Nearly 300 abducted schoolchildren in northwest Nigeria freed after two weeks
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A state official in northwest Nigeria says nearly 300 schoolchildren abducted from their…
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Poland demands explanation after accusing Russia of violating its airspace
By Heather Chen, Josh Pennington, Sophie Jeong and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Poland has demanded an explanation from Moscow after saying a…
Continue Reading Carlos Sainz wins F1 Australian GP after Verstappen retires early with engine fire
By STEWART BELL Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz had ended Red Bull’s Formula 1 winning streak when the…
Continue Reading Senegal to elect its next president after months of unrest
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Continue Reading ‘Not the right man for the job’: What was behind Irish PM’s shock resignation?
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Prime Minister Leo Varadkar sent shockwaves through Ireland when he candidly announced he was “no longer the…
Continue Reading Taps running dry have become part of daily life in South Africa’s biggest city
By Sarah Dean, CNN Johannesburg (CNN) — When Duane Riley turns on his taps, they shudder loudly from the air flowing through the pipes.…
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Continue Reading Nevada’s first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — In what will be a tiny big-game hunt for some of the largest animals in North America, Nevada is…
Continue Reading In Uganda, bamboo has government’s backing as a crop with real growth potential
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Continue Reading First fatal mountain lion attack in California in 20 years leaves one man dead, brother injured, authorities say
By Raja Razek and Jessica Flynn, CNN (CNN) — One man died and another was injured in the first fatal mountain lion attack in California in 20…
Continue Reading Mountain lion kills 1, injures another in California
GEORGETOWN, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Northern California say a mountain lion killed one man and injured another while the two were out hunting…
Continue Reading Russia’s soccer friendly against Paraguay put off indefinitely due to Moscow terrorist attack
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Football Union says its team’s friendly against Paraguay scheduled for Moscow on Monday has been put off indefinitely…
Continue Reading Israeli airstrike in northeastern Lebanon wounds 3, local official says
BEIRUT (AP) — A mayor in northeastern Lebanon says an Israeli airstrike has wounded at least three people. The airstrike was reported near the city…
Continue Reading Albanian prosecutors order arrest of tourist town mayor for alleged corruption
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian prosecutors say they have ordered the arrest of the mayor of a seaside tourist…
Continue Reading What we know about the Moscow concert hall attack
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CNN Opinion by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — If ISIS was indeed responsible for the attack Friday at a Moscow-area concert venue that killed at…
Continue Reading Greek authorities seize 3.75 million capsules of contraband nerve pain drug pregabalin
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have seized more than three tons of the prescription nerve pain drug pregabalin and impounded a yacht…
Continue Reading 18-year-old charged with vehicular homicide in crash that killed a woman and 3 children in a van
SEATTLE (AP) — An 18-year-old man was arrested and charged with four counts of vehicular homicide for allegedly causing a four-car crash in a…
Continue Reading Fulton County DA Fani Willis says despite efforts to slow down Trump case, ‘the train is coming’
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Continue Reading Memorial marks 210th anniversary of crucial battle between Native Americans and United States
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (AP) — Members of the Muscogee Creek Nation returned to Alabama this weekend for a memorial…
Continue Reading Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini, who played frequently at La Scala, dies at age 82
By GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Grammy-winning Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini has died. He was 82. Pollini performed frequently at…
Continue Reading What is known after Islamic State group claims responsibility for massacre at a Moscow concert hall
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An Islamic State group affiliate has claimed responsibility for an attack on a suburban…
Continue Reading Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94
BALTIMORE (AP) — Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos has died at the age of 94. His family announced in a statement that Angelos, who…
Continue Reading Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar’ heir and author, dies at age 98
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Babar” author Laurent de Brunhoff, who revived his father’s popular picture…
Continue Reading Prosecutors say new video, documents show ‘religious extremism’ motivated parent blogger Ruby Franke’s abuse of children
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Washington County Attorney’s Office in Utah has released several videos and documents related to the child…
Continue Reading Wyoming governor vetoes bill to allow concealed carry in public schools and meetings
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon has vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry…
Continue Reading Pearl Harbor attack survivor dies at 102
By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Richard C. “Dick” Higgins, a 102-year-old survivor of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, died…
Continue Reading Local authorities in northwestern Mexico release 18 hostages of criminal groups
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have rescued 18 hostages of criminal groups amid a wave of kidnappings in the state of Sinaloa, where more…
Continue Reading Drag story hour at library canceled after suspicious package and threats, authorities say
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a “Drag Queen Story Hour” at a Pennsylvania library has been canceled after a suspicious package was…
Continue Reading At least 19 Palestinians killed by Israeli military while waiting for aid in Gaza – Gazan authorities
By Kareem Khadder, Khader Al-Za’anoun and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — At least 19 people have been killed and 23 injured from Israeli fire on…
Continue Reading Body of missing California hiker found near waterfall
By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Caroline Meister was an avid hiker familiar with the trails around the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center where she lived…
Continue Reading Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate’s early-morning passage ended shutdown threat
By COLLEEN LONG, KEVIN FREKING and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a $1.2 trillion…
Continue Reading Deadly attack on Moscow concert hall shakes Russian capital and sows doubts about security
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press Shocked Russians brought flowers and teddy bears Saturday to the Crocus City concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow…
Continue Reading Rain helps contain still-burning wildfires in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley; state sending more aid
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Continue Reading Russia’s Foreign Ministry says Spanish reporter denied a visa was invited to stay
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it issued the necessary documents for a Spanish journalist to stay in the country although the…
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Instagram has started an automatic clamp down on the amount of political content appearing in its users’ feeds, but there is…
Continue Reading US-backed Syrian force that defeated IS 5 years ago warns group still poses international threat
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S.-backed force that defeated the Islamic State group in Syria five years ago is warning that…
Continue Reading Thunderstorms delay flights at Miami airport, suspend music festival and disrupt tennis tournament
MIAMI (AP) — Severe thunderstorms in South Florida delayed departures at the Miami International Airport during the busy spring break season,…
Continue Reading The Moscow concert hall attack wasn’t the first during Putin’s 25-year rule
By The Associated Press The attack on a Moscow concert hall in which armed men opened fire and set the building ablaze, killing at least 133 people,…
Continue Reading New England battling a mix of wind, rain, sleet and heavy snow
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — New England is battling a wintry weather combination across the region with more than a foot of…
Continue Reading Heavy rains kill at least 7 in Rio de Janeiro state, 4-year-old rescued after 16 hours under mud
PETROPOLIS, Brazil (AP) — Heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro state have killed at least seven people while a 4-year-old girl was rescued after more than…
Continue Reading A Chinese pastor is released after 7 years in prison, only to find himself unable to get an ID
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A pastor in China has been released after serving seven years in prison. But The Rev. John Sanqiang…
Continue Reading Remains of an ancient dinner still sit in a Bronze Age village 2,850 years later
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Continue Reading Washington approves $228 million in US military aid to the three Baltic states, Estonia says
HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s defense officials say the U.S. Congress has passed a bill that involves a total of $228 million in military and…
Continue Reading A losing candidate in Indonesia’s presidential election demands a revote, alleging fraud
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Continue Reading Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden announce birth of ‘awesome’ baby boy, Cardinal, in Instagram post
By The Associated Press Star couple Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden say they are “blessed and grateful” to have welcomed a baby boy. They announced…
Continue Reading Canada holds state funeral to honor Brian Mulroney, one of its most consequential prime ministers
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Politicians, dignataries and celebrities joined members of the public at a state funeral to honor…
Continue Reading 2 crew members die during ‘incident’ on Holland America cruise ship
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died during an “incident” in the ship’s engineering space.…
Continue Reading Museum, historical group launch search for wreckage of ace pilot Richard Bong’s crashed plane
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin museum and an historical group are launching a search for the wreckage of ace pilot Richard Bong’s plane.…
Continue Reading UN chief says it’s time to ‘truly flood’ Gaza with aid and calls starvation there an outrage
By SAMY MAGDY, AMR NABIL and SAM METZ Associated Press RAFAH CROSSING, Egypt (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says it’s time…
Continue Reading What we know about the Moscow concert hall attack
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Russia has been left reeling in the wake of the nation’s worst terrorist attack in decades. ISIS has…
Continue Reading The double cancer blow to Kate and King Charles leaves Britain’s royal family depleted and strained
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III always wanted a slimmed-down monarchy. But not like this. The Princess of Wales’…
Continue Reading The ‘Goon Squad’ case yielded stiff federal sentences. Still, some Black Mississippians wonder how much has really changed
By Emma Tucker, CNN Rankin County, Mississippi (CNN) — On the eve of the final two federal sentencing hearings last month in the case of a pair…
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN and REGINA GARCIA CANO MIAMI (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that a former Venezuelan fighter pilot jailed in Venezuela…
Continue Reading A Russian Soyuz rocket with 3 astronauts blasts off to the International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station has blasted off two days after its launch was…
Continue Reading What is Palm Sunday? Why is the donkey important to the story? And how is it celebrated worldwide?
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press Palm Sunday commemorates the Christian belief in the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, when he was…
Continue Reading Arizona expects to be back at the center of election attacks. Its top officials are going on offense
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The room sits behind a chain-link fence, then black wrought-iron gates. Guards block the entrance,…
Continue Reading Arizona expects to be back at the center of election attacks. Its top officials are going on offense
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The room sits behind a chain-link fence, then black wrought-iron gates. Guards block the entrance,…
Continue Reading AI chatbots are here to help with your mental health, despite limited evidence they work
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Download the mental health chatbot Earkick and you’re greeted by a bandana-wearing panda…
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By SYLVIA HUI The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Support poured in from around the world Saturday for Kate, the Princess of Wales, after she…
Continue Reading Russia says suspects in Crocus concert hall attack detained as death toll rises to 137
By Darya Tarasova, Anna Chernova, Tim Lister and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to punish those…
Continue Reading Slovaks elect successor to first female president. An ally of populist premier is expected to win
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Continue Reading Catherine, Princess of Wales, has become an increasingly important member of the royal family
By Issy Ronald and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, has revealed she has cancer and is undergoing preventative…
Continue Reading Why don’t humans have tails? Scientists find answers in an unlikely place
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of protesters in India’s capital have taken to the streets for a second day, demanding the immediate release of one of…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris to tour blood-stained building where 2018 Florida school massacre happened
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to tour the blood-stained classroom building where…
Continue Reading DNA collected from chewing gum leads to arrest and conviction in 1980 cold case murder
By Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — DNA found in a piece of discarded chewing gum led to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in a 1980 cold case…
Continue Reading Russian detains suspects after deadly Moscow concert hall attack that killed 93 people
MOSCOW (AP) — The head of Russia’s Federal Security Service told President Vladimir Putin Saturday that 11 people have been detained after gunmen…
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Continue Reading US had warned Russia ISIS was determined to attack
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Continue Reading Women’s college basketball: How Caitlin Clark rewrote the rules
By Alex Leeds Matthews and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark stands alone on the Iowa Hawkeyes’ home floor, with 15,000 fans transfixed by…
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By James Legge, Lucas Lilieholm, Josh Campbell and Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s coast guard used water cannon against Philippine…
Continue Reading ISIS claims responsibility for attack at Moscow-area concert venue that left at least 60 dead
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Continue Reading For Haitian diaspora, gang violence back home is personal as hopes dim for eventual return
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By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press MARWANIEH, Lebanon (AP) — About 60 families are celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at an abandoned hotel…
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Continue Reading Senegal goes to the polls as country’s once sturdy democracy looks shaky
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Senegalese voters will choose their next president on Sunday in a delayed and high-stakes election that poses a…
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By STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer The presence of an endangered species of dolphins on the race course has prevented sailing on the first day of the…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Missouri and Louisiana are holding presidential primaries this weekend. None of the races will offer suspense. President Joe…
Continue Reading Finding money: How the Pentagon dug down and found $300M for Ukraine but is still deep in the red
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department this month found $300 million for weapons for Ukraine,…
Continue Reading Chinese coast guard blasts Philippine boat with water cannon in disputed sea for 2nd time this month
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Two Chinese coast guard ships fired at a Philippine supply boat with water cannon Saturday…
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LONDON (AP) — Speculation about the actor who will be tapped as the next James Bond grew this week with reports that the role would go to Aaron…
Continue Reading The UN Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a Ramadan cease-fire
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a humanitarian…
Continue Reading 85 years after a racist mob drove Opal Lee’s family away, she’s getting a new home on the same spot
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — When Opal Lee was 12, a racist mob, angered that a Black family had moved in, drove her…
Continue Reading Fill up your gas tank and prepare to wait. Some tips to prepare for April’s total solar eclipse
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April’s total solar eclipse are…
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Continue Reading Memorial at site of deadliest landslide in US history opens on 10th anniversary
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers have been drawn for a nearly $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot offering the prospect of instant riches for a…
Continue Reading United Airlines says federal regulators will increase oversight of the company following issues
CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines says federal regulators are increasing their oversight of the carrier following a series of recent issues.…
Continue Reading Brazil’s soccer head says rape convictions for Alves and Robinho end “nefarious chapter”
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — The president of Brazil’s soccer federation says the rape convictions of former…
Continue Reading A concrete truck struck a school bus in Texas, killing 1 child and 1 adult
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Two people are dead, including a child, after a concrete truck struck a school bus full of pre-K children…
Continue Reading Inmate seriously injured in a hit-and-run soon after his escape from a Hawaii jail
LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities say an inmate was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash soon after his escape from a Hawaii jail. Correctional…
Continue Reading ISIS claims responsibility for attack at Moscow-area concert venue that left at least 60 dead
CNN By Mariya Knight, Anna Chernova and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular concert venue…
Continue Reading ‘I will not feed a demon’: YouTuber Ruby Franke’s child abuse case rooted in religious extremism
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The malnourished and badly bruised son of a parenting advice YouTuber politely asks a…
Continue Reading Arrests for illegal border crossings nudge up in February but still among lowest of Biden presidency
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. southern border with Mexico nudged…
Continue Reading Casey, McCormick to appear alone on Senate ballots in Pennsylvania after courts boot off challengers
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick will be the only names on…
Continue Reading Republican Mike Boudreaux advances to special election to complete term of ousted Speaker McCarthy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux is advancing to a May election in California to decide who will complete the remainder of the term…
Continue Reading Army general suspended and under investigation for alleged interference in command selection process
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army says a four-star general has been suspended from his job for allegedly trying to…
Continue Reading US fighter jets strike storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. fighter jets from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier struck three…
Continue Reading Chicago voters reject ‘mansion tax’ to fund homeless services during Illinois primary
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago voters have rejected a real estate tax on properties over $1 million to pay for services for homeless people. It’s a loss…
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