Florida man executed for 1984 murders of babysitter, single mother
By Mallika Kallingal and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Florida executed death row inmate Duane Owen by lethal injection on Thursday evening, nearly…
Continue ReadingNational-World
Abortion providers in North Carolina file federal lawsuit challenging state’s new restrictions
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Abortion providers in North Carolina have filed a federal lawsuit…
Continue Reading How Trump and Johnson, divisive populists with many similarities, ended up on different paths
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press Boris Johnson and Donald Trump have quite a bit in common as two populist iconoclasts in hot…
Continue Reading Federal officials break up Guatemalan family smuggling ring in 3 state operation, 6 arrested
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Mexico says federal authorities have arrested six people for their alleged roles…
Continue Reading African leaders greeted with explosions over Kyiv on peace mission to Ukraine
By Sarah Dean, Olga Voitovych, Nimi Princewill, and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — An African delegation on a peace mission to Ukraine headed by…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat to visit Iran, latest in restoring diplomatic ties after 7-year rift
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat is coming to visit Tehran, the latest step in the restoration of diplomatic ties…
Continue Reading Former North Carolina health official is picked to be new CDC director
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The White House has selected a former North Carolina health official to be the new director of the…
Continue Reading German archeologists find Bronze Age sword so well-preserved it ‘almost shines’
BERLIN (AP) — A bronze sword made more than 3,000 years ago that is so well-preserved it “almost still shines” has been unearthed in Germany,…
Continue Reading Chicago police sergeant fired for role in botched raid where Black woman was handcuffed nude
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police sergeant has been fired for his role in a botched 2019 raid at the home of a Black woman who was handcuffed while…
Continue Reading
Over $200 billion from the infrastructure law has been spent. Here's what's left.
The General used federal funding data on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to rank states by the percentage of initial funding amounts still…
Continue Reading Celebrate Juneteenth by promoting Black health, wealth and joy
By Lauren Lee, CNN (CNN) — June 19, 2023 is the third annual observance of Juneteenth. The federal holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, when the…
Continue Reading Unionized UPS workers could strike this summer, scrambling supply chains and home delivery
By HALELUYA HADERO and MATT OTT AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Unionized UPS workers voted overwhelmingly on Friday to authorize a strike,…
Continue Reading New dinosaur with blade-like spikes for armor discovered on UK’s Isle of Wight
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A new species of dinosaur with blade-like spikes for armor has been discovered on the Isle of Wight, off the south…
Continue Reading Why does King Charles III get two birthdays?
By Rob Picheta and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — The role of Britain’s monarch comes with quite a long list of perks – but perhaps one of…
Continue Reading Key takeaways from Fed Chair Powell’s testimony
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on…
Continue Reading Japan raises the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, which was among the world’s lowest
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament on Friday raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, a limit which…
Continue Reading Popular ‘low T’ treatment is safe for men with heart disease, but doctors warn it’s no youth serum
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Testosterone replacement therapy is safe for men with “low T” who have heart disease or are at high risk for it,…
Continue Reading Serbia opens proceedings against arrested Kosovo policemen, ignores US call for their release.
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian prosecutors have opened legal proceedings against three Kosovo police officers…
Continue Reading Police charge suspect with 3 counts of murder in rampage that rocked English city of Nottingham
LONDON (AP) — Police have charged a 31-year-old man with three counts of murder in the knife and van attack that killed two university athletes and…
Continue Reading NBA suspends Ja Morant 25 games for 2nd social media video involving a gun
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Memphis guard Ja Morant has been suspended 25 games by the NBA — his second ban in four months — and…
Continue Reading Soccer players’ union looks to hold FIFA accountable for player payments
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The global soccer players’ union says is working with FIFA to make sure that payments promised to all players…
Continue Reading Homophobic chants force US-Mexico soccer match to end early in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The United States men’s soccer team’s match against Mexico was cut short Thursday night by the referee after repeated…
Continue Reading The ‘climate kids’ want a court to force Montana’s state government to go green
By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Helena, Montana (CNN) — It’s a Big Sky story fit for a big screen. On one side: 16 kids from…
Continue Reading Shooting, fire at Tennessee home leads to 6 dead including 3 children
SEQUATCHIE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say six people including three children have been found dead in a Tennessee home where police responded to a…
Continue Reading Islamic militants kill 7 farmers in northeast Nigeria, further threatening food supplies
By HARUNA UMAR Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Local authorities in northeast Nigeria say Islamic extremist rebels have killed at least…
Continue Reading NATO moves to protect undersea pipelines, cables as concern mounts over Russian sabotage threat
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO has launched a new center to help protect vulnerable undersea pipelines and cables. The…
Continue Reading Berlusconi aides vow after his death to reinvigorate political party he created, fight his battles
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The top official in former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia party has…
Continue Reading Prince Harry and Meghan Markle part ways with Spotify after less than a year of ‘Archetypes’ podcast
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The production company founded by Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, is splitting ways with Spotify less than…
Continue Reading Central Park birder Christian Cooper is turning his viral video fame into a memoir and TV show
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s nothing that can keep Christian Cooper from enjoying his “happy place,”…
Continue Reading Psychiatrists to assess starvation cult survivors as they continue to refuse food
By Niamh Kennedy and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A Kenyan court has ordered 64 followers of a controversial starvation cult to undergo…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in Virginia’s primaries for state legislature
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia voters will select candidates in a primary election Tuesday in which redistricting has…
Continue Reading
Greek migrant boat wreck may be Mediterranean’s ‘worst ever tragedy’ with hundreds still missing
By Heather Chen, Florence Davey-Attlee, Elinda Labropoulou, Zahid Mahmood, Mostafa Salem, Nadine Schmidt, Eyad Kourdi and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN)…
Continue Reading Nine arrested over capsized migrant boat, as Greek authorities criticized for failure to respond
By Elinda Labropoulou and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Kalamata, Greece (CNN) — Nine crew members have been arrested for people smuggling after a packed…
Continue Reading Family separations at the US border inspired Isabel Allende’s newest novel
By GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The separation of migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border has always caused Isabel Allende pain:…
Continue Reading ‘The Full Monty’ returns 25 years on, with its politics laid bare
By LIZZIE KNIGHT Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Sheffield strippers of “The Full Monty” return 25 years on, in a new TV series that wears…
Continue Reading Germany hands over 2 Indigenous masks to Colombia as it reappraises the past
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany has handed over to Colombia two masks made by the Indigenous Kogi people that had been in a…
Continue Reading Destruction in Texas Panhandle: Storm blamed for 3 deaths wrecked mobile homes and main street
By DAVID ERICKSON, SARAH BRUMFIELD and BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press PERRYTON, Texas (AP) — As Sabrina Devers watched what would turn out to be a…
Continue Reading Rural Utah abortion clinic closes amid staff shortages, plans to reopen in August
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — There is now one fewer place to access abortion in Utah after Planned Parenthood closed its only…
Continue Reading Agricultural producers and food businesses throughout nation getting $320 million boost from USDA
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeding agricultural producers and food businesses with millions of dollars in…
Continue Reading Pastors find a role ministering to young men swept up in El Salvador’s crackdown on gangs
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The smell of pineapple bread fills the kitchen of “Vida Libre,”…
Continue Reading Pastors find a role ministering to young men swept up in El Salvador’s crackdown on gangs
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The smell of pineapple bread fills the kitchen of “Vida Libre,”…
Continue Reading Czech lawmakers vote to tighten conflict of interest legislation in snub to former populist PM Babis
PRAGUE (AP) — Lawmakers in the lower house of the Czech Parliament have agreed to tighten the country’s conflict of interest legislation to ban…
Continue Reading Film composer Hans Zimmer proposes to his partner on London stage, prompts raucous audience response
LONDON (AP) — Two-time Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer has proposed to his partner onstage in London, prompting raucous applause from the…
Continue Reading Poverty, climate, regional stability on agenda as Saudi crown prince visits France
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.…
Continue Reading China calls hacking report ‘far-fetched’ and accuses the US of targeting the cybersecurity industry
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government has rejected as “far-fetched and unprofessional” a report by a U.S. security firm that blamed…
Continue Reading Climate activist faces 10 years in jail for a fake letter ‘canceling’ an oil industry conference
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A climate activist in New Zealand faces 10 years in jail after a court found her guilty of forgery for sending a…
Continue Reading Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder dies from injuries in crash during Tour de Suisse
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder died Friday, one day after crashing and falling down a ravine during a…
Continue Reading US, Japan, Philippines agree to strengthen security ties amid tensions over China, North Korea
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The national security advisers of the United States, Japan and the Philippines have held their…
Continue Reading Gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting found guilty of all 63 federal charges
By Sabrina Souza, Sarah Boxer and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Robert Bowers, the gunman who killed 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life…
Continue Reading Amazon’s $1.7 billion deal to buy Roomba maker iRobot gets UK approval
LONDON (AP) — British antitrust regulators cleared Amazon’s purchase of robot vacuum maker iRobot on Friday, but the $1.7 billion deal still…
Continue Reading How quickly can you solve a Rubik’s Cube? A 21-year-old set a new world record that will stun you
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Are your fingers this fast? In just 3.13 seconds, a 21-year-old speedcuber from California broke the world…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 16: Tornadoes, Classified docs, Covid, Pope Francis, Iran
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The US is facing a serious shortage of airline pilots that is already grounding planes ahead of a…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 16: Tornadoes, Classified docs, Covid, Pope Francis, Iran
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The US is facing a serious shortage of airline pilots that is already grounding planes ahead of a…
Continue Reading Protesters in Senegal accuse police of using armed civilians to quell unrest
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Demonstrators and civil rights groups in Senegal are accusing the country’s security…
Continue Reading The ‘climate kids’ want a court to force Montana’s state government to go green
By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Helena, Montana (CNN) — It’s a Big Sky story fit for a big screen. On one side: 16 kids from…
Continue Reading Palestinian leader Abbas ends China trip after backing Beijing’s crackdown on Muslim minorities
BEIJING (AP) — Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has wrapped up a trip to China, after seeking economic aid and voicing support for Beijing’s…
Continue Reading IMF head welcomes Europe’s interest rate hikes in campaign against inflation
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund has praised the European Central Bank’s…
Continue Reading Relatives fear worst with four men and a boy missing after Mediterranean ship disaster
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Four men and a 14-year-old boy from the Sheikhi family set out for Europe. They wanted lives better…
Continue Reading A nun commends Dodgers’ handling of Pride Night controversy. Some archbishops call it blasphemy
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Devout baseball fans might view their teams’ performance as heavenly or hellish, depending on the quality of…
Continue Reading Mass of rock slides down Swiss mountainside above evacuated village, narrowly missing settlement
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A huge mass of rock slid down a mountainside above a Swiss village that was evacuated last month,…
Continue Reading Biden urges tougher gun restrictions, one year after Uvalde, Texas, school massacre
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — President Joe Biden has called for new gun-buying restrictions at a summit in…
Continue Reading Powerful illegal drugs are inundating Europe and sending corruption and violence soaring, EU says
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU says new harmful illicit drugs are inundating a flourishing market for traffickers amid…
Continue Reading German police appeal for images taken of an attack in which Americans were pushed down a steep slope
BERLIN (AP) — Police in southern Germany are appealing for photos and videos taken by witnesses of an attack near Neuschwanstein castle in which an…
Continue Reading Chinese president Xi Jinping stresses US-China cooperation in meeting with Bill Gates
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping said the United States and China can cooperate to “benefit our two countries” in a meeting Friday with…
Continue Reading ‘From Ukraine with love:’ The elite night-time drone units bombing Russian military
By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, William Bonnett and Daria Markina Tarasova, CNN Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine (CNN) — In a deserted shell of a…
Continue Reading ‘From Ukraine with love:’ The elite night-time drone units bombing Russian military
By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, William Bonnett and Daria Markina Tarasova, CNN Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine (CNN) — In a deserted shell of a…
Continue Reading Greek coast guard defends actions as more than 500 migrants heading for Europe feared dead in wreck
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press give ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek coast guard on Friday defended its response to a…
Continue Reading Concrete is a huge source of carbon emissions. These researchers are working to make it greener
By Mark Tutton, CNN (CNN) — Our world is built of concrete. Durable and cheap, it’s the construction material of choice for buildings,…
Continue Reading UNICEF calls for better protection for Sudan’s children trapped in ‘unrelenting nightmare’
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — UNICEF says Sudan’s warring factions should better protect vulnerable children in the conflict…
Continue Reading Young Chinese soccer fan gives security the slip to hug his hero Messi mid-game
By Martha Zhou, Steven Jiang and Chris Lau, CNN Beijing (CNN) — It was the sort of astonishing run the world has come to expect from those who…
Continue Reading Germany marks 70th anniversary of uprising against Communist dictatorship in east
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament has commemorated the 70th anniversary of a popular uprising in the Communist…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy urges African leaders to press Putin on release of political prisoners
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed to a group of African leaders to ask his…
Continue Reading China fails to release cremation data from late 2022 when its Covid-19 outbreak raged
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has failed to release data on how many cremations took place in the country at the end of 2022…
Continue Reading Bulgarian authorities dismiss chief prosecutor amid anger over failure to tackle corruption
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has dismissed the country’s chief prosecutor amid public anger over his failure to tackle…
Continue Reading Most of 108 drowning victims in Nigeria boat accident were women and children
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Survivors and local authorities in Nigeria say most of the 108 people who drowned after a…
Continue Reading Finland’s center-right leader says new coalition, including far-right party, is set
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The head of Finland’s conservative National Coalition Party says four parties have…
Continue Reading Cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall, bringing heavy rainfall to India and Pakistan
By Rhea Mogul, Sophia Saifi and Manveena Suri, CNN Islamabad and New Delhi (CNN) — Tropical Cyclone Biparjoy has made landfall in India’s…
Continue Reading Russia accuses Australia of ‘Russophobic hysteria’ for blocking second embassy on security grounds
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Russia accused Australia of “Russophobic hysteria” for canceling the lease on the…
Continue Reading Cyclone Biparjoy weakens as it churns toward Pakistan after killing 2 in India and causing damage
By AJIT SOLANKI, SIBI ARASU and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press MANDVI, India (AP) — Cyclone Biporjoy is weakening as it churns past coastal India…
Continue Reading Teens with severe obesity are turning to surgery and new weight loss drugs
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer A small but growing group of young teens are turning to drastic treatments to lose large amounts of weight, things…
Continue Reading Father admits to fatally shooting 3 young sons at Ohio home, prosecutors say
MONROE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man accused of fatally shooting his three young sons admitted to planning the killings and lined them up…
Continue Reading Pope Francis leaves Rome hospital 9 days after operation; surgeon says ‘he’s better than before’
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday was discharged from the Rome hospital where he had abdominal surgery…
Continue Reading At least 15 dead in Canada highway collision
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The semi-truck involved in Thursday’s accident with a bus that killed 15 people in Manitoba,…
Continue Reading Pope Francis in ‘better’ shape than before, surgeon says
By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Helen Regan, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis was discharged from Rome’s Gemelli hospital Friday where the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street slips, and its best week since March comes to a quiet close
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed out its best week since March with a quiet finish on Friday, and stocks…
Continue Reading A decade after outcry, SeaWorld launches orca-free park in UAE, its first venture outside the US
By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. theme park chain SeaWorld, mired in controversy in recent years…
Continue Reading Drought and rising heat bring unusual wildfire warnings in northern Europe
By JARI TANNER and KARL RITTER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Summer is wildfire season in southern Europe, but this year the continent’s north…
Continue Reading Thousands of Sudanese fleeing fighting with no travel documents trapped on the border with Egypt
BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — When fighting in Sudan erupted in mid-April, Abdel-Rahman Sayyed and his family tried to hold…
Continue Reading California artists, chefs find creative ways to confront destructive ‘superbloom’ of wild mustard
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — While ripping out yellow blooms blanketing hillsides in Los Angeles, Max Kingery has been…
Continue Reading Trump’s promise of payback for prosecution follows years of attacking democratic traditions
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and GARY FIELDS Associated Press As Donald Trump became the first former president to face federal charges, he and his…
Continue Reading In rare 3-3 decision, Iowa Supreme Court declines to reinstate law largely banning abortion
By HANNAH FINGERHUT and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Abortion will remain legal in Iowa after the state’s high…
Continue Reading Biden is returning to his union roots as his 2024 campaign gears up
By WILL WEISSERT and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden opened his 2020 presidential run at a Pittsburgh union hall,…
Continue Reading Heather Mack, convicted in Bali of killing mom and stuffing body in suitcase, pleads guilty in US
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — An American woman accused of helping to kill her mother and stuffing her body in a suitcase…
Continue Reading Border agency reassigns chief medical officer after custody death of 8-year-old girl
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reassigned its chief medical officer after the in-custody death of an 8-year-old girl…
Continue Reading George Floyd’s killing capped years of violence, discrimination by Minneapolis police, DOJ says
By JIM SALTER and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday issued a withering critique of Minneapolis…
Continue Reading Kill, terrorize, expel: Testimonies detail atrocities by Wagner-backed militia in Sudan
By Nima Elbagir, Tamara Qiblawi, Barbara Arvanitidis, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Pallabi Munsi, Ingrid Formanek and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Video by Mark…
Continue Reading US guided-missile submarine arrives in South Korea, a day after North Korea resumes missile tests
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States deployed a nuclear-powered submarine capable of…
Continue Reading Woman alleges she was sexually assaulted by UFC fighter Conor McGregor following NBA Finals game – allegations he denies
By Jamiel Lynch, Rebekah Riess, Matt Foster and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — A woman alleges she was sexually assaulted by UFC fighter Conor McGregor…
Continue Reading Bidens and Eva Longoria screen ‘Flamin’ Hot’ movie about the origins of the spicy Cheetos snack
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and director Eva Longoria welcomed hundreds to the White House lawn…
Continue Reading