Planned Parenthood appeals ruling that let Nebraska abortion ban stand
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Planned Parenthood of the Heartland has appealed a judge’s ruling that left a new Nebraska law intact that bans abortions…
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US readying plans to evacuate drone bases if necessary under Niger’s new junta, commander says
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is making precautionary plans to evacuate two key drone and counter-terror bases in…
Continue Reading Judge in Michigan school shooting case will rule whether Ethan Crumbley can face life in prison without parole
By Lauren del Valle and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A judge is scheduled to rule September 29 on whether Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former Vice President Mike Pence, a Republican presidential candidate; Deanne Criswell, administrator…
Continue Reading Brazil arrests 7 senior military police officers over Jan. 8 riots
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police have arrested seven top military police officers who are accused…
Continue Reading Illegal crossings on the US-Mexico border rose in July but were still down from last year
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press U.S. border authorities stopped migrants entering the country illegally more than 33% more often in July than in…
Continue Reading Federal appellate court dismisses challenge to New Jersey gun law
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A federal appellate court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a New Jersey law that allows the state attorney general to bring…
Continue Reading American Airlines sues a travel site to crack down on consumers who use this trick to save money
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is trying to crack down on a travel hack. This week, American sued a website…
Continue Reading Cyberattack keeps hospitals’ computers offline for weeks
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Key computer systems at hospitals and clinics in several states have yet to be turned…
Continue Reading James Buckley, conservative ex-senator and brother of late writer William F. Buckley, dies at 100
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former federal appeals court judge and New York Senator James Buckley has died at age 100. Buckley spent a single term in the…
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Hawaii delayed diverting water that could have helped Maui wildfires, letters obtained by CNN allege
By Isabelle Chapman and Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — A state agency delayed a water management company’s request to make more water available to…
Continue Reading Long-standing mystery of modified human skulls in ancient Japan solved by new analysis
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Modified skulls found in an ancient burial site in Japan were deliberately reshaped in both men and women as…
Continue Reading Company that leaked radioactive material will build barrier to keep it away from Mississippi River
By TRISHA AHMED MINNEAPOLIS MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) — The energy company responsible for leaking radioactive material from its nuclear plant in…
Continue Reading Underground mines are unlikely to blame for a deadly house explosion in Pennsylvania, state says
PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania officials say it’s unlikely that natural gas seeped from an abandoned underground mine and caused a house…
Continue Reading Biden goes west for his second vacation of the month
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press GLENBROOK, Nevada (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Nevada late Friday for more…
Continue Reading Mississippi grand jury cites shoddy investigations by police department at center of mistrial
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi grand jury has issued a report sharply…
Continue Reading Judge won’t delay Trump’s defamation claims trial, calling the ex-president’s appeal frivolous
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York federal judge expressed growing impatience Friday with what he calls ex-President…
Continue Reading Court tosses Jan. 6 sentence in ruling that could impact other low-level Capitol riot cases
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A federal appeals court on Friday ordered a new sentence for a North Carolina man who pleaded guilty to a…
Continue Reading Feds ease water cuts on Colorado River after blockbuster winter
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials are easing water restrictions on the Colorado River next year, an incredible improvement after…
Continue Reading Feds ease water cuts on Colorado River after blockbuster winter
CNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials are easing water restrictions on the Colorado River next year, an incredible improvement…
Continue Reading Invasive yellow-legged hornets spotted in US for first time, pose threat to honeybees
The first live specimen of a yellow-legged hornet, which “poses a threat to honeybees and other pollinators,” has been detected in the wild in…
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Why stock investors are suddenly so scared
Many investors are running a sizable profit this year – the S&P 500 is about 14% higher in…
Continue Reading Mississippi seeks new court hearing to revive its permanent stripping of some felons’ voting rights
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mississippi is asking a federal appeals court for a second hearing on whether it can…
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New study warns against risks of ‘time-traveling pathogens’
By Ava Loomar, CNN (CNN) — As the climate warms, scientists have suggested that “time-traveling pathogens” unleashed by thawing Arctic…
Continue Reading Fired founder of right-wing org Project Veritas is under investigation in New York
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of Project Veritas, a conservative nonprofit known for its hidden camera stings,…
Continue Reading Thousands scramble to evacuate capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 ‘unprecedented’ wildfires blanket region
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of residents are rushing to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest…
Continue Reading Impeachment case alleges Texas AG Ken Paxton used multiple phones and an alias to conceal an affair
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — New documents released in the impeachment case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton…
Continue Reading New York governor blocks discharge of radioactive water into Hudson River from closed nuclear plant
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A measure to block discharges of radioactive water into the Hudson River as part of the Indian…
Continue Reading George Santos says ex-fundraiser caught using a fake name tried a new tactic: spelling it backwards
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When the invitation to lunch at the Empire State Building first arrived last summer, some of…
Continue Reading Passenger who survived fiery crash that claimed 4 lives is facing charges
ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) — A woman who survived a fiery crash that claimed the lives of four Maine Maritime Academy students is facing charges because…
Continue Reading FEMA has paid out nearly $4 million to Maui survivors, a figure expected to grow significantly
By KEN SWEET and MAE ANDERSON The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has approved $3.8 million in…
Continue Reading San Francisco launches driverless bus service following robotaxi expansion
By TERRY CHEA Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — First came the robotaxis. Then the driverless buses arrived. San Francisco has launched an…
Continue Reading Stem cells from one eye show promise in healing injuries in the other
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Phil Durst recalled clawing at his face after a chemical from a commercial dishwashing machine squirted into his…
Continue Reading North Carolina laws curtailing transgender rights prompt less backlash than 2016 ‘bathroom bill’
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina was ground zero in the nationwide fight over…
Continue Reading German archbishop ‘disappointed’ by diocese employees’ attempts to access porn
BERLIN (AP) — The archbishop of Cologne, one of Germany’s most important Catholic dioceses, expressed disappointment Friday that employees…
Continue Reading Florida ethics commission chair can’t work simultaneously for Disney World governing district
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The new administrator of Walt Disney World’s governing district can’t continue to work in his new job and be…
Continue Reading DNA links killing of Maryland hiker to Los Angeles home invasion
BEL AIR, Md. (AP) — Authorities say DNA has linked the killing of a Maryland woman found near a hiking trail to a home invasion and assault in Los…
Continue Reading Rare New England tornado lifts car from a highway as strong storms damage homes and flood roads
By MARK PRATT and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press A rare Rhode Island tornado lifted a car off a highway Friday as severe weather swept already…
Continue Reading Germany probes suspected poisoning after exiled Russian journalist falls ill on train to Berlin
By Sophie Tanno and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Russian dissident journalist Elena Kostyuchenko has revealed how she was traveling to Berlin by…
Continue Reading Unapologetic Shiite cleric blasts corruption in Iraq and Lebanon, and attempts to silence him
By BASSEM MROUE and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese Shiite cleric who has angered politicians and religious leaders in…
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Rosalynn Carter marks 96th birthday at home with the former president, butterflies and ice cream
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rosalynn Carter celebrated her 96th birthday at home Friday with her husband, former President Jimmy…
Continue Reading 3 of 5 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death want separate trials
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has set a September court hearing to discuss requests by three of five…
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3 respiratory viruses could make you sick this season – but for the first time, there are vaccines against all of them
Last year’s respiratory virus season in the US was a bad…
Continue Reading ‘I am evil,’ wrote British nurse found guilty of murdering seven babies in her care
CNN By Peter Wilkinson and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A British nurse has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill…
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Incredible images reveal nature’s more obscure side
A photo of a bright orange fungus growing on deadwood, with its striking color resplendent against the darkness, has been crowned winner of this…
Continue Reading Authorities ‘left people to die’ despite warnings about Cape Verde migrant boat weeks before tragedy, rights group alleges
By Benjamin Brown, Zahid Mahmood, Stephanie Busari and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Four national authorities and the European Union’s border…
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Why Maui’s rebuilding effort will be so expensive
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Beyond the devastating human toll from the recent wildfires on Maui, there will be a financial cost far…
Continue Reading Jiri Cerny, a leading Czech music critic and a voice of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, dies at 87
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Jiri Cerny, a legendary Czech music critic who introduced Western music to generations of listeners…
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Ford reveals 800 horsepower Mustang with $300,000 price tag
Ford has just unveiled the 800-horsepower Ford Mustang GTD which will be available in late 2024 or early 2025 at a starting price around…
Continue Reading Daughter says NYC shark bite victim has had 5 surgeries and has been left with permanent disability
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The daughter of the 65-year-old woman who was bitten by a shark at a New York City beach says…
Continue Reading You may want to consider which arm you use to get your COVID-19 injection, study says
When you go to get your newly updated COVID-19 booster this fall, you might want to choose the arm the vaccine goes in…
Continue Reading Bonnie Prince Charlie’s face recreated using death masks
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Researchers at the University of Dundee have recreated the face of Bonnie Prince Charlie as he appeared when…
Continue Reading Baltimore teen accused of firing into crowd during block party mass shooting
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A second teenager has been arrested in connection with Baltimore mass shooting that left two people…
Continue Reading Biden administration sharply expands temporary status for Ukrainians already in US
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has announced a major expansion of temporary legal status for…
Continue Reading Proud Boy on house arrest in Jan. 6 case disappears ahead of sentencing
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities are searching for a member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared…
Continue Reading Ex-wife charged in ambush-style killing of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The ex-wife of a Microsoft executive who was gunned down by a triggerman in front of his young daughter has been charged…
Continue Reading Chess official calls for more research as decision to block transgender women from events draws fire
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A top global chess official is calling for more research into whether factors like hormone levels…
Continue Reading Rhiannon Giddens is as much scholar as musician. Now, she’s showing her saucy side in a new album
By DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rhiannon Giddens is as much a scholar as a musician. Along with her two Grammy Awards,…
Continue Reading WeWork’s future: What to know after the company sounds the alarm on its ability to stay in business
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — WeWork said last week there was “substantial doubt” about its ability to stay in…
Continue Reading Miami Mayor Francis Suarez claims he’s qualified for GOP presidential debate, but RNC can’t confirm
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez claimed on Friday that he has qualified for next…
Continue Reading Aunt of man killed by Philadelphia officer says family is ‘frustrated’ after police change initial narrative
By Jessica Xing, CNN (CNN) — The aunt of the 27-year-old shot and killed by a Philadelphia police officer tells CNN Friday her family is…
Continue Reading Russia arrests the leader of a prominent election watchdog
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow judge has formally arrested and detained one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group on charges…
Continue Reading Neighbors Ukraine and Romania sign accord to boost Kyiv’s grain exports through Romanian territory
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Ukraine and neighboring Romania have signed an agreement to work together to boost Kyiv’s export of…
Continue Reading A woman interrupts a Quran-burning protest in Sweden by spraying activist with a fire extinguisher
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police have detained a woman who sprayed an anti-Islam activist with a fire extinguisher as he staged a Quran-burning…
Continue Reading DonorsChoose sees banner donation year with help from Gates Foundation and millions of small gifts
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — DonorsChoose has seen a banner year for donations in 2023, setting records by collecting nearly…
Continue Reading Hungary is to produce combat drones in cooperation with Israel and Germany, the prime minister says
By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has signed an agreement to manufacture combat drones in cooperation with…
Continue Reading The ex-wife of a Florida man killed in an ‘ambush’ shooting has been indicted for murder, prosecutors say
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The ex-wife of a Florida man who was shot and killed in an “ambush” while his toddler was sitting in a car…
Continue Reading Russia shuts down human rights group that preserved the legacy of Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian courts have ordered the liquidation of a human rights organization that preserved…
Continue Reading Vina Morales replaces Lea Salonga in Broadway’s ‘Here Lies Love’ to spotlight Filipino stars
By TERRY TANG Associated Press As Tony Award winner Lea Salonga prepares to depart the first ever all-Filipino cast Broadway cast this week, her role…
Continue Reading ‘I am evil,’ wrote British nurse found guilty of murdering seven babies in her care
By Peter Wilkinson and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A British nurse has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six…
Continue Reading 90 migrants rescued from a stranded sailboat in Greece as the number of arrivals rises
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say 90 migrants have been rescued from a stranded sailboat in the Aegean Sea, amid an increase in arrivals…
Continue Reading A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies
By PAN PYLAS and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A neonatal nurse in a British hospital was found guilty Friday of murdering seven…
Continue Reading District Attorney drops more than 30 cases involving former officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
By Mitchell McCluskey and Colin Jeffery, CNN (CNN) — A district attorney in Tennessee dismissed more than 30 cases involving five former police…
Continue Reading Little Rock schools will allow African American class to count for graduation, in break from Arkansas state officials
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — In a sharp break from Arkansas education officials, the Little Rock School District said in a news release it will…
Continue Reading Former Austrian leader Kurz charged with giving false evidence
By Ivana Kottasová and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with giving false testimony,…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán to host Turkish, Serbian and other leaders alongside world track championships
By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will hold bilateral meetings in the coming…
Continue Reading Second suspect arrested in Houston shooting that left a deputy critically wounded, sheriff says
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a second suspect has been arrested following the shooting of a Harris County deputy sheriff and later shooting and…
Continue Reading Iran’s foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince as tensions between rivals ease
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has met with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
Continue Reading UN suspends services in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon over gunmen inside its facilities
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it has decided to suspend all of its services in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp for a…
Continue Reading Turkish Cypriots attack UN peacekeepers trying to halt road work inside divided Cyprus’ buffer zone
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Angry Turkish Cypriots have punched and kicked a group of international…
Continue Reading Hong Kong judges propose a further delay in the trial of activist publisher Jimmy Lai
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong judges have proposed a new delay in the trial of a prominent activist publisher who was…
Continue Reading China’s Evergrande says it is asking for US court to approve debt plan, not filing for bankruptcy
BEIJING (AP) — A giant Chinese real estate developer that is struggling to avoid defaulting on $340 billion in debt says it is asking a U.S. court…
Continue Reading School board votes to fire teacher who read book on gender identity to Georgia fifth-graders
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A suburban Atlanta school board has voted to terminate the contract of a teacher who read a book about gender…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Aug. 18: Hurricane Hilary, Maui, Trump, Mortgage rates, Facebook
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Huge swaths of the digital asset space — which includes cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) —…
Continue Reading Italian police arrest Dutch man, 21, over the stabbing deaths of his father and a family friend
MILAN (AP) — Italian police have arrested a 21-year-old Dutch man suspected in the stabbing death of his father and a family friend in the…
Continue Reading Former Austrian leader Kurz charged with giving false evidence to a corruption inquiry
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say Austria’s former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with making false…
Continue Reading Moscow briefly shuts all major airports after alleged drone attack
By Ivana Kottasová, Vasco Cotovio and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Russia temporarily shuttered all four major Moscow airports early on Friday…
Continue Reading China blasts US-Japan-South Korea summit, warns of ‘contradictions and increasing tensions’
BEIJING (AP) — China is blasting this weekend’s summit among the leaders of the U.S., Japan and South Korea, saying no country should “seek…
Continue Reading Firefighters battle smoke and heat to control a major wildfire in Spain’s tourist island of Tenerife
By ARTURO RODRÍGUEZ and DAVID BRUNAT Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Firefighters in Spain’s Canary Islands…
Continue Reading Officers in Bay Area police department are charged with civil rights violations as part of FBI investigation
By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Three Antioch, California, police officers were charged with civil rights violations as part of an FBI…
Continue Reading US, Japan and South Korea agree to expand security ties at summit amid China, North Korea worries
By AAMER MADHANI, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South…
Continue Reading Japanese government panel finds rampant coverups, mishandling of harassment cases in military
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A panel of experts that investigated harassment cases in Japan’s military and Defense Ministry…
Continue Reading Judge sets deadline for Bryan Kohberger’s alibi defense in University of Idaho killings
By Jeffrey Kopp, Eric Levenson and Veronica Miracle, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho judge on Friday gave Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys three weeks to…
Continue Reading Before hundreds of protesters were killed, Egypt debated less lethal options, report says
By CNN Staff (CNN) — A decade after hundreds of Egyptians were killed in a single day when security forces dispersed a sit-in protest in Cairo,…
Continue Reading American imprisoned in Russia faces espionage charges, reports say
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian-born U.S. citizen in prison on a bribery conviction now faces charges of espionage, according to Russian news agencies. The…
Continue Reading 11 nations of West Africa commit to a military deployment to restore the ousted president of Niger
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An official of the West African bloc of nations says 11 countries in the region have agreed to…
Continue Reading Powerful Hurricane Hilary heads for Mexico’s Baja. Rare tropical storm watch issued for California
By IGNACIO MARTINEZ and JULIE WATSON Associated Press CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary churned off Mexico’s Pacific coast…
Continue Reading Russian and Chinese warships sail close to Japanese islands on eve of Biden’s trilateral summit
By Emiko Jozuka and Jessie Yeung, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan expressed “grave concern” after Chinese and Russian warships sailed close to its…
Continue Reading China confirms Xi will attend BRICS summit in South Africa followed by state visit
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that President Xi Jinping will attend next week’s summit of the BRICS nations in…
Continue Reading Arrest made in connection with July block party mass shooting in Baltimore, officials say
By Jamiel Lynch and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Baltimore have arrested an 18-year-old in connection with a July mass shooting that…
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