What we know about the disappearance of Wisconsin toddler Elijah Vue
WLUK By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — It’s been nearly two months since 3-year-old Elijah Vue was reported missing in Wisconsin while in the…
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What we know about the disappearance of Wisconsin toddler Elijah Vue
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — It’s been nearly two months since 3-year-old Elijah Vue was reported missing in Wisconsin while in the care…
Continue Reading An earthquake measuring 5.6 hits central Turkey. No immediate reports of casualties or damage
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s disaster management agency says a moderately-strong earthquake has struck central Turkey. It was not…
Continue Reading Motorist dies in fiery crash when vehicle plows into suburban Chicago highway toll plaza, police say
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) — Police say a vehicle has plowed into a suburban Chicago highway toll plaza, engulfing it and the plaza in flames and…
Continue Reading Long-lost first USS Enterprise model is returned to ‘Star Trek’ creator Gene Roddenberry’s son
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The first USS Enterprise has boldly gone back home, solving a decades-long mystery. The model used…
Continue Reading Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to return to Wisconsin next week for her third visit to the battleground state this year.…
Continue Reading Armenian victims group ask International Criminal Court to investigate genocide claim
By MOLLY QUELL and MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A human rights organization representing ethnic Armenians has…
Continue Reading EU proposes youth mobility agreement with UK to help youngsters travel, work and live in both areas
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission is proposing to open negotiations with the United Kingdom to allow young people to move freely, work and…
Continue Reading Fire in truck carrying lithium ion batteries leads to 3-hour evacuation in Columbus, Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities evacuated an area of Ohio’s capital, Columbus, for several hours out of fear that a fire in truck’s trailer…
Continue Reading Chris Brown Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winner Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty to assaulting then-girlfriend…
Continue Reading This ancient snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A ancient giant snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton,…
Continue Reading Barcelona to get floating desalination plant to help fight drought in northeastern Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Regional authorities for Spain’s drought-stricken region of Catalonia say they will install a floating desalination plant…
Continue Reading Man granted parole for his role in the 2001 stabbing deaths of 2 Dartmouth College professors
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who’s served more than half of his life in prison for his role in the 2001…
Continue Reading The Latest | Officials at Group of Seven meeting call for new sanctions against Iran
By The Associated Press Israel has vowed to respond to Iran’s unprecedented weekend attack. It has left the region bracing for further escalation…
Continue Reading Expert will testify Bryan Kohberger’s cell phone was outside of Moscow on the night of the Idaho murders, defense says
CNN By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, was out…
Continue Reading Croatia’s conservatives believe they’ll soon form a majority government despite inconclusive vote
By DARKO BANDIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s ruling conservatives says that talks are already underway on the formation of a…
Continue Reading Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democrat who served one term representing southeast Wisconsin in Congress in the 1990s…
Continue Reading Starbucks is introducing a cold drink cup made with less plastic
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks stores have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from…
Continue Reading Law enforcement officials in 4 states report temporary 911 outages
By The Associated Press Law enforcement agencies in Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota and Texas reported temporary outages to 911 services. The reports…
Continue Reading Sluggish start for spring homebuying season as home sales fall in March with mortgage rates rising
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The spring homebuying season is off to a sluggish start as home shoppers contend with elevated…
Continue Reading US and UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran’s weekend attack on Israel
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and U.K. have imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that…
Continue Reading Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing
By TRAVIS LOLLER and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico,…
Continue Reading Tunisian journalist sentenced to 6 months in prison for insulting an official
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A judge in Tunisia has sentenced a journalist and political commentator to six months…
Continue Reading The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but it may be hard to see it
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Lyrid meteor shower is underway. But with a nearly full moon in the sky during the…
Continue Reading A Nigerian schoolgirl abducted by extremists 10 years ago is rescued pregnant and with 3 kids
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian army says a girl who was seized from her school along with hundreds others…
Continue Reading Discovery in Maya pyramid reveals dramatic dynasty collapse, archaeologists say
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — In an ancient Maya temple-pyramid in Guatemala, archaeologists recently discovered the scorched bones of at…
Continue Reading Georgia presses on with Putin-style ‘foreign agent’ bill despite huge protests
By Christian Edwards and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Georgia’s government is attempting to force through a controversial “foreign agent”…
Continue Reading Burkina Faso junta expel 3 French diplomats over alleged subversive activities
JACK THOMPSON Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The military Junta ruling Burkina Faso have expelled three French diplomats for alleged…
Continue Reading The Latest | Jury selection enters a pivotal stretch as Trump’s hush money trial resumes
NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection in Donald Trump ’s hush money trial enters a pivotal phase as the former president returns to court Thursday…
Continue Reading Choctaw artist Jeffrey Gibson is first Native American to represent the US solo at Venice Biennale
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VENICE. Italy (AP) — Jeffrey Gibson’s takeover of the U.S. pavilion for this year’s Venice Biennale…
Continue Reading Far-right German politician on trial accused of using banned Nazi slogans
By Lindsay Isaac, CNN (CNN) — A far-right German politician has gone on trial accused of using banned Nazi slogans at two rallies dating back…
Continue Reading Prince William resumes public duties after Kate’s cancer announcement
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — The Prince of Wales was back in action on Thursday, carrying out his first public…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi memoir, ‘The Art of Power,’ will reflect on her career in public life
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has completed a book about her years in public life. The…
Continue Reading Belgian and Czech leaders exhort the EU to react amid concern over Russian election interference
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Belgium and the Czech Republic are warning their European Union partners to take…
Continue Reading 2 people smugglers sentenced to 9 years each in Spain for drowning deaths of migrants
MADRID (AP) — Two people smugglers have been sentenced to nine years each in prison for the deaths of four Moroccan migrants who drowned after they…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 18: Capitol Hill, Plane safety, Abortion, 911 outages, Volcano eruption
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Ford is recalling more than 450,000 vehicles because they might lose drive power resulting from a battery…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 18: Capitol Hill, Plane safety, Abortion, 911 outages, Volcano eruption
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Ford is recalling more than 450,000 vehicles because they might lose drive power resulting from a battery…
Continue Reading Sweeping gun legislation approved by Maine lawmakers after mass shooting
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature has approved sweeping gun safety legislation nearly six months after…
Continue Reading Justice Department ramps up efforts to reduce violent crime with gun intel center, carjacking forces
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to reduce violent crime in the U.S.,…
Continue Reading Five icons you should know from Time’s 100 most influential people of 2024 list
By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Who are the 100 most influential people in the world? Every year, TIME Magazine has an answer. TIME released its…
Continue Reading Russia reports downing 5 Ukrainian military balloons in Kyiv’s latest apparent war innovation
By Associated Press Russia’s defense ministry says air defenses have downed what authorities describe as five Ukrainian balloons. The sides have…
Continue Reading UK’s Prince William returns to public duties for first time since Kate’s cancer diagnosis
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince William returns to public duties on Thursday for the first time since his wife’s cancer…
Continue Reading ‘Wild, wild west.’ Families say organs of deceased Alabama inmates have been removed without their consent
By Isabel Rosales, Chris Youd and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — After inmate Jim Kennedy Jr. died last year at the Limestone Correctional Facility…
Continue Reading ‘Wild, wild west.’ Families say organs of deceased Alabama inmates have been removed without their consent
CNN By Isabel Rosales, Chris Youd and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — After inmate Jim Kennedy Jr. died last year at the Limestone Correctional…
Continue Reading Biden scores endorsements from Kennedy family, looking to shore up support against Trump and RFK Jr
By ZEKE MILLER, WILL WEISSERT and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will accept endorsements from at least 15…
Continue Reading Israeli soccer facing Palestinian calls for action by FIFA at annual congress
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Calls for action against Israel in international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas will be…
Continue Reading Offshore wind projects have been dogged by inflation and culture wars. Now they’re making a comeback
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — After a disastrous year marked by high costs, accusations of environmental harm and project cancellations in 2023,…
Continue Reading Fernando Tatis Jr. has 50 custom cleats planned this year, including odes to Gwynn, Curry and more
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. plans to unveil 50 pairs of custom cleats this season, including odes to…
Continue Reading Reuters photographer wins World Press Photo of the Year with poignant shot from Gaza
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem captured this year’s prestigious World Press Photo of the…
Continue Reading ‘There is no time to waste’: EU leaders want to boost competitiveness to close gap with US and China
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are debating at a summit in Brussels a new “European Competitiveness…
Continue Reading Stabbed bishop delivers first message from hospital as malicious disinformation spreads
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — The last time Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel addressed his parishioners he was standing at the…
Continue Reading Copenhagen and Paris mayors exchange lessons learned after huge fires destroy landmarks
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Copenhagen’s mayor says she has been in touch with her Paris counterpart to see…
Continue Reading European Union official urges G7 to step up air defense for Ukraine and expand Iran sanctions
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press CAPRI, Italy (AP) — The European Union’s top diplomat is urging the Group of Seven to take quick and concrete…
Continue Reading Nokia sees double-digit fall in January-March sales as weak market for 5G technology prevails
HELSINKI (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported a smaller-than-expected profit and a substantial double-digit fall in…
Continue Reading Strong quake in southwestern Japan leaves 9 with minor injuries, but no tsunami
By MARI YAMAGUCHIA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese authorities say that a strong earthquake that struck the country’s southwest Japan…
Continue Reading UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker as sleaze allegations swirl over possible misuse of party funds
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s governing Conservative Party suspended a lawmaker who is alleged to have misused…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares gain despite Wall Street’s tech-led retreat
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares advanced on Thursday even after sinking technology stocks sent Wall Street lower in the S&P…
Continue Reading Europe wants 2 things from China. It may not get far on either of them.
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Europe wants two things from China: First, a shift in its relatively pro-Russia position on the…
Continue Reading Indonesians leave homes near erupting volcano and airport closes due to ash danger
By GRACEY WAKARY and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities closed an international airport and residents…
Continue Reading Hard right makes hay with European farmers’ anger ahead of June elections
By RAF CASERT Associated Press ANDEREN, Netherlands (AP) — Inside the barn on the flat fields of the northern Netherlands, Jos Ubels cradles a…
Continue Reading Germany arrests 2 for allegedly spying for Russia, planning sabotage to undermine Ukraine aid
BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say two German-Russian men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of espionage. One of them is accused of agreeing to…
Continue Reading United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever hits desert nation
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates struggled Thursday to recover from the heaviest…
Continue Reading China-born Zhou Guanyu will be a star regardless of who wins the Chinese Formula 1 race in Shanghai
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer Formula 1 returns to China this weekend after a five-year absence. And no matter who wins on Sunday, the star…
Continue Reading LAPD officer will not face criminal charges in killing of 14-year-old girl at store during police confrontation with suspect
By Aya Elamroussi and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A Los Angeles Police Department officer will not face criminal charges in the 2021 fatal…
Continue Reading US envoy to the UN vows support for families of Japanese who were abducted and taken to North Korea
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — America stands with Japan until all Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago return home to end…
Continue Reading China and Indonesia call for cease-fire in Gaza
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers called for an immediate and lasting…
Continue Reading Takeaways from this week’s reports on the deadly 2023 Maui fire that destroyed Lahaina
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, REBECCA BOONE, CLAUDIA LAUER and CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — More than half a year after the…
Continue Reading How South Africa’s former leader Zuma turned on his allies and became a surprise election foe
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa faces an unusual national election this year, its seventh vote since…
Continue Reading 911 service provider Lumen blames 911 outage on installation of light pole
By Andy Rose, Melissa Alonso, Dalia Faheid, Dakin Andone and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The outage of 911 systems in several states Wednesday…
Continue Reading Sydney boy accused of stabbing 2 clerics showed no signs of radicalization, Muslim leader says
By MARK BAKER and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — A Muslim community leader says a boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during…
Continue Reading Prominent figure in German far-right party going on trial over alleged use of Nazi slogan
By GEIR MOULSON and KERSTIN SOPKE Associated Press HALLE, Germany (AP) — One of the most prominent figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany…
Continue Reading Panama’s presidential frontrunner skips third and final debate ahead of May 5 election
By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Six of the eight candidates vying to be Panama’s next president have laid out their plans to…
Continue Reading Man suspected of throwing a pipe bomb at The Satanic Temple in Massachusetts is arrested, prosecutors say
By Rob Frehse and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A suspect has been arrested for allegedly throwing a pipe bomb that damaged The Satanic Temple…
Continue Reading Israelis grapple with how to celebrate Passover, a holiday about freedom, while many remain captive
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Every year, Alon Gat’s mother led the family’s Passover celebration of the liberation of…
Continue Reading South Carolina making progress to get more women in General Assembly and leadership roles
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Progress is being made in getting more women into leadership positions in South Carolina.…
Continue Reading Once a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi’s decade in power
By KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream.…
Continue Reading New Black congressional district in Louisiana bows to politics, not race, backers say
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana is awaiting a decision from three federal judges that could affect the balance of…
Continue Reading Closing arguments set in case against Arizona rancher charged in fatal shooting of unarmed migrant
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — A southern Arizona jury will hear closing argumentsin the case against a rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant on his…
Continue Reading Congress moving swiftly on bipartisan action to punish Iran after revenge attack on Israel
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran’s attack against Israel over the weekend has spurred a flurry of bipartisan legislative…
Continue Reading California school safety officer’s murder trial ends in mistrial after jury fails to reach verdict in shooting of 18-year-old
By Cindy Von Quednow, Taylor Romine and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A mistrial has been declared more than two years after a former California…
Continue Reading Trump trial jury selection process follows a familiar pattern with an unpredictable outcome
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury selection process at the historic criminal trial of former…
Continue Reading Jury selection in Trump hush money trial faces pivotal stretch as former president returns to court
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jury selection in the hush money trial of…
Continue Reading A Georgia beach aims to disrupt Black students’ spring bash after big crowds brought chaos in 2023
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at…
Continue Reading Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden’s climate law will help, AP-NORC poll finds
By ALEXA ST. JOHN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that 45% of U.S.…
Continue Reading Indonesia issues tsunami alert after volcano erupts on remote island
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Indonesian authorities on Wednesday ordered hundreds of villagers to evacuate following multiple eruptions of…
Continue Reading 25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Hours after she escaped the Columbine High School shooting, 14-year-old Missy Mendo slept between…
Continue Reading Tsunami alert after a volcano in Indonesia has several big eruptions and thousands are told to leave
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang…
Continue Reading UN agency helping Palestinians in Gaza seeks support against Israel’s demands for its dissolution
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency that has helped millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the…
Continue Reading Sydney shopping mall reopens after stabbings. Police make first arrest in riot after church attack
By MARK BAKER and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — A Sydney shopping mall has opened to the public for the first time since the mass…
Continue Reading Expert will testify Bryan Kohberger’s cell phone was outside of Moscow on the night of the Idaho murders, defense says
By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, was out driving…
Continue Reading Poland’s president becomes the latest leader to visit Donald Trump as allies eye a possible return
By JILL COLVIN and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump met Wednesday in New York with Polish President…
Continue Reading Video shows 3 jailers watch as officer wrapped chain around detainee’s neck and briefly choked him, lawsuit says
By Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — A surveillance video showing a jailer wrapping a chain around the neck of an inmate whose attorneys say was…
Continue Reading Whistleblowers outline allegations of nepotism and retaliation within Albuquerque’s police academy
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Several members of the Albuquerque police academy’s training staff who were…
Continue Reading Biden administration set to provide $6.1 billion to Micron Technology for chip plants in NY, Idaho
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide $6.1 billion in government support for…
Continue Reading Oklahoma man arrested after authorities say he threw a pipe bomb at Satanic Temple in Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — An Oklahoma man has been arrested after authorities accused him of throwing a pipe bomb at the headquarters of a group in Salem,…
Continue Reading Democrats clear path to bring proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total abortion ban to a vote
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path to bring a proposed repeal of the state’s…
Continue Reading NCAA allows transfers to be immediately eligible, no matter how many times they’ve switched schools
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NCAA athletes will be immediately eligible to play no matter how many times they transfer — as long as…
Continue Reading California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for ‘Erin Brockovich’ contaminant
By DORANY PINEDA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators adopted a drinking water limit on toxic hexavalent chromium, a chemical…
Continue Reading Who owns businesses in California? A lawmaker wants the public to know
By TRÂN NGUYỄN The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker wants to require limited liability companies and similar…
Continue Reading Chilean report into LATAM Airlines flight plunge finds ‘involuntary movement forward’ from pilot’s seat
By Ana Melgar, CNN (CNN) — A preliminary report from Chile’s aviation authority on the LATAM Airlines plane that plunged mid-air on March 11…
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