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The Russian official at center of alleged scheme to forcibly deport thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia
By Mick Krever, CNN Read Maria Lvova-Belova’s social media, and one might think Russia is selflessly delivering Ukrainian children from evil…
Continue Reading Gov. DeSantis’ conservative takeover of a liberal arts college could silence diversity, critics say
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Sam Sharf enrolled at New College of Florida two years ago because as a trans woman, she wanted to be at a school where…
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Man sues Indianapolis, cop who he says kicked him in head
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Black man is suing the city of Indianapolis, its police department and an officer who arrested him in 2021, alleging that the…
Continue Reading Death of man stopped by mental health team ruled a homicide
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — An autopsy has found that the death of a man who was handcuffed after a mental health team was…
Continue Reading Audit denounces French soccer boss Le Graët for harassment
PARIS (AP) — A government audit says Noël Le Graët no longer has legitimacy to remain as French soccer federation president because his…
Continue Reading Rep. Gaetz says no charges for him in sex trafficking case
By CURT ANDERSON, MICHELLE L. PRICE and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Matt Gaetz says the Justice Department has ended a…
Continue Reading Loggerhead sea turtle released after rehabbing in Florida
By CODY JACKSON and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A loggerhead sea turtle named Rocky paused briefly on the sand…
Continue Reading CBO projects higher unemployment, slow exit from inflation
By FATIMA HUSSEIN, JOSH BOAK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Budget Office says it expects the U.S. economy…
Continue Reading Pritzker calls for universal preschool in Illinois by 2027
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is calling for making preschool available to every…
Continue Reading Alaska carbon plan: Boost state coffers without cutting oil
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Oil-dependent Alaska has long sought ways to fatten its coffers and move away from the…
Continue Reading Things to know about Nikki Haley, GOP presidential hopeful
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Republican Nikki Haley has joined the 2024 race for president. The 51-year-old is the first major rival to former President…
Continue Reading Bill raising abortion to homicide draws Republican pushback
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawmaker has introduced a bill to prosecute illegal abortions as homicides.…
Continue Reading Sweden emerges as sudden front-runner to host 2030 Olympics
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Sweden emerging as the front-runner in a troubled search for a 2030 Olympics host is a surprise in…
Continue Reading US casinos top $60B in revenue in 2022, their best year ever
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Commercial casinos in the United States won more than $60 billion from gamblers in 2022,…
Continue Reading N Mexico St AD gets vote of confidence after hoops shutdown
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The chancellor at New Mexico State expressed his confidence in athletic director Mario Moccia less than a week…
Continue Reading States’ push to define sex decried as erasing trans people
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A bill in Kansas and similar legislation in at least seven other states have LGBTQ-rights…
Continue Reading Buffalo grocery store mass shooter apologizes for racist attack and receives sentence of life in prison
By Mark Morales, Eric Levenson, Laura Ly and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The 19-year-old White man who killed 10 people in a racist mass shooting at a…
Continue Reading Tensions mount at the Belarus-Ukraine border amid concerns of a Russian spring offensive
By Zahra Ullah and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Tensions are mounting at the border between Ukraine and Moscow-allied Belarus, as officials in Kyiv warn of…
Continue Reading Manfred: MLB prepared for whatever happens with Diamond
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the league is prepared for whatever happens with Diamond…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Man charged with killing West Virginia boy in 1985
KINGWOOD, W.Va. (AP) — An arrest has been made in the cold case slaying of a 13-year-old West Virginia boy. News outlets cited a statement on…
Continue Reading Bolivian hospitals under strain as dengue kills dozens
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Hospitals in Bolivia’s Santa Cruz region are struggling to keep up with an outbreak of dengue that has…
Continue Reading As anxiety lingers near the Ohio toxic train wreck, Norfolk Southern backs out of a community meeting, citing threats
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Christina Maxouris, CNN An overwhelming stench of chlorine filled the air this week where Nathen Velez and his wife had been…
Continue Reading Virginia competes with Maryland to land new FBI headquarters
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s political leaders are making their case for moving the FBI headquarters to…
Continue Reading A week after evacuations near the toxic Ohio train wreck ended, anxious residents pack meeting to express doubts about safety
By Christina Maxouris and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Nearly two weeks after a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the eastern…
Continue Reading Florida college cancels singing group’s concert due to ‘lifestyle that contradicts scripture’
By AJ Willingham, CNN Debates are churning after a Florida college abruptly canceled an appearance by a prominent singing group due to at least one…
Continue Reading Charges dismissed against NewsNation reporter who was arrested at East Palestine press conference
By Celina Tebor, CNN The criminal charges filed against the NewsNation reporter who was arrested while reporting at a news conference in East…
Continue Reading ‘Does that mean that I am a suspect?’ Footage shows investigator asking Alex Murdaugh if he killed his wife and son
By Dakin Andone and Dianne Gallagher, CNN The jury in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial saw footage Wednesday from a crucial interview he had…
Continue Reading FDA considers making Narcan opioid overdose antidote available without prescription
By Jen Christensen, CNN Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration will meet Wednesday to discuss whether a nasal spray version of the opioid…
Continue Reading Husband of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer summoned by judiciary
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The husband of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh will be forced to serve the rest of a five-year…
Continue Reading Thousands of people can’t get full treatments of a lifesaving cancer drug
By Elizabeth Cohen and Amanda Musa, CNN Dino Carlone was frightened when he was diagnosed with bladder cancer three years ago, but his spirits were…
Continue Reading The job market is making traders’ heads explode
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN The labor market ballooned in January when the US economy added an astonishing 517,000 jobs, blowing past Wall Street’s…
Continue Reading Retail sales jumped by 3% in January, the biggest gain in nearly two years
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Last year Americans knocked out their holiday shopping early, leading to frigid sales during the typically bountiful November…
Continue Reading Amid devastating loss, Turkish family reunited with ‘miracle baby’ found in quake rubble
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Like those of thousands of families across Turkey and Syria, the Fansas’ lives were shattered by last week’s…
Continue Reading Panel backs moving opioid antidote Narcan over the counter
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers say the overdose-reversal drug naloxone should be made available over…
Continue Reading Austin’s city manager fired over widespread power outages
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Officials in Austin, Texas, have fired the city’s manager over the delayed response to a…
Continue Reading Mini-union vote at Nissan Tennessee plant set for March 16
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fewer than 100 employees out of the thousands who work at Nissan’s auto assembly…
Continue Reading FAA head defends safety of US air travel after close calls
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The head of the Federal Aviation Administration is defending the safety of air travel as he answers questions…
Continue Reading Charges dropped against reporter arrested at news conference
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Ohio’s attorney general says charges have been dropped against a cable news reporter who was pushed to the ground…
Continue Reading Universal raises hourly wage to $17, setting pace for parks
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Universal Orlando Resort plans to raise its starting minimum wage by $2 to $17 an hour, becoming the wage leader among the big…
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Gabby Petito’s family attorney wants the letter he says Brian Laundrie’s mom wrote him offering to bury a body, with inscription ‘burn after reading’
Brian Laundrie’s mother wrote a letter to her son that included references to getting a shovel and burying a body, an attorney representing the…
Continue Reading Skinny robot documents forces eroding Doomsday Glacier
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Scientists got their first up-close look at what’s eating away part of Antarctica’s Thwaites ice shelf,…
Continue Reading Rio’s first all-female samba school prepares defiant parade
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Carnival approaches in Rio de Janeiro, members of a samba school perfect a…
Continue Reading Miami preschool criticized for allegedly painting children in blackface
By Nicole Chavez and Athena Jones, CNN A mother in Miami says she was shocked and outraged after the staff at her children’s day care shared…
Continue Reading Miami preschool criticized for allegedly painting children in blackface
By Nicole Chavez and Athena Jones, CNN A mother in Miami says she was shocked and outraged after the staff at her children’s day care shared…
Continue Reading Arizona interstate reopens after deadly crash, leak
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The main freeway in southern Arizona reopened in both directions Wednesday evening and officials said people living southeast…
Continue Reading Biden’s empathy shapes policy, but some voters don’t feel it
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden often frames his public words and policies as aimed at easing the struggles of…
Continue Reading Peru reopens Machu Picchu after agreement with protesters
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s culture ministry has announced that Machu Picchu, an Inca-era stone citadel nestled in its southeastern jungle, reopened…
Continue Reading Amanda Gorman writes children’s book ‘Something, Someday’
NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Gorman’s next literary project is a collaboration with a prize-winning illustrator for a children’s book coming out this…
Continue Reading Sweden says its weapons are “significant” boost for Ukraine
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Sweden’s prime minister is pledging to rush fearsome Archer artillery systems to…
Continue Reading Rwanda says Congolese soldiers attack its border army post
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda’s army says its troops have briefly exchanged fire with soldiers from Congo, in a new spike in tension between the…
Continue Reading One of 12 boys rescued from Thai cave dies at British school
By CHALIDA EKVITTAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — One of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 after being…
Continue Reading EPA declined to challenge federal utility on new gas plant
By TRAVIS LOLLER and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When the nation’s largest public utility recently decided to…
Continue Reading Russian journalist sentenced to six years in prison for Telegram post on Mariupol theater strike
By Anna Chernova, CNN A Russian court has sentenced journalist Maria Ponomarenko to six years in prison for a Telegram post that the court said…
Continue Reading Michael Jordan donates $10M to Make-A-Wish for 60th birthday
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan is celebrating his 60th birthday on Friday by making a $10 million donation to…
Continue Reading Berlusconi acquitted in trial tied to ‘bunga bunga’ parties
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi has been found not guilty of witness tampering in a trial related…
Continue Reading Key developments in the aftermath of Turkey, Syria quakes
By SARAH EL DEEB and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — The earthquakes that killed more than 39,000 people in southern…
Continue Reading US envoy confident Japan will ban LGBTQ discrimination
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel says he has “full confidence” that the Japanese…
Continue Reading Family of unarmed Black man sues the Louisiana officer who killed him while waiting for release of body-camera video
By Ryan Young and Devon M. Sayers, CNN The family of an unarmed Black man who was shot and killed by a Shreveport, Louisiana, police officer has…
Continue Reading Ukraine admitted into UN fund that supports small farmers
ROME (AP) — Ukraine’s small-scale farmers, who are playing a critical role in feeding the population during the war, will be eligible for funding…
Continue Reading Syria’s Assad hopes quake can help free him from global isolation
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Eight days after a devastating earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, a relief plane touched down in the Syrian city of Aleppo,…
Continue Reading Retail sales jump as Americans defy inflation and rate hikes
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s consumers rebounded last month from a weak holiday shopping season by…
Continue Reading NATO chief eyes bigger defense budgets, hard spending target
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is urging the 30 member countries to commit to spending at…
Continue Reading Hamilton on FIA rule: ‘Nothing will stop me from speaking’
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton insisted he will not be silenced by offseason rules that prohibit…
Continue Reading Pastors’ view: Sermons written by ChatGPT will have no soul
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Among sermon writers, there is fascination – and unease – over the fast-expanding abilities…
Continue Reading Oil, mining giant Glencore posts record profit for 2022
GENEVA (AP) — Mining, oil and metals giant Glencore posted record profits last year on soaring demand for energy. The Swiss-based company said…
Continue Reading Human Rights Watch condemns UK, US actions on Chagos Islands
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A human rights group says Britain and the United States committed crimes against humanity when they…
Continue Reading UN says 73 migrants presumed dead in vessel mishap off Libya
By JAMEY KEATEN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations migration agency says at least 73 Europe-bound migrants are…
Continue Reading Rise in Horn of Africa migrants a worry, says UN official
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The head of the International Organization for Migration says the numbers of women and…
Continue Reading Families of men who died in custody at a Houston jail demand Justice Department probe of the facility
By Amy Simonson, Chris Boyette and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Families of three men who died last month in custody at Houston’s Harris County Jail…
Continue Reading The Michigan State University killer was previously charged with a felony but was still able to buy guns. Here’s why
By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN Years before Anthony Dwayne McRae killed three Michigan State University students and critically wounded five…
Continue Reading Duangphet Phromthep, one of 12 boys rescued from a Thai cave in 2018, dies in UK
By Kocha Olarn, Chris Liakos and Sophie Tanno, CNN Duangphet Phromthep, one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded Thai cave after a weekslong…
Continue Reading China’s top diplomat starts weeklong Europe tour in Paris
PARIS (AP) — China’s top diplomat is in Paris, the first stop on a tour of Europe that comes amid rising tensions between the United States…
Continue Reading Russian journalist sentenced to 6 years over Ukraine posts
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian journalist has been convicted of disparaging her country’s military and received a six-year prison sentence. The…
Continue Reading UK’s Labour Party says ex-leader Corbyn can’t run again
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The leader of Britain’s Labour Party says former U.K. opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, who led…
Continue Reading Hyundai, Kia update security after TikTok challenge thefts
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Hyundai and Kia are rolling out software updates to stem a raft of auto thefts related to a TikTok challenge…
Continue Reading Brianna Ghey: Boy and girl charged with murder of trans teen in English park
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Two schoolchildren have been charged with murder following the death of a 16-year-old transgender girl in an English village.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Feb. 15: Presidential bids, Aliens, Cyclone, FAA review, Ukraine
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Tech companies have poured billions of dollars into self-driving cars for more than a decade. Still, experts say various…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Feb. 15: Presidential bids, Aliens, Cyclone, FAA review, Ukraine
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Tech companies have poured billions of dollars into self-driving cars for more than a decade. Still, experts say various…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Feb. 15: Presidential bids, Aliens, Cyclone, FAA review, Ukraine
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Tech companies have poured billions of dollars into self-driving cars for more than a decade. Still, experts say various…
Continue Reading American skier Shiffrin splits with longtime coach at worlds
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer MERIBEL, France (AP) — American skiing standout Mikaela Shiffrin had an unexpected parting with her longtime…
Continue Reading Waters off New England had 2nd warmest year on record in ’22
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The waters off New England logged the second-warmest year in their recorded history last…
Continue Reading Former Swedish prime minister to lead soccer federation
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Former Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has been recommended to become the next president of the country’s soccer…
Continue Reading Mahomes adds another Super Bowl comeback to his ledger
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Big Super Bowl comebacks have gone from rarities to frequent occurrences thanks to…
Continue Reading All flights diverted from Frankfurt amid Lufthansa IT glitch
Germany’s air traffic control agency said Wednesday that it is diverting all flights away from the country’s busiest airport, Frankfurt,…
Continue Reading NASCAR 75: Car evolution includes stock, wings, safety. EV?
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR’s next 75 years almost certainly will include at least a partially electric…
Continue Reading Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon to leave post after 8 years
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon said Wednesday that she plans to step down after more than eight…
Continue Reading White House: Tesla to make some EV chargers available to all
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Electric car giant Tesla will, for the first time, make some of its charging stations available…
Continue Reading IRS nominee Werfel faces questioning on “thankless’ job
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic senators who have been arguing over how much money to give the IRS…
Continue Reading Study shows ‘striking’ number who believe news misinforms
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Half of Americans in a recent survey indicated they believe national news organizations intend to…
Continue Reading Ukrainian Olympic head on Russian rival: ‘He is my enemy’
By JOHN LEICESTER and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — They fought on the same side and together won Olympic gold, young men…
Continue Reading Biden says GOP plans would drive US debt up by $3 trillion
By JOSH BOAK and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press LANHAM, Maryland (AP) — President Joe Biden says Republican policies would blow up the…
Continue Reading Buffalo grocery store mass shooter apologizes for racist attack and receives sentence of life in prison
By Mark Morales, Eric Levenson, Laura Ly and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The 19-year-old White man who killed 10 people in a racist mass shooting at a…
Continue Reading Russia claims minor Ukraine progress, Kyiv readies offensive
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are claiming some battlefield success as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine labors…
Continue Reading ‘What day is it?’ woman asks rescuers, as 77-year-old also pulled from rubble more than a week after Turkey quake
By Talia Kayali, Rhea Mogul and Hande Atay Alam, CNN A confused woman asked her rescuers “What day is it?” when pulled alive from the…
Continue Reading Union calls on staff at 7 German airports to strike Friday
BERLIN (AP) — A German labor union has called on workers at seven of the country’s airports to go on strike Friday to press demands for…
Continue Reading Hainan island: Known as ‘China’s Hawaii,’ the vacation hotspot is also a strategic military base
By Nectar Gan and Brad Lendon, CNN It’s known as the “Hawaii of China,” a tropical island paradise where the Chinese middle class…
Continue Reading UN agencies seek $5.6B to help Ukraine, its refugees abroad
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s humanitarian aid and refugee agencies say they are seeking $5.6 billion to help…
Continue Reading Water carved New Zealand’s stunning landscape. Now too much is risking lives
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay is known for its fine wine, but many of the region’s vineyards are now under…
Continue Reading French pension tension triggers turbulent parliament debate
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension plan has unleashed the most turbulent debate in…
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