Conservationists say Cyprus police are lax in stopping gangs that poach songbirds
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A conservation group in Cyprus says that police have been lax in cracking down on criminal gangs who illegally trap…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the New York City Marathon. November 5, 2023 – Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola sets a course…
Continue Reading Estados Unidos está en conversaciones con Israel y Egipto para crear un corredor humanitario que permita a los civiles salir de Gaza
CNNEE (CNN) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos mantiene conversaciones con sus países socios, entre ellos Egipto e Israel, para garantizar el…
Continue Reading Translations from Vietnamese, Arabic and Tamil are among finalists for National Translation Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Fiction originally written in Vietnamese, Polish and French and poetry in German and Arabic are among this year’s finalists for…
Continue Reading Capitol riot prosecutors seek prison for former Michigan candidate for governor
ALLENDALE, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors are recommending a prison sentence for a former Republican candidate for Michigan governor. Ryan Kelley pleaded…
Continue Reading Climate activist Greta Thunberg fined again for a climate protest in Sweden
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish court has fined climate activist Greta Thunberg once again for disobeying police during an environmental protest in July…
Continue Reading Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have been separated since 2016, she says
Jada Pinkett Smith and husband Will Smith have lived what she says are “completely separate lives” since 2016. Pinkett Smith made the revelation…
Continue Reading What is a kibbutz? A brief history of the communes targeted in the Hamas terror attack
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — The dozen refugees gathered at a spot just south of the deep blue waters of the Sea of Galilee to build their…
Continue Reading Iraqi man arrested in Germany over alleged involvement in war crimes as a member of IS
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have arrested an Iraqi man accused of involvement in the killing of prisoners and the amputation of a…
Continue Reading Former NFL player Sergio Brown taken into custody in the murder of his mother, police say
By Josh Campbell, Eric Levenson and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL player Sergio Brown, who had been missing since his mother’s death…
Continue Reading Making music is a family affair for Alisa Weilerstein and Rafael Payare
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and conductor Rafael Payare are on a four-concert cross-country run that…
Continue Reading Shadowy snitch takes starring role in bribery trial of veteran DEA agents
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In his two decades as a professional drug snitch, Jorge Hernández was a master…
Continue Reading Horror icon John Carpenter on being a college dropout, ‘Barbie’ and telling true scary stories
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — While John Carpenter has become synonymous with fictional horror storytelling, the 75-year-old…
Continue Reading Kenya ends arrangement to swap doctors with Cuba. The deal was unpopular with Kenyan doctors
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Continue Reading St. Louis launches program to pay $500 a month to lower-income residents
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis is launching a program that seeks to help low-income families by providing them with $500 monthly payments for a year…
Continue Reading Gaza’s sole power station stops working as fuel runs out, after Israel orders ‘complete’ blockade
By Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Gaza (CNN) — Gaza’s only power station has stopped working after the fuel needed for generating electricity ran out on…
Continue Reading France’s top body rejects contention by campaigners that racial profiling by police is systemic
PARIS (AP) — France’s highest administrative authority has rejected an effort by rights campaigners to end what they allege is a generalized…
Continue Reading Australia in talks with Indonesia about a possible challenge to Saudi Arabia for the 2034 World Cup
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Soccer officials in Australia and Indonesia have floated the idea of teaming up in a bid to rival Saudi Arabia for the…
Continue Reading Keith Urban shares the secret to a great song ahead of Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country superstar Keith Urban and Kix Brooks of powerhouse duo Brooks & Dunn will be…
Continue Reading A Chilean national wanted in the killing of famed singer-activist Victor Jara is in custody after his US citizenship was revoked
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Chilean national who’s been wanted in that country in the killing of leftist singer-songwriter Victor Jara 50…
Continue Reading Maps show the extreme population density in Gaza
By Renee Rigdon and Amy O’Kruk, CNN (CNN) — As airstrikes in Gaza have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes and…
Continue Reading Chinese carmaker Geely and Malaysia’s Proton consider EV plant in Thailand, Thai prime minister says
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister says Malaysia’s national carmaker Proton and its Chinese partner Geely are considering…
Continue Reading A Black medic wounded on D-Day will be honored for treating dozens of troops under enemy fire
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Continue Reading Birkenstock set for its stock market debut as Wall Street trades in its wingtips for sandals
NEW YORK (AP) — Birkenstock is making its debut on the stock market as Wall Street trades in its wingtips for sandals for a day. The 249-year-old…
Continue Reading Connecticut high school student dies after losing consciousness at football practice
WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — Officials say a Connecticut high school student has died after losing consciousness at football practice. Windsor High School…
Continue Reading Wholesale inflation in US rises 2.2% in September, biggest year-over-year gain since April
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices rose last month at the fastest pace since April, suggesting that…
Continue Reading Charles Spencer, younger brother of Princess Diana, is writing a book about his boarding school
NEW YORK (AP) — British historian Charles Spencer is working on a book about his years at the Maidwell Hall boarding school and the painful lessons…
Continue Reading Belgium’s prime minister says his country supports a ban on Russian diamonds as part of sanctions
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Continue Reading King Charles III to travel to Kenya for state visit full of symbolism
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will travel to Kenya later this month. His state visit from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 holds great…
Continue Reading ‘We live in different worlds’: Poland’s toxic politics is splitting the country in two, one family at a time
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Continue Reading German government forecasts that the country’s economy will shrink by 0.4% this year
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government says it expects the country’s economy to shrink by 0.4% this year. The German government joined a string…
Continue Reading Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage last year. He’s releasing a memoir about the attack
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie has written a memoir about the horrifying attempt on his life that left him…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill a member of an anti-India group and a worshipper at a mosque in eastern Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say a pair of gunmen walked into a mosque in eastern Punjab province and opened fire at the…
Continue Reading This woman held off Hamas by barricading safe room door with a vacuum cleaner and rolling pin
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli woman and her daughter survived Hamas’ 12-hour siege of their kibbutz by barricading themselves…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court weighs whether South Carolina targeted Black voters in redistricting
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Continue Reading Second biggest lottery prize ever is up for grabs in Powerball drawing
ST. LOUIS (AP) — After 35 straight drawings without a big winner, Powerball players will have a shot Wednesday at a near-record jackpot worth an…
Continue Reading Hamas’ attack on Israel pushes foreign policy into the 2024 race. That could benefit Nikki Haley
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Continue Reading Russian authorities seek to fine a human rights advocate for criticizing the war in Ukraine
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities are seeking to fine a prominent human rights advocate on trial for…
Continue Reading Scientists winkle a secret from the `Mona Lisa’ about how Leonardo painted the masterpiece
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Continue Reading Exxon Mobil buys Pioneer Natural in $59.5 billion deal with energy prices surging
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Continue Reading How to complain about your upcoming student loan bill
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Continue Reading Powerball used to have a jackpot limit. Then it exploded
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 11: Israel, House speaker, Hurricane Lidia, George Santos, NASA
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Google wants to do away with passwords and pivot to an alternative sign-in method known as “passkeys.”…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 11: Israel, House speaker, Hurricane Lidia, George Santos, NASA
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Google wants to do away with passwords and pivot to an alternative sign-in method known as “passkeys.” The…
Continue Reading What is Hamas and why is it attacking Israel now?
CNN By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The brazen attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel that began on Saturday will be seen as a…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in Louisiana’s statewide primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The race to replace Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards tops the list of contests voters…
Continue Reading JOC, Sapporo announce decision to abandon bid for 2030 winter games, seek possible bid from 2034 on
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Officials from Sapporo and the Japanese Olympic Committee have announced a decision to withdraw the…
Continue Reading Populist former prime minister in Slovakia signs a deal to form a new government
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A former prime minister of Slovakia who plans to end the country’s military support for Ukraine is poised to return…
Continue Reading How does the new Honda Pilot stack up against the 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander?
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Continue Reading Opinion: How long can America continue to be arsenal to the world?
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Continue Reading ‘It feels like a part of us is missing’: After a 15-year-old was murdered, a shattered family struggles to move on without him
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Raul Rios was the sweetheart of his family. When he was around, his family says, there was no such thing as quiet.…
Continue Reading Memorial honors 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire deaths that galvanized US labor movement
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If people really looked for history at the New York City building where the Triangle Shirtwaist…
Continue Reading Dozens of flights canceled after fire tears through a parking garage at London’s Luton Airport
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of travelers are facing disruption after flights were suspended at London’s Luton airport. The airport shutdown came…
Continue Reading Apartment fire in northwestern Spain kills 4 people, including 3 children
VIGO, Spain (AP) — The mayor of Spain’s northwestern city of Vigo says that four people, including three children, have died in a fire at an…
Continue Reading French troops are starting to withdraw from Niger following the July coup as extremist attacks rise
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Continue Reading Norway activists renew protest against wind farm on land used by herders
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Continue Reading FTC proposes a ban on ‘junk fees’ and says hidden charges push up prices
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is proposing a rule to ban any hidden and bogus “junk” fees, which…
Continue Reading Malaysia’s wildlife department defends its use of puppies as live bait to trap black panthers
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Animal rights groups have protested the use of puppies as live bait to capture black…
Continue Reading 2 senior generals purged from Myanmar’s military government are sentenced to life for corruption
BANGKOK (AP) — A military tribunal in strife-torn Myanmar has sentenced two high-ranking generals to life imprisonment after they were found guilty…
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Continue Reading Ukraine President Zelenskyy at NATO defense ministers meeting seeking more support to fight Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at NATO for meetings with alliance defense ministers to further drum up…
Continue Reading UN ‘deeply concerned’ over reports women and children killed in Myanmar bombing
By Akanksha Sharma, Alex Stambaugh and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations says it is “deeply concerned” by reports that civilians,…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares rise after eased pressure on bonds pushes Wall Street higher
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced Wednesday in Asia, tracking Wall Street gains following an easing of…
Continue Reading Israel forms emergency government and steps up Gaza offensive as brutality of Hamas attacks laid bare
By Eyad Kourdi, Amir Tal, Abeer Salman, Celine Alkhaldi and Helen Regan, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel has formed an emergency…
Continue Reading Australian reporter Cheng Lei released after three years detention in China over espionage charges
By Alex Stambaugh, Hilary Whiteman and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei has been released by China and returned home to…
Continue Reading Australian-Chinese journalist detained for 3 years in China returns to Australia
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese-Australian journalist who was convicted on murky espionage charges and detained in China for three years has…
Continue Reading ACT test scores for US students drop to new 30-year low
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more…
Continue Reading Israel strikes neighborhood after neighborhood in Gaza as war appears set to escalate
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Continue Reading Abortion rights and marijuana questions expected to drive Ohioans to polls as early voting begins
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Heavier-than-normal turnout is expected Wednesday as early voting begins in Ohio’s…
Continue Reading Connor Bedard picks up an assist in his NHL debut as the Blackhawks rally past Crosby, Penguins 4-2
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Continue Reading Filing period for New Hampshire presidential primary opens
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Continue Reading Some Israelis abroad desperately try to head home — to join reserve military units, or just to help
By JOCELYN NOVECK, MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the most harrowing of times, some Israeli citizens…
Continue Reading Jury deliberations to resume Thursday in the trial of 2 officers charged in Elijah McClain’s death
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Continue Reading Jury deliberations resume in the trial of 2 officers charged in Elijah McClain’s death
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Continue Reading Having ousted Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans are hitting trouble trying to nominate a new speaker
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Continue Reading Republicans are divided on far-right move to remove McCarthy as House speaker, an AP-NORC poll shows
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New polling shows that the unprecedented ouster of House Speaker Kevin…
Continue Reading Quake in Afghanistan leaves rubble, funerals and survivors struggling with loss
By EBRAHIM NOROOZI Associated Press ZINDA JAN, Afghanistan (AP) — Nurullah crossed the border into Iran to earn money for his family, like so many…
Continue Reading Walgreens pharmacy staffers stage walkouts over work conditions
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walgreens has named a new CEO as pharmacy staff walked off the job this week over concerns…
Continue Reading 2 Guatemalan migrants were shot dead in Mexico near US border. Soldiers believed to be involved
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two Guatemalan migrants are dead and three others _ along with a Honduran man _ are wounded after a shooting in northern Mexico…
Continue Reading Children found ‘butchered’ in Israeli kibbutz, IDF says, as horror of Hamas’ attacks near border begins to emerge
CNN By Muhammad Darwish, Nic Robertson, Artemis Moshtaghian, Amir Tal, Ivana Kottasová and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Kfar Aza, Israel (CNN) — Bodies…
Continue Reading Seager still going deep in Texas, helps send Rangers to ALCS with sweep of 101-win Orioles
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Continue Reading Children found ‘butchered’ in Israeli kibbutz, IDF says, as horror of Hamas’ attacks near border begins to emerge
By Muhammad Darwish, Nic Robertson, Artemis Moshtaghian, Amir Tal and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Kfar Aza, Israel (CNN) — Bodies of Israeli…
Continue Reading Civil rights activists call for voter fraud charges against Black woman to be dropped
By Devon M. Sayers, Denise Royal and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — The Tallahassee NAACP and civil rights attorney Ben Crump are asking…
Continue Reading Author and activist Louise Meriwether, who wrote the novel ‘Daddy Was a Number Runner,’ dies at 100
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Louise Meriwether, the author and activist whose debut novel “Daddy Was a Number…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor defends approach to attempted gun restrictions, emergency order on gun violence
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Continue Reading Evacuations are underway in Argentina’s Cordoba province as wildfires grow amid heat wave
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Dozens of people have been evacuated from their homes in Argentina’s central Córdoba province as forest fires…
Continue Reading Man runs almost 9,000 miles across Australia to raise support for Indigenous Voice
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Continue Reading 6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes part of western Afghanistan where earlier quake killed over 2,000
HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — Another strong earthquake has shaken part of western Afghanistan where a quake on Saturday killed more than 2,000. The…
Continue Reading Kevin Phillips, strategist who forecast rising Republican power, dies at 82
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Phillips, the author, commentator and political strategist whose landmark 1969 book,…
Continue Reading Former Alabama lawmaker pleads guilty to voter fraud charge for using fake address to run for office
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Continue Reading California-based Navy sailor pleads guilty to providing sensitive military information to China
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a U.S. Navy sailor charged with providing sensitive military information to China has pleaded guilty to…
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Judge to hold hearing for cameras in court for Chad Daybell trial
Chad Daybell appeared via Zoom Tuesday afternoon for a status…
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No injuries after vehicle accident in river
Swan Valley Fire Department chief Travis Crystal reports at 6 a.m. Tuesday, a vehicle went off the road and into Rainey Creek where it dumps into the…
Continue Reading Morgan State University plans to build a wall around campus after shooting during homecoming week
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Morgan State University leaders are planning to build a wall around most of the northeast Baltimore…
Continue Reading Drug dealer in crew blamed for actor Michael K. Williams’ overdose death gets 5 years in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A member of a New York City drug-dealing crew blamed for the fentanyl-laced heroin death of actor Michael K. Williams has been…
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Local perspective on current conflict in Israel
It has been a difficult week for Dale Spencer and other members of the Temple Emanuel Synagogue in…
Continue Reading Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton is in intensive care with pneumonia
The Associated Press Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton has pneumonia and is in intensive care in a Texas hospital. Retton’s daughter,…
Continue Reading Black man was not a threat to Tacoma police charged in his restraint death, eyewitness says at trial
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Eyewitness testimony Tuesday in the continuing trial three police officers, who are white and Asian American, charged with the…
Continue Reading Black man was not a threat to Tacoma police charged in his restraint death, eyewitness says at trial
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Eyewitness testimony Tuesday in the continuing trial three police officers, who are white and Asian American, charged with the…
Continue Reading Israeli village near the Gaza border lies in ruin, filled with the bodies of residents and militants
By SAM McNEIL Associated Press KFAR AZA, Israel (AP) — On the road approaching this rural village, the bodies of militants lie scattered between…
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