Dinosaur fossils discovered in Hong Kong for the first time
By Karina Tsui, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in Hong Kong for the first time, on a remote island in the…
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Thousands of children adopted by Americans are without citizenship. Congress is unwilling to act
Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The 50-year-old newspaper was turning yellow and its edges fraying, so she had it laminated, not as a…
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Australia and UK make pact to partner on 2050 net-zero climate goal
APIA, Samoa (AP) — Australia and the United Kingdom have deepened ties by agreeing to collaborate on climate change and energy initiatives, aiming…
Continue Reading Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch in the World Series, but that’s not slowing Ohtanimania
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani sat behind a small table and waited. Across the center field plaza at Dodger Stadium, a horde of…
Continue Reading Japan’s ruling party may struggle in Sunday’s vote, but its decades of dominance won’t end
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling party, dogged by corruption scandals and plunging support for his…
Continue Reading More than 40 dogs killed in fire at rescue group’s kennels in New York
CANTON, N.Y. (AP) — More than 40 dogs have been killed in a fire that swept through a rescue organization’s kennels in northern New York. Fire…
Continue Reading The Dodgers and Yankees are ready for the starriest World Series in decades
AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees will play Major League Baseball’s starriest World Series…
Continue Reading US to evacuate 20 embassy staff from Haiti following car attack and intensifying gang violence, say sources
By David Culver and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Violence is intensifying in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, this week, which saw a United…
Continue Reading Arizona governor and water resources agency move to regulate rural groundwater pumping
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Department of Water Resources have made the first move toward regulating the use of groundwater in…
Continue Reading Trump says China’s leader will bully Harris ‘like a baby’ as his allies try to infantilize her
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that China’s leader would handle Vice President Kamala Harris “like a baby”…
Continue Reading Browns sue city of Cleveland over ‘Modell Law’ designed to prevent their move to suburbs
AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns’ back-and-forth battle with Cleveland over a planned move into a new suburban stadium has gone…
Continue Reading 12 Colorado mail ballots were stolen and filled out. 3 of them were counted
Associated Press Colorado officials say at least 12 mailed ballots were stolen in a rural county and then sent in with fraudulent votes. The…
Continue Reading Judge sentences man who killed Chicago’s ‘Walking Man’ in arson attack to 47 years
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has sentenced an Illinois man who killed a homeless person known as Chicago’s “Walking Man” in an arson attack to…
Continue Reading Major Michigan city decides against verifying mail ballots early, potentially slowing results
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A decision by the elections clerk in Michigan’s third-largest city is raising concerns of a slowdown in…
Continue Reading Karen Read’s defense pushes to get charges dropped in her murder case
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Attorneys for Karen Read made another push to the highest court in Massachusetts to dismiss two charges she faces in…
Continue Reading Like Biden, Harris puts focus on Trump as Election Day draws near
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Biden was running for reelection, his strategy was to keep the focus squarely on Donald Trump and his…
Continue Reading Trump’s lawyers seek dismissal of federal election case, call special counsel illegally appointed
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have told a federal judge that the election interference case against…
Continue Reading Red-cockaded woodpeckers’ recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatened
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The red-cockaded woodpecker, an iconic bird in southeastern forests, has recovered enough of its population to…
Continue Reading Woman killed and dumped in Lake Pontchartrain in 1986 is finally identified
COVINGTON, La. (AP) — It’s taken 38 years, but Louisiana authorities have finally identified a woman whose body was found floating in Lake…
Continue Reading Ship owner in Baltimore bridge collapse agrees to pay $102 million for cleanup
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse have agreed to pay more than…
Continue Reading What is fascism? And why does Harris say Trump is a fascist?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was asked this week if she thought Donald Trump was a fascist, and she replied,…
Continue Reading Teenager stabs police officers in a police station in Bosnia, killing 1 and wounding another
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian police say a minor broke into a police station in northwest Bosnia on Thursday and killed one officer…
Continue Reading Environmentalists sue New York, New Jersey and Delaware over endangered sturgeon
Associated Press Environmentalists accuse New York, New Jersey and Delaware in federal lawsuits of improperly allowing Atlantic sturgeon to be killed…
Continue Reading County judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban, citing voter-approved reproductive rights amendment
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The most far-reaching of Ohio’s laws restricting abortion was struck down on Thursday by a county judge…
Continue Reading Nebraska superintendent charged after boy falls in scuffle over cowboy hat
Associated Press A western Nebraska school superintendent who wanted a student to remove his cowboy hat is facing a felony charge after the boy fell…
Continue Reading Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 5 storm in the Pacific Ocean
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Kristy has strengthened into a Category 5 storm. Forecasters say the major hurricane is expected to remain far from…
Continue Reading McDonald’s says onions from California-based produce company linked to deadly E. coli outbreak
Associated Press A California-based produce company was the source of fresh onions linked to a deadly E. coli food poisoning outbreak at…
Continue Reading An Alabama city’s ex-finance director pleads guilty to embezzling nearly $1M
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The former finance director for a city in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, has pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $1…
Continue Reading Forced assimilation and abuse: How US boarding schools devastated Native American tribes
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will apologize on behalf of the U.S. government Friday for its…
Continue Reading Vote to continue strike exposes Boeing workers’ anger over lost pensions
Associated Press Since going on strike last month, Boeing factory workers repeated one theme from their picket lines: They want their pensions back.…
Continue Reading The Biden administration is launching an inquiry of competition in air travel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is seeking information about the state of competition in air travel. The Justice Department and the…
Continue Reading Timeline of the Menendez brothers’ murder case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors in Los Angeles say they will ask a court to resentence Lyle and Erik Menendez for the 1989 murders of their parents.…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court upholds New York’s ban on guns in sensitive places
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court in New York says a recent Supreme Court decision does not alter its conclusion that New…
Continue Reading Obama, Springsteen boost Harris as she warns of ‘brutally serious’ consequences if Trump wins
Associated Press CLARKSTON, Ga. (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama lent their star power to Kamala Harris’ quest for the presidency on…
Continue Reading Judicial panel recommends suspending Montana’s AG from practicing law for 90 days
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judicial panel is recommending that the state’s Republican attorney general be suspended from…
Continue Reading DNA tests identify 19th-century teenager’s skull found in Illinois home’s wall
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) — Investigators have determined that a skull discovered in the wall of an Illinois home in 1978 was that of an Indiana…
Continue Reading President Biden to apologize for 150-year Indian boarding school policy
Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — President Joe Biden said he will formally apologize on Friday for the country’s role in forcing Indigenous…
Continue Reading Argentine police raid the Buenos Aires hotel where One Direction’s Liam Payne died
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s police raided the Buenos Aires hotel where ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne stayed before dying…
Continue Reading Officials find no evidence bird flu is spreading between people after Missouri investigation
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials said Thursday that there’s no evidence bird flu is spreading between people after…
Continue Reading Ex-officer on trial in shooting death of Andre Hill thought his life was in danger, attorney says
Associated Press An attorney for a white former Ohio police officer says the officer mistakenly shot and killed Andre Hill in 2020 because he saw a…
Continue Reading North Korean troops spotted in Russian border region with Ukraine, says Kyiv
By Niamh Kennedy and Darya Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — A group of North Korean soldiers have been spotted in Russia’s Kursk region, an area…
Continue Reading CVS workers reach tentative contract agreement after weekend strike
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The unions representing more than 7,000 CVS workers in Southern California have reached a tentative agreement…
Continue Reading AI-powered weapons scanners used in NYC subway found zero guns in one month test
NEW YORK (AP) — A pilot program testing AI-powered weapons scanners inside some New York City subway stations this summer did not detect any…
Continue Reading Man who pleaded guilty in Indiana mall shooting that wounded 1 gets home detention
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty in a shooting that wounded one person inside an Indiana shopping mall last year has been sentenced…
Continue Reading Hama Amadou, Niger’s former prime minister and emblematic opposition figure, dies at 74
Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s former Prime Minister Hama Amadou has died in a hospital in the country’s capital, Niamey. He had…
Continue Reading Elections board deadlocks in dispute over Ohio congresswoman’s residency
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An elections board is deadlocked about whether a Democratic member of Congress from Ohio resides in her Akron district.…
Continue Reading Medical worker to plead guilty in connection with inmate’s death
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A nurse who worked at an Alabama jail is the sixth person to agree to plead guilty in connection with the death of a…
Continue Reading Nevada lithium mine wins final approval despite potential harm to endangered wildflower
Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — For the first time under President Joe Biden, a federal permit for a new lithium-boron mine has been approved…
Continue Reading Chicago train operator had alcohol in his system during 2023 crash, officials say
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal investigators say the operator of a Chicago commuter train that crashed almost a year ago had alcohol in his system. The…
Continue Reading `See Her Be Her’ documentary shines light on the progress, challenges of women’s baseball worldwide
AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In the upcoming “See Her Be Her” documentary, sports photographer Jean Fruth and her team chronicle…
Continue Reading New Jersey loves the money from online sports betting, but fears addictive consequences
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Online sports betting is bringing in new revenue for New Jersey, but it is also creating concerns over…
Continue Reading A car bomb explodes outside a police station in western Mexico, wounding 3 officers
Associated Press ACAMBARO, Mexico (AP) — A car bomb left outside a police station in western Mexico has wounded three people. Prosecutors in the…
Continue Reading Prosecutors seek resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors recommended Thursday Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents…
Continue Reading Florida sues Garland for blocking state probe into Trump assassination attempt
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida is suing to force the Justice Department to stop blocking the state’s investigation into the second…
Continue Reading Republican election official in crucial Georgia appeals order saying she must certify results
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Republican official in Georgia is appealing a judge’s order that she and other election leaders in the…
Continue Reading Bologna-AC Milan soccer match postponed following extensive flooding
BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — AC Milan’s weekend match at Bologna in Italy’s top soccer league has been postponed. Bologna officials made the…
Continue Reading Canada will reduce immigration targets as Trudeau acknowledges his policy failed
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will significantly reduce the number of new immigrants in the country…
Continue Reading In the fight for control of the House, Democrats home in on a district in central New York
Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats trying to win control of the House on Election Day might have their best chance of flipping a seat…
Continue Reading Trump says if he takes office, he’ll fire special counsel Jack Smith ‘within 2 seconds’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that if he wins the White House, he will fire special counsel Jack Smith “within…
Continue Reading International Criminal Court reports Mongolia to its oversight body for failing to arrest Putin
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court has reported Mongolia to the court’s oversight organization…
Continue Reading Pixies’ Black Francis on ‘The Night the Zombies Came,’ 35 years of ‘Doolittle’ and Steve Albini
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The undead, Medieval-themed suburban restaurants, the mall. Druidism, decapitated chickens, rebirth. Church, sheep…
Continue Reading Canada’s Trudeau vows to lead his Liberal Party into the next election
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will lead his Liberal Party into the next election, dismissing a request by…
Continue Reading Two former Penn State football players are facing rape charges
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Two former Penn State football players facing felony rape charges are free on bond while they await their next hearing.…
Continue Reading Georgia officials say they thwarted an attempt to crash a state election website
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia secretary of state’s office said it acted quickly earlier this month to thwart an attempt to…
Continue Reading Nigeria releases American crypto executive after dropping money laundering case
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An American cryptocurrency executive held in Nigeria for the past eight months has been released after…
Continue Reading McDonald’s and Boar’s Head outbreaks may have you worried. Experts say the food supply is safe
AP Health Writer From Boar’s Head deli meat and waffles to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, this year’s illness outbreaks — some…
Continue Reading Los Angeles district attorney says he’ll recommend resentencing in decades-old Menendez brothers’ murder case
By Cindy Von Quednow, Amanda Musa and Melissa Gray, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Los Angeles County’s district attorney said Thursday he’ll…
Continue Reading Beyoncé, whose ‘Freedom’ is Harris’ campaign anthem, is expected at Democrat’s Texas rally on Friday
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Beyoncé is expected to appear Friday in her hometown of Houston at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris,…
Continue Reading Google’s partnership with AI startup Anthropic faces a UK competition investigation
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s competition watchdog is opening a formal investigation into Google’s partnership with artificial intelligence startup…
Continue Reading Britain’s leaders likely to face slavery reparations questions at a summit of former colonies
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A confrontation for Britain over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade appears increasingly…
Continue Reading Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair as violence surges
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs on Thursday opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter, forcing it to land in Port-au-Prince in the…
Continue Reading Congo’s president announces plans for a new constitution. Opposition worried about term limit change
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s President announced a national commission will be set up next year to draft a new constitution for…
Continue Reading The Czech Republic becomes one of last EU countries to sign a treaty with the Vatican
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has signed a treaty over its relations with the Vatican, becoming one of the last European Union countries to do…
Continue Reading Razor blades and white powder attached to political signs lead to more charges for suspect in Arizona DNC office shootings
By Kelly McCleary and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Arizona investigators surveilling the man accused of shooting at the Democratic National Committee…
Continue Reading A Detroit murder conviction is overturned 22 years later because of police misconduct
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan man has been released from prison after 22 years after Detroit-area prosecutors acknowledged that his…
Continue Reading One Tech Tip: How to prepare your online accounts for when you die
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Most people have accumulated a pile of data — selfies, emails, videos and more — on their social media and…
Continue Reading Mozambique’s ruling party candidate declared winner of presidential election as rigging claims swirl
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Moazmbique’s ruling party candidate Daniel Chapo has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential…
Continue Reading For a Diwali treat with an American twist, a new cookbook serves up cardamom-spiced carrot blondies
Associated Press Desserts and sweets are a traditional part of the South Asian holiday Diwali. For some, it marks the start of the Hindu New Year,…
Continue Reading Federal agents search Ohio home of prominent affordable housing developer
CLEVELAND (AP) — Federal agents searched the Ohio home of a prominent real estate developer who owns affordable housing properties and senior…
Continue Reading A lawmaker from the far-right Freedom Party is elected as speaker of Austria’s parliament
VIENNA (AP) — A lawmaker from the far-right Freedom Party has been elected as the new speaker of Austria’s parliament, weeks after the party won…
Continue Reading EU Commission chief urges North Macedonia’s political parties to cooperate on accession push
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has told North Macedonia it needs to make progress on…
Continue Reading Israel and UN are maneuvering fraught but fundamental ties during Middle East wars
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Relations between Israel and the United Nations have long been tense. They have sunk to a low ebb following…
Continue Reading A playwright in Africa hopes to break the cultural silence on rape
Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — African playwright and actor Oliva Ouedraogo’s “Queen” depicts the fictional journey of a girl who…
Continue Reading World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns
AP Science Writer The world is on a path to get 1.8 degrees Celsius (3.2 Fahrenheit) warmer than it is now, a United Nations report said Thursday.…
Continue Reading IMF chief warns that world risks falling into slow-growth rut and urges China to enact reforms
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The world economy, buffeted by conflict and growing geopolitical rivalries, is in danger of getting stuck in…
Continue Reading In Colombia, Amazon River’s extreme drought falls hard on Indigenous communities
Associated Press LETICIA, Colombia (AP) — The severe drought of the Amazon River has caused Indigenous communities who live beside it to struggle…
Continue Reading Georgia’s Gullah-Geechee community seeks path forward after deadly dock collapse
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The partial collapse of a ferry dock that left seven people dead during an annual cultural festival has left…
Continue Reading Louis McCartney will lead ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ on Broadway
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Louis McCartney who starred in the play “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” in London will reprise his…
Continue Reading Train carrying 55 people derails on Norway’s north coast, killing at least 1 person and injuring 4
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — At least one person was killed and four people injured when a train running along Norway’s northern…
Continue Reading Jailed former Malaysian leader apologizes for fund embezzlement scandal, reiterates his innocence
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak issued a rare apology over the looting of a state investment…
Continue Reading US applications for jobless benefits fall, but continuing claims rise to highest level since 2021
AP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the total number of those collecting benefits rose to…
Continue Reading British killer nurse Lucy Letby loses appeal bid for attempted baby murder conviction
LONDON (AP) — An appeals court in London has rejected British killer nurse Lucy Letby’s bid to challenge her conviction for the attempted murder…
Continue Reading French culture minister proposes entrance fee for Notre Dame to help fund preservation work
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s culture minister has proposed introducing an entrance fee to visit Notre Dame cathedral in Paris when it…
Continue Reading Police can be ‘mistaken,’ defense says at start of murder trial of Ohio ex-officer who shot unarmed Andre Hill
By Amanda Musa and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Defense attorneys for a former Ohio police officer who fatally shot unarmed Black man Andre…
Continue Reading What is GivingTuesday? How to donate on the annual day of charitable giving
Since it started as a hashtag in 2012, GivingTuesday has become one of the biggest fundraising days of the year for nonprofits in the U.S. It happens…
Continue Reading Venice extends its day-tripper tax through next year to combat overtourism
ROME (AP) — Venice will extend its day-tripper tax through next year, increasing the number of days and doubling the fee to 10 euros for…
Continue Reading Evangelicals emerge as a potent lobby for US support of Ukraine
Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Since the war in Ukraine began, Yaroslav Pyzh, a Baptist pastor in Lviv, has worn many hats. He runs the…
Continue Reading Wife of Pakistan’s imprisoned former premier Imran Khan freed on bail
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The wife of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan was released from a high-security prison in the garrison city…
Continue Reading Parent of WWE and UFC is buying Professional Bull Riders, On Location and IMG for $3.25 billion
AP Business Writer The parent company of WWE and UFC is buying Professional Bull Riders, On Location, and IMG from Endeavor Group in an all-stock…
Continue Reading King Charles and Keir Starmer brace for reparations debate at Commonwealth summit
By Rob Picheta and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s government and King Charles III are bracing for a heated conversation…
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