Virginia joins other states with effort to restrict cellphones in schools
Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia has joined a growing number of states that are pushing for cellphone restrictions in public…
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What we know about D’Vontaye Mitchell, a Black man who died after being pinned to the ground in Milwaukee
WTMJ, CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — D’Vontaye Mitchell was his mother’s “big teddy bear,” who enjoyed music, cooking and art,…
Continue Reading Milk, eggs and now bullets for sale in handful of US grocery stores with ammo vending machines
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A company has installed computerized vending machines to sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama,…
Continue Reading NATO allies commit to sending dozens of air defense systems to Ukraine, including four Patriots
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and an array of other NATO allies will send Ukraine dozens of air defense systems in the coming months,…
Continue Reading Bob Dylan is giving fans a chance to relive his 1974 tour with the Band on a staggering 27-disc set
NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Dylan fans who want to relive his 1974 concert tour with The Band will soon have opportunity to do that — ample opportunity.…
Continue Reading Under pressure from cities, DoorDash steps up efforts to ensure its drivers don’t break traffic laws
AP Business Writer DoorDash said Tuesday that it’s stepping up efforts to identify dangerous delivery drivers and remove them from its platform…
Continue Reading Gypsy Rose Blanchard pregnant soon after release from prison for conspiring to kill abusive mother
Associated Press Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who recruited her former boyfriend to kill her mother after years of being forced to pretend she was gravely…
Continue Reading House backs bills to roll back energy efficiency standards for refrigerators, dishwashers
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have approved two bills rolling back Energy Department efficiency standards for home…
Continue Reading The burger of the future, eco-friendly tourism, summer camp for billionaires: Catch up on the day’s stories
CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! West Virginia and Mississippi have the lowest average personal income in the United States. They…
Continue Reading The burger of the future, eco-friendly tourism, summer camp for billionaires: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! West Virginia and Mississippi have the lowest average personal income in the United States. They…
Continue Reading Iran encourages Gaza war protests in US to stoke outrage and distrust, intelligence chief says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iranian government is covertly encouraging American protests over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza…
Continue Reading Chaos and horror at a Kyiv hospital as the city is hit with heaviest bombardment in months
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The sky was crystal clear as Oksana Femeniuk took her daughter to Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital…
Continue Reading Wisconsin judge rejects attempt to revive recall targeting top GOP lawmaker
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday rejected an attempt to revive the recall effort targeting the longest-serving Wisconsin…
Continue Reading Rwanda hints it won’t reimburse $300 million UK paid for deportation deal after new British PM says he’ll ditch agreement
By Eve Brennan and Fabien Muhire, CNN London and Nairobi (CNN) — The Rwandan government has hinted that it won’t reimburse more than $300…
Continue Reading Two France rugby players arrested in Argentina for alleged sexual assault
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Two France rugby players have been arrested in Argentina on sexual assault allegations. Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou…
Continue Reading Arch Manning says he’s in EA Sports College Football 25 after reports he opted out of the video game
Texas backup quarterback Arch Manning has announced his likeness will be used in EA Sports College Football 25 following reports he had declined the…
Continue Reading Environmental groups, Florida regulators settle lawsuit over massive 2021 leak of polluted waters
Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Environmental groups and Florida regulators have settled a lawsuit over the 2021 leak of millions of…
Continue Reading Famine has spread throughout Gaza, say UN experts
By Eyad Kourdi and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — The recent deaths of more Palestinian children due to hunger and malnutrition in the Gaza…
Continue Reading Views toward China diverge between rich and middle-income nations, Pew report shows
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New poll data released by the Pew Research Center show that global views towards China appear to be divided…
Continue Reading WADA made reasonable decision in China doping case despite doubts of its own scientist, probe says
AP National Writer An investigator backed the World Anti-Doping Agency’s handling of a doping case involving 23 Chinese swimmers, while also…
Continue Reading The threat of litigation looms as Purdue Pharma returns to settlement talks
Associated Press OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, the family that owns it and lawyers for thousands of parties with claims against it are getting ready…
Continue Reading More details released in autopsy for gunman who shot and killed four officers in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — More details on the death of the gunman who shot and killed four law enforcement officers during a Charlotte, North…
Continue Reading Wrongful death lawsuit against West Virginia state troopers settled in Maryland man’s death
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A judge has approved a $1 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit that accused West Virginia state police troopers…
Continue Reading Spain’s 16-year-old Lamine Yamal becomes youngest-ever scorer at European Championship
AP Sports Writer MUNICH (AP) — Lamine Yamal became the youngest player ever to score at the European Championship when the 16-year-old netted a…
Continue Reading Golan Regional Council head urges Israel to respond ‘with force’ after Hezbollah rocket fire kills two
By Tamar Michaelis and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — The head of the Golan Regional Council called for the Israeli government to…
Continue Reading Ex-French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy charged with witness tempering in husband’s campaign case
Associated Press LYON, France (AP) — Former supermodel and French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has been given preliminary charges for involvement…
Continue Reading Joe Bonsall, celebrated tenor in the country and gospel group the Oak Ridge Boys, dies at 76
Associated Press Joe Bonsall, Grammy award winner and celebrated tenor of the country and gospel group the Oak Ridge Boys, died Tuesday. He was 76.…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy says the world cannot wait until the US election in November to take action to repel Putin
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that decisive action must be taken before the U.S.…
Continue Reading Case against Army veteran charged with killing a homeless man in Memphis, Tennessee, moves forward
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A security guard and a police investigator say a U.S. Army veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan…
Continue Reading New Hampshire Air National Guard commander killed in hit-and-run crash
ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The commander of the New Hampshire Air National Guard has died in a hit-and-run crash. Police say Brig. Gen. John Pogorek…
Continue Reading Drunken driver who snapped photo going 141 mph before deadly collision imprisoned for 17 years
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A drunken driver who snapped a photo showing he was speeding at 141 mph before a deadly crash in England has been…
Continue Reading Haitian prime minister tours Port au Prince hospital after police take back from gang control
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s newly selected Prime Minister Garry Conille and Haiti’s police chief visited the…
Continue Reading In a diplomatic quirk, Russia chairs a UN meeting decrying its strike on a Ukraine kids’ hospital
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Security Council members are confronting Russia over a missile strike that destroyed part of…
Continue Reading US-built pier will be put back in Gaza for several days to move aid, then permanently removed
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The pier built by the U.S. military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled Wednesday to be used…
Continue Reading A Japanese climber’s body is found in Pakistan who died a week ago after scaling a mountain
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials in Pakistan say volunteers have found the body of a Japanese climber who died while trying to…
Continue Reading Donna Vekic nearly quit tennis but now she’s in Wimbledon semifinals and will face Jasmine Paolini
AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Donna Vekic had thought a couple of times about quitting tennis, like when she struggled to get back to her best…
Continue Reading Israeli airstrike kills at least 27 people at school complex near Khan Younis, Gaza Health Ministry says
By Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Tareq El Helou, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Lauren Kent, Tamar Michaelis and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — An…
Continue Reading Minnesota trooper charged in crash that killed an 18-year-old
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota state trooper is facing charges for a crash that killed a teenager and injured five people. Olmsted County…
Continue Reading Pair of giant pandas from China acclimating to new home at San Diego Zoo
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two giant pandas sent from China to the San Diego Zoo last month are acclimating well to their new home, the San Diego Zoo…
Continue Reading Tehran police close Turkish Airlines office after its employees defy Iran’s headscarf law
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Police have shut down the Turkish Airlines office in the Iranian capital after female employees there…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley releases her delegates so they can back Donald Trump at the RNC next week
Associated Press CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley is releasing the delegates she won during this year’s Republican primary so that they’re free…
Continue Reading Mexico’s efforts to seize US-bound fentanyl drop sharply, while seizures of meth soar
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Even as Mexican-made fentanyl continues to flood into the United States, Mexico’s efforts to seize the drug have declined…
Continue Reading Ukraine opens DC weapons office and Europe bolsters defense spending as November US election looms
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO countries are moving to shore up their weapons production capabilities as a hedge against the November…
Continue Reading A Black man died after he was pinned to the ground by security guards at a Milwaukee hotel. Now his family wants answers
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The death of a Black man after he was pinned to the ground by security guards at a Wisconsin hotel last…
Continue Reading Migrant families are now banned from sleeping in Boston’s airport
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Migrant families that have been sleeping overnight in Boston’s airport may soon find themselves in an…
Continue Reading Appeals court orders release of woman whose murder conviction was reversed after 43 years in prison
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An appellate court has ordered the release of a Missouri woman whose murder conviction was overturned…
Continue Reading Delta and an airline that doesn’t fly yet say they’ll run flights between the US and Saudi Arabia
Delta Air Lines said Tuesday it has entered into a partnership with startup Riyadh Air with the goal of operating flights between the United States…
Continue Reading Biden’s support on Capitol Hill grimly uncertain. A seventh Democrat says he should drop out
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The mood on Capitol Hill turned grimly uncertain Tuesday as Democrats wrestled over President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Target will stop accepting personal checks next week. Are the days of the payment method numbered?
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15, another sign of how a once ubiquitous…
Continue Reading Lawyer calls social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother serial tax evaders
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Social media influencer Andrew Tate’s taunts over refusing to pay British taxes on millions of pounds in…
Continue Reading Manhattan DA aims to present new indictment, charges against Weinstein to grand jury by fall, prosecutor says
By Lauren del Valle and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office aims to present a new indictment with new charges…
Continue Reading US disrupts Russian government-backed disinformation campaign that relied on AI technology
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian internet propaganda campaign backed by the Kremlin that spread disinformation in the United States and…
Continue Reading Key senators reach agreement on spending levels for next year, setting up clash with House
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will pursue a spending increase next year of about 3.4% for defense and 2.7% increase for non-defense…
Continue Reading NHTSA launches recall query into 94,000 Jeep Wranglers as loss of motive power complaints continue
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency is investigating a potential “loss of motive power” in more than…
Continue Reading The Camino, a Catholic pilgrimage, increasingly draws the spiritual but not religious
Religion News Service (RNS) — In her early 30s, Rachael Sanborn found herself in a bad relationship and dreaming of an escape to the Camino de…
Continue Reading Belarus and China join forces in a military drill near the Polish border
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus is hosting Chinese troops for joint military drills near the Polish border, the first such…
Continue Reading A Russian court orders the arrest of opposition leader Navalny’s widow, who lives abroad
A court in Russia has ordered the arrest of the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny . Tuesday’s decision was made at a hearing…
Continue Reading NYU settles lawsuit filed by 3 Jewish students who complained of pervasive antisemitism
NEW YORK (AP) — New York University is settling a lawsuit filed in November by three Jewish students who allege they were subjected to “pervasive…
Continue Reading Melissa Etheridge connects with incarcerated women in new docuseries ‘I’m Not Broken’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Melissa Etheridge realized two career dreams with her new docuseries “Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken”:…
Continue Reading Awwww! Four endangered American red wolf pups ‘thriving’ since birth at Missouri wildlife reserve
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The world’s most endangered wolf species got a big boost at a Missouri wildlife reserve — four little…
Continue Reading Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe, defense hawk who called human-caused climate change a ‘hoax,’ dies at 89
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Former Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that…
Continue Reading Spain’s church to compensate victims whose abusers have died. Victims say the plan lacks guarantees
Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Catholic bishops have approved a plan to compensate the victims of sexual abuse inside the…
Continue Reading A woman who received a pig kidney transplant plus a heart pump has died
AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman who received a pig kidney transplant — along with an implanted device to keep her heart beating…
Continue Reading Russian court orders arrest of Yulia Navalnaya in absentia
By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — A court in Moscow has ordered Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of late Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny, to…
Continue Reading NRA’s ex-CFO agreed to 10-year not-for-profit ban, still owes $2M for role in lavish spending scheme
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The National Rifle Association’s former finance czar agreed to a decade-long ban from managing money for New…
Continue Reading The body of an American climber buried by an avalanche 22 years ago in Peru is found in the ice
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Police in Peru say they have found the body of an American mountaineer who was buried by an avalanche 22 years…
Continue Reading Appeals panel keeps 21-month sentence for ex-Tennessee lawmaker who tried to withdraw guilty plea
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals panel is keeping a 21-month prison sentence in place for a former Tennessee state…
Continue Reading ‘This is break glass in case of emergency stuff’: Analysts alarmed by threats to US data gathering
Associated Press Statisticians and demographers are sounding the alarm about threats to official data gathering in the U.S. They warn that funding…
Continue Reading Sen. Bob Menendez’s lawyer tells jury in closing that prosecutors failed to prove a single charge
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Sen. Bob Menendez at the Democrat’s bribery trial has urged jurors to acquit him of every…
Continue Reading United Airlines plane loses wheel on takeoff in Los Angeles, marking latest incident for the airline
By Ross Levitt, Pete Muntean and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines plane lost a wheel while taking off Monday from Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Daniil Medvedev beats Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon and faces defending champ Carlos Alcaraz next
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Jannik Sinner felt ill. He was dizzy. Hadn’t slept well the night before. Wimbledon’s top-seeded man,…
Continue Reading NYC prosecutors intend to bring new sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein ahead of retrial
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors said Tuesday that they intend to bring new sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein…
Continue Reading An Israeli strike in Syria kills a former bodyguard of Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader, official says
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An official with the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group says an Israeli strike in Syria killed a former bodyguard of…
Continue Reading San Diego Zoo shares first look at new giant pandas following their arrival in US
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — San Diego’s newest giant pandas are acclimating well to their new state-side home, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife…
Continue Reading Federal judge rules protesters can’t march through Republican National Convention security zone
Associated Press MADISON, Wis . (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that protesters can’t march through a security zone at the Republican National…
Continue Reading Overall health of Chesapeake Bay gets C-plus grade in annual report by scientists
Associated Press The overall health of the Chesapeake Bay has received its highest grade since 2002 in an annual report released by scientists: a…
Continue Reading Great-grandmother who just finished radiation treatments for breast cancer wins $5M lottery prize
Associated Press A great-grandmother from Pennsylvania who recently completed radiation treatments for breast cancer won $5 million on a scratch-off…
Continue Reading Fed’s Powell highlights slowing job market in signal that rate cuts may be nearing
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve faces a cooling job market as well as persistently high prices, Chair Jerome Powell said…
Continue Reading Novak Djokovic uses Wimbledon crowd’s ‘disrespect’ as fuel as he moves closer to another title
AP Sports Writers LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic is just one example of a superstar athlete who manages to find motivation wherever possible. Serena…
Continue Reading A crew member falls off a yacht and dies during a race on the Aegean Sea
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials say a French crew member on a boat participating in yacht race on the Aegean Sea has died after falling…
Continue Reading Migrant raft crashes into rocks and sinks off Turkish coast, killing 7. Nineteen others are rescued
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish officials say a life raft carrying migrants has crashed into rocks off Turkey’s Aegean coastal town of Cesme,…
Continue Reading Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights
Associated Press HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — A fraught and violent history for centuries disrupted Indigenous people’s lives in the Upper Midwest,…
Continue Reading As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing
Associated Press HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — Members of the Ojibwe and other tribes in the northern Great Lakes region have spearfished walleye for…
Continue Reading Rent inflation remains a pressure point for small businesses
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rent inflation remains a pressure point for small businesses. The Bank of America Institute found that average…
Continue Reading Vatican will prepare a document on the role of women in leadership in the Catholic Church
Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican said Tuesday that its doctrine office will prepare a document on women in leadership roles in the…
Continue Reading Greek authorities tame a wildfire that forced the evacuation of a hospital and a retirement home
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have evacuated a children’s hospital and a retirement home on the outskirts of the southern city of…
Continue Reading Airstrike kills 25 in southern Gaza as Israeli assault on Gaza City shuts down medical facilities
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in southern Gaza killed at least 25 Palestinians…
Continue Reading Police are still searching for missing American woman nearly 3 weeks after she vanished from yoga retreat in the Bahamas
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Investigators looking for missing American Taylor Casey in the Bahamas have enlisted the help of search dogs, marine…
Continue Reading Relief in South Africa after J&J reversal allows key tuberculosis drug production at lower prices
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Medical advocacy groups have welcomed Johnson & Johnson’s decision not to enforce its patent on a critical…
Continue Reading EU halts Georgia’s accession to the bloc, freezes financial aid over much-criticized law
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The EU ambassador in Georgia says its accession to the bloc has been halted some financial support frozen…
Continue Reading Blackpink rapper Lisa joins Global Citizen Festival lineup in New York’s Central Park
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Blackpink rapper Lisa will join the Global Citizen Festival lineup in New York’s Central Park for her first…
Continue Reading French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is investigated over alleged illicit financing in 2022 vote
PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor’s office says it opened a preliminary investigation last week into suspicions of illicit financing of far-right…
Continue Reading Viola Davis and James Patterson to collaborate on novel set in the contemporary, rural South
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An upcoming thriller about a female judge in the contemporary, rural South will have two very famous, and very…
Continue Reading Grammy Museum to launch K-pop exhibit celebrating Hybe, featuring BTS, LE SSERAFIM artifacts
AP Music Writer The Grammy Museum will soon launch its first full-floor K-pop exhibit as part of its ongoing initiative to explore the music,…
Continue Reading Hundreds of new UK lawmakers are sworn in as Parliament returns after a dramatic election
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of newly elected lawmakers are gathering in Britain’s Parliament after the election that brought a…
Continue Reading France’s leftist coalition demands the right to form a government after fractured parliament vote
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The leftist coalition that won the most seats in France’s National Assembly in surprise results is now…
Continue Reading A rare voice box transplant helped a cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study
AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering…
Continue Reading Pope begs for new peace efforts after latest attacks in Ukraine, Gaza
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is appealing for concrete new measures to end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. The appeal came after attacks targeted…
Continue Reading Putin hosts India’s prime minister to deepen ties, but Ukraine looms over their relationship
Associated Press Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, seeking to deepen the two nuclear powers’…
Continue Reading Ukrainian boxer sacrifices Olympic dreams and life to fight against Russia’s invasion
Associated Press ROMNY, Ukraine (AP) — More than 400 Ukrainian athletes have been killed since the start of the war, including many of the…
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