In water-stressed Singapore, a search for new solutions to keep the taps flowing
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Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko to stand for re-election in 2025
By Robbert Iddiols and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he will run for another term in elections set…
Continue Reading Michigan primary: What to watch as 2024 campaign shifts to the first big swing state
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press Michigan’s presidential primary on Tuesday will a test President Joe Biden’s ability to navigate dissent…
Continue Reading The pope delivers Sunday prayers from the Vatican window a day after suffering a mild flu
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was well enough to celebrate his weekly Angelus prayer from the Vatican window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, a…
Continue Reading California’s Senate primary could fell two prominent Democrats and elevate Republican Steve Garvey
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s Senate race was expected to be a three-way Democratic prizefight this…
Continue Reading Yale joins another Ivy League school to again require standardized test scores amid equity concern
By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — After almost four years, Yale University is joining another Ivy League school to once again require…
Continue Reading Consumers are increasingly pushing back against price increases — and winning
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has changed the way many Americans shop. Now, those changes in consumer…
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By Laura Paddison, Jack Guy and Fidel Gutiérrez, CNN Mexico City (CNN) — Alejandro Gomez has been without proper running water for more than…
Continue Reading The Eiffel Tower reopens to visitors after a six-day closure due to an employee strike
PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower has reopened to visitors after a six-day closure because of striking employees demanding better maintenance of the…
Continue Reading Remains of Oregon teen who went missing over 50 years ago are identified after someone uploaded their DNA into genealogy site
By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The remains of a Portland, Oregon, teenager who vanished in the late 1960s have been identified through advanced…
Continue Reading Invasive Jorō spider is surprisingly tolerant of busy urban settings, according to new study
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — As the Jorō spider continues to spread across the southeastern United States, its spindly homes can be spotted…
Continue Reading Russia’s presidential election is nearing. We already know who the winner will be
By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Russia is nearing a presidential election that is all but certain to extend Vladimir Putin’s rule throughout this…
Continue Reading Israeli media report progress on reaching a temporary truce in Gaza and a hostage-prisoner exchange
By TIA GOLDENBERG, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Mediators are making progress on an agreement for a…
Continue Reading Vigils held nationwide for nonbinary Oklahoma teenager who died following school bathroom fight
The Associated Press EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — Vigils took place across the nation on Friday and Saturday for an Oklahoma teenager who died the day…
Continue Reading Inside the SAG Awards: A mostly celebratory mood for 1st show since historic strike
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Continue Reading Tax-free status of movie, music and games traded online is on table as WTO nations meet in Abu Dhabi
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Continue Reading Corruption scandals cast a shadow over Portugal’s early general election and may favor populists
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The official two-week campaign period before Portugal’s early general election began on…
Continue Reading Tractor protests threaten to drive the EU’s green farming policies into a ditch
By RAF CASERT Associated Press WESTROZEBEKE, Belgium (AP) — It was the puddles of green sludge left by the tires of massive tractors in western…
Continue Reading Have a look at the whos, whats and whens of leap year through time
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin…
Continue Reading Fatigue and frustration as final do-over mayoral election looms in Connecticut’s largest city
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Continue Reading A housing shortage is testing Oregon’s pioneering land use law. Lawmakers are poised to tweak it
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Facing a housing shortage, Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would tweak the…
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Idaho is set to execute a long-time death row inmate, a serial killer with a penchant for poetry
For nearly 50 years, Idaho’s prison staffers have been serving Thomas Eugene Creech three meals a day, checking on him during rounds and taking him…
Continue Reading Belarusians vote in tightly controlled election amid opposition calls for its boycott
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusians will cast ballots Sunday in tightly controlled parliamentary and local…
Continue Reading Biden and Utah’s governor call for less bitterness and more bipartisanship in the nation’s politics
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox disagree on many issues but they were united…
Continue Reading Trump exchanges a close hug with Argentine President Javier Milei at conservative summit
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The fiery, right-wing populist president of Argentina has spoken at the Conservative…
Continue Reading Takeaways from South Carolina primary: Donald Trump’s Republican home field advantage is everywhere
By BILL BARROW Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump trounced Nikki Haley on Saturday in the South Carolina primary, a victory that…
Continue Reading Why AP called South Carolina for Trump: Race call explained
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press has declared former President Donald Trump the winner of the South Carolina…
Continue Reading Jen Pawol becomes the first woman to umpire a spring training game since 2007
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Continue Reading Former NFL player Richard Sherman arrested on suspicion of DUI, authorities in Washington state say
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities in Washington state say former NFL player Richard Sherman was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of driving under the…
Continue Reading John Wooden stamp unveiled at UCLA honoring the coach who led Bruins to a record 10 national titles
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. stamp honoring John Wooden has been unveiled on the UCLA campus where he coached the…
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Continue Reading Lithium ion battery caused fatal fire in New York City apartment building, officials say
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City fire officials say a lithium ion battery sparked a fire that killed one person and injured 17 others at an apartment…
Continue Reading Dartmouth, Northwestern, Rice and Vanderbilt settle financial aid lawsuit
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Continue Reading Federal prosecutors accuse a New Mexico woman of fraud in oil and gas royalty case
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Continue Reading At least 10 people killed in road crash in north-central Mexico, officials say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico say at least 10 people have died from a crash between a tractor-trailer and a pick-up truck carrying…
Continue Reading A majority of South Carolina Republicans oppose continued Ukraine aid, AP VoteCast shows
By JOSH BOAK and LINLEY SANDERS The Associated Press Washington (AP) — Many voters in South Carolina’s Republican primary want a United States…
Continue Reading Kansas man pleads guilty to causing crash that killed officer, pedestrian and K-9 last February
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter for speeding through a red light and killing a…
Continue Reading Brother of suspect in nursing student’s killing had fake green card, feds say
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The brother of the man charged with killing a Georgia nursing student has been accused of presenting a fake green card to police…
Continue Reading Trump calls himself a ‘proud political dissident’ in CPAC speech
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Continue Reading Mexican president’s eldest son denounces publication of his phone number, says threats received
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The eldest son of Mexico’s president says his telephone number has been published on social media and that he has received…
Continue Reading Killing of nursing student out for a run underscores fears of solo female athletes
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Continue Reading An RNC member is trying to stop the party from paying Donald Trump’s legal bills
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Continue Reading Famed Cuban diva Juana Bacallao, who ruled the island’s cabaret scene, dies at 98
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Continue Reading Death of beloved New York City owl, Flaco, in apparent building collision devastates legions of fans
NEW YORK (AP) — Tributes poured in Saturday for Flaco, the beloved Eurasian eagle-owl that became a feel-good New York story after escaping its…
Continue Reading Wyoming starts selecting presidential delegates Saturday. But there’s not a statewide election
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Continue Reading A collection of the insights Warren Buffett offered in his annual letter Saturday
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Billionaire Warren Buffett is known as one of the world’s greatest investors, and the 93-year-old has a devout…
Continue Reading Iraq has captured 2 wanted Islamic State group members from abroad and brought them home
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Continue Reading Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after panel finds he circumvented law
CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the…
Continue Reading US investigators provide data on the helicopter crash that killed 6, including a Nigerian bank CEO
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board say a helicopter that was carrying the CEO of one of Nigeria’s…
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By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A court in Tunisia has sentenced former president Moncef Marzouki to eight years in…
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Continue Reading UK Conservatives suspend a lawmaker after he accused London’s mayor of being controlled by Islamists
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Officials say six members of a religious congregation in Haiti and a teacher have been kidnapped while gathered in…
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the eastern Caribbean said they were trying to locate two people believed to be U.S. citizens who were…
Continue Reading New Jersey man acquitted in retrial in 2014 beating death of college student from Tennessee
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man has been acquitted in a retrial in the beating death of a college student from Tennessee a decade ago.…
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By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The body of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been given to his mother more than a week after he…
Continue Reading Macron booed by French farmers who blame him for not doing enough to support agriculture
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron was greeted with boos and whistles at the opening of the Paris…
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — ShotSpotter – a system intended to detect gunfire and cut police response times – has run into sharp…
Continue Reading Tired of diesel fumes, these moms are pushing for electric school buses
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Continue Reading Warren Buffett tells investors to ignore Wall Street pundits while paying tribute to Charlie Munger
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett credited his longtime partner — the late Charlie Munger — with being the…
Continue Reading Nigeria customs investigates deadly crowd crush during sale of seized bags of rice
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The Nigeria Customs Service says it is investigating reports people were trampled to death during a sale of…
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Continue Reading Oaths and pledges have been routine for political officials. That’s changing in a polarized America
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Continue Reading West African heads meet to keep junta-led nations in bloc and review sanctions against Niger coup
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By Darya Tarasova and Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — The widow of the late dissident Alexey Navalny said that Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Continue Reading Forensic police find a 10th body in the charred remnants of a Spanish apartment building
By ALICIA LEÓN Associated Press VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — The death toll in a fire that engulfed an apartment block in the Spanish city of Valencia…
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BY FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — An Australian tourist has gone missing in Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls National Park, home…
Continue Reading WWII-era bomb safely detonated at sea after one of the largest peacetime evacuations in UK history
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Ministry of Defense says a World War II-era bomb whose discovery prompted one of the largest peacetime evacuations in…
Continue Reading 15 Hindu devotees die in northern India after a farm tractor overturns and falls into a pond
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A farm tractor pulling a wagon loaded with Hindu devotees has overturned and fallen into a pond in northern India, killing at…
Continue Reading Oil slick in the Red Sea from a British-owned ship attack by Yemen’s Houthis, US military says
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has canceled an audience scheduled as a precaution after suffering a mild flu, the Vatican press office said in a…
Continue Reading Widow of Navalny accuses Putin of mocking Christianity for refusing to return her husband’s body
By The Associated Press The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has accused President Vladimir Putin of mocking Christianity by trying…
Continue Reading Flaco, the owl that escaped from Central Park Zoo, is dead after hitting a building
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Continue Reading Many in Myanmar consider fleeing to Thailand to escape conscription into an army they despise
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Continue Reading Suspect in University of Georgia killing didn’t know victim and is not a student on the campus, police say
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Continue Reading Ukraine marks two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion as troops face challenges on front line
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is marking two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion with a somber mood hanging over the country. Foreign…
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Continue Reading Woman killed during a celebration of Chiefs’ Super Bowl win to be remembered at funeral
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City area DJ who was killed during a celebration of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory was set to be remembered…
Continue Reading After 2 years of war, questions abound on whether Kyiv can sustain the fight against Russia
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The future looks bleak for war-weary Ukraine. It’s beset by shortages in soldiers and…
Continue Reading Celebrity owl Flaco dies a year after becoming beloved by New York City for zoo escape
By RUTH BROWN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from New York City’s Central Park Zoo and became one of…
Continue Reading Trump enters South Carolina’s Republican primary looking to embarrass Haley in her home state
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Continue Reading King Charles says cancer support messages ‘reduced me to tears’
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Continue Reading Trump says his criminal indictments boosted his appeal to Black voters
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