Vintage computer that helped launch the Apple empire is being sold at auction
BOSTON (AP) — A vintage Apple computer signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak is being sold at auction. The Apple-1 set in motion the company…
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Long Island and Atlantic City sex worker killings are unrelated, officials say
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey prosecutor says the murders of several sex workers on Long Island do not…
Continue Reading A teacher was caught on video abusing students. Her district is settling for over $11 million
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A television station has reported that a school district in West Virginia reached settlements totaling $11 million in…
Continue Reading Organizers of heavy metal festival in Germany ask visitors to leave cars at home due to bad weather
The organizers of the famous heavy metal music festival of Wacken in northern Germany have issued a travel ban for visitors with vehicles due to the…
Continue Reading Sheila Oliver, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor and a prominent Black leader, dies at 71
By MIKE CATALNI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who rose to become one of New Jersey’s most prominent Black leaders…
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What you need to know about the incandescent light bulb ban
America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well,…
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The number of available jobs in the US just fell to its lowest level in more than two years
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Bit by bit, the US labor market is settling down from the rolling boil of the past three years: The…
Continue Reading Prepare for a stunning double-supermoon display in August
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Big, bright lunar displays will bookend August as the moon nears its closest point to Earth. When the moon…
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Chinese zoo denies its sun bears are people in costume
A zoo in eastern China has denied suggestions that some of its bears were people dressed in costume after videos of a Malayan sun bear standing on…
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The winning numbers for a $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot have been drawn
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The winning numbers for Tuesday’s estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot – which would be one of the…
Continue Reading Alaska child fatally shoots another child with a rifle moments after they were playing with toy guns
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Moments after two children were playing with toy guns, one of the children picked up a real rifle in a western Alaska home…
Continue Reading Northwestern enlists Loretta Lynch to lead review of athletics department accountability mechanisms in wake of hazing lawsuits
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — Northwestern University announced Tuesday an independent review of the school’s accountability mechanisms…
Continue Reading Iowa agency rules finds deaths of 3 men in Iowa building collapse were accidental
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s health agency has determined that the deaths of three men crushed in the collapse of a downtown Davenport building…
Continue Reading As climate change leads to more and wetter storms, cholera cases are on the rise
By BLANCA BEGERT, Grist In early 2022, nearly 200,000 Malawians were displaced after two tropical storms struck the southeastern part of Africa…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour board and gives commissioner his support as Saudi deal talks continue
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods has joined the PGA Tour policy board for the first time in his 27 years on tour, giving Commissioner Jay…
Continue Reading Bond is denied for South Carolina woman accused of killing newlywed bride in drunken crash
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America A judge has denied bond for a woman accused of killing a newlywed bride when she drunkenly…
Continue Reading Democratic lawmakers slam the lack of attorney access for asylum seekers in Border Patrol custody
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of Democratic members of Congress are asking the Biden administration to end expedited screening of asylum seekers in…
Continue Reading Booker Prize semifinalists include 4 Irish writers, 4 debut novelists
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Author Sebastian Barry is one of four Irish writers to make the long list of semifinalists for this…
Continue Reading The US lacks that 2019 magic at this Women’s World Cup
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The United States is clearly not the dominant team that won the 2019 Women’s World Cup. The Americans have…
Continue Reading New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver still hospitalized, Scutari is acting governor
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver remained unable to carry out her duties as acting governor on Tuesday after she was…
Continue Reading What we know about an American woman and her daughter who were kidnapped in Haiti 6 days ago
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Six days since American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter were kidnapped from the community ministry…
Continue Reading Oklahoma lawsuit seeks to block opening of first publicly funded religious charter school in the US
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A lawsuit filed Monday in Oklahoma is seeking to block the state’s support for the nation’s first publicly…
Continue Reading Job openings fall to lowest level in 2 years as demand for workers cools
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted fewer jobs in June, a sign that the red-hot demand for workers…
Continue Reading Crews balance firefighting and protecting a fragile ecosystem in containing California-Nevada blaze
By TY O’NEIL, STEFANIE DAZIO and RIO YAMAT MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling a massive blaze in California’s…
Continue Reading French reporters end an unsuccessful strike against a new editor known as a far-right supporter
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Journalists at France’s emblematic Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche have decided to put…
Continue Reading Henrietta Lacks’ family settles lawsuit with a biotech company that used her cells without consent
By LEA SKENE and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta…
Continue Reading Republican Rep. Tiffany won’t run for US Senate in Wisconsin, leaving open field
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a Republican from Wisconsin, says he won’t run for U.S. Senate in…
Continue Reading Prosecutors in Gilgo Beach killings are giving Rex Heuermann’s defense a vast trove of evidence
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Weeks after charging a Long Island architect in a string of killings known as the Gilgo…
Continue Reading Sweden plans to step up border controls as security situation worsens during Quran burning crisis
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden plans to step up border controls and identity checks at crossing points as its security situation deteriorates during a…
Continue Reading Barbie’s Japanese distributor apologizes for its parent company’s reaction to Barbenheimer memes
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese distributor of the Warner Bros. movie “Barbie” has apologized for its U.S. parent…
Continue Reading The first generation of solar panels will wear out. A recycling industry is taking shape
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press The largest solar panel recycling plant in North America has opened in Yuma, Arizona, just as the flow of…
Continue Reading Palestinian opens fire in West Bank settlement, wounding 6 people before being killed
By ISABEL DEBRE and OHAD ZWIGENBERG Associated Press MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank (AP) — Israeli authorities say a Palestinian gunman has opened fire in…
Continue Reading Jury weighs death penalty or life in prison for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A jury has ended deliberations for the day without reaching a decision on whether the man who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh…
Continue Reading NASA hears signal from Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistakenly cutting contact
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After days of silence, NASA has heard from Voyager 2 in interstellar space billions…
Continue Reading Jury ends 1st day of deliberations on whether Pittsburgh synagogue shooter should be sentenced to death
By Sabrina Souza, Nicki Brown and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The jury in the trial of Robert Bowers, the gunman who killed 11 worshippers and…
Continue Reading Dutch ministry says a fire that blazed for nearly a week on a cargo ship appears to have burnt out
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government says a fire that had been burning on board a cargo ship carrying thousands of new cars appears…
Continue Reading GM recalls nearly 900 vehicles with Takata air bag inflators, blames manufacturing problem
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling nearly 900 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada with Takata air bag inflators…
Continue Reading Pulled out to sea by current, swimmer is rescued after treading water for 5 hours
JULIE WALKER and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A swimmer who got swept out to sea by a powerful current was rescued off New…
Continue Reading Wisconsin’s high court, which almost overturned Biden’s win in the state, flips to liberal control
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are celebrating the beginning of a new era for the state Supreme Court as…
Continue Reading Brazil’s endangered golden monkeys have recovered following big population drop from yellow fever
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer There are now more golden lion tamarins bounding between branches in the Brazilian rainforest than at any time…
Continue Reading Get ready for a SpongeBob and slime Super Bowl. CBS and Nickelodeon team up for NFL’s biggest game
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer SpongeBob and Slimetime are coming to the Super Bowl. The NFL and CBS Sports have announced that this season’s Super…
Continue Reading Mystery cylinder that washed up on Australian beach is Indian space debris, officials confirm
By Chris Lau and Sania Farooqui, CNN (CNN) — A mysterious cylinder that washed ashore in Western Australia is debris from an Indian space…
Continue Reading Amazon adds video telemedicine visits nationwide to its virtual clinic
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Amazon is adding video telemedicine visits in all 50 states to a virtual clinic it launched last fall, as the…
Continue Reading Gang violence is tearing Haiti apart. Here’s what to know
By Caitlin Hu, CNN (CNN) — The kidnapping of an American nurse in Haiti last week along with her young child has cast stark light on the…
Continue Reading Greece’s government is planning tougher penalties for arson following a spate of wildfires
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities are planning tougher penalties for arson with fines to be increased to 10 times the current level. The…
Continue Reading Remains of Lori Vallow’s children found at her husband’s home, family says. He’s now charged with destroying evidence.
By Konstantin Toropin, Eric Levenson and Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Chad Daybell, the stepfather of two children who have been missing…
Continue Reading US opens safety probe into complaints from Tesla drivers that they can lose steering control
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into safety problems with Tesla vehicles. This time the National…
Continue Reading Lori Vallow faces more charges after her children’s bodies were found
By Konstantin Toropin, CNN (CNN) — Lori Vallow, the Idaho woman charged in connection with the disappearance of her children, is now accused of…
Continue Reading Hong Kong official vows to mull legal changes after discovery of whale carcass sparked anger
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong government official has vowed to mull legal changes and set up protocols to better…
Continue Reading Chad Daybell case can proceed to trial, judge rules
By Konstantin Toropin and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho judge ruled Tuesday that the case against Chad Daybell, the stepfather of two…
Continue Reading Colorado River Basin has lost 10 trillion gallons due to warming temps, enough water to fill Lake Mead, study shows
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Rising temperatures have sucked more than 10 trillion gallons of water out of the Colorado River Basin between 2000…
Continue Reading Police in Arizona looking into the death of Lori Vallow’s third husband as she sits in an Idaho jail
By Konstantin Toropin and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Phoenix police officials are reviewing the investigation into the death of Joseph Ryan,…
Continue Reading Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow indicted on murder charges
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury in Idaho on Tuesday indicted Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow on murder charges in connection with the…
Continue Reading Chad Daybell pleads not guilty to all charges, including murder of Lori Vallow’s children and his first wife
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Chad Daybell pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the murder and conspiracy charges he faces in connection with the…
Continue Reading Lori Vallow charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in former husband’s death, prosecutor says
By Amir Vera, Dave Alsup and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho woman who is accused of killing her two children has been charged in the death of…
Continue Reading Police release information on investigation that led to charges against Lori Vallow in the murder of her former husband
By Madeline Holcombe and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Details of the investigation leading to the charges against Lori Vallow in the death of her…
Continue Reading Idaho prosecutors plan to seek death penalty against Chad Daybell in alleged murders of two children and his first wife
By Mallika Kallingal and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in Idaho are planning to seek the death penalty in the murder case against Chad…
Continue Reading Idaho judge rules Lori Vallow is mentally fit to stand trial on charges related to the deaths of her two children
By Jenn Selva, Andy Rose and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho judge ruled Monday that Lori Vallow is mentally fit to stand trial on…
Continue Reading Trial of Lori Vallow, who is accused of killing her 2 children, is delayed for new competency examination
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The trial of Lori Vallow – who is charged with murdering her two children, hiding their bodies and then reporting…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 1: Trump, Wildfires, Ford recall, Space Command, Niger
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A sturgeon supermoon will light up the sky tonight, creating a luminous spectacle for millions around the…
Continue Reading Lori Vallow Daybell, Idaho mother accused of killing her children and conspiring to kill husband’s first wife, was motivated by ‘money, power and sex,’ prosecutors say
By Eric Levenson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho mother who is accused of killing her two children and conspiring to kill her husband’s…
Continue Reading Lori Vallow Daybell trial: Jurors begin deliberating in case of Idaho mother accused of killing her children
By Ashley R. Williams, Konstantin Toropin and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Jurors began deliberating Thursday after closing arguments in the trial…
Continue Reading Israeli high-tech investment plummets in first half of 2023, industry monitor says
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli tech industry monitor says investment in Israeli start-ups has plummeted in the first…
Continue Reading Lori Vallow Daybell found guilty of murdering her children and conspiring to kill her husband’s first wife
By Ashley R. Williams, Konstantin Toropin and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A jury has found Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell guilty on all counts…
Continue Reading Gunmen open fire on police officers during anti-polio drive in southwest Pakistan, killing 2
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Police say gunmen have opened fire on Pakistani police escorting a team of polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination…
Continue Reading Jill Biden says exercise including spin classes and jogging helps her find ‘inner strength’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden says exercise helps her find “inner strength.” The first lady attends spin…
Continue Reading Iran will close government offices, banks and schools for 2 days over high temperatures
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media says the country has decided to close all government offices, banks and schools on…
Continue Reading BP profits are cut in half to $2.6 billion as oil and natural gas prices fall
LONDON (AP) — Energy giant BP says it earned nearly $2.6 billion in the second quarter. That’s almost half what it posted in the first three…
Continue Reading India’s northern Haryana state tense after 5 killed in communal clashes between Hindus and Muslims
By PIYUSH NAGPAL Associated Press NUH, India (AP) — Indian authorities have imposed a curfew, suspended internet service and deployed thousands of…
Continue Reading Europeans evacuated from Niger as neighboring West African juntas warn against intervention
By Joseph Ataman, Larry Madowo, Caitlin Hu, Shirin Faqiri and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of European nationals are being evacuated…
Continue Reading An armed man tried walking into a Jewish school in Memphis and opened fire outside when he couldn’t get in, police say
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Continue Reading Shaky Americans avoid upset to reach Women’s World Cup knockout round after 0-0 draw with Portugal
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — A goal post saved the United States from elimination at the Women’s World…
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By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Spend enough time with ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots and it doesn’t take long…
Continue Reading This beer is made from recycled shower water
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — You wouldn’t know if you tasted it, but Epic OneWater Brew is a beer with a peculiar ingredient: it’s made…
Continue Reading Australia’s prime minister stands firm against the US on WikiLeaks founder’s prosecution
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government is standing firm against…
Continue Reading Lifeguard discovers body inside a plastic barrel at a Malibu, California, beach
By Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A man’s body was found inside a plastic barrel at a beach in Malibu, California, after a…
Continue Reading Singer CoCo Lee mourned by family and fans at emotional funeral
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Family and fans bade farewell to singer and actress CoCo Lee at her funeral in Hong Kong on Monday,…
Continue Reading Wife of Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect and her attorney open up about the family’s experience since Rex Heuermann’s arrest
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jessica Xing, CNN (CNN) — The wife of Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann and her attorney told CNN she…
Continue Reading Wife of Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect and her attorney open up about the family’s experience since Rex Heuermann’s arrest
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jessica Xing, CNN (CNN) — The wife of Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann and her attorney told CNN…
Continue Reading Invasive fruit fly prompts quarantine for 79 square miles of Los Angeles County
By Jamiel Lynch and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A 79-square-mile area of Los Angeles County is under quarantine after an invasive fruit fly…
Continue Reading Myanmar junta pardons some Suu Kyi offences, but former leader still faces decades in detention
By Alex Stambaugh and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Myanmar’s ruling military junta has pardoned Aung San Suu Kyi on five charges for which…
Continue Reading Massive fire burning in California and Nevada is spawning dangerous ‘fire whirls’
KTNV By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A massive fire burning across both California and Nevada is generating extreme fire behavior, spawning…
Continue Reading Russia accuses Ukraine of striking same Moscow building that was hit by drone days ago
By DASHA LITVINOVA and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities have accused Ukraine in yet another drone attack…
Continue Reading US restricts visa-free travel for Hungarian passport holders because of security concerns
By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The United States is imposing travel restrictions on citizens of Hungary over…
Continue Reading Ohio K-9 officer who unleashed dog on Black man was fired for repeatedly discussing confidential details, documents show
By Isabel Rosales, Kristina Sgueglia and Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — The K-9 officer in Ohio who released a police dog on a Black man who was…
Continue Reading China curbs drone exports over ‘national security concerns’
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China will place export controls on drone and drone equipment in order to “safeguard national…
Continue Reading France planning an evacuation of people seeking to leave Niger after the coup in its former colony
PARIS (AP) — The French Foreign Ministry says France is planning an imminent evacuation of people seeking to leave Niger after the coup last week…
Continue Reading Chinese zoo denies its sun bears are people in costume
CNN By Heather Chen, Wayne Chang, Mengchen Zhang and CNN (CNN) — A zoo in eastern China has denied suggestions that some of its bears were…
Continue Reading Taiwan amends laws on sexual harassment after recent #MeToo wave
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has amended three laws governing sexual harassment in a special session of the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares slip echoing Wall Street’s retreat from rally
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares dipped Wednesday after Wall Street took a step back from its big rally as markets…
Continue Reading Massive fire burning in California and Nevada is spawning dangerous ‘fire whirls’
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A massive fire burning across both California and Nevada is generating extreme fire behavior, spawning “fire…
Continue Reading Toyota’s profits rise 78% on strong sales as the parts crunch eases
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s profit for the first fiscal quarter jumped to 1.3 trillion yen, or $9 billion, hitting…
Continue Reading Aung San Suu Kyi has some of her prison sentences reduced by Myanmar’s military-led government
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-led government has reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a…
Continue Reading Heaviest rain in a decade kills 11 in Beijing as raging torrents wash away roads and cars
By Kathleen Magramo, Berry Wang and Mengchen Zhang, CNN (CNN) — Deadly downpours have triggered landslides and floods that swept away cars and…
Continue Reading Former childcare worker charged with over 1,600 counts of abuse in Australia
By Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — A former childcare worker has been charged with 1,623 child abuse offenses allegedly carried out against 91…
Continue Reading Police officer shot and wounded; suspect also hit in Los Angeles suburb of Whittier
WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer has been shot and the suspected gunman wounded in the Los Angeles suburb of Whittier. The…
Continue Reading Powerful Typhoon Khanun lashes southwest Japanese islands, grounding flights and closing businesses
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon is approaching Japan’s southwestern island of Okinawa, lashing the region with…
Continue Reading Mega Millions winner could net $1.25 billion as top lottery prize is still up for grabs
By The Associated Press The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.25 billion after no one beat the odds Tuesday night and won the…
Continue Reading Does Texas A&M’s botched hire spell doom for classroom diversity? Some say yes
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press With pageantry that included balloons, a banner and an outdoor signing ceremony, Texas A&M University…
Continue Reading Judge won’t dismiss charges against movie armorer in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on film set
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge told attorneys to “stay the course” on charges including involuntary…
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