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Heat wave returns as Greece grapples with more wildfire evacuations
RHODES, Greece (AP) — A third successive heat wave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across…
Continue Reading The Biden administration proposes new rules to push insurers to boost mental health coverage
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday announced new rules meant to push insurance companies to increase their…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s defense minister says attacks on Crimea will continue, predicts possible NATO entry next year
By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says that Ukraine will…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s defense minister says attacks on Crimea will continue, predicts possible NATO entry next year
By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says that Ukraine will…
Continue Reading Taliban bans beauty salons in Afghanistan despite UN concern and rare public protest
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban has announced that all beauty salons in Afghanistan must now close as a one-month…
Continue Reading Jill Biden marks US reentry into UNESCO with a flag-raising ceremony in Paris
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden attended a flag-raising ceremony at UNESCO in Paris on Tuesday, marking…
Continue Reading Land mines are in place around a Russian-occupied nuclear plant in Ukraine, UN watchdog warns
By FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.N. atomic watchdog says its monitors at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia…
Continue Reading Jury delivers verdict over Brussels extremist attacks that killed 32
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian media say a jury has found six people guilty of terrorist murder for extremist attacks in 2016 that killed 32 people,…
Continue Reading EU agriculture officials work on ways to move Ukrainian grain to the world
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union will look at helping fund the costly transportation of grain out…
Continue Reading ‘Catastrophic’ reactor failure ignites large blaze at Pittsburgh power substation, officials say
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A large blaze erupted at a power substation in Pittsburgh after a reactor “catastrophically failed,” public…
Continue Reading Russia proposes joint research module on space station for China, India, Brazil and South Africa
By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The head of Russia’s space agency has extended an offer to Moscow’s partners in the BRICS group – Brazil,…
Continue Reading Russia proposes joint research module on space station for China, India, Brazil and South Africa
By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The head of Russia’s space agency has extended an offer to Moscow’s partners in the BRICS group – Brazil,…
Continue Reading South Korean court overturns impeachment of government minister ousted over deadly crowd crush
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court has overturned the impeachment of the public…
Continue Reading Legal dispute facing Texan ‘Sassy Trucker’ in Dubai shows the limits of speech in UAE
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Houston woman known online as the “Sassy Trucker” has been stuck in Dubai…
Continue Reading How a food-sourcing startup is trying to give farmers a fairer deal
By Jenny Marc, CNN (CNN) — Today, Sarela Herrada lives in Maryland, but she grew up near Lima, Peru. There, her family owned and raised organic…
Continue Reading Two teachers called out far-right activities at their German school. Then they had to leave town.
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BURG, Germany (AP) — Two teachers in eastern Germany tried to counter the far-right activities of students…
Continue Reading South Korea’s Casey Phair becomes the youngest ever World Cup player at 16 years and 26 days of age
By ABBY HALPIN Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Casey Phair has become the youngest player in soccer World Cup history at the age of 16 years and 26…
Continue Reading Rare testimony reveals brutal life for Russian convicts fighting in Ukraine
By CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh and Darya Tarasova. Video by Julie Zink and Muhammad Darwish (CNN) — One fighter was shot twice, sent from the…
Continue Reading Rare testimony reveals brutal life for Russian convicts fighting in Ukraine
By CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh and Darya Tarasova. Video by Julie Zink and Muhammad Darwish (CNN) — One fighter was shot twice, sent from the…
Continue Reading Rare testimony reveals brutal life for Russian convicts fighting in Ukraine
By CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh and Darya Tarasova. Video by Julie Zink and Muhammad Darwish (CNN) — One fighter was shot twice, sent from the…
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Rare testimony reveals brutal life for Russian convicts fighting in Ukraine
By CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh and Darya Tarasova. Video by Julie Zink and Muhammad Darwish (CNN) — One fighter was shot twice, sent from the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian markets decline ahead of what traders hope will be final Fed rate hike
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets retreated Wednesday after Wall Street hit a 15-month high ahead of a Federal…
Continue Reading Anger grows in Ukraine’s port city of Odesa after Russian bombardment hits beloved historic sites
By HANNA ARHIROVA and LORI HINNANT Associated Press ODESA, Ukraine (AP) — Tetiana Khlapova’s hand trembled as she recorded the wreckage of…
Continue Reading Youth coach hopes Women’s World Cup raises soccer’s profile for Maori people in New Zealand
By LUKE VARGAS Associated Press HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — When New Zealand kicked off the Women’s World Cup opener against Norway last week,…
Continue Reading Israeli military kills 3 alleged Palestinian gunmen in volatile West Bank
BY MAJDI MOHAMMED Associated Press NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military says it has killed three alleged Palestinian gunmen in the…
Continue Reading Maine aims to restore 19th century tribal obligations to its constitution. Voters will make the call
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Voters in Maine will likely be the ones to decide whether to restore long removed…
Continue Reading Permafrost expert and military pilot among 4 killed in a helicopter crash on Alaska’s North Slope
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Friends and family are remembering the three passengers and pilot killed when a…
Continue Reading Study finds climate change fingerprints on July heat waves in Europe, China and America
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The fingerprints of climate change are all over the intense heat waves gripping the globe this month, a new…
Continue Reading Maine lawmakers endorse proposal that would jumpstart offshore wind projects
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine is poised to launch an offshore wind program that would meet clean energy goals and…
Continue Reading Extremist attacks wounded Paris. Here’s why the city turned to the 2024 Olympics to heal
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — For the mayor of Paris, the city’s journey to next year’s Olympic Games included an…
Continue Reading Heat waves in US and Europe would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, new report finds
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Extreme heat waves across three continents this month were made significantly more likely by the human-caused…
Continue Reading Japan police arrest woman, parents in beheading of man at hotel in Hokkaido entertainment district
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police said they arrested a woman and her parents in a beheading case in a popular night…
Continue Reading US-born NBA player Kyle Anderson will represent China at the basketball World Cup
By Andrew McNicol, CNN (CNN) — US-born basketball player Kyle Anderson will represent China at next month’s FIBA World Cup after obtaining…
Continue Reading Chinese and Russian delegations to visit North Korea ahead Korean War anniversary
By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — China and Russia are both sending high level delegations to North Korea this week in a rare…
Continue Reading Chinese and Russian delegations to visit North Korea ahead Korean War anniversary
By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — China and Russia are both sending high level delegations to North Korea this week in a rare…
Continue Reading What was the first meme? A critical question, answered (sort of)
Trying to pinpoint the earliest internet meme is like trying to discern the first written word, or the first time someone sliced a loaf of bread; a…
Continue Reading California aims to tap beavers, once viewed as a nuisance, to help with water issues and wildfires
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press For years, beavers have been treated as an annoyance for chewing down trees and shrubs and blocking up streams, leading…
Continue Reading US-born NBA player Kyle Anderson will represent China at the basketball World Cup
By Andrew McNicol, CNN (CNN) — US-born basketball player Kyle Anderson will represent China at next month’s FIBA World Cup after obtaining…
Continue Reading Safety net with holes? Programs to help crime victims can leave them fronting bills
By MIKE CATALINI and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press Pamela White stared at the silver tree with twinkling lights while she cleaned out her son’s…
Continue Reading Strong typhoon blows closer to northern Philippines, forcing evacuations and halting sea travel
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon is blowing closer to the northern Philippines, forcing thousands of evacuations and a halt to sea…
Continue Reading For Emmett Till’s family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story
By AARON MORRISON and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS AP National Writers When President Joe Biden signed a proclamation Tuesday establishing a national…
Continue Reading Nashville school shooter’s writings reignite debate over releasing material written by mass killers
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In Tennessee, a request for police to release a school shooter’s private writings has…
Continue Reading Victims in deadly collapse of China middle school gym roof largely members of girl’s volleyball team
BEIJING (AP) — Prosecutors in northeastern China are pursuing criminal charges against construction managers blamed for the collapse of the roof of…
Continue Reading IRS is ending unannounced visits to taxpayers to protect worker safety and combat scammers
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service said Monday it is ending its decades-old policy of making…
Continue Reading Former pastor charged with killing 8-year-old girl who was walking to Bible camp nearly 50 years ago
By Danny Freeman (CNN) — An 83-year-old former pastor has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of a neighboring pastor’s daughter in…
Continue Reading Officer who put woman in police car hit by train didn’t know it was on the tracks, defense says
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The lawyer for a Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked police car that…
Continue Reading Luxury group LVMH joins top-tier French sponsors of the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics
PARIS (AP) — The world’s biggest luxury group, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, has announced a sponsorship deal with the 2024 Paris Olympics…
Continue Reading Ex-US Marine accused of training Chinese military pilots fights extradition to the US
By Hilary Whiteman, Angus Watson and Paul Devitt, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Former Marine Daniel Duggan once flew Harrier jets for the…
Continue Reading US Forest Service burn started wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico, agency says
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says its own prescribed burn started a 2022 wildfire that nearly…
Continue Reading Argentina demands that Bolivia explain its new defense agreement with Iran
By DANIEL POLITI and CARLOS VALDEZ Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Argentine government and members of the Bolivian opposition…
Continue Reading Seiichi Morimura, who exposed the atrocities committed by the Japanese army’s Unit 731, dies at 90
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Renowned Japanese mystery writer Seiichi Morimura, whose nonfiction trilogy “The Devil’s…
Continue Reading Justice Department will make prosecutor in Hunter Biden case available to testify before Congress
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The lead prosecutor in the case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter says he is willing…
Continue Reading Ex-USC dean sentenced to home confinement for bribery of Los Angeles County supervisor
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former dean at the University of Southern California will spend 1 1/2 years in home confinement for bribing a Los Angeles…
Continue Reading A maternity ward in Oregon is the scene of fatal gunfire
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gunfire erupted in a maternity unit of an Oregon hospital over the weekend, fatally wounding…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s defense minister says attacks on Crimea will continue, predicts possible NATO entry next year
By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says that Ukraine will…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s defense minister says attacks on Crimea will continue, predicts possible NATO entry next year
By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says that Ukraine will…
Continue Reading Alabama woman confesses to fabricating kidnapping
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Alabama said Monday that a woman has confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped after stopping to…
Continue Reading Florida couple pleads guilty to participating in the US Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida couple is pleading guilty to participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Court records show…
Continue Reading U of Michigan president condemns antisemitic vandalism at two off-campus fraternity houses
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan’s president has condemned antisemitic vandalism at two off-campus fraternity houses. President…
Continue Reading Former White House chef and Obama employee found dead at Martha’s Vineyard pond after falling while paddleboarding, police say
By Celina Tebor, Kevin Liptak and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A former White House chef who was working for the Obama family was found dead Monday…
Continue Reading Santa Barbara’s paper, one of California’s oldest, stops publishing after owner declares bankruptcy
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pulitzer Prize-winning Santa Barbara News-Press, one of California’s oldest…
Continue Reading US and major donors demand independent UN aid operation in Syria’s rebel-held northwest
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States says it has joined major donors in demanding that the United Nations…
Continue Reading Obamas’ personal chef drowns near family’s home on Martha’s Vineyard
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama’s personal chef has drowned near the family’s home on Martha’s Vineyard.…
Continue Reading NFL suspends Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike indefinitely for gambling on games
DENVER (AP) — The NFL indefinitely suspended Denver Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike on Monday for betting on league games during the 2022…
Continue Reading Judge says he plans to sentence gynecologist who sexually abused patients to 20 years in prison
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge says he plans to sentence a former gynecologist who sexually abused dozens of…
Continue Reading US to send up to $400 million in military aid to Ukraine, officials say
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Biden administration is sending up to $400 million in…
Continue Reading Texas jury deliberates punishment for student in school shooting that wounded three
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A jury on Monday began deliberating the sentence for a 19-year-old who was found guilty of attempted capital murder in a…
Continue Reading 3rd man arrested in firebombing of Planned Parenthood in Southern California last year
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a third man has been arrested on federal charges related to the firebombing of a Planned Parenthood clinic…
Continue Reading Carlee Russell, who went missing in Alabama after 911 call about child, says through attorney she wasn’t kidnapped. Authorities are mulling charges
By Alta Spells and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who earlier this month went missing for 49 hours after making a…
Continue Reading In ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ smash success, audiences send message to Hollywood: Give us something new
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the massive movie weekend of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” there were many winners. Greta…
Continue Reading Over 90 prison guards are being held hostage by inmates across five different prisons in Ecuador
By Ana María Cañizares, Sofia Cox, and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s government has declared a state of emergency in two…
Continue Reading Canadian police find remains after severe flooding in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Canadian police say they have found the body of a missing man and what they believe are remains of a second person…
Continue Reading Police were told a Mississippi man killed himself, but his widow faces a murder charge 5 years later
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A 75-year-old Mississippi woman has been arrested and charged with murder in her husband’s 2018 death. Police were…
Continue Reading Spain has rejected the far right. But who governs next is still unclear
By Al Goodman, CNN Madrid (CNN) — The smiles on Spain’s election night told part of the story. Although Socialist Prime Minister Pedro…
Continue Reading Spain has rejected the far right. But who governs next is still unclear
By Al Goodman, CNN Madrid (CNN) — The smiles on Spain’s election night told part of the story. Although Socialist Prime Minister Pedro…
Continue Reading Connecticut’s governor orders an independent investigation into falsified traffic tickets
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Monday ordered an independent investigation into the state police after an audit last month…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the British Open. July 16-23, 2023 – Brian Harman wins the 151st Open Championship at…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower, located in Chicago. Facts The…
Continue Reading Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants
By PAUL J. WEBER and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over…
Continue Reading Minivan strikes building, leaving roof sagging and turning much of its facade to pile of bricks
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Police say a minivan has crashed into a building in Wisconsin, reducing its brick facade to a pile of bricks and leaving…
Continue Reading Indoor farming company backed by Martha Stewart files for bankruptcy
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Officials say a Kentucky-based indoor farming company that was backed by Martha Stewart when it began shipping tomatoes in…
Continue Reading Guatemalans protest interference by court, prosecutors in August’s second-round election
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Hundreds of Guatemalans are protesting the interference by courts and prosecutors in August’s second-round presidential…
Continue Reading 2 more former student-athletes sue Northwestern over alleged hazing
By Virginia Langmaid and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — A former volleyball player has filed a lawsuit alleging hazing within Northwestern…
Continue Reading Wildfires across Algeria have killed 25 people, including 10 soldiers who were battling the flames
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Wildfires raging across Algeria have killed 25 people, including 10 soldiers trying to get the flames under control in the…
Continue Reading Monitoring group says thousands of Wagner mercenaries have arrived in Belarus since failed uprising
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A monitoring group says thousands of Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries have arrived…
Continue Reading Ohio investigates why a police dog was deployed on a surrendering truck driver
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Several Ohio agencies are investigating why an officer allowed his police dog to attack a truck driver who was…
Continue Reading Treason, contempt, exposing secrets. Legal challenges against Pakistan’s Imran Khan keep growing
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been granted bail by the country’s Supreme…
Continue Reading Vermont farmers are urged to document crop losses from flooding
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) — Vermont state and federal officials are urging farmers to document and report their…
Continue Reading UN chief urges Russia to revive grain deal with Ukraine, warning ‘the most vulnerable’ will suffer
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The U.N. chief has urged Russia to resume the internationally brokered deal so that grain…
Continue Reading Children from wealthiest families more than twice as likely to attend elite universities, study finds
By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Children from families in the top 1% financially are more than twice as likely to attend an elite university…
Continue Reading Toronto Film Festival unveils a starry lineup — and hopes the strike ends by September
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled a starry lineup to its 48th edition on Monday, even…
Continue Reading Oklahoma Senate overrides GOP governor’s vetoes on Native American compacts
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate has overridden Gov. Kevin Stitt’s vetoes of two bills that would extend…
Continue Reading Russian president signs legislation marking the final step outlawing gender-affirming procedures
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed new legislation that marked the final step in outlawing gender-affirming procedures, a…
Continue Reading Challenge to Florida drag shows law won’t go to trial until next spring
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A trial to determine if a new Florida law targeting drag shows is constitutional won’t start until next spring. A filing…
Continue Reading Israeli doctors reveal Netanyahu’s chronic heart problem only after implanting pacemaker
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s current medical crisis reveals that he has suffered…
Continue Reading Bear traps set for grizzly bear after fatal attack near Yellowstone National Park
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Montana (AP) — Wildlife workers searching for a grizzly bear that killed a 48-year-old woman along a…
Continue Reading Abortion messaging roils debate over Ohio ballot initiative. Backers said it wasn’t about that
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and ALI SWENSON Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The fraught politics of abortion have helped turn an August ballot…
Continue Reading A suicide bomber kills at least 25 at a training academy in Somalia’s capital, an army officer says
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A senior army officer in Somalia says at least 25 soldiers were killed when a suicide…
Continue Reading Excavator seen digging in backyard of man charged in Gilgo Beach killings
MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Investigators have been digging in the yard at the Long Island home of Rex Heuermann, who was charged earlier this…
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