France backs regional bid to oust coup leaders in Niger ahead of deadline
By Chris Liakos and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — France said it backs efforts by members of an African regional bloc to thwart the coup in…
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Newly discovered ancient creature may have been the heaviest animal ever
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Fossils can appear in the oddest of places. As Earth’s shifting tectonic plates have rearranged…
Continue Reading British Columbia port workers ratify contract offer, ending Canada labor dispute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — British Columbia’s port workers have voted almost 75% in favor of a contract offer, ending weeks of turbulent…
Continue Reading A fugitive mob suspect in Greece is betrayed by his passion for hometown Naples soccer champions
ROME (AP) — Passion for this year’s soccer champions from Naples has led Italian police to capture a longtime organized crime fugitive who…
Continue Reading Slovenia has suffered its worst-ever floods. Damage could top 500 million euros, its leader says
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s prime minister says the country has faced the worst-ever natural disaster in its history, after devastating…
Continue Reading Opera singer David Daniels and his husband plead guilty to sexual assault
HOUSTON (AP) — Renowned opera singer David Daniels and his husband have pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting another singer in Houston. Daniels,…
Continue Reading Driver says he considered Treat Williams a friend and charges in crash are not warranted
DORSET, Vt. (AP) — A driver accused of causing a crash that killed Treat Williams knew the actor and considered him a friend but denied wrongdoing…
Continue Reading Scientists tickle rats to learn about brain activity during play
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Continue Reading Suspect in Orlando police shooting dies in hotel gunfight with officers
By Jay Croft and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A gunfight at a Florida hotel between police and a holed-up suspect ended in the man’s death…
Continue Reading More people go missing and thousands are evacuated as northeast China is hit by more floods
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Rain continued to pelt northeastern China in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri as authorities reported more fatalities and missing…
Continue Reading 11 people injured after bus returning to YMCA summer camp crashes in Idaho
By Mallika Kallingal and Macie Goldfar, CNN (CNN) — Eleven people were injured after a school bus with at least 30 on board rolled over near a…
Continue Reading Palestinian shooting attack in downtown Tel Aviv kills Israeli security guard
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities say a Palestinian gunman opened fire in central Tel Aviv, killing an Israeli…
Continue Reading Skipper of boat in crash that killed US tourist off Italy faces manslaughter investigation
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A prosecutor in southern Italy says the boat crash that killed a U.S. tourist off the Amalfi…
Continue Reading The third Philippine ferry accident in over a week leaves 1 person dead and nearly 100 rescued
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Police in the Philippines say one person has died and nearly 100 have had to be rescued after a ferry struck floating…
Continue Reading Explosions hit road bridges between Crimea and occupied Ukraine
CNN By Kostan Nechyporenko, Denis Lapin and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Explosions hit critical road bridges linking occupied Crimea with parts of…
Continue Reading ‘Rizz’: What it means, who has it and how to find your own
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — “Does this ratty T-shirt diminish my rizz?” “I’m going to rizz up a cutie at the party tonight.” …
Continue Reading ‘Monster hunters’ wanted in new search for the mythical Loch Ness beast
LONDON (AP) — The Loch Ness Centre in Scotland is calling for “budding monster hunters” and volunteers to join in what it dubs the largest…
Continue Reading Ukraine hits Russian oil tanker with sea drone hours after attacking naval base
By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko and Kostan Nechyporenko, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — One of Russia’s biggest oil tankers was struck by a…
Continue Reading South Korea presses on with World Scout Jamboree as heat forces thousands to leave early
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is plowing ahead with the World Scout Jamboree, rejecting a call by the…
Continue Reading Niger’s junta asks for help from Russian group Wagner as it faces military intervention threat
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An analyst says Niger’s new military junta has asked for help from the Russian mercenary…
Continue Reading Russia promises retaliation after Ukrainian drones hit a Russian tanker in 2nd sea attack in a day
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow promised retaliation Saturday after Ukrainian drones hit a Russian tanker in the…
Continue Reading 3 Indian soldiers are killed in Kashmir gunfight on the 4th anniversary of special status revocation
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Three Indian soldiers have been killed in a gun battle with rebels fighting against New Delhi’s rule in Kashmir.…
Continue Reading Niger’s junta isn’t backing down, and a regional force prepares to intervene. Here’s what to expect
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Regional mediation efforts to reverse the coup in Niger collapsed as soon as they started.…
Continue Reading Syria’s main al-Qaida-linked group denies it was behind the killing of an Islamic State leader
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s main insurgent al-Qaida-linked group denied it was behind the killing of the Islamic State group’s leader in the…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan handed 3-year sentence and moved to high-security prison
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested Saturday after a court handed him a…
Continue Reading Norwegian climber retires after becoming the fastest to climb world’s highest 14 peaks in 92 days
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Norwegian who has just become the fastest climber to scale all the world’s 14…
Continue Reading Former Pakistan PM Khan given three years in jail after guilty verdict in corruption trial
By Sophia Saifi and Azaz Syed, CNN Islamabad (CNN) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to three years in prison…
Continue Reading Pilgrims brave scorching heat for pope’s vigil in Lisbon after Francis ditches Fatima peace prayer
By NICOLE WINFIELD, BARRY HATTON and PIETRO DE CRISTOFARO Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — An estimated 1.5 million young people filled a…
Continue Reading 100-degree days are becoming more common in the cities where most people live. These charts explain why.
By Christopher Hickey, CNN Hot summer days in the United States have only been getting hotter. In the 25 largest US cities, days with highs breaking…
Continue Reading A Florida shooting puts 2 officers in the hospital; the suspect is later killed in hotel shootout
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida police officers were shot and critically injured during a traffic stop, and the suspect was fatally shot by SWAT…
Continue Reading Heat and wildfires put southern Europe’s vital tourism earnings at risk
By MICHAEL VARAKLAS and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press RHODES, Greece (AP) — Tourists at a seaside hotel on the Greek island of Rhodes snatched up…
Continue Reading Cambodia electoral body confirms Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party as the winner after final vote tally
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s electoral body has announced its final result for last month’s election — which has been…
Continue Reading Landslides kill 3 at base camp of a Hindu temple in northern India and 17 others are still missing
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Torrential rains have triggered a landslide at a base camp of a revered Hindu temple…
Continue Reading US customs officers seize counterfeit designer watches worth over $4 million in Kentucky
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers in Kentucky say they intercepted millions of dollars worth of…
Continue Reading Son of Colombia’s president freed while he is investigated for illicit enrichment, money laundering
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A judge in Colombia has ordered President Gustavo Petro’s son freed from detention while he is investigated on…
Continue Reading Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A beloved bookstore in Vermont’s small capital city moved across the street to a new…
Continue Reading Texas judge halts state abortion bans in cases of ‘emergent medical conditions’ threatening pregnant patients
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Texas judge issued an order late Friday temporarily barring the state from enforcing its ban on abortion after…
Continue Reading AP Psychology can be taught in Florida in its ‘entirety,’ state official says, amid fight over gender and sexual orientation teachings
By Dave Alsup and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The head of Florida’s education department on Friday told school officials that Advanced…
Continue Reading Artificial intelligence is gaining state lawmakers’ attention, and they have a lot of questions
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As state lawmakers rush to get a handle on fast-evolving artificial intelligence technology,…
Continue Reading Cost of federal census recounts push growing towns to do it themselves
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Only a single municipality, the Village of Pingree Grove in Illinois, has signed a contract so far with the U.S.…
Continue Reading Justice Department faces biggest test in its history with election conspiracy case against Trump
By COLLEEN LONG and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Justice Department was announcing the highest-profile…
Continue Reading Trump and allies boost calls for Justice Dept. takeover in new attack on democratic institutions
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press In the two-and-a-half years since the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, Congress passed a bipartisan law…
Continue Reading Russia’s war with Ukraine has generated its own fog, and mis- and disinformation are everywhere
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — On the battlefields of Ukraine, the fog of war plagues soldiers. And far from the fighting,…
Continue Reading Red panda twin babies born at UK zoo boost species’ endangered population
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The endangered red panda population recently received a boost in the form of adorable twin babies. The…
Continue Reading Protesters demand answers on third anniversary of Beirut port explosion
By Eyad Kourdi, Niamh Kennedy and Shirin Faqiri, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of protesters gathered in Lebanon on Friday to mark the third anniversary…
Continue Reading Trump indictment emerges as central GOP concern at Utah special election debate
By SAM METZ Associated Press FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — Simmering right-wing anger over the U.S. Justice Department’s indictment of former…
Continue Reading Fighting has plunged Sudan into a humanitarian catastrophe, senior UN officials say
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Senior U.N. officials say the conflict in Sudan has left 24 million people — half the…
Continue Reading Prosecutors ask judge to issue protective order after Trump post appearing to promise revenge
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The Justice Department has asked a federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President…
Continue Reading Suspect in O’Shae Sibley killing charged with murder
CNN, WCBS By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — The 17-year-old suspected of fatally stabbing O’Shae Sibley has been charged with murder as a hate…
Continue Reading FAA sets up new process for Hawaii air tour operators to fly at lower altitudes after fatal crashes
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it’s setting up a new process for air tour…
Continue Reading A funeral home in El Salvador offers pink coffins with Barbie linings
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A funeral home in El Salvador has taken Barbie mania to an extreme, offering pink coffins with Barbie linings.…
Continue Reading A judge has ruled Texas’ abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge ruled Friday the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women…
Continue Reading Mexico City arrests neighboring state’s attorney general, who accuses ex-soccer star of corruption
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors from Mexico City took the extreme and unusual step of getting marines to accompany them across state lines and…
Continue Reading NASA’s ‘shout’ restores communication with Voyager 2
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Using a long-shot “shout” maneuver, the Voyager mission team at NASA has reestablished communication with…
Continue Reading Person in connection with dancer’s stabbing death at Brooklyn gas station is in custody, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — Police have a person in custody in connection with the death of a gay man who was fatally stabbed after a confrontation between a…
Continue Reading Trump boasts at Alabama fundraiser that he needs ‘one more indictment to close out this election’
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has delivered a speech full of…
Continue Reading Golfer Angel Cabrera is released on parole after 2 years following gender violence cases
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentine golfer Ángel Cabrera has been released from jail on parole after he completed two years in custody over gender…
Continue Reading Charles Ogletree, longtime legal and civil rights scholar at Harvard Law School, dies at 70
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Law professor and civil rights scholar Charles J. Ogletree Jr. has died after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. He…
Continue Reading California investigates school district’s parental notification policy on children’s gender identity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta is investigating whether a local school district infringed on students’ civil…
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Twitch streamer charged with inciting a riot after giveaway draws huge crowds to Union Square in New York City
CNN By Zoe Sottile and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Social media influencer Kai Cenat has been charged with inciting a riot and unlawful assembly…
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Sheriff says he is ‘ashamed’ after five of his former deputies plead guilty to torture of two Black men
CNN, WAPT, WLBT By Devon M. Sayers and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Mississippi sheriff said he was “ashamed” and apologized after five of…
Continue Reading Indiana man formally charged after weekend block party kills 1, wounds 17
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A Muncie man has been formally charged with two counts of aggravated battery in connection with a weekend shooting that left…
Continue Reading Idaho bus filled with teen campers crashes on winding highway, injuring 11
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A school bus carrying teenage campers rolled over on a winding Idaho highway Friday afternoon, injuring 11 people, the Idaho…
Continue Reading The first pill to treat postpartum depression has been approved by US health officials
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have approved the first pill specifically intended to treat severe…
Continue Reading Compensation for New Mexico wildfire victims tops $14 million and is climbing
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal emergency managers say they’re making more progress in compensating…
Continue Reading Remote volcano in Alaska spews new ash cloud, prompting aviation warnings
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A remote volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands that has been active in recent weeks has spewed an ash cloud up to 30,000…
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Meet — but don’t touch — the toxic invasive worm that experts say has been hiding in plain sight
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Global ocean temperatures soared to the highest level on record this week
CNN By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The temperature of the planet’s oceans rose to new heights this week, setting a new record with no sign of…
Continue Reading Connecticut troopers under federal investigation for allegedly submitting false traffic stop data
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s top state prosecutor says the U.S. Department of Justice has taken over…
Continue Reading Webb telescope captures iconic Ring Nebula in unprecedented detail
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope for a fresh perspective of an iconic celestial favorite…
Continue Reading Wisconsin judge orders the release of records sought from fake Trump elector
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press A Wisconsin judge has ordered the state elections commission to release all records it has related to one of its…
Continue Reading Colorado fugitive who was captured in Florida was leading a posh lifestyle and flaunting his wealth
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A career fraudster who escaped from a federal prison in Colorado nearly five years ago has been captured on…
Continue Reading Twitch streamer charged with inciting a riot after giveaway draws huge crowds to Union Square in New York City
By Zoe Sottile and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Social media influencer Kai Cenat has been charged with inciting a riot and unlawful assembly…
Continue Reading NASA restores contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistake led to weeks of silence
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft is back in contact again, after flight controllers…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court upholds Connecticut law that eliminated religious vaccination exemption
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press A federal appeals court has upheld a 2021 Connecticut law that eliminated the state’s longstanding religious…
Continue Reading Court blocks Mississippi ban on voting after some crimes, but GOP official will appeal ruling
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual…
Continue Reading 14 million children in Sudan are in dire need of humanitarian support, says UNICEF
By Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Fourteen million children are in “dire need” of humanitarian support in Sudan, the United Nation’s…
Continue Reading Thousands overwhelm New York’s Union Square for streamer giveaway, tossing chairs and pounding cars
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A crowd of thousands that packed Manhattan’s Union Square for a popular…
Continue Reading 4 new offshore wind power projects proposed for New Jersey Shore; 2 would be far out to sea
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Four new wind farms are being proposed off the New Jersey coast. At least two of them…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — John Lauro, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump; Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif.; North Dakota…
Continue Reading Teenager suspected of killing man vogueing at Brooklyn gas station turns himself in, law enforcement source says
By Mark Morales and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The 17-year-old who police believe is responsible for the stabbing death of a 28-year-old…
Continue Reading Black bear shot and killed by Montana man in his living room after break-in
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana couple got a late-night wakeup call from a barking dog alerting them that a…
Continue Reading Supreme Court won’t block a ruling favoring a Native American man cited for speeding in Tulsa
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has left in place a lower court ruling that invalidated a speeding ticket against a Native American man in…
Continue Reading Power at the gas pump: Oregon lets drivers fuel their own cars, lifting decades-old self-serve ban
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — For the first time in 72 years, Oregon motorists can grab a fuel nozzle and pump gas into…
Continue Reading ‘Cuddling’ is just what the doctor ordered for a 200-pound walrus calf rescued this week in Alaska
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A 200-pound walrus calf found alone and miles from the ocean on Alaska’s North Slope is…
Continue Reading Fargo challenges new North Dakota law, seeking to keep local ban on home gun sales
By JACK DURA Associated Press Fargo is suing the state of North Dakota over a new law that bans zoning ordinances related to guns and ammunition,…
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Former Ohio police officer indicted in death of Donovan Lewis
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury indicted former Columbus, Ohio, police officer Ricky Anderson Friday for murder and reckless…
Continue Reading Taiwanese microchip company agrees to more oversight of its Arizona plant construction
PHOENIX (AP) — A Taiwanese microchip manufacturer building its first U.S. plant in Arizona has agreed to more scrutiny from the state when it comes…
Continue Reading Armed man who tried to enter a Jewish school in Tennessee fired at a contractor, police say
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a Tennessee man who attempted to enter a Jewish school with a gun fired…
Continue Reading Joe Biden’s ‘Buy America’ policy on infrastructure projects leads to factory jobs in Wisconsin
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Efforts by the Biden administration have been helping create new factory jobs as part of a push to…
Continue Reading The killing of an opposition supporter in Zimbabwe was by ruling party followers, witnesses say
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Witnesses say a deadly attack on a Zimbabwean opposition supporter was the work of ruling…
Continue Reading US judge blocks new Illinois law allowing state to penalize anti-abortion counseling centers
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a new Illinois law that allows the state to penalize anti-abortion counseling centers if they use…
Continue Reading A timeline of the investigation of the Gilgo Beach killings
By The Associated Press Starting in 2010, police searching for a missing woman found 10 sets of human remains in the scrub along a barrier island…
Continue Reading Greek authorities meet on migration as arrivals by land and sea are increasing
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government has met to try and find ways to improve coordination on migration. Friday’s meeting came as…
Continue Reading Louisiana trooper acquitted of federal charge in beating of a Black man with a flashlight
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A federal jury has acquitted Louisiana State Police Trooper Jacob Brown, who was charged with a single count of…
Continue Reading Sheriff says he is ‘ashamed’ after five of his former deputies plead guilty to torture of two Black men
By Devon M. Sayers and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Mississippi sheriff said he was “ashamed” and apologized after five of his former…
Continue Reading Pentagon warns of disruptions as Army, Marines both lack confirmed leaders for first time
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is warning that troop readiness and retention is at risk as…
Continue Reading Former Falcons QB Matt Ryan brings twin sons along for training camp visit
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Matt Ryan brought the No. 2 jersey back to the Atlanta Falcons’ training camp.…
Continue Reading Texas man who threatened poll workers and Arizona officials is sentenced to 3 1/2 years
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Texas man who advocated for a mass shooting of poll workers and threatened two Arizona officials…
Continue Reading Movie weapons supervisor waives preliminary hearing in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie weapons supervisor has waived her right to a courtroom review of evidence on charges…
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