A bear chased a Maine woman’s dog – so she punched it in the face
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Maine woman was bitten Friday after she punched a bear in the face after it started chasing her dog. The woman,…
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Man in Texas dies after a headfirst 40-foot dive into a shallow area of a lake, authorities say
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A man in eastern Texas who dove about 40 feet from an embankment into a shallow portion of a lake has died…
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Drug cartel violence flares in western Mexico after vigilante leader’s killing
APATZINGAN, Mexico (AP) — The drug cartel violence that citizen self-defense leader Hipolito Mora gave his life fighting flared anew on Sunday,…
Continue Reading South Africa Women’s World Cup team sits out game in pay dispute as 13-year-old player called in
By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A standoff between South Africa’s Women’s World Cup squad and the national…
Continue Reading Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California are on strike, demanding better pay and benefits
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California walked off the job on Sunday, demanding higher pay and better benefits in what…
Continue Reading Father dies after falling over 100 feet from an Oregon trail’s cliff while hiking with family, authorities say
By Joe Sutton and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — An Oregon man died on a hike with this family after falling from a cliff at a popular natural…
Continue Reading Q&A: Violinist and singer Sudan Archives brings ‘fiddle soft punk’ to Glastonbury debut
By LOUISE DIXON Associated Press PILTON, England (AP) — Better known as Sudan Archives, Brittney Denise Parks is an avant-garde violinist and…
Continue Reading Heavy rains flood Chicago roads and force NASCAR to cut short a downtown street race
CHICAGO (AP) — Heavy rains flooded Chicago streets Sunday, trapping cars and forcing NASCAR officials to cancel the last half of an Xfinity Series…
Continue Reading A tornado in the Canadian province of Alberta has wrecked homes but caused no serious injuries
DIDSBURY, Alberta (AP) — A tornado that struck near a town in the Canadian province of Alberta has wrecked homes and killed livestock, but caused…
Continue Reading Israel to buy more F-35 fighter jets from US. Deal expands fleet by 50% and deepens partnership
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it will buy 25 F-35 aircraft from the United States. Israel’s Defense Ministry…
Continue Reading A 9-year-old migrant died after having seizures during scorching trek in Arizona
By Joe Sutton, Priscilla Alvarez and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A 9-year-old migrant died from medical complications which included seizures…
Continue Reading Indiana Jones’ box office destiny? A lukewarm $60 million debut in North America
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Indiana Jones, and executives at the Walt Disney Co. and Lucasfilm, made a somewhat dispiriting discovery this…
Continue Reading At least 13 children killed by suspected measles outbreak in Sudan’s displacement camps, NGO says
By Allegra Goodwin and Ingrid Formanek, CNN (CNN) — At least 13 children have died in recent weeks during a suspected measles outbreak at…
Continue Reading At least 13 children killed by suspected measles outbreak in Sudan’s displacement camps, NGO says
By Allegra Goodwin and Ingrid Formanek, CNN (CNN) — At least 13 children have died in recent weeks during a suspected measles outbreak at…
Continue Reading Illinois businessman convicted of price-gouging N95 masks during early weeks of pandemic
CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois businessman has been convicted of price-gouging on N95 masks during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
Continue Reading Black maternal deaths keep rising. These doulas want to reverse that grim trend
By Pamela Kirkland and Amara Walker, CNN (CNN) — “Sixteen years ago, I almost died giving birth,” Ebonie Karma Tudor said, recalling the…
Continue Reading Guilty pleas entered in burglary ring that stole art, other items including Warhol, Pollock
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Three of nine people have pleaded guilty to federal charges in a burglary ring that authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania…
Continue Reading Guatemala’s high court steps into election, suspends release of official results
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s highest court has suspended the releasing of official results, granting a…
Continue Reading NASCAR contractor dies after being electrocuted at Chicago Street Race
CHICAGO (AP) — A NASCAR contractor has died after being electrocuted while setting up for the Chicago Street Race. The Cook County Medical Examiner…
Continue Reading The Biden administration guaranteed attorney access for all migrant screenings. Most don’t have it
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — As the Biden administration prepared to launch speedy asylum screenings at Border Patrol holding…
Continue Reading Atlanta rapper suspected of role in fatal shooting arrested, charged with murder
ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta rapper signed to Young Thug’s record label has been arrested and charged with murder for his suspected role in the…
Continue Reading Novak Djokovic’s bid for Wimbledon title No. 8 and Grand Slam trophy No. 24 starts on Monday
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic will begin his pursuit of a fifth consecutive Wimbledon championship…
Continue Reading Biden’s upcoming European trip is meant to boost NATO against Russia as the war in Ukraine drags on
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will head to Europe at week’s end for a three-country trip intended to…
Continue Reading Bishop named to Vatican office handling sex abuse complaints discounted some victims, US group says
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A U.S.-based group that tracks how the Catholic hierarchy deals with allegations of sexual…
Continue Reading Prosecutor in the Hunter Biden case denies retaliating against IRS agent who talked to House GOP
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal prosecutor leading the investigation of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter is…
Continue Reading Cecily the cat has a lifelong disability. It hasn’t stopped her from spreading positivity online through fashionable outfits
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — To her tens of thousands of adoring online fans, fashionable two-legged feline Cecily is the cat’s…
Continue Reading A wedding dress restorer brings new life to more than 150 years of history
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — On a spring day in Oakland, California, under the beams of a Victorian-age mansion, Karen Tierney stood…
Continue Reading July’s supermoon will be 14,000 miles closer to Earth than a typical full moon event
By Amaya McDonald and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The first of four supermoons to rise in 2023, July’s lunar display will appear to be…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Baltimore mass shooting, Supreme Court rulings, protests in France
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — We’ve got some good news this Fourth of July weekend if you’re planning a big cookout:…
Continue Reading Moms for Liberty’s focus on school races nationwide sets up political clash with teachers unions
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Moms for Liberty, a “parental rights” group that has sought to take over school boards in…
Continue Reading We’re multitasking while walking our dogs. Animal experts say this is a problem
By Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — We’ve all seen it. Many of us have done it. We treat dog walks as a chance to accomplish two (or three) things…
Continue Reading Are you confronting a big medical bill? Attack it with a plan — and these tips
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer An enormous medical bill can trigger a wave of panic, but try to resist. That startling invoice that arrived in the…
Continue Reading An ailing Thai elephant returns home for medical care after years of neglect in Sri Lanka
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An ailing elephant that Thailand had presented to Sri Lanka more than two decades ago…
Continue Reading 1 person in custody after 7 shot in Wichita, Kansas, nightclub shooting, police say
By Melissa Alonso and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — One person is in police custody after at least seven people were wounded in a shooting at a…
Continue Reading The 2024 Republican presidential field keeps growing. So why aren’t there more women?
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — As Republicans keep jumping into the 2024 race for president, one demographic group seems notably…
Continue Reading July Fourth for presidents has been a day for golf, fishing, speeches and one perilous stomachache
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their…
Continue Reading Russia launches the first drone strike on Kyiv in 12 days and all are shot down
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After a relative lull, Russia launched a drone attack early Sunday on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, officials said. It was…
Continue Reading Baltimore investigators searching for suspects in block party mass shooting that killed 2 and injured 28 others
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Melissa Alonso and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Investigators in Baltimore are searching for multiple suspects in a mass…
Continue Reading UK police have new expanded powers to crack down on protests
LONDON (AP) — New, and expanded powers for U.K. police have taken effect. The measures include targeting activists who stop traffic and building…
Continue Reading Kansas nightclub shooting leaves 9 hurt; police capture one of multiple suspected shooters
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Police in Kansas say a shooting in a nightclub left seven people with gunshot wounds and an additional two victims…
Continue Reading Shootout in southwest Pakistan kills 4 security forces,1 militant, officials say
By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say militants have attacked a security post in the country’s…
Continue Reading Windows smashed in Swiss city, 7 detained in ‘echo’ of violence in France
BERLIN (AP) — Police say seven people were detained after several shop windows in the Swiss city of Lausanne were smashed as young people gathered…
Continue Reading An earthquake destroyed their home days before Christmas. They still have to pay the mortgage
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Just days before Christmas, Jacqui McIntosh and her husband awoke around 2:34 a.m. in terror. Their entire home…
Continue Reading 2 people were killed and 28 wounded in a mass shooting at a Baltimore block party
By Melissa Alonso, Sophie Tanno, Christina Maxouris and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man were killed…
Continue Reading He crushed the bar exam, but the legal profession remains disproportionately White
By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — Matthew Graham owes his new career path to his fraternity brothers and Thurgood Marshall, the late Supreme…
Continue Reading Baltimore block party shooting victims include more than a dozen minors, police say
By JULIO CORTEZ and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunfire erupted at a block party in Baltimore on Sunday — killing two people,…
Continue Reading Some US cities are replacing 4th of July fireworks with environmentally friendly drones
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Fire threats and environmental concerns have prompted some US cities to forego traditional Fourth of July…
Continue Reading Some US cities are replacing 4th of July fireworks with environmentally friendly drones
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Fire threats and environmental concerns have prompted some US cities to forego traditional Fourth of July…
Continue Reading Some US cities are replacing 4th of July fireworks with environmentally friendly drones
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Fire threats and environmental concerns have prompted some US cities to forego traditional Fourth of July…
Continue Reading Crews have hauled away most of the train cars that derailed and fell into the Yellowstone River after a bridge collapse, EPA says
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A week after a train derailment and bridge collapse sent rail cars into the Yellowstone River, authorities say…
Continue Reading Israeli warplanes target Syrian air defense battery
By Abeer Salman, Alex Stambaugh and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that Israeli warplanes had targeted a…
Continue Reading Israeli warplanes target Syrian air defense battery
By Abeer Salman, Alex Stambaugh and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that Israeli warplanes had targeted a…
Continue Reading Grandmother of teen killed in police stop calls for calm, as France sees sixth night of protest
By Jake Kwon, Heather Chen, Xiaofei Xu, Martin Goillandeau, Alex Hardie, Alex Stambaugh and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The grandmother of…
Continue Reading Grandmother of French teen shot dead by police officer pleads with rioters to stop the violence
By CARA ANNA, NICOLAS GARRIGA and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The grandmother of the French teenager shot dead by police during a…
Continue Reading What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course,…
Continue Reading Atlanta police motorcycles burned in fire started by ‘incendiary devices,’ officials say
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Officials say Atlanta Police Department motorcycles have been damaged in an intentional fire caused by devices set…
Continue Reading 2 pilots say they visited 48 US states in less than 48 hours, potentially breaking a world record
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Two Delta Air Lines pilots say they visited 48 US states in under 48 hours, potentially breaking a world…
Continue Reading Israel’s air force attacks Syria and Syrian air defense missile explodes over northern Israel
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel carried out airstrikes on areas near the central Syrian city of Homs early Sunday causing material damage but no casualties,…
Continue Reading Transgender woman challenges societal norms by applying to compete in Miss Venezuela pageant
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan’s enthusiasm for beauty pageants is unparalleled, and Miss Venezuela…
Continue Reading After the fall of Roe, emboldened religious conservatives lobby to restrict abortion in Africa
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Nowhere in the world has a higher rate of unsafe abortions or unintended pregnancies than…
Continue Reading Russia is accused of ‘ecocide’ in Ukraine. But what does that mean?
By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — On June 6, Ukraine suffered an environmental catastrophe. The collapse of the Kakhovka dam in the south of the…
Continue Reading US customs officers find nearly 900,000 fentanyl pills hidden in shipment of sinks, authorities say
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers in California say they stopped the attempted smuggling of fentanyl…
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21,000 Wagner mercenaries killed in Ukraine and ‘world wants to kill’ Putin, Zelensky says
By Mariya Knight, Maria Kostenko and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — At least 21,000 Wagner mercenaries have been killed fighting in Ukraine,…
Continue Reading 21,000 Wagner mercenaries killed in Ukraine and ‘world wants to kill’ Putin, Zelensky says
By Mariya Knight, Maria Kostenko and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — At least 21,000 Wagner mercenaries have been killed fighting in Ukraine,…
Continue Reading ‘Incendiary devices’ found after motorcycle fire at Atlanta Police Academy parking deck, police say
By Claudia Dominguez, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta police say “incendiary devices” were found after an overnight fire that burned several…
Continue Reading 2nd bus carrying asylum seekers from Texas arrives in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A bus carrying migrants from a Texas border city has arrived in downtown Los Angeles for the second time in less than three…
Continue Reading Another bus with migrants has been sent from Texas to Los Angeles
By Michelle Watson, Norma Galeana, Sarah Moon, Sara Weisfeldt, Rosa Flores and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A bus carrying 41 migrants from…
Continue Reading South Korea is cutting ‘killer questions’ from an 8-hour exam some blame for a fertility rate crisis
By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Raising a child in South Korea is no easy task. By the time their toddlers can…
Continue Reading South Korea is cutting ‘killer questions’ from an 8-hour exam some blame for a fertility rate crisis
By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Raising a child in South Korea is no easy task. By the time their toddlers can…
Continue Reading UN chief says Haiti urgently needs international security force and humanitarian aid
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is again calling on foreign governments with…
Continue Reading Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter owner Elon Musk has limited the number of tweets that users can view each day — restrictions he described as an…
Continue Reading Trump’s South Carolina rally attracted a massive crowd in heavily Republican area
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press PICKENS, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump marked a return to the large-scale rallies of his previous…
Continue Reading Mexican anti-cartel vigilante leader buried and with him, an armed citizens’ movement
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — One of the last leaders of Mexico’s anti-gang citizens’ movement has been buried…
Continue Reading Shooting in central Croatian town leaves 1 person dead, more wounded, police say
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police are searching for a person who opened fire in a central town, killing one person and injuring others. The…
Continue Reading Smoke will keep pouring into the US as long as fires are burning in Canada. Here’s why they aren’t being put out
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Another wave of wildfire smoke has drifted into the US, dimming blue summer skies and igniting troubling concerns…
Continue Reading North Carolina amusement park closes ride after discovering crack in support beam
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina amusement park closed one of its roller coasters Friday after a crack was found on a support beam.…
Continue Reading Thousands in Serbian capital protest pro-government TV station after 2 mass shootings in May
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people in Serbia’s capital have rallied outside a pro-government TV station…
Continue Reading Rabid bobcat attacks sleeping camper during youth trip at a Connecticut state park, officials say
By Claudia Dominguez and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A rabid bobcat attacked a children’s camp leader as he slept in a hammock at a state…
Continue Reading West Hollywood minimum hourly wage tops $19, highest of any US city
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — West Hollywood now has the highest minimum wage of any U.S. city. Pay zoomed to $19.08 an hour Saturday. Workers in…
Continue Reading Australia is the first country to let patients with depression or PTSD be prescribed psychedelics
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia is now the first country to allow psychiatrists to prescribe certain psychedelic substances to patients with depression or…
Continue Reading Federal board approves $12.7 billion budget for Puerto Rico as island shakes off bankruptcy
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances has approved a $12.7 billion general fund budget that…
Continue Reading California man convicted for smuggling Byzantine-era Hercules mosaic from Syria
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A California man has been convicted for illegally importing an ancient floor mosaic, believed to have been made in…
Continue Reading NYC school officials say yeshivas run by Hasidic community fail to teach students in core subjects
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Eighteen private Jewish schools run by New York City’s politically powerful Hasidic…
Continue Reading Roller coaster at Carowinds closes after discovery of a crack in a support pillar
By Jay Croft and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Carowinds amusement park in North Carolina closed a roller coaster Friday after discovering a crack in…
Continue Reading Hundreds of young men say goodbye to French teen killed by police
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NANTERRE, France (AP) — Hundreds of young men have come to a cemetery in a Paris suburb to say goodbye to the…
Continue Reading An anti-Trump video shared by the DeSantis campaign is ‘homophobic,’ says a conservative LGBT group
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent group that represents LGBT conservatives says a video shared by Ron DeSantis ′…
Continue Reading Venus Williams is back at Wimbledon at age 43 and ready to play on Centre Court again
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Asked two days before her 24th Wimbledon begins whether she’s still excited to play…
Continue Reading Feds call off pesticide spraying near New Mexico’s Rio Chama to kill invasive grasshoppers
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Federal land managers have scrapped plans to spray pesticides near the Rio Chama in northern New Mexico as part of an effort…
Continue Reading Climate activists disrupt London Pride march to protest corporate sponsorship
LONDON (AP) — Climate activists have briefly halted the dance-filled London Pride march by blocking a float sponsored by Coca-Cola. Seven members…
Continue Reading Beatriz dissipates after brushing Mexico’s Pacific coast as a hurricane, while Adrian also weakens
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Beatriz has dissipated after brushing Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast as a hurricane, dumping heavy rain…
Continue Reading Sierra Leone’s main opposition calls for presidential election re-run after incumbent named winner
By KEMO CHAM Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s main opposition party is demanding a re-run of last weekend’s…
Continue Reading Dutch king apologizes for Netherlands’ historic role in slavery
Story by Reuters (CNN) — Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Saturday apologized for the Netherlands’ historic involvement in slavery and the…
Continue Reading Dutch king apologizes for Netherlands’ historic role in slavery
Story by Reuters (CNN) — Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Saturday apologized for the Netherlands’ historic involvement in slavery and the…
Continue Reading Roller coaster at Carowinds closes after discovery of a crack in a support pillar
By Jay Croft and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Carowinds amusement park in North Carolina closed a roller coaster Friday after discovering a crack in…
Continue Reading Summer movie season is in full swing. Here’s what’s coming through Labor Day
By The Associated Press The summer movie season goes into high-gear in July, with the arrival of the seventh “Mission: Impossible” movie followed…
Continue Reading Russian media watchdog blacklists outlets linked to Wagner mercenary chief
By The Associated Press The Russian media watchdog has blacklisted at least five media outlets affiliated with Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny…
Continue Reading US forest managers urge revelers to swap fireworks for Silly String, but some say not so fast
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Smokey Bear said it best: “Only you can prevent wildfires.” Following in the…
Continue Reading European telescope launched to hunt for clues to universe’s darkest secrets
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A European space telescope blasted off Saturday on a quest to explore the mysterious…
Continue Reading Ghostly lights paint a new portrait of the Milky Way
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The universe is filled with infinite mysteries, and scientists are tackling them, one celestial puzzle at a…
Continue Reading Karen Allen on one last hurrah as Marion Ravenwood in ‘Indiana Jones: Dial of Destiny’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Indiana Jones. Karen Allen always knew he’d come walking back through her door. Since…
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