Pipestone carvers preserve revered Native spiritual tradition in Minnesota prairie
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press PIPESTONE, Minn. (AP) — Under the tall prairie grass outside this southwestern Minnesota town lies a…
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Start your week smart: Severe heat, South Korea, Ukraine, Georgia shooting, Twitter
By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Summer is a great time to take a vacation and experience some of nature’s wonders. But far too often, travelers…
Continue Reading Actor, singer and style icon Jane Birkin dies in Paris at age 76
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Actor and singer Jane Birkin, who made France her home and charmed the country with her English…
Continue Reading ‘The day has finally come’: Years in the making, evidence leads investigators to Rex Heuermann
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Rex Heuermann left his office near the Empire State Building and strolled down a still-bustling Fifth Avenue as the…
Continue Reading Better weather conditions help slow down La Palma wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say more favorable weather conditions have helped firefighters slow down the…
Continue Reading Iraqi premier in Syria for first visit in over a decade to discuss boosting cooperation
By SAMAR KASSABALI and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister is holding talks with Syrian President…
Continue Reading Passenger takes controls of small airplane from ailing pilot and crash lands in Martha’s Vineyard
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A passenger of a small airplane took the controls and crash landed on a Massachusetts island on Saturday after the…
Continue Reading Putin says Russia has ‘sufficient’ cluster munitions and may retaliate if Ukraine uses them
By Uliana Pavlova and Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — Russia has a stockpile of cluster munitions and will consider using them against Ukraine…
Continue Reading Putin says Russia has ‘sufficient’ cluster munitions and may retaliate if Ukraine uses them
By Uliana Pavlova and Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — Russia has a stockpile of cluster munitions and will consider using them against Ukraine…
Continue Reading Britain officially joins an Asia-Pacific trade group that includes Japan and 10 other nations
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Britain has officially joined an Asia-Pacific trade group that includes Japan and 10…
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press With six weeks until the first 2024 Republican presidential debate, some hopefuls are finding creative ways to boost…
Continue Reading College students struggling with hunger face potential loss of food stamp benefits
By ASHRAF KHALIL and ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Many college students who are struggling with hunger are facing the potential…
Continue Reading Webb telescope spots a supermassive black hole formed more than 13 billion years ago
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has delivered yet another astounding discovery, spying an active supermassive…
Continue Reading 3 survivors rescued from rubble of collapsed apartment building in Naples, Italian officials say
ROME (AP) — Italian officials say a wing of a three-story apartment building has collapsed in a seaside suburb of Naples, and three people were…
Continue Reading Iran’s morality police return after protests in a new campaign to impose Islamic dress on women
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities on Sunday announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality…
Continue Reading UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says he’ll quit government and stand down as a lawmaker
LONDON (AP) — British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says he plans to resign at the next Cabinet reshuffle after four years in the job. Wallace has…
Continue Reading Putin says Russia has ‘sufficient stockpile’ of cluster bombs as Ukraine gets its own supply from US
By ELISE MORTON and FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published Sunday that…
Continue Reading Earthquake off the Alaska coast triggers brief tsunami advisory, sending some residents to shelters
By The Associated Press A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska, but the advisory was cancelled about an…
Continue Reading 3 Israeli civilians wounded, 1 seriously, in rare southern West Bank shooting
By Hadas Gold and Michael Schwartz, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — An Israeli man was seriously wounded and his two daughters were hurt in a shooting in…
Continue Reading Diversify or die: San Francisco’s downtown is a wake-up call for other cities
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and JANIE HAR AP Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jack Mogannam, manager of Sam’s Cable Car Lounge in downtown San…
Continue Reading 3 Israeli civilians wounded, 1 seriously, in rare southern West Bank shooting
By Hadas Gold and Michael Schwartz, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — An Israeli man was seriously wounded and his two daughters were hurt in a shooting in…
Continue Reading 7.2 earthquake strikes off southern Alaskan coast, tsunami advisory no longer in effect
By Nouran Salahieh and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A tsunami advisory issued after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska…
Continue Reading Palestinian gunman opens fire on a car in the occupied West Bank, wounding 3, including 2 girls
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli authorities say a Palestinian gunman opened fire on a car in the occupied West Bank and wounded three Israelis.…
Continue Reading Powerball prize grows to $900 million after no jackpot winner drawn
The Associated Press Another Powerball drawing ended with no winner Saturday night, sending the jackpot soaring to an estimated $900 million. No…
Continue Reading Alabama woman who disappeared after reporting child on highway returns home following two-day search
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — A 25-year-old Alabama woman returned home late Saturday after being the focus of a two-day search by police and family members…
Continue Reading Alabama woman who went missing after reporting a toddler walking on the interstate has returned home, police say
By Melissa Alonso and Jeremy Grisham, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama woman who went missing after telling a 911 dispatcher that she saw a toddler…
Continue Reading Israel’s Netanyahu is discharged from hospital after an overnight stay following a dizzy spell
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he was discharged after an…
Continue Reading Ukraine bides its time in its counteroffensive, trying to stretch Russian forces before striking
By The Associated Press The first phase of Ukraine’s counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied territory began weeks ago without fanfare.…
Continue Reading Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in 5 sets to win Wimbledon for a second Grand Slam trophy
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — A poor start left Carlos Alcaraz a single point from a two-set hole against Novak…
Continue Reading Farm fields don’t just feed us. They store carbon. But a big question is how much
By MELINA WALLING Associated Press DYSART, Iowa (AP) — Soil and its potential for storing carbon is gaining attention from farmers, researchers and…
Continue Reading Long Island serial killings arrest brings both pain and relief to victims’ families
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The trail had gone cold as clues suddenly dwindled. For a time, doubts swirled about whether…
Continue Reading Washington legal pot farms get back to work after pesticide concerns halted operations
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Some legal cannabis growers in Washington state who were ordered to halt operations in April over…
Continue Reading Large-scale rescue operation recovers 7 bodies after flooding traps cars in South Korea tunnel
By Jake Kwon and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Rescue workers pulled seven bodies from vehicles trapped in a flooded underpass in central South…
Continue Reading Powerball prize jumps to an estimated $900 million after no jackpot winners Saturday
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The Powerball jackpot grand prize grew once again, climbing to a whopping $900 million after no ticket matched…
Continue Reading Large-scale rescue operation recovers 7 bodies after flooding traps cars in South Korea tunnel
By Jake Kwon and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Rescue workers pulled seven bodies from vehicles trapped in a flooded underpass in central South…
Continue Reading A Houston-area man has been federally charged in a social media sextortion scheme of minors
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Houston-area man was arrested Thursday and federally charged with the sexual exploitation of children for…
Continue Reading 9 bodies pulled from a flooded road tunnel in South Korea as rains cause flash floods and landslides
By TONG-HYUNG KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean rescuers have pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15…
Continue Reading Federal judge rules Oregon’s tough new gun law is constitutional
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure – one of the toughest in the nation – is…
Continue Reading Hundreds of migrants in southern Mexico form group to head toward US
By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press SUCHIATE, Mexico (AP) — Nearly a thousand migrants that recently crossed from Guatemala into Mexico formed a…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania police capture escaped prison inmate on the run for over a week
By Brian Todd, Danny Freeman, Artemis Moshtaghian and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Michael Burham, the inmate with survivalist skills who…
Continue Reading Inside the school teaching North Korean defectors how to live in the outside world
By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Before she left North Korea, the woman known as “C” had caught glimpses of…
Continue Reading Inside the school teaching North Korean defectors how to live in the outside world
By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Before she left North Korea, the woman known as “C” had caught glimpses of…
Continue Reading Musk says Twitter is losing cash because advertising is down and the company is carrying heavy debt
By The Associated Press Elon Musk says Twitter is still losing cash because advertising has dropped by half. In a reply to a tweet offering business…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania police capture escaped prison inmate on the run for over a week
By Brian Todd, Danny Freeman, Artemis Moshtaghian and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Michael Burham, the inmate with survivalist skills who…
Continue Reading Yellen visits India again to promote closer ties and tackle global economic problems
By AJIT SOLANKI and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press GANDHINAGAR, India (AP) — On the heels of a trip to Beijing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet…
Continue Reading New Mexico’s top election official met with federal prosecutors for 2020 special counsel probe
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver has spoken with…
Continue Reading United Airlines agrees to give union pilots big pay raises
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer United Airlines and the union representing its pilots said Saturday they reached agreement on a contract that will…
Continue Reading Homicide suspect captured after using bed sheets to escape Pennsylvania jail
YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A homicide suspect who used bed sheets to escape from a northwestern Pennsylvania jail earlier this month has been…
Continue Reading Former leader of Brooklyn crime-control group pleads guilty to sexually abusing teenage girl
NEW YORK (AP) — The former leader of a safety patrol in Brooklyn’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community is facing a minimum of 14 years in prison…
Continue Reading DeSantis would consider Iowa’s Reynolds as running mate, calls Trump’s attack of her ‘out of hand’
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he would consider Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds as a potential…
Continue Reading Libya’s security forces release ex-minister whose detention prompted oil closure, tribal elder says
CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan tribal elder says security authorities in the capital, Tripoli released a former minister less than a week after his…
Continue Reading US Rep. George Santos repays himself $85K raised from lackluster reelection fundraising
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled freshman U.S. Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York charged with a host…
Continue Reading Suspect in Georgia mass shooting that killed 4 people is dead, official says
By Claudia Dominguez, Joe Sutton and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Andre Longmore, the man accused of fatally shooting four people in Hampton,…
Continue Reading FBI opens criminal investigations into violent Los Angeles County deputy encounters
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI has opened criminal investigations into violent encounters involving Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies,…
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By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters have spilled into the streets of Tel Aviv, marking the 28th…
Continue Reading Five wild burros found shot to death in California’s Death Valley National Park
By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials are investigating after five wild burros were found shot and killed in Death…
Continue Reading Authorities search for man suspected of killing 4 people in Georgia
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Authorities in Georgia hunted Saturday for a man who remained at large hours after he was suspected of gunning down three men…
Continue Reading The Rev. Jesse Jackson steps down as leader of civil rights group he founded in 1971
By TODD RICHMOND and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he’s stepping down as president of the…
Continue Reading Alaska volcano spews ash cloud high enough to draw weather service warning for pilots
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An erupting volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands sent up a cloud of ash Friday, prompting the National Weather Service…
Continue Reading Lionel Messi makes it official by signing with Inter Miami and Major League Soccer
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Lionel Messi has finalized his deal to join Major League Soccer. And after years of planning and pursuing, Inter…
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By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are dominating the fight for campaign cash in the Republican…
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By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A dangerous heat wave threatened a wide swath of the Southwest with potentially deadly temperatures…
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Ons Jabeur says her defeat in the Wimbledon final was the most painful loss of her…
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By The Associated Press Tesla says its first electric pickup has rolled off the assembly line. Elon Musk’s company tweeted a photo Saturday…
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By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations agency responsible for overseeing humanitarian aid has described conditions placed…
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By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of participants of the Budapest Pride march wound through the streets of the…
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By Andrew Carey and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Despite an underwhelming first month of Ukraine’s much-anticipated summer push…
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By Andrew Carey and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Despite an underwhelming first month of Ukraine’s much-anticipated summer push…
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By Melissa Alonso, Zoe Sottile and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A Fargo police officer was killed in a Friday afternoon shooting that left two other…
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By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The game is not going to be against the rival Mexico expected, but seven and a half months…
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By SOPHENG CHEANG and GRANT PECK Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Two senior members of the only major functioning opposition party in…
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NEWRY, Maine (AP) — A competitor was killed in a crash on the first day of a rally race through a forest in western Maine, leading organizers to…
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A Canadian lake defines the moment humans changed the planet forever
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Rocks, cliffs, muddy sediment. These natural features may not be that exciting to look at for some of us, but for…
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Rocks, cliffs, muddy sediment. These natural features may not be that exciting to look at for some of us, but for…
Continue Reading 12 killed in a suspected rebel attack in the northeast of Congo, a civil society organizations says
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The extremist rebel group Allied Democratic Forces has been accused of killing at least…
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By Amir Tal, Hadas Gold and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left hospital Sunday after…
Continue Reading People and pets seek shade and cool as Europe sizzles under heat wave that’s only going to get worse
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Scorching temperatures across Europe have forced the closure of the Acropolis in Athens for a…
Continue Reading Over 100 people trapped for several hours in mystery writer Agatha Christie’s former home
By Niamh Kennedy London (CNN) — Over 100 people were trapped for several hours in Greenway, the former home of famed British mystery writer…
Continue Reading Over 100 people trapped for several hours in mystery writer Agatha Christie’s former home
By Niamh Kennedy London (CNN) — Over 100 people were trapped for several hours in Greenway, the former home of famed British mystery writer…
Continue Reading Ukraine rejects Bulgarian president’s claims that Kyiv is to be blamed for Russia’s ongoing war
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Ukraine on Saturday criticized Bulgaria’s pro-Russian president over his remarks that Kyiv is to blame for Russia’s…
Continue Reading Israel’s Netanyahu is rushed to hospital for dehydration. Hours later, he says he feels ‘very good’
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday declared that he feels “very good”…
Continue Reading Netanyahu leaves hospital after suffering dehydration during Israel heat wave
By Amir Tal, Hadas Gold and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left hospital Sunday after…
Continue Reading Wagner mercenaries entering Belarus as Minsk announces ‘road map’ for joint military drills
By The Associated Press An independent monitoring group says a large convoy carrying fighters from the Wagner private army has been spotted entering…
Continue Reading Greek police searching for killers of a North Macedonian businessman in a holiday resort
By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek police are searching for the killers of a North Macedonian businessman at a…
Continue Reading The man who threatened to burn holy books outside the Israeli Embassy in Sweden abandons the plan
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The man who said he would burn the Torah and the Bible outside the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm gave up his plan and instead held…
Continue Reading De Groot secures 11th straight Grand Slam title by winning the women’s wheelchair final at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Diede De Groot won her 11th consecutive Grand Slam title by beating doubles partner Jiske Griffioen 6-2, 6-1 in the…
Continue Reading Fire causes explosions at Louisiana chemical plant; residents warned to stay indoors for hours
PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) — Officials say a fire at a Louisiana chemical plant triggered explosions that shook homes several miles away and sent flames…
Continue Reading An Alabama woman is missing after stopping to help a toddler she saw walking on the interstate, police say
By Jamiel Lynch and Chenelle Woody, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama woman has gone missing after telling a 911 dispatcher that she saw a toddler walking…
Continue Reading Kate, the Princess of Wales, back in the Royal Box at Wimbledon for the women’s final
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Princess Kate was back in the Royal Box at Wimbledon for the women’s final along with several former champions and some…
Continue Reading The unlikely story of the first photo of Mars ever seen on TV
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Pasadena, California (CNN) — Just steps away from High Bay 1, where many of NASA’s pioneering robotic missions have…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Pasadena, California (CNN) — Just steps away from High Bay 1, where many of NASA’s pioneering robotic missions have…
Continue Reading Thai prime minister hopeful says he’s open to let partner party contend for the job if his bid fails
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The candidate who led his party to first place in Thailand’s general election in May…
Continue Reading Students in shortchanged Pennsylvania school districts plug away while lawmakers dither over funding
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America PHILADELPHIA (AP) — By pursuing funding equity in court, financially challenged Pennsylvania…
Continue Reading A flood of evidence has come in since suspect’s arrest in Gilgo Beach serial killings cold case, DA says
By Polo Sandoval, Samantha Beech, Elizabeth Wolfe, Lauren Mascarenhas and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Investigators have received a flood of…
Continue Reading 2,000 evacuated in La Palma wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands; official says blaze ‘out of control’
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Authorities say that more than 2,000 people have been evacuated as a wildfire rages…
Continue Reading Pope recognizes China’s unilateral appointment of Shanghai bishop, three months after the fact
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has given in to China’s unilateral appointment of a new bishop in Shanghai and…
Continue Reading Carlos Alcaraz will face Novak Djokovic in a Wimbledon men’s final for the ages
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet for the Wimbledon championship.…
Continue Reading Hundreds of flights across Italy are canceled amid air transport strike at peak of tourism season
By LUIGI NAVARRA and NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — Hundreds of flights across Italy have been canceled after air transport unions went ahead with a…
Continue Reading Killings of 3 women in Long Island went unsolved for more than a decade. Here’s how authorities tracked down the suspect
By Aya Elamroussi and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — After the remains of four women were found near a beach in Long Island, New York, more than a…
Continue Reading Killings of 3 women in Long Island went unsolved for more than a decade. Here’s how authorities tracked down the suspect
By Aya Elamroussi and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — After the remains of four women were found near a beach in Long Island, New York, more than a…
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