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CNN By Faye Chiu, CNN (CNN) — Recent data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that a summer surge of Covid-19…
Continue ReadingCNN By Faye Chiu, CNN (CNN) — Recent data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that a summer surge of Covid-19…
Continue ReadingEighty years ago, then-US Navy lieutenant and future US President John F. Kennedy heroically swam between Pacific islands to help save the crew of…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. judge blocked a proposed water pipeline through a wilderness area in southwest…
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. officials say two Navy sailors have been arrested on charges related to…
Continue ReadingUS mortgage rates jumped this week, climbing closer to 7%. The move follows last week’s rate hike from the Federal Reserve, and the downgrade this…
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops have found the wreckage of a small plane and retrieved the bodies of its Filipino trainer pilot and…
Continue ReadingCNN By Tim Lister, Julia Kesaieva and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — A week after US officials said Ukraine was deploying extra troops to its…
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, Julia Kesaieva and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — A week after US officials said Ukraine was deploying extra troops to its…
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel…
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan attorney and supporter former President Donald Trump has been charged in…
Continue ReadingPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Connecticut man was given nearly $300,000 in fraudulent Home Depot credit by walking into stores in several states,…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — In a historic first, scientists have used gene editing to induce virgin birth in fruit flies, a major step in…
Continue ReadingBy JUAN FRANCISCO VALBUENA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government and the National Liberation Army, or ELN, have formally…
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of drag performers and LGBTQ+ rights advocates are suing to block a new Texas law that…
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Bresnahan, CNN (CNN) — On July 29, Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Wizkid performed in front of a sold-out Tottenham Hotspur Stadium…
Continue ReadingCNN By Sabrina Souza and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Andrea Wedner, whose 97-year-old mother was killed, called the mass shooter “worthless”…
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Those ads showing caged dogs and desperate looking cats while Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan’s…
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Carl Davis, the American composer and conductor behind the scores for numerous award-winning British…
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP National Writer Simone Biles’ return to competitive gymnastics has renewed the conversation around “the twisties” that…
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country superstar Keith Urban and Kix Brooks of powerhouse country duo Brooks & Dunn will…
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish media are reporting that an Eritrea-themed cultural festival in Stockholm took a turbulent turn when about a thousand…
Continue ReadingGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Bird watchers are flocking to northeastern Wisconsin in hopes of glimpsing a shorebird last seen in the state almost 180…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press An 87-year-old Maine woman ably fought off a teenage attacker before feeding him because he said he was “awfully…
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Drexel University says men’s basketball player Terrence Butler was found dead in his on-campus apartment on Wednesday. No…
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will extend its unilateral production cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence trial was postponed until at least Sept. 6 after New York City prosecutors asked…
Continue ReadingCNN By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Eighty years ago, then-US Navy lieutenant and future US President John F. Kennedy heroically swam between…
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has urged Pakistan to complete its part of a much-delayed gas pipeline…
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue was formally…
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities say several airline passengers rushed to subdue a man who held a sharp object to a flight attendant’s neck shortly…
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Hasbro is selling its eOne television and movie business to Lionsgate in an approximately $500 million deal,…
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — At least 14 people were injured on Thursday after a man drove his car into pedestrians then went…
Continue ReadingFRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a father who rescued his three children from a New Jersey river drowned after he lost his balance…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — An alleged former member of a Syrian pro-government militia has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of crimes against humanity…
Continue ReadingCNN By Sabrina Souza and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Family members of those killed and wounded in the 2018 mass shooting at a Pittsburgh…
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA VERZA and VALERIE GONZÁLEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say a Honduran migrant has identified one of the two…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but remained at a historically low level that…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Lizzo said Thursday that she’s “not the villain” that three of her former backup dancers falsely accuse her of being…
Continue ReadingBy MELINA WALLING Associated Press With global temperatures shattering records this year, are most people actually seeing this year as anything all…
Continue ReadingCNN By David Close and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A Somali sports official was suspended for nepotism on Wednesday after a viral video showed an…
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — More than 1,400 of Freddie Mercury ‘s personal items, including his flamboyant stage costumes,…
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon has handed over to Italy a suspected Italian drug dealer arrested last month north of the…
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the largest U.S. fashion brands and retailers have made their way into the adaptive-wear…
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian foreign minister has attacked the Biden administration as weak and…
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 92,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outside because an electronic controller…
Continue ReadingBY ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian official says New Delhi will participate in a weekend meeting that Saudi Arabia is…
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A man rammed a car onto a sidewalk Thursday in the South Korean city of Seongnam, then…
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who dropped all appeals has been executed for the 1988 murder of a woman who…
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — China is proposing new rules that would limit minors to no more than two hours a day on their cell phones. The…
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has imposed fines on Apple and the host of Wikipedia for failing to remove material deemed to be “false…
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish and Lithuanian leaders have held an urgent meeting in a strategically sensitive area…
Continue ReadingAnheuser-Busch InBev has reported a drop in U.S. revenue in the second quarter as Bud Light sales plunged amid a conservative backlash over a…
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine coast guard has rescued all 67 people from a ferry boat that struck a floating object and took on water…
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Five Greenpeace demonstrators were arrested Thursday after they draped the country estate of British…
Continue ReadingBy Martin Goillandeau, Chris Liakos and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Five people were arrested after climate activists draped black cloth over…
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL and FADI TAWIL Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister has demanded an end to the volatile…
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Banks from four Arab countries are interested in investing in Lebanon’s struggling banking…
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Souza and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Andrea Wedner, whose 97-year-old mother was killed, called the mass shooter “worthless” and…
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, FAMILY PHOTOS, KDKA, DAVID KLUG By Sabrina Souza and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Andrea Wedner, whose 97-year-old mother was killed,…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russia has added Norway to its list of “unfriendly countries” for allegedly targeting Russian diplomats abroad, further…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The U.S. military has identified a soldier killed when a truck hit her Stryker armored vehicle on a highway in southern Germany. U.S.…
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — France’s international news agency, Agence France-Presse, says it’s pursuing a copyright case against X, the social media…
Continue ReadingBy CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities in Ethiopia’s Amhara region have asked the federal government for help as a local…
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo is reporting a 52% increase in profit for the first fiscal quarter following the success…
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A parliamentary vote to select Thailand’s new prime minister is being delayed again,…
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD, BARRY HATTON and HELENA ALVES Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of flag-waving young people from…
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A highway bridge in northern China has collapsed due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains, and two cars have fallen into…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Adidas brought in 400 million euros ($437 million) from the first release of Yeezy…
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling damaged a landmark church Thursday in the Ukrainian city of Kherson that…
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court has heard a petition against a law that protects Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from being removed…
Continue ReadingBy PETER DEJONG Associated Press EEMSHAVEN, Netherlands (AP) — A freight ship carrying thousands of cars that burned for a week on the North Sea…
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A Southern California school board at odds with state officials and local residents this…
Continue ReadingBy BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — An Indian court says officials can conduct a scientific survey of a 17th-century…
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — International pressure is mounting on leaders of the coup in Niger. The American secretary of…
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is being rocked by a wave of mass protests calling for the country’s democracy to be…
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has raised its main interest rate to a fresh 15-year high as it tries to bring down…
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — The former mayor of a Maryland college town pleaded guilty Wednesday to 140 charges stemming…
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street sank for a third day following a British…
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The search for an Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea killing four people…
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. National Hurricane Center says that Dora has become a Category 3 hurricane far off Mexico’s western Pacific Coast —…
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s years-delayed trial on securities fraud…
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A Muslim cleric has been arrested on charges of blasphemy and hate speech in Indonesia after his decision to allow…
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Ballistics experts will fire up to 139 shots at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on…
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who became Democratic heroes as…
Continue ReadingBy EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore has executed a third prisoner in two weeks for drug trafficking, despite…
Continue ReadingBy CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States is praising Kenya’s interest in leading a multinational force in Haiti.…
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh and Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of firing shots outside a Memphis, Tennessee, Jewish school he was allegedly…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER and ALI SWENSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest indictment of Donald Trump alleges the former president conspired to…
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — China is proposing new rules that would limit minors to no more than two hours a day on their cell phones.…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China’s internet watchdog has laid out regulations to curb the amount of time children spend on their smartphones, in the latest…
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The typhoon that damaged homes and knocked out power on Okinawa and other southern Japanese islands…
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California State Supreme Court has ruled that Monterey County…
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, Virginia Langmaid and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Former Northwestern University offensive lineman Ramon Diaz is suing the…
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The vast majority of over 55 countries that made submissions to the U.N.’s highest…
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — He called it “Operation Take Over,” with a list that included a chilling…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this…
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Leader Mitch McConnell once vowed Donald Trump would have his day in court…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, ERIC TUCKER, NOMAAN MERCHANT and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump pleaded not guilty…
Continue ReadingWCHS By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — A small West Virginia university will close down after financial struggles, leaving many students…
Continue ReadingBy David Close and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A Somali sports official was suspended for nepotism on Wednesday after a viral video showed an…
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