Harvard says it’s removed human skin from binding of 19th century book
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University said it has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th century book about the afterlife that has been…
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Napoli players take a knee in public show of support after alleged racial abuse of Juan Jesus
ROME (AP) — Napoli’s players have taken a knee before their Serie A game against Atalanta in a public show of support for teammate Juan Jesus. It…
Continue Reading Funeral held for slain New York City police Officer Jonathan Diller
NEW YORK (AP) — A procession of New York Police Department officers, on foot and driving motorcycles, have escorted the remains of their slain…
Continue Reading Israel acknowledges troops killed 2 Palestinians after video captures shooting on a Gaza beach
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military has acknowledged its troops shot dead two Palestinians and wounded a third…
Continue Reading ‘It’s a dolphin!’: Researchers uncover unusual ancient fossil in the Amazon
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Earth’s oceans are teeming with a multitude of life — and mysteries. To better understand the ocean…
Continue Reading Ambassadors lay flowers at site of Moscow concert hall massacre
MOSCOW (AP) — Foreign diplomats in Russia have laid flowers at the site of last week’s attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144…
Continue Reading Sisters sue a luxury townhome community’s HOA in effort to save a historic Black cemetery
By Rafael Romo and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Audrey Collins looks longingly up the hill towards her grandmother’s grave. The…
Continue Reading China’s gambling hub of Macao holds its its final horse race, ending a tradition of over 40 years
By ALICE FUNG Associated Press MACAO (AP) — After more than 40 years, Macao’s horse racing track has hosted its final races, bringing an end to…
Continue Reading A bomb blast kills 1 person and wounds 14 in Pakistan’s southwest
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A police official says a bomb blast has killed one person and wounded 14 in Pakistan’s southwest, including three…
Continue Reading Some of Trump’s allies in Congress already support his 2025 ideas on deportations and Jan. 6 pardons
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is campaigning on promises of mass deportations and of pardons for…
Continue Reading Vatican confirms pope will preside over Easter Vigil after he skipped Good Friday at last minute
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican confirmed Pope Francis would preside over the Easter Vigil service on Saturday night,…
Continue Reading IMF confirms increasing Egypt’s bailout loan to $8 billion
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The executive board of the International Monetary Fund has confirmed a deal with Egypt to increase its…
Continue Reading Hours to make and seconds to destroy, Holy Week flower carpets are a labor of love in Guatemala
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press ANTIGUA, Guatemala (AP) — Overnight before the Holy Week processions pass in front of his house, Luis…
Continue Reading LGBTQ-inclusive church in Cuba welcomes all in a country that once sent gay people to labor camps
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press MATANZAS, Cuba (AP) — Proudly wearing a rainbow-colored clergy stole and a rainbow flag in her clerical…
Continue Reading ‘Brutal stabbing’ of exiled Iranian journalist prompts counterterror investigation
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — A prominent exiled Iranian journalist was stabbed outside his home in London on Friday, prompting British…
Continue Reading UK counterterrorism police investigate an attack on a television presenter outside his London home
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British counterterrorism police are investigating the stabbing of an Iranian television presenter…
Continue Reading Reopening the Port of Baltimore could take weeks as colossal wreckage cleanup gets underway, officials say
By Dalia Faheid, Aditi Sangal, Michelle Watson, Ashley R. Williams and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — It could take weeks for the Port of…
Continue Reading 80 years later, DNA analysis helps identify remains of 19-year-old Virginia sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Officials using DNA analysis have identified the remains of a 19-year-old Virginian sailor killed in a World War…
Continue Reading 4 UN military observers wounded in an explosion while patrolling Lebanon’s southern border
By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Four United Nations military observers have been wounded while patrolling the…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested after hostage drama unfolds in Netherlands town
By Jessie Gretener and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — One person has been detained after allegedly taking hostages at a bar in the central Dutch…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy fires more aides in a reshuffle as Russia launches drones and missiles across Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers in a continuing reshuffle while…
Continue Reading 17 reported hurt after river cruise ship hits a concrete passageway on the Danube in Austria
The apa news agency says 17 passengers were hurt when a Bulgarian river cruise ship lost steering and hit the sides of a lock on the Danube in…
Continue Reading Connecticut becomes one of the last states to allow early voting after years of debate
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press STONINGTON, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut has finally launched an early, in-person voting system years after almost…
Continue Reading Powerball drawing nears $935 million jackpot that has been growing for months
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery players will have another shot at a $935 million Powerball jackpot that has been growing larger and larger since…
Continue Reading 1 in every 13 bridges in America is in ‘poor’ condition. Thousands could collapse from a collision
A container ship colliding into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is drawing attention to potential vulnerabilities among some of America’s…
Continue Reading Who wouldn’t like prices to start falling? Careful what you wish for, economists say
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans are in a sour mood about the economy for one main reason: Prices feel too…
Continue Reading Police say multiple people are being held hostage in a Dutch town. They have evacuated nearby homes
EDE, Netherlands (AP) — Heavily armed police have cordoned off part of a Dutch town and say that multiple people are being held hostage in a…
Continue Reading Grandstands and gallop tracks: Versailles Palace gardens get ready for Olympic equestrian events
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press VERSAILLES, France (AP) — Preparations are underway for the gardens of the Versailles Palace to welcome Olympic…
Continue Reading The US welcomes the new Palestinian government following its repeated calls for political reform
JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States has welcomed the formation of a new Palestinian autonomy government, signaling it is accepting the new lineup as…
Continue Reading Pope Francis skips Good Friday event at last minute ‘to preserve health’ for Easter rituals
By Christopher Lamb and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis pulled out of a Good Friday service at the last minute, the Vatican said, “to…
Continue Reading Government agents raid Peruvian President Boluarte’s residence in luxury watch investigation
Televised images have swept Peru of government agents from an investigative team breaking into the president’s residence with a sledgehammer. The…
Continue Reading Some state lawmakers want school chaplains as part of a ‘rescue mission’ for public education
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have proposed legislation to allow spiritual…
Continue Reading Volunteers uncover fate of thousands of Lost Alaskans sent to Oregon mental hospital a century ago
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 15-year volunteer effort is helping identify the fates of thousands of Alaskans who…
Continue Reading Kate conspiracies peddled by Russian disinformation group, experts say
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The truth, as it often is, was less strange than many had thought. After weeks of frenzied conspiracies about…
Continue Reading Israel’s high court says the government must stop funding seminaries. Could that topple Netanyahu?
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court ruling curtailing subsidies for ultra-Orthodox men has rattled…
Continue Reading Uranium is being mined near the Grand Canyon as prices soar and the US pushes for more nuclear power
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park…
Continue Reading Uranium is being mined near the Grand Canyon as prices soar and the US pushes for more nuclear power
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park…
Continue Reading Key takeaways about the condition of US bridges and their role in the economy
By DAVID A. LIEB and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press The collapse of a Baltimore bridge that got struck by a cargo ship has highlighted the important…
Continue Reading An Oklahoma council member with ties to white nationalists faces scrutiny, and a recall election
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press ENID, Okla. (AP) — Voters in the northwest Oklahoma city of Enid will decide whether to recall a city councilor…
Continue Reading Closed bridges highlight years of neglect, backlog of repairs awaiting funding
By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL CASEY, JEFF MCMURRAY and CHRISTOPHER KELLER Associated Press Thousands of old bridges across the U.S. are awaiting…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden is lapping Donald Trump when it comes to campaign cash — and he’ll need it
By SEUNG MIN KIM and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is raising gobs of cash. And it…
Continue Reading At collapsed Baltimore bridge, focus shifts to the weighty job of removing the massive structure
By LEA SKENE and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Teams of engineers are now focused on the formidable job of hauling the shattered…
Continue Reading This US state is not covered by the NATO treaty. Some experts say that needs to change
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Sweden became the newest member of NATO earlier this month, joining 31 nations in the security alliance, including…
Continue Reading As conflict worsens in eastern Congo, 2 armed groups pledge to respect civilians
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Representatives of two armed groups in Congo signed solemn pledges this week to both their…
Continue Reading Europe saved its bears from extinction. Now some countries want more rights to shoot them
By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — A team of 14 armed officers with camera traps, a thermal imaging drone and a shoot-to-kill order ran through…
Continue Reading Central Asian migrants face xenophobic backlash in Russia after Moscow terror attack
By Sebastian Shukla, CNN (CNN) — The four men accused of a deadly terror attack on Moscow’s Crocus City concert hall last week were…
Continue Reading Japanese authorities raid a factory making health supplements linked to 5 deaths
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese government health officials are raiding a factory that produces health supplements they say…
Continue Reading US missionary group pledges to appeal the convictions of 11 members in Nicaragua
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S.-based missionary group Mountain Gateway says it will file appeals against the convictions of 11 members of the group…
Continue Reading 7 taken to New York hospital for observation after ‘severe turbulence’ on United flight, official says
By Samantha Beech and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — Seven people were taken to a New York hospital for observation after experiencing severe…
Continue Reading 8 migrants apparently from Asia die in apparent boat accident off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in southern Mexico say the bodies of eight migrants, apparently from Asia, have been found after a boat accident off…
Continue Reading Ukraine faces retreat without US aid, Zelensky says
By Mariya Knight and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces would have to cede further territory to Russia if US military aid does not arrive…
Continue Reading In Indonesia, deforestation is intensifying disasters from severe weather and climate change
By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — In Indonesia, environmental groups continue to point to deforestation and…
Continue Reading Trump posts video with an image of a hog-tied Biden, drawing a rebuke from Democrat’s campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is drawing criticism for posting a video on social media Friday that contains the…
Continue Reading Canada’s Niagara region declares a state of emergency to prepare for an influx of eclipse viewers
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) — Ontario’s Niagara Region has declared a state of emergency as it prepares to welcome up to a million visitors for…
Continue Reading High winds and turbulence force flight from Israel to New Jersey to be diverted to New York state
NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. (AP) — High winds and turbulence have forced a United Airlines flight from Israel to be diverted from its destination of Newark…
Continue Reading 2 police officers shot in Nevada city. SWAT team surrounds home where suspect reportedly holed up
SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Police have surrounded a house in a residential neighborhood in Sparks, Nevada, where they say a suspect in an officer-involved…
Continue Reading Brazil’s top court denies Bolsonaro’s request for passport return to travel to Israel
By ELÉONORE HUGHES RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has denied a request by former president Jair…
Continue Reading US judge in Nevada hands wild horse advocates rare victory in ruling on mustang management plans
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Wild horse advocates in Nevada have scored a rare legal victory. A federal judge in Reno ruled…
Continue Reading Children race to collect marshmallows dropped from a helicopter at a Detroit-area park
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — It rained marshmallows at a suburban Detroit park on Friday as children raced to…
Continue Reading Illinois’ Elite Eight run led by Terrence Shannon Jr., who faces rape charge, isn’t talking to media
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Wrtier BOSTON (AP) — Illinois’ season could have ended up a lot different. The Illini opened the season thriving…
Continue Reading DA suggests Donald Trump violated gag order with post about daughter of hush-money trial judge
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors are suggesting that Donald Trump violated a gag order in his hush-money…
Continue Reading Audit finds inadequate state oversight in Vermont’s largest fraud case
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press A state audit has found that Vermont did not provide adequate oversight to prevent the massive fraud that occurred in…
Continue Reading Former Justice Eileen O’Neill Burke wins Democratic primary in Chicago-area prosecutor’s race
CHICAGO (AP) — Former appellate court Justice Eileen O’Neill Burke has won the Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney over…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.; retired Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, former commander of Central…
Continue Reading Snow-covered bodies of 2 men from Senegal found in New York woods near Canadian border
MOOERS, N.Y. (AP) — New York state police say two men from Senegal froze to death and were found in the snow of a wooded area close to the Canadian…
Continue Reading UNLV releases video of campus shooter killed by police after 3 professors shot dead
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Images of a campus police officer diving behind a patrol vehicle to escape gunfire and then fatally…
Continue Reading A town has imposed a curfew on its children as it grapples with youth crime
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Emotions were running high in the Australian town of Alice Springs this week when mourners…
Continue Reading Judge questions Border Patrol stand that it’s not required to care for children at migrant camps
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge sharply questions the Biden administration’s position that it bears no…
Continue Reading New York City’s mayor gets baptized in jail by Rev. Al Sharpton on Good Friday
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press New York City Mayor Eric Adams has received a jailhouse baptism from Rev. Al Sharpton. The ceremony on Friday…
Continue Reading Social Security slashes amount of overpayments beneficiaries must pay back
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Social Security recipients will now have to pay back much less if they were inadvertently overpaid. The Social…
Continue Reading Truck driver charged with criminally negligent homicide in fatal Texas bus crash
BASTROP, Texas (AP) — The driver of a cement truck that veered into oncoming traffic and hit a school bus carrying more than 40 pre-K students has…
Continue Reading An Everest-size volcano hiding in plain sight on Mars? New research make waves in the science community
Scientists may have pinpointed a massive, oddly shaped volcano taller than Mount Everest on the surface of Mars — and it has been hiding in plain…
Continue Reading Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum, the Vatican said, adding to concerns about his frail…
Continue Reading Texas woman sues prosecutors who charged her with murder after she self-managed an abortion
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A South Texas woman sued the Starr County District Attorney’s office and the…
Continue Reading A big airline is relaxing its pet policy to let owners bring the companion and a rolling carry-on
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines is easing a restriction in its pet policy. For years, people with a small pet could only bring one other…
Continue Reading Tori Spelling files for divorce from Dean McDermott after 18 years of marriage
Tori Spelling has filed for divorce from her husband and former reality TV co-star Dean McDermott. The former “Beverly Hills 90210” actor…
Continue Reading Mother says she wants justice after teen son is killed during police chase in Mississippi
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A mother says she wants justice after her 17-year-old son died when a police SUV ran…
Continue Reading Trump asks appeals court to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to remain on Georgia election case
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and other defendants accused of illegally trying to interfere in…
Continue Reading OpenAI reveals Voice Engine, but won’t yet publicly release the risky AI voice-cloning technology
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is getting into the voice assistant business and showing off new technology that can clone a person’s…
Continue Reading Robot disguised as a coyote or fox will scare wildlife away from runways at Alaska airport
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A headless robot about the size of a labrador retriever will be camouflaged as a coyote or fox to ward off migratory birds…
Continue Reading 3 Pennsylvania men have convictions overturned after decades behind bars in woman’s 1997 killing
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge has overturned the convictions of three men imprisoned for decades in…
Continue Reading ACLU, Planned Parenthood challenge Ohio abortion restrictions after voter referendum
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new lawsuit is challenging some of Ohio’s abortion laws…
Continue Reading New trial denied for ‘Rust’ armorer convicted in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge rejected an effort by a movie set armorer challenging her…
Continue Reading US probes complaints that Ford pickups can downshift without warning, increasing the risk of a crash
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that more than 540,000 Ford pickup trucks can abruptly downshift to a lower…
Continue Reading North Korea Nuclear Timeline Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at North Korea’s nuclear capabilities and the history of its weapons program. 1985 North Korea…
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Low pay, understaffed shifts, and dangerous conditions: New data shows a worsening prison staffing shortage crisis
The Marshall Project looks at how poor working conditions, long work days and violence lead prison staff to quit, causing wide-ranging consequences…
Continue Reading Study says since 1979 climate change has made heat waves last longer, spike hotter, hurt more people
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study says climate change is making giant heat waves crawl slower across the globe and they are baking…
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Big-rig parking shortage across the US spells juggernaut problems
Truck Parking Club used DOT data to explore the severity of the truck parking shortage, which is endangering drivers and those around…
Continue Reading California governor to deploy 500 surveillance cameras to Oakland to fight crime
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says hundreds of high-tech surveillance cameras are coming to the city of Oakland and…
Continue Reading The Texas attorney general is investigating a key Boeing supplier and asking about diversity
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The Texas attorney general says he’s investigating a key Boeing supplier that is already…
Continue Reading Tyla, South Africa’s amapiano angel, manifests stardom in debut album
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tyla, who won the inaugural Grammy for African music performance last month, has released…
Continue Reading Biden says that the glitzy fundraiser with Obama and Clinton projects unity heading into November
By COLLEEN LONG and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Still basking in the glow of his largest-ever fundraiser, which featured his…
Continue Reading Colman Domingo and Taylor Hackford are some paying tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. after death at 87
By The Associated Press Fellow actors and famous fans are paying tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. after his death at age 87. Gossett’s “The Color…
Continue Reading A global disaster unfolds on a bridge over a river in Baltimore
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — When it opened 47 years and six days ago on “a spectacularly clear” March morning, the steel-arched Francis…
Continue Reading Powell says Fed wants to see ‘more good inflation readings’ before it can cut rates
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated a message he has sounded in recent weeks:…
Continue Reading Lawsuit accuses Special Olympics Maine founder of grooming, sexually abusing boy
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A lawsuit accuses the founder of Special Olympics Maine of grooming a 9-year-old boy for…
Continue Reading Why Home Depot is spending $18 billion to buy a roofing company
In its largest acquisition ever, Home Depot is expanding its business targeting professional contractors and builders as the home fixer-upper market…
Continue Reading Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham takes step closer to promotion with 2-0 win over Mansfield
WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Wrexham, the fourth-tier Welsh team co-owned by actor Ryan Reynolds, took a step toward another promotion with a 2-0 victory…
Continue Reading Why Ireland is the most pro-Palestinian nation in Europe
By Niamh Kennedy and Eoin McSweeney, CNN (CNN) — Ireland has become the latest nation to say it will intervene in the genocide case against…
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Sam Bankman-Fried has to repay $11 billion. How can he possibly do that?
By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered Sam Bankman-Fried to repay more than $11 billion as part of his…
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