Dozens killed in Russian strike on military educational facility in central Ukraine
By Ivana Kottasová, Svitlana Vlasova and Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — A Russian strike against a military educational facility in central Ukraine…
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Former Volkswagen boss Winterkorn goes on trial over diesel cars rigged to cheat on emissions tests
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn has gone on trial on charges of fraud and market…
Continue Reading As Columbia resumes classes, student activists vow to carry on with protests against Israel
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University resumed classes Tuesday with students sunbathing and eating ice cream on the lawn that was…
Continue Reading Party of one: Restaurants are catering to a growing number of solo diners
AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Parisa Imanirad, a scientist and cancer researcher from San Francisco, is married and has a wide circle of…
Continue Reading China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When he first emerged on social media, the user known as Harlan claimed to be a New Yorker and an Army veteran…
Continue Reading Hundreds of ‘Game of Thrones’ props are up for auction, from Jon Snow’s sword to dragon skulls
Associated Press After watching eight seasons of the epic saga “Game of Thrones,” fans can now enter what may be a competition on par with the…
Continue Reading All-black outfits, hoodies, Crocs, cell phones and mirrors. Some students are returning to school with new bans in effect
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — It’s a new school year – and with a new school year comes new rules. Cell phone bans, dress code changes…
Continue Reading Iran’s Supreme Court backs death penalty for Guard volunteer over 2022 protest killing, lawyer says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence imposed on a member of the all-volunteer wing of the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles on worries about the economy, and Dow drops more than 600
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled Tuesday to their worst day since an early August sell-off, as a week full of updates on the…
Continue Reading Clearview AI fined $33.7 million by Dutch data protection watchdog over ‘illegal database’ of faces
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch data protection watchdog has issued facial recognition startup Clearview AI with a fine of…
Continue Reading UN nuclear watchdog warns conditions ‘very fragile’ at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has described the situation at Europe’s largest nuclear…
Continue Reading Suspect in custody in series of shootings along I-5 in Washington state, police say
By Melissa Alonso, Andy Rose and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A suspect is in custody after a series of shootings left a half dozen people injured…
Continue Reading UAE leader pardons 57 Bangladeshis imprisoned for rallying in the Arab nation over turmoil back home
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The leader of the United Arab Emirates has pardoned 57 Bangladeshi nationals convicted in rapid…
Continue Reading Prosecutors probe allegations of fake voter rolls in Switzerland’s vaunted direct democracy
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors say they have ordered house searches and interrogations as part of an investigation into…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 2 missing after motorboat hits a jetty and crashes in Connecticut
OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. (AP) — One person has been found dead and two are were missing after their motorboat hit a jetty and crashed in Connecticut.…
Continue Reading Outgoing Japanese leader Kishida will visit South Korea for a summit on improving ties
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is going to South Korea to improve the two…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in Turkey for allegedly transferring money to Mossad operatives, report says
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police have arrested a suspect believed to have been transferring money to operatives from Israel’s Mossad…
Continue Reading Heavy monsoon rains and floods kill at least 33 in south India and 5 children in Pakistan this week
Associated Press HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Officials say that heavy monsoon rains and floods killed at least 33 people in southern India and five…
Continue Reading The Fed welcomes a ‘soft landing’ even if many Americans don’t feel like cheering
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When Jerome Powell delivered a high-profile speech last month, the Federal Reserve chair came the closest he…
Continue Reading A body has been recovered as the search for 2 boaters continues after Connecticut vessel crash
By Jamiel Lynch and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The search continues for two men still missing after a man’s body was recovered from the…
Continue Reading A Ugandan Olympic athlete was set on fire by her boyfriend
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Ugandan athlete has been attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is being treated for burns on 75%…
Continue Reading EU chief Ursula von der Leyen aims for gender parity in commissioner posts. But it’s raining men
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is trying to get a semblance of gender parity in its new executive Commission. Instead, the…
Continue Reading More than 10 dead as bus crashes into students and parents outside school in China
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A bus crashed into a crowd of students and parents outside a school in eastern China on Tuesday morning,…
Continue Reading Attempted jailbreak at a Congo prison kills 129 people as chaos erupts with a stampede and gunshots
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities say that an attempted jailbreak in the country’s main prison has left 129…
Continue Reading As Iran threatens Israel, the danger of Tehran’s long-vaunted missile program remains in question
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Iran threatens to attack Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in the Iranian…
Continue Reading Takeaways from a report that questions the accuracy of Iran’s ballistic missiles
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Iran threatens to retaliate against Israel over the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail…
Continue Reading Condoms can’t be trusted and boys don’t cry in Catholic Paraguay’s first sex ed program
Associated Press ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Ahead of her 15th birthday, Diana Zalazar’s body had gotten so big she could no longer squeeze…
Continue Reading Mongolia ignores an international warrant for Putin’s arrest, giving him a red-carpet welcome
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red-carpet welcome to Mongolia as the country ignored calls to arrest him…
Continue Reading Two rescued from yacht after terrifying night at sea amid 20-foot waves
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Two people have been rescued after a terrifying night at sea as six-meter (20-foot) waves…
Continue Reading Trial expected to focus on shooter’s competency in 2021 Colorado supermarket massacre
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man sitting in his van after fixing a coffee machine inside a supermarket in the college town of Boulder was the…
Continue Reading Luca Guadagnino and Daniel Craig present ‘Queer’ to Venice Film Festival
Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice Film Festival regular Luca Guadagnino was back on the Lido to debut his new Daniel Craig film…
Continue Reading A decision on a major policy shift on marijuana won’t come until after the presidential election
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won’t come until after…
Continue Reading Venice Lookback: When ‘Joker’ took the festival, and skeptics, by surprise
AP Film Writer After $1 billion at the box office, 11 Oscar nominations and two major wins, including for Joaquin Phoenix, it’s easy to forget the…
Continue Reading The presidential campaigns brace for an intense sprint to Election Day
Associated Press LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — After a summer of historic tumult, the path to the presidency for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump this…
Continue Reading Could mass protests in Israel over the hostages persuade Netanyahu to agree to a cease-fire deal?
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israelis were plunged into grief and anger this weekend after the military said six hostages were killed…
Continue Reading 2 people are rescued from a disabled yacht off the Australian coast
SYDNEY (AP) — Two people have been rescued unharmed Tuesday after spending a night aboard a disabled yacht in the heavy seas off the Australian…
Continue Reading Bus crashes into students and parents in eastern China, killing 11 and injuring 13, police say
BEIJING (AP) — A bus crashed into a group of students and their parents at a school in eastern China early Tuesday, killing 11 people and injuring…
Continue Reading James Darren, ‘Gidget’ teen idol, singer and director, dies at 88
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with…
Continue Reading In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of ‘harmony in diversity,’ fight extremism
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of “harmony in diversity” and fight religious…
Continue Reading Fierce storm blows out of northern Philippines after leaving 14 dead in landslides and floods
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A fierce storm is blowing out of the northern Philippines after leaving at least 14 people dead in landslides, floods…
Continue Reading Venezuela opposition presidential candidate Gonzalez wanted for arrest for ‘crimes associated with terrorism’
By Mauricio Torres and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the former presidential candidate…
Continue Reading US Open: Jessica Pegula’s 7th Grand Slam quarterfinal will be against No. 1 Iga Swiatek
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider on…
Continue Reading Venezuelan judge issues arrest warrant for opposition’s former presidential candidate
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential…
Continue Reading Missouri officer dies after crashing into a tree during high speed chase
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri police officer and mother of six children died after losing control of her patrol vehicle and crashing into a…
Continue Reading Tunisia’s electoral authority approves just 2 candidates to challenge Saied. 1 has been detained
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s electoral authority has approved just two candidates to challenge President Kais Saied in…
Continue Reading Hondurans disillusioned with leader amid scandal and end to US extradition treaty
Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — An incriminating admission by the brother-in-law of Honduras’ president just days after the Central…
Continue Reading The 49ers place rookie Ricky Pearsall on the non-football injury list after shooting
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was placed on the non-football injury list…
Continue Reading Argentine court lets two French rugby players accused of rape fly home as investigation continues
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine prosecutors say they would let two French rugby players accused of violently raping a woman to fly home,…
Continue Reading Real estate magnate who came close to winning Colombia’s presidential election dies from cancer
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Rodolfo Hernández, a controversial real estate magnate and anti-corruption crusader, who came close to winning…
Continue Reading Q&A: Ian McKellen is his own harshest critic as he discusses his stage fall and new thriller
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ian McKellen is listening to his inner critic. It’s beating him up for not finishing out his latest theater role…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Hajj, an annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. On average, more than two million…
Continue Reading Howard University’s capstone moment: Kamala Harris at top of the ticket
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a young college student, Kamala Harris made the nearly 3-mile trip from Howard University to the National…
Continue Reading Walz unharmed after some of the vehicles near the back of his motorcade crash in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Some vans at the back of a motorcade carrying Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz crashed on the highway while heading…
Continue Reading Explosion levels southwest Louisiana home, killing teen from Alabama and injuring 5
RAGLEY, La. (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine the cause of an explosion that destroyed a southwest Louisiana home, killing a teenage boy…
Continue Reading Correction: Italy-Yacht Sinks story
MILAN (AP) — In a story published Sept. 2, 2024, about the completion of the first autopsies of victims of the Bayesian super yacht sinking off…
Continue Reading Alabama man charged with murder in gas station shooting deaths of 3 near Birmingham
BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — Police have charged a 20-year-old Alabama man with capital murder in the shooting deaths of three men at a gas station near…
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Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A soft voice from the loudspeaker reminds the restless crowd: “Shhh. Shhh.” The whistle blows. Suddenly,…
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a U.S. electoral campaign punctuated by jibes about “childless cat ladies,” some might wish there were rules against…
Continue Reading 4 people were killed on a transit train near Chicago, apparently while sleeping, police say
By Cheri Mossburg and Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — Four people who appeared to be sleeping on a Chicago transit train were fatally shot Monday…
Continue Reading Hewlett Packard won’t drop its UK claim against tech mogul Mike Lynch, who died when his yacht sank
LONDON (AP) — Hewlett Packard Enterprise said Monday it won’t drop its U.K. claim for damages against the estate of British tech mogul Mike…
Continue Reading ‘You can almost see the ground move’: State of emergency declared in California as land movement threatens power lines
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Tuesday in the city of Rancho Palos Verdes as severe land…
Continue Reading US government seizes plane used by Venezuelan president, citing sanctions violations
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has seized a luxury jet used by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that officials say was…
Continue Reading Turkey detains 15 members of anti-American youth group for assaulting 2 US servicemen
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run agency says authorities have detained 15 members of an anti-American youth organization who…
Continue Reading African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP per year with climate change, a new report says
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A new report says African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP every year as they bear a heavier burden…
Continue Reading Florida man sentenced for attacking Jewish teens
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading no contest to attacking four Jewish teenagers…
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AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen says it’s not getting the cost reductions that it needs – and won’t rule…
Continue Reading 5 people shot at New York’s West Indian American Day Parade, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — Five people were shot Monday at New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade, police said. It’s the latest instance of…
Continue Reading 2 dead and 4 injured after man drives his car through restaurant patio in Minnesota
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) — Police and hospital officials say two people are dead and at least four are injured after a man drove his car through…
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LAFAYETTE, Ga. (AP) — A 63-year-old man has been arrested in Alabama in the 2000 murder of a northwest Georgia woman. The Georgia Bureau of…
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Preliminary results of Azerbaijan’s parliamentary elections show the party of Azerbaijan’s strongman president has retained dominance. An…
Continue Reading 4 people fatally shot on Chicago-area train, police say
FOREST PARK, Ill. (AP) — A shooting on a commuter train outside Chicago on Labor Day morning left four people dead, police said. Three people were…
Continue Reading A vandal shatters windows and doors at Buffalo City Hall
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A vandal has smashed windows and shattered glass doors at Buffalo City Hall. Police say the incident happened around 6:30 p.m.…
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police in the Afghan capital say a suicide bomber carried out an attack killing at least six people and injuring 13 others. The…
Continue Reading Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge’s decision to block X nationwide
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court panel has unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block…
Continue Reading Ukrainian children in Poland are now required by law to attend school after years of online learning
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Large numbers of Ukrainian refugee kids are expected to begin attending Polish schools this fall for the…
Continue Reading Military-run Myanmar to hold a census next month to prepare for election slated for 2025
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military government has declared that Myanmar will hold a national census next month to…
Continue Reading UK says it’s suspending some arms exports to Israel over the risk of breaking international law
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government said Monday that it’s suspending exports of some weapons…
Continue Reading Italian teen confesses to stabbing younger brother, parents. Prosecutors say no apparent motive.
MILAN (AP) — Italian prosecutors say a 17-year-old high school student, who confessed to stabbing to death his 12-year-old brother and parents, had…
Continue Reading Labor Day hotel strikes reflect the frustrations of a workforce largely made up of women of color
AP Business Writer More than 10,000 workers at 25 hotels across the U.S. were on strike Monday after choosing Labor Day weekend to amplify their…
Continue Reading Protesters in Nigeria face possible death penalty as accusation of treason brings outrage
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 10 protesters in Nigeria are facing a possible death penalty after being charged with treason over…
Continue Reading ‘We all failed you.’ Heartbreak at funeral for Israeli-American hostage in Jerusalem
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli-American family that became an international symbol in the struggle to free hostages from Hamas…
Continue Reading Putin arrives in Mongolia, a member of the ICC that issued an arrest warrant for him
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Mongolia, a member of the international court that issued an arrest warrant for him. The official…
Continue Reading Suspect, 15, arrested in shooting near Ohio high school that killed 1 teen, wounded 4
EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old suspect has been arrested in a shooting that killed another teenager and wounded four others near…
Continue Reading A University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnast was killed in shooting at off-campus apartment. Now a suspect is in custody
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnast this…
Continue Reading A man accused of killing his girlfriend and leaving her body at Boston’s airport has been extradited to the US
By Faith Karimi and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Boston and fleeing to Kenya has been extradited back…
Continue Reading A senior Russian military commander detained in a fraud case as investigation widens
A senior Russian military commander has been detained in a fraud case. It’s the latest high-profile arrest in what appears to be a sweeping…
Continue Reading Swimmer known as the The Shark is trying again to cross Lake Michigan
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — An extreme swimmer is back in Lake Michigan trying to cross one of the Great Lakes from Michigan to Wisconsin. Jim…
Continue Reading UN contract worker killed in Israeli strike over southern Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon has killed two people in a car, including a contract worker at the United Nations’…
Continue Reading A landslide hits a bus in northern Pakistan and kills 3 people
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a landslide has struck a bus in northern Pakistan, killing three people, including two security officials.…
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Associated Press A bronze statue from the Titanic — not seen in decades and feared to be lost for good — is among the discoveries made by the…
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AP Sports Writer The Oasis reunion could come earlier than expected. The Britpop-era band has ended a 15-year hiatus by announcing a tour of the…
Continue Reading An ethnic Greek politician and EU lawmaker is released on probation in Albania
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A former ethnic Greek mayor of an Albanian town whose imprisonment on vote-buying charges has strained…
Continue Reading A far-right German party’s win has some fearing for the future. Others worry of a return to the past
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Nicki Kämpf watched her daughter toddle across the sand in a Berlin playground and wondered whether she and her…
Continue Reading A Kenyan man wanted in Massachusetts for allegedly killing his girlfriend has been extradited
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities say a Kenyan man wanted in Massachusetts to face murder charges has been extradited nearly a year after he fled…
Continue Reading A Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders
Associated Press SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors have demanded a 14-year sentence for a Pakistani Muslim leader accused of inciting…
Continue Reading US rights watchdog cites “a climate of fear” in Uganda oil development project
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Oil activities on the shores of Uganda’s Lake Albert have triggered widespread suffering among locals…
Continue Reading AfD becomes first far-right party to win German state election since 1945
By Christian Edwards, Claudio Otto, Matties Otto and Nadine Schmidt, CNN Berlin (CNN) — The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has become the first…
Continue Reading An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison in Kinshasa leaves 2 inmates dead
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo say two inmates were killed when detainees tried to break out of the main prison in…
Continue Reading Cheerleader Olivia Flores was about to graduate. Instead, her family planned her funeral
By Alaa Elassar and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — It was a Saturday afternoon when Stephanie and Carlos Flores heard the ping of a notification on…
Continue Reading Pacific leaders’ summit erases mention of Taiwan after Chinese anger, fracturing a shaky accord
Associated Press NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — Turmoil over China’s influence in the affairs of South Pacific island nations has flared as it…
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