Minneapolis backs off arrests for psychedelic plant use
The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis is backing away from enforcing laws that criminalize buying psychedelic plants or using them in…
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Mayor of Ecuador port city slain in shooting that kills 1 other, wounds 4
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Authorities in Ecuador say the mayor of the country’s third largest city has been slain in a shooting that killed one…
Continue Reading San Francisco-based company that pioneered craft beers open to buyout from employees
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anchor Brewing is open to a purchase offer from its employees but warned that time is running out as the 127-year-old…
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2 hikers found dead in Nevada’s Valley of Fire State Park
By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Two female hikers were found dead in Nevada’s Valley of Fire State Park on Saturday afternoon, state…
Continue Reading Avid search for missing Texas rodeo goat bringing residents of a small rural county together
RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) — First there was Gone Girl. Now there is Gone Goat. The search for a rodeo goat that has been missing for more than a…
Continue Reading New Zealand’s justice minister resigns after facing criminal charges in car crash
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s justice minister has resigned after police filed charges against her…
Continue Reading No clear victor in Spanish election as results defy predictions
By Jack Guy and Al Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Spain appears destined for painful political negotiations after Sunday’s elections, when no single…
Continue Reading No clear victor in Spanish election as results defy predictions
By Jack Guy and Al Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Spain appears destined for painful political negotiations after Sunday’s elections, when no single…
Continue Reading Bodies of 4 killed in Alaska helicopter crash are recovered from lake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities in Alaska say search and rescue divers have recovered the bodies of a helicopter pilot and three state…
Continue Reading Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wins the Tour de France for 2nd straight year
PARIS (AP) — Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard has won the Tour de France for a second straight year as cycling’s most storied race finished on the…
Continue Reading 3 injured when small plane crashes in residential neighborhood in Massachusetts
STOW, Mass. (AP) — Three people were injured when a small plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in Massachusetts. A spokesperon for Stow…
Continue Reading Police K-9 handler who released dog that attacked an unarmed Black man in Ohio has been fired, department says
By Polo Sandoval, Isabel Rosales and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The Circleville, Ohio, police officer who was seen on video releasing a police…
Continue Reading Boat crashes into Lake of the Ozarks home, injuring 8 on board, troopers say
By Mitchell McCluskey and Cara-Lynn Clarkson, CNN (CNN) — A boat crashed into a home near the Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday night, injuring…
Continue Reading Boat crashes into Lake of the Ozarks home, injuring 8 on board, troopers say
By Mitchell McCluskey and Cara-Lynn Clarkson, CNN (CNN) — A boat crashed into a home near the Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday night, injuring…
Continue Reading An unarmed Black man was attacked by a police K-9 dog despite surrendering with his hands in the air
By Raja Razek and Polo Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — An unarmed Black man was attacked by a police officer’s K-9 as he surrendered to authorities…
Continue Reading Briarwood Country Club patio collapse leaves dozens injured in Billings, Montana
By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people were injured after a patio collapsed during an event at a southern Montana country club,…
Continue Reading Say goodbye to Bodypainting Day, New York City’s annual celebration of nudity and artistry
By AYESHA MIR Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s last call for New York City’s celebration of baring it all. Sunday’s Bodypainting Day…
Continue Reading Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspends Sweden’s special envoy over desecration of Quran
BEIRUT (AP) — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has suspended the status of Sweden’s special envoy over Quran burnings that sparked mass…
Continue Reading Dozens swept away in flash floods in Afghanistan
By Ehsan Popalzai and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — At least 31 people have been killed in devastating flash floods that hit parts of…
Continue Reading Dozens swept away in flash floods in Afghanistan
By Ehsan Popalzai and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — At least 31 people have been killed in devastating flash floods that hit parts of…
Continue Reading Brian Harman is unstoppable in a drama-free British Open win at Hoylake
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Brian Harman stood in the tunnel and looked out to the 18th green at Royal Liverpool with…
Continue Reading 3 dead and 3 injured in San Antonio house fire
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio fire chief says three people were killed and three others have been injured in a house fire. Fire Department…
Continue Reading Customs officials seize cheese wheels filled with cocaine at Texas border
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — When customs officials encountered a pickup truck transporting four large wheels of cheese from Mexico into…
Continue Reading Plane crashes into power line in Houston, leaving 1 dead
By Sarah Dewberry and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — An aircraft hit a power line and crashed in Houston on Saturday night, killing one person…
Continue Reading Freed Egyptian human rights campaigner arrives in Italy, which championed his case
MILAN (AP) — A high-profile Egyptian activist who was recently released from prison has landed in Italy, where the government championed his case.…
Continue Reading Israeli lawmakers to vote on weakening Supreme Court amid protests, as Netanyahu leaves hospital
By Richard Allen Greene, Amir Tal, Hadas Gold and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli lawmakers are set to vote on the first part…
Continue Reading Israeli lawmakers to vote on weakening Supreme Court amid protests, as Netanyahu leaves hospital
By Richard Allen Greene, Amir Tal, Hadas Gold and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli lawmakers are set to vote on the first part…
Continue Reading Soldier in Congo kills 13 people, including his wife, after son’s burial takes place without him
By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Officials say a soldier in northeastern Congo opened fire on family members and others who…
Continue Reading Weekend shootings leave at least 6 dead, 20 others wounded in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Six people have died and at least 20 others were wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago. Police say a shooting early Saturday…
Continue Reading Police narrow search for infant lost in flash flood, after 2-year-old sister’s body found
WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — Search teams in Pennsylvania were focusing on one underwater area Sunday as they try to find a 9-month-old boy…
Continue Reading Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro fades from the spotlight
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is fading from the spotlight, showing the…
Continue Reading ‘Barbie’ takes the box office crown and ‘Oppenheimer’ soars in a historic weekend
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “ Barbenheimer ” didn’t just work – it spun box office gold. The social media-fueled fusion of Greta…
Continue Reading Protesters in the Thai capital calls on senators to approve vote winners’ choice for prime minister
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of people have rallied in the Thai capital Bangkok to demand that conservative…
Continue Reading Morocco, Benzina set to make Women’s World Cup history in a game against Germany
By CASSIDY HETTESHEIMER Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Nouhaila Benzina will make history when she steps onto the field for…
Continue Reading CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today
By The Associated Press Extreme weather has forced people to flee their homes in Greece and China. Wildfires raged in Greece for a sixth day amid…
Continue Reading A salvage team is set to begin siphoning oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen, UN says
BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A senior United Nations official says a salvage team is set to begin siphoning oil out of the decaying…
Continue Reading Bell tolls for Wisconsin man who wins Hemingway look-alike contest
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — On his 68th birthday, a white-bearded Wisconsin man won the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, a highlight of Key West’s annual…
Continue Reading Myanmar Central Bank will issue its highest denomination banknote as the economy suffers
BANGKOK (AP) — The Central Bank of army-ruled Myanmar will issue a new banknote worth twice as much as the current highest denomination. It took…
Continue Reading Next year’s Olympics are pushing Paris to confront crack cocaine use on city streets
By YOUCEF BOUNAB Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Neighborhoods in northeast Paris have struggled for years with the scourge of crack cocaine and its…
Continue Reading Italy’s Meloni seeks broad cooperation to stanch flows of migrants to Europe with aid to Africa
ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has called for new, more equal relationships between Europe and migrants’ countries of origin and…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: ‘Barbenheimer,’ Alabama congressional map, Mexican bar fire, Greece evacuations, Tony Bennett
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Have any big plans for the upcoming week? If not, we suggest volunteering in your community. New…
Continue Reading One year old, US climate law is already turbocharging clean energy technology
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — On a recent day under the July sun, three men heaved solar…
Continue Reading Musk says Twitter to change logo to “X” from the bird. Changes could come as early as Monday.
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk said Sunday that he plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from…
Continue Reading Militants kill 4 highway policemen in southeast Iran, state TV says
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media say militants shot and killed four highway policemen Sunday in the country’s southeast. The…
Continue Reading ‘Mama bears’ may be the 2024 race’s soccer moms. But where the GOP seeks votes, some see extremism
By SARA BURNETT Asociated Press In many election cycles, there’s a snappy shorthand used to describe the type of voters who may help decide the…
Continue Reading ‘Mama bears’ may be the 2024 race’s soccer moms. But where the GOP seeks votes, some see extremism
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press In many election cycles, there’s a snappy shorthand used to describe the type of voters who may help decide…
Continue Reading The collapse of a building in Cameroon has killed 16 people and authorities say the toll could rise
By EDWIN KINDZEKA MOKI Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Authorities say at least 16 people were killed and nearly three dozen injured…
Continue Reading UK political parties are getting the jitters over green policies after a special election verdict
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Environmentalists are cautioning Britain’s main political parties not to water down their climate…
Continue Reading Indian rescuers recover 27 dead but no sign of dozens of missing villagers swamped by a landslide
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of rescuers ended a four-day search for scores of people still missing after heavy…
Continue Reading Medical professionals describe a world of uncertainty a year after the Roe v. Wade reversal
By Maureen Chowdhury, CNN (CNN) — It’s been over a year since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the US Supreme Court, eliminating the…
Continue Reading Fire still blazing on the Greek island of Rhodes as dozens more erupt across the country
By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters are struggling through the night to contain 82 wildfires across Greece, 64…
Continue Reading Flooding and a landslide in eastern China leave 5 dead and 3 missing
BEIJING (AP) — Five people have died and three are missing after heavy rains caused flooding and a landslide in eastern China. State media reported…
Continue Reading Russia’s Zvonareva banned from entering Poland for WTA 250 tournament
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva has been banned from entering Poland, the country’s Ministry of the Interior says.…
Continue Reading Heavy rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan unleash flash floods that killed dozens of people
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the…
Continue Reading Deadly extreme heat is on the rise in national parks – a growing risk for America’s great outdoors
By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Extreme heat appears to be killing people in America’s national parks at an alarming pace this year, highlighting…
Continue Reading The 1975 cancels its shows in Jakarta and Taipei after band’s same-sex kiss controversy in Malaysia
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — British pop rock band The 1975 announced on Sunday it was canceling its shows in Jakarta…
Continue Reading Russian strike on Ukraine’s Odesa badly damages landmark Orthodox cathedral; 1 dead, many wounded
By HANNA ARHIROVA and ELISE MORTON Associated Press ODESA, Ukraine (AP) — Russia struck the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odesa on Sunday, keeping up…
Continue Reading There are thousands of unsolved cases of missing Black people. Carlee Russell’s unverified report is rare, advocates say
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The doubt surrounding the alleged kidnapping of Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, which Alabama…
Continue Reading Israel’s Netanyahu released from hospital ahead of key vote on legal overhaul
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was released from the hospital on Monday after an…
Continue Reading Far-right could enter government as Spain goes to the polls
By Al Goodman and Jack Guy, CNN Madrid (CNN) — Spaniards are voting in Sunday’s snap general election that could see a far-right party enter…
Continue Reading Far-right could enter government as Spain goes to the polls
By Al Goodman and Jack Guy, CNN Madrid (CNN) — Spaniards are voting in Sunday’s snap general election that could see a far-right party enter…
Continue Reading Deck collapse at Montana country club leaves more than 30 injured during popular golf tournament
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — More than 30 people were injured when a deck collapsed at a Montana country club during a weekend golf tournament, police…
Continue Reading Zimbabwean women are reduced to cheerleaders in the upcoming election, activists say
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In Zimbabwe, the low number of women standing as candidates in general elections…
Continue Reading Historic Ukrainian cathedral badly damaged in Russian strikes
By Heather Chen, Josh Pennington, Maria Kostenko and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Russian missiles badly damaged dozens of Ukrainian…
Continue Reading ‘Biblical proportions’: 3 months’ worth of rainfall floods Nova Scotia, forcing evacuations as crews search for missing people
By Zenebou Sylla and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Three months’ worth of rain over the course of one day has flooded the Canadian province of…
Continue Reading Spain at risk of political gridlock after conservative win falls short of toppling PM Sánchez
By CIARÁN GILES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain appears headed for political gridlock after Sunday’s inconclusive…
Continue Reading Covering the heat wave in sizzling Phoenix, an AP photographer recounts a scare from heat exhaustion
By MATT YORK Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Associated Press photographer Matt York, who has covered Arizona for 23 years, recently was caught off…
Continue Reading School board in Missouri, now controlled by conservatives, revokes anti-racism resolution
By JIM SALTER Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — In the national reckoning that followed the police killing of George Floyd three years…
Continue Reading Democrats eye Wisconsin high court’s new liberal majority to win abortion and redistricting rulings
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Supreme Court will flip from majority conservative to liberal control in…
Continue Reading Scholarships have helped displaced Afghan students find homes on university campuses across the US
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Those fleeing Afghanistan as the Taliban swept back into power two years ago included university…
Continue Reading Scholarships have helped displaced Afghan students find homes on university campuses across the US
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — As the Taliban swept back into power in Afghanistan in the summer of 2021, Fahima Sultani and her…
Continue Reading Oregon hospital security guard dies after being shot in hospital; police later kill suspect
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities in Oregon say a security guard at a Portland hospital died after being shot by an armed person Saturday. The…
Continue Reading First U.S. Women’s World Cup match draws combined audience of 6.26 million on Fox, Telemundo
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The United States’ 3-0 victory over Vietnam in the Women’s World Cup drew 6.26 million viewers, making it the most-watched…
Continue Reading Texas A&M University president resigns following controversy over failed plans to hire journalism professor
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Texas A&M University president M. Katherine Banks resigned Thursday amid controversy over the school’s failed…
Continue Reading Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black…
Continue Reading New Zealand Women’s World Cup team evacuated because of hotel fire in second security incident
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — A man has been charged with arson after several small fires broke out Saturday…
Continue Reading ‘White savior complex’: Malaysia’s LGBTQ community slams The 1975’s Matty Healy’s onstage kiss
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — When British singer Matty Healy grabbed bandmate Ross MacDonald for an onstage kiss during their Malaysia concert…
Continue Reading ‘White savior complex’: Malaysia’s LGBTQ community slams The 1975’s Matty Healy’s onstage kiss
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — When British singer Matty Healy grabbed bandmate Ross MacDonald for an onstage kiss during their Malaysia concert…
Continue Reading Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu fitted with a pacemaker
By Oren Liebermann, Hadas Gold, Amir Tal, Richard Allen Greene and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was…
Continue Reading Israel’s Netanyahu taken to hospital for heart procedure, placed under sedation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is undergoing a procedure to receive a pacemaker. In a short video statement released at 2 a.m.…
Continue Reading Judge orders Montana health clinic to pay nearly $6 million over false asbestos claims
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination must pay the…
Continue Reading Southern California school board OKs curriculum after Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened a $1.5M fine
Associated Press TEMECULA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school board has resolved a dispute with Gov. Gavin Newsom over a social studies…
Continue Reading Cambodian leader’s son, a West Point grad, set to take reins of power — but will he bring change?
By DAVID RISING Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades,…
Continue Reading Hun Sen’s ruling party claims landslide win in Cambodian election after opposition was suppressed
By SOPHENG CHEANG and DAVID RISING Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The ruling party of Cambodia’s longtime Prime Minister Hun…
Continue Reading Suspect killed after Portland hospital shooting leaves security guard dead, police say
By Andy Rose and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Police in Oregon say a suspect is dead after opening fire in a hospital in downtown Portland…
Continue Reading The fight over Alabama’s congressional redistricting now shifts back to federal court
BY KIM CHANDLER and JEFF AMY Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The fight over Alabama’s congressional map is shifting back to federal…
Continue Reading Jets fans flock to training camp to get their first look at Aaron Rodgers
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets’ third practice of training camp marked the first session…
Continue Reading Mountain climber, cliff diver die in separate incidents at national recreation spots in the West
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A mountain climber and a cliff diver have died in separate incidents at national recreation spots in the West, officials…
Continue Reading Four people stabbed in ‘random’ attack in Montgomery County, Maryland
By Raja Razek and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A man stabbed four people Saturday morning in Montgomery County, Maryland, before a police officer…
Continue Reading Suspect in unprovoked stabbing shot to death by police in DC suburb, police say
Associated Press SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A police officer in a Washington, D.C., suburb shot and killed a man after reports he had committed an…
Continue Reading Remains of employees and pilot recovered after helicopter crash in Alaska, officials say
By Macie Goldfarb and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The remains of four people aboard an Alaska Department of Natural Resources helicopter that…
Continue Reading Man convicted in stray-bullet killing of Puerto Rican Olympian’s mom in her Connecticut home
A Connecticut man has been convicted of murder in the stray-bullet killing of the mother of a two-time Olympian rifle shooter from Puerto Rico. A…
Continue Reading 4 missing after record-breaking downpours along Canada’s Atlantic coast cause flooding
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Four people are missing after intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Canada’s…
Continue Reading Hot water pipe bursts in Moscow shopping center, killing four
By Uliana Pavlova and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Four people died and dozens were injured after a hot water pipe burst in a shopping center in…
Continue Reading Hot water pipe bursts in Moscow shopping center, killing four
By Uliana Pavlova and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Four people died and dozens were injured after a hot water pipe burst in a shopping center in…
Continue Reading Wisconsin woman’s killing, dismemberment trial to begin Monday after jury chosen, judge’s ruling
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The trial of a woman charged with killing and dismembering a Green Bay man last year is set to begin Monday after a judge…
Continue Reading Dive team deployed after helicopter crashes into Alaska lake; all 4 on board presumed dead
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A rescue and recovery dive team was deployed Saturday after a helicopter with a pilot…
Continue Reading Florida A&M coach suspends football activities after unauthorized music video shot inside locker room
By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Florida A&M University football coach Willie Simmons has suspended “all football related activities”…
Continue Reading Cape Cod boat crash leaves 1 dead and others injured, officials say
By Zenebou Sylla and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old girl has died after a boat crashed into a jetty in Sesuit Harbor on Cape Cod Friday…
Continue Reading Murder trial of rapper YNW Melly ends in mistrial after jury deadlocks; retrial likely
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A deadlocked jury prompted a mistrial Saturday in the South Florida trial of rapper YNW Melly on charges that he…
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