South Korea cancels satellite launch plan citing technical problem
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has canceled its plan to launch its first commercial-grade satellite citing…
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New Zealand’s central bank raises key interest rate to 5.5% but signals next move will be a cut
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate to 5.5% but…
Continue Reading Seeking asylum and work, migrants bused out of NYC find hostility
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Before he left Mauritania, the West African nation of his birth, Mohamed thought of New…
Continue Reading Ecuador election council sets presidential vote for Aug. 20
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s National Electoral Council has announced that early presidential elections would be held on Aug. 20 after…
Continue Reading Indian Prime Minister Modi strikes new agreements on migration and green hydrogen in Australia
By RICK RYCROFT and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has struck new agreements with his Australian…
Continue Reading Just in case: Anxious retirees, social service groups among those making default contingency plans
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Phoenix retiree Saundra Cole has been watching the news about the debt…
Continue Reading Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 GOP presidential campaign to challenge Trump
By STEVE PEOPLES, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 presidential…
Continue Reading Uvalde victim’s mother perseveres through teaching, connecting with daughter’s memory
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The first thing Veronica Mata sees when she wakes up each day is her 10-year-old daughter,…
Continue Reading China presses Dutch minister for access to chipmaking tech blocked on security grounds
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister has pressed his Dutch counterpart for access to advanced chipmaking…
Continue Reading Tatum scores 34, Celtics stave off elimination by topping Heat 116-99 in Game 4
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Down nine early in the third quarter, down 3-0 in the series, the Boston Celtics knew their…
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Amanda Gorman is ‘gutted’ by school district’s decision to restrict her poem after a parent complained it contained ‘hate messages’
By Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The acclaimed poem written by Amanda Gorman for President Joe Biden’s inauguration was moved from…
Continue Reading Trump lawyers seek meeting with Garland as Mar-a-Lago investigation shows signs of winding down
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump on Tuesday asked for a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland as…
Continue Reading Florida school system has closed investigation into teacher who showed Disney movie with gay character
By Isabel Rosales and Jaide Garcia, CNN (CNN) — The Hernando County School Board has closed its investigation into a Florida teacher who showed…
Continue Reading As a child, she stitched clothes in a sweatshop. Now she sees modern slavery everywhere
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — When Nasreen Sheikh walks down a busy street, she doesn’t see the faces of the people…
Continue Reading As India’s electrical grid strains, rural hospitals and clinics find reliable power in rooftop solar
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press RAICHUR, India (AP) — In the searing heat that often envelops southern India, a ceiling fan brings sweet relief for…
Continue Reading Target becomes latest company to suffer backlash for LGBTQ+ support, pulls some Pride month clothing
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target is removing some items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+…
Continue Reading Bulgarian writer wins International Booker Prize for darkly comic memory novel
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel have won the International Booker…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific sacks crew members accused of discriminating against non-English speakers
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has dismissed three cabin crew members after a passenger…
Continue Reading New Mexico homelessness spikes as housing costs surge
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A new tally of the homeless population in New Mexico is showing an abrupt increase in the…
Continue Reading Drag performers sue St. George, Utah, over denying permit for show in public park
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah-based group that organizes drag performances is suing a city over the denial of permits…
Continue Reading Ex-Seattle man gets 8 years for stealing $1M in pandemic benefits
SEATTLE (AP) — A former Seattle man who stole over $1 million in jobless benefits and small business loans during the COVID-19 pandemic was…
Continue Reading NYC college professor fired after confrontation with abortion opponents
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City college has fired an adjunct professor who was recorded on video berating abortion opponents on campus earlier this…
Continue Reading Father of slain Idaho student felt ‘rage’ in courtroom during arraignment of murder suspect Bryan Kohberger
By Emma Tucker and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — The father of slain University of Idaho student Kaylee Goncalves said he felt “rage” in the…
Continue Reading Texas Capitol jolted by investigation of attorney general, accusation House speaker was drunk on job
By JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers have revealed a monthslong corruption investigation into…
Continue Reading Protesters cut short questioning of San Francisco mayor over drug crisis
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Protesters cut short a rare outdoor meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Tuesday…
Continue Reading Michigan man gets community service for shooting anti-abortion campaigner
IONIA, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan man who pleaded no contest to shooting an 84-year-old woman campaigning against abortion rights at his home…
Continue Reading Texas sues Biden administration over asylum rule, saying phone app encourages illegal immigration
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press The state of Texas is suing the Biden administration in an attempt to have a newly-introduced asylum rule thrown…
Continue Reading Boycotting Oregon GOP senators vow to stay away until last day of session
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican senators whose walkout of the Oregon Senate has prevented a quorum for almost three…
Continue Reading Brazilians protest outside Spanish consulate after Vinicius Júnior’s racism row
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — About 100 Brazilian protestors have gathered outside the Spanish consulate in Sao Paulo to…
Continue Reading Bill to restrict youth access to ‘sexually explicit’ public library books advances in Louisiana
By SARA CLINE The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Activists in Louisiana are voicing concerns over a bill advancing in the GOP-controlled…
Continue Reading JPMorgan Chase defends lawsuit by blaming US Virgin Islands for Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase is defending itself against a lawsuit by the U.S. Virgin Islands accusing it of…
Continue Reading Popocatepetl volcano emitting less ash, says Mexican president
By Florencia Trucco and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano is emitting less ash after weeks of increased activity,…
Continue Reading Student suspected of starting deadly dormitory fire in Guyana, say police
By Hande Atay Alam (CNN) — A female student is suspected of starting a deadly school dormitory fire that killed 19 children in Guyana, after…
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Student suspected of starting deadly dormitory fire in Guyana, say police
By Hande Atay Alam (CNN) — A female student is suspected of starting a deadly school dormitory fire that killed 19 children in Guyana, after…
Continue Reading Concern about Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano changes with the wind
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press AMECAMECA, Mexico (AP) — Concern about the Popocatepetl volcano changes with the wind. While east of the mountain…
Continue Reading Kansas woman dies after falling into creek in Glacier National Park
WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — A 28-year-old woman from Kansas has died after falling into a creek in Glacier National Park and being swept into a…
Continue Reading South Carolina ready to renew abortion ban around 6 weeks of pregnancy after Senate vote
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate has approved a bill that would ban most…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson referred to police for potential Covid rules breach
By Xiaofei Xu and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Boris Johnson, Britain’s former prime minister, has been referred to the police for new…
Continue Reading Do not call: States sue telecom company over billions of robocalls
PHOENIX (AP) — Attorneys general across the U.S. joined in a lawsuit against a telecommunications company accused of making more than 7.5 billion…
Continue Reading White House unveils new efforts to guide federal research of AI
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has announced new efforts to guide federally backed research on artificial…
Continue Reading Debt ceiling talks grind on, but Republicans say there’s a ‘lack of urgency’ from White House
By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt ceiling talks showed few signs of outward…
Continue Reading Software engineer who photographed US landmarks for possible attacks gets 12 years in prison
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey software developer who prosecutors say once photographed landmarks in New York,…
Continue Reading Walmart to pay California $500,000 in settlement over sale of brass knuckles
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Walmart will pay half a million dollars in civil penalties to the state of California…
Continue Reading Family of a 22-year-old who called 911 for help and was shot after displaying a knife announces $19 million in settlements with Colorado municipalities
By Jeremy Harlan and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The family of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old man who was armed with a knife and fatally shot by…
Continue Reading Family of a 22-year-old who called 911 for help and was shot after displaying a knife announces $19 million in settlements with Colorado municipalities
By Jeremy Harlan and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The family of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old man who was armed with a knife and fatally shot by…
Continue Reading Saber-toothed mammalian ancestor reveals how unstable life was during ‘the Great Dying’
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Fossils of an unusual saber-toothed predator that lived during the worst mass extinction event on Earth are…
Continue Reading More than 450 Catholic clergymen abused nearly 2,000 children in Illinois, state report says
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — More than 450 adult Catholic clergymen abused nearly 2,000 children in the state of Illinois over a period of…
Continue Reading A father and son will go to prison for a $20 million lottery scheme
By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts father and son were sentenced in federal court on Monday for a scheme that saw the pair illegally…
Continue Reading A father and son will go to prison for a $20 million lottery scheme
By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts father and son were sentenced in federal court on Monday for a scheme that saw the pair illegally…
Continue Reading Death of Russian minister on return from Cuba is latest unexplained incident involving Moscow’s elites
By Ivana Kottasová, Josh Pennington and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — A Russian politician died of – as of yet – unknown causes after falling…
Continue Reading Man killed while helping ducklings safely cross busy California street
By SOPHIE AUSTIN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press ROCKLIN, Calif. (AP) — His family says it’s no surprise that Casey Rivara’s final act…
Continue Reading Medicaid plans to audit the prices of costliest drugs
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it is planning to conduct a yearly audit to verify the prices drug…
Continue Reading Death sentence reduced to life in prison for man who killed North Dakota student
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The death sentence for a Minnesota man who killed a North Dakota student in 2003 has been changed to life in prison. A federal…
Continue Reading Musk gadfly has a new jet to track – the one used by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
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Continue Reading Former Kansas police officer sentenced for sexual assaults, window peeping
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas police officer who pleaded guilty to a series of sexual assaults has been sentenced to 23 1/2 years in…
Continue Reading Largest US gay rights group issues Florida travel advisory for anti-LGBTQ+ laws
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The largest LGBTQ+ rights organization in the U.S. joined other civil rights organizations Tuesday in issuing a travel…
Continue Reading As abortion battle shifts, Planned Parenthood to boost regional affiliate funds, cut national staff
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and THALIA BEATY Associated Press Planned Parenthood is shifting funding to its state affiliates and cutting national office staff…
Continue Reading Woman charged in drunk driving killing of bride in South Carolina seeks bond
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Defense attorneys are seeking bond for an alleged drunken driver who police say slammed into newlyweds riding along a South…
Continue Reading Energy Dept. rejects $200M grant to battery maker after GOP criticism over alleged ties to China
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has canceled plans to award a $200 million grant to a U.S. battery…
Continue Reading More than 450 Catholic clergymen abused nearly 2,000 children in Illinois, state report says
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — More than 450 adult Catholic clergymen abused nearly 2,000 children in the state of Illinois over a period of…
Continue Reading Family of woman fatally stabbed in her Manhattan apartment is suing members of the NYPD, claiming negligence in response to her attack
By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The family of a woman who was fatally stabbed in her Manhattan apartment last year has filed a lawsuit against…
Continue Reading How raising the nation’s debt limit could reduce spending of some coronavirus relief funds
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Proposals to raise the nation’s debt limit include spending cuts to coronavirus relief funds that…
Continue Reading Wes Anderson on his new ’50s-set film ‘Asteroid City,’ AI and all those Tik Tok videos
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — “Asteroid City” is among Anderson’s most charmingly chock-full creations, a…
Continue Reading Typhoon Mawar flips cars, cuts power on Guam as scope of damage emerges in US Pacific territory
By GRACE GARCES BORDALLO and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Powerful Typhoon Mawar smashed the U.S. territory of Guam and…
Continue Reading AP sources: DeSantis to announce 2024 presidential bid Wednesday on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk
By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will announce his 2024 presidential campaign in a Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk on…
Continue Reading Israeli budget vote could give Netanyahu stability after rocky start to term
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is preparing to pass a new budget. If the vote…
Continue Reading Montana acts to protect Native American priority in adopting Native children
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed legislation giving Native American families…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Man drove car into planned Illinois abortion clinic in attempted arson
DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A 73-year-old man is facing federal charges after authorities say he rammed a car into a planned abortion clinic eastern…
Continue Reading UPS strike looms in a world grown reliant on everything delivered everywhere all the time
By MATT OTT and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time UPS workers walked of the job more than two decades ago, it…
Continue Reading Canadian appointee rejects inquiry into China interference in elections; opposition blasts decision
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian government appointee has rejected holding a public inquiry into leaked intelligence that…
Continue Reading Aid agency chief: Taliban say guidelines on female NGO staff resuming work close to finalization
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The head of a major international aid agency says key Taliban officials told him they are…
Continue Reading Lawyer who spat on anti-racism protester picks jail over probation
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A white lawyer who spat on a Black high school student during an anti-racism march in suburban Milwaukee in 2020 has chosen jail…
Continue Reading Recent shark attacks are worrying beach-goers, yet experts say they’re very rare
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Recent shark bites in Florida and Hawaii and a suspected case in New Jersey have piqued…
Continue Reading 16 years of dashed hopes and false claims: How the disappearance of Madeleine McCann captivated the world
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — “We’re never going to give up.” Those were the words earlier this month from the parents of…
Continue Reading Organizers of Paris Olympics say 6.8 million tickets sold so far, defend pricing
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Organizers of the Paris Olympics say they have sold 6.8 million tickets out of 10 million available with 14…
Continue Reading 2 employees injured in fire at refinery in southern Oklahoma
WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) — A fire at an oil refinery in southern Oklahoma has left two people injured, according to CVR Energy, the Sugar Land,…
Continue Reading Appeals court upholds admissions policy at elite Virginia high school
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press A divided federal appeals court has upheld the constitutionality of a new admissions policy at an elite Virginia…
Continue Reading Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen are just best friends in new series, ‘Platonic’
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen play best friends in a new comedy series for Apple TV+ called “Platonic,” but…
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Cannabis tax boom: States collect a whopping $15.1 billion in revenue since weed legalization
Benzinga broke down state-by-state and year-by-year tax revenue from legalized adult-use cannabis sales since…
Continue Reading U.S. News changes its college rankings to emphasize diversity and remove alumni giving
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — U.S. News & World Report announced changes to the methodology of its controversial Best Colleges rankings to…
Continue Reading Global temperature rise could see billions live in places where human life doesn’t flourish, study says
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — If the current pace of global warming goes unchecked, it will push billions of people outside the “climate…
Continue Reading What’s your earthquake risk? Use this map to find out
By Byron Manley, Matt Stiles and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — Tens of millions of Americans live in places with a high earthquake risk, many of…
Continue Reading How you can prepare for a debt default
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reaffirmed June 1 as the hard deadline to raise the debt ceiling on…
Continue Reading New home sales climbed more than expected in April
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — New home sales rose in April, climbing to a level not seen in over a year, as mortgage rates eased…
Continue Reading This 15-mile, $6.7B bridge is a symbol of China’s ambitions, and its problems
Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Even in a land known for gargantuan, record-breaking infrastructure, this project is turning heads. At 15…
Continue Reading Here’s why Idaho student murder suspect Bryan Kohberger may have chosen to ‘stand silent’ in court, experts say
By Cheri Mossburg, Veronica Miracle and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of stabbing four Idaho college students…
Continue Reading Millionaire’s elaborate jail escape plan foiled, Florida sheriff says
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say they’ve foiled an elderly businessman’s plan to escape a…
Continue Reading Tempers rise as German government’s clean heating plans moved to back burner
By FRANK JORDANS Ass BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government is facing a major test after two junior partners in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s…
Continue Reading Prominent Ohio farmer who became viral social media meme dies in Illinois crash
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A prominent Ohio farmer whose image was used in a popular social media meme touting the value of “hard work” has died after…
Continue Reading Italy OKs aid mega-package for flooded north, with museum ticket surcharge to help pay for it
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Italian government has approved more than 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in aid for the…
Continue Reading Russia extends arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich by 3 months
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months. The decision came in a…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh to be deposed in a wrongful-death lawsuit over a fatal boat crash
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys will once again get to question Alex Murdaugh, after a judge ruled the convicted murderer will be…
Continue Reading New York City is sinking due to its million-plus buildings, study says
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — New York City is sinking under the collective weight of all of its buildings, a new study has found. This gradual…
Continue Reading New York City is sinking due to its million-plus buildings, study says
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — New York City is sinking under the collective weight of all of its buildings, a new study has found. This gradual…
Continue Reading Bills safety Damar Hamlin is present but not participating in 1st days of voluntary practices
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills are taking it slowly with safety Damar Hamlin, who is being held back…
Continue Reading From Xerox to TV box, long awaited adaptation of ‘American Born Chinese’ book hits Disney+
By TERRY TANG Associated Press Gene Luen Yang remembers feeling pumped in 2007 when Hollywood came calling about his trailblazing graphic novel…
Continue Reading Weight watching, injury dangers, caustic feedback add to mental health woes for horse racing jockeys
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Eurico Rosa da Silva was in a dark place. On the track, the jockey in his early 30s was winning…
Continue Reading Ford decides to keep AM radio on 2024 models, will restore AM on two electric vehicles from 2023
By TOM KRISHER and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in…
Continue Reading Catholic clergy sexually abused Illinois kids far more often than church acknowledged, state finds
By KATHLEEN FOODY and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — More than 450 Catholic clergy in Illinois sexually abused nearly 2,000 children…
Continue Reading A 4-year-old boy was dropped over a border barrier in San Diego. Agents who rushed to help came under fire
By Rosa Flores and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Authorities on both sides of the US-Mexico border are trying to find whoever dropped a 4-year-old boy…
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