Scientists ‘stunned’ by mysterious structures found in the Milky Way
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — An international team of astrophysicists has discovered hundreds of mysterious structures in the center of the…
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A 4-year-old was found dead along a canal after going missing from family’s Florida rental home
By Rebekah Riess and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A 4-year-old girl, who wandered away from the Florida rental home her family had been staying…
Continue Reading Two humpback whales found dead off coast of New York had sustained ‘blunt force trauma’
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Two humpback whales were found dead off the coasts of New York and New Jersey, according to local officials. The…
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Austria’s Social Democrats choose Doskozil as new leader, looking to elections expected next year
BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s center-left Social Democrats have elected Hans Peter Doskozil as their new party leader Saturday, hoping to turn around…
Continue Reading Climber dies near summit of Mount Rainier
By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A climber died this week on Mount Rainier in Washington state, the National Park Service said Friday in a news…
Continue Reading Death toll from Senegal protests rises to 15 as opposition supporters clash with police
By BABACAR DIONE and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s government says the number of people killed in clashes…
Continue Reading Eastern Libyan authorities round up thousands in crackdown on migrants
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libyan activists say authorities in eastern Libya have rounded up thousands of migrants and amassed…
Continue Reading A Florida woman’s car caught fire with her children inside while she allegedly shoplifted in a mall
By Rebekah Riess and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A Florida woman has been arrested and charged after her car caught fire with her unattended…
Continue Reading India’s deadly train crash renews questions over safety as government pushes railway upgrade
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s prime minister had been scheduled to inaugurate an electrical semi-high-speed train…
Continue Reading Trump-appointed judge rejects Tennessee’s anti-drag law as too broad, too vague
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is…
Continue Reading Ukraine says inspections found nearly a quarter of its air-raid shelters locked or unusable
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Concerns around civilian safety spiked in Ukraine on Saturday, as officials announced that an…
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How astronauts heading to Mars could enjoy fresh produce and grill meat
By Ashley Strickland, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — When the first astronauts venture to Mars in the future, the crew will need access to healthy,…
Continue Reading How astronauts heading to Mars could enjoy fresh produce and grill meat
By Ashley Strickland, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — When the first astronauts venture to Mars in the future, the crew will need access to healthy,…
Continue Reading The strawberry moon will illuminate the sky this weekend
By Kristen Rogers and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The strawberry moon will light up the night sky this weekend. You can watch the full…
Continue Reading Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading Cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder cause of death cited as enlarged heart and cocaine use, medical examiner says
By Jay Croft and Taylor Romine, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Keenan Anderson, who was repeatedly tased by Los Angeles police officers in January,…
Continue Reading Turkey to send commando unit to help quell unrest in Kosovo
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA (AP) — The Turkish defense ministry announced Saturday it will be sending a commando battalion to northern…
Continue Reading Pope to visit Mongolia at end of summer in visit rich in geopolitical significance
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is traveling to Mongolia at the end of the summer. The visit will be a first for a pontiff and one rich in…
Continue Reading 3 Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in gunbattle at the border
JERUSALEM (AP) — A gunbattle along Israel’s southern border with Egypt left three Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian officer dead. That’s…
Continue Reading Deputies accuse man of using Nintendo ‘Duck Hunt’ pistol during robbery
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A South Carolina man was arrested after authorities said he robbed a convenience store with a fake gun…
Continue Reading A West Virginia state trooper is killed in a shooting, and a suspect is under arrest, authorities say
By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A West Virginia State Police trooper was killed and another person was injured in a shooting Friday in the…
Continue Reading Border protection officers bust man with $38 million worth of meth hidden in kale shipment
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers in California seized $38 million worth of crank – a street name…
Continue Reading Pope warns of risk of corruption in missionary fundraising after AP investigation
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned the Vatican’s missionary fundraisers on Saturday not to allow…
Continue Reading Delegates working to end global plastics pollution agree to craft a draft treaty
By ANGELA CHARLTON and JENNIFER MCDERMOTT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Global negotiators have agreed to craft a draft treaty to end plastic…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term
By SUZAN FRASER and CINAR KIPER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was sworn into his third presidential…
Continue Reading Feds announce 95 arrests in law enforcement operation targeting gang violence in Maryland
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The US Marshals Service announced 95 people were arrested – including more than a dozen wanted for…
Continue Reading Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny
By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In a span of a decade, Alexei Navalny has gone from the Kremlin’s biggest…
Continue Reading As anti-gay sentiment grows, more LGBTQ+ people seek to flee Uganda
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Pretty Peter flicked through frantic messages from friends at home in…
Continue Reading Inside Russia’s penal colonies: A look at life for political prisoners caught in Putin’s crackdowns
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Alexei Navalny turns 47 on Sunday, he’ll wake up in a bare concrete cell…
Continue Reading UAE defends Big Oil’s role at UN climate summit it will host
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf nation wants the U.N. climate summit…
Continue Reading Two women stabbed to death in mall knife attack that has shocked Hong Kong
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Continue Reading DeSantis wraps up 1st early states tour as candidate with more personal touch in South Carolina
By MEG KINNARD and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is wrapping up his first tour of early…
Continue Reading Protests erupted outside Los Angeles elementary school’s Pride month assembly
By JOHN ANTCZAK and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police officers had to separate protesters and counterprotesters outside a…
Continue Reading A look at deadly train crashes in India in recent decades
NEW DELHI (AP) — The latest deadly train crash in India happened Friday, when two passenger trains derailed. Officials say more than 200 people…
Continue Reading India train crash kills over 280, injures 900 in one of nation’s worst rail disasters
By RAFIQ MAQBOOL, ASHOK SHARMA and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press BALASORE, India (AP) — Rescuers found no more survivors in the overturned and…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Panama launches operation against smugglers in Darien Gap
By JUAN ZAMORANO and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press NICANOR, Panama (AP) — Panama unveiled a new effort to control illegal migration through…
Continue Reading What to know about the case of the missing Missouri ER doctor found dead in Arkansas
By MARGARET STAFFORD and JOHN HANNA Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A doctor in the Missouri Ozarks went missing for over a week until his…
Continue Reading Man repeatedly shocked with Taser by LAPD died from enlarged heart and cocaine use, coroner says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County coroner’s report says a teacher who was repeatedly shocked with a Taser by Los Angeles police died…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Inside Ukraine’s secretive drone program
By Vasco Cotovio, Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen, William Bonnett and Daria Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Under the scorching summer sun at an…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Inside Ukraine’s secretive drone program
By Vasco Cotovio, Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen, William Bonnett and Daria Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Under the scorching summer sun at an…
Continue Reading UN agency for Palestinian refugees raises just $107 million of $300 million needed
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Donors at a pledging conference provided just $107 million in new funds for the United…
Continue Reading Hoskin seeks second term as leader of powerful Cherokee Nation
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — The largest Native American tribe in the U.S., the Cherokee Nation, is set to elect a new…
Continue Reading Germany braces for far-left protests after activists are jailed over attacks on neo-Nazis
By Sophie Tanno and Nadine Schmidt, CNN (CNN) — German police are preparing to mobilize in cities across the country on Saturday, with protests…
Continue Reading Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the…
Continue Reading Tragedy that left 5 dead or missing puts spotlight on safety in Alaska charter fishing industry
By BECKY BOHRER, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Morgan Robidou posed next to the bright aluminum…
Continue Reading Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the scene of train crash that killed more than 280 in India
By Akshaya Kumar Sahoo, Rhea Mogul, Sandi Sidhu and Manveena Suri, CNN Bhubaneswar, India (CNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was…
Continue Reading Honeybee health blooms at federal facilities across the country
By MARK PRATT Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — While judges, lawyers and support staff at the federal courthouse in Concord, New Hampshire,…
Continue Reading US, allies clash with Russia, China over North Korea’s failed military spy satellite launch
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and its allies clashed with Russia and China on Friday over North…
Continue Reading US defense secretary says Washington won’t stand for ‘coercion and bullying’ from China
By DAVID RISING Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin vowed Saturday that Washington would not stand for any…
Continue Reading Brazil’s prosecutors block zipline construction at Rio’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain
By CARLA BRIDI and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal prosecutors blocked a decision to authorize the…
Continue Reading Taiwan war would be ‘devastating,’ warns US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as he criticizes China at Shangri-La security summit
By Haley Britzky and Brad Lendon, CNN Singapore (CNN) — A war over Taiwan would be “devastating” and affect the global economy “in ways…
Continue Reading Hawaii allows more concealed carry after US Supreme Court ruling, but bans guns in most places
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green on Friday signed legislation that will allow more people to carry…
Continue Reading Houseboats catch fire at popular destination Lake Powell on Utah-Arizona line
By SAM METZ and RIO YAMAT Associated Press More than half a dozen house boats momentarily caught fire at a popular boating destination on the…
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Continue Reading Watchdog report cites multiple failures in Buffalo’s response to blizzard that killed 31 people
By Laura Ly, CNN (CNN) — Government officials failed on multiple accounts during the 2022 Buffalo blizzard that left 31 people dead, according…
Continue Reading ‘I’m just tired of covering it up’: Guilt drives man to confess to murder 15 years after killing, police say
By Cheri Mossburg, Andi Babineau and Christal Hayes, CNN (CNN) — Tony Peralta told authorities his secret had been eating at him for more than…
Continue Reading Money laundering trial ends for former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli
PANAMA CITY (AP) — The trial of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli and 14 others for alleged money laundering related to their purchase…
Continue Reading Mexico arrests 2nd migrant in detention center fire that killed 40
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two federal officials say Mexican authorities have arrested a second migrant for his alleged…
Continue Reading Even Nebraska’s nonpartisan Legislature is divided from acrimonious 2023 session
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has the country’s only single-chamber, nonpartisan legislature, and state…
Continue Reading Lawsuit alleging ex-deputy falsified arrest report settled for $250K
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by an oyster farmer accusing a now-decertified county deputy of falsifying an arrest report and urging a…
Continue Reading Report: Buffalo’s snow-removal equipment, communications fell short during deadly blizzard
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A new report finds several shortcomings in Buffalo’s response to a historic…
Continue Reading Prison documents reveal Jeffrey Epstein tried to reach out to Larry Nassar, gymnastics coach convicted of sexual abuse
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — While he was imprisoned, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein sent a letter to Larry Nassar, the former Olympic…
Continue Reading Washington man climbing Mount Rainier dies near summit
MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) — Officials say a Washington state man who was trying to summit Mount Rainier collapsed and died near the…
Continue Reading Man cleared in hunters’ killings after 21 years in prison seeks $1M from Michigan
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters filed a lawsuit Friday…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy; Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio. __ NBC’s “Meet the…
Continue Reading UN calls for immediate cease-fire in Sudan and path to renewed democratic transition talks
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is calling for an immediate cease-fire in Sudan to be followed…
Continue Reading Alabama governor signs legislation naming Yellowhammer Cookie as official state cookie
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama now has an official state cookie: the Yellowhammer Cookie. Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed legislation naming the…
Continue Reading Natalee Holloway case suspect Joran van der Sloot to be transferred to US custody Thursday, Peruvian officials say
By Jimena de la Quintana, CNN (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway,…
Continue Reading Connecticut lawmakers vote to allow people to use deadly force as the bear population grows
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Connecticut lawmakers voted Friday to take steps to protect people from the state’s growing bear population.…
Continue Reading 3 women who say Cuba Gooding Jr. sexually abused them can testify at sex assault trial, judge rules
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three women who claim Cuba Gooding Jr. sexually abused them — including one upset she never…
Continue Reading ‘Is my mum dead or not?’: Son fears mother may be among Kenya starvation cult victims
By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — At their modest home in Kenya’s western Bungoma County, Rodgers Shibutse noticed that…
Continue Reading Acclaimed composer Kaija Saariaho dies at age 70 of brain tumor
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Kaija Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century,…
Continue Reading Prosecutor in case of Virginia man killed at psychiatric hospital announces resignation
DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — The prosecutor handling the case against 10 people charged in the death of a Virginia man who was pinned to the floor while…
Continue Reading 911 transcripts point to chaos, fast-evolving situation in April shootings in Maine
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A frantic 911 call to report at least one person had been fatally shot led law enforcement…
Continue Reading Police testify about confronting gunman at Pittsburgh synagogue
PITTSBURGH Police have described how they exchanged fire with a gunman who carried out the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, frantic to…
Continue Reading As end of session nears, Louisiana lawmakers advance controversial LGBTQ+-related bills
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Louisiana’s legislative session nears adjournment, lawmakers are pushing forward…
Continue Reading Retired Phoenix police officer in landmark Miranda rights case dies at 87
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Retired Phoenix Police Capt. Carroll Cooley, the arresting officer in the landmark case partially…
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The job market held up in May. But the Fed may have already decided to pause
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The US labor market picked up momentum in May, once again defying expectations of a slowdown. But…
Continue Reading Mexico police find 45 bags containing body parts ‘matching characteristics’ of missing call center staff
By Juan Carlos Paz, Karol Suarez, Florencia Trucco, Fidel Gutierrez, CNN (CNN) — Forty-five bags containing human remains with characteristics…
Continue Reading Man charged with first-degree murder in death of New Jersey councilwoman denied bond, awaiting extradition warrant
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — The 28-year-old man charged in the death of New Jersey Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour was denied bond and is…
Continue Reading Donald Trump’s lawyers ask judge to exit criminal case, echoing claims of political bias
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are demanding that the judge in his New York City criminal case step…
Continue Reading YouTube changes policy to allow false claims about past US presidential elections
By The Associated Press YouTube said Friday it will stop removing content that falsely claims the 2020 election or other past U.S. presidential…
Continue Reading Connecticut lawmakers vote to bar anyone under 18 from getting married
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers have voted to tighten the state’s marriage laws, prohibiting anyone under age 18 from being issued a…
Continue Reading Poland, Lithuania fear new migrant crisis due to Belarus’ offer of visa-free travel
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus is introducing a visa-free travel arrangement with dozens of countries for a month, raising fears that neighboring…
Continue Reading Oath Keepers convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot get prison in latest extremist sentencings
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Florida men who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath…
Continue Reading Bolivian Catholics unfazed by sex scandals as they gear up for massive festival
By CARLOS VALDEZ and PAOLA FLORES Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Catholic devotees in Bolivia are preparing for one of the country’s…
Continue Reading Field Museum debuts Spinosaurus exhibit featuring largest predatory dinosaur
By TERESA CRAWFORD and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The newest addition to the Field Museum on Chicago’s lakefront will give…
Continue Reading Utah district bans Bible in elementary and middle schools ‘due to vulgarity or violence’
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Good Book is being treated like a bad book in Utah after a parent frustrated by efforts to…
Continue Reading Virginia Military Institute’s chief diversity officer resigns as some alumni push back against DEI initiatives
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Jamica Love, the first chief diversity officer at the Virginia Military Institute, has resigned, the college’s…
Continue Reading About 9% of adults in 30 countries identify as LGBTQ, survey says
By Meron Moges-Gerbi (CNN) — About 9% of adults across 30 countries around the world identify as LGBTQ, according to a new Ipsos poll. The…
Continue Reading Ecuador’s president declines to run in snap elections after he disbands National Assembly
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s president Guillermo Lasso says he will not run for presidential reelection in the early elections that were…
Continue Reading Maker of anti-addiction drug Suboxone reaches $102.5 million settlement over antitrust claims
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The company that makes the opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone has reached a $102.5 million settlement of antitrust claims…
Continue Reading US judge condemns Mississippi city’s ‘crime cancer’ as he removes state justice from lawsuit
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice cannot be sued over a state law that…
Continue Reading FBI offers to show GOP chairman document that purports to relate to Biden, his family
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has offered to show top lawmakers next week a bureau document that purports to relate to…
Continue Reading Republicans schedule 1st presidential debate for Aug. 23, but there’s no guarantee Trump will attend
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle will be held Aug. 23, and…
Continue Reading Companies reach $1.18 billion deal to resolve claims from ‘forever chemicals’ water contamination
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Three chemical companies said Friday they had reached a $1.18 billion deal to…
Continue Reading 4 construction workers remain hospitalized after building collapse in New Haven, Connecticut
By Celina Tebor and Jeremy Ryan, CNN (CNN) — Four construction workers remain hospitalized, including one in serious condition, after a…
Continue Reading The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is now underway. Here’s what to know.
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — It’s time for residents along the southeastern U.S. coastline to get plans in place as the 2023…
Continue Reading Biden celebrates a ‘crisis averted’ in Oval Office address on bipartisan debt ceiling deal
By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated a “crisis averted” in his first speech…
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