5 things to know for June 14: Trump, NATO, Food prices, Helicopter mishap, Stanley Cup
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Amazon is turning to artificial intelligence to make it simpler to sift through thousands of user reviews. The…
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5 things to know for June 14: Trump, NATO, Food prices, Helicopter mishap, Stanley Cup
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Amazon is turning to artificial intelligence to make it simpler to sift through thousands of user reviews. The…
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Russian court sends an associate of Kremlin foe Navalny to prison for 7 1/2 years
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Russia has convicted an associate of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei…
Continue Reading US beefs up campaign to ensure accurate animal welfare claims on meat, poultry packaging
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it hopes to weed out false or misleading animal-welfare claims on meat…
Continue Reading Thousands protest in Poland against strict abortion law after pregnant woman died of sepsis
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of people have demonstrated across Poland against the country’s restrictive…
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Two dead after Japanese cadet opens fire on colleagues at shooting range, military says
By Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Two people were killed Wednesday after a cadet allegedly opened fire on members of his own unit at a military…
Continue Reading Two dead after Japanese cadet opens fire on colleagues at shooting range, military says
By Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Two people were killed Wednesday after a cadet allegedly opened fire on members of his own unit at a military…
Continue Reading Scottish charity Mary’s Meals wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias award
MADRID (AP) — Scottish charity group Mary’s Meals has won a prestigious Spanish prize for its work feeding schoolchildren facing extreme poverty…
Continue Reading Philippine volcano’s eruption, which has displaced thousands, can last for months
By JIM GOMEZ AND JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) — A gentle eruption of the Philippines’ most active volcano that has…
Continue Reading Democrats and Republicans share core values but still distrust each other
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans on the right and the left have a lot more in common than they might think —…
Continue Reading Pro leagues balance profit, integrity risks in legal betting era
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer Images of players are being used in sportsbook advertisements. Sportsbook branding has prominent placement in…
Continue Reading Italian ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi is given a state funeral in the city where he made his billions
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi is being honored with a state funeral in Milan’s Duomo cathedral and a day of…
Continue Reading US students grade their schools a B- on average, according to new report
By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — US students give their schools an overall B- grade on average, according to a new report released Wednesday that…
Continue Reading Lebanese lawmakers fail in yet another attempt to elect president, end power vacuum
By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese lawmakers have failed in yet another attempt to elect a president and…
Continue Reading Erdogan says no change in Turkey’s stance on Sweden’s NATO membership
By SUZAN FRASER and ROBERT BADENDIECK Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that NATO should not…
Continue Reading South Korea sues rival North Korea for blowing up joint liaison office in 2020
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has filed a $35 million damage suit against North Korea for blowing up a…
Continue Reading Indian, Pakistani coasts on high alert a day before Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall
By AJIT SOLANKI, SIBI ARASU and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press MANDVI, India (AP) — The coastal regions of India and Pakistan are on high alert with…
Continue Reading At least 15 people killed and dozens injured in bus crash in Mali
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s government says that at least 15 people were killed and dozens injured when two…
Continue Reading Germany unveils 1st national security strategy to address growing threats, singles out Russia
By FRANK JORDANS and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has said Russia is the greatest security threat “for the…
Continue Reading UK police hunt motive in Nottingham attack as friends mourn student athlete victims
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Police in England are working to piece together details of a knife and van attack that killed two…
Continue Reading Chinese navy ship pays port call to Philippines in goodwill tour of region
By IYA FORBES Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Chinese navy training ship with hundreds of cadets has made a port call in the…
Continue Reading American University of Beirut president says Cyprus campus key to institution’s global outreach
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of the American University of Beirut says Cyprus bested 15 other countries as the most suitable to host the…
Continue Reading At least 9 killed in ethnic clashes in India’s northeast, where 100 have died in month of violence
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Officials say rival ethnic groups fired at each other in fresh violence in India’s remote northeast that left at least…
Continue Reading British economy recovers slightly in April but strikes set to keep a lid on growth
LONDON (AP) — Official figures show that the British economy bounced back in April amid strong sales at bars and pubs as well as a rebound in car…
Continue Reading Blinken speaks with Chinese foreign minister ahead of expected high-stakes visit to Beijing
By Nectar Gan and Mengchen Zhang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with China’s foreign minister by phone on…
Continue Reading Houston Police K-9 dies from heat exhaustion after being left in a patrol car when the engine unexpectedly shut off, officials say
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Houston police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old K-9 who suffered heat exhaustion Monday after being left…
Continue Reading How Europe is leading the world in the push to regulate AI
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Lawmakers in Europe signed off Wednesday on the world’s first set of comprehensive rules for…
Continue Reading At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off Greece; hundreds may be missing
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press KALAMATA, Greece (AP) — An overcrowded fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank…
Continue Reading Russia steps up aerial strikes on Ukraine, killing at least 6 amid Kyiv counteroffensive
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the southern city of Odesa…
Continue Reading China’s foreign minister airs concerns in phone call with Blinken ahead of planned visit
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang have shared…
Continue Reading As Ukraine fights back, hundreds of NATO warplanes are flying over Germany in alliance’s largest-ever aerial drills
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — As the early stages of Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian invaders is unfolding on the battlefield,…
Continue Reading New York woman dies in hit-and-run by a suspected drunk driver she refused to ride with earlier, officials say
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A young woman walking along a road in Upstate New York was struck and killed by a suspected drunken driver…
Continue Reading Long-awaited Vietnam energy plan aims to boost renewables, but fossil fuels still in the mix
By VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Power outages are leaving Vietnamese homes and businesses without power for hours at…
Continue Reading As Ukraine fights back, hundreds of NATO warplanes are flying over Germany in alliance’s largest-ever aerial drills
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — As the early stages of Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian invaders is unfolding on the battlefield,…
Continue Reading As conditions for Syrians worsen, aid organizations struggle to catch the world’s attention again
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BAR ELIAS, Lebanon (AP) — Six months after she got the call informing her that her U.N. assistance would be…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street drifts ahead of Fed decision on rates
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting Wednesday, as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve’s latest…
Continue Reading Federal assistance sought for northeastern vineyards, orchards hit by late frost
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press SHELBURNE, Vt. (AP) — Vineyards and apple orchards across the Northeast are still gauging damage from a late-season…
Continue Reading To fight berry-busting fruit flies, researchers focus on sterilizing the bugs
By MELINA WALLING Associated Press Paul Nelson is used to doing battle with an invasive fruit fly called the spotted wing drosophila, a pest that one…
Continue Reading Tens of thousands evacuated as India and Pakistan brace for Cyclone Biparjoy
By Sophia Saifi, Manveena Suri and Rhea Mogul, CNN Islamabad and New Delhi (CNN) — Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated as India and…
Continue Reading Historic Boston church where the Revolution was sparked to host its first play
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Old North Church played a pivotal role in the nation’s fight for independence and has continued to…
Continue Reading An Amazon rainforest rite of passage in threatened territory
By LUCAS DUMPHREYS and DAVID BILLER Associated Press ALTO RIO GUAMA INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil (AP) — The Indigenous adolescents danced in a…
Continue Reading Nevada GOP governor signs transgender health bills while vetoing another, bucking party trends
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed two bills related to transgender…
Continue Reading Two dead after Japanese cadet opens fire on colleagues at shooting range, military says
By Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Two people were killed Wednesday after a cadet allegedly opened fire on members of his own unit at a military…
Continue Reading Toyota shareholders reject proposal demanding better performance on climate change
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOYOTA, Japan (AP) — Toyota executives have fielded challenges and reaped praise from investors at an annual…
Continue Reading Milwaukee bankruptcy avoidance plan up for approval in Wisconsin Legislature
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A plan to prevent Milwaukee from going bankrupt is expected to win bipartisan approval in the…
Continue Reading Benito the giraffe is alone and struggling at small Mexican zoo, climate activists say
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Benito the giraffe arrived in Mexico’s arid northern border city of Ciudad Juarez just last…
Continue Reading Stove wars: Republican-controlled House takes up bills to protect gas stoves
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Venturing back into the nation’s culture wars, the Republican-controlled House is taking…
Continue Reading Fed Chair Powell sees progress on inflation, though not quickly enough
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation may be cooling — just not yet fast enough for the Federal Reserve. Chair…
Continue Reading Australian prosecutors drop murder charge over German backpacker’s death in 2005
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against German immigrant Tobias…
Continue Reading 110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, UN says
By RENATA BRITO Associated Press The U.N. says 110 million people in the world today have had to flee their homes because of conflict, persecution,…
Continue Reading Syria says Israeli airstrikes over southwest Damascus wounded soldier and caused damage
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media say airstrikes attributed to Israel over Syria’s capital have critically wounded one soldier. Syria’s state…
Continue Reading Golden Knights blast Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 to capture first Stanley Cup title
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Golden Knights games have always been as flashy as any show on the Las Vegas Strip, the…
Continue Reading Iran president rails against US sanctions during visit to Nicaragua
MEXICO CITY (AP) — In his first visit to Latin America, Iran’s hardline president met Tuesday with his Nicaraguan counterpart and railed against…
Continue Reading The weapons expert in the Alec Baldwin case was hungover on set, prosecutors say
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a…
Continue Reading Founder of sexuality-focused women’s wellness company pleads not guilty in forced labor case
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An entrepreneur who promoted group “orgasmic meditation” as a road to women’s well-being…
Continue Reading 18-year-old trainee accused of shooting 3 soldiers at firing range on Japanese army base, killing 2
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An 18-year-old army trainee shot three fellow soldiers at a firing range on a Japanese army base…
Continue Reading Rare sighting of killer whales caught in aerial survey off New England coast
By Amaya McDonald, CNN (CNN) — New England Aquarium researchers spotted something unusual on Sunday afternoon during an aerial survey — a…
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By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — A new mural on display in India’s new $110 million Parliament has become an unlikely target of ire among its South…
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft’s planned $69 billion purchase of video game company Activision Blizzard was blocked by a federal judge…
Continue Reading ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor facing additional charges in Canada
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (AP) — Canadian police have issued warrants for a former “Dances With Wolves” actor who is facing nine charges…
Continue Reading Trump’s historic federal arraignment was virtually invisible to the public
By DAVID BAUDER and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s arraignment on federal charges in Miami…
Continue Reading Biden celebrates Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, at the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden hosted a massive concert on the South Lawn of the White House to commemorate Juneteenth, the country’s…
Continue Reading Despite serious legal threat, Trump turns day in court into a campaign event
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s four years in the White House, even on some of the most consequential…
Continue Reading Teacher who was shot by 6-year-old student in Virginia has resigned, school officials say
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press The first-grade teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia has resigned from her position, school…
Continue Reading Michigan Republican chairperson Karamo, others ordered to pay legal fees for failed election lawsuit
DETROIT (AP) — A judge has ordered Michigan Republican Party Chairperson Kristina Karamo and others to pay more than $58,000 in legal fees incurred…
Continue Reading German court orders Cologne archdiocese to pay clergy abuse victim over $300,000
BERLIN (AP) — A court has ordered a German diocese to pay $323,000 in compensation to a former altar boy who was repeatedly abused by a Catholic…
Continue Reading Biden dispatching Sullivan to Tokyo for talks with Japan, Philippines, South Korea officials
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is dispatching White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Tokyo…
Continue Reading Amazon Web Services briefly hit by wide-ranging outage, impacting major websites
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — Amazon Web Services was briefly hit by a wide-ranging outage on Tuesday afternoon that impacted a large…
Continue Reading Iraqi immigrant pleads guilty in federal court in Oregon to supporting Islamic State
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An immigrant from Iraq has pleaded guilty in federal court in Portland, Oregon, to conspiring…
Continue Reading Oil producers say tech will soon handle climate-wrecking fumes. US envoy Kerry says be skeptical
By EDITH M. LEDERER, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is urging skepticism…
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These local governments are suing Big Oil
Stacker looked at the legal landscape of pending lawsuits against oil companies, citing data from the Center for Climate…
Continue Reading Takeaways from Trump’s historic court appearance
By Jeremy Herb, Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Miami (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 charges Tuesday…
Continue Reading Senate just barely confirms Bernstein as Biden’s economic adviser
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate has narrowly confirmed Jared Bernstein to be the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. A…
Continue Reading Los Angeles city councilman charged with embezzlement and perjury
By STEFANIE DAZIO and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors charged a Los Angeles city councilman with embezzlement and…
Continue Reading New Jersey doctor who sexually abused patients has been threatened in jail, lawyers say
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for a New Jersey doctor who sexually abused patients say their client has faced…
Continue Reading White House press secretary has violated rule against politics on the job, watchdog says
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Since taking on the role of White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre has become known…
Continue Reading Cormac McCarthy, lauded author of ‘The Road’ and ‘No Country for Old Men,’ dies at 89
By SUE MAJOR HOLMES and HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Cormac McCarthy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who in prose both…
Continue Reading Tory Lanez sentencing on Megan Thee Stallion shooting delayed to August
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tory Lanez’s sentencing for shooting and wounding hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion was delayed on Tuesday. Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Israeli soldiers will not face criminal charges in death of elderly Palestinian-American
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it will not bring criminal charges against soldiers involved in the…
Continue Reading Transgender activist no longer welcome at White House after going topless at Biden event
WASHINGTON (AP) — Transgender advocate Rose Montoya is no longer welcome at White House events after posting on social media a video of herself and…
Continue Reading Army renames Louisiana base for Black WWI hero who received Medal of Honor
FORT JOHNSON, La. (AP) — A U.S. Army base in western Louisiana was renamed Tuesday to honor Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black hero of World War I…
Continue Reading The US Energy Department is spending $26M to help find a temporary site to store spent nuclear fuel
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Federal energy regulators are spending $26 million to find communities willing to accept a temporary federal site to store…
Continue Reading US: Online asylum appointments halted at 1 Texas crossing because of Mexican city’s safety woes
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and JULIE WATSON Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration says the reason it halted online asylum…
Continue Reading Biden to extend legal status for 4 nationalities, reversing Trump but irking some
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration says it will extend legal status by 18 months for more than 300,000…
Continue Reading ‘Smartphones’ for sharks: Scientists upgrade sensors to keep track of Cape Cod’s white sharks
By MARK PRATT Associated Press Scientists monitoring the white shark population in the waters off Cape Cod are attaching better sensors to the…
Continue Reading Judge lets columnist amend defamation claim with over $10 million demand for damages from Trump
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Continue Reading Mayor of Mexican border city of Tijuana living at army base after receiving threats
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The mayor of the Mexican border city of Tijuana said she has decided to live at an army base for her own safety, after she…
Continue Reading An ‘unprecedented drought’ is affecting the Panama Canal. El Niño could make it worse.
By Tara John and Taylor Ward, CNN (CNN) — An “unprecedented drought” is affecting the Panama Canal’s water supply and leading authorities…
Continue Reading Dutch intelligence warned CIA about alleged Ukrainian plot to attack Nord Stream pipelines, Netherlands’ public broadcaster reports
By Mick Krever, Alex Marquardt, Sarah Dean and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — Dutch military intelligence warned the American intelligence…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, which killed six people and…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march in Alabama. Facts Throughout March of 1965, a group of…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Ringo Starr, musician and member of the Beatles. Personal Birth date: July 7, 1940…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the French Open tennis tournament. May 22-June 11, 2023 – The French Open takes place…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of billionaire and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Personal Birth…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Tony Awards which honor achievements on Broadway. June 11, 2023 – The 76th Tony…
Continue Reading Hundreds of people feared dead as boat capsizes in Nigeria
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Hundreds of people, including wedding guests, are feared dead in north-central Nigeria after a…
Continue Reading France accuses Russia of faking websites to sow confusion and disinformation about Ukraine war
PARIS France’s government has accused Russia of a long-running online manipulation campaign that included impersonating the websites of leading…
Continue Reading NATO leader says Ukrainians are making progress and advancing against Russian forces
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukrainians are “making progress, making…
Continue Reading Republicans delay vote on University of Wisconsin budget after promises to cut diversity funds
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers have suspended a vote on funding for University of…
Continue Reading Death toll from Kenya cult tied to pastor surpasses 300, with more exhumations planned
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The number of people who died after a Kenyan pastor ordered his followers to starve to death in order to meet Jesus has…
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