Would a Texas law take away workers’ water breaks? A closer look at House Bill 2127
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press As unrelenting heat set in across Texas this summer, opponents of a sweeping new law targeting local…
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Canadian firefighters wage epic battle to save communities after mass evacuations
By DAVID SHARP, JIM MORRIS and MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Firefighters battling wildfires in western…
Continue Reading Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement off to slow start even as thousands lose coverage
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Public health advocates say Georgia appears to be doing little to promote its new Medicaid plan…
Continue Reading Emerging economies are pushing to end the dollar’s dominance. But what’s the alternative?
By CHINEDU ASADU, GERALD IMRAY, FARAI MUTSAKA and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Business has vanished at Kingsley Odafe’s…
Continue Reading Analysis: Why F-16 jets can’t come soon enough for Ukraine
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — The depth and frequency of craters across the frontline city of Orikhiv are a blunt example of…
Continue Reading Analysis: Why F-16 jets can’t come soon enough for Ukraine
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — The depth and frequency of craters across the frontline city of Orikhiv are a blunt…
Continue Reading Thousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, PATRICK ORSAGOS and RENATA BRITO Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Aissata Sall was scrolling through WhatsApp in May when she…
Continue Reading Japan’s Kishida to visit Fukushima plant before deciding date to start controversial water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will visit the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Mexican cultural artifacts were detained and returned to Mexico by US CBP
By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — More than 200 Mexican artifacts seized by US customs agents, some dating to 900 BC, have been repatriated to the…
Continue Reading Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Lawyers and unions representing rail workers say there is a clear pattern across the industry of…
Continue Reading Chinese military launches drills around Taiwan as a ‘warning’ after a top island official went to US
BEIJING (AP) — China’s defense ministry says its military has launched drills around Taiwan as a “stern warning” over what it calls collusion…
Continue Reading Local governments are spending billions of pandemic relief funds, but some report few specifics
By DAVID A. LIEB and KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press Joplin officials say they have big plans for $13.8 million of pandemic relief funds the…
Continue Reading Trump looms large over Iowa State Fair, but many GOP voters still mulling their caucus choices
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The loop Donald Trump’s private jet made above the Iowa…
Continue Reading Family of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate accuse state of ‘murder by willful omission’
By Florence Trucco and Ana María Cañizares (CNNE) — The family of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has…
Continue Reading Japan vows to strengthen ‘strategic collaboration’ with US and South Korea at historic meeting
By Shirin Faqiri and Heather Law, CNN (CNN) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to strengthen “trilateral strategic…
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School board votes to fire teacher who read book on gender identity to Georgia fifth-graders
CNN By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A suburban Atlanta school board has voted to terminate the contract of a teacher who read a book about gender…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Bolsonaro accused by ex-aide’s lawyer of ordering sale of jewelry given as official gift
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Then Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ordered an aide to sell undeclared luxury jewelry…
Continue Reading China launches military drills around Taiwan as US wraps up landmark summit with South Korea and Japan
By Irene Nasser and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — China’s military launched joint air and sea patrols around Taiwan this weekend as leaders…
Continue Reading Guatemala court permanently blocks suspension of Seed Movement party ahead of Sunday’s election
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Supreme Court of Justice has granted a permanent injunction to the party of…
Continue Reading ECOWAS sets ‘D-Day’ for possible military intervention in Niger
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The West African regional bloc ECOWAS says it has chosen an undisclosed “D-Day” for a possible military…
Continue Reading US judge sides with Nevada regulators in fight over Utah bus firm’s intrastate v. interstate routes
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. judge has denied a Utah bus company’s bid to block Nevada regulation of routes that…
Continue Reading Chemical treatment to be deployed against invasive fish in Colorado River
PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — The National Park Service will renew efforts to rid an area of the Colorado River in northern Arizona of invasive fish with a…
Continue Reading Russia bars 54 British journalists and ministers from entering country
By Katharina Krebs and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Russia has barred 54 more British citizens from entering the country, in response to the UK’s…
Continue Reading Pilot accused of destroying parking barrier at Denver airport with an ax says he hit breaking point
DENVER (AP) — A United Airlines pilot has been charged with criminal mischief for allegedly using an ax to destroy a barrier gate at an employee…
Continue Reading School board votes to fire teacher who read book on gender identity to Georgia fifth-graders
CNN, WSB By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A suburban Atlanta school board has voted to terminate the contract of a teacher who read a book about…
Continue Reading Dominican officials say plastics company to blame for explosion that killed 31 people
By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican authorities say they are pursuing…
Continue Reading Connecticut man convicted of killing roommate with samurai-like sword after rent quarrel
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Connecticut man has been convicted of killing his roommate with a samurai-style sword after a dispute over…
Continue Reading Thousands under evacuation orders and some homes burn as wildfires race through Washington state
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Fast-moving wildfires raced through Washington state on Friday, burning some homes and prompting evacuation orders for…
Continue Reading Federal judges rule against provisions of GOP-backed voting laws in Georgia and Texas
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI, KATE BRUMBACK and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal judges in Georgia and Texas are putting on…
Continue Reading 2 dead, many structures lost as wildfire threat grows in Washington state, officials say
By Mitchell McCluskey, Rebekah Riess and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two wildfires in Spokane County, Washington have burned more than 20,000 acres…
Continue Reading Officials identify IRS agent who was fatally shot during training exercise at Phoenix firing range
PHOENIX (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service has released the name of an agent shot and killed during a routine training exercise in North Phoenix.…
Continue Reading Biden stays mum on Justice Dept. decision to name special counsel in Hunter Biden probe
Associated Press CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden is keeping mum about Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to name a special…
Continue Reading No death penalty for a Utah mom accused of killing her husband, then writing a kid book about death
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a Utah mother who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after…
Continue Reading Michael Jackson sexual abuse lawsuits revived by appeals court
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Friday revived lawsuits from two men who allege Michael…
Continue Reading Lolita the orca dies at Miami Seaquarium after half-century in captivity
MIAMI (AP) — Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century, died Friday at the Miami Seaquarium as caregivers prepared to move…
Continue Reading Natural history museum closes because of chemicals in taxidermy collection
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota museum is closing after almost 40 years over concerns that the chemicals in its taxidermy collection could…
Continue Reading Man injured in shooting that killed rapper Takeoff, member of the group Migos, alleges Houston venue failed to provide adequate security
By Eli Masket, CNN (CNN) — A man who says he was injured during a November 2022 shooting that killed rapper Takeoff in Houston, Texas, is suing…
Continue Reading Bernard Kerik Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former New York police commissioner, Bernard Kerik, who served time in prison for…
Continue Reading Dr. Nathaniel Horn, the husband of US Rep. Robin Kelly, has died at 68
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly’s husband, Dr. Nathaniel Horn, has died. The Illinois Democrat posted a statement about Horn…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of actor Charlie Sheen. Personal Birth date: September 3, 1965 Birth place: New…
Continue Reading Dealer gets 10 years in prison in death of actor Michael K. Williams
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City drug dealer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for providing “The…
Continue Reading Canada wildfire evacuees can’t get news media on Facebook and Instagram. Some find workarounds
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Canadian news outlets have been blocked on Facebook and Instagram because of a dispute with the Canadian…
Continue Reading Appeals court strikes down Utah oil railroad approval, siding with environmentalists
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A U.S. Appeals Court on Friday struck down a critical approval for a railroad project that would…
Continue Reading Suburban Detroit police fatally shoot motorist awakened from sleep inside car
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Suburban Detroit police have fatally shot a motorist they awoke from sleep in a running car when he accelerated with an…
Continue Reading Planned Parenthood appeals ruling that let Nebraska abortion ban stand
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Planned Parenthood of the Heartland has appealed a judge’s ruling that left a new Nebraska law intact that bans abortions…
Continue Reading US readying plans to evacuate drone bases if necessary under Niger’s new junta, commander says
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is making precautionary plans to evacuate two key drone and counter-terror bases in…
Continue Reading Judge in Michigan school shooting case will rule whether Ethan Crumbley can face life in prison without parole
By Lauren del Valle and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A judge is scheduled to rule September 29 on whether Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former Vice President Mike Pence, a Republican presidential candidate; Deanne Criswell, administrator…
Continue Reading Brazil arrests 7 senior military police officers over Jan. 8 riots
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police have arrested seven top military police officers who are accused…
Continue Reading Illegal crossings on the US-Mexico border rose in July but were still down from last year
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press U.S. border authorities stopped migrants entering the country illegally more than 33% more often in July than in…
Continue Reading Federal appellate court dismisses challenge to New Jersey gun law
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A federal appellate court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a New Jersey law that allows the state attorney general to bring…
Continue Reading American Airlines sues a travel site to crack down on consumers who use this trick to save money
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is trying to crack down on a travel hack. This week, American sued a website…
Continue Reading Cyberattack keeps hospitals’ computers offline for weeks
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Key computer systems at hospitals and clinics in several states have yet to be turned…
Continue Reading James Buckley, conservative ex-senator and brother of late writer William F. Buckley, dies at 100
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former federal appeals court judge and New York Senator James Buckley has died at age 100. Buckley spent a single term in the…
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Hawaii delayed diverting water that could have helped Maui wildfires, letters obtained by CNN allege
By Isabelle Chapman and Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — A state agency delayed a water management company’s request to make more water available to…
Continue Reading Long-standing mystery of modified human skulls in ancient Japan solved by new analysis
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Modified skulls found in an ancient burial site in Japan were deliberately reshaped in both men and women as…
Continue Reading Company that leaked radioactive material will build barrier to keep it away from Mississippi River
By TRISHA AHMED MINNEAPOLIS MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) — The energy company responsible for leaking radioactive material from its nuclear plant in…
Continue Reading Underground mines are unlikely to blame for a deadly house explosion in Pennsylvania, state says
PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania officials say it’s unlikely that natural gas seeped from an abandoned underground mine and caused a house…
Continue Reading Biden goes west for his second vacation of the month
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press GLENBROOK, Nevada (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Nevada late Friday for more…
Continue Reading Mississippi grand jury cites shoddy investigations by police department at center of mistrial
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi grand jury has issued a report sharply…
Continue Reading Judge won’t delay Trump’s defamation claims trial, calling the ex-president’s appeal frivolous
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York federal judge expressed growing impatience Friday with what he calls ex-President…
Continue Reading Court tosses Jan. 6 sentence in ruling that could impact other low-level Capitol riot cases
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A federal appeals court on Friday ordered a new sentence for a North Carolina man who pleaded guilty to a…
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Feds ease water cuts on Colorado River after blockbuster winter
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials are easing water restrictions on the Colorado River next year, an incredible improvement after…
Continue Reading Feds ease water cuts on Colorado River after blockbuster winter
CNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials are easing water restrictions on the Colorado River next year, an incredible improvement…
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Invasive yellow-legged hornets spotted in US for first time, pose threat to honeybees
The first live specimen of a yellow-legged hornet, which “poses a threat to honeybees and other pollinators,” has been detected in the wild in…
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Why stock investors are suddenly so scared
Many investors are running a sizable profit this year – the S&P 500 is about 14% higher in…
Continue Reading Mississippi seeks new court hearing to revive its permanent stripping of some felons’ voting rights
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mississippi is asking a federal appeals court for a second hearing on whether it can…
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New study warns against risks of ‘time-traveling pathogens’
By Ava Loomar, CNN (CNN) — As the climate warms, scientists have suggested that “time-traveling pathogens” unleashed by thawing Arctic…
Continue Reading Fired founder of right-wing org Project Veritas is under investigation in New York
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of Project Veritas, a conservative nonprofit known for its hidden camera stings,…
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Thousands scramble to evacuate capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 ‘unprecedented’ wildfires blanket region
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of residents are rushing to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest…
Continue Reading Impeachment case alleges Texas AG Ken Paxton used multiple phones and an alias to conceal an affair
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — New documents released in the impeachment case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton…
Continue Reading New York governor blocks discharge of radioactive water into Hudson River from closed nuclear plant
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A measure to block discharges of radioactive water into the Hudson River as part of the Indian…
Continue Reading George Santos says ex-fundraiser caught using a fake name tried a new tactic: spelling it backwards
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When the invitation to lunch at the Empire State Building first arrived last summer, some of…
Continue Reading Passenger who survived fiery crash that claimed 4 lives is facing charges
ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) — A woman who survived a fiery crash that claimed the lives of four Maine Maritime Academy students is facing charges because…
Continue Reading FEMA has paid out nearly $4 million to Maui survivors, a figure expected to grow significantly
By KEN SWEET and MAE ANDERSON The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has approved $3.8 million in…
Continue Reading San Francisco launches driverless bus service following robotaxi expansion
By TERRY CHEA Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — First came the robotaxis. Then the driverless buses arrived. San Francisco has launched an…
Continue Reading Stem cells from one eye show promise in healing injuries in the other
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Phil Durst recalled clawing at his face after a chemical from a commercial dishwashing machine squirted into his…
Continue Reading North Carolina laws curtailing transgender rights prompt less backlash than 2016 ‘bathroom bill’
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina was ground zero in the nationwide fight over…
Continue Reading German archbishop ‘disappointed’ by diocese employees’ attempts to access porn
BERLIN (AP) — The archbishop of Cologne, one of Germany’s most important Catholic dioceses, expressed disappointment Friday that employees…
Continue Reading Florida ethics commission chair can’t work simultaneously for Disney World governing district
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The new administrator of Walt Disney World’s governing district can’t continue to work in his new job and be…
Continue Reading DNA links killing of Maryland hiker to Los Angeles home invasion
BEL AIR, Md. (AP) — Authorities say DNA has linked the killing of a Maryland woman found near a hiking trail to a home invasion and assault in Los…
Continue Reading Rare New England tornado lifts car from a highway as strong storms damage homes and flood roads
By MARK PRATT and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press A rare Rhode Island tornado lifted a car off a highway Friday as severe weather swept already…
Continue Reading Germany probes suspected poisoning after exiled Russian journalist falls ill on train to Berlin
By Sophie Tanno and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Russian dissident journalist Elena Kostyuchenko has revealed how she was traveling to Berlin by…
Continue Reading Unapologetic Shiite cleric blasts corruption in Iraq and Lebanon, and attempts to silence him
By BASSEM MROUE and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese Shiite cleric who has angered politicians and religious leaders in…
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Rosalynn Carter marks 96th birthday at home with the former president, butterflies and ice cream
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rosalynn Carter celebrated her 96th birthday at home Friday with her husband, former President Jimmy…
Continue Reading 3 of 5 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death want separate trials
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has set a September court hearing to discuss requests by three of five…
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3 respiratory viruses could make you sick this season – but for the first time, there are vaccines against all of them
Last year’s respiratory virus season in the US was a bad…
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‘I am evil,’ wrote British nurse found guilty of murdering seven babies in her care
CNN By Peter Wilkinson and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A British nurse has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill…
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Incredible images reveal nature’s more obscure side
A photo of a bright orange fungus growing on deadwood, with its striking color resplendent against the darkness, has been crowned winner of this…
Continue Reading Authorities ‘left people to die’ despite warnings about Cape Verde migrant boat weeks before tragedy, rights group alleges
By Benjamin Brown, Zahid Mahmood, Stephanie Busari and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Four national authorities and the European Union’s border…
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Why Maui’s rebuilding effort will be so expensive
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Beyond the devastating human toll from the recent wildfires on Maui, there will be a financial cost far…
Continue Reading Jiri Cerny, a leading Czech music critic and a voice of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, dies at 87
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Jiri Cerny, a legendary Czech music critic who introduced Western music to generations of listeners…
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Ford reveals 800 horsepower Mustang with $300,000 price tag
Ford has just unveiled the 800-horsepower Ford Mustang GTD which will be available in late 2024 or early 2025 at a starting price around…
Continue Reading Daughter says NYC shark bite victim has had 5 surgeries and has been left with permanent disability
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The daughter of the 65-year-old woman who was bitten by a shark at a New York City beach says…
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You may want to consider which arm you use to get your COVID-19 injection, study says
When you go to get your newly updated COVID-19 booster this fall, you might want to choose the arm the vaccine goes in…
Continue Reading Bonnie Prince Charlie’s face recreated using death masks
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Researchers at the University of Dundee have recreated the face of Bonnie Prince Charlie as he appeared when…
Continue Reading Baltimore teen accused of firing into crowd during block party mass shooting
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A second teenager has been arrested in connection with Baltimore mass shooting that left two people…
Continue Reading Biden administration sharply expands temporary status for Ukrainians already in US
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has announced a major expansion of temporary legal status for…
Continue Reading Proud Boy on house arrest in Jan. 6 case disappears ahead of sentencing
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities are searching for a member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared…
Continue Reading Ex-wife charged in ambush-style killing of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The ex-wife of a Microsoft executive who was gunned down by a triggerman in front of his young daughter has been charged…
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