Arizona, Louisiana among states grappling over abortion bans
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Arizona’s Republican attorney general says a total abortion ban that has been on the books…
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Caspian nations reaffirm pledge to keep foreign armies out
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Leaders of the five countries along the Caspian Sea have reaffirmed their shared commitment to keep foreign…
Continue Reading 1/6 hearings fuel the question: Did Trump commit a crime?
By ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee has heard dramatic testimony from former White…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Abortion landscape under state ‘heartbeat’ laws
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Laws banning most abortions at the point of the “first detectable heartbeat” are…
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Missouri community had raised concerns for years about the train crossing where 4 people were killed, investigator says
By Rebekah Riess and Christina Maxouris, CNN Members in the Missouri community where an Amtrak train struck a dump truck and killed four people this…
Continue Reading Elmo, 3, joins youngest Americans in getting vaccinated
By The Associated Press V is for vaccine. Elmo got a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, according to Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization…
Continue Reading UFC star charged in shooting sues man over alleged molesting
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cain Velasquez, the former UFC heavyweight champion accused of trying to kill the man he claims molested his 4-year-old…
Continue Reading Democrats energized by tight race in GOP-leaning Nebraska
By GRANT SCHULTE and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A special election in Nebraska that was supposed to be an easy win for…
Continue Reading 6 months’ home confinement for ex-USC coach in college scam
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former University of Southern California soccer coach who took bribes in exchange for…
Continue Reading R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison for federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges
By Sonia Moghe and Dakin Andone, CNN Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday following his conviction last…
Continue Reading Some big-city district attorneys vow not to prosecute abortion cases, setting up legal clashes in red states
By Casey Tolan, CNN As abortion bans go into effect in states across the US, how strongly the laws are enforced will depend on local prosecutors…
Continue Reading New York governor: State to limit where guns can be carried
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York leaders plan to ban people from carrying firearms into many places of business…
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Continue Reading Ronaldo lawyers seek $626K from woman’s lawyer in Vegas case
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Continue Reading The last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient has died, age 98
By Andi Babineau, CNN Hershel Woodrow Williams, the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient, has died, according to the Woody Williams…
Continue Reading Officials identify 4 people who died in Amtrak derailment
MENDON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities have identified the four people killed when an Amtrak passenger train collided with a dump truck earlier this week…
Continue Reading German court: SUV driver must pay more for running red light
BERLIN (AP) — A German court has ruled that a driver should pay more than the usual fine for running a red light because he was driving a sports…
Continue Reading Appeals court throws out NC insurance magnate’s convictions
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court has thrown out the 2020 conspiracy and bribery convictions of a…
Continue Reading Researchers caution beachgoers ahead of white shark season
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Great white shark researchers on Cape Cod are reminding visitors that warmer weather signals not…
Continue Reading 1st Native American treasurer to push economic development
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mohegan Chief Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba, the nation’s first Native American U.S.…
Continue Reading Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam sentenced to life in prison without parole
By Xiaofei Xu, CNN and Reuters Salah Abdeslam, who is believed to be only surviving member of the group that carried out a series of deadly…
Continue Reading UN envoy warns Congo’s M23 rebels are acting like an army
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Congo is warning that the M23 rebel group has increasingly…
Continue Reading NATO pivots to highlight Chinese ‘challenges’ for 1st time
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Continue Reading Mexican journalist is shot to death; 12th so far this year
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A journalist was shot to death in northeastern Mexico as he was leaving his house with his 23-year-old daughter, who…
Continue Reading California lawmakers OK budget; most taxpayers to get refund
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have approved a nearly $308 billion spending plan. Lawmakers on…
Continue Reading Last remaining WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh charged in money laundering and drug scheme
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Once prominent and soon-to-be disbarred South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has been…
Continue Reading Florida jury sworn in to determine school shooter’s penalty
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A jury of seven men and five women have been sworn in for the penalty trial of…
Continue Reading Germany gets 1st Black member of state government
BERLIN (AP) — The daughter of two Malian refugees has become the first Black member of a state government in Germany. Aminata Touré was named…
Continue Reading University of Arizona will waive college tuition for Native students in the state
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN The University of Arizona announced this week that it will soon waive tuition and fees for undergraduate students enrolled in…
Continue Reading Ukrainian mayor of Kherson detained as Russian-run region prepares for referendum
By Tim Lister and Sanyo Fylyppov, CNN The elected Ukrainian mayor of Kherson was arrested Tuesday, according to pro-Russian officials in the city,…
Continue Reading Descendant of enslaved people can sue Harvard University over photos of half-naked ancestors, state supreme court rules
Justin Gamble, CNN Massachusetts’ highest court has ruled that a woman claiming to be the descendant of enslaved people can proceed with some…
Continue Reading Yellowstone bison gores Colorado man, causes arm injury
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A Colorado man who Yellowstone National Park officials say got too close to a bison was thrown by the animal…
Continue Reading Israeli PM Bennett won’t run in upcoming election
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who led a broad but fragile coalition government that…
Continue Reading Paris court rejects 10 ex-militants’ extradition to Italy
PARIS (AP) — A Paris court has ruled against extraditing to Italy 10 former left-wing militants, including some former Red Brigades members,…
Continue Reading Giuliani’s former Ukraine fixer gets 20 months in prison
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani who was a figure in former President Donald…
Continue Reading Most say nation on wrong track, including Dems: AP-NORC poll
By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An overwhelming and growing majority of Americans say the U.S. is heading in the…
Continue Reading Sierra Nevada wildfire threatens small rural communities
BRIDGEPORT, Calif. (AP) — California authorities say a Sierra Nevada wildfire has destroyed one building and is a threat to 250 homes and other…
Continue Reading Biden administration holding its first onshore oil sales
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. government this week is holding its first onshore oil and gas drilling lease…
Continue Reading Missing 8-year-old boy found alive after more than a week in sewers
By Sana Noor Haq and Benjamin Brown, CNN An 8-year-old boy was found alive in a sewer eight days after he went missing in Oldenburg, northwestern…
Continue Reading Enviros train drone pilots to find and pursue pollution
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and JULIO CORTEZ Associated Press POOLESVILLE, Md. (AP) — People who work to protect rivers and waterways have begun using…
Continue Reading ‘Deepest image of our universe’ ever taken by Webb Telescope will be revealed in July
By Ashley Strickland, CNN We’re about to have an entirely new perspective on the universe. The James Webb Space Telescope will release its…
Continue Reading Breyer makes it official: He’s leaving the Supreme Court on Thursday at noon
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Stephen Breyer has notified the White House that his retirement will be effective Thursday,…
Continue Reading Powell: ‘No guarantee’ Fed can tame inflation, spare jobs
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there’s “no guarantee″ the central bank can…
Continue Reading Ex-Coast Guard employee pleads guilty in test-fixing case
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former U.S. Coast Guard employee has pleaded guilty in a test score-fixing scheme that happened over…
Continue Reading Toddler accidentally shot and killed by an 8-year-old boy in Florida playing with father’s gun
By Tina Burnside, CNN A 1-year-old girl is dead and another child is recovering after an 8-year-old boy accidentally shot them while playing with his…
Continue Reading Government missile attack kills 9 insurgents in north Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Opposition activists say Syrian forces have conducted a missile strike on a vehicle carrying members of a Turkey-backed armed…
Continue Reading New NHTSA chief: Agency to scrutinize auto-driver technology
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The new head of the government’s road safety agency says he will intensify efforts to understand…
Continue Reading Who’s right about a recession — markets or the Fed?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business A growing number of investors have come to the conclusion that a recession in the United States is probably looming,…
Continue Reading R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison for federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges
By Sonia Moghe and Dakin Andone, CNN Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday following his conviction last…
Continue Reading Inside Eureka Springs, the Bible Belt’s LGBTQ oasis
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Photographs by Rana Young for CNN Rodd Gray moved to Eureka Springs to rest. Gray had done it all, or close to it, in his…
Continue Reading WHO chief: U.S. abortion ruling ‘a setback,’ will cost lives
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization has criticized the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. WHO…
Continue Reading Sale puts Ben & Jerry’s ice cream back in West Bank, kind of
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A new agreement in Israel will put Ben & Jerry’s ice cream back on shelves in annexed…
Continue Reading Cyberattack hits Norway, pro-Russian hacker group fingered
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities say a cyberattack has temporarily knocked out public and private websites in Norway in the past 24…
Continue Reading St. Pete mayor reopens talks on future of Rays stadium site
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the…
Continue Reading A viral reprise: When COVID-19 strikes again and again
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Medical experts warn that repeated COVID-19 infections are getting more likely as the pandemic drags on and the…
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By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the…
Continue Reading NYC, State of NY announce lawsuits against ghost gun retailers
By Mark Morales and Pervaiz Shallwani, CNN Authorities in New York filed lawsuits against 10 companies selling parts for so-called ghost guns, in an…
Continue Reading Fire breaks out at boys summer camp near Camp David. No injuries reported
By Melissa Alonso, CNN A large fire is burning in the dining hall of a Maryland Jewish summer camp for boys, according to a statement posted to Camp…
Continue Reading ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ to debut at TIFF
NEW YORK (AP) — “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” writer-director Rian Johnson’s follow-up to his whodunit hit “Knives Out,” will…
Continue Reading Norway: Pride attack suspect still won’t talk to police
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities say a man held over a suspected Islamist deadly weekend shooting ahead of an LGBTQ festival in…
Continue Reading Chief: Officer hit woman at abortion rally, should be fired
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The chief of police in Rhode Island’s capital has recommended that a city officer charged with assaulting a woman during…
Continue Reading CEO and Florida museum part ways following Basquiat raid
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Museum of Art has parted ways with its CEO in the days after the FBI raided the…
Continue Reading Pro-Palestine mapping website raises alarm in Jewish groups
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts’ Jewish community is on edge after the launch this month of a mysterious website…
Continue Reading Fuel, transport subsidies help keep German inflation at 7.6%
BERLIN (AP) — Inflation in Germany eased slightly in June compared to the previous month, in part due to new subsidies that helped rein in the…
Continue Reading Justices say vet who lost job as Texas trooper can sue state
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has allowed a former state trooper to sue Texas over his claim that he was forced out of his job when he…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How was Turkey’s veto of Nordic NATO bid avoided?
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Continue Reading Sweden and Finland are on the cusp of joining NATO. Here’s why that matters, and what comes next
By Rob Picheta and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Sweden and Finland are set formally to end decades of neutrality and join the North Atlantic Treaty…
Continue Reading Russian lawmaker: Baltic exclave blockade may fuel conflict
MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian lawmaker has warned that Lithuania’s refusal to allow some goods targeted by European Union sanctions through to…
Continue Reading Justices limit 2020 ruling on tribal lands in Oklahoma
By MARK SHERMAN and KEN MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Oklahoma can prosecute non-Native…
Continue Reading FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New…
Continue Reading Crews battle Maryland summer camp fire, no injuries reported
THURMONT, Md. (AP) — Crews battled a fire at an overnight summer camp in western Maryland on Wednesday morning, but no injuries were reported,…
Continue Reading Sea, land tragedies claim lives of 50 migrants in Libya
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An international charity says a flimsy rubber boat collapsed and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off…
Continue Reading School shootings in the US reached a 20-year high in 2021, federal data shows
By Virginia Langmaid, Rebekah Riess and Holly Yan, CNN During the 2020-2021 school year, there were 93 school shootings in the United States —…
Continue Reading Man charged with new woman’s killing on streets of London
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Continue Reading Iran-US nuclear talks in Qatar end without making progress
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Indirect negotiations between Iran and the U.S. over Tehran’s tattered…
Continue Reading Poland has some of the strictest abortion laws in Europe. Izabela Sajbor’s family say those laws are responsible for her death
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Continue Reading Norway joins neighbors, offers extra booster shot to elderly
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway has joined fellow Scandinavian countries in offering a second booster shot of COVID-19 vaccine to some of its…
Continue Reading US economy slipped 1.6% to start year; return to growth eyed
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank at a 1.6% annual pace in the first three months of the year even…
Continue Reading China cuts travel quarantine but retains zero-Covid approach
By Tara John and Hafsa Khalil, CNN China has eased its quarantine policy for international arrivals, slashing the period by more than half in the…
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China cuts travel quarantine but retains zero-Covid approach
By Tara John and Hafsa Khalil, CNN China has eased its quarantine policy for international arrivals, slashing the period by more than half in the…
Continue Reading Police: Virginia toddler left in car dies, father kills self
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — A toddler accidentally left in a vehicle for hours died Tuesday and police said his father was found dead in an apparent…
Continue Reading Disturbance in Caribbean likely to become tropical storm
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Forecasters issued a hurricane watch Wednesday for the Nicaragua-Costa Rica border as a tropical disturbance sped over…
Continue Reading World Bank agrees $500m to help Egypt fund wheat purchases
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt will receive $500 million loan from the World Bank to help the Arab world’s most populous country finance its purchases of…
Continue Reading Swiatek plans charity tennis event for Ukrainian children
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek will host a charity tennis event next month in her home country of Poland to raise funds for…
Continue Reading Funds for climate justice flow to groups around the U.S.
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Fourteen smaller environmental justice organizations from around the United States have begun to receive money…
Continue Reading Russian court lets opposition figure’s jail term stand
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow has rejected a prominent Russian opposition figure’s appeal of the 15-day jail sentence he received on charges of…
Continue Reading Russians fight to encircle Ukraine’s last eastern stronghold
By FRANCESCA EBEL and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KREMENCHUK, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces battled Wednesday to surround the Ukrainian…
Continue Reading African Union urges calm in Ethiopia-Sudan border dispute
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The African Union says it is deeply concerned by “the escalating military tension” between Ethiopia and Sudan after seven…
Continue Reading Boat capsizes off Senegal coastline, 13 migrants killed
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A boat carrying migrants trying to get to Europe capsized off the coast of Senegal, killing…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz: No apology for reporter snubbed at G7
BERLIN (AP) — A spokeswoman for Olaf Scholz says the German Chancellor doesn’t feel the need to apologize to a reporter for curtly dismissing her…
Continue Reading Czech brewer Budvar again increases net profit amid pandemic
PRAGUE (AP) — Budvar, the Czech brewer that has been in a long legal dispute with U.S. company Anheuser-Busch over use of the Budweiser brand,…
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By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet To avoid overpaying for travel, customers should beware of hidden fees that airlines, hotels and vacation rentals can add…
Continue Reading EU proposes ban on flavored heated tobacco products
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch has proposed a ban on the sale of flavored heated tobacco products as part of its plan to…
Continue Reading Over 500 inmates escape from Sri Lanka drug treatment center
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — More than 500 inmates have escaped from a heavily guarded drug rehabilitation…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Government officials switched on two new supercomputers this week to help improve your weather forecasts. The computers,…
Continue Reading Taliban and US officials to meet amid quake relief efforts
By RAHIM FAIEZ and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan finance and central bank officials from the Taliban-led government have…
Continue Reading Pelosi receives Communion in Vatican amid abortion debate
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has received Communion during a papal Mass in St. Peter’s…
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By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds The car experts at Edmunds compare two premium electric four-door sedans, the 2022 Audi e-tron GT and the 2022…
Continue Reading $30B from Russian oligarchs frozen under REPO seizure effort
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A multinational task force designed to seize Russian oligarchs’ wealth has blocked and…
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