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4 people accused of hanging Vinícius Júnior effigy released from custody
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Four people accused of hanging an effigy of Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior off a…
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Four people accused of hanging an effigy of Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior off a…
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus authorities say they’re taking extra efforts to ensure flight safety isn’t compromised from Turkish warplanes and…
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Today is the start of Memorial Day weekend, which also marks the beginning of the busy summer travel season. Stay…
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Astronomically expensive repairs, dodgy credit card tactics – the Consumer Federation of America has released…
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s energy regulator says the typical household energy bill will come down by around $495 a…
Continue ReadingBy BORIS HEGER and ARND WIEGMANN Associated Press KUESNACHT, Switzerland (AP) — In her adoptive country, Tina Turner was more than just a…
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Astronomically expensive repairs, dodgy credit card tactics – the Consumer Federation of America has released…
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Astronomically expensive repairs, dodgy credit card tactics – the Consumer Federation of America has released…
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Team Penske has struggled at the Indianapolis 500 the past few years, both in qualifying and…
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Police said they arrested a man Friday who had holed up in his father’s house armed with a…
Continue ReadingWREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Wrexham’s shirts will have a taste of Hollywood next season. The Welsh soccer team has secured its latest celebrity linkup…
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A nuclear watchdog has asked the operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant to assess…
Continue ReadingBy Caolán Magee, CNN Dublin, Republic of Ireland (CNN) — Ahmed said that when he first arrived in Ireland after fleeing violence in his home…
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN and ELISE MORTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner claimed Thursday…
Continue ReadingBy David McKenzie, CNN Johannesburg (CNN) — The most wanted fugitive in the Rwandan genocide of 1994 has been arrested in Paarl, South Africa…
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, Luke McGee and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Net migration to Britain reached record levels last year, official figures…
Continue ReadingBy SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s top opposition party was barred Thursday from participating in…
Continue ReadingBy LORI HINNANT and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press LYSOHIRKA, Ukraine (AP) — Damage that has gone unrepaired for months at a Russian-occupied…
Continue ReadingBy Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — Russia has denied reports of a fire at its Ministry of Defense building in central Moscow, according to state news…
Continue ReadingBy VICTORIA MILKO and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The International Energy Agency says energy security concerns and…
Continue Readingby KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A 21-year-old Hong Kong man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for participating…
Continue ReadingBy MEHDI FATTAHI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has unveiled what it dubbed the latest iteration of its liquid-fueled…
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian markets were mixed Friday as a deadline loomed for Congress to reach a deal on the U.S. government debt…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German economy has shrunk unexpectedly in the first three months of this year, marking the second quarter of contraction that is…
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — More than two years after the rotting foot of an alleged swindler washed ashore on an Australian…
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — A Hong Kong-flagged ship briefly ran aground in Egypt’s vital Suez Canal, though authorities said they were able to refloat it after…
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER and AYSE WIETING Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Two opposing visions for Turkey’s future are on the ballot when…
Continue ReadingFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — More than 500 companies have suspended their business in Russia, and a similar number have withdrawn completely. A…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer When Russia invaded Ukraine, global companies were quick to respond, some announcing they would get out of Russia…
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Mahmoud almost never leaves his small apartment in east Khartoum. Electricity has been out for most…
Continue ReadingBy TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana board decided Thursday night to reprimand an Indianapolis doctor after finding that…
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) — California regulators say the state is unlikely to run out of electricity this summer because…
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — On the 75th anniversary of U.N. peacekeeping, the United Nations chief said Thursday…
Continue ReadingBy SOPHENG CHEANG and GRANT PECK Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A labor union leader who led a long-running strike against…
Continue ReadingBy FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (AP) — The 24 bright green baby parrots began chirping and bobbing their heads the second…
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s governor has signed a bill banning most abortions…
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The United States grew older, faster, last decade. The share of residents 65 or older grew by more than a third…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China’s struggling national basketball league. The eight-time…
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A new report says the world’s 20 richest countries are fueling forced labor and…
Continue ReadingBY ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Before Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis were leading rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential…
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ron DeSantis ’ entry into the 2024 White House race against former President…
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force fighter pilot about to be nominated as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff…
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press RUBY VILLAGE, Guyana (AP) — A small group of Indigenous women in northern Guyana are the latest weapon in the…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oath Keepers extremist group founder Stewart…
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press WAYNESBORO, Ga. (AP) — The first of two nuclear reactors in Georgia is generating electricity and could be days away…
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press WAYNESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Two nuclear reactors in Georgia were supposed to herald a nuclear power revival in the United…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The unofficial start of the summer travel season is here, with airlines hoping to avoid the chaos of last year and…
Continue ReadingBy AARON MORRISON and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police was three…
Continue ReadingPANAMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 has struck in the Caribbean Sea just off…
Continue ReadingBROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Federal officials say over 200 patients could be at risk of fungal meningitis after having surgical procedures at clinics…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk delivered for Florida, again. Sergei Bobrovsky denied Carolina, again. The…
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean and U.S. militaries have conducted large live-fire drills near the…
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The New York Police Department has shared a detailed timeline of the events surrounding the disappearances of two…
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS VALDEZ Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Bolivia acknowledged Wednesday that the church had…
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — As Typhoon Mawar aimed its fury at Guam, residents facing terrifying winds and crashing waves…
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter into a “digital town square,” but his much-publicized Twitter Spaces…
Continue ReadingBy GRACE GARCES BORDALLO and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Many residents of Guam remained without power and…
Continue ReadingFrom Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger to NBA legend Magic Johnson, many paid tribute to music superstar Tina Turner following her death on…
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Gabby Petito’s parents now have a copy of a letter Brian Laundrie’s mother wrote to her son, which…
Continue ReadingBy Nick Valencia and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — An 11-year-old Mississippi boy who was shot by a police officer after he called 911 for help…
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Standing in a Tennessee museum, near exhibits of shimmering dresses worn by Tina Turner,…
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — The vessel UHF Felicity pulled into the port of New Bedford shortly before 5:00…
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer STRESA, Italy (AP) — Destination cruise shows are among the fashion world’s most ambitious, winging the…
Continue ReadingGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Officials say an Indiana woman died earlier this month while hiking inside Grand Canyon National Park. The…
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A man in Kentucky’s largest city is facing criminal charges after allegedly shooting his roommate during a dispute…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A 17-year-old boy fell to his death this weekend while climbing a Los Angeles bridge in an apparent social media stunt, police…
Continue ReadingBy Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — Russia has denied reports of a fire at its Ministry of Defense building in central Moscow, according to state news…
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — As friends and family looked on, rapper Fetty Wap on Wednesday apologized for his…
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Adnan Syed, the man who spent more than two decades behind bars for the 1999 killing of ex-girlfriend Hae Min…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Typhoon Mawar was a Category 4 super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph or greater when it crossed the northern…
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican leaders in Oklahoma unveiled the largest-ever budget proposal this week, although…
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that he is tapping a history-making…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Shell has agreed to pay $10 million to resolve allegations that it polluted the air around its massive new…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s…
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press The powerful Typhoon Mawar lashing Guam has interrupted travel and tropical island life for residents and U.S.…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the life of Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine. Personal:…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. June 1, 2023 – Dev Shah, an 14-year-old from Largo,…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of convicted terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui, who is serving a life sentence in prison…
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — The widow of former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods has announced her candidacy for the congressional seat currently held by…
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Two boats carrying around 1,000 people on board are reportedly in distress in the…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Target is removing some items and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide after intense…
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s outgoing prime minister says he has ordered a probe into a report that authorities illegally deported back to…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the PGA Championship, one of the four Grand Slam golf tournaments; the others are the…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at horse racing’s Triple Crown. The three races in the Triple Crown are the Kentucky Derby,…
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Towering a couple of hours from one of the world’s largest cities, the Popocatepetl volcano…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at information and statistics concerning domestic (intimate partner) violence. According to the…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some information about the events in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on June 3-4, 1989. Facts Tiananmen…
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Caregivers at a South Florida ocean park are taking steps to prepare Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century,…
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Justices on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court are indicating that they’re likely to have…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Ban Ki-moon, former secretary-general of the United Nations. Personal Birth date:…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Olaf Scholz, the chancellor of Germany. Personal: Birth date: June 14, 1958 Birth…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at ricin, a natural, highly toxic compound that is extracted from castor beans. Facts About one…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at abortion in the United States. Facts January 22, 1973 – Roe v. Wade – The US…
Continue ReadingBy MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Danish painters in the 19th century may have turned to an unusual source for some of their…
Continue ReadingMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee have conducted a welfare check on suspended Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant and say “he is fine”…
Continue ReadingBy MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is urging Kansas City police to enforce a…
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As families and loved ones mourn the unimaginable loss of 19 children and…
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for…
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of…
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cemented himself as a conservative standard-bearer in…
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