The conflict in Sudan is fueling a humanitarian emergency of ‘epic proportions,’ UN aid chief says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that the conflict in Sudan is fueling “a humanitarian emergency of epic…
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Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The attacks range from the exotic — poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or…
Continue Reading Biden and Harris will meet with King’s family on the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will observe Monday’s 60th…
Continue Reading ‘This is a long game’: After Roe, the fight over abortion access moves to New Mexico
By JENNA EBBERS AND CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, News21 CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — In the year since Roe v. Wade was reversed, New Mexico has emerged as a safe…
Continue Reading Judge asks if poverty qualifies for Biden policy letting migrants from 4 countries into US
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge is questioning whether living in poverty would be enough to qualify someone for a…
Continue Reading Bahamas introduces bills to legalize marijuana for medical and religious purposes
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The government of the Bahamas has unveiled several bills aimed at legalizing marijuana for medical and religious…
Continue Reading After Maui officials named 388 people unaccounted for in fires, many called to say they’re OK
By REBECCA BOONE, BEATRICE DUPUY, GENE JOHNSON and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Within a day of Maui County releasing…
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Ukrainian forces appear to widen breach of Russian defenses on southern front lines
By Tim Lister, Josh Pennington, Olga Voitovych and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Signs are growing that Ukrainian forces have penetrated Russian…
Continue Reading Nearly 400 remain unaccounted for in Maui after deadly wildfires, FBI-curated list shows – a big decline from prior estimates
CNN By Michelle Watson and Kelly McCleary, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 400 people are still listed as unaccounted for after this month’s devastating…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 25: Trump, Maui, Power outages, Mortgage rates, Russia
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of Wells Fargo customers reported issues with the bank’s systems Thursday, with problems ranging…
Continue Reading Dutch brewer Heineken sells its Russian operations for 1 euro, taking a 300-million-euro hit
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch brewer Heineken has completed its withdrawal from Russia, 18 months after Moscow launched its full-scale…
Continue Reading Wildfires force southwestern Louisiana town to evacuate amid extreme drought
WAFB By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A southwestern Louisiana town is under mandatory evacuation Thursday due to wildfires in the area as the state…
Continue Reading US will start training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s in October
The US has announced that it will start training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 jets in…
Continue Reading A decade after vigilante uprising, extortion and threats against lime growers return to west Mexico
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The kind of mass threats and extortion of lime growers in the western Mexico that sparked a…
Continue Reading A motorcyclist died in a crash after a New York City police sergeant threw a cooler at his head
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man fleeing New York City police officers on a motorcycle died Wednesday…
Continue Reading President of Guyana demands slavery reparations ahead of apology from plantation owner descendants
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana president Irfaan Ali has lashed out at the descendants of European slave…
Continue Reading Jury convicts ex-chief of staff of lying to protect his boss, former Illinois House speaker Madigan
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury in Chicago has convicted a former chief of staff to longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan of lying under…
Continue Reading While world media speculates on Wagner chief’s presumed death, Russian state media shies away
By EMMA BURROWS LONDON (AP) — News that Russia’s Wagner mercenary chief was believed dead in a plane crash has dominated world reports, along…
Continue Reading Former death row inmate in Mississippi to be resentenced to life with possibility of parole
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former death row inmate in Mississippi will be resentenced a second time because…
Continue Reading US mortgage rates soar to 7.23%, a 22-year high
US mortgage rates continued to surge this week, rising to their highest level since…
Continue Reading Putin makes first comments on Prigozhin since plane crash, calling Wagner boss ‘a man of difficult fate’
By Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first public comments Thursday on the plane crash believed to have…
Continue Reading Woman who fatally shoved 87-year-old vocal coach to the ground in New York pleads guilty
CNN, WCBS By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — The woman who fatally shoved an 87-year-old Broadway vocal coach in New York pleaded guilty to a…
Continue Reading Scores of Trump supporters show support outside Georgia jail ahead of his expected surrender
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Dozens of Trump supporters gathered outside the jail in Atlanta where former…
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Dollar Tree said theft is such a problem it will start locking up items or stop selling them altogether
Dollar Tree had a miserable quarter, and company management is chalking it up to a mix of factors: changing consumer demands on top of higher prices…
Continue Reading Loss of Antarctic ice hurting survival of emperor penguin chicks, study says
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say the loss of ice around Antarctica is hurting the survival of emperor penguin…
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Why Wall Street’s obsession with a company you probably never heard of is sending stocks surging
The stock market has boomed this year, and one big reason is a company without much name recognition — unless you’re a hard core video…
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FDA warns against using certain eye drops over microbial contamination
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning against buying or using certain eye drops from Dr. Berne’s and LightEyez due to microbial…
Continue Reading Average long-term US mortgage rate jumps to 7.23% this week to highest level since June 2001
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed further above 7% this week to its highest…
Continue Reading Prigozhin’s purported demise seems intended to send a clear message to potential Kremlin foes
By The Associated Press When Yevgeny Prigozhin launched his armed rebellion that challenged the Kremlin, Western officials predicted Russian…
Continue Reading San Francisco’s music scene in the 1960s and ’70s takes center stage in an MGM+ docuseries
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time” is a two-part documentary on MGM+ that…
Continue Reading Turkish airstrike in northern Iraq kills 4 Kurdish insurgents as Ankara’s top diplomat visits region
By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A Turkish airstrike in northern Iraq has killed three members of an…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh friend pleads guilty to helping steal from dead maid’s family
KINGSTREE, S.C. (AP) — A longtime friend of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to helping the disgraced attorney steal millions of…
Continue Reading Wisconsin elections head won’t testify at reappointment hearing that state AG says is improper
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top elections official says she won’t testify at…
Continue Reading Ukraine marks Independence Day and vows to keep fighting Russia as it remembers the fallen
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is marking its second Independence Day since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Officials…
Continue Reading Flooding fills tunnels leading to Detroit airport, forces water rescues in Ohio and Las Vegas
By The Associated Press The latest round of heavy rain has led to more flooding in parts of the nation, including an Ohio highway where people were…
Continue Reading CIA stairwell attack among flood of sexual misconduct complaints at spy agency
By JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — In a secluded stairwell at CIA headquarters last year, officer trainee…
Continue Reading British judge says life support treatment can end for a brain-damaged pastor who’s in a coma
LONDON (AP) — A London judge says life support treatment can be stopped for a brain-damaged English pastor in a coma. Justice Anthony Hayden says…
Continue Reading ‘One day I hope to hug you in heaven,’ US nurse tells kidnappers who held her for 13 days in Haiti
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — American nurse Alix Dorsainvil gladly would give medical care to the captors who held her and her daughter…
Continue Reading ‘Catastrophic’ loss: Huge colonies of emperor penguins saw no chicks survive last year as sea ice disappears
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — As rapidly warming global temperatures help push Antarctica’s sea ice to unprecedented lows, it’s…
Continue Reading India’s lunar rover goes down a ramp to the moon’s surface and takes a walk
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A lunar rover slid down a ramp from the lander of India’s spacecraft within hours of its…
Continue Reading Donald who? Fox barely mentions Trump in first half of debate until 10-minute indictment discussion
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel’s two-hour Republican presidential debate was halfway through when moderator…
Continue Reading Gabon’s president seeks third term in elections that could extend a 55-year political dynasty
By YVES LAURENT GOMA Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon’s president is seeking a third term in elections this weekend that could…
Continue Reading Bob Newhart Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of comedian, actor and writer Bob Newhart. Personal Birth date: September 5, 1929…
Continue Reading London Zoo’s animals, from tarantulas to tigers, get their annual weigh-in
LONDON (AP) — Staff at London Zoo got the measure of giant gorillas, plump penguins and skinny stick insects at the zoo’s annual animal weigh-in…
Continue Reading Research is growing into how best to stop gun violence. One city looks to science for help
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Gun violence prevention research has experienced a small boom in the wake of mounting…
Continue Reading Shein and Forever 21 team up in hopes of expanding reach of both fast-fashion retailers
NEW YORK (AP) — Fast fashion retailers Shein and Forever 21 are going into business together. Under a partnership agreement announced Thursday, the…
Continue Reading As research grows into how to stop gun violence, one city looks to science for help
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — “That’s where I got shot,” said Rashaad Woods, nodding toward a convenience…
Continue Reading Scores of women and girls were sexually assaulted after peace deal in Ethiopia’s Tigray, study shows
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Scores of women and girls in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region were sexually assaulted, often…
Continue Reading Norway rebuilding reindeer fence along border with Russia to stop costly hooves’ crossings
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway is rebuilding a dilapidated reindeer fence along its border with Russia in the…
Continue Reading King Charles and Camilla to make up postponed state visit to France in September
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit France in September, after their planned state visit in March was postponed amid…
Continue Reading France’s Macron aims to push economic and immigration reforms despite political challenges
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is vowing to make key economic, immigration and education reforms. That vow comes despite France’s…
Continue Reading Support grows for sustainable development, a ‘bioeconomy,’ in the Amazon
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — The Brazilian Amazon has long been home to small and mid-sized sustainable businesses that…
Continue Reading The downed Russian jet carried Wagner’s hierarchy, from Prigozhin’s No. 2 to his bodyguards
By The Associated Press The passenger manifest of the plane that went down in Russia is essentially a who’s who of Wagner mercenaries: Its…
Continue Reading A Burmese hip-hop artist is jailed for 20 years for criticizing Myanmar’s military leaders
BANGKOK (AP) — A 38-year-old Burmese hip-hop artist has been found guilty of criticizing Myanmar’s military-controlled government and has been…
Continue Reading Uber raises minimum age for most California drivers to 25, saying insurance costs are too high
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber raised the minimum age requirement for most of its new drivers in California to 25 on Thursday under rules the company…
Continue Reading Dominican officials inspect damage inflicted by Tropical Storm Franklin after heavy flooding kills 2
By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic fanned out across the…
Continue Reading Air traffic controllers at Lebanon’s only civilian airport to go on strike over staffing shortages
BEIRUT (AP) — Air traffic controllers at Lebanon’s only civilian airport say they are badly understaffed and are planning to go on strike next…
Continue Reading Court rejects appeal by German soldier convicted of plotting to attack politicians
BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court says it has rejected an appeal by a military officer who posed as a Syrian asylum-seeker and was convicted…
Continue Reading Ukraine says it landed troops on the shores of Russian-occupied Crimea
By Tim Lister and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces have carried out their most complex and ambitious operations to date against…
Continue Reading FIFA opens case against Spanish soccer official who kissed a player on the lips at Women’s World Cup
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has opened a disciplinary case against the Spanish soccer official who kissed a player on the…
Continue Reading Transgender adults are worried about finding welcoming spaces to live in their later years
By ANDREW DeMILLO, LYNNE SLADKY AND LAURA BARGFELD Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rajee Narinesingh faced struggles throughout her…
Continue Reading Regulator’s review of over 30 Swiss banks finds shortcomings in money-laundering controls
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s financial markets authority says an in-depth review of more than 30 banks conducted…
Continue Reading Turkey’s central bank raises interest rates again in another sign of normalizing economic policy
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by an aggressive 7.5 percentage…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 24: Trump, GOP debate, Wagner boss, Heat dome, Seafood ban
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Passengers flying with Korean Air in the next few weeks will be weighed anonymously before boarding their…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 24: Trump, GOP debate, Wagner boss, Heat dome, Seafood ban
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Passengers flying with Korean Air in the next few weeks will be weighed anonymously before boarding their…
Continue Reading Hospital services in the UK come to a standstill as thousands of senior doctors strike again
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hospital care across England is coming to a standstill as senior doctors launch another 48-hour strike…
Continue Reading Reports: NATO-member Norway to donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, becoming third country to do so
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — NATO-member Norway will reportedly donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, whose forces are embroiled in a difficult…
Continue Reading Building collapse in Nigeria’s capital leaves two people dead while many are feared trapped
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Rescue crews are searching for survivors after a building collapse in Nigeria’s…
Continue Reading A Pakistani court delays ruling on ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan’s conviction appeal
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a top court in Pakistan’s capital is delaying a crucial ruling on an appeal from…
Continue Reading 10 dogs died when a Washington, DC doggy daycare flooded. Dog owners are outraged that a dispatcher called it a ‘water leak’
By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — Maple, Malee and Zeni didn’t have much of a chance when six feet of floodwater rushed into their…
Continue Reading Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU’s largest blaze on record
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters struggled Thursday against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame…
Continue Reading Winding road takes runner Abdihamid Nur from Somalia to the starting line at worlds for the US
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Abdihamid Nur’s winding road led the distance runner to the track this week at world…
Continue Reading Palestinian authorities say an explosion at a Hamas site in Gaza has killed 1 militant
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian authorities say that an explosion has ripped through a Hamas militant site in the central Gaza Strip,…
Continue Reading Hopeful signs of an economic ‘soft landing’ emerge in Jackson Hole as Fed meets with world watching
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — At the height of the post-pandemic economic recovery, Andy…
Continue Reading UK political watchdog says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘inadvertently’ broke ethics rules
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been chided by Parliament’s standards guardian for failing to declare his wife’s financial…
Continue Reading Niger junta’s 3-year transition plan is a ‘provocation,’ says West African regional bloc
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The West African bloc ECOWAS has rejected the proposal by Niger’s mutinous soldiers for a…
Continue Reading Iran and Saudi Arabia are among 6 nations set to join China and Russia in the BRICS economic bloc
By GERALD IMRAY, MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Iran and Saudi Arabia were among six countries invited…
Continue Reading Rockslide near the Dead Sea in Israel kills 5-year-old boy and injures 6 others
JERUSALEM (AP) — An avalanche of rocks tumbled down a hillside onto a hiking trail near the Dead Sea in Israel on Thursday, trapping many people,…
Continue Reading Moscow court extends WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s pre-trial detention
By Sarah Dean, Anna Chernova, Katharina Krebs and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — A Moscow court has extended the pre-trial detention of Wall Street…
Continue Reading At least 7 people are dead after a bus carrying Indian pilgrims crashes in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims from India crashed in southern Nepal killing at least seven occupants and injuring others.…
Continue Reading Mercenary chief Prigozhin is presumed to have died in a plane crash seen as the Kremlin’s revenge
By The Associated Press Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and some of his top lieutenants were presumed dead in a plane crash that was widely…
Continue Reading A man walked into a Southern California bar and shot his soon-to-be ex-wife and several others, killing 3 and injuring 6, authorities say
KABC By Jamiel Lynch, Taylor Romine, Josh Campbell and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A husband in the midst of divorce proceedings went to a…
Continue Reading Jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s arrest is extended by a Moscow court, state news agency says
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court ruled Thursday that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must stay in jail on espionage charges until the end…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street slips ahead of a highly anticipated speech from the Federal Reserve
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping on Wall Street Thursday, despite a blowout profit report from one of its most…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe police arrest 41 election monitors as votes are counted after widespread delays
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police have arrested 41 workers for poll monitoring groups and accused them of…
Continue Reading 3 small Palestinian villages emptied out this summer. Residents blame Israeli settler attacks
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press AL-QABUN, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian hamlet of al-Qabun in the central occupied West Bank was silent this…
Continue Reading Oklahoma schools head takes aim at Tulsa district. Critics say his motives are politically driven
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top public education official has a new target in his culture war fight: the…
Continue Reading ‘India is on the moon’: Pride and joy as lunar landing burnishes country’s image
By Rhea Mogul, Manveena Suri and Vedika Sud, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Indians around the world have united with pride and excitement after the…
Continue Reading California may pay unemployment to striking workers. But the fund to cover it is already insolvent
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some California lawmakers want to make striking workers eligible for unemployment benefits.…
Continue Reading Petroleum asphalt remains in Yellowstone River, even after cleanup from train derailment
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press REED POINT, Mont. (AP) — Two months after a railroad bridge collapse sent carloads of hazardous oil products…
Continue Reading Trump is on his way to surrender at a Georgia jail on charges he sought to overturn his 2020 loss
By ERIC TUCKER, KATE BRUMBACK and JILL COLVIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump was set to turn himself in Thursday night to authorities…
Continue Reading World Cup plans in Okinawa unaffected by North Korean spy satellite launch attempt
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Plans for the start of the Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, Japan, were unaffected…
Continue Reading Cape Cod strands more dolphins than anywhere else. Now they’re getting their own hospital
By MARK PRATT Associated Press When members of the marine mammal team from the International Fund for Animal Welfare rush to a Cape Cod beach to help…
Continue Reading After a Vermont playhouse flooded, the show went on
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press WESTON, Vt. (AP) — Members of a beloved Vermont acting company were sleeping in theater housing when torrential…
Continue Reading Biden policy allowing migrants from Venezuela and 3 other countries into the US is on trial in Texas
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A key portion of President Joe Biden’s immigration policy that grants parole to thousands of…
Continue Reading Maui fires renew centuries-old tensions over water rights. The streams are sacred to Hawaiians
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and JAE C. HONG Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Shortly after the ignition of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in…
Continue Reading Harsh penalties approved for Florida state college employees who use restrooms that don’t correspond with gender assigned at birth
By Denise Royal and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Florida education officials on Wednesday unanimously approved harsher penalties against state…
Continue Reading A former principal of an Australian Jewish school sentenced to 15 years for child sex abuse
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A former principal of an Australian Jewish school has been sentenced to 15 years in…
Continue Reading Bans on diverse picture books? Young kids need to see their families represented, experts say
By ANNIE MA Associated Press When Wes Brown sought out children’s books for his two young sons, he made sure to seek titles that reflected the…
Continue Reading Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte turns 20, beloved by millions and despised by some
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The seasonal drink that made pumpkin spice a star is turning 20. And unlike the autumn days it celebrates, there…
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