Nuri al-Maliki Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Personal Birth date: July 1, 1950…
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New Haven police commission terminates 2 officers charged in the transport incident that left Randy Cox paralyzed
By Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Two of the five New Haven, Connecticut, police officers involved in the June 2022 arrest of Randy Cox, who was…
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Clerk charged with murder in another fatal shooting at a Detroit gas station
DETROIT (AP) — A murder charge has been filed in another fatal shooting involving Detroit gas station clerks and customers. Police say Anthony…
Continue Reading US vice president announces more than $100M to help Caribbean during official visit to Bahamas
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Continue Reading Senate confirms highest-ranking Muslim in government after earlier GOP blockade
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed the highest-ranking Muslim official in the U.S. government.…
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Continue Reading Florida woman who fatally shot neighbor appears in court, sheriff releases details of racist threats
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A white Florida woman charged with shooting and killing her Black neighbor told…
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Continue Reading Swarbrick to step down as Notre Dame’s AD next year; NBC Sports’ Peter Bevacqua will take over
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the…
Continue Reading Ruff day in court: Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel’s in dispute with makers of dog toy
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday gave whiskey maker Jack Daniel’s reason to raise a glass,…
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Continue Reading Belmont cancels racing, Nationals postpone game due to poor air quality from wildfires in Canada
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Continue Reading US company signs agreement to enter retail fuel market in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
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Continue Reading Hundreds of children evacuated from Sudanese orphanage amid intense fighting in Khartoum
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Continue Reading Italian court throws out case alleging early pandemic mismanagement by ex-premier, ex-minister
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Continue Reading Lin-Manuel Miranda launches R.I.S.E. Network to improve diversity on Broadway
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda hopes to increase diversity on Broadway and in…
Continue Reading Romania informs Russia it must cut 51 embassy positions in Bucharest
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Continue Reading Live updates | Canada Wildfires
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Continue Reading Supreme Court rules in favor of Black Alabama voters in unexpected defense of Voting Rights Act
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a…
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Continue Reading Rights group says Myanmar’s military rulers have cracked down on lawyers, abused legal system
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Continue Reading Ex-boyfriend of missing Minnesota woman arrested after human remains found along roadway
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Continue Reading Romanian health care workers protest for higher wages, more staff, and better working conditions
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Continue Reading Baltimore police commissioner departing after 4 years; led department through court-ordered reforms
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s police commissioner is stepping down after four years in the role. Commissioner…
Continue Reading 10-year-old girl survives more than 24 hours alone in the rugged Cascade mountains after getting lost while out with her family
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Continue Reading Deluge from ruptured Ukrainian dam is latest tragedy for Kherson residents since Russian invasion
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 9: Trump, Air quality, Stocks, RSV, Ukraine
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Wheelchair users are reacting with excitement to Delta’s new airplane seat design that would make flying more…
Continue Reading Pat Robertson, Christian televangelist and one-time presidential candidate, dies at age 93
By Eric Levenson, Michelle Watson and David Williams, CNN (CNN) — Pat Robertson, the prominent televangelist who founded the Christian…
Continue Reading Norway domestic security agency had intelligence about imminent attack before LGBTQ+ Pride shooting
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A report into a deadly shooting during Oslo’s annual LGBTQ+ Pride festival last year says Norway’s domestic…
Continue Reading Uganda’s long-time president says he’s taking ‘forced leave’ after testing positive for COVID-19
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Continue Reading Wildfires – and their toxic smoke – are affecting us more often. What can we do about it?
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Continue Reading US applications for jobless benefits highest since October 2021
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Continue Reading Woman trapped in Iowa building collapse describes her fight for survival before rescuers were forced to amputate her leg
By Omar Jimenez and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Quanishia “Peach” White Berry and her wife, Lexus, say May 28 was as normal as any…
Continue Reading Pat Robertson, Christian televangelist and one-time presidential candidate, dies at age 93
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Continue Reading Budweiser brewer renews with FIFA to 2026 despite World Cup stadium beer ban in Qatar
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Continue Reading Finland’s popular foreign minister announces bid to run in 2024 presidential election
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Continue Reading Pat Robertson, broadcaster who helped make religion central to GOP politics, dies at 93
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Continue Reading Bond set at $154,000 for Florida woman arrested in the shooting death of a Black mother who knocked on her door
By Jennifer Henderson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Bond for the Florida woman charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of her…
Continue Reading It’s ‘Groundhog Day’ again as ‘existential’ musical comedy returns to the London stage
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Continue Reading Russia says top UN court should dismiss Ukraine’s case over Crimea and terrorism funding
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Russia is urging judges at the United Nations’ highest court to throw out a case…
Continue Reading Senegal’s president calls for an investigation into deadly clashes, says he’s open to dialogue
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Continue Reading Reprieve for thousands of Zimbabweans in South Africa as their legal stay is extended
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Tens of thousands of Zimbabwean nationals working in South Africa who were facing…
Continue Reading Suicide bomb hits memorial service for Taliban official in northeast Afghanistan, killing 13 people
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban official says a bombing in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province killed at…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 8: Air quality, Classified docs, Volcano, Pope, Student Loans
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A salmonella outbreak linked to Gold Medal flour is over, the CDC announced Wednesday. However, consumers are…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 8: Air quality, Classified docs, Volcano, Pope, Student Loans
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A salmonella outbreak linked to Gold Medal flour is over, the CDC announced Wednesday. However, consumers are…
Continue Reading AP Exclusive: Drone footage of collapsed dam shows devastation, no evidence to back Russian claims
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Exclusive drone footage of the collapsed Ukrainian dam and surrounding villages under Russian occupation showed the ruined…
Continue Reading Europe’s economy shrank. For households that are hurting, it’s just numbers
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Continue Reading Head of UK’s biggest police force says sorry for past treatment of LGBTQ+ community
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of Britain’s biggest police force has apologized for the department’s past…
Continue Reading EU Commission proposes common ethics body for all EU officials in wake of corruption scandal
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive is proposing to create an ethics body that would set up…
Continue Reading India not planning to invite Ukraine to G20 summit in September
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India says it is not planning to invite Ukraine to the G20 summit of industrialized and…
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Friday, led by a jump on the Tokyo Stock Exchange where share prices got…
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New York is choking on smog. But for these cities, it’s just another day
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For days, images of New York choking in smoke have stunned the United States, as residents struggle to…
Continue Reading EU launches legal action against Poland over new Russian influence law
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is launching legal action against Poland over a contentious new law that the…
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Continue Reading Russians shooting at rescuers in flooded areas following dam collapse, Zelensky says
By Olga Voitovych, Yulia Kesaieva, Fred Pleitgen, Radina Gigova, Sarah Dean and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Russian forces have been shooting at…
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By Radina Gigova, Xiaofei Xu and Oliver Briscoe, CNN (CNN) — Four toddlers were hospitalized after a brutal stabbing attack on Thursday in…
Continue Reading Minnesota police confirm human remains belong to missing mother day after children’s father’s arrest
By Paradise Afshar, Michelle Watson, Elizabeth Wolfe and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The human remains found in southeastern Minnesota this…
Continue Reading Knife attack at park in French Alps critically wounds 4 young children as people cry for help
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Continue Reading Russia shells Ukrainian city inundated by dam collapse after Zelenskyy visit
By VASILISA STEPANENKO and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces Thursday shelled a southern Ukrainian city…
Continue Reading UNICEF concerned by Taliban move to bar international groups from Afghan education sector
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N’s agency on children says it is deeply concerned about Taliban plans to bar international organizations from…
Continue Reading Japan’s denial of same-sex marriage, other LGTBQ+ protections looks unconstitutional, judge rules
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By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries have made a breakthrough in migration talks, sealing agreement on a plan to…
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Continue Reading Malaysia, Indonesia end 18-year sea border disputes, vow to cooperate in defending palm oil industry
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia and Indonesia have signed agreements to end longstanding sea border disputes and vowed to bolster cooperation…
Continue Reading Indian wrestlers demanding arrest of sports official for sexual abuse suspend protests
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Elite wrestlers who are demanding the resignation and arrest of India’s wrestling…
Continue Reading Pope in ‘good general condition’ after surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue, repair hernia
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is in “good general condition” following a three-hour operation to remove…
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By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press HARISH, Israel (AP) — The sound of children and music echoed down a narrow basement hallway in Israel as they…
Continue Reading Australian man sentenced to 9 years in prison for gay American’s 1988 manslaughter
By RICK RYCROFT and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian man who admitted killing a gay American by punching him off a cliff…
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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army says it has demolished the West Bank home of a Palestinian suspected of involvement in twin bombings in Jerusalem…
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Continue Reading New York is choking on smog. But for these cities, it’s just another day
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For days, images of New York choking in smoke have stunned the United States, as residents struggle to…
Continue Reading Plane carrying Joran van der Sloot, who is accused of extorting and defrauding Natalee Holloway’s mom, lands in US from Peru
By Josh Campbell and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot has landed in the United States, where he is accused of extorting money from…
Continue Reading Joran van der Sloot, accused in the US of defrauding Natalee Holloway’s mother, is expected to be flown from Peru to Alabama Thursday
By Josh Campbell and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — FBI agents are expected to transfer Joran van der Sloot on Thursday to the US, where he is…
Continue Reading UNICEF says 300 trapped children rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The UN children’s agency says about 300 children have been rescued from an orphanage in Sudan’s…
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By Nouran Salahieh and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — US officials lowered the warning level for Hawaii’s erupting Kīlauea volcano on…
Continue Reading Malaysia, Singapore slam comedian for ‘offensive’ joke over MH370 plane disappearance
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian officials on Thursday condemned a Singapore-born stand-up comedian who mocked Malaysia and made fun of the…
Continue Reading Colorado’s most destructive wildfire caused by embers from old fire, sparks from power line
By JESSE BEDAYN, COLLEEN SLEVIN and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire…
Continue Reading ‘Keep them alive’: More states legalize fentanyl test strips to combat surging opioid deaths
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Continue Reading Biden condemns wave of state legislation restricting LGBTQ+ rights, says ‘these are our kids’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is condemning a wave of state legislation curbing the rights,…
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By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a trio of new announcements this week, the Republican Party’s 2024…
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By AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday…
Continue Reading Main suspect in 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway arrives in US from Peru to face charges
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By NOMAAN MERCHANT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As it pushes to renew a cornerstone law that authorizes major…
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The emaciated inmate in black shorts lay on a thin mat in Haiti’s most notorious…
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By JENNIFER PELTZ and ROB GILLIES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Images of smoke obscuring the New York skyline and the Washington Monument this…
Continue Reading Ben Crump demands justice for Ajike Owens, the latest time he’s supported a grieving Black family
By AARON MORRISON and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Ben Crump, the Rev. Al Sharpton says, is “Black America’s attorney general.” In less than a…
Continue Reading Russians shooting at rescuers in flooded areas following dam collapse, Zelensky says
By Olga Voitovych, Yulia Kesaieva, Fred Pleitgen, Radina Gigova, Sarah Dean and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Russian forces have been shooting at…
Continue Reading Jokic and Murray both have triple-doubles, Nuggets beat Heat 109-94 for 2-1 lead
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Never had two players from the same team had 30-point triple-doubles in the same game. Never in…
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