US military identifies a soldier killed in a crash on a German highway
BERLIN (AP) — The U.S. military has identified a soldier killed when a truck hit her Stryker armored vehicle on a highway in southern Germany. U.S.…
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Agence France-Presse pursues copyright case against X, formerly known as Twitter
PARIS (AP) — France’s international news agency, Agence France-Presse, says it’s pursuing a copyright case against X, the social media…
Continue Reading Ethiopia’s Amhara region pleads for help with violent unrest after attempt to disarm local fighters
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities in Ethiopia’s Amhara region have asked the federal government for help as a local…
Continue Reading Nintendo’s profit jumps as Super Mario franchise gets a boost from hit film
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo is reporting a 52% increase in profit for the first fiscal quarter following the success…
Continue Reading Selection of Thailand’s new prime minister delayed again, to await court decision on election winner
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A parliamentary vote to select Thailand’s new prime minister is being delayed again,…
Continue Reading Pope gets an electrifying World Youth Day welcome and urges fighting for economic justice, climate
By NICOLE WINFIELD, BARRY HATTON and HELENA ALVES Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of flag-waving young people from…
Continue Reading Highway bridge in northern China collapses due to flash floods and casualties are unknown
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A highway bridge in northern China has collapsed due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains, and two cars have fallen into…
Continue Reading Adidas brings in $437 million from the first Yeezy sale. Part of that will go to anti-hate groups
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Adidas brought in 400 million euros ($437 million) from the first release of Yeezy…
Continue Reading Russian shelling hits a landmark church in the Ukrainian city of Kherson
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling damaged a landmark church Thursday in the Ukrainian city of Kherson that…
Continue Reading Israel’s Supreme Court hears case against a law protecting Netanyahu from being removed from office
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court has heard a petition against a law that protects Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from being removed…
Continue Reading A car-carrying ship that burned for a week on the North Sea is towed to a Dutch port for salvaging
By PETER DEJONG Associated Press EEMSHAVEN, Netherlands (AP) — A freight ship carrying thousands of cars that burned for a week on the North Sea…
Continue Reading California school district at center of earlier controversy is sued over critical race theory ban
By Taylor Romine and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A Southern California school board at odds with state officials and local residents this…
Continue Reading Indian court allows survey of a 17th-century mosque to see if it was built over a Hindu temple
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — An Indian court says officials can conduct a scientific survey of a 17th-century…
Continue Reading International pressure mounts on coup leaders in Niger while hundreds rally in support of junta
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — International pressure is mounting on leaders of the coup in Niger. The American secretary of…
Continue Reading Israeli protesters are calling for democracy. But what about the occupation of Palestinians?
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Continue Reading Bank of England hints that UK borrowing rates will stay high after its new hike
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has raised its main interest rate to a fresh 15-year high as it tries to bring down…
Continue Reading Former Maryland college town mayor pleads guilty to 140 child pornography charges
By Aya Elamroussi and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — The former mayor of a Maryland college town pleaded guilty Wednesday to 140 charges stemming…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian stocks mixed after Wall St sinks for 3rd day following British rate hike
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street sank for a third day following a British…
Continue Reading Human remains found in search for Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea with 4 crew aboard
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The search for an Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea killing four people…
Continue Reading Hurricane Dora intenstifies far from Mexico’s Pacific coast, poses no threat to land, officials say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. National Hurricane Center says that Dora has become a Category 3 hurricane far off Mexico’s western Pacific Coast —…
Continue Reading Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s securities fraud trial to wait until end of impeachment trial
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s years-delayed trial on securities fraud…
Continue Reading Cleric arrested for blasphemy after allowing women to preach in world’s largest Muslim-majority country
By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A Muslim cleric has been arrested on charges of blasphemy and hate speech in Indonesia after his decision to allow…
Continue Reading The Parkland school massacre will be reenacted, with gunfire, in lawsuit against sheriff’s deputy
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Ballistics experts will fire up to 139 shots at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on…
Continue Reading Both expelled members of ‘Tennessee Three’ win back their state House seats
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who became Democratic heroes as…
Continue Reading Singapore executes third prisoner in 2 weeks for drug trafficking
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore has executed a third prisoner in two weeks for drug trafficking, despite…
Continue Reading The US wants Kenya to lead a force in Haiti with 1,000 police. Watchdogs say they’ll export abuse
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States is praising Kenya’s interest in leading a multinational force in Haiti.…
Continue Reading Man accused of firing a gun outside a Jewish school in Memphis faces multiple charges
By Nouran Salahieh and Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of firing shots outside a Memphis, Tennessee, Jewish school he was allegedly…
Continue Reading Trump supporters view the latest indictment as evidence of a crime — against Trump
By DAVID KLEPPER and ALI SWENSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest indictment of Donald Trump alleges the former president conspired to…
Continue Reading China proposes to limit children’s smartphone time to a maximum of 2 hours a day
BEIJING (AP) — China’s internet watchdog has laid out regulations to curb the amount of time children spend on their smartphones, in the latest…
Continue Reading Typhoon Khanun forecast to turn back to Japanese islands where it already caused damage and injuries
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The typhoon that damaged homes and knocked out power on Okinawa and other southern Japanese islands…
Continue Reading California high court says county can’t enforce oil well ban as state debates future of fossil fuels
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California State Supreme Court has ruled that Monterey County…
Continue Reading Another former Northwestern University football player is suing the school over alleged racism and hazing
By Melissa Alonso, Virginia Langmaid and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Former Northwestern University offensive lineman Ramon Diaz is suing the…
Continue Reading Vast majority of submissions to UN body on Israeli occupation favor them, Palestinians say
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The vast majority of over 55 countries that made submissions to the U.N.’s highest…
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Continue Reading 6 months after the East Palestine train derailment, Congress is deadlocked on new rules for safety
By STEPHEN GROVES and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this…
Continue Reading Republicans don’t dare criticize Trump over Jan. 6. Their silence fuels his bid for the White House
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Leader Mitch McConnell once vowed Donald Trump would have his day in court…
Continue Reading Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, ERIC TUCKER, NOMAAN MERCHANT and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump pleaded not guilty…
Continue Reading Financially struggling university in West Virginia closes down, leaving students scrambling
WCHS By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — A small West Virginia university will close down after financial struggles, leaving many students…
Continue Reading Sports official suspended for nepotism after painfully slow athlete finishes last in 100-meter race
By David Close and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A Somali sports official was suspended for nepotism on Wednesday after a viral video showed an…
Continue Reading Man accused of firing shots outside Jewish school in Tennessee charged with multiple crimes
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A man suspected of trying to enter a Jewish school with a gun in Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday and firing shots outside the…
Continue Reading Financially struggling university in West Virginia closes down, leaving students scrambling
By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — A small West Virginia university will close down after financial struggles, leaving many students…
Continue Reading 108 attendees at the World Scout Jamboree treated for heat-related illnesses in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At least 108 people were treated for heat-related illnesses at the World Scout Jamboree being held in South Korea, which…
Continue Reading Federal jury acquits Louisiana trooper caught on camera pummeling Black motorist
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press A federal jury Wednesday acquitted a white Louisiana trooper charged with violating the civil rights of a Black…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The United States’ 0-0 draw against Portugal in the Women’s World Cup was the most-watched overnight program in Fox history.…
Continue Reading Brazil coach Sundhage criticized over the team’s lack of flair after Women’s World Cup exit
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil coach Pia Sundhage is facing widespread criticism in the South American country after…
Continue Reading Woman killed, toddler son among 3 others shot standing on sidewalk on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say a 23-year-old woman has been fatally wounded and three other people — including her 2-year-old son — also…
Continue Reading Family of Lashawn Thompson, who died in a Georgia jail, reaches $4 million settlement with county
By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — The family of Lashawn Thompson, who died in September while incarcerated at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta,…
Continue Reading Advocates accuse New York City of using migrants as ‘props’ in bid for federal money
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For days now, newly arrived migrants have been waiting outside New York City’s Roosevelt…
Continue Reading UN given green light to monitor peace deal between Colombia’s government and its largest rebel group
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has unanimously authorized the U.N. political mission in…
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government has reported for the first time that a body was spotted along the floating barrier that Texas Gov. Greg…
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego police have shot and killed a gunman who fatally wounded a police dog on a community college campus. Authorities say the…
Continue Reading Rights group reports war crimes in Sudan, including deliberate attacks on civilians, sexual assault
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A town on northern Mexico’s Pacific coast has seen its beaches littered with a carpet of dead fish, after what experts…
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HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A 71-year-old man has died after being mauled by four large dogs on Hawaii’s Big Island. Police say the man died while…
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By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press Investigators say the weather was quickly getting worse when a plane crashed last month near Murrieta, California,…
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By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A police raid in a low-income neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro set off a gunbattle that…
Continue Reading Federal funds will pay to send Iowa troops to the US-Mexico border, governor says
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced sending a hundred Iowa National Guard troops to…
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By Larry Madowo, Jessie Gretener and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — General Salifou Mody, one of the Niger officers who seized power in a military coup…
Continue Reading Deep-red Arizona county rejects proposal to hand-count ballots in 2024 elections
By JOSH KELETY Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A northwestern Arizona county where Republican voters far outnumber Democrats has rejected a…
Continue Reading Former Maryland college town mayor pleads guilty to child sex abuse material charges
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — The former mayor of a Maryland college town has pleaded guilty to more than 100 counts connected to the possession and…
Continue Reading Mother gets 14 years in death of newborn found floating off Florida coast in 2018
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mother is going to prison for 14 years for the death of her newborn daughter who was found floating off the…
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By RICHARD LARDNER and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — By not naming or charging six alleged co-conspirators in the indictment…
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By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Racial justice groups and relatives of a Black man shot and killed this week…
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GRAND CANYON WEST, Ariz. (AP) — Grand Canyon West and its Skywalk attraction are back in business, a day after a person was killed and eight others…
Continue Reading Texas is separating families at the border in apparent ‘harsh and cruel’ shift in policy, immigration attorney says
By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — Texas has separated at least 26 migrant family units on the southern border since July 10 under…
Continue Reading Ohio utility that paid federal penalty says it’s now being investigated by a state commission
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A utility company in Ohio says it’s being investigated by a state office focused on organized crime in connection with…
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By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sued USASF Servicing, the financial arm of a chain of…
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HAMILTON, Ala. (AP) — Two Alabama inmates were killed Wednesday after being struck by a car while picking up trash on the side of a highway. State…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A research scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been named to succeed Dr. Anthony Fauci as the nation’s top…
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By EDUARDO VERDUGO Associated Press HUITZILAC, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of police and soldiers have raided illegal logging camps on the southern edge…
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By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer Florida State President Rick McCullough believes the Seminoles will have to consider leaving the Atlantic Coast…
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MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins put together a whopper of a promotion to welcome trade deadline acquisition Jake Burger. The Marlins celebrated the…
Continue Reading Minnesota Supreme Court rules against disputed mine, says state pollution officials hid EPA warnings
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press UNDATED (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s Pollution Control Agency was…
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By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 election will determine whether Donald Trump returns to the White House. It could also…
Continue Reading US Supreme Court Justice Jackson to speak at church bombing anniversary in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, will speak in Alabama next month…
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Millions of Americans could receive their tax refunds more quickly in coming years as the Internal Revenue Service brings its technology further into…
Continue Reading A woman escaped a makeshift cinder block ‘dungeon’ in Oregon, police say. The FBI believes there are more victims in other states
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Continue Reading Louisiana public schools now required to display ‘In God We Trust’ in all classrooms
By Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — All Louisiana public schools are now required to display the national motto of “In God We Trust” inside of…
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By Faye Chiu, CNN (CNN) — Recent data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that a summer surge of Covid-19 could…
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By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Heavy clashes have resumed in a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, ending a cease-fire there…
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Late Tuesday, Fitch Ratings became the second of the three major credit-rating firms…
Continue Reading Ex-NFL cornerback Damon Arnette must appear in court for plea deal in felony gun case, judge says
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge is requiring former NFL cornerback Damon Arnette to appear in person to resolve a…
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By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Willy the rodeo goat has lassoed the hearts of residents in a rural South Texas county ever since…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court upholds ruling giving Indiana transgender students key bathroom access
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that transgender students in Indiana must have access to the bathrooms…
Continue Reading Museum in New York state returns remains of 19 Native Americans to Oneida Indian Nation
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Rochester Museum and Science Center in New York state has returned the…
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is delaying plans to restock the nation’s emergency oil reserve amid…
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Continue Reading Train crashes into bus at crossing in Mexico, killing 7 and injuring 17
EL MARQUES, Mexico (AP) — Seven people are dead and 17 injured after a train crashed into a small commuter bus at a grade crossing in central…
Continue Reading Police officer in South Carolina killed by Amtrak train while rescuing someone who called 911
EASLEY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer in South Carolina has been struck and killed by an Amtrak train as he was saving a person who…
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Continue Reading Man dies at jail in Atlanta that’s currently under federal investigation
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a man died at a jail in Atlanta that is currently under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. The Fulton…
Continue Reading Gambling sting at Iowa and Iowa St. results in charges against 7 current and former athletes so far
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Gambling investigations at Iowa and Iowa State have resulted in criminal charges filed against seven current…
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Continue Reading Judge agrees to let lawyers for football player Araiza to ask rape accuser about her sexual history
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Lawyers for former Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza will be allowed to ask about the sexual history of the woman who accused him…
Continue Reading The spread of rented lounge chairs on Greece’s beaches brings a pledge to increase inspections
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s finance minister has promised to step up inspections of beach bars and other businesses renting out seaside…
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