Biden presses student debt relief as payments resume after pandemic pause
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is announcing another $9 billion in federal student loan debt forgiveness.…
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Teen suspect in fatal Thai shopping mall shooting charged with murder, police say
By Kocha Olarn and Helen Regan, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — A teen suspected of shooting two people dead at an upscale shopping mall in…
Continue Reading 5 wounded as mass shooting at Morgan State University prompts hourslong shelter-in-place during homecoming week
WJZ By Nouran Salahieh, Joe Sutton, Sara Smart and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Four students and another person were wounded when gunfire…
Continue Reading Global Red Cross urges ouster of Belarus chapter chief over the deportation of Ukrainian children
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The international Red Cross is calling for the ouster of the head of the Belarus Red Cross, who…
Continue Reading Russia says it has foiled a major Ukrainian drone attack as concerns grow about weapons supplies
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russia says its air defenses shot down 31 Ukrainian drones in a nighttime attack on border regions. The Russian…
Continue Reading More charges expected against suspect in Charlotte Sena’s kidnapping as the investigation unfolds, police say
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — New York investigators say they anticipate additional charges against the man accused of…
Continue Reading Firefighters work until dawn to remove wreckage of bus carrying tourists in Venice; 21 dead
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VENICE (AP) — Firefighters worked until dawn Wednesday to remove the wreckage of a bus that crashed in a borough…
Continue Reading Swedish media report that the winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry may have been announced early
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish media say the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences may have announced the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry…
Continue Reading UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rallies his Conservatives by saying he’s ready to take tough decisions
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MANCHESTER, England (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to tell his Conservative Party he’s not…
Continue Reading Indian police arrest editor, administrator of independent news site after conducting raids
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Police in New Delhi have arrested the editor of a news website and one of its administrators…
Continue Reading Wildfire destroys 3 homes in southeastern Australia and a man is injured by a falling tree
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Three homes were destroyed by a forest fire and a man was injured by a falling tree in…
Continue Reading TikTok Shop Indonesia stops to comply with the country’s ban of e-commerce on social media platforms
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Chinese-owned video platform TikTok says it will halt its online retail operation in Indonesia to comply with the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are sharply lower, tracking a rates-driven tumble on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian markets were sharply lower on Wednesday after Wall Street tumbled as it focused on the…
Continue Reading China censored this photo of two athletes. Was it for a perceived Tiananmen massacre reference?
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China appears to have censored a photograph of two Chinese hurdlers embracing after a race because their…
Continue Reading More than 20 Indian soldiers missing after flash floods in northeastern Sikkim state
NEW DELHI (AP) — Twenty-three Indian army soldiers are missing after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in the northeastern state of Sikkim. The…
Continue Reading Western ammo stocks at ‘bottom of the barrel’ as Ukraine war drags on, NATO official warns
By Brad Lendon, Radina Gigova, Fred Pleitgen and Kostyantin Gak, CNN (CNN) — Western militaries are running out of ammunition to give to…
Continue Reading Suspect in Bangkok mall shooting that killed 2 used a modified mock gun, police say
By JERRY HARMER and JUTARAT SKULPICHETRAT Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Police say a teenage boy who allegedly shot two people dead and wounded…
Continue Reading Taiwan indicts 2 communist party members accused of colluding with China to influence elections
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted two leaders of the island’s tiny Taiwan…
Continue Reading A Nepal town imposes a lockdown and beefs up security to prevent clashes between Hindus and Muslims
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A lockdown has been imposed and security heightened in a city in southwest Nepal to prevent clashes between Hindus and…
Continue Reading China’s next moon mission aims to do what no country has ever done. Its space ambitions don’t end there
By Kathleen Magramo and Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s lunar mission to bring back the first samples ever collected from the…
Continue Reading Flights canceled and schools closed as Taiwan braces for Typhoon Koinu
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Flights were canceled and schools were closed in parts of Taiwan on Wednesday as the island braced for strong winds and…
Continue Reading Pakistan announces mass deportation of ‘illegal immigrants’ including Afghans
By Sophia Saifi and Jessie Yeung, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan, home to more than 1.7 million people who have fled violence in…
Continue Reading Cleanup from Maui fires complicated by island’s logistical challenges, cultural significance
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Federal authorities have started removing hazardous materials from the Maui wildfires and laying the groundwork to…
Continue Reading 3 Filipino fishermen die in South China Sea after their boat is hit by a passing commercial vessel
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine coast guard says three Filipino fishermen have died in the disputed South China Sea after their boat was…
Continue Reading Child care programs just lost thousands of federal dollars. Families and providers scramble to cope
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — Kaitlyn Adkins is studying law to help families in her community impacted by the…
Continue Reading Haitian students play drums and strum guitars to escape hunger and gang violence
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Woodberson Seïde held his stepsister’s hand as they walked…
Continue Reading The women vying to become Mexico’s next president
Analysis by Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — The governing party called it a ceremonial passing of the baton. But the opposition lambasted it as a…
Continue Reading US warns of Chinese global disinformation campaign that could undermine peace and stability
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For much of the world, China’s Xinjiang region is notorious, a place where ethnic Uyghurs face…
Continue Reading San Francisco will say goodbye to Dianne Feinstein as her body lies in state at City Hall
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The body of the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein will lie in state at San Francisco’s City Hall…
Continue Reading McCarthy became the latest victim of Trump’s extreme GOP revolution
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Kevin McCarthy’s big mistake was trying to govern. The now ex-speaker’s historic ouster came…
Continue Reading Pope will open a big Vatican meeting as battle lines are drawn on his reform project
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is opening a big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church. Progressives…
Continue Reading Suspect charged in fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur to make court appearance in Las Vegas
By RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The man facing a murder charge in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas 27…
Continue Reading Abinader celebra que el Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU haya aprobado el envío de una fuerza multinacional a Haití
Valeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — El presidente de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader, consideró “un éxito de la diplomacia…
Continue Reading Homes of journalists at India news site critical of government raided, fueling press freedom fears
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Police in New Delhi have raided the homes of prominent journalists linked to a left-leaning news organization known…
Continue Reading These 8 Republicans stood apart to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Kevin McCarthy had support from 208 members of his conference to remain as House speaker.…
Continue Reading House speaker chaos stuns lawmakers, frays relationships and roils Washington
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time ever, a House speaker had been voted out of leadership. Lawmakers were…
Continue Reading Male nanny convicted in California of sexually assaulting 16 young boys in his care
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A male nanny who worked for families across Southern California was convicted of sexually assaulting 16 young boys in his…
Continue Reading Philippines says three fishermen killed after boat collides with ‘foreign’ vessel in South China Sea
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — The Philippines is investigating the deaths of three Filipino fishermen after they were killed in a collision…
Continue Reading Former US military pilot’s lawyer tells Sydney court that extradition hearing should be delayed
SYDNEY (AP) — A lawyer for a former U.S. military pilot accused of illegally training Chinese aviators has told a Sydney court that an extradition…
Continue Reading Baltimore Police say multiple people have been shot on campus of Morgan State University
BALTIMORE (AP) — Multiple people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, police said. The Baltimore Police Department said…
Continue Reading 5 wounded as mass shooting at Morgan State University prompts hourslong shelter-in-place during homecoming week
By Nouran Salahieh, Joe Sutton, Sara Smart and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Four students and another person were wounded when gunfire…
Continue Reading Lahaina residents deliver petition asking Hawaii governor to delay tourism reopening
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Residents from fire-stricken Lahaina on Tuesday delivered a petition asking Hawaii Gov. Josh…
Continue Reading North Korea vows strong response to Pentagon report that calls it a ‘persistent’ threat
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has slammed the United States over a Pentagon report that labeled it a…
Continue Reading Grand jury indicts father of Madeline Kingsbury’s children with first-degree murder charges in her death
By Amy Simonson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota grand jury has indicted the father of Madeline Kingsbury’s two children with…
Continue Reading Colombia’s government issues long awaited apology for extrajudicial killings during armed conflict
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government has issued a long awaited public apology for the extrajudicial killings of 19 civilians who were…
Continue Reading Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is the leader of the House, at least for now
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Now that Kevin McCarthy is out of his job as House speaker, one of his top lieutenants…
Continue Reading What to know about Elijah McClain’s death and the criminal trial of two officers
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Defense attorneys for two Denver-area police officers charged in the 2019…
Continue Reading McCarthy’s ouster could hurt the US economy
Analysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — The fights between Washington lawmakers have become increasingly vicious even when the…
Continue Reading An 11-year-old accused of shooting 2 teens at a football practice is arrested on an attempted murder charge
By Jason Hanna and Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — An 11-year-old youth football player has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and wounding…
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Pedestrian identified after being struck, killed by truck
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Continue Reading McCarthy has lost the gavel. It was the third shortest speakership in history.
By Christopher Hickey, CNN When Speaker Kevin McCarthy failed to keep his leadership post, his 269-day speakership became the shortest in more than…
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Hunter shoots grizzly bear in self-defense near Henrys Lake
It was determined the hunter acted in self-defense during a surprise encounter with the bear from a very close distance.…
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Animal shelter struggling to house animals and support them financially
They’re our family pets, our furry friends, but through a variety of causes, they sometimes end up in a temporary home of the shelter. But what…
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Recent weather affecting harvest season
Recent rain and cold temperatures have posed difficult conditions for local farmers trying to harvest their…
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Butte County community raises $40,000 for Dillon Waymire’s recovery
A local high school football player is still in recovery after suddenly collapsing during a Butte County football game last…
Continue Reading Things to know about the resignation of a Kansas police chief who led a raid on a small newspaper
By JOHN HANNA and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — It took only a week for the central Kansas police chief who led an August…
Continue Reading Puede que necesites un octubre sobrio más de lo que crees. Expertos explican cómo hacerlo bien
urielblanco (CNN) — Octubre sobrio, enero seco y julio seco: durante un trimestre del año, estas campañas ofrecen una motivación para que la…
Continue Reading Canada’s House of Commons elects first Black speaker
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s House of Commons has elected a Black Canadian as its new speaker, a first. Liberal lawmaker Greg Fergus is the…
Continue Reading New Mexico Attorney General has charged a police officer in the shooting death of a Black man
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez says his office has charged a Las Cruces police officer with voluntary…
Continue Reading College president accused of sexting former student at Coast Guard Academy resigns
By Curt Devine, Audrey Ash and Melanie Hicken, CNN (CNN) — A retired US Coast Guard captain stepped down as president of a college in…
Continue Reading Seattle to pay nearly $2M after man dies of a heart attack at address wrongly on 911 blacklist
SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle will pay $1.86 million to the family of a man who died of a heart attack after a caution note attached to his…
Continue Reading Seattle to pay nearly $2M after man dies of a heart attack at address wrongly on 911 blacklist
SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle will pay $1.86 million to the family of a man who died of a heart attack after a caution note attached to his…
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Judge dismisses lawsuit over Idaho’s new voter registration laws
On Monday, Fourth Judicial District Judge Samuel Hoagland dismissed with prejudice the lawsuit challenging Idaho’s new voter registration…
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ITD recognizes death of subcontractor in I-84 work zone in Jerome County
Last week the Idaho Transportation Department recognized the death of a worker in a construction zone on I-84 in Jerome County.…
Continue Reading Arizona to cancel leases allowing Saudi-owned farm access to state’s groundwater
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona governor Katie Hobbs said this week her administration is terminating state land…
Continue Reading Judge denies Phoenix request seeking extra time to clean largest homeless encampment
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has denied the city of Phoenix’s legal request seeking extra time to clean up the city’s largest homeless encampment.…
Continue Reading Mike Pence says he is ‘deeply disappointed’ in vote to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP presidential candidate Mike Pence, the former vice president, chastised a group of hard-right…
Continue Reading Trump’s incendiary rhetoric comes to the courthouse
By Jeremy Herb, Kristen Holmes and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump spent the last two days in a Manhattan courtroom,…
Continue Reading Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. No one knows for sure what comes next.
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House of Representatives has entered uncharted territory after a last-ditch, right-wing…
Continue Reading FDA signs off on updated protein-based Covid-19 vaccine from Novavax
The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized Novavax’s updated protein-based Covid-19 vaccine for people 12 and…
Continue Reading US automakers’ sales rose sharply over the summer, despite high prices and interest rates
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Automakers posted big increases in new vehicle sales during the summer, despite high prices, rising…
Continue Reading Detroit-area mayor indicted on bribery charge alleging he took $50,000 to facilitate property sale
DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit mayor has been indicted on a federal bribery charge for allegedly demanding $50,000 in bribes to facilitate the…
Continue Reading Conservation group Sea Shepherd to help expand protection of the endangered vaquita porpoise
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The conservation group Sea Shepherd says it has signed an agreement with Mexico to help expand the protection area for the…
Continue Reading Major fire strikes Detroit-area apartment complex for seniors
SOUTHGATE, Mich. (AP) — Firefighters are trying to control a major fire at an apartment complex for older residents in suburban Detroit. The roof…
Continue Reading Federal government to conduct nationwide emergency alert test Wednesday via mobile phones, cable TV
REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government will be testing it’s nationwide emergency alert system. The test…
Continue Reading There was power loss before plane crash that killed ex-NFL player Russ Francis, investigator says
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — A federal investigator said the small plane crash that killed former NFL tight end Russ Francis and another man at an…
Continue Reading North Dakota lawmaker killed in plane crash had recently earned commercial pilot’s license
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker who died in a plane crash along with his wife and two young sons had…
Continue Reading Oklahoma’s Republican governor wants to cut taxes. His GOP colleagues aren’t sold on the idea.
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is again making his pitch to reduce the state’s individual…
Continue Reading House ousts McCarthy as speaker in historic vote
CNN By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — The US House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to oust Kevin…
Continue Reading New York City mayor heads to Latin America with message for asylum seekers: ‘We are at capacity’
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he’s traveling to Latin America to discourage…
Continue Reading Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones files federal lawsuit against Speaker of State House who oversaw his ousting
By Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, who was expelled from the chamber earlier this year, has filed a federal…
Continue Reading 2 Army soldiers killed, 12 injured in crash of military transport vehicle in Alaska
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two U.S. Army soldiers are dead and 12 others injured after the military transport…
Continue Reading Fatal shooting by police draws protests and raises questions in north Alabama
DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — Family members of a Black man fatally shot outside his home by Alabama police are seeking more information and access to body…
Continue Reading New rest rules don’t bother NBA players, who say they only want to sit out when they are hurt
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer With a new “player participation policy,” the NBA has made it clear that healthy players should be on the…
Continue Reading Suspect in police beating has ruptured kidney, headaches; his attorneys call for a federal probe
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for a drug suspect who was repeatedly punched, elbowed and kneed by officers in northeast Florida during a…
Continue Reading 24 former Trump allies and aides who turned against him
Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — There is a long list of one-time allies and aides who have either turned against former President…
Continue Reading US syphilis cases are rising, and STD clinics warn they’re struggling to find crucial antibiotic
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The preferred antibiotic treatment for syphilis is in short supply across the United States as infections…
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“Brake for Breakfast” raises breast cancer awareness
This month, hospitals around east Idaho and the country will be participating in the 24th annual Brake for Breakfast…
Continue Reading Amid conservative makeover, New College of Florida sticks with DeSantis ally Corcoran as president
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press Trustees of the New College of Florida have voted to stick with a Ron Desantis ally as the school’s president…
Continue Reading Bus crash near Venice kills 21 people
By Sharon Braithwaite, Tara John and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — At least 21 people were killed, including two children, when a passenger bus…
Continue Reading A bus crash in a Venice suburb kills at least 21 people
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities say at least 21 people have been killed when a bus crashed near the city of Venice after falling from an elevated…
Continue Reading ‘Miracle’ water year in California: Rain, snow put state’s reservoirs at 128% of historical average
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has ended its water year with above average rain and snow, making it one of the…
Continue Reading US adds another option for fall COVID vaccination with updated Novavax shots
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have added another option for fall COVID-19 vaccination, updated shots made…
Continue Reading Liberty University failed to disclose crime data and warn of threats for years, report says
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — New reporting says preliminary findings from a federal investigation found that Liberty University failed to warn its…
Continue Reading Butler sworn in to replace late California Sen. Feinstein, third Black female senator in US history
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler was sworn…
Continue Reading North Carolina retiree group sues to block 30-day voter residency requirement
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal lawsuit has been filed by a union-affiliated group that challenges North…
Continue Reading Second earthquake in a week hits near Naples as fears of volcanic eruption grow
By Barbie Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck south of Naples, Italy, on Tuesday, just days after the volcanic region…
Continue Reading How to see the last ‘ring of fire’ eclipse until 2046
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An annular solar eclipse will make its appearance in the skies over North, Central and South America on October…
Continue Reading Adoptive parents charged with felony neglect after 3 children found alone in dangerous conditions
By The Associated Press Police in West Virginia say two adoptive parents have been charged with felony neglect after two children were found locked…
Continue Reading ‘Loki’s’ latest variant is still a pretty good way to kill time
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Loki” didn’t deliver unqualified magic, but the Disney+ series was weird and inventive enough to cast…
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