Production at German Volkswagen plants resumes after disruption caused by an IT problem
BERLIN (AP) — Volkswagen says production is resuming after a problem with the German automaker’s information technology network caused a severe…
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A NATO country could soon have a pro-Russian leader
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Slovakia is getting ready to elect its fifth prime minister in just four years, and with Kremlin sympathizer…
Continue Reading After Malaysia bans his book, author says his depiction of Indonesian maid was misunderstood
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government has banned a book following protests over what was perceived as an insulting depiction of an…
Continue Reading Shelters for migrants are filling up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Officials across Germany are sounding the alarm that they are no longer able to accommodate…
Continue Reading Taiwan unveils first domestically built submarine as China threat grows
By Eric Cheung, CNN Kaohsiung, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan unveiled its first-ever domestically built submarine on Thursday, an accomplishment the…
Continue Reading Powerball jackpot swells to $925 million after no winner snagged the prize Wednesday night
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Powerball players will get another chance to become instant millionaires as the jackpot ballooned to $925…
Continue Reading Slain Baltimore CEO died of strangulation and blunt force trauma, court documents say
By Holly Yan, Sara Smart, Raja Razek, Omar Jimenez and Lauren Koenig, CNN (CNN) — The 26-year-old tech executive whose body was found on the…
Continue Reading Food prices are rising as countries limit exports. Blame climate change, El Nino and Russia’s war
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL, EVELYNE MUSAMBI and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press How do you cook a meal when a staple ingredient is unaffordable? This…
Continue Reading Wildfires can make your California red taste like an ashtray. These scientists want to stop that
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press ALPINE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. West Coast produces over 90% of America’s wine, but the region is also prone…
Continue Reading Wildfires can make your California red taste like an ashtray. These scientists want to stop that
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Continue Reading First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire to focus on island’s sole electric provider and grid
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press Hawaii’s top public utility officials and the president of Hawaiian Electric are expected to testify in a…
Continue Reading The woman who torched Wyoming’s lone, full-service abortion clinic is about to be sentenced
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A woman who says anxiety and nightmares led her to set fire to Wyoming’s only…
Continue Reading 3 Baton Rouge police officers are on leave as investigations continue into ‘Brave Cave’ alleged police torture warehouse
By Kevin Conlon and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Three Baton Rouge Police Department officers have been placed on administrative leave as…
Continue Reading Taiwan launches the island’s first domestically made submarine for testing
By JOHNSON LAI and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s president has launched the island’s first domestically made…
Continue Reading At US Antarctic base hit by harassment claims, workers are banned from buying alcohol at bars
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — From Sunday, workers at the main United States base in Antarctica will no longer be…
Continue Reading Australian man who faked his own kidnapping to meet mistress ordered to pay police
By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — An Australian man who faked his own kidnapping to spend time with his mistress on New Year’s Eve has been ordered…
Continue Reading NY Attorney General Letitia James has a long history of fighting Trump, other powerful targets
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James is no stranger to picking fights with powerful…
Continue Reading Biden making defending democracy a touchstone in his reelection campaign — and a rejoinder to Trump
By SEUNG MIN KIM and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — President Joe Biden is delivering his fourth in a series of presidential…
Continue Reading House Republicans are set to make their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans plan to make their case for pursuing an inquiry against…
Continue Reading North Korea amends constitution to bolster nuclear power status, calls US and allies ‘worst threat’
By Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae and Larry Register, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea has amended its constitution to bolster and expand…
Continue Reading South Korea has jailed a man for using AI to create sexual images of children in a first for country’s courts
By Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A South Korean man has been sentenced to jail for using artificial intelligence…
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Takeaways from the second Republican presidential debate
CNN By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg, Steve Contorno, Daniel Strauss and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — The second 2024 Republican presidential primary…
Continue Reading Sri Lankan cricketer found not guilty of rape charges in Australian court case
SYDNEY (AP) — Sri Lankan cricket international Danushka Gunathilaka has been found not guilty of raping a woman he met on a dating site during the…
Continue Reading Senators nix casual clothing as bipartisan resolution sets new dress code for Senate floor
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to reverse an informal guidance issued by Senate Majority Leader…
Continue Reading Long a city that embraced cars, Paris is seeing a new kind of road rage: Bike-lane traffic jams
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris is a city where motor vehicles have long been king. But now, it’s seeing rivers of…
Continue Reading Gang violence in Haiti is escalating and spreading with a significant increase in killings, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief says in a new report that gang violence in Haiti is escalating and…
Continue Reading Teen testifies about boy’s death and firearms training at New Mexico compound
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors have presented detailed testimony about the final moments of a toddler…
Continue Reading Trading of shares of heavily indebted property developer China Evergrande suspended in Hong Kong
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong stock exchanges says share trading of heavily indebted Chinese property developer China…
Continue Reading DeSantis knocks Trump, GOP moves on from Reagan and other presidential debate takeaways
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Seven Republican presidential hopefuls gathered at the Reagan Library in California on…
Continue Reading Massive warehouse explosion in Uzbek capital leaves one dead and scores injured
By Jonny Hallam, Mariya Knight, Simone McCarthy and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — At least one person was killed and 162 people were injured in a…
Continue Reading Mexican army sends troops, helicopters, convoys in to towns cut off by drug cartels
By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s armed forces sent troops, vehicle convoys and soldiers into remote…
Continue Reading North Korean leader urges greater nuclear weapons production in response to a ‘new Cold War’
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for an exponential increase in production…
Continue Reading ExxonMobil loses bid to truck millions of gallons of crude oil through central California
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — ExxonMobil has lost a court bid to truck millions of gallons of crude oil through central California — a crucial…
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Convicted felon suspected of killing Baltimore tech CEO has been arrested, police say
CNN, WBFF By Elizabeth Wolfe and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A convicted felon suspected of killing tech executive Pava LaPere in Baltimore this…
Continue Reading Man who accosted former Rep. Lee Zeldin at campaign stop pleads guilty in federal case
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A man who climbed the platform at a campaign event in western New York last year and grappled with Republican gubernatorial…
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Possible Idaho legislative session edges closer
The possibility of the Idaho legislature calling itself back into session is edging…
Continue Reading Disney World government will give employees stipend after backlash for taking away park passes
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Facing backlash, Walt Disney World’s governing district will pay a stipend to employees…
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Idaho Deputy Controller explains delay in state’s revenue reporting
Idaho legislators have been unable to verify revenue coming in to the state for part of the new fiscal year, due to difficulties with the state’s…
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Colorado authorities find remains of Suzanne Morphew, who disappeared on Mother’s Day 2020 bike ride
By Steve Almasy, Andi Babineau and Jeremy Harlan, CNN (CNN) — The remains of Suzanne Morphew, a Colorado woman who went missing on Mother’s…
Continue Reading Chinese immigrant workers sue over forced labor at illegal marijuana operation on Navajo land
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and RIO YAMAT Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Chinese immigrant workers allege they were lured to northern New…
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Exit 344 south of St. Anthony set to get some upgrades
An interchange construction project will start late in the construction season on Thursday, September 28, 2023. The project will take the US-20…
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Shelter animals at risk of euthanization, here’s how you can help save them
The Blackfoot Animal Shelter and Rescue has had to euthanize more animals in the last two months than in the last five years, according to shelter…
Continue Reading Ukraine says former Wagner fighters back in Bakhmut, now working as individuals for Russian Defense Ministry
By Olga Voitovych, Vasco Cotovio, Fred Pleitgen, Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — Fighters who had previously fought in Ukraine for the Russian…
Continue Reading Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner, to challenge island’s governor in primary
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress, Jenniffer González, says she will run for governor of the U.S. territory.…
Continue Reading Russia accuses US of promoting ties between Israel and Arabs before Israeli-Palestinian peace deal
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia is accusing the United States of promoting Israel’s normalization of relations…
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Measles reported in Idaho children
Public health officials continue to recommend…
Continue Reading Gisele Bündchen shares family photo with all five of her sisters and her parents from recent Brazil trip
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Gisele Bündchen recently had the chance to reunite with her family back home. The supermodel shared a beautiful…
Continue Reading After sending busloads of migrants to NYC, Texas governor visits city to fault Biden for crisis
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For more than a year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been busing migrants from the southern U.S.…
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Part of US 26 in Ririe to close Monday for pipe installation
The closure is expected to last for one…
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Oil surges above $94 a barrel for the first time in a year as stockpiles shrink
US oil prices topped $94 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time in over a year, threatening to push up prices at the pump and inflation across the…
Continue Reading Florida Mega Millions winner claims $1.6 billion prize from August
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — And the winner is … anonymous. The lucky player who won the $1.6 billion Mega Millions prize last month has…
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In latest recall, Hyundai and Kia ask owners of 3.3 million vehicles to park outside due to risk of fire
Owners of about 3.3 million Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs in the United States should avoid parking in or near structures because the vehicles could…
Continue Reading America’s emergency oil reserve is at a 40-year low — and that could inflate oil prices, Goldman Sachs says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business New York (CNN Business) — America’s emergency oil stockpile has plunged to 40-year lows. The shrinking Strategic…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to smuggling-related charges over Texas deaths of 53 migrants in tractor-trailer
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — One of six men charged in Texas over 53 migrants who died last year in a sweltering tractor-trailer has pleaded guilty to…
Continue Reading Encuentran con vida a uno de los siete jóvenes secuestrados en un rancho de Zacatecas, México
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Continue Reading The Biden administration is expected to keep cap on refugees admitted to the US at 125,000
By REBECCA SANTANA and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to keep the cap on refugees admitted to…
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Trudeau apologizes for ‘embarassing’ celebration of Ukrainian veteran who fought for Nazi unit in World War II
CNN By Paula Newton, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau formally apologized on behalf of Canada’s parliament…
Continue Reading CVS responds quickly after pharmacists frustrated with their workload miss work
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press A group of pharmacists frustrated with overwhelming workloads didn’t show up for work last week in at least a…
Continue Reading 2 lawsuits blame utility for eastern Washington fire that killed man and burned hundreds of homes
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Two lawsuits have been filed against an electric utility for allegedly sparking a fire in eastern Washington that killed a…
Continue Reading Virginia Democrats warn Republicans will ban abortion; GOP says their rhetoric is fearmongering
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans are stepping up their criticism of the rhetoric being used by their…
Continue Reading Remains found of Colorado woman Suzanne Morphew, who went missing on Mother’s Day 2020
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Searchers have found the remains of a woman who was reported missing on Mother’s Day in 2020 after she did not return from…
Continue Reading California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to protect doctors who mail abortion pills to other states
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law protecting doctors and pharmacists who mail…
Continue Reading Burkina Faso’s junta says its intelligence and security services have foiled a coup attempt
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Burkina Faso’s junta says the country’s intelligence and security services have…
Continue Reading Rising poverty grips Argentina as runaway inflation takes its toll
By DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Homeless shelters in Argentina’s capital are seeing demand soar as more people…
Continue Reading Pilot error, training issues were factors in Alaska crash that killed Czech billionaire, report says
By BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Federal transportation investigators say the probable cause of a…
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While fentanyl deaths are decreasing, more pills are being captured than ever before
More than 77,000 people in the United States have died from fentanyl from April 2022 to April…
Continue Reading FDA advisers vote against experimental ALS treatment pushed by patients
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers have voted overwhelmingly against recommending approval of an…
Continue Reading Jonas Kaufmann battles back from infection in Claus Guth’s ‘Doppleganger’
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tenor Jonas Kaufmann, recovered from a multi-drug resistant germ infection, is appearing in…
Continue Reading New rule will cut federal money to college programs that leave grads with high debt, low pay
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A new federal rule threatens to cut federal money to college programs that consistently…
Continue Reading Judge Chutkan denies Trump’s request to recuse herself in federal election subversion case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan says she won’t recuse herself from…
Continue Reading Judge Tanya Chutkan rejects Trump’s demand that she recuse herself from federal 2020 election subversion case
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election subversion criminal…
Continue Reading 2 Central American migrants found dead in Mexico after trying to board a moving train
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two migrants from Honduras and El Salvador have died after trying to board a moving train in Mexico near the Texas border.…
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Why more women are choosing not to have kids
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Continue Reading Mississippi activists ask to join water lawsuit and criticize Black judge’s comments on race
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Activists in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city are…
Continue Reading Trudeau apologizes for ‘embarassing’ celebration of Ukrainian veteran who fought for Nazi unit in World War II
By Paula Newton, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau formally apologized on behalf of Canada’s parliament Wednesday,…
Continue Reading In Hollywood writers’ battle against AI, humans win (for now)
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a 148-day strike, Hollywood screenwriters secured significant guardrails against the use of…
Continue Reading New Orleans officials seek to build a freshwater pipeline as saltwater wedge inches closer
By Rachel Ramirez and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Water barges and salt-filtering reverse osmosis units will not be enough to prevent saltwater…
Continue Reading Former first daughter Barbara Bush tells AP about helping lead NBA’s social responsibility efforts
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Barbara Bush never got to any of the NBA championship celebrations held at the White House when her grandfather…
Continue Reading Reno casino expansion plan includes new arena that could be University of Nevada basketball home
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The University of Nevada’s basketball team could have a new off-campus home by 2026 under an…
Continue Reading Francona’s beloved scooter stolen, stripped as Cleveland’s manager gets ready to say goodbye to game
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Terry Francona won’t be riding off on his beloved scooter after all. Just hours before his final…
Continue Reading A producer’s unlikely connection with a serial killer may help solve a cold case
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Peter Reiss won’t call serial killer Joel Rifkin a friend, but they have definitely forged a relationship…
Continue Reading Webb spots a building block of life on Jupiter’s moon Europa
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A building block of life may exist inside the global ocean on Europa, one of Jupiter’s icy moons. Two…
Continue Reading 3 arrested, including 2 minors, after ghost guns found in New York City day care
By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Three people, including two minors, were arrested after multiple 3D-printed firearms were found inside a Manhattan…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter’s 99th birthday celebration moved to Saturday to avoid federal shutdown threat
By The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum is moving up festivities for the former president’s 99th birthday…
Continue Reading A murder suspect mistakenly released from an Indianapolis jail was captured in Minnesota, police say
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police say a murder suspect who was mistakenly released two weeks ago from jail in Indianapolis was captured Wednesday by the…
Continue Reading What would a government shutdown mean for me? SNAP, student loans and travel impacts, explained
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With gridlock persisting in Washington, a government shutdown is looking more and…
Continue Reading France’s government promises to root out school bullies, reacting to wide anger over child suicides
By ANGELA CHARLTON and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The French government is promising a series of measures to curb bullying in…
Continue Reading Biden isn’t paying much attention to the 2024 GOP debate. He’s already zeroing in on Trump
By COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden is raising campaign cash in San Francisco while seven…
Continue Reading Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority says progress is being made in the sport
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Industry leaders are defending and praising the work of the Horseracing Safety and Integrity Authority in the…
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Suspected killer who was accidentally released from Indianapolis jail has been captured
By Raja Razek and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A homicide suspect who was mistakenly released from a detention center in Indianapolis two weeks…
Continue Reading Family of West Virginia 13-year-old who was struck, killed by off-duty deputy demands jury trial
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The family of a West Virginia 13-year-old who was struck and killed by an off-duty…
Continue Reading Man who was rescued after falling overboard from tanker has died
BOSTON (AP) — A man who was rescued by the crew of a commercial fishing boat after he fell overboard from a tanker has died, the Suffolk County…
Continue Reading Florida school district orders removal of all books with gay characters before slightly backing off
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida school district has ordered the removal of almost all books with gay…
Continue Reading Chevy Chase Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Emmy-winning actor and writer, Chevy Chase. Personal Birth date: October 8, 1943…
Continue Reading Tech CEO killed in Baltimore remembered as dedicated, compassionate entrepreneur
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Loved ones are remembering a slain Baltimore tech entrepreneur for her compassion and dedication to…
Continue Reading Slaves’ descendants seek a referendum to veto zoning changes they say threaten their Georgia island
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Lifelong residents of a tiny Georgia island who are descended from slaves are pushing to give…
Continue Reading CFP puts off decisions on format tweaks with Pac-12 still in limbo, hears from potential TV partners
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The number of spots reserved for conference champions when the College Football Playoff expands to 12…
Continue Reading Russian admiral claimed to have been killed in Ukrainian attack appears in video interview
By Katharina Krebs, Anna Chernova and Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — The Russian admiral whom Ukraine forces said died in a strike on occupied…
Continue Reading Trudeau apologizes for recognition of Nazi unit war veteran in Canadian Parliament
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is apologizing for Parliament’s recognition of a man who…
Continue Reading Donald Trump’s lawyers ask judge to clarify fraud ruling’s impact on ex-president’s business
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Does a judge’s fraud finding spell the end of Donald Trump’s real estate empire? The…
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