Screen time linked with developmental delays in toddlerhood, study finds
Handing your baby a phone or tablet to play with may seem like a harmless solution when you’re busy, but it could quickly affect their development,…
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanks Canadians for support after separation from wife
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday thanked Canadians for their support in his first…
Continue Reading Texas moves large floating barrier on US-Mexico border closer to American soil
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has moved a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border closer to…
Continue Reading Virginia judge largely sides with ex-patients in hospital’s effort to pare down lawsuit abuse claims
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge has ruled that most of the claims of sexual abuse and other mistreatment made in a…
Continue Reading Black delivery driver loses FedEx job, more than a year after he said white men attacked him
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Black FedEx delivery driver who says two white men shot at and chased him in…
Continue Reading NHTSA proposing new rules to encourage seat belt use by all vehicle passengers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Transportation is proposing new rules designed to encourage seat belt usage by car and truck passengers,…
Continue Reading Free Disney World passes are latest front in war between Disney and DeSantis appointees
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Already involved in two lawsuits with Disney, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to a board that oversees Disney…
Continue Reading Spanish singer Miguel Bosé robbed, bound along with children at Mexico City house
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Spanish singer Miguel Bosé says 10 armed assailants burst into his house in Mexico City and tied him, his two children and…
Continue Reading West Virginia University students push back on program and faculty cuts after $45M budget shortfall
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University students have staged a walkout to protest the…
Continue Reading San Francisco Archdiocese declares bankruptcy amid hundreds of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s Roman Catholic archdiocese has filed for bankruptcy, saying the filing is necessary to…
Continue Reading FDA approves RSV vaccine for moms-to-be to guard their newborns
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Monday approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women so their babies…
Continue Reading Clarence Thomas Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of US Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. Personal Birth date: June 23, 1948 Birth…
Continue Reading World Cup Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the World Cup football (soccer) tournaments. The World Cup is organized by FIFA, the…
Continue Reading Death Penalty Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the death penalty in the United States. Facts Capital punishment is legal in 27 US states.…
Continue Reading Alabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alabama can enforce a ban outlawing the use of…
Continue Reading LGBTQ Rights Milestones Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at LGBTQ milestones in the United States. LGBTQ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
Continue Reading Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said to be recruiting Wagner ‘strongmen’ for Africa
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Posts on Russian social media channels indicate that Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has…
Continue Reading Syria’s state media says Israeli airstrikes near the capital of Damascus have wounded 1 soldier
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (AP) — Syria’s state media say Israel’s military has carried out airstrikes near the capital of Damascus wounding one…
Continue Reading Trial scheduled in 2024 for movie armorer in fatal shooting of cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has set a February 2024 start date for the trial of a movie armorer in the fatal shooting of a…
Continue Reading Weekend bull-running in Mexico sends 2 men to the hospital with serious injuries
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two men remain in the hospital for serious wounds suffered at a weekend bull-running event in central Mexico that officials say…
Continue Reading House Republicans subpoena IRS and FBI agents involved in Hunter Biden case
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have subpoenaed several FBI and IRS agents involved in the federal…
Continue Reading MacKenzie Scott gave 24 nonprofits $146 million in the first half of 2023
By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy MacKenzie Scott’s quest to give the bulk of her wealth to charity…
Continue Reading Justice Department objects to Trump’s proposed April 2026 date for DC trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are objecting to the April 2026 trial date proposed by lawyers for Donald Trump in the case accusing the…
Continue Reading Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday…
Continue Reading Head of Russian space agency offers context on why spacecraft crashed into the moon
By Jackie Wattles and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — The loss of Luna 25, Russia’s first moon mission in decades, likely came down to engine…
Continue Reading School choice advocacy groups hammer away at Kentucky’s Democratic governor in campaign ads
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — While Republican Daniel Cameron has downplayed his support for charter schools and…
Continue Reading Montana asks judge to allow TikTok ban to take effect while legal challenge moves through courts
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana is asking a federal judge to allow its law banning new downloads of TikTok to take…
Continue Reading Dominican Republic offers economic aid to families of 32 killed in explosion as probe continues
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican government says the families of the 32 people killed in an explosion last week will receive…
Continue Reading Maryland man charged with ISIS-inspired plot pleads guilty to planning separate airport attack
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A man charged in 2019 with planning an Islamic State-inspired attack at a…
Continue Reading CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today
By The Associated Press Tropical Storm Hilary faded after delivering a drenching that ranged from Mexico’s Baja California north all the way to…
Continue Reading Prosecutor asks judge to throw out charges against Black truck driver mauled by police dog in Ohio
By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A prosecutor in Ohio is asking a judge to dismiss charges, at least for now, against a…
Continue Reading U.N. calls unauthorized construction by Turkish Cypriots a violation of the status quo on Cyprus
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council says unauthorized construction by Turkish Cypriots inside the U.N. buffer zone dividing Cyrus is a…
Continue Reading After school shooting, Tennessee lawmakers not expected to take up gun control in special session
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers gaveled in for a special session stemming…
Continue Reading Chicago-area woman arrested on charges of emailing threats to shoot Trump and his son
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Federal agents have arrested a 41-year-old Chicago-area woman on a complaint accusing her of…
Continue Reading Russian space agency chief blames decades of inactivity for Luna-25 lander’s crash on the moon
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of Russia’s space agency says the Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after its…
Continue Reading Group of House conservatives unveils demands to support spending bill and avoid shutdown
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House conservatives in a group known as the Freedom Caucus have unveiled a list of demands that…
Continue Reading Georgia sheriff pleads guilty to groping TV Judge Hatchett
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff has pleaded guilty to groping TV judge Glenda Hatchett during a law enforcement conference last year.…
Continue Reading Putin was meant to be at a summit in South Africa this week. Why was he asked to stay away?
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Vladimir Putin will be the odd one out when leaders from the BRICS economic bloc of Brazil,…
Continue Reading Cyprus rescues 115 Syrian migrants aboard 3 separate boats over the last three days
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police have rescued 18 Syrian migrants after their boat started taking on water some 3.5 miles off the Mediterranean…
Continue Reading The initial online search that spurred a raid on a Kansas paper was legal, a state agency says
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press MARION, Kan. (AP) — The initial online search of a state website that led a central Kansas police chief to raid a…
Continue Reading Female soldiers in Army special operations face rampant sexism and harassment, military report says
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Female soldiers face rampant sexism, harassment and other gender-related challenges in male…
Continue Reading Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Facebook of putting profits over people’s…
Continue Reading John Warnock, who helped invent the PDF and co-founded Adobe Systems, dies at age 82
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — John Warnock, who helped invent the PDF and co-founded Adobe Systems, has died. He was…
Continue Reading Charles Martinet, the voice of Nintendo’s beloved Mario character, steps down
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Charles Martinet, the original voice of Mario in Nintendo games since the 1990s, is stepping down. Nintendo of America…
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Scientists race to understand highly mutated coronavirus variant spotted in four countries, including the US
A highly mutated new variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 has countries on alert as scientists scramble to understand how far it has spread and…
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The US mall is not dying
Retail experts have long sounded the alarm on malls in the…
Continue Reading A right-wing sheriffs group that challenges federal law is gaining acceptance around the country
TJ L’HEUREUX, ADRIENNE WASHINGTON, ALBERT SERNA JR., ANISA SHABIR and ISAAC STONE SIMONELLI, The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and…
Continue Reading Listeria warning issued after three deaths linked to contaminated ice cream machines
CNN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Three people have died and three others have been hospitalized after drinking milkshakes contaminated with…
Continue Reading Swiss glaciers under threat again as heat wave drives zero-temperature level to record altitude
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss weather service says a heat wave has driven the zero-degree Celsius level to its highest…
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What mosquitoes are most attracted to in human body odor is revealed
Anyone who has spent a summer evening swatting away mosquitoes, or a summer day scratching mosquito bites, can agree: Mosquitoes stink. But the…
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Your dog could fetch $100 an hour as a canine ambassador for peanut butter, Honest Paws says
Does your pup love peanut butter? A job opening that pays $100 an hour might be the opportunity for…
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Russia’s first lunar mission in decades crashes into the moon
Russia’s first lunar mission in decades has ended in failure with its Luna 25 spacecraft crashing into the moon’s…
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As mortgage rates soar over 7%, an unaffordable housing market is becoming even more expensive
An already miserably unaffordable housing market is getting more…
Continue Reading Ecuadorians vote to ban oil drilling in the Amazon in ‘historic’ referendum
By Claudia Rebaza and Hannah Holland, CNN (CNN) — Ecuadorians have voted to ban oil drilling in one of the most biodiverse places on the…
Continue Reading USC’s Caleb Williams, Ohio State’s Harrison Jr. and Michigan’s Corum top AP preseason All-Americans
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams of USC, Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and Michigan…
Continue Reading Haiti and Dominican Republic warn of floods and landslides as Tropical Storm Franklin nears
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Franklin is churning through the Caribbean Sea as authorities in Haiti…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits Athens to attend meeting of Balkan leaders with top EU officials
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged to keep up military support for Ukraine for as long as it takes…
Continue Reading Tenor Freddie De Tommaso, a young British sensation, makes US opera debut
By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Tenor Freddie De Tommaso, who at 28 became an overnight sensation nearly two years ago…
Continue Reading Nigerian leader swears in 45-member Cabinet with a promise to fast-track reforms
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has sworn in a new Cabinet of 45 ministers with a promise to…
Continue Reading 10 damaged homes remain uninhabitable, a week after Pennsylvania explosion that killed 6
PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Local officials say three houses will be torn down and 10 homes remain uninhabitable after a house exploded earlier this month in…
Continue Reading Canadian firefighters prevent more wildfire losses and step up defense of territorial capital
By ROB GILLIES and JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian firefighters prevented wildfires from destroying more…
Continue Reading Manchester United let Mason Greenwood leave despite criminal case being closed
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United say Mason Greenwood will leave the club despite a criminal investigation of possible attempted rape…
Continue Reading Man dies while trying to rescue mother and child from New Hampshire river
ALBANY, N.H. (AP) — Police say a Massachusetts man died over the weekend while rescuing family members from a New Hampshire river. State police say…
Continue Reading Spain’s king begins talks with party leaders in hopes of choosing one to form a government
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — King Felipe VI has begun consultations with leaders of Spain’s political parties to see which one…
Continue Reading Judge blocks Georgia ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender minors
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge in Atlanta has blocked Georgia from enforcing part of a new law that restricts…
Continue Reading Greek coast guard rescues scores of migrants from boats drifting in the Aegean Sea
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard in the eastern Aegean Sea has rescued nearly 80 migrants trying to cross from Turkey in inflatable…
Continue Reading Somalia’s government says it intends to shut down access to TikTok, Telegram over content concerns
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s government says it intends to shut down access to certain social media…
Continue Reading Greece hosts meeting of several Balkan leaders; Ukraine’s Zelenskyy also will attend
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leaders of several Balkan countries are gathering in the Greek capital of Athens along with top European Union officials…
Continue Reading WWE’s WrestleMania 40 ticket sales show strength of the brand months before 2-day event
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE is flexing its branding muscle, selling more than 90,000 tickets to next year’s WrestleMania about eight…
Continue Reading ‘Barbie’ for $4? National Cinema Day is coming, with discounted tickets nationwide
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Still haven’t seen “Barbie” or “Oppenheimer”? This Sunday, you’ll be able to catch…
Continue Reading A decade after a sarin gas attack in a Damascus suburb, Syrian survivors lose hope for justice
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and OMAR ALBAM Associated Press AFRIN, Syria (AP) — One summer night a decade ago, the al-Shami family was woken up by a roaring…
Continue Reading White House science adviser calls for more safeguards against artificial intelligence risks
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer When President Joe Biden has questions about artificial intelligence, one expert he turns to is his…
Continue Reading Angry reaction after Spanish soccer leader kissed a Women’s World Cup star on the mouth
By DAVID BRUNAT and GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The leader of Spain’s soccer federation marred the country’s Women’s World…
Continue Reading Saudi guards killed hundreds of migrants crossing border from Yemen, rights group says
By Eliza Mackintosh and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Saudi border guards killed “hundreds” of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers crossing…
Continue Reading UK police to take no action after investigation into cash-for-honors allegation at king’s charity
LONDON (AP) — London police say they will take no action on allegations that people associated with one of King Charles III’s charities offered…
Continue Reading King Charles III’s charity will face no further police action over honors scandal
By Max Foster, Catherine Nicholls and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — British police on Monday said it will take no further action…
Continue Reading Protests rock government-held areas in southern Syria as economy crumbles
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say protests have broken out in two government-held…
Continue Reading A list of the 5 new vehicles with the lowest average purchase prices in the US
By The Associated Press A new car that costs under $20,000, once an unofficial threshold of affordability, is all but history in the United States.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Aug. 21: Hilary, GOP debate, Maui fires, World Cup, Moon mission
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — If you’re on the fence about buying a new iPhone, you may want to take a beat. Apple’s fall product…
Continue Reading Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in a protected area
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the…
Continue Reading Gale-force winds are fanning dozens of wildfires across Greece, leaving 2 dead, 2 injured
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Gale-force winds fanned the flames of wildfires across Greece, including more than four…
Continue Reading Biden says federal government will help Maui ‘for as long as it takes’ to recover from wildfire
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday told survivors of Hawaii’s wildfires that the nation…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Create a care plan for older parents (or yourself)
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Most of us will need help with daily tasks at some point, such as dressing or bathing. Ignoring that fact until a health…
Continue Reading German central bank sees the economy stagnating again in the 3rd quarter
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s central bank anticipates that the country’s economy, Europe’s biggest, will be more or less stagnant again in the…
Continue Reading Thailand’s Pheu Thai party joins with pro-military parties in coalition to form new government
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s populist Pheu Thai party says it plans to form a new government with an…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Aug. 21: Hilary, GOP debate, Maui fires, World Cup, Moon mission
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — If you’re on the fence about buying a new iPhone, you may want to take a beat. Apple’s fall product launch…
Continue Reading Iraq switches off electronic billboards after hacker broadcasts porn to Baghdad passers-by
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Iraqi authorities have switched off electronic advertising boards in Baghdad after…
Continue Reading Clinton Global Initiative will return to New York with Jose Andres, Orlando Bloom, and Matt Damon
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Clinton Global Initiative 2023 will convene “leaders, innovators and dreamers” –…
Continue Reading A Californian was killed after an argument over a Pride flag hanging outside her clothing store, deputies say
By Andy Rose, Alisha Ebrahimji, Taylor Romine and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A Southern California clothing store owner was shot and killed…
Continue Reading British nurse Lucy Letby imprisoned for life in murders of 7 babies and attempted murders of 6
By BRIAN MELLEY and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former neonatal nurse convicted of murdering seven babies in her care and trying…
Continue Reading 14 people were shot, one fatally, in the same Milwaukee neighborhood, police say
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee police say 13 people were injured and one was killed in three separate shootings, just blocks from each other, over the…
Continue Reading Pakistan to compensate Christians who lost homes in rioting over alleged desecration of Quran
By ASIM TANVEER and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan are promising $6,800 in compensation for each of…
Continue Reading Women’s World Cup teams head home to different futures
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Teams headed home from the Women’s World Cup with uncertain futures but hopes that the…
Continue Reading Biden administration announces more new funding for rural broadband infrastructure
By KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press The Biden administration is continuing its push to bring internet connectivity to every home and business in the…
Continue Reading Looking for a new car under $20,000? Good luck. Your choice has dwindled to just one vehicle
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Just five years ago, a price-conscious auto shopper in the United States could choose from among a…
Continue Reading Suspected Palestinian gunman kills an Israeli, wounds another in latest attack in occupied West Bank
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities say that a suspected Palestinian attacker has killed an Israeli woman and…
Continue Reading British nurse to spend rest of her life in prison for murdering seven babies
By Ivana Kottasová, Zahid Mahmood and Sana Noor Haq, CNN London (CNN) — A British nurse was sentenced to life in prison without the…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy thanks Danes in person for F-16s, though the planes won’t have an immediate war impact
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Danish lawmakers Monday for helping his…
Continue Reading A bus crashes off the road in central Turkey, leaving 12 passengers dead
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An official says a passenger bus has veered off the road and crashed into a roadside ditch in central Turkey, killing 12…
Continue Reading Hiding beneath normality, daily life in Kyiv conceals the burdens of war
By HANNA ARHIROVA and JAE C. HONG Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Life in the capital of a war-torn country seems normal on the surface. In…
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