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Sudan’s warring military factions to meet face-to-face for first time since conflict began
By Tatiana Arias, Eyad Kourdi, Heather Chen, Jorge Engels and Hafsa Khalil, CNN The rival military factions fighting for control in Sudan are to hold…
Continue Reading 5 things to look for during King Charles III’s coronation
BY DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III’s coronation is a chance to unite people with the history and pageantry of the…
Continue Reading King Charles III crowned with regal pomp, cheers and shrugs
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony steeped…
Continue Reading He smelled something strange in his Tibetan hotel room. It was a dead body under his bed
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Continue Reading Qatar flies aid into Sudan, airlifts evacuees amid fighting
By LUJAIN JO Associated Press PORT SUDAN, Sudan (AP) — Qatar has flown a relief flight into Sudan carrying some 40 tons of food. The plane left…
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By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California’s reparations task force voted Saturday to approve…
Continue Reading Biden hopes strong job market means soft landing for economy
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Joe Biden, the past few days have raised hopes that the U.S. economy can stick a soft…
Continue Reading Iran hangs Iranian-Swedish man over 2018 attack killing 25
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Continue Reading NY jury will have wide latitude to decide civil Trump claims
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury hearing an advice columnist’s claims that she was raped by Donald Trump could begin…
Continue Reading King Charles III is crowned in once-in-a-generation ceremony
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Britain’s King Charles III has been crowned in a once-in-a-generation royal event witnessed by hundreds of…
Continue Reading The Coronation of King Charles: Order of Service
The service is conducted by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and…
Continue Reading Church of England changes wording of public declaration in King Charles III’s coronation, following backlash
By Florence Davey-Attlee, Max Foster and Richard Quest, CNN The Church of England has changed the wording of its invitation to the public to pledge…
Continue Reading US fighter jet crashes in South Korea
By Jake Kwon, CNN A US F-16 fighter jet crashed during training on Saturday near a major US military base in South Korea, the US military has said.…
Continue Reading Over 2,000 migrants kidnapped in Mexico last year
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Continue Reading Military: Contractor error caused Hawaii toxic foam spill
HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. military says an investigation found that a spill of about 1,300 gallons of fire suppressant at a fuel facility in Hawaii…
Continue Reading Attorneys for Menendez brothers claim new evidence could overturn life sentences
By Taylor Romine, CNN Attorneys for brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of the 1989 murder of their parents, say new evidence shows…
Continue Reading Spectator tumbles over railing into bullpen in Philly
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A spectator was taken to a trauma center after falling over a protective railing and into the…
Continue Reading Police: Georgia man who killed 3 was in gunfight earlier
MOULTRIE, Ga. (AP) — A man in Georgia who, police said, killed his workplace manager, mother and grandmother before taking his own life, had been…
Continue Reading Jan. 6 prosecutors seek 25 years for Oath Keepers’ Rhodes
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The Justice Department is seeking 25 years in prison for Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder convicted…
Continue Reading New York City mayor announces plan to transport willing migrants to locations outside the city ahead of expected surge
By Gloria Pazmino and Samantha Beech, CNN New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday the city will ship willing migrants to other neighboring…
Continue Reading Covid-19 experts say they warned White House about chance of an Omicron-level event within the next two years
By Brenda Goodman and Betsy Klein, CNN In March, the White House reached out to about a dozen Covid-19 experts who are closely following the…
Continue Reading Trump’s video deposition in rape lawsuit made public
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A video recording of former President Donald Trump being questioned about the rape allegations…
Continue Reading FBI: Colombians drugged US soldiers, stole money, phones
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Three Colombian nationals are facing U.S. charges accusing them of drugging two…
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By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The potential criminal charges against a U.S. Marine veteran who put Jordan Neely in a fatal…
Continue Reading Veteran jurist picked to weigh moving Trump’s criminal trial
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Continue Reading At least 8 fake electors have immunity in Ga. election probe
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Continue Reading 3 Pennsylvania officers sentenced to probation in the fatal shooting of 8-year-old Fanta Bility
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN Three former Pennsylvania police officers were sentenced Friday to probation in connection with the 2021 shooting death of an…
Continue Reading Proud Boys 1/6 verdict boosts Justice Dept. in Trump probe
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Continue Reading Paraguay far-right populist presidential candidate arrested
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Paraguayan police on Friday detained Paraguayo Cubas, a far-right populist who…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen; Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” —…
Continue Reading Man gets 14 years in 1/6 case, longest sentence imposed yet
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky man with a long criminal record was sentenced Friday to a record-setting 14…
Continue Reading Texas petrochemical plant fire sends 9 workers to hospital
By JUAN LOZANO and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Fire erupted at a petrochemical plant in the Houston area Friday, sending nine…
Continue Reading Family dog fatally attacks 9-month-old, injures grandmother
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Continue Reading University of California Berkeley associate professor who falsely identified as Native American her ‘whole life’ issues apology
By Laura Studley, CNN A University of California Berkeley associate professor issued an apology Monday for claiming to be Native American after she…
Continue Reading Brett Favre denies wrongdoing in welfare scandal, demands jury trial in court filing
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Continue Reading Berkeley professor apologizes for false Indigenous identity
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An anthropology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, whose identity as…
Continue Reading Dennis Barnes, a 16-year-old senior, picks Cornell University after getting over 185 college acceptances
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Continue Reading Former UC Davis student pleads not guilty in series of stabbings near campus
By Emma Tucker and Taylor Romine, CNN A former student at the University of California, Davis, pleaded not guilty as he was arraigned in court Friday…
Continue Reading Great Britain to donate $100 million to Brazil’s Amazon Fund
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Continue Reading Medicaid expansion for new moms wins approval in Missouri
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lower-income new mothers could gain a full year of Medicaid health-care coverage in…
Continue Reading Chile will select constitutional council amid voter apathy
By EVA VERGARA and MAURICIO CUEVAS Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile will vote Sunday to choose 50 delegates to a council that will…
Continue Reading Michigan legal watchdog pursues Trump-allied attorneys
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan agency that investigates complaints against lawyers is taking action against nine attorneys…
Continue Reading UN again seeks to reassure Afghans it will deliver aid
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is seeking yet again to reassure the Afghan people that it won’t…
Continue Reading Colorado politicians seek power to block social media users
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers have pushed a bill to the governor’s desk that would give…
Continue Reading What to do when hundreds of pounds of pasta are dumped in a NJ town? Take photos, make jokes
By Adrienne Vogt, CNN Pasta is for many people a sacred food — and it’s accorded a particular reverence among people in New Jersey, where…
Continue Reading What we know about Jordan Neely’s chokehold death on the New York subway
By Ray Sanchez, CNN A video of a man experiencing homelessness who later died after being held in a chokehold on the New York City subway has drawn…
Continue Reading Opinions vary on qualities for next St. Louis prosecutor
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By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas hospital’s care for transgender minors is being investigated by state Attorney…
Continue Reading States add laws on pronouns, sports for transgender students
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By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — Sudan’s two warring generals sent their envoys on Friday to Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at…
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By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The cast of characters for the 149th Kentucky Derby was rewritten in the days before the…
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By MARK SHERMAN and SEAN MURPHY WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday blocked Oklahoma from executing death row inmate Richard Glossip for…
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Continue Reading Vermont gun bill creating 72-hour waiting period passes
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Legislature has passed a bill that requires a 72-hour waiting period for the purchase of guns, as well as other…
Continue Reading Russia jails theater director amid crackdown on dissent
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By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A historical marker dedicated to a New Hampshire labor activist who championed women’s…
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By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — A 21-year-old former college student pleaded not guilty to murder charges in connection…
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By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization downgraded its assessment of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday,…
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Continue Reading Nigerian senator jailed for nine years in UK organ harvesting plot
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are weighing the first-ever request to make a birth control pill…
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MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — The National Weather Service says a record May snowfall buried parts of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula under more than 2 feet…
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The popular television western “Yellowstone” with Kevin Costner will end this fall and be…
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Continue Reading Poland summons Russian ambassador over assassination comment
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Russian ambassador in protest after a…
Continue Reading 12-year-old fatally shot, man wounded at Florida gas station
DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man fatally shot a 12-year-old boy and wounded another man before turning the gun on himself inside a South Florida gas…
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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Stargazers in Asia and Australia had the best seats for the year’s first lunar eclipse. The four-hour…
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Two small tornadoes briefly hit Los Angeles County, the National Weather Service there said, pushing California to its…
Continue Reading Father of baseball player arrested for punching 63-year-old umpire, sheriff says
By Sara Smart, CNN A father has been charged after punching a 63-year-old umpire during a high school baseball game in central Florida, authorities…
Continue Reading Newly released documents detail the search of Bryan Kohberger’s home and office in Washington state hours after his arrest in Pennsylvania
By Jean Casarez, CNN Chemical tests for blood were done on over 60 reddish brown stains at Bryan Kohberger’s apartment in Pullman, Washington,…
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Ford Motor Co. is recalling certain 2004 to 2006 Ranger vehicles because replacement front passenger air bag inflators may have been installed…
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By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Rebels fighting against Indian rule in disputed Kashmir have triggered an explosive device…
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By Scott McLean, Vladimir Banic and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Serbians are reeling and demanding answers after two mass shootings in less than 48 hours…
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Continue Reading Father of baseball player arrested for punching 63-year-old umpire, sheriff says
By Sara Smart, CNN A father has been charged after punching a 63-year-old umpire during a high school baseball game in central Florida, authorities…
Continue Reading Iran expels four Azeri diplomats amid ongoing tensions
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian media say the country has expelled four diplomats from neighboring Azerbaijan amid ongoing tensions between two…
Continue Reading German chancellor supports permanent UNSC seat for Africa
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has offered support to African countries to get a permanent…
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By NICOLAE DUMITRACHE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Soldiers from the International Legion of Ukraine said farewell Friday to an American…
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By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A local official in Congo says rescue efforts are underway after flooding and…
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