2022 midterms: What to watch in primaries in 7 states
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Primary elections in seven states Tuesday will set the stage for U.S. House and Senate…
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Sri Lanka holds its breath as new PM fights to save economy
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — It has been nearly three weeks since Ranil Wickremesinghe…
Continue Reading California lawmakers mull buying out farmers to save water
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After decades of fighting farmers in court over how much water they can take out of…
Continue Reading In blow to Biden, Mexico president to skip Americas Summit
By ELLIOT SPAGAT, JOSHUA GOODMAN and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed…
Continue Reading Election 2022: Primaries shift focus to control of US House
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican House primaries on Tuesday will set the table for the most competitive U.S.…
Continue Reading Joy, sadness intertwine at Normandy’s D-Day commemorations
By SYLVIE CORBET and JEFF SCHAEFFER The Associated Press COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Joy and sadness in acute doses poured out Monday on the…
Continue Reading AP Exclusive: Ukraine recovers bodies from steel-plant siege
By JOHN LEICESTER and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has begun turning over the bodies of Ukrainian fighters killed at…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Alex lashes Bermuda area with wind, rain
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Bermuda shuttered its schools, businesses and government agencies as Tropical Storm Alex brushed past the British…
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South Korea, US launch eight missiles in response to North Korea
By Gawon Bae and Simone McCarthy, CNN South Korea and the United States responded to North Korea’s launch of eight missiles Sunday by firing…
Continue Reading Biden to appear on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ during Western trip
WASHINGTON (AP) — Here’s another sign America’s entertainment landscape is returning to normal: President Joe Biden will make his first…
Continue Reading Warriors answer in Game 2, top Celtics 107-88 to even Finals
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Just like in Game 1, the Golden State Warriors took command with a big third quarter.…
Continue Reading A South Carolina graduation party shooting left 1 dead and 7 others, including minors, wounded
By Hannah Sarisohn and Theresa Waldrop, CNN One person is dead and seven others are wounded after a shooting at a graduation party in Clarendon…
Continue Reading US, S. Korea fire missiles to sea, matching North’s launches
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea…
Continue Reading Canadian singer Jacob Hoggard convicted of sexual assault
TORONTO (AP) — The frontman for the Canadian band Hedley has been convicted of sexual assault causing bodily harm to an Ottawa woman but acquitted…
Continue Reading China censored a top livestreamer on the eve of June 4. Now his fans are asking about the Tiananmen Square massacre
By Nectar Gan, CNN For decades, the Chinese government has sought to erase all memories of its bloody military crackdown on the Tiananmen Square…
Continue Reading Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder steps down after eight seasons
By Jacob Lev and Amir Vera, CNN Quin Snyder has stepped down as Utah Jazz head coach after eight seasons, the team announced Sunday. “After…
Continue Reading Voters in Kazakhstan cast ballots on amending constitution
MOSCOW (AP) — Voters in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan have cast ballots on proposed changes to the constitution. The measures in…
Continue Reading New Orleans Starbucks store 1st in Louisiana to vote union
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Employees at a Starbucks store in New Orleans are the first in Louisiana to unionize. WWNO-FM reports ballots were cast Friday…
Continue Reading Former Bon Jovi bassist, founding member Alec John Such dies
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of the iconic rock band Bon Jovi, has died. He was 70.…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Dems challenge Trump-backed candidate’s paperwork
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are challenging the paperwork Donald Trump’s preferred candidate for governor filed to get on the ballot…
Continue Reading Pastor shot at by Uvalde gunman recounts terror in sermon
By JAY REEVES Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — One of the first people shot at by the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers in…
Continue Reading 3 people killed in early morning shooting in Michigan
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — Three people are dead after an early morning shooting in Saginaw, Michigan. MLive.com reports police responded to a report of…
Continue Reading Madison estate rehires staff let go during recent turmoil
ORANGE, Va. (AP) — Several staffers who were previously fired or suspended during recent turmoil at former President James Madison’s Montpelier…
Continue Reading Autonomous Mayflower reaches American shores — in Canada
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer A crewless robotic boat that had tried to retrace the 1620 sea voyage of the Mayflower has finally reached…
Continue Reading Wisconsin man charged with killing 6 in botched drug robbery
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 34-year-old Wisconsin man has been charged in the deaths of six people who were found dead in January at a Milwaukee duplex.…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s World Cup quest ends with loss to Wales amid war
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Ukraine has missed out on qualifying for the World Cup after the war-disrupted team…
Continue Reading NATO holds Baltic Sea naval exercises with Finland, Sweden
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — NATO has kicked off nearly a two-week U.S.-led naval exercise on the Baltic Sea with more than…
Continue Reading Mass shooting at Nigeria church kills dozens, says local lawmaker
By Nimi Princewill and Amy Cassidy, CNN A church in southwestern Nigeria became the site of a bloody attack on Sunday, according to local lawmakers.…
Continue Reading Three killed, 14 injured in Chattanooga, Tennessee, shooting that left several victims hit by fleeing cars
By Tina Burnside, CNN Three people were killed and at least 14 others were injured after gunshots rang out in Chattanooga, Tennessee, early Sunday,…
Continue Reading Pakistan army says 7 militants killed near Afghan border
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says security forces have killed seven militants in two different operations near the Afghan border. Five…
Continue Reading Judge rejects Arizona prisoner’s bid to delay execution
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has denied an Arizona prisoner’s bid to delay his execution in the 1984 killing of an…
Continue Reading Federal judge whose son was killed two years ago calls for greater judicial protections after former Wisconsin judge killed
By Eric Levenson and Boris Sanchez, CNN Days after a former Wisconsin judge was killed in his home, a federal judge whose son was killed in a similar…
Continue Reading Alaska’s unusual House primary draws Palin, Santa, 46 others
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska voters are facing an election unlike any they’ve seen, with 48 candidates running…
Continue Reading ‘Top Gun’ stays aloft with $86M in its 2nd weekend
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The high-flying “Top Gun: Maverick” continued to soar in its second weekend, dropping just 32%…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth II makes surprise appearance on palace balcony to cap off jubilee
By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II made a surprise appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on…
Continue Reading Police: Tennessee shooting leads to 3 dead, 14 injured
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A shooting near a Tennessee nightclub early Sunday led to three deaths and 14 people suffering gunshot wounds and other…
Continue Reading Foot pain leaves French Open champ Nadal’s future uncertain
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — French Open champion Rafael Nadal says he needed multiple injections to dull the pain in his left…
Continue Reading Digital currencies flow to campaigns, but state rules vary
By ANDREW SELSKY and STEVE LEBLANC Associated Press For congressional candidate Shrina Kurani, cryptocurrency is not only the future of money, it’s…
Continue Reading Climber dies during Denali summit attempt
By Rebekah Riess, Katia Hetter and Zoe Sottile, CNN A 48-year-old climber from New Jersey died during a Denali summit attempt Friday evening,…
Continue Reading UN: Yemen’s warring sides resume talks on ending Taiz siege
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. says Yemen’s warring parties have resumed talks on reopening roads in Taiz and other provinces after they agreed to renew a…
Continue Reading Bolsonaro using medals to celebrate allies, family, himself
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and DÉBORA ALVARES Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Elon Musk arrived in Brazil for his first-ever visit, not knowing his…
Continue Reading Biden scrambles to avoid Americas Summit flop in Los Angeles
By ELLIOT SPAGAT, JOSHUA GOODMAN and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When leaders gather this week in Los Angeles at the Summit…
Continue Reading Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in…
Continue Reading 2 Jordanian Air Force pilots killed in plane crash
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Jordanian military says two Air Force pilots were killed when their training aircraft crashed. The two-seater aircraft…
Continue Reading Abortion rights advocates say they need more men’s voices
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If Donovan Atterberry thought about abortion at all as a young man, it was perhaps with some…
Continue Reading Inflation divide: The wealthy splurge, the poorest pull back
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Americans at the low end of the income rung are once again…
Continue Reading Students of color push back on calls for police in schools
By ANNIE MA Associated Press After the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, schools around the country pledged to boost security measures and…
Continue Reading Funeral for Uvalde girl who dreamed of going to art school
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Mourners on Sunday were remembering a girl who was an aspiring artist, whose joy at reaching the double-digit age of 10…
Continue Reading Ruling party seems set to win Cambodian local elections
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Early indications show Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party headed for victory in local elections as…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Ukraine, North Korea, Tropical storm, Bangladesh, Shooting
By Andrew Torgan, CNN If you’re sipping a cup of coffee as you read today’s 5 Things, we have some good news for you: Drinking either…
Continue Reading Queens man indicted for allegedly raping teen he met through Snapchat in New York playground
By Liam Reilly, CNN A 30-year-old Queens man was indicted Friday for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl he connected with on Snapchat, according to…
Continue Reading Trump’s Ukraine impeachment shadows war, risks GOP response
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump was impeached in late 2019 after pressuring…
Continue Reading Researchers: Breast cancer drug could help more patients
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer For the first time, a drug targeting a protein that drives breast cancer growth has been shown to work against…
Continue Reading World War II veterans honored a day before D-Day anniversary
By SYLVIE CORBET and JEFF SCHAEFFER Associated Press RANVILLE, France (AP) — More than 20 British World War II veterans gathered Sunday near…
Continue Reading Death toll in Iran building collapse rises to at least 38
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — State TV says the death toll in a catastrophic tower collapse in southwestern Iran has risen to at least 38. The…
Continue Reading US naval officer in Japan faces prison over deadly crash
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For Ridge Alkonis, a U.S. Navy lieutenant living in Japan, a springtime trip with his wife and…
Continue Reading Greek firefighters battle blaze near Athens for second day
By DEMETRIS NELLAS and THEODORA TONGAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek firefighters are battling a wildfire for a second day near two…
Continue Reading 2 arrested after Philadelphia shooting left 3 people dead and 11 wounded, officials say
By Kelly McCleary and Emma Tucker, CNN A night of revelry on Philadelphia’s South Street turned chaotic Saturday as gunmen opened fire into a…
Continue Reading And she waved: Festive pageant caps queen’s Platinum Jubilee
By SYLVIA HUI and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In a crowning moment for her Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II appeared at the…
Continue Reading Lightning, hail, floods lash France, leaving 1 dead, damage
PARIS (AP) — Sudden thunderstorms and hailstorms around France left one woman dead and 14 people injured. The storms ravaged vineyards and delayed…
Continue Reading These cell phones can’t make calls or access the internet. ICE is using them to track migrants
By Catherine E. Shoichet, Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN The sudden chirping of a cell phone sent Joel bolting out of his seat. He rushed to a…
Continue Reading ‘Several active shooters’ in a popular Philadelphia area leave 3 people dead and 11 others wounded
By Andy Rose, Holly Yan, Samantha Beech and Emma Tucker, CNN A bustling entertainment district turned into a scene of carnage when multiple shooters…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Alex heads toward Bermuda with high winds
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is headed toward Bermuda after killing three people in…
Continue Reading Fire tears through Bangladesh container depot killing 49 and injuring hundreds
By Sophie Jeong, Teele Rebane and Sana Noor Haq, CNN At least 49 people have been killed and more than 300 injured, after a fire tore through a…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Alex forms in the Atlantic after the system drenched South Florida with flooding rain
By Aya Elamroussi, Haley Brink and Judson Jones, CNN Tropical Storm Alex formed early Sunday after bringing heavy rain and flooding to South Florida…
Continue Reading As officials push for answers in Uvalde school shooting nearly 2 weeks after the massacre, families are still burying their children
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Jacklyn Cazares’ father used to tell the 9-year-old who loved making TikTok videos with her friends not to be loud in…
Continue Reading Uvalde student Eliahna Garcia would have turned 10 over the weekend. Instead, her family is holding her funeral today
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Eliahna “Ellie” Garcia would have turned 10 over the weekend, but instead of getting ready to sing her…
Continue Reading As California’s big cities fail to rein in their water use, rural communities are already tapped out
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Photographs by Ryan Christopher Jones for CNN Gary Biggs’ family hasn’t had water coming out of their private well…
Continue Reading Japanese man, 83, ready for more after crossing Pacific solo
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie at 83 just became the oldest person in the world to complete a…
Continue Reading Australia says China threatened plane over South China Sea
BEIJING (AP) — Australia says a Chinese fighter jet carried out dangerous maneuvers threatening the safety of one of its maritime surveillance…
Continue Reading Russia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on arms
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia took aim Sunday at Western military supplies for Ukraine, launching airstrikes on…
Continue Reading Philippine volcano spews ash and steam, alarms villagers
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A volcano southeast of the Philippine capital spewed ash and steam about a kilometer (half a mile) into the sky on…
Continue Reading Pope Francis fuels new speculation on future of pontificate
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis added fuel to rumors about the future of his pontificate by announcing he would visit…
Continue Reading Federal officials agree to update Florida manatees’ protected habitat for the first time in 50 years
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will update its manatee critical habitat protections for the first time since 1976, due to…
Continue Reading 3 dead, 11 wounded in Philadelphia shooting on busy street
By RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gunfire from several shooters killed three people and wounded at least 11 others in a popular…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 8 hurt in overnight shooting at Phoenix strip mall
PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix say a 14-year-old girl was killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting amid a crowd of people at a strip…
Continue Reading This Utah animal shelter is a safe haven for owners going through drug or alcohol treatment
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A new program in Utah will provide short-term housing for pets whose owners are going through treatment for drug or alcohol…
Continue Reading Jennifer Lopez, ‘Spider-Man’ highlight MTV Movie & TV Awards
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lopez made an emotional speech about how believers and skeptics…
Continue Reading China launches third crewed mission to new space station
By Helen Regan and Yong Xiong, CNN China successfully launched another manned mission to its new space station on Sunday, sending three astronauts…
Continue Reading At least 49 dead in 2nd day of Bangladesh cargo depot fire
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A massive fire at a container depot near a port city in southeastern Bangladesh killed at…
Continue Reading Iditarod dog found months after disappearing from checkpoint
By YVONNE GONZALEZ Associated Press An Iditarod sled dog was found safe after disappearing from a checkpoint in the race three months ago and…
Continue Reading Six arrested as Hong Kong snuffs out Tiananmen vigil, but memories live on
By Nectar Gan, CNN The football pitches sat empty and silent under the cold glare of floodlights, barricaded off on all sides. Nearby, hundreds of…
Continue Reading China launches mission to complete space station assembly
BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday launched a new three-person mission to complete assembly work on its permanent orbiting space station. The Shenzhou…
Continue Reading North Korea launches 8 short-range ballistic missiles off east coast, South Korea says
By Gawon Bae, Emiko Jozuka and Helen Regan, CNN North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) into the waters off its east coast on…
Continue Reading North Korea test-fires salvo of short-range missiles
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles from multiple…
Continue Reading North Carolina man gets death sentence in daughter’s killing
MONROE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been sentenced to death for the 2019 murder of his teenage daughter. That’s according to the…
Continue Reading Brad Johnson of ‘Melrose Place,’ Marlboro Man ads dies at 62
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Johnson, a movie and TV actor who portrayed the Marlboro Man in ads, has died.…
Continue Reading Original Gerber Baby Ann Turner Cook, the familiar face on thousands of baby products, dies at 95
By Rebekah Riess and Christina Maxouris, CNN Ann Turner Cook, the original Gerber Baby whose familiar face has been printed on thousands of products…
Continue Reading Original Gerber Baby Ann Turner Cook, the familiar face on thousands of baby products, dies at 95
By Rebekah Riess and Christina Maxouris, CNN Ann Turner Cook, the original Gerber Baby whose familiar face has been printed on thousands of products…
Continue Reading Puerto Ricans speak out on US territory’s political status
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hundreds of Puerto Ricans have crowded into a convention center where federal…
Continue Reading Ukraine plans to restart football leagues in August amid war
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Ukraine plans to resume competitive football in the country in August despite being…
Continue Reading West African leaders put off further post-coup sanctions
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — West African heads of state have put off a decision on whether to further punish the…
Continue Reading Celtics add their voices to those asking for Griner’s return
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brittney Griner hasn’t been forgotten at the NBA Finals. The WNBA star has been…
Continue Reading Climber dies during summit attempt on Alaska’s Denali
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A climber has died after collapsing while attempting to summit Alaska’s Denali mountain. The National Park Service said…
Continue Reading Slain Texas students and their grandfather remembered as ‘bright, shining stars’
By Ray Sanchez and Christina Maxouris, CNN Hundreds of mourners filled a baseball diamond about 30 miles south of downtown Houston Friday to remember…
Continue Reading Source: Whitmer, McConnell, Evers on Wisconsin gunman’s list
By DAVE KOLPACK and MIKE BALSAMO Associated Press A gunman suspected of fatally shooting a retired county judge at a Wisconsin home had a list that…
Continue Reading ‘Tiger King’ star Doc Antle to face money laundering charges
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — “Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle was arrested by the FBI and expected to appear in court Monday to face…
Continue Reading 2 killed as Greek police chase stolen car carrying migrants
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Two people, one believed to be a migrant and the other the alleged trafficker, died Saturday in northern Greece while…
Continue Reading A Canadian hiker has died at the Grand Canyon
By Paradise Afshar and Alaa Elassar, CNN A Canadian woman died while hiking in Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, the National Park Service (NPS)…
Continue Reading Biden evacuated after plane entered airspace near beach home
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — A small private airplane mistakenly entered restricted airspace near President Joe Biden’s Delaware vacation home…
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