Teen says she ‘just prayed’ while saving girl in Michigan school shooting
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A judge is hearing more testimony at a hearing to determine if a Michigan school shooter will…
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Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $1.05 billion after another drawing without a big winner
By The Associated Press The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.05 billion Friday night, only the fifth time in the history of the game…
Continue Reading Who’s in charge of Nashville’s airport? US and Tennessee officials disagree under a new state law
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville International Airport has quietly faced an identity crisis for weeks under a…
Continue Reading Trump and his top 2024 primary rivals mostly ignore the case against him during key Iowa GOP event
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Continue Reading Japanese city apologizes after advising pregnant women to cook, clean and give husbands massages
By Jessie Yeung and Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — There’s nothing a new mother likes more than being told how to please her husband –…
Continue Reading India and Japan look to collaborate in building semiconductors and resilient supply chains
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Japan are exploring collaboration in critical and emerging technologies, including…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on bodies from migrant boats buried on the beach in Senegal
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Continue Reading Schools lost track of homeless kids during the pandemic. Many face a steep path to recovery
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Continue Reading Mounting job vacancies push state and local governments into a wage war for workers
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Continue Reading Unmarked Senegal beach graves hold untold number of West African migrants, officials and locals say
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Continue Reading Teen was sexually abused at therapeutic boarding school, lawsuit says as parents advocate oversight
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Continue Reading Homeless struggle to stay safe from record high temperatures in blistering Phoenix
By THOMAS MACHOWICZ and ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Homeless in America’s hottest big metro, Stefon James Dewitt Livengood was…
Continue Reading Japan’s central bank retains key interest rate while fine-tuning bond purchases for more flexibility
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s central bank has opted to keep its benchmark interest rate at minus 0.1% but has fine-tuned its bond purchases to allow…
Continue Reading Singapore executes first woman in nearly two decades for drug trafficking
By Heather Chen and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Singapore on Friday hanged a woman convicted of attempting to traffic an ounce of heroin, the…
Continue Reading Wagner chief Prigozhin seen back in Russia for first time since rebellion
By Vasco Cotovio and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner private military company, was spotted inside Russia…
Continue Reading Defense Secretary Austin says the US stands with countries against China’s ‘bullying behavior’
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Continue Reading UN lifts last restriction on arms for Central African Republic government, but not for mercenaries
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has lifted a requirement that the Central African Republic get…
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College Board responds to comparisons between its AP course and Florida’s Black history curriculum
By Nicole Chavez and Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The College Board said Thursday it “resolutely” disagrees with any notion that enslavement…
Continue Reading Japan raises alarm over China’s military, Russia ties and Taiwan tensions in new defense paper
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government stepped up its alarm over Chinese assertiveness, warning in a report issued…
Continue Reading Donald Trump faces new charges in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. Here’s what to know
By MEG KINNARD and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press New charges — and a new defendant — added to the classified documents case against…
Continue Reading Bolivia is the latest South American nation to use China’s yuan for trade in challenge to the dollar
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Continue Reading US Senate votes to expand radiation-exposure compensation, from Guam to original A-bomb test site
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Continue Reading Extreme heat has killed more than 200 in Mexico since March
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — The number of deaths across Mexico due to extreme heat has hit 249 over the past four months, its Ministry of…
Continue Reading Russian and Chinese delegates join North Korean leader Kim at a parade showing his newest missiles
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shared center stage with senior delegates from Russia…
Continue Reading As illegal crossings drop, the legal challenges over Biden’s US-Mexico border policies grow
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Immigration advocates say an online appointment system to seek asylum at the U.S. border with…
Continue Reading Green Bay woman wasn’t mentally ill when she killed and dismembered a former boyfriend, jury finds
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Continue Reading Larry Nassar survivors sue Michigan State University, alleging ‘illegal secret votes’ prevented release of 6,000 documents
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Continue Reading A US group is accusing Mexican bishops of covering up for priests implicated in sex abuse
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.S.-based group has issued a list of 16 Mexican bishops and high-ranking clerics who allegedly covered up for priests accused…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the new charges against Trump, aide and Mar-a-Lago worker in the classified documents case
CNN By Tierney Sneed and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith expanded his classified documents case against former President…
Continue Reading ‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera to stand trial on assault charge in fight with brother, judge rules
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — “Jackass” star Bam Margera will stand trial on charges that he punched his brother…
Continue Reading Senate passes defense bill with bipartisan support, but clash looms with House over social issues
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Continue Reading U.S. Women’s World Cup tie vs. Netherlands draws combined audience of 7.93 million on Fox, Telemundo
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The United States’ 1-1 draw against the Netherlands in the Women’s World Cup drew 7.93 million viewers, making it the…
Continue Reading A New Jersey woman is arrested on suspicion of posing as a doctor and prescribing medicine for more than a year
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A New Jersey woman was arrested Wednesday, accused of posing as a doctor and prescribing medicine to people. Maria…
Continue Reading Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles and singer of ‘Take It to the Limit,’ dies at 77
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles who added high harmonies to such favorites as…
Continue Reading ‘Mississippi’s Giant Houseparty’ shows sharp divide between GOP governor and Democratic challenger
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s political divide was on full display as Republican Gov. Tate…
Continue Reading After refusing to let Sikh trooper grow beard, New York State Police accused of flouting state law
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Netanyahu won’t commit to abiding by ruling if Supreme Court blocks controversial law
CNN By Tara John and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to say if he would abide by any…
Continue Reading South Dakota attorney general calls on lawmaker to repay more than $600K in COVID-19 relief funds
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press UNDATED (AP) — South Dakota’s attorney general is calling on a state lawmaker to repay more than…
Continue Reading Dozens of smuggled people found working in ‘horrible’ conditions at illegal California pot plant
MERCED, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in California’s Central Valley say they’ve found dozens of people working and living in…
Continue Reading Officer shot in head during Louisville bank attack will be released from a hospital, police say
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Continue Reading Citigroup says some predecessor companies likely saw indirect financial benefits from slavery
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the companies that formed what is now Citigroup likely benefitted financially from slavery…
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The US is presently involved in 15 'shadow wars': Here's where and why
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Continue Reading Man who killed 1 Fargo officer, hurt 2, was interviewed about guns in 2021 after tip, FBI says
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Continue Reading New York City crane collapse linked to company and operator with history of safety violations
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As authorities continue to investigate a crane collapse that rained thousands of pounds of…
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Special counsel brings more charges against Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case
CNN By Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday brought additional charges against…
Continue Reading Judge orders release of 3 of ‘Newburgh Four’ and assails FBI’s role in a post-9/11 terror sting
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three men convicted in a post-9/11 terrorism sting have been ordered freed…
Continue Reading Florida woman who stole nearly $3 million from Holocaust survivor gets over 4 years in prison
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida woman who drained an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor’s life savings by posing as a…
Continue Reading As cyclists ride across Iowa, they are seeing craft breweries driving small-town tourism
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer RIPPEY, Iowa (AP) — There are hundreds of breweries represented on the jerseys of the thousands of cyclists on…
Continue Reading Black lawmakers press Justice and Education Departments to investigate Florida’s race curriculum
By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Black Caucus is pushing the White House, Justice Department and the Department…
Continue Reading Ex-Mississippi prison guard pleads guilty to federal charge in 2019 inmate beating
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal prosecutors says a former Mississippi prison guard has pleaded guilty in the 2019 beating of an inmate. Justice…
Continue Reading Biden dispatches top adviser for talks with Saudi crown prince on normalizing relations with Israel
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dispatched his national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Saudi Arabia for…
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Webb telescope spots water in a nearby planetary system
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Continue Reading Obama’s first college is latest to end legacy admissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — A California college where President Barack Obama started his undergraduate studies will no longer give special treatment to the…
Continue Reading Trump accused of asking staffer to delete camera footage in Florida classified documents case
By ERIC TUCKER and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump faced new charges Thursday in a case accusing him…
Continue Reading Phoenix’s record heat is killing off cactuses
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Continue Reading Misleading clients on abortion could cost Illinois pregnancy centers
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Crisis pregnancy centers in Illinois that are popping up near abortion…
Continue Reading Enormous Lebanon bologna sandwich unveiled at Pennsylvania community fair
LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — An enormous Lebanon bologna sandwich billed as one of the world’s largest has been unveiled at a central Pennsylvania…
Continue Reading ‘Whale ballet’: Video shows 3 humpbacks jump in unison, a birthday surprise for man and daughters
PORSTMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man celebrating his birthday on the ocean with his three daughters captured video of something so rare that…
Continue Reading GOP measures would undo protections for endangered lesser prairie chicken, northern bat
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has approved two measures to undo federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken…
Continue Reading July has been so blistering hot, scientists already calculate that it’s the warmest month on record
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — July has been so hot thus far that scientists calculate that this month will be the hottest…
Continue Reading Netanyahu won’t commit to abiding by ruling if Supreme Court blocks controversial law
By Tara John and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to say if he would abide by any potential…
Continue Reading Survivors of Mexico’s worst migrant detention center fire stuck in limbo, unable to support families
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four months after a fire at an immigration detention center on the United States border, eight…
Continue Reading Bo Goldman, Oscar-winning screenwriter of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’, dies at 90
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bo Goldman, who penned the Oscar-winning scripts to “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and…
Continue Reading Correction: Water Woes-Mississippi story
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In a story published July 26, 2023, about the sewer system in Jackson, Mississippi, The Associated Press erroneously reported…
Continue Reading His campaign forced Sinead O’Connor to scrap a 1997 Jerusalem concert. Now he is a Cabinet minister
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Continue Reading Police release reconstructed images of an unidentified woman whose remains were found in 3 suitcases along a Florida beach
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Police in Florida have released reconstructed photos of an unidentified woman whose remains were found in…
Continue Reading Casino mogul Steve Wynn fined $10M to end fight over claims of workplace sexual misconduct in Nevada
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino mogul Steve Wynn has ended a yearslong legal fight with Nevada gambling regulators that…
Continue Reading White House rolls out measures aimed at lowering cost of housing, increasing supply
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press The White House has announced a series of measures that it said would reduce the cost and increase the supply of…
Continue Reading Angels say they won’t trade Shohei Ohtani. He celebrates with a 1-hitter, 2 homers
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is staying with the Los Angeles Angels, at least for the rest of the season. The…
Continue Reading Honolulu lifeguard Joey Cadiz is on a mission to improve nutrition
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Continue Reading La misteriosa alergia a la carne transmitida por las garrapatas puede afectar a cientos de miles de personas en EE.UU., estiman los CDC
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Continue Reading Mexico’s president offers to buy U.S. company’s coastal property for $375 million to end dispute
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says he has offered to buy an American company’s Caribbean coast property for $385 million to end a…
Continue Reading House to leave for August recess without resolving key spending fight, as government shutdown threat looms in fall
By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The House will leave on Thursday for August recess without resolving a key spending…
Continue Reading Back-to-School Brigade provides supplies for Utah military children
By Jenny Carpenter Click here for updates on this story CLEARFIELD, Utah (KSL) — Brightly colored backpacks, crayons,…
Continue Reading Jordan lawmakers move to criminalize some online speech. Rights groups accuse kingdom of censorship
By OMAR AKOUR Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The lower house of Jordan’sia parliament has passed legislation to punish online speech…
Continue Reading Maine plans to use offshore wind for half its energy needs by 2040
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a bill to procure 3,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind turbines…
Continue Reading Moroni mother pleads guilty to killing 2-year-old daughter through abuse
By Emily Ashcraft Click here for updates on this story MANTI, Utah (KSL) — A Moroni woman has admitted to abusing and…
Continue Reading Miss Italy organizers defend ban on trans contestants
By Oscar Holland and Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Organizers of Miss Italy have defended their ban on transgender contestants after the…
Continue Reading White House says ‘no’ possibility Biden would pardon his son
By Donald Judd (CNN) — White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday offered a decisive “no” when pressed if President Joe…
Continue Reading ‘Haunted Mansion’ scares up a modest renovation of the Disney ride turned movie
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Continue Reading Por el cambio climático, los médicos deben estar más atentos a las enfermedades relacionadas con el calor
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Continue Reading Sprains, strains and ACL tears. What to know about some of the NFL’s most common injuries
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Hamstring pulls, ligament tears and ankle sprains can be as formidable an opponent for NFL teams as a…
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Jim Jordan scraps committee contempt vote on Mark Zuckerberg
By Annie Grayer and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan announced Thursday that he is scrapping his plans to…
Continue Reading Big banks will need to hold more capital to guard against risk under new Fed proposal
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s biggest and most complex banks will need to hold additional capital on their balance…
Continue Reading 6 killed in Damascus suburb bombing near Shiite Muslim shrine ahead of the holy day of Ashoura
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media, citing the interior ministry, say six people have been killed and dozens…
Continue Reading Investigators say poor track conditions caused a 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana that killed three
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Continue Reading Former Mississippi governor sues news site over welfare fraud comments
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is suing a local news…
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Denver Police Officer Adam Glasby charged with assault, accused of body-slamming man
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — According to the DA’s office, Denver…
Continue Reading Same old story with aging politicians
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5 Palm Beach County school employees arrested for alleged failure to report student’s sexual assault
By Rebekah Riess and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — Five Florida school system employees were arrested and charged with failure to report suspected…
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14-year-old fatally stabbed after basketball game. Mother speaks out
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Continue Reading 11-year-old girl arrested for falsely reporting her friend was kidnapped, deputies say
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This month is the planet’s hottest on record by far – and hottest in around 120,000 years, scientists say
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — As vast swaths of three continents bake under blistering temperatures and the oceans heat to unprecedented…
Continue Reading Civil rights groups condemn ‘Soul Fest’ concerts at Georgia park with giant Confederate carving
ATLANTA (AP) — Civil rights groups are criticizing a concert series with Black performers dubbed “Soul Fest” that is being held at a Georgia…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden plea docs highlight rifts that upended the deal for now
By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A version of Hunter Biden’s proposed agreements with federal prosecutors was made public Wednesday night by…
Continue Reading ‘Please, stop the killing’: Mother speaks out after losing son to gun violence
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Continue Reading Un tigre mata a una mujer durante safari en China
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Phony contractors from UK in federal custody after Minnetonka homeowner spots major red flags, police say
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story MINNETONKA, Minnesota (WCCO) — Busting up chimneys to get more…
Continue Reading Chicago man charged with retail theft scheme involving home improvement stores
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Continue Reading Magic Johnson Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of entrepreneur, philanthropist and NBA Hall of Fame point guard Magic Johnson.…
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