slashed its sales and profit expectations for the year as a result…
Continue Reading How a vacation to Hawaii can be relaxing for tourists — and harmful to its residents
By Scottie Andrew, CNN The Hawaii most tourists see is one of azure waters and towering resorts, of “aloha” and “ohana” and…
Continue Reading Home sales fell for the sixth month in a row, but prices kept rising
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home sales declined for the sixth month in a row in July as higher mortgage rates and prices push prospective buyers out…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates drop amid signs that inflation may have finally peaked
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates ticked lower last week, falling back toward the 5% mark following economic reports that indicated…
Continue Reading Artemis I is go for launch to the moon and back, NASA says
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I mission is ready to launch. That’s the result of NASA’s Flight Readiness Review, which was…
Continue Reading Browns’ Deshaun Watson suspended 11 games, fined $5 million
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension, pay a $5…
Continue Reading American farmers are killing their own crops and selling cows because of extreme drought
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business Nearly three quarters of US farmers say this year’s drought is hurting their harvest — with…
Continue Reading ‘You’ve got to be good at crashing’: How two mountain bikers produced a stunning feat of skill
By Ben Church and Amy Li, CNN Hurtling simultaneously down a dirt-track on a mountain bike may not be everyone’s idea of fun, but for Kade…
Continue Reading WVa deputy charged with violating suspect’s civil rights
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia sheriff’s deputy has been charged with a federal civil rights violation after he allegedly punched and…
Continue Reading Georgia election probe runs into resistance from witnesses
By KATE BRUMBACK and MEG KINNARD Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Prosecutors investigating whether Donald Trump committed crimes as he sought to…
Continue Reading For many neurodiverse people, ‘The Sims’ has been a lifelong comfort
By AJ Willingham, CNN Life would be much more simple with a few directions. A status bar, for instance, to remind you to take care of yourself.…
Continue Reading Prosecutors rest their case against 2 men in Whitmer plot
By ED WHITE Associated Press Prosecutors have rested their case against two men on trial for a second time in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov.…
Continue Reading US offers extra monkeypox vaccine doses for gay pride events
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are making extra monkeypox vaccine available to places with upcoming gay…
Continue Reading Google workers demand abortion protections, data privacy
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of Google employees are petitioning the company to extend its abortion health care benefits to contract…
Continue Reading Life in the US isn’t what these Afghans expected
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Continue Reading For early-childhood grantmakers, collaboration is key
By EDEN STIFFMAN of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy While grantmakers have historically put more resources into elementary…
Continue Reading Judge blocks Florida ‘woke’ law pushed by Gov. DeSantis
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge has declared a Florida law that restricts race-based conversation and…
Continue Reading Vatican shelves assault probe into Canadian cardinal claims
ROME (AP) — The Vatican says a preliminary church investigation into sexual assault allegations by a Canadian woman against a top cardinal has…
Continue Reading Kentucky Supreme Court denies request to block abortion ban
By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Supreme Court is keeping the state’s near-total abortion…
Continue Reading Climate bill’s unlikely beneficiary: US oil and gas industry
By MATTHEW BROWN and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. oil industry hit a legal roadblock in January when a judge…
Continue Reading Health officials suspect a Nebraska child died from the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri after swimming
By Rebekah Riess and Holly Yan, CNN A brain-eating amoeba typically found in freshwater lakes and rivers may have killed a child in what would be…
Continue Reading WHO: World coronavirus cases fall 24%; deaths rise in Asia
LONDON (AP) — New coronavirus cases reported globally in the last week dropped by nearly a quarter while deaths fell by 6%. That’s according…
Continue Reading She’s the sole survivor of a deadly lightning strike near the White House. Now she’s grappling with survivor’s guilt
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Amber Escudero-Kontostathis is the only survivor of a deadly lightning strike outside the White House earlier this month,…
Continue Reading Federal study: New climate law to slice carbon pollution 40%
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Clean energy incentives in the new spending package signed this week by President Joe Biden will trim…
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