US imposes sanctions on 2 Turkey-backed Syrian militias and the groups’ leaders
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The United States has imposed sanctions on two Turkey-backed Syrian militias and the…
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Mortgage rates soar to their highest level in 21 years
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates surged this week, rising to their highest level in 21 years. The 30-year…
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Time is running out to file claims for Facebook’s $725 million data privacy settlement
Anyone in the United States who had a Facebook account in the past 16 years has roughly one week left to file for payment in a data privacy…
Continue Reading Kansas City Superfan ‘ChiefsAholic’ charged with stealing almost $700,000 in bank heists
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Continue Reading Bengals RB Joe Mixon found not guilty of aggravated menacing during traffic dispute
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon has been found not guilty of aggravated menacing in a January traffic dispute. A judge…
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Walmart is up. Target is down. Here’s why
Target and Home Depot are slumping. But more shoppers are heading to Walmart for groceries and…
Continue Reading Uganda’s leader slams World Bank for holding up new loans after his country enacted an anti-gay law
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s president has slammed the World Bank, calling the global lender…
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Federal surveillance data suggests that COVID-19 levels are trending up in the United States, but key metrics remain well below most other points in…
Continue Reading NYC bans use of TikTok on city-owned phones, joining federal government, majority of states
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has directed its employees to delete TikTok from their city-issued phones. The city joins the federal government and…
Continue Reading More than 1.5 million dehumidifiers recalled for fire and burn hazards
Chinese home appliance manufacturer Gree is recalling 1.56 million humidifiers for fire and burn hazards, including reports of 23 units catching on…
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The average 401(k) balance is up 39% in the past decade, Fidelity says
The second quarter of this year was a good one for retirement savers, according to a new analysis from Fidelity…
Continue Reading Maui’s emergency management chief resigns, citing health reasons, a day after he defended sirens’ silence during deadly wildfires
By Raja Razek, Holly Yan and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The head of Maui’s emergency management agency has resigned, citing health reasons,…
Continue Reading Guatemalans to choose between political veteran, surprise outsider in presidential runoff
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalans will select a new president Sunday between former first lady Sandra…
Continue Reading Oklahoma City man kills his 3 children and estranged wife before taking his own life, police say
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City police say a 28-year-old man fatally shot his three children and his estranged wife before taking his own life.…
Continue Reading Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs to 7.09% this week to highest level in more than 20 years
By ALEX VEIGA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than 20 years,…
Continue Reading Slovak spy and police officials face criminal charges in scandal ahead of early election
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s top police officer says the former and current heads of the country’s spy agency and five other police…
Continue Reading Ecuadorians vote Sunday for president after a campaign dominated by demands for safety
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorians will choose a new president Sunday, less than two weeks after the…
Continue Reading At Camp David, Biden aims to nudge Japan and South Korea toward greater unity in complicated Pacific
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to welcome the leaders of Japan and South Korea for the first summit…
Continue Reading Medieval girl buried face down, ankles possibly tied, to prevent ‘return’ from the grave
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Analysis of the remains of a young Medieval girl, who was buried face down with her ankles potentially tied…
Continue Reading ‘Blue Beetle’ director Ángel Manuel Soto says the DC film is a ‘love letter to our ancestors’
By LESLIE AMBRIZ Asssociated Press WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.. (AP) — Director Ángel Manuel Soto didn’t think too much about the “Latino side of…
Continue Reading Investment scams are everywhere on social media. Here’s how to spot one
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Social media is full of scammers promising guaranteed returns on investment, and consumers lost $3.8…
Continue Reading Russia doping questions persist because of the war in Ukraine
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The task force created nearly eight years ago to chart Russia’s path back into track…
Continue Reading Mississippi judge declares mistrial for 2 white men charged in attack on Black FedEx driver
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Citing errors by police, a Mississippi judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the…
Continue Reading Twila Kilgore tapped as interim coach for US women’s national soccer team
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Twila Kilgore will serve as interim coach of the U.S. women’s national team following the resignation of coach…
Continue Reading Dramatic video footage shows shooting ambush in Fargo that killed an officer last month
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Continue Reading Biden pays respects to former Pennsylvania first lady Ellen Casey, who died last week in Scranton
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden has traveled to Pennsylvania to privately pay his respects to the…
Continue Reading Bills’ Damar Hamlin has little more to prove in completing comeback, coach Sean McDermott says
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Continue Reading UK prime minister plans to meet with Saudi crown prince to discuss trade, defense cooperation
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s prime minister says that he plans to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the “earliest…
Continue Reading Hilary grows into major hurricane in Pacific off Mexico and could bring heavy rain to US Southwest
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Hilary strengthened into a major storm Thursday evening off Mexico’s Pacific coast, and it could bring heavy rain to…
Continue Reading White House lawyer who advised Biden on pandemic and GOP investigations is set to leave next month
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top White House lawyer will leave next month after a nearly three-year run helping…
Continue Reading Ukrainian children’s war diaries are displayed in Amsterdam, where Anne Frank wrote in hiding
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The city where Anne Frank wrote her World War II diary while hiding with her family from the…
Continue Reading China’s defense minister promises to boost cooperation with Russian ally Belarus
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has visited Belarus and said his country would…
Continue Reading New Jersey shutters 27 Boston Market restaurants over unpaid wages, related worker issues
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — State labor officials have temporarily shut down more than two dozen Boston Market restaurants in New Jersey after finding…
Continue Reading Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public, and…
Continue Reading Over 1.5 million dehumidifiers are under recall after fire reports. Here’s what you need to know
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 1.5 million dehumidifiers are under recall following reports of nearly two dozen fires, according to the U.S. Consumer…
Continue Reading Pakistani authorities arrest more than 100 people in Punjab after church attacks
By Sophia Saifi and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province have arrested more than 100 people after crowds…
Continue Reading Poland’s lawmakers approve government plan for divisive referendum on election day
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Continue Reading Russia charges leader of a prominent election watchdog
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have charged one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group with being involved with an…
Continue Reading Sweden raises its terror threat level to high for fear of attacks following recent Quran burnings
By KARL RITTER and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden has raised its terror alert to the second-highest level. The move comes…
Continue Reading UN says militants are occupying a school complex in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian camp after clashes
By ABBY SEWELL BEIRUT (AP) — Two weeks after clashes between armed factions in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp ended, militants are…
Continue Reading Russia general who reportedly served as the top commander for Ukraine last year has died
By Ivana Kottasová, Darya Tarasova and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — A Russian general who reportedly served as the top military commander for…
Continue Reading Snake season starts early as unusually high temperatures hit Australia
By Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — Warming global temperatures are dangerous for people in many ways, but they’re proving ideal for one type of…
Continue Reading U.S. jobless claims applications fall as labor market continues to show resiliency
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The U.S. labor market continues to flex its muscle, as applications for jobless claims fell again last week and remain…
Continue Reading The return of schedules: How parents can make the most of back-to-school energy
By MELISSA RAYWORTH Associated Press After a summer with the kids around, the start of school can be a chance for parents to focus more on their own…
Continue Reading Out-of-control wildfire scorches Spain’s Tenerife island, affecting thousands
By DAVID BRUNAT Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Officials say a wildfire is burning out of control through the Spanish Canary Island of…
Continue Reading Pilot dies after emergency landing in Panama
By Hande Atay Alam, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — A pilot has died after suffering a medical emergency during a flight from Miami, Florida, to Santiago,…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s counteroffensive inches forward, with the help of cluster bombs
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Continue Reading Ukraine’s counteroffensive inches forward, with the help of cluster bombs
By Nick Paton Walsh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kostyantin Gak and Brice Lâiné , CNN Near Urozhaine, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian marines have…
Continue Reading Israel clinches largest-ever defense deal with Germany for $3.5 billion after securing US approval
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Defense Ministry said Thursday it has secured its largest-ever defense deal…
Continue Reading Florida’s new standards on Black history curriculum are creating outrage
CNN, WFOR, WCTV, WFTV By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Middle school students in Mayade Ersoff’s Miami-Dade social studies class learn…
Continue Reading Florida’s new standards on Black history curriculum are creating outrage
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Middle school students in Mayade Ersoff’s Miami-Dade social studies class learn about the history of…
Continue Reading Pentagon review calls for reforms to reverse spike in sexual misconduct at military academies
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military academies must improve their leadership, stop toxic practices such as…
Continue Reading Ten foreigners arrested as $735 million in cash and assets seized in Singapore
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Ten foreign nationals have been arrested in Singapore on suspicion of committing offenses such as forgery and…
Continue Reading Italian police scour northern woods for Dutchman suspected of fatally stabbing dad and family friend
ROME (AP) — Italian police were searching a wooded area in the country’s north for a young Dutchman who allegedly stabbed to death his father…
Continue Reading ‘What a special place to be in.’ Triathletes swim in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics
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Continue Reading At least 10 dead in Malaysia after plane crashes onto expressway
By Heather Chen and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — At least 10 people have died after a charter plane crashed onto an expressway north of Kuala…
Continue Reading Russia fines Google $32,000 for videos about the conflict in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Thursday imposed a 3-million-ruble ($32,000) fine on Google for failing to delete allgedly false information about…
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By OLIVIA CHEN of NerdWallet New rules from the Small Business Administration and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aim to expand capital access…
Continue Reading More than a ton of endangered pangolin scales seized in Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities said Thursday they have seized more than a ton of pangolin scales worth over 50 million baht ($1.4 million) that…
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Continue Reading World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women’s events
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official…
Continue Reading One of Libya’s rival prime ministers warns militias against further clashes after 45 die
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — One of Libya’s rival prime ministers has warned that his government would not tolerate any further…
Continue Reading Tim Scott will share the spotlight at massive South Carolina campaign event headlined by DeSantis
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Just a few days after the first GOP presidential debate of the 2024 cycle, two of the…
Continue Reading Israel says US approves record-breaking Arrow missile defense deal to Germany
By Benjamin Brown (CNN) — The US has approved Israel’s request to sell the Arrow-3 missile system to Germany, the Israeli defense ministry…
Continue Reading China says it would welcome a visit by US commerce secretary after imposition of investment controls
BEIJING (AP) — China says it would welcome a visit by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo following the imposition of foreign investment controls…
Continue Reading Iran’s foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia on first such trip in years as tensions ease
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has traveled to Saudi Arabia. The trip Thursday to…
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Continue Reading Small plane crashes on a Malaysian highway, killing all 8 people on board and 2 on the ground
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A small aircraft lost control and crashed Thursday on a highway in Malaysia’s central Selangor state, killing…
Continue Reading Renowned British talk show host Michael Parkinson dies at age 88
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Continue Reading More than 60 Senegalese migrants are feared dead on a monthlong voyage to Spain
By ZANE IRWIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — More than 60 migrants are feared dead after a Spanish fishing vessel rescued a boat off Cape…
Continue Reading Iranian filmmaker and his producer face prison for showing film at Cannes without state permission
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian filmmaker and his producer reportedly face prison time and being…
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy service has told lawmakers that North Korea is preparing for a new…
Continue Reading At least 60 migrants feared dead in Cape Verde boat disaster
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Continue Reading Norway raises key interest rate again to fight inflation
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s central bank says it’s raising its key interest rate by a quarter-percentage point to combat high…
Continue Reading US Marine charged with sexual assault weeks after missing teen was found in Camp Pendleton barracks
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A US Marine at California’s Camp Pendleton has been charged with sexual assault weeks after a missing…
Continue Reading Niger’s neighbors running out of options as defense chiefs meet to discuss potential military force
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — West African defense chiefs are meeting to discuss the crisis in Niger after coup leaders…
Continue Reading Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston acquitted of covering up father’s child sex crimes
By Angus Watson and Heather Chen, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A Sydney court on Thursday acquitted the founder of global megachurch Hillsong of covering…
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for patience in a speech released as the ruling Communist…
Continue Reading Heavy rain in Germany causes flooding and leads to flight cancelations in Frankfurt
BERLIN (AP) — Heavy rain in parts of Germany caused flooding and led to dozens of flight cancelations at Frankfurt Airport, the country’s…
Continue Reading Pakistan arrests 129 Muslims after mob attacks on churches and homes of minority Christians
By K.M. CHAUDHRY and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press JARANWALA, Pakistan (AP) — Police in eastern Pakistan have arrested 129 Muslims after a mob…
Continue Reading Heavy rain and landslides have killed at least 72 people this week in an Indian Himalayan state
By CHONCHUI NGASHANGVA and SIBI ARASU Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Days of relentless rain in India’s Himalayan region have killed at least…
Continue Reading A Nigerian forest and its animals are under threat. Poachers have become rangers to protect both
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Continue Reading As Israeli settlements thrive, Palestinian taps run dry. The water crisis reflects a broader battle
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JIFTLIK, West Bank (AP) — Across the dusty villages of the occupied West Bank, where Israeli water pipes don’t…
Continue Reading Israeli troops kill a Palestinian militant in a gunbattle outside a West Bank bakery
By TIA GOLDENBERG and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli forces raided a home above a bakery in a militant stronghold…
Continue Reading Japan sank into a trade deficit last month as exports dropped, especially to other Asian nations
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan suffered a trade deficit last month as exports sank for the first time in two years and five…
Continue Reading Ukrainian soldiers who were blinded in combat face the new battle of navigating the world again
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press RIVNE, Ukraine (AP) — An organization in Ukraine is helping former soldiers who lost their vision in combat…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline after Wall Street drop on higher bond yields
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly slipped Friday as rising yields in the bond market on Wall Street set off…
Continue Reading California town of Paradise deploys warning sirens as 5-year anniversary of deadly fire approaches
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — California residents driven from their homes by one of the deadliest…
Continue Reading Maui fire survivors are confronting huge mental health hurdles, many while still living in shelters
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press KIHEI, Hawaii (AP) — Many survivors of the wildfire that consumed Lahaina are experiencing depression, anxiety and…
Continue Reading China’s government tries to defuse economic fears after real estate developer’s debt struggle
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s government is trying to reassure jittery homebuyers after a major real estate developer…
Continue Reading Attorneys for survivors of Buffalo shooting and family of victim file lawsuits against shooter’s parents, gun companies and social media companies
By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys representing survivors and a family member of one of the victims who died in the racist mass shooting in a…
Continue Reading NBA star James Harden sells out 10,000 bottles of wine in seconds on Chinese livestream
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — NBA star James Harden expressed disbelief after Chinese fans snapped up 10,000 bottles of his…
Continue Reading Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston found not guilty of concealing his father’s child sex crimes
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston was ruled not guilty Thursday of an Australian…
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Continue Reading A nation of new Matildas fans salutes Australia’s run to the Women’s World Cup semifinals
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Nine of 10 people who watched commercial television in Australia on Wednesday night tuned in to see the…
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By ANDREW DALTON and RYAN PEARSON AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her husband Sam Asghari separated nearly three…
Continue Reading Biden will use Camp David backdrop hoping to broker a breakthrough in Japan-South Korea relations
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Japan and South Korea at Camp David to…
Continue Reading Biden’s approval rating on the economy stagnates despite slowing inflation, AP-NORC poll shows
By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has devoted the past several weeks to promoting the positive…
Continue Reading US Army soldier accused of killing his wife in Alaska after night out celebrating his birthday
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Army soldier has been accused of killing his wife in Alaska after a night out…
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