What we know about Andrey Troshev, the man Putin proposed as the new Wagner boss
By Lauren Kent, Pierre Bairin and Uliana Pavlova, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed to Wagner Group fighters that a…
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More are participating in the lottery as the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soar
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press AMBLER, Pa. (AP) — Convenience stores are swamped as the Powerball and Mega…
Continue Reading Sweden allows protest burning Torahs and Bibles outside Israeli Embassy
By Sharon Braithwaite, Henrik Pettersson and Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) — Swedish authorities have approved a protest involving the…
Continue Reading Sweden allows protest burning Torahs and Bibles outside Israeli Embassy
By Sharon Braithwaite, Henrik Pettersson and Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) — Swedish authorities have approved a protest involving the…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh’s first released prison phone call is a 42 second conversation with son, Buster
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — The records CNN has obtained from Alex Murdaugh’s time so far in prison include a short phone call between…
Continue Reading 79-year-old hospitalized after alligator attack at Florida golf course community
By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A 79-year-old Florida man was bitten by a nearly 7-foot-long alligator Thursday morning at a golf…
Continue Reading Homebuyers must ‘learn to live’ with near-7% mortgage rates, says RE/MAX chairman
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Dave Liniger has spent the last half-century living through the ups and downs of the interest-sensitive…
Continue Reading Monday is the last chance to claim your 2019 tax refund
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — If you forgot to file your taxes during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, you have…
Continue Reading The sun’s activity is peaking sooner than expected
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — As the sun nears the peak of its current solar cycle, our star is growing increasingly active. And that peak…
Continue Reading UPS to train nonunion employees as talks with union for 340,000 workers stalls and deadline nears
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer A little more than a week after contract talks between UPS and the union representing 340,000 of its workers…
Continue Reading Mexican president continues attacking opposition candidate, despite electoral agency’s order to stop
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president plowed ahead with attacks against the opposition front-runner for the 2024 presidential elections despite a…
Continue Reading A man killed by Iowa police after a homicide and carjacking had a ‘hit list,’ authorities say
By The Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say a Nebraska man who was fatally shot by police and suspected in the killing of another man had…
Continue Reading Sheepherder is severely injured when black bear attacks him in Colorado wilderness
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Wildlife officials say a black bear attacked a sheepherder in the mountains of southwestern…
Continue Reading Tunisians gather in front of TVs to watch Ons Jabeur at Wimbledon and escape the heat outside
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — There’s no better way to escape the intense heatwave in Tunisia than to head inside…
Continue Reading How Lisa Marie Presley’s weight-loss surgery contributed to her death
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Lisa Marie Presley died after developing a small bowel obstruction, a severe complication of bariatric surgery…
Continue Reading The story behind Barbenheimer, the summer’s most online movie showdown
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The very online showdown between Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” all started…
Continue Reading House Republicans push through defense bill limiting abortion access and halting diversity efforts
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a sweeping defense bill Friday that provides an expected 5.2%…
Continue Reading Rescuers evacuate 14,000 people from flood-hit villages in eastern Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A top Pakistani provincial official says rescuers in boats have evacuated 14,000 people over the past several days after…
Continue Reading Putin wants to attend an August summit. Host country South Africa doesn’t want to have to arrest him
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s deputy president says Russian President Vladimir Putin wants…
Continue Reading Actor with roles in ‘Guiding Light,’ ‘Hunger Games’ film accuses resort owner of sexual harassment
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An actor and model who has appeared in soap operas and movies including “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” says in a…
Continue Reading Alex Galchenyuk of Coyotes repeatedly used racial slur, intimidated officers after stop, report says
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Alex Galchenyuk repeatedly used racial slurs toward a police officer in training and…
Continue Reading ‘Like an oven but 1,000 times worse’: Tourists describe horror of White Island eruption
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Survivors of one of New Zealand’s worst natural disasters have described the searing pain…
Continue Reading Wagner ‘does not exist’: Why Putin claims a rift in the mercenary group
By Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — Now you see Wagner, now you don’t. Weeks after an armed uprising by the Russian mercenary group Wagner revealed…
Continue Reading Wagner ‘does not exist’: Why Putin claims a rift in the mercenary group
By Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — Now you see Wagner, now you don’t. Weeks after an armed uprising by the Russian mercenary group Wagner revealed…
Continue Reading US consumers are feeling the most optimistic since September 2021
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Inflation’s steady slowdown in recent months has kept Americans feeling optimistic about the…
Continue Reading The US is short on homes. Here’s how builders are still offering the American Dream
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — America is in the middle of a housing crisis. There are only 1.08 million existing homes on the…
Continue Reading A 10-day UPS strike could be the costliest in US history
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — A 10-day UPS strike could cost the US economy $7.1 billion. That could make it the costliest work…
Continue Reading $875 million Powerball jackpot is up for grabs Saturday as no tickets hit Friday’s Mega Millions
By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A Mega Millions jackpot that was up for grabs Friday night worth an estimated $560 million will grow again after no…
Continue Reading Capitol riot suspect arrested near Barack Obama’s home indicted on firearms charges
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A Capitol riot suspect who had guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in his van when he was arrested…
Continue Reading Q&A: Sally Potter has made films for 50 years. Now in her 70s, she’s out with a debut album
By AMANCAI BIRABEN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After 50 years behind the camera as a successful director, Sally Potter has kickstarted a…
Continue Reading FBI finds skulls, other human remains decorating Kentucky man’s apartment
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — When FBI agents arrived at James Nott’s Kentucky apartment with a search warrant on Tuesday, they asked if…
Continue Reading Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant prepares to release diluted radioactive water into the sea
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press FUTABA, Japan (AP) — At Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, giant blue pipes have been…
Continue Reading Cypriot official says probe backs Mossad claims that hitman plotted to kill Israelis on the island
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police investigations support claims by Israel’s Mossad spy service that…
Continue Reading Hollywood’s actors are joining screenwriters on strike. Here’s why and what happens next
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood actors are joining screenwriters in the first dual strike from the two unions…
Continue Reading Woman arrested on drug charges linked to death of Robert De Niro’s grandson, official says
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman has been arrested on federal narcotics charges for allegedly selling the drugs that led…
Continue Reading At least 15 migrants died this week off Tunisia’s coast and at a desert border amid tensions
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian officials say at least 15 migrants have been found dead off the country’s coast and at its border with Algeria…
Continue Reading Biden and Democrats raised $72 million-plus for his 2024 race since he opened his campaign in April
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee raised more than $72…
Continue Reading Sheriff says baby dies after teen mom put fentanyl in bottle
By Jay Croft and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A 9-month-old baby in Florida died after his teenage mother allegedly put fentanyl in his bottle…
Continue Reading China’s Shein hit with lawsuit citing RICO violations, a law originally used against organized crime
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer China’s fast fashion retailer Shein is facing a lawsuit that claims the clothing maker’s copyright…
Continue Reading UN ‘very concerned’ over widespread violence by police during protests in Kenya
By Sharon Braithwaite (CNN) — The United Nations said it was “very concerned” about the widespread use of violence by police against…
Continue Reading UN ‘very concerned’ over widespread violence by police during protests in Kenya
By Sharon Braithwaite (CNN) — The United Nations said it was “very concerned” about the widespread use of violence by police against…
Continue Reading Q&A: Robert Downey Jr. on how ‘Oppenheimer’ represents the Manhattan Project with nuance
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. says he came away from Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”…
Continue Reading DeSantis to become 1st GOP candidate to file for South Carolina primary during visit next week
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to file his 2024 candidacy for South Carolina’s Republican…
Continue Reading Burner phones. Pizza crust. DNA on burlap. A New York architect was charged with killing 3 women in Gilgo Beach serial killings cold case
By Kristina Sgueglia, Brynn Gingras, John Miller and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A New York architect was charged with murder in connection to…
Continue Reading Serbia halts arms exports after US sanctioned the country’s spy chief for alleged illegal arms trade
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s government has decided to ban arms export for 30 days just days after the United…
Continue Reading Reformist Thai party, thwarted from forming new government, seeks law change to limit Senate’s power
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The political party that captured first place in Thailand’s general election two months…
Continue Reading Subtropical storm Don forms in open Atlantic waters and becomes the fifth named storm of the year
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Forecasters say subtropical storm Don has formed in open Atlantic waters. It poses no threat to land. The National…
Continue Reading World cycling’s governing body bans female transgender athletes from women’s events
AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — Female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty will no longer be able to compete in women’s races. The…
Continue Reading Dutch voters will go to the polls on Nov. 22 after the fall of Mark Rutte’s coalition
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch caretaker government says voters will go to the polls in a general election on Nov. 22. The announcement…
Continue Reading Acropolis’ midday closure leaves many tourists in the lurch as a heat wave lashes southern Europe
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and LEFTERIS PITARAKIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Disgruntled tourists bemoaned the temporary closing of the…
Continue Reading Burner phones. Pizza crust. DNA on burlap. A New York architect was charged with killing 3 women in Gilgo Beach serial killings cold case
By Kristina Sgueglia, Brynn Gingras, John Miller and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A New York architect was charged with murder in connection to…
Continue Reading Long Island architect charged in 3 of the Gilgo Beach serial killings
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island architect was charged Friday with…
Continue Reading Italians outraged after court clears man of groping teen because contact was under 10 seconds
ROME (AP) — Italians are using social media to denounce a court verdict clearing a school janitor of a sexual assault charge for groping a…
Continue Reading Rocket being developed by Japan’s space agency explodes during testing but no injuries reported
TOKYO (AP) — A rocket being developed by the Japanese space agency has exploded during testing but there were no reports of injuries. That’s…
Continue Reading Palestinian leader calls on world to ‘protect us,’ and his people respond with bitter laughter
By Abeer Salman, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — President Mahmoud Abbas, the 87-year-old veteran who has led the Palestinian Authority for nearly two…
Continue Reading Palestinian leader calls on world to ‘protect us,’ and his people respond with bitter laughter
By Abeer Salman, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — President Mahmoud Abbas, the 87-year-old veteran who has led the Palestinian Authority for nearly two…
Continue Reading Disney is asking a judge to toss a lawsuit from DeSantis appointees
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney is asking a Florida judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by Gov. Ron DeSantis’…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s Prime Minister Sharif launches $3.5 billion Chinese-designed nuclear energy project
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has launched the construction of a 1,200-megawatt…
Continue Reading For some remote Canadian wildfires, best and fastest option is sending in the smokejumpers
By NOAH BERGER and DOUG GLASS Associated Press FORT ST. JOHN, British Columbia (AP) — As more than 900 fires burn in a Canadian fire season that…
Continue Reading 6 German tourists arrested for suspected rape of German teen in hotel on Spanish island of Mallorca
By DAVID BRUNAT Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police have arrested six young Germans for allegedly raping an 18-year-old German…
Continue Reading Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet in the Wimbledon final
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — This was the moment. If Novak Djokovic was going to be stopped in the Wimbledon…
Continue Reading Stabbing at a church-run aid center in the Dutch city of Leiden leaves 1 man dead, 2 people wounded
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police say that one person has died and two are wounded, one seriously, in a stabbing at a church-run center that…
Continue Reading China criticizes German call for reducing dependency on Chinese products as ‘protectionism’
BEIJING (AP) — China has criticized a German government call for reducing dependency on Chinese products as a form of protectionism. Foreign…
Continue Reading India launches historic Chandrayaan-3 mission to land spacecraft on the moon
By Rhea Mogul, Sania Farooqui and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — India is bidding to become only the fourth country to execute a controlled landing…
Continue Reading Embassies urge Hungary’s government to retract discriminatory LGBTQ+ laws ahead of Pride march
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The embassies of 38 countries and more than 10 other cultural institutions have urged…
Continue Reading Europe swept by blistering and potentially record-breaking temperatures
By Laura Paddison, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Sharon Braithwaite and Elinda Labropoulou, CNN (CNN) — A blistering and deadly heat wave is sweeping…
Continue Reading Europe swept by blistering and potentially record-breaking temperatures
By Laura Paddison, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Sharon Braithwaite and Elinda Labropoulou, CNN (CNN) — A blistering and deadly heat wave is sweeping…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 14: Ukraine, Secret Service, Abortion, Synagogue shooter, Target
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of Hollywood actors are officially on strike today, creating tremendous uncertainty for the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 14: Ukraine, Secret Service, Abortion, Synagogue shooter, Target
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of Hollywood actors are officially on strike today, creating tremendous uncertainty for the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 14: Ukraine, Secret Service, Abortion, Synagogue shooter, Target
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of Hollywood actors are officially on strike today, creating tremendous uncertainty for the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 14: Ukraine, Secret Service, Abortion, Synagogue shooter, Target
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of Hollywood actors are officially on strike today, creating tremendous uncertainty for the…
Continue Reading Dutch court convicts a man who fatally shot 3 people of murder, sentences him to life imprisonment
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted a man of killing two people at an activity farm for people with mental disabilities and…
Continue Reading Man drowns in home, marking Vermont’s 1st recorded death from recent flooding
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press A man who died as a result of a drowning accident in his home is Vermont’s first death related to recent…
Continue Reading German leader confident that surging far-right party will shrink again before next election
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed optimism that support for a far-right party that’s been surging in the polls lately will…
Continue Reading Hundreds of thousands face disruption at London’s Gatwick Airport this summer after strike vote
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of British vacationers face potential disruption to their travel plans at the…
Continue Reading Blinken meets Wang Yi in Indonesia. But the region remains wary of the US-China rivalry
By EDNA TARIGAN, DAVID RISING and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met China’s top…
Continue Reading Ohio plastic surgeon who livestreamed patient operations on TikTok has state medical license revoked permanently
By Rob Frehse and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio plastic surgeon who livestreamed some patient operations on TikTok and had three…
Continue Reading Kosovo president condemns brawl that erupted in parliament
By Sharon Braithwaite and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani condemned the brawl that erupted Thursday in Kosovo’s…
Continue Reading Kosovo president condemns brawl that erupted in parliament
By Sharon Braithwaite and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani condemned the brawl that erupted Thursday in Kosovo’s…
Continue Reading China accuses US of militarizing space following protest over Navy plane’s Taiwan Strait transit
BEIJING (AP) — China is accusing the United States of militarizing outer space, a day after it protested the passage of a Navy P-8A Poseidon…
Continue Reading Biden making $20 billion available from ‘green bank’ for clean energy projects
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is making available $20 billion from a federal “green bank” for…
Continue Reading IRS says it collected $38 million from more than 175 high-income tax delinquents
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is showcasing its new capability to audit high-income tax dodgers aggressively as it…
Continue Reading Russian lawmakers pass a bill outlawing gender-affirming procedures to protect ‘traditional values’
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Friday adopted a bill outlawing gender-affirming procedures amid the Kremlin’s crusade to protect what it…
Continue Reading South Africa deploys army over burning of trucks, braces for unrest over ex-president’s court case
By GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has deployed the army in four of its provinces…
Continue Reading California state leaders vow to provide textbooks for students after a school board rejected a social studies curriculum
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — After a Southern California school district rejected a state-endorsed social studies curriculum that includes…
Continue Reading Man arrested for planning terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State, Poland’s security agency says
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Internal Security agency says it has arrested an 18-year-old Polish citizen planning a suicide attack on a…
Continue Reading Russia’s Duma votes for law to ban gender reassignment surgery, in further crackdown on LGBTQ rights
By Anna Chernova and Uliana Pavlova, CNN (CNN) — The Russian State Duma, or lower house of parliament, has voted in favor of a new law banning…
Continue Reading Russia’s Duma votes for law to ban gender reassignment surgery, in further crackdown on LGBTQ rights
By Anna Chernova and Uliana Pavlova, CNN (CNN) — The Russian State Duma, or lower house of parliament, has voted in favor of a new law banning…
Continue Reading France celebrates Bastille Day with parades and parties – and extra police, after recent unrest
By YOUCEF BOUNAB and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French fighter jets trailed red-white-and-blue smoke over Paris monuments and…
Continue Reading Southeast Asian nations renew alarm over Myanmar violence. But diplomats can’t settle on a solution
By NINIEK KARMINI and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers have renewed their alarm over and…
Continue Reading US sets a grim milestone with new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings
By STEFANIE DAZIO and LARRY FENN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Slain at the hands of strangers or gunned down by loved ones. Massacred in small…
Continue Reading Putin says he offered Wagner mercenaries the option to stay as a single unit
By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said he offered the Wagner private military company the option of continuing to serve as a…
Continue Reading Scientists are growing seeds in space to help adapt to climate change on Earth
By Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, CNN (CNN) — Plants naturally adapt to grow in challenging environments. Spontaneous natural mutations produce new…
Continue Reading 8 people found dead in a boat off Senegal’s coast and a search was launched for possible survivors
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s government says eight people were found dead after a boat capsized off the…
Continue Reading China executes kindergarten teacher who poisoned 25 of her students, killing 1
BEIJING (AP) — A court in central China said on Friday a Chinese kindergarten teacher who had poisoned 25 of her students, killing one, has been…
Continue Reading US military chief praises Japan’s defense funding boost as a buttress against China and North Korea
By FOSTER KLUG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The highest-ranking U.S. military officer is praising Japan’s moves to double its defense…
Continue Reading Moves at a small border village hike Israel-Hezbollah tensions at a time of regional jitters
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press KFAR CHOUBA, Lebanon (AP) — The little village of Ghajar has been a sore point between Israel and Lebanon for…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street’s raucous week winds down with a mixed performance
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Another winning week for Wall Street is drifting toward a quiet close on Friday following profit…
Continue Reading Movie and TV stars join picket lines in fight over the future of Hollywood
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis, Rosario Dawson and other top movie and TV actors…
Continue Reading For a group of Ukrainian women, painting is a form of therapy to help them cope with loss
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In a sunlit art studio in Kyiv filled with easels and canvases, Iryna Farion puts the…
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