An 11-year-old Virginia boy is charged with making swatting calls to Florida schools
BUNNELL, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say an 11-year-Virginia boy is charged in Florida with calling in more than 20 bomb or shooting threats at…
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Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld a law restricting access to both medical care for transgender youth and…
Continue Reading A 3-year-old Minnesota boy attacked by pit bulls is not expected to survive
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — A 3-year-old Minnesota boy who was attacked by two pit bulls last week is not expected to survive. The Minneapolis Star…
Continue Reading How might Netanyahu’s visit to the US affect cease-fire efforts?
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial trip to the United States comes as…
Continue Reading Russia detains former deputy defense minister on corruption charges in the latest military arrest
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian security services say a former defense ministry official has been arrested on corruption charges. It’s the latest in a…
Continue Reading Soda Pop Wars: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear apologizes for barb, but not to Sen. JD Vance
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has apologized for a comment about Ohio Sen. JD Vance earlier this week — but…
Continue Reading What we know so far about the attack on French train network ahead of Olympics opening
PARIS (AP) — French transport has been thrust into chaos just hours ahead of the Olympics 2024 opening ceremony after a series of coordinated…
Continue Reading Venezuela opposition leader provides hope for many, even though she isn’t on the presidential ballot
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Maria Corina Machado has walked highways, sought shelter in supporters’ homes and seen her closest…
Continue Reading Alabama man who threatened to kill Arizona election workers pleads guilty, federal prosecutors say
By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama man indicted for allegedly threatening election workers in Arizona has pleaded guilty to one count of…
Continue Reading Russia’s Central Bank hikes interest rate as inflation soars
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Central Bank has raised its key lending rate to the highest level in more than two years to stem soaring inflation in an…
Continue Reading Veterans lobbied for psychedelic therapy, but it may not be enough to save MDMA drug application
AP Health Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It was a landmark moment for the psychedelic movement: The Department of Veteran Affairs’ top doctor stood on…
Continue Reading Fed’s preferred inflation gauge cools, adding to likelihood of a September rate cut
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation measure remained low last month, bolstering evidence that price…
Continue Reading UK drops plans to challenge ICC arrest warrant request against Benjamin Netanyahu
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office says the U.K. will not interfere with the International Criminal…
Continue Reading Canada women’s soccer coach suspended over drone scandal, which may be part of ‘systemic’ issues
AP Soccer Writer Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman has been suspended and removed from the team for the Paris Olympics in the wake of a…
Continue Reading Snoop Dogg carries the Olympic torch before opening ceremony in Paris
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Snoop Dogg is seemingly everywhere during the Paris Olympics, but on Friday morning you could catch him carrying the…
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California’s largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West
Associated Press California’s largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening…
Continue Reading California’s largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West
Associated Press California’s largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening…
Continue Reading With Palestinian deal and Ukrainian foreign minister’s visit, China shows its rising influence
Associated Press In consecutive days this week, China brokered a deal between rival Palestinian factions and hosted Ukraine’s foreign minister at a…
Continue Reading UN fund warns of $23 million deficit in Haiti’s education system as it announces grant
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Schools in Haiti’s capital and beyond are crumbling as gang violence deepens poverty and disrupts…
Continue Reading Over 30 injured after a van with 50 migrants overturns in Serbia, reports say
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s state television reports that a van carrying some 50 migrants overturned on Friday in southwestern Serbia,…
Continue Reading With a big heart and a tiny kitchen, meet the TikTok star cooking and delivering meals to people living on the streets of Paris
By Gabriel Kinder, CNN (CNN) — Manu Solidaire is quick to admit that he is not a real chef. Yet the cooking livestreams that he broadcasts from…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arizona’s state primaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona is already expected to play a critical role in the race for the White House as it did in 2020. But…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 26: Olympics, Presidential debate, Cartel leaders, Homeless encampments, Artificial intelligence
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in a…
Continue Reading EU sends first $1.6 billion from frozen Russia assets to Ukraine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union says it had made 1.5 billion euros available to support Ukraine, the first tranche of money…
Continue Reading Governor of Italy’s Liguria region resigns after being arrested for alleged corruption
ROME (AP) — The governor of Italy’s northern Liguria region has resigned after being held under house arrest since May as part of a corruption…
Continue Reading Unbowed by Oct. 7 aftermath, Israeli, Palestinian teens come together for future of troubled region
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — In the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks, a small nongovernmental group called Jerusalem Peacebuilders is pressing ahead…
Continue Reading Paris dazzles with a rainy Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A hot-air balloon brought an Olympic ring of fire into a rainy sky and singer Celine Dion belted from the Eiffel…
Continue Reading 95 Libyan nationals arrested in South Africa at suspected secret military training camp
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police arrested 95 Libyan nationals in a raid on a suspected secret military training camp on…
Continue Reading Chinese-Chilean table tennis player makes Olympics debut at age 58 in the Paris Games
Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Table tennis player Zeng Zhiying left China in 1989, the same year of the Tiananmen Square massacre, to…
Continue Reading For Ukrainian athletes, joy mixes with sorrow at the Paris Olympics
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — For Ukrainian competitors in Paris for the Olympics, joy goes hand in hand with sorrow. Athletes are striving to…
Continue Reading A Russian man accused of staging a car bombing on Ukrainian orders has been arrested
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top security agency says it has arrested a man accused of staging a car bombing on Ukrainian orders. The Federal Security…
Continue Reading What we know about the governor’s order to clear homeless encampments in California
By Emma Tucker and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued an executive order directing officials in the state…
Continue Reading Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House…
Continue Reading Typhoon Gaemi weakens to a tropical storm as it moves inland carrying rain toward central China
BEIJING (AP) — Tropical storm Gaemi brought rain to central China on Saturday as it moved inland after making landfall at typhoon strength on the…
Continue Reading They expected an Olympic boon. But some Paris businesses are experiencing a bust
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — On a typical summer day, tourists flock to the historic Marais district of Paris, wandering its charming medieval…
Continue Reading Sunken treasure: Is the champagne nestled in a 19th-century shipwreck still fit for a toast?
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Is the 19th century Champagne on the bottom of the Baltic Sea still fit for a toast? A team of Polish divers…
Continue Reading Blinken to celebrate Biden legacy, reassure allies in Asia after president drops out of 2024 race
AP Diplomatic Writer VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make the case for the Biden administration’s expanded…
Continue Reading How is wave forecasting done and how does it impact the Paris Olympics surfing competition?
Associated Press TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — The search for the perfect wave has been a part of surfing culture for decades, with surfers traveling…
Continue Reading Philippines plans to siphon off oil cargo from sunken tanker to avert ‘environmental catastrophe’
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine coast guard says there has been no indication that a big cargo of industrial fuel oil…
Continue Reading Ethiopia declares 3 days of national mourning as mudslide death toll rises to 257
Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian lawmakers declared three days of mourning Friday as diggers continued the search for bodies…
Continue Reading India’s moidam royal burial mounds are its latest World Heritage Site
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Charaideo Moidam royal burial complex and shrines, built by northeast India’s Ahom dynasty, has been inscribed as a new…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Most of Wall Street leaps in a widespread rally, from big stocks to small
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A widespread rally swept Wall Street Friday, lifting far-reaching corners, to close a tumultuous week where…
Continue Reading With uncertainty across the Atlantic, Europe worries about its own security
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When Donald Trump suggested during the 2016 presidential campaign that he might not honor a U.S. commitment to…
Continue Reading Arsonists attack French high-speed rail system hours before opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Arsonists attacked France’s high-speed rail network early Friday, setting fires that paralyzed train travel to…
Continue Reading French rail lines disrupted by ‘coordinated sabotage’ ahead of Paris Olympics opening ceremony
By Saskya Vandoorne, Chris Liakos, Jessie Gretener, Issy Ronald and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Paris (CNN) — France’s high-speed train lines were…
Continue Reading Harris will carry Biden’s economic record into the election. She hopes to turn it into an asset
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A key question is looming for Vice President Kamala Harris as she edges closer to gaining the Democratic…
Continue Reading Wounded in a strike that killed her family, a 2-year-old joins Gaza’s ranks of thousands of orphans
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The 2-year-old toddler lay on a foil blanket, her face covered with salve for her burns and her…
Continue Reading India and China agree to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of troops on their disputed border
NEW DELHI (AP) — India says it has agreed with China to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops stationed along…
Continue Reading Southeast Asian diplomats meet with China as friction mounts over Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims
Associated Press VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Top diplomats from Southeast Asia have met with China’s foreign minister for talks that come as friction…
Continue Reading Agreement with Russia is ‘deal with the devil,’ adviser to Ukrainian president says
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Signing an agreement with Russia to stop the war with Ukraine would amount to signing a deal with the devil,…
Continue Reading A mysterious pile of bones could hold evidence of Japanese war crimes, activists say
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Bones dug up from a wartime Army Medical School site in Tokyo decades ago and linked to victims of human experiments…
Continue Reading Wood pellets production boomed to feed EU demand. It’s come at a cost for Black people in the South
Associated Press GLOSTER, Miss. (AP) — This southern Mississippi town’s expansive wood pellet plant was so close to Shelia Mae Dobbins’…
Continue Reading Indebted Indian laborer finds life-changing $100,000 diamond
By Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A debt-ridden laborer in central India said his family’s life has been “changed forever” after he…
Continue Reading Don’t help Russia evade sanctions, Ukraine tells Hong Kong
By Nectar Gan, Maria Kostenko and Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged Hong Kong to prevent Russia…
Continue Reading A man is accused of pushing a burning car into a gully, causing a California wildfire that’s spread to over 145,000 acres
CNN By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Hot and dry weather is fueling wildfire activity in the Western United States and Canada, with fires damaging…
Continue Reading California’s Park Fire now among state’s top 13 largest ever as it consumes 239,000 acres
By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Hot and dry weather is fueling wildfire activity in the Western United States and Canada, with fires damaging…
Continue Reading Vietnam Communist Party chief’s funeral draws thousands of mourners, including world leaders
Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Thousands of mourners gathered in Hanoi for the second day of the funeral of the man who dominated…
Continue Reading Heavy rain in northern Japan triggers floods and landslides, forcing hundreds to take shelter
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain has hit northern Japan, triggering floods and landslides, disrupting transportation systems and sending…
Continue Reading Why Venezuela’s presidential election should matter to the rest of the world
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans have a crucial decision ahead of them. On Sunday, they decide whether to give President…
Continue Reading Rebuilding Rome, the upstate New York city that is looking forward after a destructive tornado
Associated Press ROME, N.Y. (AP) — A tornado that touched down in the small, upstate New York city of Rome ripped roofs from houses, reduced brick…
Continue Reading Gang kills at least 26 villagers in remote Papua New Guinea, officials say
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Officials say at least 26 people have been killed by a gang in three remote villages in Papua New…
Continue Reading What’s in a name? Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has had many of them
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When it comes to Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s name, it’s complicated. The…
Continue Reading Netanyahu meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, offering measured optimism on a Gaza cease-fire
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu worked to mend ties with Republican presidential candidate…
Continue Reading Harris tries to thread the needle on Gaza after meeting with Netanyahu
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic nominee for president, is attempting to bridge divides…
Continue Reading Site of 3 killings during pivotal, bloody 1967 Detroit riot receives historic marker
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The site of a transient motel in Detroit where three young Black men were killed, allegedly by white police…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on Sept. 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in…
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By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Caracas (CNN) — As Venezuela girds for what could be a historic presidential election this weekend, one of the most…
Continue Reading Young Venezuelan opposition voters prepare to leave the country if Maduro is reelected
By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Ambar Leáñez grows quiet when she thinks of a future beyond this weekend. A staunch supporter of…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein hospitalized with COVID-19 and pneumonia
NEW YORK (AP) — Former film mogul Harvey Weinstein has been transferred from a New York City jail to a hospital to undergo treatment for a variety…
Continue Reading Missouri lawsuits allege abuse by Catholic priests, nuns. Archdiocese leader in Omaha among them
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by dozens of Catholic…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s presidential candidates conclude their campaigns ahead of Sunday’s election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government and opposition closed the official presidential campaign season Thursday with demonstrations…
Continue Reading Pharrell advocates for reviving arts competitions for 2028 Olympics at Louis Vuitton event
AP Entertainment Writer PARIS (AP) — If given the chance, Pharrell Williams would reintroduce arts competition into the Olympics, reviving a…
Continue Reading Heavy rain in northern Japan triggers floods and landslides, forcing hundreds to take shelter
TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain has hit northern Japan, triggering floods and landslides, disrupting transportation systems and sending hundreds of…
Continue Reading World War II sergeant whose plane was shot down over Germany honored with reburial in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After 80 years, a World War II sergeant killed in Germany has returned home to California. On Thursday, community members lined…
Continue Reading US arrests 2 leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel: ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of ‘El Chapo’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son…
Continue Reading Rescued walrus calf ‘sassy’ and alert after seemingly being left by her herd in Alaska
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska’s northernmost city is alert and “sassy”…
Continue Reading US operation to capture Sinaloa cartel leaders had the help of one of the captured men: a son of ‘El Chapo,’ official says
By Emma Tucker, Polo Sandoval, Evan Perez and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The arrest of two leaders of the Sinaloa cartel in the United States…
Continue Reading Uber and Lyft drivers remain independent contractors in California Supreme Court ruling
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that app-based ride-hailing and delivery services like Uber…
Continue Reading Missouri judges have overturned 2 murder convictions in recent weeks. Why did the AG fight freedom?
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man who was on the verge of walking out of prison this week after a judge found evidence of his “actual…
Continue Reading Monsanto agrees to $160 million settlement with Seattle over pollution in the Duwamish River
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Ending an eight-year legal battle, chemical giant Monsanto has agreed to a $160-million settlement with Seattle for…
Continue Reading Forensic review finds improprieties in Delaware gubernatorial candidate’s campaign finances
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A forensic review commissioned by the state Department of Elections has uncovered improprieties in the campaign…
Continue Reading US promises $240 million to improve fish hatcheries, protect tribal rights in Pacific Northwest
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. government will invest $240 million in salmon and steelhead hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest to…
Continue Reading Wandering wolf of the Southwest confined through 2025 breeding season in hopes of producing pups
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. wildlife authorities say an exceptionally restless female Mexican gray wolf will be held in captivity…
Continue Reading Martin Indyk, former US diplomat and author who devoted career to Middle East peace, dies at 73
Associated Press NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — Veteran diplomat Martin S. Indyk, an author and leader at prominent U.S. think tanks who devoted years to…
Continue Reading G20 finance ministers discuss a global tax on the super-rich
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations are meeting in Rio de Janeiro to discuss a global…
Continue Reading Gizmo the dog went missing in Las Vegas in 2015. He’s been found alive after 9 years
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Judith Monarrez crumpled onto her kitchen floor and wept when the news arrived in an email: Gizmo, her pet dog…
Continue Reading Arkansas abortion measure’s signatures from volunteers alone would fall short, filing shows
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A court filing shows that the signatures collected by volunteers for an Arkansas abortion-rights measure…
Continue Reading Manhattan diamond dealer charged in scheme to swap real diamonds for fakes
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan diamond dealer with a history of gemstone fraud has been indicted in what officials described as a…
Continue Reading Workers link US, Canadian sides of new Gordie Howe International Bridge over Detroit River
DETROIT (AP) — Workers have linked the U.S. and Canadian sides of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge spanning the Detroit River. The Detroit…
Continue Reading Utah Supreme Court overturns death sentence for man convicted of murder in rape cover-up
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Supreme Court overturned a death sentence Thursday for a man convicted of murdering a woman to stop…
Continue Reading Citing climate change, a federal court in Brazil halts rainforest highway paving
Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — In an unusual action, a Brazilian federal court has halted a project to pave a dirt highway that connects…
Continue Reading Black bear and cub destroy car in Connecticut after getting trapped inside
WINSTED, Conn. (AP) — Two black bears are being blamed for causing a bit of a ruckus in Connecticut. State officials say an adult bear and a cub…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 26: Olympics, Presidential debate, Cartel leaders, Homeless encampments, Artificial intelligence
KCAL, KCBS, KCRA, CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama endorsed Vice…
Continue Reading Justice Kagan says there needs to be a way to enforce the US Supreme Court’s new ethics code
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Justice Elena Kagan says the U.S. Supreme Court should bolster its new ethics code by…
Continue Reading Brazil apologizes for post-World War II persecution of Japanese immigrants
Associated Press Sao Paulo (AP) — The Brazilian government has apologized to the Japanese community for human rights violations in the persecution…
Continue Reading Hulk Hogan visits Detroit Lions camp, says coach Dan Campbell missed his calling as a wrestler
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Hulk Hogan visited Detroit Lions practice and says coach Dan Campbell would have been good in the squared circle. The pro…
Continue Reading Keeping a positive body image, Princess Diana’s letters, potty humor: Catch up on the day’s stories
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Continue Reading Daughter of late Supreme Court Justice Scalia appointed to Virginia Board of Education
Associated Press/Report for America Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has appointed the daughter of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to serve…
Continue Reading Yuval Sharon’s contract as Detroit Opera artistic director extended 3 years through 2027-28 season
DETROIT (AP) — Yuval Sharon’s contract as artistic director of the Detroit Opera has been extended for three years through the 2027-28 season.…
Continue Reading Texas deaths from Hurricane Beryl climb to at least 36, including more who lost power in heat
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A rising number of heat-related deaths in Texas among residents who lost power during Hurricane Beryl has pushed…
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