Wisconsin’s top elections official met with FBI in 2020 election probe focusing on Trump
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top elections official recently spoke with federal prosecutors as part of the…
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As the planet warms, scientists worry that cases of infectious diseases could spike
By ZOYA TEIRSTEIN, Grist NEW YORK (AP) — Across the planet, animals and the diseases they carry are shifting locations as temperatures rise thanks…
Continue Reading Ex-Ajax and Manchester United goalie Van der Sar leaves intensive care after bleed around his brain
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Former Netherlands goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has been released from an intensive care unit in a Dutch hospital. He says he now…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania woman who used bullhorn to direct Capitol rioters is convicted of Jan. 6 charges
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A Pennsylvania woman who used a bullhorn to direct rioters attacking the U.S. Capitol was convicted on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Wildfires in Greece close highways and threaten an oil refinery, as the EU sends firefighting planes
By THANASSIS STAVRAKIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press MANDRA, Greece (AP) — Fast-moving fires outside Athens forced authorities in Greece to…
Continue Reading In Ukraine, a family’s ordeal to identify and honor a veteran killed in Bucha ends after 16 months
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — The family of a Ukrainian veteran who was tortured and killed during the Russian…
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Woman jailed for taking abortion pill after UK legal limit will be released from prison
By Eve Brennan, Sana Noor Haq and Niamh Kennedy, CNN London (CNN) — A British woman jailed under Victorian-era legislation for terminating her…
Continue Reading Time to empty the freezer? This cook challenged herself to make a week of meals with forgotten food
By BETH J. HARPAZ Associated Press In many kitchens, a lot of food sits forgotten and unused in freezers, fridges and pantry. What if you tried to…
Continue Reading Major League Baseball takes over Diamondbacks’ game broadcasts from Diamond Sports
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Major League Baseball took over the Arizona Diamondbacks’ game broadcasts after a federal bankruptcy judge granted a…
Continue Reading House passes resolution to show support for Israel after Democrat’s comments about ‘racist’ state
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted overwhelming bipartisan to pass a resolution reaffirming support for Israel,…
Continue Reading Man firing into the air causes panic on a South Carolina street and is wounded in a police shootout
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man who fired shots into the air on a busy street near South…
Continue Reading Gas leaked from bad fitting at Pennsylvania chocolate factory where 7 died in blast, report says
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Natural gas leaked from a defective fitting at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory where a powerful explosion…
Continue Reading Officials: 1 of 2 firefighters shot at Alabama firehouse dies
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — One of two firefighters shot at an Alabama firehouse over what police suspect was a personal conflict has died. Fire…
Continue Reading Navy veteran Hung Cao enters GOP race to challenge Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine in 2024
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Retired Navy combat veteran Hung Cao is seeking the 2024 Republican nomination to challenge…
Continue Reading 9-year-old Canadian boy dies after suffering asthma attack worsened by wildfire smoke, parents say
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 9-year-old boy died last week in British Columbia after having an asthma attack during the ongoing wildfires in…
Continue Reading Spain fines Apple and Amazon $218 million for elbowing out small retailers
MADRID (AP) — Amazon and Apple have been fined a total of $218 million after Spanish regulators say they colluded to box out competitors by…
Continue Reading Suicide bomber targets truck carrying troops in northwestern Pakistan, wounding 8 people
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a suicide bomber has hit a truck carrying security forces in northwestern Pakistan, wounding at least eight…
Continue Reading US soldier believed to be detained by North Korea after ‘willfully’ crossing border
By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Gawon Bae, Brad Lendon, Rob Picheta, Kevin Liptak, Oren Liebermann and Simone McCarthy, CNN Seoul, South Korea…
Continue Reading A 10-year-old boy in Illinois was critically injured after falling from a carnival ride
By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old boy was critically injured after falling from a carnival ride in Illinois, setting off an…
Continue Reading A 3-year-old driving a golf cart hit and killed a 7-year-old in Florida, police say
By Rebekah Riess and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A 3-year-old driving a golf cart struck and killed a 7-year-old on Monday afternoon in Fort Myers,…
Continue Reading Quick grants from tech billionaires aim to speed up science research. But not all scientists approve
By EDEN STIFFMAN of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Patrick Collison, the now 34-year-old billionaire CEO of the online…
Continue Reading Adrift for 3 months, Australian and his dog lived on raw fish until Mexican fishermen rescued him
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MANZANILLO, Mexico (AP) — An Australian sailor who was rescued by a Mexican tuna boat after being adrift at sea…
Continue Reading ‘Once in a lifetime’ fossil reveals a dinosaur and mammal locked in mortal combat
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Sometime during the Cretaceous Period, 125 million years ago, a feisty mammal the size of a domestic cat encountered…
Continue Reading US soldier believed to be detained by North Korea after ‘willfully’ crossing border
By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Gawon Bae, Brad Lendon, Rob Picheta, Kevin Liptak, Oren Liebermann and Simone McCarthy, CNN Seoul, South Korea…
Continue Reading A look at some Americans who crossed into North Korea over the past years
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S.-led United Nations Command is trying to secure the release of an American…
Continue Reading No injuries or hazardous spills in 10-car train derailment in northern Minnesota, officials say
COOK, Minn. (AP) — Officials say no one was injured and no hazardous material spilled when 10 Canadian National Railway cars derailed in northern…
Continue Reading Top US firms supplied equipment to keep Russian oil flowing after Ukraine invasion
By ED DAVEY Associated Press Major American providers of oilfield services supplied Russia with millions of dollars in equipment for months after its…
Continue Reading Illinois is first state to eliminate cash bail, a penalty affecting low-income communities most
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail as a…
Continue Reading ‘They were disgusted. They were embarrassed’: Police commissioner tells CNN about Gilgo Beach suspect’s family
By Elizabeth Wolfe, John Miller and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Family members of the Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect were shocked,…
Continue Reading Trump is notified he’s a target of the US criminal probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 election
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has received a letter informing him that he is a…
Continue Reading Craig Robinson continues underdog storyline on Peacock’s ‘Killing It’ with new season
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Craig Robinson and his kind-hearted, python-hunting character on “Killing…
Continue Reading A 12-year-old is facing assault charges for allegedly throwing acid on an 11-year-old girl at a Detroit playground, officials say
By Tina Burnside, Lauren Mascarenhas and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A 12-year-old girl facing assault charges after allegedly throwing acid…
Continue Reading Marilyn Manson to plead no contest to blowing his nose on videographer
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Marilyn Manson will plead no contest to blowing his nose on a videographer at a 2019…
Continue Reading 1st lawsuit filed against Pat Fitzgerald and Northwestern leaders stemming from a hazing scandal
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer A former Northwestern football player filed the first lawsuit against Pat Fitzgerald and members of the school’s…
Continue Reading Classes are canceled and public transport is halted as Typhoon Talim slams into southern China
BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Talim has skidded across coastal southern China, toppling trees and signboards before weakening to a tropical storm. Local…
Continue Reading Americans increase spending modestly in June as inflation eases and the job market remains strong
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, PAUL WISEMAN and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Americans increased their spending last month as…
Continue Reading Crowded GOP field vies for the Christian Zionist vote as Israel’s rightward shift spurs protests
By TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — When John McCain was the Republican presidential nominee in 2008, he was forced to reject…
Continue Reading Trump and his legal woes overshadow DeSantis as he rolls out military policy plan in South Carolina
By MEG KINNARD and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a brief news conference Tuesday as…
Continue Reading China Evergrande reports its debt rose to $340 billion in 2022. It plans meetings with creditors
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Continue Reading Kenya doomsday cult deaths top 400 as detectives exhume 12 more bodies, with the pastor in custody
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The death toll in connection with Kenya’s doomsday cult has crossed the 400 mark as…
Continue Reading Police in Florida fatally shoot man suspected of stabbing the mother of his 3 children
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida fatally shot a 33-year-old man who they say stabbed the mother of his three young children and then opened…
Continue Reading Germans should emulate southern Europeans’ siesta during heat waves, public health group says
BERLIN (AP) — Germans should emulate the southern European tradition of the siesta as a way to support workers during the country’s frequent hot…
Continue Reading A UK woman jailed for obtaining tablets to end her pregnancy is to be released after appeal
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A woman who was jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her advanced pregnancy will be…
Continue Reading A vessel to accommodate asylum-seekers docks in UK as Parliament passes controversial migration bill
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A vessel that will accommodate up to 500 asylum-seekers has arrived in England as Parliament passed…
Continue Reading Romanian court rules to keep Andrew Tate under house arrest as human trafficking case continues
BY STEPHEN MCGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital on Tuesday ruled to extend by…
Continue Reading Second heat wave in as many weeks grips Mediterranean while fires hit Spain, Switzerland and Greece
By COLLEEN BARRY and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Officials warned residents and tourists packing Mediterranean destinations on…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: 4 takeaways from Netflix’s money shows
By CHANELLE BESSETTE of NerdWallet A personal finance writer evaluates the lessons from Netflix’s “Get Smart With Money” and “How to Get…
Continue Reading Paris Olympic organizing head says budget ‘under control’ a year ahead of 2024 Games
PARIS (AP) — The president of the Paris Olympic organizing committee says the operating budget for the 2024 Games is “under control.”…
Continue Reading US soldier believed to be detained by North Korea after ‘willfully’ crossing border
By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Gawon Bae, Brad Lendon, Rob Picheta, Kevin Liptak, Oren Liebermann and Simone McCarthy, CNN Seoul, South Korea…
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By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Gawon Bae, Brad Lendon, Rob Picheta, Kevin Liptak, Oren Liebermann and Simone McCarthy, CNN Seoul, South Korea…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 18: Extreme heat, Ukraine, Immigration, Actors strike, RSV
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Millions of emails intended for US military members were sent to incorrect inboxes due to a common typo. The…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 18: Extreme heat, Ukraine, Immigration, Actors strike, RSV
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Millions of emails intended for US military members were sent to incorrect inboxes due to a common typo. The…
Continue Reading US soldier who fled to North Korea was facing disciplinary action after time in South Korean prison
By HYUNG-JIN KIM, KIM TONG-HYUNG, TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An American soldier facing military…
Continue Reading Fake Twitter profiles, Wikipedia editing and PR battles: Inside the push to greenwash the COP28 climate summit
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The optics of a major oil-producing country organizing the world’s most important climate conference, and…
Continue Reading Fake Twitter profiles, Wikipedia editing and PR battles: Inside the push to greenwash the COP28 climate summit
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The optics of a major oil-producing country organizing the world’s most important climate conference, and…
Continue Reading Belarus arrests a prominent journalist in its continued crackdown on dissent
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus have arrested a prominent journalist working with the U.S.-funded…
Continue Reading Thousands died in the Philippines’ ‘war on drugs.’ An international probe will now go ahead
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that an investigation…
Continue Reading The Biden administration announces a cybersecurity labeling program for smart devices
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration and major consumer tech players are launching an effort to put a nationwide cybersecurity certification…
Continue Reading Nuclear capable US submarine makes first port call in South Korea in four decades
By Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — For the first time in decades, a nuclear capable US Navy ballistic…
Continue Reading Nuclear capable US submarine makes first port call in South Korea in four decades
By Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — For the first time in decades, a nuclear capable US Navy ballistic…
Continue Reading International Criminal Court rejects Philippine attempt to block drugs war killings probe
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday rejected an appeal by the Philippine government to block an…
Continue Reading International Criminal Court rejects Philippine attempt to block drugs war killings probe
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday rejected an appeal by the Philippine government to block an…
Continue Reading Russia targets Ukraine’s port of Odesa and calls it payback for a strike on a key bridge to Crimea
By FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said its forces shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea…
Continue Reading ‘They were disgusted. They were embarrassed’: Police commissioner tells CNN about Gilgo Beach suspect’s family
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Continue Reading Mystery object that washed up on the Australian coast could be space junk, officials say
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Authorities are investigating whether a cylindrical object about the size of a small car…
Continue Reading South Korea searches for missing people as death toll from downpours reaches 41
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescuers searched Tuesday for nine people still missing in landslides and other incidents caused by more than a week of…
Continue Reading Divisions over the Ukraine war cause a rift at EU-LatAm summit that was supposed to be a love-in
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and Latin American leaders have concluded a summit that was supposed to be a…
Continue Reading Mystery cylinder on Western Australia beach likely space junk, authorities say
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A mystery object that washed ashore on Australia’s western coast sparking a flurry of local excitement…
Continue Reading Dingoes attack a woman jogging on Australian island beach and leave her hospitalized
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A pack of dingoes drove a woman who was jogging into the surf and attacked her in the…
Continue Reading Texas troopers told to push back migrants into Rio Grande and ordered not to give water amid soaring temperatures, report says
By Rachel Clarke, Ashley Killough, Sarah Moon and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Emails shared with CNN by the Texas Department of Public…
Continue Reading Israeli protesters block highways in ‘day of disruption’ against Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan
By SAM McNEIL Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli protesters blocked highways and gathered outside Tel Aviv’s stock exchange and…
Continue Reading German director of Florence’s Academy Gallery who defended David’s image fears for museum’s future
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Since she arrived in 2015, the German director of Florence’s Accademia Gallery has succeeded in…
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By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s general election on Sunday could make the country the latest European Union member swing…
Continue Reading Bill that would allow French police to locate suspects by tapping their devices is up for a vote
By YOUCEF BOUNAB Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers are planning to vote on a justice reform bill that would allow law enforcement…
Continue Reading As UK housing costs soar, anxiety grips homeowners and renters: ‘I’m in meltdown’
By SYLVIA HUI and PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — For Sadie James, the cost-of-living crisis in Britain just never seems to ease. First,…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street drifts in early trading; more banks report results
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting following some mixed reports on the economy and corporate profits. The S&P 500 was down 0.2% in early…
Continue Reading Powerball Jackpot soars to $1 billion after no winner in Monday’s drawing
By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — The Powerball jackpot soared to $1 billion for the third time in the game’s history after no ticket matched all…
Continue Reading Phoenix scorches at 110 for 19th straight day, breaking big US city records in global heat wave
By SETH BORENSTEIN and ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A dangerous 19th straight day of scorching heat in Phoenix set a record for U.S.…
Continue Reading Climate envoy John Kerry meets with Chinese officials in a new US push to stabilize rocky relations
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told China’s top diplomat on Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s administration is “very…
Continue Reading US deploys nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea in show of force against North Korea
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States has deployed a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea for the first…
Continue Reading Israel’s Herzog will meet with Biden as US concerns over settlements and judicial overhaul simmer
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday is hosting Israel’s figurehead president Isaac…
Continue Reading The architect of Detroit’s bankruptcy filing 10 years ago says it was the best fix for a broken city
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The architect of Detroit’s bankruptcy filing admits it was a miserable process. But 10…
Continue Reading Judge signals December may be too soon for Trump’s classified documents case, but doesn’t set date
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Continue Reading ‘It can’t be any worse’: In Boris Johnson’s back yard, Britons are desperate for a change
By Rob Picheta, CNN Uxbridge, United Kingdom (CNN) — “Everything now is a struggle,” Mike Okoli says, in the world-weary tone he slumps…
Continue Reading Archaeologists in Louisiana save artifacts 12,000 years old from natural disasters and looters
By STEPHEN SMITH and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press VERNON PARISH, La. (AP) — Long buried under the woods of west central Louisiana, stone tools,…
Continue Reading House Republicans propose planting a trillion trees as they move away from climate change denial
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Speaker Kevin McCarthy visited a natural gas drilling site in northeast Ohio to promote…
Continue Reading US attorney in Manhattan seeking federal takeover of city’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal prosecutor says his office will seek to have control of New York City’s trouble-plagued Rikers Island jail complex…
Continue Reading No indictments for 6 Georgia sheriff’s deputies fired after man’s in-custody death, according to court documents
By Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — A Clayton County, Georgia, grand jury chose not to indict six former sheriff’s deputies in the in-custody death…
Continue Reading After months of investigating, Oregon authorities believe the deaths of 4 young women are connected
By Christina Maxouris and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — After months of probing and multiple investigations, authorities in northwestern Oregon now…
Continue Reading After months of investigating, Oregon authorities believe the deaths of 4 young women are connected
By Christina Maxouris and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — After months of probing and multiple investigations, authorities in northwestern Oregon now…
Continue Reading Australian man and his dog rescued by Mexican tuna boat after drifting 3 months in the Pacific Ocean
MANZANILLO, Mexico (AP) — An Australian sailor who had been adrift at sea with his dog for three months has been rescued by a Mexican tuna boat in…
Continue Reading How the ‘Barbie’ soundtrack came together, according to mastermind Mark Ronson
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Ronson is showing off his Barbies. Scattered throughout his studio, the executive producer…
Continue Reading Soaring temperatures to record rainfall: Asia reels as climate crisis takes hold
By Heather Chen, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The world’s largest and most populous continent is reckoning with the deadly effects of extreme summer…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping’s foreign minister ousted after month-long unexplained absence from public view
By Simone McCarthy Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s foreign minister Qin Gang was dramatically ousted on Tuesday after a prolonged absence from…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping’s foreign minister has vanished from public view. His prolonged absence is driving intense speculation
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang has not been seen in public for three weeks, an unusually long absence…
Continue Reading Soaring temperatures to record rainfall: Asia reels as climate crisis takes hold
By Heather Chen, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The world’s largest and most populous continent is reckoning with the deadly effects of extreme summer…
Continue Reading Vice President Kamala Harris matches record for tiebreaking votes in Senate
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has tied the record for the most tiebreaking…
Continue Reading Civil rights groups sue Florida officials over new immigration law
MIAMI (AP) — Several civil rights groups are challenging Florida’s new immigration law in a federal lawsuit. The legislation Republican Gov. Ron…
Continue Reading Oregon’s Cannon Beach reopens after cougar sighting on iconic coastal rock led to closure
CANNON BEACH, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s Cannon Beach, which was closed over the weekend after a cougar was spotted on the iconic Haystack Rock,…
Continue Reading White House lawn turns to playground for kids’ soccer clinic
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Children donning jerseys of their favorite Major League Soccer teams joined first lady Jill…
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