Things to know about heat deaths as a dangerously hot summer shapes up in the western US
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A dangerously hot summer has shaped up in the U.S. West. Extreme heat is suspected in dozens of recent deaths,…
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An Indian billionaire’s son is married after lavish celebrations that spotlight his global clout
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have…
Continue Reading Princess of Wales set to attend Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday in rare public appearance
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales is set to attend the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday in a rare public appearance after her…
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21 people die as school building collapses in Nigeria as students sit exam
By Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-one people died after a school building collapsed in central Nigeria while students were sitting an…
Continue Reading A man is arrested in the UK over human remains found in dumped suitcases
LONDON (AP) — British police say they have arrested a man in connection with the deaths of two men whose remains were found in two suitcases in…
Continue Reading Shelling kills 4 in Ukraine as a drone attack sparks fire at an oil depot in Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling of Ukraine killed four people on Saturday, officials said, as the two countries exchanged drone attacks, one…
Continue Reading Barbora Krejcikova wins Wimbledon by beating Jasmine Paolini for her second Grand Slam trophy
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — At age 18, a decade before Barbora Krejcikova won Wimbledon on Saturday, she was done with junior tennis and…
Continue Reading The UN condemns increasing gang violence and criminal activity in Haiti that is undermining peace
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution condemning “in the strongest terms” the…
Continue Reading Inside the courtroom as case dismissed against Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A nearly three-year legal saga for Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer ended Friday…
Continue Reading UN chief urges funds for Palestinians, saying Israel is forcing Gazans ‘to move like human pinballs’
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief appealed for funding Friday for the beleaguered U.N. agency helping Palestinian…
Continue Reading Rescuers recover first body from 2 buses that were hit by landslide and fell into a river in Nepal
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal recovered Saturday the first body after a landslide swept away two buses, pushing them…
Continue Reading Who is the Buddhist nun who built a global charity from a tiny apartment in rural Taiwan?
Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The Buddhist teacher who founded what is now a global charity and religion with a $283 million operating…
Continue Reading The son of Asia’s richest man gets married in the year’s most extravagant wedding
Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, married his longtime girlfriend early Saturday in…
Continue Reading Houston community groups strain to keep feeding and cooling a city battered by repeat storms
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The deafening hum of a generator was a welcome noise Thursday evening at a Houston independent living center where…
Continue Reading A Taiwan-based Buddhist charity attempts to take the founding nun’s message of compassion global
Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April, it took about 30 minutes for the region’s…
Continue Reading A Taiwan-based Buddhist charity attempts to take the founding nun’s message of compassion global
Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April, it took about 30 minutes for the region’s…
Continue Reading Historically Black town in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley is divided over a planned grain terminal
Associated Press WALLACE, La. (AP) — In a clash over the past versus the future, some descendants of enslaved people in St. John the Baptist…
Continue Reading Deeply Democratic Milwaukee wrestles with hosting Trump and the Republican National Convention
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee loves its Miller Beer, Brewers baseball and “ Bronze Fonz ” statue. The deepest blue city in swing…
Continue Reading The race is on to keep a 150-year-old lighthouse from crumbling into the Hudson River
Associated Press HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse is in danger of toppling into the water, and advocates for the 150-year-old…
Continue Reading Biden’s supporters want to ‘let Joe be Joe’ — but his stumbles are now under a bigger spotlight
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is on a public and private blitz to shake off concerns about his cognitive capacities. But…
Continue Reading Mental health clinics across the US are helping Latinos bridge language and access barriers
Associated Press Michelle Mata wasn’t diagnosed with a mental illness until she was 23, after years of suffering. She knew very little about who to…
Continue Reading The Olympics have long promoted safe sex. Now it wants to focus on pleasure.
By Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — The City of Love has a message as it prepares for the Olympics: Performance is not always the priority. Rather,…
Continue Reading The US held off sanctioning this Israeli army unit despite evidence of abuses. Now its forces are shaping the fight in Gaza
By CNN’s International Investigations team (CNN) — Former commanders of the Netzah Yehuda battalion, an Israeli military unit that has been…
Continue Reading Trump injured but ‘fine’ after attempted assassination at rally, shooter and one attendee are dead
Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania…
Continue Reading Manhunt launched after human remains found in second British city
By Maija-Liisa Ehlinge and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — British police have found human remains in a west London apartment which they believe are…
Continue Reading Argentina’s inflation edges up in June, breaking a months-long streak in a blow to President Milei
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A closely watched measure of inflation in Argentina remained stronger than the libertarian…
Continue Reading Britain’s Starmer says Biden ‘in good form’ in private talks, reaffirms ‘unshakable support’ for NATO
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Winston Churchill, often considered Britain’s greatest leader, resigned at 80 in the face of mounting…
Continue Reading Britain’s Starmer says Biden ‘in good form’ in private talks, reaffirms ‘unshakable support’ for NATO
CNN By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Winston Churchill, often considered Britain’s greatest leader, resigned at 80 in the face of mounting…
Continue Reading Argentina designates Hamas a terrorist group in show of support for Israel
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina has designated Hamas a terrorist organization and ordered a freeze on the financial assets of the…
Continue Reading Peter Navarro, Trump ex-aide jailed for contempt of Congress, will address RNC, AP sources say
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who is currently in jail on contempt of Congress charges, is…
Continue Reading Convicted instigators in murder of Ecuador presidential candidate get 34-year prison sentences
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The two instigators of the 2023 assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio have been sentenced…
Continue Reading What’s next for Alec Baldwin after involuntary manslaughter case dismissal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A New Mexico judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of cinematographer…
Continue Reading After embrace at NATO summit, Zelenskyy takes his case for US military aid to governors
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Away from Washington, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to broaden support for U.S. military…
Continue Reading Judge rejects effort by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson to get records from Catholic church
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state judge said Friday that Attorney General Bob Ferguson is not entitled to enforce a subpoena…
Continue Reading Company debuts vending machines selling ammunition in 3 Southern states
By Anissa Carby and Navya Shukla, CNN (CNN) — Vending machines selling ammunition will now be in grocery stores in Alabama, Texas and…
Continue Reading Terrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into West Africa coastal states, UN says
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. envoy says terrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the…
Continue Reading Prosecutors in northern Mexico say they’ll investigate case of long-missing man found in morgue
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in northern Mexico say they’ll investigate after the body of a long-missing man was found after months lying…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one’s sex on a birth certificate
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has ruled that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against…
Continue Reading Mississippi must move quickly on a court-ordered redistricting, say voting rights attorneys
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Voting rights attorneys say Mississippi should work quickly to redraw some legislative districts to ensure…
Continue Reading 5 people escape hot, acidic pond after SUV drove into inactive geyser in Yellowstone National Park
MAMMOTH, Wyo. (AP) — Five people were able to escape a hot, acidic pond in Yellowstone National Park after the sport utility vehicle they were…
Continue Reading Griff has opened for some of pop’s biggest stars. Now she has a debut album of her own to tour
Associated Press British singer-songwriter Griff’s career has been an undeniable whirlwind. Less than two years after releasing her first single…
Continue Reading Canadian officer says Alice Munro claimed her daughter was lying about being abused by stepfather
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A retired police detective involved in the arrest of the husband of Alice Munro, the Nobel laureate from Canada…
Continue Reading The Democratic Party crisis after Biden’s debate spirals with no clear ending
AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For more than two weeks now, the Democratic Party has been mired in crisis. And yet there is no sign…
Continue Reading Chile says a Venezuelan fugitive has been arrested in the killing of an anti-Maduro dissident
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile says one of the suspects being sought in the kidnapping and killing of a dissident Venezuelan soldier on Chilean soil…
Continue Reading One woman escaped a ‘dungeon’ beneath a Missouri home, another was killed. Here’s a look at the case
Associated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man is facing trial on kidnapping and sexual assault charges after a woman said she escaped weeks…
Continue Reading Pakistan reaches new $7 billion loan deal with IMF
Pakistan has reached an agreement for a new $7 billion loan deal with the International Monetary Fund. It’s the global lender’s latest…
Continue Reading 375-pound loggerhead sea turtle returns to Atlantic Ocean after 3 months of rehab in Florida
COCOA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 375-pound sea turtle has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean after three months of rehabilitation in Florida.…
Continue Reading Smoking laptop in passenger’s bag prompts evacuation on American Airlines flight in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — American Airlines says a smoking laptop in a passenger’s bag prompted an evacuation on one of its flights headed to Miami…
Continue Reading Man gets 226 years in deaths of 2 Alaska Native women. He filmed the torture of one
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man who killed two Alaska Native women and was heard while videotaping the torture death of one say…
Continue Reading Democrats weigh Biden’s impact on House races as Republicans grow confident of holding majority
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has a one-word answer on whether President Joe Biden is a liability for the…
Continue Reading Late-night comics have long been relentless in skewering Donald Trump. Now it’s Joe Biden’s turn
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Since Donald Trump’s emergence on the political scene, late-night comics like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy…
Continue Reading Netanyahu reverses on key Israeli concession in ceasefire talks
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reversed on a key Israeli concession in ceasefire…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Gov. Brian Kemp, R-Ga.; former White House chief of staff Ron Klain. ___ NBC’s “Meet the…
Continue Reading Delta removes an employee, changes its uniform policy after backlash over social media post perceived to be anti-Palestinian
By Mounira Elsamra, CNN (CNN) — A Delta employee has been removed from their position with the airline’s social media channels following…
Continue Reading Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa says players deserve apology, not sanctions after Copa America fight
AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa thinks his players deserve an apology, not sanctions, for entering the stands…
Continue Reading US Sen. Susan Collins says she will write in Haley, once again not vote for Donald Trump in 2024
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sen. Susan Collins didn’t vote for Donald Trump for president in 2016 or 2020, and the third time will…
Continue Reading US Navy pilots come home after months of shooting down Houthi missiles and drones
Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — U.S. Navy fighter pilots have come home in Virginia after months of shooting down Houthi-launched…
Continue Reading Biden says delegates can vote their conscience — and he’s right. But mass defections remain unlikely
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden say his pledged delegates could vote their conscience, and party rules confirm that. But…
Continue Reading Retired Massachusetts pediatrician pleads not guilty to abusing young patients
BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — A retired Massachusetts pediatrician has pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually abused at least 15 children who were…
Continue Reading Small wildfire leads to precautionary evacuation of climate change research facility in Colorado
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A small wildfire was burning on a trail near a Colorado facility where scientists research climate change, including…
Continue Reading 2 accused of kidnapping Louisiana girls and killing one of them are indicted in Mississippi
By Rebekah Riess and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing a Louisiana woman last month and taking her 4-year-old and 6-year-old…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Republicans to open new Hispanic outreach center
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans plan to open a new Hispanic outreach office in Milwaukee after GOP leaders let the lease on the old one…
Continue Reading Chicago removing homeless encampment ahead of Democratic National Convention
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago official says homeless people are being moved from a large encampment to a shelter so the area will be…
Continue Reading Pelosi and Democratic leaders try to guide their party through Biden uproar
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi’s phone lit up the night of President Joe Biden’s debate performance with a…
Continue Reading US Transportation Department to invest nearly $400 million for new Interstate 55 bridge in Memphis
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say the U.S. Department of Transportation is providing nearly $400 million to build a new…
Continue Reading Mother and son charged in grandmother’s death at Virginia senior living facility
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Authorities allege that an Indiana woman held down her 81-year-old mother while her son used the strap of his bag to strangle…
Continue Reading Houston hospitals report spike in heat-related illness during widespread storm power outages
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Medical officials in Houston say widespread power outages caused by Hurricane Beryl have flooded area hospitals…
Continue Reading Ex-NYPD officer is convicted of assault for punching a man 6 times
Associated Press A former New York City police officer has been convicted of assault for punching a man in the face six times and breaking his nose…
Continue Reading Federal judge refuses to block Biden administration rule on gun sales in Kansas, 19 other states
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge in Kansas has refused to block the nationwide enforcement of a Biden administration rule…
Continue Reading Vermont floods raise concerns about future of state’s hundreds of aging dams
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — This week’s flooding in Vermont is adding fresh urgency to concerns about the hundreds of dams in the state.…
Continue Reading Gang used drugs, violence to commit robberies that led to four deaths, prosecutors say
Associated Press Federal prosecutors say a group of gang members who trafficked drugs and guns and used dating websites to connect with people…
Continue Reading Chicago exhibition center modifying windows to prevent bird strikes after massive kill last year
CHICAGO (AP) — An exhibition center on Chicago’ lakefront is modifying its windows to prevent bird strikes after hundreds of birds crashed…
Continue Reading World’s first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry to run on San Francisco Bay, and it’s free to ride
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The world’s first hydrogen-powered commercial passenger ferry will start operating on San Francisco Bay as…
Continue Reading ‘Severely mutilated’ bodies found in Nairobi dumpsite sparks protests
By Larry Madowo, Catherine Nicholls and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Six decomposing female bodies were found in a quarry in the Kenyan capital…
Continue Reading BRITISH OPEN ’24: Chance at atonement for McIlroy at Troon, last chance for everyone at the majors
AP Golf Writer Rory McIlroy doesn’t see the British Open as a chance at redemption. It’s just an opportunity. And for everyone at Royal…
Continue Reading Judge ends Rudy Giuliani bankruptcy case, says he flouted the process with his lack of transparency
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has thrown out Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case, finding that the former New York City mayor had…
Continue Reading US Forest Service pilot hikes to safety after helicopter crash near central Idaho wildfire
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The pilot of a helicopter that was responding to a small wildfire in central Idaho before crashing in the Sawtooth National…
Continue Reading Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear taking Asia trip amid turmoil over Biden’s candidacy
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is taking a business trip to Asia to promote the Bluegrass State. The trip comes…
Continue Reading Young person in Canada dies from Hurricane Beryl’s remnants
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A young person has been found dead after being swept away by floodwaters in Canada’s Atlantic coast province of Nova…
Continue Reading California reports first wildfire death of the 2024 season as fires persist across the West
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wildfires fueled by strong winds and an extended heat wave have led to the first death in California of the…
Continue Reading SpaceX rocket accident leaves company’s Starlink satellites in wrong orbit
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet…
Continue Reading Trucker describes finding ‘miracle baby’ by the side of a highway in Louisiana
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The truck driver who rescued an abandoned baby from the side of Interstate 10 in Louisiana this week says he…
Continue Reading Caribbean seeks help in fighting climate change after Hurricane Beryl devastates small islands
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Caribbean officials are demanding more access to funding and help in fighting climate change just…
Continue Reading Golden Gate Bridge Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It is a suspension bridge that crosses the Golden…
Continue Reading The collapse of a school in northern Nigeria leaves 22 students dead, officials say
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police say a two-story school collapsed during morning classes in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students…
Continue Reading ‘Tomorrow, I kill you:’ Rescued hostage details psychological abuse during eight months of Hamas captivity
CNN By Christian Edwards and Bianna Golodryga, CNN (CNN) — When the Gaza sunshine was at its hottest, Andrey Kozlov said the Hamas fighters…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Facts Almost seven million people visit the Eiffel Tower annually.…
Continue Reading Extreme heat and some medicines can be a risky combo. Here’s what to know
AP Medical Writer Extreme heat can raise the danger of heat-related illnesses and threaten health in a more subtle way — by amplifying the side…
Continue Reading Federal agents seize $4.6 million worth of cocaine off boat near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal authorities say they have seized $4.6 million worth of cocaine and arrested two U.S. citizens aboard a boat in…
Continue Reading A World War I veteran is first Tulsa Race Massacre victim identified from mass graves
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, says a World War I veteran is the first person identified from graves filled…
Continue Reading Prosecutors in Karen Read case argue against dismissing any charges
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors in the Karen Read murder case are arguing against dropping any charges after her mistrial. Their motion…
Continue Reading The gods must be angry: Mexico ‘cancels’ statue of Greek god Poseidon after dispute with local deity
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have slapped a “closure” order on a 10-foot tall aquatic statue of the Greek god of the…
Continue Reading Just a Category 1 hurricane? Don’t be fooled by a number — it could be more devastating than a Cat 5
Associated Press Here’s a troubling phrase hurricane forecasters hate but often hear: “It’s just a Category 1. Nothing to worry…
Continue Reading On NYC beaches, angry birds fight drones patrolling for sharks and struggling swimmers
By The Associated Press (CNN) — A fleet of drones patrolling New York City’s beaches for signs of sharks and struggling swimmers is drawing…
Continue Reading Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three-and-a-half years in…
Continue Reading Actor Matthew McConaughey tells governors he is still mulling future run for political office
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Actor Matthew McConaughey continued to tease he might run for political office to a room full of governors…
Continue Reading Victim of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre identified through DNA genealogy as WWI veteran
By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A victim of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre whose remains were found during an archaeological dig at Oaklawn…
Continue Reading King Charles III hosts Idris Elba to hear from young people about the troubles they face
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — We hear you: That was the simple message offered to a group of young people hosted in London by King Charles III.…
Continue Reading Meyer appointed as director of Lausanne’s Orchestre de Chambre, will leave La Scala in early 2025
ROME (AP) — The board of trustees of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne has announced the appointment of Dominique Meyer as executive director,…
Continue Reading A county canvassing board rejected the absentee ballot of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s wife
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A county canvassing board in North Dakota rejected the absentee ballot of the wife of North Dakota…
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