Germany suspends participation in Mali military mission
BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it’s suspending its participation in a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali after the the West African country…
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Police arrest man accused of shooting inside Mall of America
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a man accused of firing shots inside the Mall of America before fleeing the suburban Minneapolis shopping…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia says wanted man blows himself up during arrest
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A man wanted by security officials in Saudi Arabia has killed himself with an explosive belt to avoid arrest,…
Continue Reading Funerals to begin for victims of Pa. blaze that killed 10
MANSFIELD, Pa. (AP) — Services are set to get underway for young siblings who died last week in a Pennsylvania house fire that also killed eight…
Continue Reading New York scraps word ‘inmate’ in state law
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York has amended several state laws to remove the word “inmate” and…
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5 things to know for August 12: Covid-19, Trump, Ukraine, Student loans, Anne Heche
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The United States Postal Service is gearing up for another busy holiday season. For the third year in a row, the USPS said it…
Continue Reading Three Chinese corporate giants leaving NY stock exchange
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Three state-owned Chinese corporate giants say they will remove their shares from the New York…
Continue Reading US, Indonesia, Australia hold drills amid China concerns
By FADLAN SYAM and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BATURAJA, Indonesia (AP) — Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and Australia have joined a…
Continue Reading Germany regrets boycott by Munich attack victims’ families
BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it regrets plans by families of Israeli athletes killed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich to boycott a…
Continue Reading Seasonal floods destroy over 2,500 homes in eastern Sudan
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s state news agency says that deadly seasonal floods have collapsed more than 2,500 houses in eastern Sudan, leaving…
Continue Reading Poland: ‘Huge’ amounts of chemical waste dumped into river
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister said Friday that “huge amounts of chemical waste” were…
Continue Reading Officials refuse to answer key questions about Uvalde response probes as anger grows
By Rosa Flores and Peter Nickeas, CNN As details about failures of the police response to the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, have trickled out…
Continue Reading Officials refuse to answer key questions about Uvalde response probes as anger grows
By Rosa Flores and Peter Nickeas, CNN As details about failures of the police response to the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, have trickled out…
Continue Reading Somaliland leader says 5 killed in opposition protests
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The president of Somaliland says five people were killed in opposition protests over fears…
Continue Reading Amsterdam’s Schiphol compensating air travelers hit by chaos
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has launched a compensation program for travelers who missed their flights because of…
Continue Reading Germany: EU could OK combined COVID vaccines next month
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister says European Union drug regulators may authorize the use of vaccines that are effective against two…
Continue Reading European firefighters join battle to stop French wildfires
PARIS (AP) — Firefighters from across Europe have started arriving in France to help battle several wildfires, including a blaze ravaging pine…
Continue Reading Ship reaches Ukraine to load up with wheat for hungry Africa
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A ship docked in a Ukrainian Black Sea port on Friday to begin loading up with wheat for…
Continue Reading UK economy shrinks in 2nd quarter, sharpening recession fear
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s economy shrank in the three months to June. It’s a smaller-than-expected contraction but adds to…
Continue Reading UN chief affirms support for denuclearized North Korea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proclaimed unwavering U.N.…
Continue Reading German ex-leader Schroeder sues to restore official perks
BERLIN (AP) — Former German leader Gerhard Schroeder is suing to restore the perks he enjoyed as ex-chancellor after he was stripped of them by…
Continue Reading China’s Huawei says sales down but new ventures growing
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei says its revenue fell in the first half of 2022 but new ventures in…
Continue Reading Slow tallies in close Kenya presidential vote feed anxiety
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The head of Kenya’s electoral commission says vote-tallying in the country’s close…
Continue Reading Russia’s war in Ukraine
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Continue Reading Hong Kong population shrinks for 2nd year under virus curbs
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s government says its population has shrunk as anti-virus controls hampered the inflow of new workers and births…
Continue Reading A firefighter battling a wildfire in Oregon has died after he was struck by a tree, officials say
By Paradise Afshar and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A firefighter died while battling a wildfire in southwestern Oregon after he was struck by a tree,…
Continue Reading Wall Street extends winning streak to 4th week
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street, giving the S&P 500 its first 4-week winning…
Continue Reading Timeline of events in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover
By The Associated Press The Taliban’s capture of Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021 brought the hardline movement back into power in Afghanistan nearly 20…
Continue Reading Dairy farm in Ukraine’s Donbas region struggles to survive
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press DMYTRIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — One of the last working dairy farms on Ukrainian-controlled territory in the eastern…
Continue Reading Afghan girls face uncertain future after 1 year of no school
By RAHIM FAIEZ and SIDDIQULLAH ALIZAI Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — For most teenage girls in Afghanistan, it’s been a year since…
Continue Reading European drought dries up rivers, kills fish, shrivels crops
By SYLVIE CORBET and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press LUX, France (AP) — Once, a river ran through it. Now, white dust and thousands of dead fish…
Continue Reading Ukrainian nuclear plant facing ‘grave hour,’ UN watchdog says
By Richard Roth and Jonny Hallam, CNN The “alarming” situation at a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine had…
Continue Reading Hong Kong suffers biggest ever population drop as exodus accelerates
By Jessie Yeung and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong has recorded its sharpest annual drop in population, with experts blaming the decline on strict…
Continue Reading Latvia, Estonia leave China-backed East Europe forum
BEIJING (AP) — Latvia and Estonia say they have left a Chinese-backed forum aimed at boosting relations with Eastern European countries. The move…
Continue Reading In Biden’s big bill: Climate, health care, deficit reduction
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap…
Continue Reading Ukrainian nuclear plant facing ‘grave hour,’ UN watchdog says
By Richard Roth and Jonny Hallam, CNN The “alarming” situation at a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine had…
Continue Reading An armed man tried to enter the FBI’s Cincinnati office and was fatally shot after a standoff with police. Here’s what we know
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Josh Campbell, Brynn Gingras and Paul P. Murphy, CNN An armed man suspected of trying to breach the FBI’s Cincinnati field…
Continue Reading Ukrainian nuclear plant facing ‘grave hour,’ UN watchdog says
By Richard Roth and Jonny Hallam, CNN The “alarming” situation at a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine had…
Continue Reading Congress OKs Dems’ climate, health bill, a Biden triumph
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Congress gave final approval Friday to Democrats’ flagship climate and health care…
Continue Reading Fetterman ‘grateful’ as he returns to Pa. Senate race
By STEVE PEOPLES and GENE J. PUSKAR Associated Press ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman acknowledged he was lucky to be…
Continue Reading At 75, India’s democracy is under pressure like never before
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The Aug. 5 demonstrations by India’s main opposition Congress party against soaring food…
Continue Reading Ohio gunman appeared to threaten FBI after Trump home search
By MIKE BALSAMO and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A law enforcement official says a gunman who died in a shootout…
Continue Reading Kansas abortion vote shows limits of GOP’s strength
By AARON M. KESSLER, JOHN HANNA, NUHA DOLBY and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An increase in turnout among Democrats…
Continue Reading Investigators conclude 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery was murdered in December 2019. Her remains have not been located
By Chuck Johnston, CNN New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella says that investigators have concluded from biological evidence that Harmony…
Continue Reading California governor proposes extending nuclear plant’s life
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed extending the life of the state’s last…
Continue Reading Voter groups object to proposed Nevada hand-counting rules
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report For America RENO, Nev. (AP) — As officials in some parts of rural Nevada vow to bypass voting machines in…
Continue Reading South Korea to pardon Samsung’s Lee, other corporate giants
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung’s de-facto leader secured a pardon Friday of his conviction for bribing…
Continue Reading Suspect in killings of 2 Muslim men in Albuquerque is described as volatile by community members and police reports
By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Muhammad Syed, the suspect arrested this week in connection with killings of two Muslim men in Albuquerque,…
Continue Reading Mexican army seizes 1.5 tons of meth from truck
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army says a tip led to the seizure of almost 1.5 tons of meth and 328 pounds (149 kilograms) of apparent fentanyl at…
Continue Reading Smyly stars as Cubs beat Reds in 2nd ‘Field of Dreams’ game
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Standing among rows of Iowa cornstalks, Nico Hoerner had Johnny Bench on his left and Billy…
Continue Reading Cops: Oregon crime ring moved $22M in catalytic converters
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in suburban Portland, Oregon, say they arrested a crime ring leader responsible for trafficking over 44,000 stolen…
Continue Reading New Hampshire school bus driver accused of stalking 8-year-old boy and his family
By Benjamin Schiller, CNN A New Hampshire school bus driver was arrested and federally charged with interstate stalking, after he allegedly stalked…
Continue Reading Judge revokes bond for man accused of shooting disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh in an attempted insurance fraud scheme
By Amir Vera and Maria Cartaya, CNN A South Carolina judge revoked bond Thursday for Curtis Edward Smith, the man accused of shooting disgraced…
Continue Reading Firefighters continue battling large Hawaii wildfire
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Dozens of firefighters are battling a large wildfire in a rural area of Hawaii’s Big Island.…
Continue Reading Seoul vows to move families from ‘Parasite’-style basement homes after flooding deaths
By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul has vowed to move some of the city’s poorest families out of underground and semi-subterranean homes…
Continue Reading Landfill odor: Health problems, but no elevated cancer risk
By JIM SALTER Associated Press Missouri’s health department has announced findings of a lengthy examination of the troubled Bridgeton Landfill in…
Continue Reading Man arrested near home of Iranian dissident faces gun charge
NEW YORK (AP) — A man arrested in New York City near the home of an Iranian opposition activist and writer has been indicted on a weapons count.…
Continue Reading Governor says FEMA denying too many requests for assistance
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor says the Federal Emergency Management Agency is denying too…
Continue Reading Account bearing Ohio FBI standoff suspect’s name encouraged violence against the agency in posts on Trump social media platform
By Paul P. Murphy, Josh Campbell and Brynn Gingras, CNN An account bearing the name of Ricky Shiffer, the man authorities say they killed after he…
Continue Reading Protester: San Francisco paramedic sedated her involuntarily
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A protester is suing the city of San Francisco claiming that a San Francisco paramedic…
Continue Reading 2 dead, 4 injured in riot at northern Mexico border prison
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials say two inmates are dead following a fight between rival gangs at a prison in Ciudad Juarez, a city across the…
Continue Reading Account bearing Ohio FBI standoff suspect’s name encouraged violence against the agency in posts on Trump social media platform
By Paul P. Murphy, Josh Campbell and Brynn Gingras, CNN An account bearing the name of Ricky Shiffer, the man authorities say they killed after he…
Continue Reading Getty Museum in LA to return illegally exported art to Italy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles is returning ancient sculptures and other works of art that were illegally exported from…
Continue Reading New Zealand welcomes back first cruise ship since COVID hit
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has welcomed the first cruise ship to return since the coronavirus…
Continue Reading FBI: Data from mall gunman’s laptop cannot be recovered
GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — The FBI says data cannot be recovered from the laptop of the 20-year-old man who allegedly shot five people in a suburban…
Continue Reading Archives to return Native American remains, burial objects
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Department of Archives and History is beginning the process of returning the…
Continue Reading Judge to decide if Scott Peterson victim of jury misconduct
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press A prosecutor says a California juror who convicted Scott Peterson in the murder of his pregnant wife may have…
Continue Reading OSHA investigates deaths of Amazon workers in New Jersey
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Federal work-safety investigators are looking into the death of an Amazon worker and an injury that potentially…
Continue Reading Correction: Marshawn Lynch-Vegas Arrest story
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a story published August 11, 2022, about the arrest of former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch on suspicion of driving while…
Continue Reading Cuomo: Taxpayers should pay sexual harassment legal bills
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants taxpayers to foot his legal bills to defend himself against a sexual harassment claim…
Continue Reading Northwestern selects Oregon’s Schill to be next president
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — University of Oregon President Michael Schill will assume that office at Northwestern University this fall. The Evanston…
Continue Reading Anne Heche on life support, survival of crash ‘not expected’
By LYNN ELBER and ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anne Heche is on life support after suffering a brain injury in a fiery…
Continue Reading Trump calls for ‘immediate’ release of Mar-a-Lago warrant
By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump called late Thursday for the “immediate”…
Continue Reading Bream selected as Fox Sunday host; Wallace gets CNN show
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News veteran Shannon Bream was named host of the “Fox News Sunday” political talk show, the…
Continue Reading Olympics attack victims’ families to boycott German ceremony
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press The families of 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian attackers at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich will not…
Continue Reading Albuquerque Muslims help bid to keep killings suspect jailed
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Members of New Mexico’s Muslim community pushed Thursday for the Afghan…
Continue Reading Explainer: Why gas prices are falling
By The Associated Press Gas prices hit record highs just two months ago, but now they’re sinking below $4 a gallon. The auto club and insurer…
Continue Reading Newhouse’s primary success rare among GOP impeachment voters
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The 4th Congressional District in Washington state is a land of snow-capped volcanic…
Continue Reading Five years later, Charlottesville pauses to reflect on deadly White nationalist rally
By Chuck Johnston and Emma Tucker, CNN On the five-year anniversary of a violent White nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, the city is…
Continue Reading Clinton initiative’s NYC return includes Andres, Queen Rania
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres, Jordan’s Queen Rania, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and…
Continue Reading Over $2B announced for roads, bridges, bike lanes across US
By TERRY TANG and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Numerous transportation projects across the U.S. will be getting a slice of $2.2…
Continue Reading Death penalty looms over NYC bike path attack jury selection
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — About 200 potential jurors for the trial of a man charged with killing eight people on a New…
Continue Reading Mexico raises key interest rate to 8.5%, highest in 16 years
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s central bank has raised its interbank interest rate by 0.75% to 8.5% — the highest level in at least 16 years.…
Continue Reading FTC looking at rules to corral tech firms’ data collection
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Whether it’s the fitness tracker on your wrist, the “smart” home appliances in your…
Continue Reading Trump hires prominent Atlanta attorney for election probe
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump has hired a prominent Atlanta criminal defense attorney known for defending famous…
Continue Reading CDC drops quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVID
By MIKE STOBBE and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines…
Continue Reading Ex-police officer gets 7-plus years in prison in Jan. 6 case
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with a…
Continue Reading Judge revokes bond for Alex Murdaugh associate Smith
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge has revoked house arrest for the man who authorities say agreed to kill disgraced…
Continue Reading CDC ends recommendations for social distancing and quarantine for COVID-19 control, no longer recommends test-to-stay in schools
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the nation should move away from restrictive measures such as quarantines and social…
Continue Reading The IRS is set to get billions for audit enforcement. Here’s what it means for taxpayers
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Internal Revenue Service is finally about to get the additional funding its officials have long been waiting for. The…
Continue Reading An armed suspect who tried to enter the FBI’s Cincinnati office is dead after standoff with authorities, officials say
By Josh Campbell, Brynn Gingras, Paul P. Murphy and Dakin Andone, CNN A law enforcement standoff with a man who attempted to breach the FBI’s…
Continue Reading Merrick Garland says DOJ filed motion to unseal Trump Mar-a-Lago warrant and property receipt
By Tierney Sneed, Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz and Zachary Cohen, CNN In his first public statement since federal agents searched former President…
Continue Reading Monday hearing set for 2 ex-cops in George Floyd’s killing
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has scheduled a hearing for Monday on the “status of plea negotiations” for the…
Continue Reading Social media model charged with killing boyfriend in Florida
MIAMI (AP) — Florida prosecutors have announced a second-degree murder charge against social media model Courtney Clenney in the fatal stabbing…
Continue Reading Disney, Dillard’s rise; Six Flags, Sonos fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Walt Disney Co., up $5.34 to $117.77. The media and entertainment giant added…
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FDA: Take 3 home tests if exposed to COVID to boost accuracy
New U.S. recommendations call for three home tests for people exposed to COVID-19 to improve…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose $2.41 to $94.34 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for October delivery rose…
Continue Reading Trevor Bauer’s accuser files countersuit to defamation claim
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A San Diego woman who alleges Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer sexually abused her has filed a countersuit to his…
Continue Reading Investigators conclude 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery was murdered in December 2019. Her remains have not been located
By Chuck Johnston, CNN New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella says that investigators have concluded from biological evidence that Harmony…
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