Europe swept by blistering and potentially record-breaking temperatures
By Laura Paddison, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Sharon Braithwaite and Elinda Labropoulou, CNN (CNN) — A blistering and deadly heat wave is sweeping…
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5 things to know for July 14: Ukraine, Secret Service, Abortion, Synagogue shooter, Target
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of Hollywood actors are officially on strike today, creating tremendous uncertainty for the…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of Hollywood actors are officially on strike today, creating tremendous uncertainty for the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 14: Ukraine, Secret Service, Abortion, Synagogue shooter, Target
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of Hollywood actors are officially on strike today, creating tremendous uncertainty for the…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of Hollywood actors are officially on strike today, creating tremendous uncertainty for the…
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Dutch court convicts a man who fatally shot 3 people of murder, sentences him to life imprisonment
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted a man of killing two people at an activity farm for people with mental disabilities and…
Continue Reading Man drowns in home, marking Vermont’s 1st recorded death from recent flooding
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press A man who died as a result of a drowning accident in his home is Vermont’s first death related to recent…
Continue Reading German leader confident that surging far-right party will shrink again before next election
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed optimism that support for a far-right party that’s been surging in the polls lately will…
Continue Reading Hundreds of thousands face disruption at London’s Gatwick Airport this summer after strike vote
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of British vacationers face potential disruption to their travel plans at the…
Continue Reading Blinken meets Wang Yi in Indonesia. But the region remains wary of the US-China rivalry
By EDNA TARIGAN, DAVID RISING and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met China’s top…
Continue Reading Ohio plastic surgeon who livestreamed patient operations on TikTok has state medical license revoked permanently
By Rob Frehse and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio plastic surgeon who livestreamed some patient operations on TikTok and had three…
Continue Reading Kosovo president condemns brawl that erupted in parliament
By Sharon Braithwaite and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani condemned the brawl that erupted Thursday in Kosovo’s…
Continue Reading Kosovo president condemns brawl that erupted in parliament
By Sharon Braithwaite and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani condemned the brawl that erupted Thursday in Kosovo’s…
Continue Reading China accuses US of militarizing space following protest over Navy plane’s Taiwan Strait transit
BEIJING (AP) — China is accusing the United States of militarizing outer space, a day after it protested the passage of a Navy P-8A Poseidon…
Continue Reading Biden making $20 billion available from ‘green bank’ for clean energy projects
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is making available $20 billion from a federal “green bank” for…
Continue Reading IRS says it collected $38 million from more than 175 high-income tax delinquents
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is showcasing its new capability to audit high-income tax dodgers aggressively as it…
Continue Reading Russian lawmakers pass a bill outlawing gender-affirming procedures to protect ‘traditional values’
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Friday adopted a bill outlawing gender-affirming procedures amid the Kremlin’s crusade to protect what it…
Continue Reading South Africa deploys army over burning of trucks, braces for unrest over ex-president’s court case
By GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has deployed the army in four of its provinces…
Continue Reading California state leaders vow to provide textbooks for students after a school board rejected a social studies curriculum
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — After a Southern California school district rejected a state-endorsed social studies curriculum that includes…
Continue Reading Man arrested for planning terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State, Poland’s security agency says
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Internal Security agency says it has arrested an 18-year-old Polish citizen planning a suicide attack on a…
Continue Reading Russia’s Duma votes for law to ban gender reassignment surgery, in further crackdown on LGBTQ rights
By Anna Chernova and Uliana Pavlova, CNN (CNN) — The Russian State Duma, or lower house of parliament, has voted in favor of a new law banning…
Continue Reading Russia’s Duma votes for law to ban gender reassignment surgery, in further crackdown on LGBTQ rights
By Anna Chernova and Uliana Pavlova, CNN (CNN) — The Russian State Duma, or lower house of parliament, has voted in favor of a new law banning…
Continue Reading France celebrates Bastille Day with parades and parties – and extra police, after recent unrest
By YOUCEF BOUNAB and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French fighter jets trailed red-white-and-blue smoke over Paris monuments and…
Continue Reading Southeast Asian nations renew alarm over Myanmar violence. But diplomats can’t settle on a solution
By NINIEK KARMINI and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers have renewed their alarm over and…
Continue Reading US sets a grim milestone with new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings
By STEFANIE DAZIO and LARRY FENN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Slain at the hands of strangers or gunned down by loved ones. Massacred in small…
Continue Reading Putin says he offered Wagner mercenaries the option to stay as a single unit
By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said he offered the Wagner private military company the option of continuing to serve as a…
Continue Reading Scientists are growing seeds in space to help adapt to climate change on Earth
By Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, CNN (CNN) — Plants naturally adapt to grow in challenging environments. Spontaneous natural mutations produce new…
Continue Reading 8 people found dead in a boat off Senegal’s coast and a search was launched for possible survivors
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s government says eight people were found dead after a boat capsized off the…
Continue Reading China executes kindergarten teacher who poisoned 25 of her students, killing 1
BEIJING (AP) — A court in central China said on Friday a Chinese kindergarten teacher who had poisoned 25 of her students, killing one, has been…
Continue Reading US military chief praises Japan’s defense funding boost as a buttress against China and North Korea
By FOSTER KLUG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The highest-ranking U.S. military officer is praising Japan’s moves to double its defense…
Continue Reading Moves at a small border village hike Israel-Hezbollah tensions at a time of regional jitters
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press KFAR CHOUBA, Lebanon (AP) — The little village of Ghajar has been a sore point between Israel and Lebanon for…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street’s raucous week winds down with a mixed performance
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Another winning week for Wall Street is drifting toward a quiet close on Friday following profit…
Continue Reading Movie and TV stars join picket lines in fight over the future of Hollywood
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis, Rosario Dawson and other top movie and TV actors…
Continue Reading For a group of Ukrainian women, painting is a form of therapy to help them cope with loss
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In a sunlit art studio in Kyiv filled with easels and canvases, Iryna Farion puts the…
Continue Reading Crowds cheer as India launches a lander and rover to explore the moon’s south pole
By AIJAZ RAHI and ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press SRIHARIKOTA, India (AP) — An Indian spacecraft blazed its way toward the far side of the moon…
Continue Reading How DOJ made different death penalty decisions in the Pittsburgh synagogue and Texas mall massacres
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Two separate shootings 2,000 miles (3,218 kilometers) apart. One killed 11 at a Pittsburgh…
Continue Reading Iowa law banning most abortions after about 6 weeks takes effect as judge weighs whether to block it
By HANNAH FINGERHUT and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy…
Continue Reading Death Valley visitors drawn to the hottest spot on Earth during ongoing US heat wave
By TY O’NEIL Associated Press DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — As uninviting as it sounds, Death Valley National Park beckons. Even…
Continue Reading Ex-officers at federal women’s prison in California plead guilty to multiple sex abuse counts
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two former officers of a federal women’s prison in California have pleaded guilty to multiple counts of sexual abuse. The…
Continue Reading Beijing says it warned Japanese fishing boat in waters near Japan-held islands claimed by China
BEIJING (AP) — China says its coast guard issued a warning to a Japanese fishing boat operating in waters surrounding uninhabited East China Sea…
Continue Reading North Korea’s ambassador blames US for regional tensions in a rare appearance at UN Security Council
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea’s U.N. ambassador has defended his country’s recent long-range missile…
Continue Reading Americans are widely pessimistic about democracy in the United States, an AP-NORC poll finds
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Only about 1 in 10 U.S. adults give high ratings to the way democracy is…
Continue Reading Yamuna River surpasses height record as northern India reels from deadly floods
By Jessie Yeung and Manveena Suri, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A major river overflowing near India’s capital has reached the highest level on…
Continue Reading GOP White House hopefuls face mounting pressure to stop Trump in Iowa
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As the six-month sprint to the Iowa caucuses begins, the sprawling…
Continue Reading Guatemala’s corruption is thrust into international spotlight by the government’s election meddling
By SONIA PÉREZ D. and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Guatemalan government’s clumsy interference with its…
Continue Reading Controversial US cluster munitions are now in Ukraine, say Ukrainian general and Pentagon
By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Dasha Tarasova-Markin, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — The much-anticipated and controversial American-made…
Continue Reading Controversial US cluster munitions are now in Ukraine, say Ukrainian general and Pentagon
By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Dasha Tarasova-Markin, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — The much-anticipated and controversial American-made…
Continue Reading Ohio plastic surgeon who livestreamed patient operations on TikTok has state medical license revoked permanently
By Rob Frehse and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio plastic surgeon who livestreamed some patient operations on TikTok and had three…
Continue Reading ‘Like an oven but 1,000 times worse’: Tourists describe horror of White Island eruption
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Survivors of one of New Zealand’s worst natural disasters have described the searing pain…
Continue Reading Thai parliament blocks election-winner’s bid to become prime minister
By Kocha Olarn and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Thailand’s parliament blocked the prime ministerial nomination of the winner of May’s…
Continue Reading Thai parliament blocks election-winner’s bid to become prime minister
By Kocha Olarn and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Thailand’s parliament blocked the prime ministerial nomination of the winner of May’s…
Continue Reading Rioter who hurled bow like a spear at police during Jan. 6 attack gets more than 7 years in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A professional butcher whose bloody, wild-eyed face became one of the most memorable images…
Continue Reading Vermont braces for more rain in wake of historic flooding
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press Vermont prepared for the next round of storms — and possibly a tornado — as people took advantage of calm…
Continue Reading A Georgia county chief deputy was cited and suspended after getting pulled over for driving 96 mph in a 35 mph zone
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia county police officer got quite a surprise when he pulled over a speeding vehicle late last month. While…
Continue Reading Italy rail strike strands commuters and tourists in sweltering weather at height of tourism season
By NICOLE WINFIELD and LUIGI NAVARRA Associated Press ROME (AP) — A train strike across Italy has stranded workers and tourists alike on a…
Continue Reading Man acquitted of assault as grope lasted less than 10 seconds, sparking outrage
By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — A court ruling that found a school janitor not guilty of groping a student because the act only lasted less…
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Man acquitted of assault as grope lasted less than 10 seconds, sparking outrage
By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — A court ruling that found a school janitor not guilty of groping a student because the act only lasted less…
Continue Reading New Mexico revokes license of local marijuana retailer for selling cannabis from California
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico regulators have revoked the license of a marijuana retailer in Albuquerque for…
Continue Reading Tentative deal reached in nearly 2-week port strike on Canada’s west coast
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A tentative deal has been reached between employers and workers in a strike that has halted shipments in and out…
Continue Reading Syria gives green light to reopen key crossing to rebel-held northwest from Turkey— with caveats
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Syrian government has given a green light for the United Nations to use a key…
Continue Reading More than 100 homes damaged when tornado hits suburb of Canada’s capital
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Authorities in Ottawa say at least one tornado has hit a suburb of Canada’s capital, damaging more than 100 homes.…
Continue Reading India launches historic Chandrayaan-3 mission to land spacecraft on the moon
By Rhea Mogul, Sania Farooqui and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — India is bidding to become only the fourth country to execute a controlled landing…
Continue Reading Oil and gas withdrawal around US park stirs debate over economic costs for Native American tribe
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some Republican members of Congress on Thursday denounced the Biden…
Continue Reading FTC investigating ChatGPT creator OpenAI over consumer protection issues
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into ChatGPT creator OpenAI and whether the…
Continue Reading Arizona Democrats file complaint against No Labels over donor secrecy
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Democratic Party is looking to force the new political party No Labels to…
Continue Reading Man convicted of setting up smuggling trip that killed 13 in California gets 15 years in prison
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the man who coordinated stashing nearly two dozen migrants…
Continue Reading WHO declares widely used sweetener aspartame a possible cancer cause, but intake guidelines stay the same
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, a semi-independent committee for the World Health Organization said Thursday that it’s…
Continue Reading A Florida sinkhole that killed a man in 2013 just opened for the third time
By Christina Maxouris and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A sinkhole in west-central Florida has opened again, roughly 10 years after it killed a…
Continue Reading A Florida sinkhole that killed a man in 2013 just opened for the third time
By Christina Maxouris and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A sinkhole in west-central Florida has opened again, roughly 10 years after it killed a…
Continue Reading Suspended Nigeria central bank governor charged after weeks in detention
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s secret police say charges have been filed against the suspended central bank…
Continue Reading A stray bullet hit a woman lying in bed. A federal judge dismissed her lawsuit against police
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Mississippi woman…
Continue Reading Lisa Marie Presley died from small bowel obstruction caused by bariatric surgery, coroner says
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lisa Marie Presley died from complications from bariatric surgery she had several years…
Continue Reading Nigerian leader plans $10 monthly handout to poor households after gas subsidy ends
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has told federal legislators that his government plans…
Continue Reading Justice Department urges judge to not postpone Trump’s classified documents trial
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is urging a judge to reject Donald Trump’s efforts to postpone his…
Continue Reading Hidden stash of food, clothes and supplies found during weeklong manhunt likely left by Pennsylvania escapee, official says
By Brian Todd, Steve Almasy and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A bag covered by a tarp and hidden under a log was almost certainly used by Michael…
Continue Reading Cedars-Sinai Medical Center facing civil rights investigation for treatment of Black women giving birth
Sabrina Clay, CNN (CNN) — Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is facing a civil rights investigation into how Black women giving birth…
Continue Reading Soda sweetener aspartame now listed as possible cancer cause. But it’s still considered safe
By MARIA CHENG and JONEL ALECCIA Associated Press The World Health Organization’s cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in…
Continue Reading Founder of failed crypto lending platform Celsius Network arrested on fraud charges
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has…
Continue Reading Climate talks chief, who also heads oil company, says world must ‘attack all emissions, everywhere’
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of this year’s United Nations climate talks is calling for governments and businesses to…
Continue Reading Guatemala’s political turmoil deepens as 1 candidate is targeted and the other suspends her campaign
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala sank deeper into political turmoil Thursday as an effort by prosecutors to…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates jump higher, closing in on 7%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates climbed higher this week, inching closer to 7% and reaching their highest level…
Continue Reading Charges dismissed against Portland police officer accused of hitting photographer with baton
By Cheri Mossburg and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Assault charges have been dismissed against an Oregon police officer who admitted to hitting a…
Continue Reading California Democrats revived a stalled bill on child trafficking after public pressure
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrats in the California Legislature have revived a bill that would increase penalties…
Continue Reading NTSB begins investigation of fatal Greyhound crash; coroner identifies 3 men killed in wreck
By JIM SALTER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal investigators are beginning the task of trying to determine what…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the AP investigation into thousands of Ukrainian civilians held by Russia in prisons
By LORI HINNANT, HANNA ARHIROVA and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of Ukrainian civilians are detained…
Continue Reading People rescued from cars and homes as torrential rain causes flash flooding in central Mississippi
LOUISVILLE, Miss. (AP) — More than a half-dozen people were rescued as torrential rain deluged central Mississippi and sent water over roads and…
Continue Reading Wildlife officials search for a wayward sea otter harassing surfers, kayakers off California coast
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wildlife officials were trying to capture a wayward sea otter Thursday that has been…
Continue Reading Michigan city investigates salon owner’s online comments about gender identity
By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A northern Michigan city is investigating after a hair salon owner posted on social…
Continue Reading Oklahoma murder conviction reversed due to sexual relationship between judge, prosecutor
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court has thrown out a first-degree murder conviction because of a sexual relationship between the judge…
Continue Reading Andrew Tate sues his accusers in human trafficking case
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Controversial social media personality Andrew Tate and his brother are suing a…
Continue Reading Justice Kavanaugh seeks to dispel the notion that the Supreme Court is partisan
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Justice Brett Kavanaugh pointed to the mixed U.S. Supreme Court decisions this term…
Continue Reading Chopped fingertip was mailed to French president’s official residence, says Paris prosecutor
By Oliver Briscoe, CNN (CNN) — A police investigation has been launched after a chopped finger was sent to the official residence of the French…
Continue Reading Chopped fingertip was mailed to French president’s official residence, says Paris prosecutor
By Oliver Briscoe, CNN (CNN) — A police investigation has been launched after a chopped finger was sent to the official residence of the French…
Continue Reading Usher’s ex-wife wants to drain Georgia’s largest lake, where a boater fatally struck her son
ATLANTA (AP) — The ex-wife of R&B singer Usher is calling to drain Georgia’s largest lake, where her son was fatally injured 11 years…
Continue Reading $1.2M bail set for man charged with killing Tennessee surgeon remembered as skilled, beloved doctor
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man charged with killing a hand surgeon at a clinic is being held on $1.2…
Continue Reading Las Vegas police officer’s brother testifies against him, says they rehearsed for $73k casino heist
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a Las Vegas police officer accused of stealing…
Continue Reading ChatGPT-maker OpenAI signs deal with AP to license news stories
By MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and The Associated Press said Thursday that they’ve made a deal for the artificial…
Continue Reading US eyes massive ramp-up in diplomatic personnel and spending at new Pacific island embassies
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it plans a massive increase in diplomatic personnel and spending…
Continue Reading Palestinian authorities arrest critic, two years after severely beating him
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian activist group in the West Bank says Palestinian security forces have detained a Palestinian journalist…
Continue Reading Biden administration suspends satellite monitoring of Colombian coca crops amid surge in cocaine
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration has quietly suspended satellite monitoring of coca crops in Colombia amid…
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