5 injured in shooting at Seattle parking lot; police say no immediate arrests
SEATTLE (AP) — Five people were wounded in a shooting at a Seattle parking lot during which the police chief said “dozens and dozens of rounds”…
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What Ukraine must do to win in its southern push – and what Russia has in reserve
CNN By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — The Ukrainian military is doubling down on efforts to break through thick Russian defenses in its…
Continue Reading Mega Millions jackpot rises to $1.05 billion, with no top winner in Friday’s drawing
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to more than $1 billion after no winning ticket matched all six numbers…
Continue Reading To wrap, or not to wrap? Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books
By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — In a snug, wood-paneled Jewish bookstore in Hungary’s capital, Eva Redai…
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A timeline of the Gulf War
Using an array of news and archival sources, Stacker constructed a complete timeline of the Gulf War, identifying relevant events during the…
Continue Reading A drought alert for receding Lake Titicaca has Indigenous communities worried for their future
By PAOLA FLORES Associated Press HUARINA, Bolivia (AP) — A 70-year-old man’s feet sink into the soil as he passes abandoned boats where there…
Continue Reading Black Belt Eagle Scout’s latest record inspired by return home to Swinomish tribe’s ancestral lands
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The beginning of the pandemic was devasting for the leader of the indie rock band Black Belt Eagle…
Continue Reading 30 days over 110 F in Phoenix. But expected monsoon rains could cool historically hot Southwest
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A historic heat wave that has gripped the U.S. Southwest throughout July, blasting residents and…
Continue Reading After an attack on Salman Rushdie, the Chautauqua Institution says its mission won’t change
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — For a single, unthinkable moment last summer, the Chautauqua Institution was a hostile…
Continue Reading Ex-New Mexico police informant headed to prison after admitting 5 bank robberies to feed addiction
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man who confessed to five bank robberies last year, including one bank he robbed twice, has been sentenced to…
Continue Reading ‘God willing, we will meet again in Libya.’ A migrant family’s tale shows chaos at Tunisian border
By RENATA BRITO, ELAINE GANLEY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press When Mbengue Nyimbilo Crepin regained consciousness after collapsing in the desert,…
Continue Reading Water is refreshing in the heat, right? In parts of Florida this past week, not so much
By MICHAEL PHILLIS, BEATRICE DUPUY and REBECCA BLACKWELL Associated Press KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — In the sweltering summer heat, nobody tries to…
Continue Reading French President Macron visits his counterpart in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting his Sri Lankan counterpart in the first visit by a French leader to the…
Continue Reading Fresh charges tie Trump even more closely to coverup effort. That could deepen his legal woes
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a stunning new allegation in an already serious case: Former…
Continue Reading LGBTQ+ community proud and visible at Women’s World Cup
By MAX RALPH Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand striker Hannah Wilkinson has helped create two milestones at the Women’s…
Continue Reading What Ukraine must do to win in its southern push – and what Russia has in reserve
By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — The Ukrainian military is doubling down on efforts to break through thick Russian defenses in its counteroffensive…
Continue Reading Members of Congress break for August with no clear path to avoiding a shutdown this fall
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers broke for their August recess this week with work on funding the government largely…
Continue Reading Election disinformation campaigns targeted voters of color in 2020. Experts expect 2024 to be worse
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Continue Reading Colorado officer who placed handcuffed suspect into a vehicle that was hit by train is found guilty of misdemeanors, but acquitted of felony
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed suspect in a patrol SUV that was then hit by a train near Denver last…
Continue Reading Ex-Puerto Rico boxer Félix Verdejo found guilty on two charges tied to death of his pregnant lover
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Former Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo has been found guilty on two charges related to the death of his 27-year-old…
Continue Reading Typhoon Doksuri is downgraded to tropical storm status as it leaves southern China
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri weakened into a tropical storm late night Friday after bringing heavy rain…
Continue Reading UN says it’s forced to cut food aid to millions globally because of a funding crisis
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has been forced to cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions…
Continue Reading Aaron Hernandez’s brother now facing federal charges over alleged threatening messages
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The troubled brother of the late NFL player Aaron Hernandez was charged Friday, now in federal court, with new counts of…
Continue Reading Singer detained for dropping shorts on stage at festival in China’s ‘City of Rock’
By Berry Wang and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A singer who pulled down his pants during a performance at a rock festival in…
Continue Reading The UFO congressional hearing was ‘insulting’ to US employees, a top Pentagon official says
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Pentagon official has attacked this week’s widely watched…
Continue Reading 4 air crew members are missing after an Australian army helicopter ditched off the Queensland coast
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Four air crew members are missing after an Australian army helicopter ditched into…
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Four Australian army aircrew dead after helicopter crash during joint wargames with US
By Angus Watson and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Four Australian army aircrew members who were aboard a helicopter that crashed into…
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Bank robbery suspect drops out of ceiling and into recycling bin before he’s arrested, police say
By Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — A bank robbery suspect’s escape was thwarted when he fell into a recycling bin – right where police were…
Continue Reading Churchill Downs to resume racing at fall meet with no changes after horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety…
Continue Reading ‘X’ logo installed atop Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate permit violation
By JANIE HAR and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The city of San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation…
Continue Reading 2nd break found on North Carolina roller coaster
By Carrington Peavy and Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — Another break or crack has been found on a North Carolina amusement park ride, weeks after the…
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Watch for fireballs from two meteor showers in the coming days
Two meteor showers, the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, are both expected to peak during the evenings of July 30 and…
Continue Reading San Francisco security guard who fatally shot Banko Brown charged $1,500 in fines
By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — The security guard who fatally shot Banko Brown, a transgender man who was suspected of shoplifting from a San…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide in death of Black Lives Matter protester in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — A man who hit two protesters, killing one of them, with his car during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Seattle in 2020 has…
Continue Reading Mexico to set up center for third-country migrants and U.S. will take referrals for possible refuge
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government says it will take referrals of Haitian, Cuban, Venezuelan and Nicaraguan citizens in Mexico for possible…
Continue Reading Kurdish groups: Turkish strikes in Syria, Iraq kill eight fighters
By HOGIR AL ABDO and SALAR SALIM BAGHDAD (AP) — Kurdish-led armed groups in Iraq and Syria allege that Turkish airstrikes killed a total of eight…
Continue Reading Montana judge temporarily lifts ban on drag performances ahead of major Pride event
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge in Montana has temporarily blocked a new law that puts restrictions on…
Continue Reading Automaker Tesla is opening more showrooms on tribal lands to avoid state laws barring direct sales
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Tesla is ramping up efforts to open showrooms on tribal lands where it can sell directly to consumers, circumventing…
Continue Reading Judge allows suit alleging that hospital ignored parents and performed fetal autopsy without consent
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that a hospital system performed an…
Continue Reading Count of ballots from Spaniards abroad gives edge to right-wing block and deepens the stalemate
By DAVID BRUNAT Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ballots from Spaniards living abroad were counted Friday, and they gave a new twist to the…
Continue Reading Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems
By JOSH FUNK and SAM METZ Associated Press Federal investigators renewed their recommendation that major freight railroads equip every locomotive…
Continue Reading US announces $345 million military aid package for Taiwan
By NOMAAN MERCHANT, ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ZEKE MILLER and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has announced a new $345 million…
Continue Reading Biden openly acknowledges 7th grandchild, the daughter of son Hunter and an Arkansas woman
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly acknowledged his seventh…
Continue Reading Trucking company Yellow Corp. is reportedly preparing for bankruptcy. Here’s what you need to know
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The fate of U.S. trucking company Yellow Corp. isn’t looking good. After years…
Continue Reading Roller coaster with big crack has a second structural issue, inspectors say
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Another structural issue has been located with a large roller coaster that’s been closed for weeks since a large crack in…
Continue Reading Judge criticizes prosecutors’ handling of Venezuela case against ex-Miami congressman
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Miami is criticizing prosecutors for an apparent attempt to undercut a court…
Continue Reading Florida woman gets more than four years in prison for swindling Holocaust survivor out of millions
By Fabiana Chaparro, CNN (CNN) — A New York judge has sentenced a Florida woman to more than four years in prison for swindling a Holocaust…
Continue Reading Variety revises article on former CNN chief Jeff Zucker that was sharply criticized
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Under fire this week for an investigative story on former CNN chief Jeff Zucker, the entertainment…
Continue Reading Defense presses case that mental illness spurred Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A federal trial for a man who fatally shot 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue is approaching its conclusion as the defense makes…
Continue Reading 2 years after a woman and her dog were slain in an Atlanta park, police renew calls for public help
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police have renewed calls for the public’s help to try to solve the gruesome stabbing death of a woman who was walking her…
Continue Reading Human rights group identifies 133rd baby snatched from mother during Argentina’s dictatorship
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — DNA tests have confirmed the identity of a man who was taken from his mother…
Continue Reading Niger adds to growing list of countries in the Sahel run by the military
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Mutinuous soldiers in Niger have overthrown the nation’s democratically elected…
Continue Reading Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Disney’s efforts to neutralize governing district takeover
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge in Florida on Friday refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees against Disney’s efforts…
Continue Reading 3 people fatally shot, 2 wounded in a town in southern Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Police say three people were shot and killed at a residential building in southern Germany on Friday and another two wounded in a…
Continue Reading Mexican military obstructed probe into disappeared students, says UN
By Karol Suarez, CNN Mexico City (CNN) — The United Nation’s human rights commissioner on Thursday accused Mexico’s military of obstructing…
Continue Reading Paperwork problems drive surge in people losing Medicaid health coverage
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The nation’s top health official implored states to do more to keep lower-income…
Continue Reading Justice Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Indigenous chief fighting to save Amazon urges President Lula to defend people’s rights
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — An Indigenous leader who became a symbol of the fight for the preservation of the Amazon…
Continue Reading Colorado officer who put suspect in car hit by train found guilty of reckless endangerment
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked police vehicle…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which serves to protect and enforce the 14th and 15th…
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Students and administrator recall the day Ethan Crumbley shot up their Michigan school
CNN By Lauren del Valle and Ray Sanchez, CNN Pontiac, Michigan (CNN) — A 17-year-old girl testified Friday she “just prayed” and covered…
Continue Reading Worker warned organizer ‘Someone’s going to end up dead’ before crowd surge at ’21 Travis Scott show
By JUAN A. LOZANO and BEN FINLEY Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Just moments before rap superstar Travis Scott took the stage at the deadly 2021…
Continue Reading Connecticut pastor fatally struck by Stamford police car while crossing the street
By Nic Anderson, Julian Cummings, Zoe Sottile and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — State police are investigating after a patrol vehicle in Stamford,…
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Carlee Russell turned herself in and has been charged with falsely reporting an incident
CNN, WVTM By Alisha Ebrahimji, Zoe Sottile and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who admitted to staging her own…
Continue Reading Charges dropped against 7 Oklahoma police officers in 3 separate fatal shootings
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The new prosecutor in Oklahoma’s biggest county announced Friday she’s dropping…
Continue Reading 5 Honduran migrants die in Mexico van crash, 18 injured
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Five Honduran migrants are dead and another 18 are injured following the crash of the van they were riding in on Mexico’s…
Continue Reading IOC assures Ukraine fencer of Paris Games spot after DQ for not shaking hands with Russian opponent
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The IOC has assured Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan that she will have a place at the Paris Olympics…
Continue Reading Supreme Court’s student loan decision will lower US deficit according to new White House projection
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruling that upended President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student loan…
Continue Reading Tennessee governor declines to say if he has enough votes for gun proposal
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee wouldn’t say whether his proposal to keep firearms away from dangerous…
Continue Reading The backup driver in the 1st death by a fully autonomous car pleads guilty to endangerment
By JACQUES BILLEAUD AND ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in…
Continue Reading Two taxi drivers arrested in Mexican resort of Cancun for assaulting van carrying foreign tourists
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two taxi drivers have been arrested in the Mexican city of Cancun for assaulting a van carrying foreign tourists. The events in…
Continue Reading Brazil refuses US request to extradite alleged Russian spy
By Tatiana Arias and Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian authorities have declined a US request to extradite an alleged Russian spy, saying…
Continue Reading Rioter who stole badge, radio from beaten officer on Jan. 6 gets more than 4 years in prison
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A New York man who stole a badge and radio from a police officer brutally beaten by other rioters during the…
Continue Reading US proposes 18% fuel economy increase for new vehicle fleet from 2027 through 2032
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government wants to raise the fuel economy of new vehicles 18% by the 2032 model year so the…
Continue Reading Actor Max Greenfield urges studio CEOs to ‘be the heroes’ and make a deal in Hollywood strikes
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The co-star of the CBS sitcom “The Neighborhood” is urging the studios and their CEOs to…
Continue Reading US education secretary praises college’s disavowal of legacy admissions
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona praised Wesleyan University’s elimination of legacy admissions on a visit…
Continue Reading Authorities charge Alabama woman who acknowledged fabricating story about kidnapping, toddler
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities in Alabama said Friday they filed criminal charges against a woman who confessed to…
Continue Reading The Emmy Awards are postponed due to the Hollywood actors and writers strike, source says
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press The 75th Emmy Awards are the latest production to be put on pause due to the Hollywood strikes and will not air…
Continue Reading A Bay Area man fatally stabbed a woman and posted video of it on Facebook, police say
SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man allegedly stabbed a woman to death in the San Francisco Bay Area and then posted a video of the…
Continue Reading Attorneys preserve the right to invoke insanity plea for man accused of killing 4 people in Maine
WEST BATH, Maine (AP) — Defense attorneys in Maine may mount an insanity defense for a man who police say confessed to killing his parents and…
Continue Reading Body found in St. Lawrence River linked to migrant deaths
MONTREAL (AP) — Canadian authorities say a body found this month in the St. Lawrence River belonged to a man connected to an investigation into the…
Continue Reading Woman dies, 6 people hospitalized after boat hits Chicago breakwall and capsizes in Lake Michigan
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a woman died and six other people were hospitalized after a boat struck a Chicago breakwall and capsized in Lake…
Continue Reading Carlee Russell turned herself in and has been charged with falsely reporting an incident
By Alisha Ebrahimji, Zoe Sottile and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who admitted to staging her own kidnapping…
Continue Reading IR, PUP, NFI. What do all of those NFL roster designations mean?
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NFL players compete all offseason and through training camp to make the active roster of their current…
Continue Reading Mexican government statistics agency says it had to pay gangs to enter some towns to do census
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government statistics agency says it had to pay gangs to enter some towns to do census work last year. The…
Continue Reading Boots and dog tags Alan Alda wore on ‘M-A-S-H’ sell at auction for $125,000 that will go to charity
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The combat boots and dog tags Alan Alda wore while playing the wisecracking surgeon Hawkeye on the…
Continue Reading Offshore wind foes sue New Jersey and Danish turbine developer over tax break
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — Opponents of offshore wind projects are suing New Jersey and the Danish wind energy…
Continue Reading Sen. McConnell says he plans to serve his full term as leader despite questions about his health
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly said he is “fine” since he…
Continue Reading Europe’s banks could survive a drastic economic downturn, stress test shows
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank says the banking sector could withstand a severe economic downturn without depleting their…
Continue Reading Travis Scott drops ‘Utopia,’ his first album since the Astroworld festival tragedy
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Travis Scott released his first album in five years on Friday, the 19 track…
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US national parks are crowded – and so are many national forests, wildlife refuges, battlefields and seashores
Outdoor recreation is on track for another record-setting year. In 2022, US national parks logged more than 300 million visits – and that means a…
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US paychecks aren’t growing as quickly. That’s good for the Fed — but not for workers
US wage gains cooled in the second quarter, showing some easing of inflationary pressures, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics…
Continue Reading Free food fridges take off in parts of Europe in eco-friendly bid to fight waste
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — In an effort to cut down on food waste and help eco-conscious consumers, a Geneva nonprofit is…
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The Fed’s favorite inflation measure cooled down even further in June
Another key economic report further propped up the idea that a soft landing is not only possible, but also in motion: The Federal Reserve’s…
Continue Reading Fellow Democrats urge Biden to withhold $320 million in military aid to Egypt over rights abuses
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine senior Senate Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders are urging the Biden…
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Americans continue to feel better about inflation and the economy
US consumers have been feeling a whole lot better this summer as inflation has continued to…
Continue Reading Yorkshire punished for extremely serious misconduct over racism experienced by ex-player Azeem Rafiq
LONDON (AP) — Yorkshire has been fined and docked points in two formats of cricket over the club’s “extremely serious” misconduct in relation…
Continue Reading Maryland political aide died after 2 gunshot wounds, one self-inflicted
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A former Maryland political aide who failed to appear for his trial on federal corruption…
Continue Reading With affirmative action out, North Carolina’s flagship school bars use of race, sex in admissions
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The board of North Carolina’s flagship public university has voted to strictly bar the use of “race, sex, color or…
Continue Reading A worm has been revived after 46,000 years in the Siberian permafrost
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have revived a worm that was frozen 46,000 years ago — at a time when woolly mammoths, sabre-toothed…
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