Indonesia detains 103 Taiwanese in a raid in Bali involving suspected cybercrime
Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian immigration authorities have detained 103 Taiwanese people after a raid at a villa on the…
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Experts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in the coming months in war-torn Sudan
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — International experts have portrayed a grim picture for war-torn Sudan by warning in a report that 755,000 are facing…
Continue Reading Swedish police investigate three unexplained deaths at an electric vehicle battery plant
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish police are looking into the unexplained deaths of three men who died within a short period after working at a…
Continue Reading China expels 2 former defense ministers from its ruling Communist Party over graft allegations
BEIJING (AP) — Chin has expelled two former defense ministers from the ruling Communist Party over accusations of corruption that are likely to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 27: Debate day, Supreme Court, Bolivia coup attempt, Midwest flooding, Cell phone ban
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Car dealerships across the US are trying to resume normal operations after a crippling cybersecurity…
Continue Reading China expels two former defense ministers from Communist Party as military purge deepens
By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — China on Thursday expelled its former Defense Minister Li Shangfu and his predecessor from the ruling Communist…
Continue Reading Police clash with protesters in Kenya as the military patrols the streets
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya’s capital have hurled tear gas to break up anti-tax protesters who have continued to…
Continue Reading Starting your first post-graduation job? Here’s how to organize your finances
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With graduation season over, many college grads are embarking on summer internships or their first full-time jobs.…
Continue Reading Planning on traveling for the Fourth of July holiday? Here’s how to avoid the rush
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and the travel rush is already heating up. Millions of Americans…
Continue Reading Want to follow swimming in Paris? Then get up to speed on WADA, doping, China and trimetazidine
AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Paris Olympics open next month and the agency that oversees doping enforcement is under scrutiny following…
Continue Reading European Union leaders agree on top officials who will be the face of world’s largest trading bloc
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have agreed on the officials who will be the face of the world’s biggest trading bloc in…
Continue Reading A 12-year-old who loved Harry Potter and old music: What we know about Jocelyn Nungaray and the men accused in her death
By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — Twelve-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was walking to a convenience store in Houston when she disappeared,…
Continue Reading China calls on scientists of all nations to study lunar samples, but notes obstacle with the US
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s space officials said Thursday they welcomed scientists from around the world to apply to study the…
Continue Reading List of threatened species grows by 1,000, but conservation efforts bring hope for some animals
Associated Press Over 1,000 new species have been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s “red list” as invasive species,…
Continue Reading Canada’s 2023 wildfires burned huge chunks of forest, spewing far more heat-trapping gas than planes
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers now calculate that catastrophic Canadian warming-fueled wildfires last year pumped more…
Continue Reading A Greek police officer guarding a top judge’s house is injured in a predawn gasoline bomb attack
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a police officer guarding the house of a top judge has been hospitalized with burns after a gasoline…
Continue Reading Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the UK general election
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of doctors in England are staging their 11th walkout in a long-running dispute with the government over…
Continue Reading Ship attacked in Red Sea in latest maritime assault carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship traveling through the Red Sea has reported being hit in an attack carried out by…
Continue Reading France is set for its most consequential election in decades. Here’s what you need to know
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — France’s snap parliamentary election is one of the most momentous in decades, for both the country and the…
Continue Reading Julian Assange plans to swim ‘every day,’ sleep in real bed, his wife says
By Manveena Suri, Chris Lau and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will take a dip in the sea, get some proper…
Continue Reading US Air Force member charged with kidnapping and raping Japanese schoolgirl
By Edward Szekeres, Himari Semans, Rinka Tonsho and Lex Harvey, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japanese prosecutors have charged a US Air Force member with…
Continue Reading One Tech Tip: What to do when you have too many passwords to remember
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Everyone has too many passwords. The credentials we need to remember to navigate online life keep multiplying, not…
Continue Reading Hollywood’s video game actors want to avoid a strike. The sticking point in their talks? AI
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood union SAG-AFTRA has been negotiating its interactive media agreement for more than a year. The…
Continue Reading 3 killed and dozens injured in northern Russia when a passenger train derails
MOSCOW (AP) — Officials say a passenger train derailment in northern Russia has killed three people and injured dozens. The 14-carriage train…
Continue Reading Mongolia holds an election Friday. Its people see the government as benefiting the wealthy
Associated Press ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — A parliamentary election will be held in Mongolia on Friday for the first time since the body was…
Continue Reading India’s president inaugurates newly elected parliament and sets out economic reforms as a key agenda
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s president has inaugurated a new parliament after national elections, listing the priorities of Prime…
Continue Reading Thailand is now the Myanmar junta’s favored banking destination as military attacks ramp up, UN expert says
By Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn and Michael Mitsanas, CNN Hong Kong/Bangkok (CNN) — International banks are playing a significant role in the…
Continue Reading Rescuers seek to bring down bodies found on Japan’s Mount Fuji
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Three bodies were found at the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan’s most famous mountain, with one of them already brought…
Continue Reading Poles seek safety in gold investments during troubled times across their eastern borders
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russia’s war against Ukraine has led many people in neighboring Poland to invest in gold. While the…
Continue Reading Prospect of low-priced Chinese EVs reaching US from Mexico poses threat to automakers
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a scenario that terrifies America’s auto industry. Chinese carmakers set up shop in Mexico…
Continue Reading Prospect of low-priced Chinese EVs reaching US from Mexico poses threat to automakers
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a scenario that terrifies America’s auto industry. Chinese carmakers set up shop in Mexico…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise ahead of U.S. inflation report
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares gained Friday as traders looked ahead to a key report on inflation that could influence the Federal…
Continue Reading Stella Assange thanks Australian lawmakers for WikiLeaks founder’s freedom
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Stella Assange has thanked the spectrum of lawmakers who campaigned for her husband, WikiLeaks founder…
Continue Reading Who is Keir Starmer, the Labour leader favored to win Britain’s July 4 election?
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Critics say British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is dutiful, managerial and a bit dull. The 61-year-old Labour…
Continue Reading Britain’s Rishi Sunak struggles with missteps while trying to lift Conservatives ahead of elections
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led throughout his relatively…
Continue Reading Here’s what led Kenyans to burn part of parliament and call for the president’s resignation
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Continue Reading Maui officials highlight steps toward rebuilding as 1-year mark of deadly wildfire approaches
Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Nearly a year after wind-whipped flames raced through Kim Ball’s Hawaii community, the empty lot where…
Continue Reading Red Cross envoy: Congo conflict has worsened with sharp increases in sexual violence and wounded
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The decades-old conflict in Congo’s mineral-rich east has “drastically deteriorated” since early 2022…
Continue Reading Funeral held in Houston for 12-year-old girl whose body was found in a creek
HOUSTON (AP) — A 12-year-old girl whose body was found in a shallow creek earlier this month in Houston was remembered for her love of reading and…
Continue Reading Correction: Severe Weather story
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — In a story published June 27, 2024, about severe weather in the U.S., The Associated Press erroneously reported that Jim Hruska…
Continue Reading Back to Woodstock, with Wi-Fi: Women return after 55 years to glamp and relive the famous festival
Associated Press BETHEL, N.Y. (AP) — Beverly “Cookie” Grant hitchhiked to the Woodstock music festival in 1969 without a ticket and slept on…
Continue Reading Biden’s asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take
Associated Press NOGALES, Mexico (AP) — Ana Ruiz was dismayed seeing migrants from some countries released in the United States with orders to…
Continue Reading Australian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian leaders are cautiously welcoming an expected plea agreement that could set free WikiLeaks…
Continue Reading Oklahoma executes man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old girl in 1984
Associated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma has executed a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 7-year-old girl in 1984.…
Continue Reading In the searing heat of the Gaza summer, Palestinians are surrounded by sewage and garbage
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Children in sandals trudge through water contaminated with sewage and scale growing mounds of garbage…
Continue Reading Robert Kennedy didn’t make the debate stage but he answered the same questions during a rival event
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wasn’t with his better-known rivals, President…
Continue Reading Biden and Trump go head to head: How to watch the first general election presidential debate
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Thursday’s presidential debate starts at 9 p.m. Eastern. It will be hosted by CNN and moderated by CNN’s…
Continue Reading A halting Biden tries to confront Trump at debate but sparks Democratic anxiety about his candidacy
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A raspy and sometimes halting President Joe Biden tried repeatedly to confront Donald Trump in their first debate…
Continue Reading Texas added more Hispanic, Asian and Black residents than any other state last year
Associated Press Everything is bigger in Texas, including the number of residents of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds who joined the…
Continue Reading 7 in 10 Americans think Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A solid majority of Americans say Supreme Court justices are more likely to be guided by their own ideology…
Continue Reading She managed to flee Gaza after half her family was killed in an Israeli strike. She blames Israel and Hamas for what happened
By Ivana Kottasová, Jomana Karadsheh, Sarah Sirgany, Abeer Salman and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Roba Abu Jibba looked shell-shocked as the…
Continue Reading She managed to leave Gaza after half of her family was killed in Israeli strike. She blames Hamas for what happened
CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Jomana Karadsheh, Sarah Sirgany, Abeer Salman and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Roba Abu Jibba looked shell-shocked as the…
Continue Reading California Legislature approves budget that slashes spending to address $46.8 billion deficit
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have approved a budget that slashes spending and temporarily raises taxes on…
Continue Reading Panda express: First pair to enter the United States in 21 years arrive in California
By Jessie Yeung, Manveena Suri and Fred He, CNN (CNN) — San Diego’s newest giant pandas landed in California on Thursday, according to…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits front-line troops under pressure from Russia’s onslaught in eastern areas
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi have visited troops in…
Continue Reading Mark Rutte is named NATO chief. He’ll need all his consensus-building skills from Dutch politics
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Mark Rutte knows a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners.…
Continue Reading Man who killed 2 Connecticut officers likely fueled by a prior interaction with police, report says
Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A new report by Connecticut’s Inspector General says the ambush killings of two Connecticut police…
Continue Reading WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends
Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet and raised a…
Continue Reading Women’s rights will be raised at the UN meeting being attended by Taliban, UN official says
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief who will chair the first meeting between Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and envoys…
Continue Reading North Carolina party recognition for groups seeking RFK Jr., West on ballot stopped for now
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A divided North Carolina election board has blocked for now the official party recognition of political…
Continue Reading Pair of giant pandas on their way from China to San Diego Zoo under conservation partnership
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A pair of giant pandas are on their way from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an…
Continue Reading No human remains are found as search crews comb rubble from New Mexico wildfires
Associated Press No human remains have been found after search and rescue crews combed through 1,300 damaged and destroyed structures in a New Mexico…
Continue Reading Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two candidates in Iran’s presidential election have withdrawn from the race. It’s an…
Continue Reading North Korea says it tested a new multiwarhead missile. South Korea says it’s covering up a failure
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it tested a multiwarhead missile in the first known launch of a developmental weapon…
Continue Reading Driver dead and 3 passengers hurt in attack on Washington interstate, authorities say
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say one person died and three others were hurt in an attack that involved a stabbing and…
Continue Reading Tesla ordered to stop releasing toxic emissions from San Francisco Bay Area plant
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — Tesla must fix air quality problems at its electric vehicle manufacturing facility in the San Francisco Bay Area after…
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AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — First, Victor Wembanyama, now Zaccharie Risacher. These days, American college players have to wait their turn…
Continue Reading Man arrested in Colorado triple-shooting after crash and intensive search
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Authorities say the man arrested in connection to a fatal shooting in southern Colorado is suspected of killing a…
Continue Reading How tensions in Bolivia fueled an attempt to oust President Arce from power
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace as President Luis Arce said his…
Continue Reading Bill Cobbs, the prolific and sage character actor, dies at 90
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Cobbs, the veteran character actor who became a ubiquitous and sage screen presence as an older man, has died.…
Continue Reading NASA taps Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring International Space Station out of orbit in a few more years
WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to build the vehicle that will bring the International Space Station out of its…
Continue Reading NTSB derailment investigation renews concerns about detectors, tank cars and Norfolk Southern
Associated Press The National Transportation Safety Board’s daylong hearing on a 2023 Ohio train derailment near the Pennsylvania border is giving…
Continue Reading Nevada judge denies release of ex-gang leader ahead of trial in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — An ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader has been denied release from a Las Vegas jail ahead of his trial in…
Continue Reading Prosecutors drop nearly 80 arrests from a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Nearly 80 criminal trespass arrests stemming from a pro-Palestinian protest in April at the University of Texas have…
Continue Reading Boebert will likely fill the House seat vacated by congressman who criticized the GOP’s extremes
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Former Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck resigned from Congress frustrated by a flank of the GOP’s…
Continue Reading Most Americans plan to watch the Biden-Trump debate, and many see high stakes, an AP-NORC poll finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. adults plan to watch some element of Thursday’s presidential debate and many think the event…
Continue Reading What Jamaal Bowman’s loss in New York means for the future of ‘the Squad’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — George Latimer’s decisive victory over Rep. Jamaal Bowman in suburban New York dealt the left-flank its…
Continue Reading Indiana seeks first execution since 2009 after acquiring lethal injection drug, governor says
Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb says the state plans to resume executions for the first time in over a…
Continue Reading President Luis Arce’s career has mirrored Bolivia’s economic trajectory from boom to bust
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The president of Bolivia is a 60-year-old leftist whom many see as an opponent of Washington-backed free-market and…
Continue Reading What to stream this week: ‘The Bear,’ Camila Cabello, Megan Thee Stallion and Celine Dion
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from Camila Cabello and Megan Thee Stallion, Amazon Prime has a documentary about…
Continue Reading Man killed by lightning strike on beach while warning others of incoming storm, police say
By Zenebou Sylla and Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — A man died after being struck by lightning on a New Jersey beach Sunday while trying to warn…
Continue Reading Texas man executed for 2001 abduction and killing of 18-year-old woman
Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The state of Texas has executed a man who kidnapped, sexually assaulted and fatally shot an 18-year-old…
Continue Reading Canada ends cod moratorium in Newfoundland after more than 30 years
ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (AP) — The Canadian government has ended the Newfoundland and Labrador cod moratorium, which gutted the Atlantic…
Continue Reading Former staffers at Missouri Christian boarding school face civil lawsuit alleging abuse of students
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yet another lawsuit is accusing a Missouri Christian boarding school of forcing a former student to do…
Continue Reading Texas court denies request to reconsider governor’s pardon in BLM demonstrator’s killing
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas appeals court denied a request to consider whether to reverse Gov. Greg Abbott’s pardon of a man…
Continue Reading Chairman of federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico finances to step down
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The chairman of a federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances has announced he is stepping down as…
Continue Reading Could Nebraska lawmakers seek winner-take-all elections in a special session to address taxes?
Associated Press Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen says he’ll call lawmakers back for a special session next month to address property tax relief. But…
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Continue Reading What happened to Minnesota’s Rapidan Dam? Here’s what to know about its flooding and partial failure
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota dam is still intact after floodwaters overcame parts of the structure and prompted officials to…
Continue Reading The Latest | Bolivian official says general wanted to take power, navy vice admiral also arrested
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — An apparent failed coup attempt erupted Wednesday in Bolivia, where armored vehicles rammed into the doors of the government…
Continue Reading Tribes honor the birth of a rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone and reveal its name: Wakan Gli
Associated Press WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — In a gathering near a picturesque lake outside Yellowstone National Park, hundreds of people…
Continue Reading Amazon joins exclusive club, crossing $2 trillion in stock market value for the first time
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has joined the exclusive $2 trillion club after Wall Street investors pushed the value of the e-commerce giant’s stock…
Continue Reading California dad who drove family off cliff will get mental health treatment instead of trial
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — A California radiologist accused of trying to kill his wife and two children when he drove his Tesla off a cliff along…
Continue Reading The Vatican stands trial in London as a British financier seeks to clear his name in a property deal
Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican went on trial in a London court Wednesday, as a British financier sought to recover from the harm he said…
Continue Reading A 12-year-old suffocated to death at camp after he was confined in a fully enclosed bivy sack, autopsy report says
By Holly Yan, Navya Shukla and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A boy from New York journeyed to North Carolina for camp but did not survive his…
Continue Reading What is the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court’s latest abortion case?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears ready to rule that hospitals in Idaho may provide medically necessary abortions to…
Continue Reading A fresh start for NBC Olympics: No more ‘plausibly live’ for Paris Games this summer
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The days of “plausibly live” Olympics coverage on NBC are coming to an end. The network says Mike Tirico will…
Continue Reading In a Kyiv market, Ukrainians take heart from team’s inspiring play at Euro 2024
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has paid tribute to his country’s soccer team as they ended…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Supreme Court seeks investigation after abortion draft order leaks
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court called for an investigation Wednesday after the leak of a…
Continue Reading IRS delays in resolving identity theft cases are ‘unconscionable,’ an independent watchdog says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent watchdog within the IRS reports that while taxpayer services have vastly improved, the agency is…
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