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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Correction: California-Biker Bar Shooting story
TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — In a story published August 24, 2023 about a shooting at a Southern California bar that left three dead and six…
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
By Jamiel Lynch, Taylor Romine, Josh Campbell and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A husband in the midst of divorce proceedings went to a Southern…
Continue Reading In Japan’s neighbors, fear and frustration are shared over radioactive water release
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Public fears and frustrations are being shared in Japan’s neighboring countries…
Continue Reading Trial for suspect in Idaho student stabbings postponed after right to speedy trial waived
MOSCOW, Idaho. (AP) — The trial for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year will not happen as…
Continue Reading NBA’s Jimmy Butler and singer Sebastián Yatra play tennis at a US Open charity event for Ukraine
NEW YORK (AP) — NBA star Jimmy Butler has dressed just like a member of the ball crew at the U.S. Open and picked up a racket to play alongside…
Continue Reading China bans seafood from Japan after Tokyo begins releasing treated radioactive water
By Emiko Jozuka, Jessie Yeung and Tara Subramaniam and CNN’s Beijing bureau (CNN) — China announced Thursday it was banning all seafood…
Continue Reading Prince Harry to return to the UK on the eve of first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s death
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry is expected to return to the United Kingdom next month to attend a charity awards ceremony on the eve of the first…
Continue Reading US approves new $500M arms sale to Taiwan as tension from China intensifies
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has approved a new $500 million arms sale to Taiwan as it ramps up…
Continue Reading Vivek Ramaswamy takes center stage, plus other key moments from the first Republican debate
By STEVE PEOPLES and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have dominated the Republican…
Continue Reading Trial delayed for University of Idaho student killing suspect Bryan Kohberger
By Lauren del Valle and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — The murder trial of University of Idaho student killings suspect Bryan Kohberger –…
Continue Reading North Korea says its spy satellite launch has failed, again
By Yoonjung Seo, Emiko Jozuka and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — North Korea’s second attempt to launch a spy satellite into orbit failed…
Continue Reading China bans seafood from Japan after the Fukushima nuclear plant begins its wastewater release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press OKUMA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant in Fukushima is releasing its first batch of…
Continue Reading Trump praises Jan. 6 crowd, repeats election lies in online interview while skipping GOP debate
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump skipped the debate stage typically relished by presidential candidates on…
Continue Reading Japanese family says young doctor took his life after working 200 hours overtime in a single month
By Jessie Yeung and Eru Ishikawa, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — The family of a 26-year-old doctor in Japan who died by suicide last year after working…
Continue Reading PeaceHealth to shutter only hospital in Eugene, Oregon; nurse’s union calls it ‘disastrous’
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — PeaceHealth says it’s closing the only hospital in Eugene, Oregon, and moving services 6 miles to its Springfield…
Continue Reading UN Security Council, minus China and Russia, condemns Myanmar military’s killing of civilians
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Members of the U.N. Security Council – minus China and Russia – are condemning the…
Continue Reading What’s going on with Scooter Braun’s artist roster? Here’s what we know and what’s still speculation
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scooter Braun is one of the most recognizable names in the music business for his singular work…
Continue Reading Man convicted of killing Kristin Smart is attacked in prison and hospitalized in serious condition
COALINGA, Calif. (AP) — The man convicted of killing a college student who vanished from a California campus more than 25 years ago has been…
Continue Reading Former USC star Reggie Bush files defamation suit against NCAA, wants Heisman Trophy back
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Former University of Southern California superstar Reggie Bush is accusing the NCAA of defamation in a lawsuit…
Continue Reading Oil production boosts government income in New Mexico, as legislators build savings ‘bridge’
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Record-breaking oil production in New Mexico is likely to provide state government with a new…
Continue Reading Tensions high in San Francisco as city seeks reversal of ban on clearing homeless encampments
BY JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tensions flared as lawyers for San Francisco argued before an appeals court to lift an…
Continue Reading Police detective shot in western Washington, 2 juveniles in custody, police say
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police say a detective in Washington state was shot in the shoulder and that two juvenile boys were later taken into custody.…
Continue Reading Southern Indiana egg farmer John Rust announces bid for Republican nod for US Senate in 2024.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A southern Indiana egg farmer has declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat…
Continue Reading Theodore Roosevelt presidential library taking shape in North Dakota Badlands
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Construction began in June on the Theodore Roosevelt presidential library planned for the…
Continue Reading Rail union wants new rules to improve conductor training in the wake of 2 trainee deaths
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The nation’s largest railroad union wants federal regulators to do more to ensure…
Continue Reading Nicaraguan government bans Jesuit order and says all its property will be confiscated
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s government has declared the Jesuit religious order illegal, and ordered the confiscation of all its property.…
Continue Reading North Carolina woman facing false report charge in case where she reported her own killing, police say
By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — A North Carolina woman is facing false report and other charges after police say she sent anonymous messages to a…
Continue Reading Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the Kremlin in a brief mutiny
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press Yevgeny Prigozhin made his name as the profane and brutal mercenary boss who in June mounted an armed rebellion that…
Continue Reading Wagner mercenary leader, Russian mutineer, ‘Putin’s chef’: The many sides of Yevgeny Prigozhin
By The Associated Press His name was on the manifest of a passenger plane that crashed in Russia. Just two months ago, Yevgeny Prigozhin was leading…
Continue Reading Ambulance dispatcher dies after being shot in parking lot over weekend; estranged husband charged
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas dispatcher who was shot in the parking lot of a Little Rock-area ambulance service over the weekend has died.…
Continue Reading Extremists abduct more than 40 women in latest attack in northeast Nigeria
By HARUNA UMAR Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Locals have reported the abduction of 42 women during an attack by Islamic extremist…
Continue Reading US nurse kidnapped in Haiti speaks via video for first time since her release
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. nurse who was kidnapped in Haiti last month with her young daughter spoke via video this week for the first…
Continue Reading Arizona court to review ruling that abortion doctors can’t be charged under pre-statehood law
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court will reassess a lower court’s conclusion that abortion doctors can’t be prosecuted under a…
Continue Reading Supporters of silenced Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr won’t face trespassing charges
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana prosecutors are declining to pursue misdemeanor trespassing charges against seven…
Continue Reading Mom gets life for stabbing newborn and throwing the baby in a river in 1992. DNA cracked the case
YORK, S.C. (AP) — A 50-year-old woman has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her newborn daughter, whose stabbed body was found in a…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jack Ma, co-founder of China’s most successful tech empire and billionaire…
Continue Reading Bashar al-Assad Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Personal Birth date: September 11, 1965 Birth…
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Early testing suggests variant BA.2.86 has been detected in US wastewater, CDC report says
Preliminary testing of wastewater in the United States has detected the new highly mutated coronavirus variant BA.2.86, according to a risk…
Continue Reading Basketball World Cup 2023: How to watch, who’s playing, who’s favored and more
By The Associated Press Another order of business from the Basketball World Cup is complete. All seven automatic berths into next year’s Paris…
Continue Reading Heavy rain helps douse wildfires in Canada’s British Columbia
KELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) — Firefighters in a scenic region of British Columbia say heavy rain overnight has helped douse wildfires that…
Continue Reading Ohio attorney general rejects language for amendment aimed at reforming troubled political mapmaking
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has rejected petition language for a…
Continue Reading Driver of minivan facing charge in Ohio school bus crash that killed 1 student, hurt 23
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — The driver of a minivan involved in a crash with an Ohio school bus that left one student dead and more than a score of…
Continue Reading Argentina arrests dozens in looting attempts amid fear of growing violence ahead of October election
By VICTOR R. CAIVANO and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LOMA HERMOSA; Argentina (AP) — Argentine authorities have reported a large number of…
Continue Reading Jeffrey Epstein’s New Mexico ranch is sold for an undisclosed price to a newly registered company
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Known as the Zorro Ranch, a high-desert property once owned by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has been sold after two…
Continue Reading California shop owner killed over Pride flag was adamant she would never take it down, friend says
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and RICHARD VOGEL Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A longtime friend says the California woman killed for apparently…
Continue Reading Deadly heat wave in the central US strains infrastructure, transportation and the Texas power grid
By ACACIA CORONADO and JUAN LOZANO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Temperatures are soaring in the central U.S., leading to deaths and…
Continue Reading Woman who fatally shoved 87-year-old vocal coach to the ground in New York pleads guilty
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 Giants tight end Tommy Sweeney collapses from ‘medical event,’ in stable condition
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants say tight end Tommy Sweeney is stable and alert after collapsing during practice and being carted…
Continue Reading Montana woman sentenced to life in prison for torturing and killing her 12-year-old grandson
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A Montana woman who pleaded guilty to torturing and killing her 12-year-old grandson more than three years ago has been…
Continue Reading Woman pleads guilty to fatally shoving Broadway singing coach, age 87, avoiding a long prison stay
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who killed an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach by shoving her onto a Manhattan sidewalk has avoided a lengthy prison…
Continue Reading North Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed, vows 3rd try
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says its second attempt to launch a spy satellite failed again but vowed to…
Continue Reading New York golfer charged with animal cruelty after goose killed with golf club
By JULIE WALKER and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Officials in New York say a golfer beat a goose to death with a golf club in…
Continue Reading Deep-sea ‘hot tubs’ help octopus moms hatch their eggs faster
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most octopuses lead solitary lives. So scientists were startled to find thousands of…
Continue Reading Former USC star Reggie Bush plans defamation lawsuit against NCAA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Southern California running back Reggie Bush plans to file a defamation lawsuit against the NCAA over a statement made by…
Continue Reading Oklahoma authorities name the BTK killer as the ‘prime suspect’ in at least two unsolved cases
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press The BTK serial killer has been named the “prime suspect” in two unsolved killings…
Continue Reading The first 2024 Republican presidential debate is in the books. Here’s what happened
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Follow along for live updates on the first 2024 Republican presidential debate. The field’s early front-runner, Donald…
Continue Reading Judge clears the way for a civil case to proceed against Alec Baldwin and ‘Rust’ producers
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has rejected a request by Alec Baldwin’s attorneys to…
Continue Reading From Putin’s ‘personal chef’ to rebel: Who was Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin?
By Sophie Tanno and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — The founder of the Wagner private mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died when his…
Continue Reading Colorado man accused of killing 10 at supermarket in 2021 is competent for trial, prosecutors say
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man charged with killing 10 people at a Boulder supermarket in 2021 is mentally…
Continue Reading Lebanese army helicopter crashes near Beirut killing 2 crew members and injuring 1
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army says an army helicopter crashed during a training mission in a forest east of Beirut, killing two crew members and…
Continue Reading Belarus outlaws prominent rights group Viasna, declaring it extremist
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities have declared the country’s oldest and most prominent human…
Continue Reading Police officer who shot driver sitting in car is being suspended, will be fired, commissioner says
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s police commissioner says a police officer who shot and killed a driver sitting in his car last week is being…
Continue Reading Senator Rubio urges Biden administration to freeze a former warlord’s extradition to Colombia
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Writer MIAMI (AP) — Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is calling on the Biden administration to reject…
Continue Reading New Jersey to require free period products in schools for grades 6 through 12
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey will require school districts to offer free menstrual products for grades six through 12 under a new law Gov. Phil…
Continue Reading Gunfire in Pittsburgh neighborhood prompts standoff and evacuations; 1 person later pronounced dead
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man facing eviction opened fire at officers from inside a Pittsburgh home Wednesday, shooting down police drones and prompting…
Continue Reading Founders of crypto mixer arrested, sanctioned after US cracks down on Tornado Cash
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government officials on Wednesday started cracking down on co-founders of the virtual…
Continue Reading Mystery of octopus garden in ocean’s midnight zone solved by scientists
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Deep-sea octopuses are typically solitary creatures that inhabit frigid waters in one of Earth’s most challenging…
Continue Reading Mexican border city struggles to find space for migrants even with a new shelter
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s immigration agency and a Catholic aid group are offering what may be at…
Continue Reading Amputees can get their body parts back for spiritual reasons, new Oregon law says
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Health care facilities in Oregon will be allowed to return amputated body parts to patients for cultural, spiritual or…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Democrats want to ban sham lawsuits as GOP senator continues fight against local news site
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are trying to prohibit the use of expensive, sham…
Continue Reading Drowning death of former President Obama’s personal chef on Martha’s Vineyard ruled an accident
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — The drowning death of former President Barack Obama’s personal chef near the family’s home on Martha’s Vineyard last…
Continue Reading Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is presumed dead in a plane crash outside Moscow
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian…
Continue Reading Wagner chief Prigozhin was on plane that crashed in Russia, aviation agency says
By Tara John, Mariya Knight, Tim Lister, Paul P. Murphy and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russian mercenary…
Continue Reading Philadelphia police commissioner intends to fire officer involved in fatal shooting during a traffic stop
By Ray Sanchez, Jessica Xing and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia’s police commissioner on Wednesday said she intends to fire…
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Meet Apollo, the ‘iPhone’ of humanoid robots
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Ashley Strickland, CNN Austin, Texas (CNN) — Humanoids that handle household chores or build habitats on the lunar surface…
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New home sales rose to a 17-month high in July
New home sales rose in July from the month before, beating estimates and reaching a 17-month high, as buyers continue to look to new construction as…
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America added 306,000 fewer jobs last year than we thought. But the labor market is still hot
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — US job growth during much of the past year was weaker than previously projected by a little more…
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Melting Austrian glacier gives up body of long-dead man
A mountain guide found the body of a man believed to have died more than 20 years ago on a glacier in Austria, police announced on…
Continue Reading Compromise on long-delayed state budget could be finalized this week, top Virginia lawmakers say
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A compromise deal on a state budget is likely to be reached in the next few days.…
Continue Reading Workers in Disney World district criticize DeSantis appointees’ decision to eliminate free passes
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Employees of Walt Disney World’s governing district are criticizing new board members appointed by Gov. Ron…
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It may be time to break out the masks against COVID-19, some experts say
If you’re at high risk of serious illness or death from COVID-19, it’s time to dust off those N95 masks and place them snugly over your nose and…
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Suspect in hourslong Pittsburgh standoff after deputies tried to evict him is dead, police say
CNN, KDKA, WPXI By Danny Freeman, Holly Yan and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — The occupant of a home who opened fire when deputies tried to serve…
Continue Reading NFL cornerback Caleb Farley leans on faith after dad’s death in explosion at North Carolina home
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley says he took the first flight home after learning of an explosion that destroyed…
Continue Reading Iran rounds up activists and relatives of killed protesters ahead of Mahsa Amini anniversary
By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Iran is moving to head off a possible repeat of unrest ahead of the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa…
Continue Reading In his new book ‘The Fall,’ author Michael Wolff foresees the demise of Fox News
NEW YORK (AP) — The next book from “Fire and Fury” author Michael Wolff is both a recounting of the recent past and a prediction for the near…
Continue Reading Cyprus dismantles human smuggling ring bringing Syrian migrants from Syria, Lebanon and Turkey
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus says it has dismantled a criminal human smuggling ring responsible for…
Continue Reading St. Louis proposal would ban ‘military-grade’ weapons, prohibit guns for ‘insurrectionists’
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — As the St. Louis mayor pushes legislation that would prohibit “military-grade weapons” on city…
Continue Reading Suspect in hourslong Pittsburgh standoff after deputies tried to evict him is dead, police say
By Danny Freeman, Holly Yan and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — The occupant of a home who opened fire when deputies tried to serve an eviction…
Continue Reading As Ralph Yarl begins his senior year of high school, the man who shot him faces a court hearing
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four months after he was shot in the head after ringing the doorbell at the wrong house to pick up his brothers, Ralph Yarl…
Continue Reading A magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes deep underground in northern Argentina; no damage reported
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck deep underground in northern Argentina. There have been no immediate reports…
Continue Reading Gender-affirming surgeries in the US nearly tripled before pandemic dip, study finds
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer A new study finds the number of gender-affirming surgeries in the United States nearly tripled from 2016 to…
Continue Reading Parts of tropical rainforests could get too hot for photosynthesis, study suggests
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Some leaves in tropical forests from South America to South East Asia are getting so hot they may no longer be…
Continue Reading Signs return to Tennessee statehouse grounds after judge blocks new House GOP rule
By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Signs have returned to the Tennessee Capitol complex after a…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Republicans ask newly elected liberal justice to not hear redistricting case
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature have asked that the newest Democratic-backed…
Continue Reading Swiss police warn that heat wave raises danger of falling ice, rock in the Alps
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Police in southwest Switzerland are warning that a heat wave has increased the risk of falling rock…
Continue Reading Business tycoon Carlos Ghosn’s rise, fall and dramatic escape is subject of new Apple TV+ series
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Ghosn, the former rock star businessman who fell from grace and fled authorities…
Continue Reading North Dakota Gov. Burgum will do a walk-through of the GOP primary debate stage on his injured leg
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Injured North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum plans to have a walk-through of the Republican presidential debate stage…
Continue Reading South Carolina’s new all-male highest court reverses course on abortion, upholding strict 6-week ban
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s newly all-male Supreme Court reversed course on…
Continue Reading Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro in hospital for routine exams
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is in hospital in Sao Paulo undergoing what a close aide describes…
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