Boko Haram Fast Facts
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Defense seeks to undermine accuser’s credibility in New Hampshire youth center sex abuse case
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawyers for a man charged with raping a teenage girl at a New Hampshire youth holding facility are trying to…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar plan from the Biden administration that would have…
Continue Reading Trump shares social media posts with QAnon phrases and calls for jailing lawmakers, special counsel
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump shared more than a dozen posts on his social media network that call for the trial or jailing of his…
Continue Reading Probe is closed into owners of Pulse nightclub, where 49 died in mass shooting
Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Police Department has closed its investigation into the former owners of the Pulse nightclub…
Continue Reading Biden plans to travel to Wisconsin next week to highlight energy policies and efforts to lower costs
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to travel to southwest Wisconsin early next month. His Sept. 5 visit will focus on…
Continue Reading US Open: Iga Swiatek and other tennis players say their mental and physical health are ignored
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s nothing new for tennis players to worry aloud about their sport’s overcrowded calendar, too-tough season…
Continue Reading Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as ‘target of opportunity,’ FBI official says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The gunman in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both…
Continue Reading Report says instructor thought gun was empty before firing fatal shot at officer during training
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Investigative records say a firearms instructor in Ohio failed to make sure his gun was empty and fired a fatal shot into the…
Continue Reading Ex-politician found guilty of murder in Vegas reporter’s stabbing death sentenced to life in prison
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A jury has sentenced Robert Telles, a former Nevada politician found guilty of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas…
Continue Reading Bayreuth to present special Ring Cycle in 2026; 30 sellouts this year as ticket sales rebound
Associated Press A special Ring Cycle will be performed for the 150th anniversary Bayreuth Festival in 2026, the annual Richard Wagner showcase said…
Continue Reading What’s hot in theaters? Old movies — and some that aren’t so old
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Jennifer Kent’s “The Babadook” opened in theaters a decade ago, it played at two cinemas. When it returns…
Continue Reading Militia group member sentenced to 5 years in prison for Capitol riot plot
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A militia group member who communicated with other far-right extremists while they stormed the U.S. Capitol has…
Continue Reading Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s various citizenships add to the mystery of his detention
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Over more than a decade, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram has amassed various…
Continue Reading Megan Thee Stallion hosts, Taylor Swift rules, Eminem opens: What to know about the 2024 MTV VMAs
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper, singer, songwriter, businesswoman, hot girl summer purveyor and now… award show host? Megan Thee…
Continue Reading Congresswomen press FDA on why a proposal to ban hair-straightening chemicals is delayed
AP Health Writer Two U.S. House members who first pushed the Food and Drug Administration in 2023 to investigate the health risks of hair…
Continue Reading Q&A: Zedd waited nine years to release a new album. He says the kaleidoscopic ‘Telos’ is ‘timeless’
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — It has been almost a decade since Zedd, the Grammy-winning producer and DJ, released his sophomore album,…
Continue Reading Deal reached with Norfolk Southern to expand rail service in parts of Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State officials are approving a deal with Norfolk Southern that expands commuter and passenger rail services in southwestern…
Continue Reading Maduro opponents take to streets to revive protests disputing Venezuelan election results
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro are taking to the streets in an attempt to revive…
Continue Reading Northeastern University student sues sorority and landlord over fall from window
BOSTON (AP) — A Northeastern University student and her parents are suing a sorority, its chapter president and a landlord after the student fell…
Continue Reading Ex-politician convicted in 2022 killing of Vegas reporter, jury sets sentence at 20 years to life
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Democratic former politician was found guilty of murder on Wednesday by a Nevada jury that decided he’ll…
Continue Reading Marathon Match: Longest US Open match since at least 1970 goes a grueling 5 hours, 35 minutes
AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Evans has won the longest match at the U.S. Open since tiebreakers were introduced in 1970, beating Karen…
Continue Reading Suspect in fatal shooting arrested after he falls through ceiling of Memphis home
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A suspect in a fatal shooting in Tennessee was arrested after he fell through the ceiling of a home where he was hiding,…
Continue Reading A West Virginia boy died after a collision during football practice. It’s the third student football player death this month
WSAZ, CNN By Holly Yan and Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — Cohen Craddock was the baby of his family, a gregarious 13-year-old who “cared more…
Continue Reading Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds
Associated Press U.S. wildlife officials beginning next year will drastically scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out…
Continue Reading Harris and Walz reach out to voters in GOP strongholds in southeast Georgia bus tour
Associated Press HINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, dropped in on a high school…
Continue Reading Wolf pack that attacked Colorado livestock to be relocated as reintroduction program stumbles
Associated Press Wildlife agencies are trying to capture and relocate the first pack of wolves that formed under Colorado’s ambitious wolf…
Continue Reading A military court has sentenced a Myanmar journalist to life in prison, outlet’s editor says
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The editor of an independent online news service in Myanmar says a military court has given a life prison sentence…
Continue Reading Crews work to restore power to more than 300,000 Michigan homes, businesses after storms
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Crews for two of Michigan’s largest utilities are working to restore power to more than 300,000 homes and businesses and…
Continue Reading Donating a kidney is even safer now than long thought, US study shows
AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — People who volunteer to donate a kidney face an even lower risk of death from the operation than doctors have…
Continue Reading Errant ostrich brings traffic to a halt in South Dakota after escaping from a trailer
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — An ostrich brought traffic to a halt in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as motorists tried to lure and nudge the towering bird…
Continue Reading A woman allegedly killed her friend’s newborn twin and abused the other. Prosecutors will seek the death penalty
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — For Ethan Katz and Savannah Roberts, the evening of June 15 was already stressful. They had gone to a Pittsburgh…
Continue Reading 2 German boys die after being buried in sand at a Denmark beach
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Officials say two German boys, who got buried in the sand after digging a hole in a dune in northwestern Denmark on…
Continue Reading Spain’s leader visits Gambia as part of a West Africa tour to tackle irregular migration
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez arrived in Gambia on Wednesday as part of a three-day tour of West…
Continue Reading A West Virginia boy died after a collision during football practice. It’s the third student football player death this month
By Holly Yan and Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — Cohen Craddock was the baby of his family, a gregarious 13-year-old who “cared more about others…
Continue Reading UN demands halt to escalating attacks between Hezbollah and Israeli forces
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has demanded a halt to the increasing attacks between Lebanon’s Hezbollah…
Continue Reading Greek vessel attacked by Houthis in Red Sea appears to be leaking oil, Pentagon warns
By Catherine Nicholls and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A Greek-flagged vessel attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea appears to be leaking…
Continue Reading Navy recruiting rebounds, but it will miss its target to get sailors through boot camp
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy will meet its goal to sign up 40,600 recruits by the end of September thanks to several new recruiting…
Continue Reading GM delays Indiana electric vehicle battery factory but finalizes joint venture deal with Samsung
DETROIT (AP) — Production at an electric vehicle battery cell plant jointly run by General Motors and Samsung SDI has been delayed as EV sales have…
Continue Reading Pancakes, meet pandan. Asian American restaurants add their own spin to the weekend brunch
Associated Press LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — While “Asian brunch” may initially evoke images of traditional meals like Chinese dim sum, it’s…
Continue Reading A Swiss citizen has been arrested in Burkina Faso, Switzerland’s foreign ministry says
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Swiss authorities say a Swiss citizen has been arrested in Burkina Faso. The Swiss foreign ministry tells…
Continue Reading China and the US will plan a Biden-Xi call in the coming weeks, the White House says
BEIJING (AP) — The White House says Beijing and Washington will plan for a phone call in the coming weeks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and…
Continue Reading Swiss court convicts 2 top PetroSaudi executives in fallout from 1MDB Malaysian fund scandal
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss criminal court has convicted two top managers of a Saudi oil company facing charges including fraud and…
Continue Reading Ecuador’s citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn’t happened
Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Voters in Ecuador last year approved a referendum to keep some 700 million barrels of crude oil in the…
Continue Reading Sweaty corn is making it even more humid
Associated Press Barb Boustead remembers learning about corn sweat when she moved to Nebraska about 20 years ago to work for the National Oceanic and…
Continue Reading Poland’s government plans record defense spending in its 2025 budget
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s budget proposal for 2025 includes record defense spending of 187 billion zlotys or $48.7 billion. Prime Minister…
Continue Reading ‘My identity is stolen’: Photos of European influencers used to push pro-Trump propaganda on fake X accounts
By Katie Polglase, Pallabi Munsi, Barbara Arvanitidis, Alex Platt, Mark Baron and Oscar Featherstone, CNN Trier, Germany (CNN) — Luna, a…
Continue Reading Percival Everett, Louise Erdrich and Jason Reynolds among finalists for $50,000 Kirkus Prizes
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s “James,” a reworking of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from…
Continue Reading K-pop singer Taeil leaves boyband NCT over accusation of an unspecified sexual crime, his label says
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean singer Taeil has left K-pop band NCT after being accused of an unspecified sexual crime,…
Continue Reading Denmark creates 3 new ministers in government reshuffle
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s three-party centrist government says it will create three new ministries, including a government office in…
Continue Reading 6 Polish students and a lecturer freed from detention in Nigeria, foreign ministry in Warsaw says
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign ministry says that seven Polish citizens — six students and a lecturer — who were detained in…
Continue Reading It’s a tough time for college presidents, but Tania Tetlow thrives as a trailblazer at Fordham
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tania Tetlow has earned a reputation as a trailblazer. She became the first woman and first layperson to serve…
Continue Reading Germany and the UK seek a new bilateral treaty as Starmer pursues a ‘reset’ with the European Union
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The leaders of Germany and the United Kingdom plan to draw up a treaty meant to deepen the two nations’ trade,…
Continue Reading Edmunds: The four biggest mistakes people make when buying a new car
Edmunds Car-buying mistakes are easy to make, especially if you’re in a hurry or have fallen in love with a particular vehicle. But taking the time…
Continue Reading Defense ministry network disruption causes widespread outages in the Netherlands
Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — A network outage at the Ministry of Defense has caused major IT failures across the Netherlands. Flights are…
Continue Reading Bangladesh’s interim government led by Yunus lifts ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has lifted a ban on the Islamist…
Continue Reading A Russian missile hits the Ukrainian president’s home city as it mourns deaths in an earlier attack
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile slammed into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city on Wednesday, local…
Continue Reading Paralympic Games opening ceremony starts the final chapter on a long summer of sport in Paris
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Just weeks after hosting the Olympics, Paris inaugurated the 2024 Paralympics on Wednesday with a nearly…
Continue Reading Telegram CEO Durov faces preliminary charges in France of allowing crime on messaging app
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French authorities handed preliminary charges to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday for allowing alleged criminal…
Continue Reading 24 people missing after floods tore through a northern Yemen village
CAIRO (AP) — Yemeni authorities say at least 24 people are missing after floodwaters swept through a northern village. According to Houthi rebels,…
Continue Reading Railroad BNSF stresses safety but is still held back by longstanding industry issues, report finds
AP Business Writer Freight railroad BNSF is generally striving to improve safety on a consistent basis but that message doesn’t always reach…
Continue Reading Dusty & Stones want the world to lend an ear to African country music
By Katie Guenthner, CNN (CNN) — With the success of Beyoncé’s newest album, “Cowboy Carter,” and the rise of artists like Nigerian…
Continue Reading Traders observe a daylong strike across Pakistan to protest rising costs and new taxes
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Traders in Pakistan are observing a daylong strike by shutting down their businesses in all major cities and urban areas to…
Continue Reading At least 30 dead after dam collapses in Sudan, UN agency says
By Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — At least 30 people have been killed following the collapse of a dam in Sudan’s northwest Red Sea State,…
Continue Reading Questions about the safety of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system are growing
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Three times in the past four months, William Stein, a technology analyst at Truist Securities, has taken Elon Musk up…
Continue Reading Nvidia stock slips even after earnings top Wall Street estimates and demand for AI chips surges
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nvidia may have exceeded Wall Street estimates as its profit jumped — buffeted by the chipmaking…
Continue Reading ‘It could have been us’: American father and daughter recall horror of Iceland cave collapse
By Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — American tourist Scott Stevens and his daughter Wylde, 10, believe they were moments away from being killed in…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s children should see themselves as ‘generation of winners’ not war victims, first lady says
Associated Press UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s first lady wants her country’s children to view themselves not as a generation enduring a…
Continue Reading Israel launches a big military operation in the West Bank and kills at least 10 Hamas militants
Associated Press AL-FARAA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces launched a large operation in the occupied West Bank overnight and into…
Continue Reading Typhoon Shanshan dumps rain on southern Japan, leaving 3 injured and 3 missing
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A typhoon moving at bicycle speed has started to dump rain on southern Japan. Typhoon Shanshan is on a path that will…
Continue Reading Israel launches large-scale West Bank raid as minister calls for Gaza-style operation
By Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Tamar Michaelis, Christian Edwards and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military carried out raids and…
Continue Reading As the far right rises in eastern Germany, companies struggle to attract skilled foreign workers
Associated Press JENA, Germany (AP) — When electrical engineer Preetam Gaikwad first moved to Jena in 2013, she was smitten by what the eastern…
Continue Reading Drying lakes and thirsty trees: In drought-hit Greece, water trucks are keeping crops alive
Associated Press NEA SILATA, Greece (AP) — A severe drought in northern Greece, worsened by successive heat waves and low rainfall, is causing…
Continue Reading Women in Chad defy discrimination and violence to assert their rights to own and control land
Associated Press BINMAR, Chad (AP) — When Milla Nemoudji, a 28-year-old from a village in southern Chad, divorced her husband following years of…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on clergy abuse scandal in East Timor ahead of Pope Francis’ visit
Associated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — When Pope Francis makes his trip to Asia’s youngest country, East Timor, it will make him the second…
Continue Reading Having Orbán in charge of EU’s presidency raises key question: Is Hungary for or against the EU?
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — As soon as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán assumed Hungary’s presidency of the European Union in July, one…
Continue Reading Church sex abuse scandals in East Timor met by silence, but Pope Francis’ visit brings new attention
Associated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero…
Continue Reading Dalai Lama returns to Indian headquarters after knee replacement surgery in the US
Associated Press DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has returned to the headquarters of the Tibetan…
Continue Reading Having a family is expensive. Here’s what Harris and Trump have said about easing costs
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The high cost of caring for children and the elderly has forced women out of the workforce, devastated family…
Continue Reading Town officials shut down a boy’s ice cream stand. Fundraisers and death threats followed
Associated Press NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — Bored and looking for something to do this summer, Danny Doherty hatched a plan to raise money for his…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris’ election would defy history. Just 1 sitting VP has been elected president since 1836
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As Vice President Kamala Harris begins her fall campaign for the White House, she can look to history and hope…
Continue Reading Two sworn enemies hold the key to ending the war in Gaza. Does either man want a deal?
Associated Press The latest flurry of Gaza cease-fire talks — the back-and-forth over now-familiar sticking points and appeals from around the…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania ammo plant boosts production of key artillery shell in Ukraine’s fight against Russia
Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania ammunition plant that makes a key artillery shell in Ukraine’s fight against Russia has…
Continue Reading Bikinis, surfboards and battle-axes? Hawaii loosens long-strict weapons laws after court ruling
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s tourist hotspot of Waikiki is known for bikinis, shopping and surfboards. But resident Andrew…
Continue Reading Haiti’s army wants recruits to fight gangs, and youths jump at the rare job offer
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The announcement that Haiti’s military wanted recruits crackled through a small radio perched…
Continue Reading ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ stars Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton attend Venice Film Festival opening
AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — The 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival kicked off in Hollywood style with the world premiere of…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s daring offensive intensifies pressure on US to ease cautious approach to the war
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine’s daring ground offensive has taken the fight to Russia, but not nearly as much as its leaders would…
Continue Reading A proposed UN resolution on Myanmar condemns military attacks on civilians and urges peace efforts
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain is circulating a United Nations resolution on Myanmar urging renewed peace efforts. It also condemns…
Continue Reading Powerful Chilean lawyer ordered detained on corruption charges in case shaking the country’s elite
Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — One of Chile’s most powerful lawyers has been ordered detained pending trial after being indicted on…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Losses for Big Tech companies lead Wall Street lower
AP Business Writers Stocks on Wall Street closed lower Wednesday, as a pullback in big technology companies outweighed gains elsewhere in the market.…
Continue Reading A Colorado dog breeder has been found dead and his Doberman pinscher puppies are missing
By Steve Almasy and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Colorado authorities are conducting a homicide investigation after a dog breeder was found dead…
Continue Reading Biden pushed Gaza pier over warnings it would undercut other aid routes, watchdog says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A report from a government watchdog says President Joe Biden ordered the construction of a temporary pier to…
Continue Reading What’s at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?
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Continue Reading Police in Washington city banned from personalizing equipment in settlement over shooting Black man
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The city of Olympia, Washington, will pay $600,000 to the family of a Black man shot and killed by police in a settlement…
Continue Reading Captain of superyacht that sank off Sicily declines to respond to prosecutor questions, lawyer says
ROME (AP) — The captain of a superyacht that sank during a storm off Sicily last week, killing seven people, has decided not to respond to…
Continue Reading Kursk: Ukraine’s front inside Russia was the site of key Soviet World War II victory
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s military incursion into Russian territory in the Kursk region is covering some of the same territory on…
Continue Reading Nicaragua’s Ortega offers to send ‘fighters’ to Venezuela after disputed election
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Nicaragua’s strongman President Daniel Ortega has offered to send “Sandinista fighters” to Venezuela in…
Continue Reading Opera Philadelphia cuts all tickets to $11 in ‘pick your price’ model, hoping to widen audience
Associated Press Opera Philadelphia is lowering all tickets to $11 under new general director Anthony Roth Costanzo, establishing a “pick your…
Continue Reading US Navy shipbuilder Austal USA agrees to pay $24 million to settle accounting fraud probe
Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A shipbuilder for the U.S. Navy has agreed to admit wrongdoing and pay $24 million to settle an accounting…
Continue Reading California lawmakers pass protections for pregnant women in prisons and ban on legacy admissions
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature is passing hundreds of bills during its last week in…
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