Number of people crossing Darien Gap hits new record, officials say
By Karol Suarez and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — The number of migrants crossing the treacherous Darien Gap, a mountainous rainforest region that…
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Lawsuit by former dancers accuses Lizzo of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and allege the singer and her…
Continue Reading 8 more people charged in kidnapping of migrants that ended in Houston shooting
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press Officials says eight people have been charged with federal crimes in connection with the March kidnapping of a…
Continue Reading Janet Yang to serve second term as president of Oscars organization
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Janet Yang has been re-elected to serve as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the…
Continue Reading Son of Colombia’s president is charged with money laundering
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The son of Colombia’s president has been charged with money laundering and illicit…
Continue Reading GOP nominee for Kentucky governor separates himself from ex-governor who feuded with educators
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron is looking to separate himself…
Continue Reading The coup in Niger will only embolden extremists, says a former jihadi fighter
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A former jihadi fighter says the coup in Niger could boost the ability of Islamic extremists…
Continue Reading Northwestern hires former Attorney General Loretta Lynch to investigate athletic department
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer Northwestern has hired former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to lead an investigation into the culture of…
Continue Reading Halted Ukraine grain deal, funding shortages rattle UN food aid programs
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A halted landmark grain deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to flow to countries in Africa, the…
Continue Reading Ira Sachs wanted to make ‘a film of intimacy.’ It got him an NC-17 rating
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ira Sachs never set out to make an NC-17-rated film. The New York-based, 57-year-old filmmaker of…
Continue Reading Trump allies in Michigan charged with felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two political allies of former President Donald Trump have been criminally charged in…
Continue Reading Students’ lives thrown into disarray after West Virginia college announces plans to close
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The lives of hundreds of students at a small university in West Virginia have been turned…
Continue Reading Astros reacquire Justin Verlander from Mets, a deal owner Jim Crane tells AP was an easy decision
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Astros owner Jim Crane texted Justin Verlander with a simple message moments after they…
Continue Reading Photos show inside of Gilgo Beach killings’ suspect home after the police search
By Lauren Mascarenhas and Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — In the continuing investigation of Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann,…
Continue Reading Bill apparently aimed at halting criticism of Pakistani intelligence figures expected to become law
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s lower house has passed a bill that recommends a three-year prison term for anyone…
Continue Reading Retired bishop in New York state gets married after bid to leave priesthood denied
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An 84-year-old retired bishop of Albany says he recently married a woman in a civil ceremony.…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to life in prison in killing of Mississippi sheriff’s lieutenant
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the killing of a Mississippi law enforcement…
Continue Reading Pac-12 leaders receive details of media deal, but no vote to accept terms as future remains murky
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Pac-12 leaders were presented details, including potential payouts, of a long-awaited media rights deal…
Continue Reading The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 troops from the US-Mexico border mission
By TARA COPP and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 troops from the U.S.-Mexico border that it had…
Continue Reading Poland says two Belarusian helicopters violated its airspace, adding to tensions
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government says that two Belarusian helicopters entered the Polish airspace.…
Continue Reading Maine’s biggest newspaper group is now a nonprofit under the National Trust for Local News
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The largest newspaper group in Maine is becoming a nonprofit with the completion of the sale…
Continue Reading Indiana abortion clinics stop providing abortions ahead of near-total abortion ban taking effect
By RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s six abortion clinics have stopped providing abortions ahead of the state’s…
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NASA hears ‘heartbeat’ of Voyager 2 after losing communication
The Voyager mission team at NASA has been able to detect a signal from Voyager 2 after losing contact with the spacecraft, which has been operating…
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Hospitals in a 10th of US counties have lost childbirth units over the past five years, according to a new analysis
Hundreds of hospitals have lost their childbirth units over the past five years, according to a new analysis, affecting about a tenth of US counties…
Continue Reading CEO Brendan Quirk narrows the focus of USA Cycling with an eye on worlds and the Olympics
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer It would be an understatement to say that Brendan Quirk took over a USA Cycling organization in turmoil in December…
Continue Reading Ohio police chief says K-9 handler was deceptive during probe of dog attack on surrendering trucker
By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police agency shared records Tuesday that showed an officer who released his…
Continue Reading Niger’s premier issues call from France for international help to roll back his country’s coup
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Niger’s prime minister, who has been stuck outside the country since last week’s coup, is…
Continue Reading Recreational marijuana is now legal in Minnesota, but the state is still working out retail sales
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s legalization of recreational marijuana went into effect…
Continue Reading News anchor carried the secret of her mother’s murder as Vermont police investigated
WINDHAM, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say the death of a Connecticut television news anchor’s mother last winter is being investigated as a…
Continue Reading DeSantis-controlled Disney World district abolishes diversity, equity initiatives
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Diversity, equity and inclusion programs have been abolished from Walt Disney World’s…
Continue Reading Brooklyn man who was vogueing at a gas station fatally stabbed in possible anti-gay hate crime, police say
By Jessica Xing and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Police are searching for a 17-year-old they believe is responsible for the stabbing death…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia to grant Yemen $1.2 billion in economic aid
SANAA, Yemen Ahmed al-Haj (AP) — Saudi Arabia said it would grant $1.2 billion of financial aid to Yemen’s internationally recognized government…
Continue Reading Israel holds over 1,200 detainees without charge. That’s the most in 3 decades, a rights group says
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A rights group says that Israel is holding 1,201 detainees without charge or trial, nearly all…
Continue Reading What would West African bloc’s threat to use force to restore democracy in Niger look like?
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS has threatened the use of force if the ousted…
Continue Reading Wisconsin officials add recommendations to new management plan to keep wolf population around 1,000
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials released a revised draft wolf management plan Tuesday that…
Continue Reading Vintage computer that helped launch the Apple empire is being sold at auction
BOSTON (AP) — A vintage Apple computer signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak is being sold at auction. The Apple-1 set in motion the company…
Continue Reading Long Island and Atlantic City sex worker killings are unrelated, officials say
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey prosecutor says the murders of several sex workers on Long Island do not…
Continue Reading A teacher was caught on video abusing students. Her district is settling for over $11 million
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A television station has reported that a school district in West Virginia reached settlements totaling $11 million in…
Continue Reading Organizers of heavy metal festival in Germany ask visitors to leave cars at home due to bad weather
The organizers of the famous heavy metal music festival of Wacken in northern Germany have issued a travel ban for visitors with vehicles due to the…
Continue Reading Sheila Oliver, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor and a prominent Black leader, dies at 71
By MIKE CATALNI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who rose to become one of New Jersey’s most prominent Black leaders…
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What you need to know about the incandescent light bulb ban
America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well,…
Continue Reading The number of available jobs in the US just fell to its lowest level in more than two years
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Bit by bit, the US labor market is settling down from the rolling boil of the past three years: The…
Continue Reading Prepare for a stunning double-supermoon display in August
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Big, bright lunar displays will bookend August as the moon nears its closest point to Earth. When the moon…
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Chinese zoo denies its sun bears are people in costume
A zoo in eastern China has denied suggestions that some of its bears were people dressed in costume after videos of a Malayan sun bear standing on…
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The winning numbers for a $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot have been drawn
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The winning numbers for Tuesday’s estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot – which would be one of the…
Continue Reading Alaska child fatally shoots another child with a rifle moments after they were playing with toy guns
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Moments after two children were playing with toy guns, one of the children picked up a real rifle in a western Alaska home…
Continue Reading Northwestern enlists Loretta Lynch to lead review of athletics department accountability mechanisms in wake of hazing lawsuits
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — Northwestern University announced Tuesday an independent review of the school’s accountability mechanisms…
Continue Reading Iowa agency rules finds deaths of 3 men in Iowa building collapse were accidental
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s health agency has determined that the deaths of three men crushed in the collapse of a downtown Davenport building…
Continue Reading As climate change leads to more and wetter storms, cholera cases are on the rise
By BLANCA BEGERT, Grist In early 2022, nearly 200,000 Malawians were displaced after two tropical storms struck the southeastern part of Africa…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour board and gives commissioner his support as Saudi deal talks continue
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods has joined the PGA Tour policy board for the first time in his 27 years on tour, giving Commissioner Jay…
Continue Reading Bond is denied for South Carolina woman accused of killing newlywed bride in drunken crash
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America A judge has denied bond for a woman accused of killing a newlywed bride when she drunkenly…
Continue Reading Democratic lawmakers slam the lack of attorney access for asylum seekers in Border Patrol custody
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of Democratic members of Congress are asking the Biden administration to end expedited screening of asylum seekers in…
Continue Reading Booker Prize semifinalists include 4 Irish writers, 4 debut novelists
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Author Sebastian Barry is one of four Irish writers to make the long list of semifinalists for this…
Continue Reading The US lacks that 2019 magic at this Women’s World Cup
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The United States is clearly not the dominant team that won the 2019 Women’s World Cup. The Americans have…
Continue Reading New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver still hospitalized, Scutari is acting governor
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver remained unable to carry out her duties as acting governor on Tuesday after she was…
Continue Reading What we know about an American woman and her daughter who were kidnapped in Haiti 6 days ago
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Six days since American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter were kidnapped from the community ministry…
Continue Reading Oklahoma lawsuit seeks to block opening of first publicly funded religious charter school in the US
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A lawsuit filed Monday in Oklahoma is seeking to block the state’s support for the nation’s first publicly…
Continue Reading Job openings fall to lowest level in 2 years as demand for workers cools
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted fewer jobs in June, a sign that the red-hot demand for workers…
Continue Reading Crews balance firefighting and protecting a fragile ecosystem in containing California-Nevada blaze
By TY O’NEIL, STEFANIE DAZIO and RIO YAMAT MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling a massive blaze in California’s…
Continue Reading French reporters end an unsuccessful strike against a new editor known as a far-right supporter
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Journalists at France’s emblematic Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche have decided to put…
Continue Reading Henrietta Lacks’ family settles lawsuit with a biotech company that used her cells without consent
By LEA SKENE and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta…
Continue Reading Republican Rep. Tiffany won’t run for US Senate in Wisconsin, leaving open field
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a Republican from Wisconsin, says he won’t run for U.S. Senate in…
Continue Reading Prosecutors in Gilgo Beach killings are giving Rex Heuermann’s defense a vast trove of evidence
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Weeks after charging a Long Island architect in a string of killings known as the Gilgo…
Continue Reading Sweden plans to step up border controls as security situation worsens during Quran burning crisis
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden plans to step up border controls and identity checks at crossing points as its security situation deteriorates during a…
Continue Reading Barbie’s Japanese distributor apologizes for its parent company’s reaction to Barbenheimer memes
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese distributor of the Warner Bros. movie “Barbie” has apologized for its U.S. parent…
Continue Reading The first generation of solar panels will wear out. A recycling industry is taking shape
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press The largest solar panel recycling plant in North America has opened in Yuma, Arizona, just as the flow of…
Continue Reading Palestinian opens fire in West Bank settlement, wounding 6 people before being killed
By ISABEL DEBRE and OHAD ZWIGENBERG Associated Press MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank (AP) — Israeli authorities say a Palestinian gunman has opened fire in…
Continue Reading Jury weighs death penalty or life in prison for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A jury has ended deliberations for the day without reaching a decision on whether the man who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh…
Continue Reading NASA hears signal from Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistakenly cutting contact
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After days of silence, NASA has heard from Voyager 2 in interstellar space billions…
Continue Reading Jury ends 1st day of deliberations on whether Pittsburgh synagogue shooter should be sentenced to death
By Sabrina Souza, Nicki Brown and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The jury in the trial of Robert Bowers, the gunman who killed 11 worshippers and…
Continue Reading Dutch ministry says a fire that blazed for nearly a week on a cargo ship appears to have burnt out
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government says a fire that had been burning on board a cargo ship carrying thousands of new cars appears…
Continue Reading GM recalls nearly 900 vehicles with Takata air bag inflators, blames manufacturing problem
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling nearly 900 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada with Takata air bag inflators…
Continue Reading Pulled out to sea by current, swimmer is rescued after treading water for 5 hours
JULIE WALKER and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A swimmer who got swept out to sea by a powerful current was rescued off New…
Continue Reading Wisconsin’s high court, which almost overturned Biden’s win in the state, flips to liberal control
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Continue Reading Brazil’s endangered golden monkeys have recovered following big population drop from yellow fever
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer There are now more golden lion tamarins bounding between branches in the Brazilian rainforest than at any time…
Continue Reading Get ready for a SpongeBob and slime Super Bowl. CBS and Nickelodeon team up for NFL’s biggest game
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer SpongeBob and Slimetime are coming to the Super Bowl. The NFL and CBS Sports have announced that this season’s Super…
Continue Reading Mystery cylinder that washed up on Australian beach is Indian space debris, officials confirm
By Chris Lau and Sania Farooqui, CNN (CNN) — A mysterious cylinder that washed ashore in Western Australia is debris from an Indian space…
Continue Reading Amazon adds video telemedicine visits nationwide to its virtual clinic
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Amazon is adding video telemedicine visits in all 50 states to a virtual clinic it launched last fall, as the…
Continue Reading Gang violence is tearing Haiti apart. Here’s what to know
By Caitlin Hu, CNN (CNN) — The kidnapping of an American nurse in Haiti last week along with her young child has cast stark light on the…
Continue Reading Greece’s government is planning tougher penalties for arson following a spate of wildfires
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities are planning tougher penalties for arson with fines to be increased to 10 times the current level. The…
Continue Reading Remains of Lori Vallow’s children found at her husband’s home, family says. He’s now charged with destroying evidence.
By Konstantin Toropin, Eric Levenson and Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Chad Daybell, the stepfather of two children who have been missing…
Continue Reading US opens safety probe into complaints from Tesla drivers that they can lose steering control
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into safety problems with Tesla vehicles. This time the National…
Continue Reading Lori Vallow faces more charges after her children’s bodies were found
By Konstantin Toropin, CNN (CNN) — Lori Vallow, the Idaho woman charged in connection with the disappearance of her children, is now accused of…
Continue Reading Hong Kong official vows to mull legal changes after discovery of whale carcass sparked anger
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong government official has vowed to mull legal changes and set up protocols to better…
Continue Reading Chad Daybell case can proceed to trial, judge rules
By Konstantin Toropin and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho judge ruled Tuesday that the case against Chad Daybell, the stepfather of two…
Continue Reading Colorado River Basin has lost 10 trillion gallons due to warming temps, enough water to fill Lake Mead, study shows
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Rising temperatures have sucked more than 10 trillion gallons of water out of the Colorado River Basin between 2000…
Continue Reading Police in Arizona looking into the death of Lori Vallow’s third husband as she sits in an Idaho jail
By Konstantin Toropin and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Phoenix police officials are reviewing the investigation into the death of Joseph Ryan,…
Continue Reading Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow indicted on murder charges
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury in Idaho on Tuesday indicted Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow on murder charges in connection with the…
Continue Reading Chad Daybell pleads not guilty to all charges, including murder of Lori Vallow’s children and his first wife
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Chad Daybell pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the murder and conspiracy charges he faces in connection with the…
Continue Reading Lori Vallow charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in former husband’s death, prosecutor says
By Amir Vera, Dave Alsup and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho woman who is accused of killing her two children has been charged in the death of…
Continue Reading Police release information on investigation that led to charges against Lori Vallow in the murder of her former husband
By Madeline Holcombe and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Details of the investigation leading to the charges against Lori Vallow in the death of her…
Continue Reading Idaho prosecutors plan to seek death penalty against Chad Daybell in alleged murders of two children and his first wife
By Mallika Kallingal and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in Idaho are planning to seek the death penalty in the murder case against Chad…
Continue Reading Idaho judge rules Lori Vallow is mentally fit to stand trial on charges related to the deaths of her two children
By Jenn Selva, Andy Rose and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho judge ruled Monday that Lori Vallow is mentally fit to stand trial on…
Continue Reading Trial of Lori Vallow, who is accused of killing her 2 children, is delayed for new competency examination
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The trial of Lori Vallow – who is charged with murdering her two children, hiding their bodies and then reporting…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 1: Trump, Wildfires, Ford recall, Space Command, Niger
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A sturgeon supermoon will light up the sky tonight, creating a luminous spectacle for millions around the…
Continue Reading Lori Vallow Daybell, Idaho mother accused of killing her children and conspiring to kill husband’s first wife, was motivated by ‘money, power and sex,’ prosecutors say
By Eric Levenson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho mother who is accused of killing her two children and conspiring to kill her husband’s…
Continue Reading Lori Vallow Daybell trial: Jurors begin deliberating in case of Idaho mother accused of killing her children
By Ashley R. Williams, Konstantin Toropin and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Jurors began deliberating Thursday after closing arguments in the trial…
Continue Reading Israeli high-tech investment plummets in first half of 2023, industry monitor says
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli tech industry monitor says investment in Israeli start-ups has plummeted in the first…
Continue Reading Lori Vallow Daybell found guilty of murdering her children and conspiring to kill her husband’s first wife
By Ashley R. Williams, Konstantin Toropin and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A jury has found Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell guilty on all counts…
Continue Reading Gunmen open fire on police officers during anti-polio drive in southwest Pakistan, killing 2
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Police say gunmen have opened fire on Pakistani police escorting a team of polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination…
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