Dead woman found entangled in baggage machinery at Chicago airport
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Michele Pfeiffer is Montana-bound in ‘Yellowstone’ spinoff called ‘Madison’
The “Yellowstone” sequel has its lead. Paramount announced Thursday that Oscar nominee Michelle Pfeiffer would executive produce and star in…
Continue Reading Could 2 NASA astronauts be stuck at the space station until next year? Here’s what to know
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is wrestling over how and when to bring two astronauts back from the International Space…
Continue Reading Sighting of alligator swimming off shore of Lake Erie prompts Pennsylvania search
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — The search is on for a small alligator in Erie, Pennsylvania, after it was caught on video last weekend swimming just off the…
Continue Reading Biden hosts World Series champion Texas Rangers at the White House, says they ’embody resilience’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Texas Rangers have visited the White House to celebrate their 2023 World Series victory with President Joe…
Continue Reading Meet America’s newest giant pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — California’s governor flew in for the young bears’ debut. Throngs of media gathered inside the zoo, while the…
Continue Reading Officials recover New Mexico woman’s body from the Grand Canyon, the 3rd death there since July 31
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say the body of a 20-year-old New Mexico woman has been recovered in Grand Canyon National…
Continue Reading Doug Emhoff heaps praise on Harris’ VP pick Tim Walz at Paris fundraiser during Olympics trip
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, took time out of his Olympic duties to rally a group of…
Continue Reading Mars Exploration Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the exploration of Mars. The United States, Soviet Union and China are the only three…
Continue Reading Brazil expels Nicaraguan ambassador in retaliation as rift between leaders grows
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government has kicked out Nicaragua’s ambassador to the nation in retaliation for a similar move by…
Continue Reading Timothy Geithner Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Personal Birth date: August 18, 1961 Birth place:…
Continue Reading Iranian brothers charged in alleged smuggling operation that led to deaths of 2 Navy SEALs
Associated Press Authorities say two men linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard are facing terrorism charges in the U.S. in connection with the…
Continue Reading University of Georgia panel upholds sanctions for 6 students over Israel-Hamas war protest
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Six University of Georgia students arrested during an April 29 protest against the Israel-Hamas war will remain suspended…
Continue Reading St. Vincent channels something primal playing live music: ‘It’s kind of an exorcism for me’
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As sweaty fans pushed up against one another, clutching their drinks and swaying to the music, Annie Clark,…
Continue Reading Protesters rally outside Bulgarian parliament to denounce ban on LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ in schools
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Protesters have rallied outside Bulgaria’s parliament to denounce a controversial legal amendment adopted the day before…
Continue Reading COVID-stricken Noah Lyles collapses after getting bronze, one of 8 US medals at Olympic track
AP Sports Writers SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The first sign of trouble Thursday night came when Noah Lyles started rounding the curve in the…
Continue Reading Case that could keep RFK Jr. off New York’s presidential ballot ends
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge is expected to decide soon whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely listed a New York residence as the…
Continue Reading Forecasters still predict highly active Atlantic hurricane season in mid-season update
MIAMI (AP) — Federal forecasters are still predicting a highly active Atlantic hurricane season thanks to near-record sea surface temperatures and…
Continue Reading NYC driver charged with throwing a lit firework into a utility truck and injuring 2 workers
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City driver has been arrested and charged with tossing a lit firework into a Verizon utility truck and injuring two…
Continue Reading Farmers’ blockade of Mexico’s main east-west highway enters 2nd day, impacting thousands
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Business groups in Mexico are warning of economic damage to companies and thousands of regular citizens as a protest blockade of…
Continue Reading Parents of 3 students who died in Parkland massacre, survivor reach large settlement with shooter
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Families of three students murdered during the 2018 massacre at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas…
Continue Reading A Serbian competitor in the CrossFit Games dies during a swimming event at a Texas lake
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Serbian competitor in the CrossFit Games died while competing in a swimming event Thursday morning at a Texas…
Continue Reading NYC’s ice cream museum is sued by a man who says he broke his ankle jumping into the sprinkle pool
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who says he broke his ankle jumping into the sprinkle pool at the Museum of Ice Cream in New York City has filed a lawsuit…
Continue Reading Belgian publisher removes opinion column that described an urge to stab ‘every Jew’ over Gaza
By Lianne Kolirin and Rosanne Roobeek, CNN (CNN) — A Belgian publisher has removed an opinion column that has been accused of dangerously…
Continue Reading Fire destroys landmark paper company factory in southwestern Ohio
HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A fire that destroyed a vacant landmark building in a southwestern Ohio community this week is considered suspicious because…
Continue Reading Officer who killed a teen in a traffic stop performed at the Olympics opener. The family is incensed
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A French police officer who killed a teenager during a traffic stop performed for the opening ceremony of the Paris…
Continue Reading Third person dies in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meats
AP Health Writer Three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats, federal food safety…
Continue Reading France back in men’s basketball gold medal game after win over Germany in Paris Olympics
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — With blue, white and red flags waving in the stands and cheers blaring around them, France’s players took in…
Continue Reading Tunisia’s president replaces prime minister in the latest shakeup ahead of presidential election
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president has sacked the country’s prime minister and replaced him with another Cabinet…
Continue Reading Two suspected Houthi attacks target a ship off Yemen in Bab el-Mandeb Strait, authorities say
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Authorities say two suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the…
Continue Reading A 13-month streak of global temperature records just ended. Here are five takeaways
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After 13 months of what felt like an endless breaking of heat records, the streak came to an end last month. The…
Continue Reading Andrew Young returns to south Georgia city where he first became pastor for exhibit on his life
Associated Press THOMASVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Civil rights icon Andrew Young has come home to the south Georgia city where he first became a pastor in…
Continue Reading Former Uvalde schools police chief says he’s being ‘scapegoated’ over response to mass shooting
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The former Uvalde schools police chief says he thinks he’s been “scapegoated” as the one to blame…
Continue Reading Investigator says ‘fraudulent’ gift to Florida’s only public historically Black university is void
Associated Press A record multi-million dollar gift to Florida’s only public historically Black university has completely gone up in smoke. More…
Continue Reading DNA on weapons implicates ex-U.S. Green Beret in attempted Venezuelan coup, federal officials say
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Federal investigators say they have uncovered the DNA of a former U.S. Green Beret on some of the 60 automatic…
Continue Reading Capitol riot defendant jailed over alleged threats against Supreme Court justice and other officials
Associated Press A Nevada man awaiting trial on charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol has been jailed after he allegedly made threats directed at…
Continue Reading Philippe Petit recreates high-wire walk between World Trade Center’s twin towers on 50th anniversary
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years after his iconic high-wire walk between the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center, Philippe…
Continue Reading Top UN official tells Security Council that Islamic State group, affiliates gaining power in Africa
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A top U.N. counterterrorism official has told the Security Council that a vast stretch of Africa could fall under the control…
Continue Reading Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.47%, lowest level in more than a year
AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in more than a year. That’s a welcome…
Continue Reading Breanna Stewart, other moms on US women’s basketball team enjoy rare moments chasing Olympic history
AP Sports Writer Breanna Stewart and the other moms on the US women’s basketball team are enjoying some special moments while chasing Olympic…
Continue Reading As Nigerians marched against hunger, security forces responded with gunshots and force, killing 22
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Rights groups say Nigerian security forces used gunshots and force to respond to mass protests against…
Continue Reading Rain, wind from Tropical Storm Debby wipes out day 1 of Wyndham Championship
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The final regular-season PGA Tour event won’t be starting until Friday. Wind and rain from Tropical Storm Debby led…
Continue Reading Here’s a look at questions about Tim Walz’s military record
Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Republicans are questioning Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s military record after Vice President Kamala Harris…
Continue Reading Handlers help raise half-sister patas monkeys born weeks apart at an upstate New York zoo
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A zoo in Syracuse, New York, has welcomed two baby patas monkeys born weeks apart. The Rosamond Gifford Zoo said Thursday…
Continue Reading Samsung is recalling more than 1 million electric ranges after numerous fire and injury reports
NEW YORK (AP) — Samsung is recalling more than 1.12 million electric ranges used for stovetops after reports of 250 fires and dozens of injuries.…
Continue Reading Residents of a frontline Israeli city feel Hezbollah’s war ‘getting closer’
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mike Schwartz, CNN Nahariya, Israel (CNN) — In Israel’s northern city of Nahariya, a sense of anxiety lingers among…
Continue Reading With a new life and fresh ideas, Sandra Lee makes a TV comeback with a Netflix food competition show
Associated Press Cookbook author and TV personality Sandra Lee is a co-host and judge on a new Netflix competition series called “Blue Ribbon…
Continue Reading Scholar Kwame Anthony Appiah receives $500,000 prize from Library of Congress
NEW YORK (AP) — Author-educator Kwame Anthony Appiah has received a $500,000 lifetime achievement award from the Library of Congress. Appiah, 70,…
Continue Reading ‘Alien: Romulus’ actors battled lifelike creatures to bring the film back to its horror roots
Associated Press SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — “Alien” Romulus,” one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, is set to be one of the…
Continue Reading For Haiti, the Paris Olympics is about more than just winning gold
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — As he coasted along Paris’ Seine River during the Olympic opening ceremony, one word came to Haitian swimmer…
Continue Reading After baby’s death, Kentucky parents sue infant formula maker at center of 2022 crisis
AP Health Writer The parents of Kentucky baby who died last fall after drinking bacteria-tainted infant formula are the latest to sue manufacturer…
Continue Reading New ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ on Broadway attracts Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A revival of the cutthroat business play “Glengarry Glen Ross” is slated for Broadway this spring, cast…
Continue Reading Kenyan youth call for ‘mother of all protests’ as president swears in new cabinet
By Larry Madowo, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Young protesters in Kenya returned to the capital’s streets for an eighth week of demonstrations…
Continue Reading The leader of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement reflects on a year since the Lahaina fire
Associated Press KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) — In the year since the Lahaina fires on Maui, the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement has helped more…
Continue Reading The Perseids are here. Here’s how to see the ‘fireballs’ of summer’s brightest meteor shower
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Perseids are back to dazzle the sky with bursts of light and color. The annual meteor shower, active since…
Continue Reading Homeowners race to refinance as mortgage rates retreat from 23-year highs
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A recent pullback in mortgage rates is spurring more homeowners to refinance their home loan and lower their…
Continue Reading Part of falling cornice kills 1 at Prague tram stop
PRAGUE (AP) — Officials say part of a cornice that fell from a building in downtown Prague hit a tram stop, killing one person. Television footage…
Continue Reading Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week, but applications remain slightly elevated
AP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell last week but remain at slightly elevated though not troubling levels.…
Continue Reading Boeing’s new CEO visits factory that makes the 737 Max, including jet that lost door plug in flight
AP Airlines Writer Boeing‘s new CEO is on the job and visiting a key factory near Seattle. Robert “Kelly” Ortberg officially took over as…
Continue Reading Trump recommits to a Sept. 10 debate and lashes out at Harris at news conference
Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump recommitted to debating Vice President Kamala Harris after recently backing out, holding a…
Continue Reading Florida sheriff’s deputy rescues missing 5-year-old autistic boy from pond
DELTONA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy ran through the woods, ripped off his bulletproof vest and ran into a pond after hearing the…
Continue Reading US government will loan $1.45 billion to help a South Korean firm build a solar plant in Georgia
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy is loaning $1.45 billion to support a South Korean company’s bid to build up key…
Continue Reading Greece flies more firefighters to battle a blaze on Crete. More evacuations have been ordered
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities are flying additional forces to the southern island of Crete, where 250 firefighters are battling a…
Continue Reading Street art pops up throughout Paris, adding some Olympic color to major landmarks
AP Entertainment Writer PARIS (AP) — Paris is getting a colorful splash of Olympic creative spirit with nearly 30 vibrant street art pieces,…
Continue Reading ‘Furious battles are underway’: Kursk residents call on Putin for help after Ukrainian incursion
By Daria Tarasova, Jim Sciutto, Allegra Goodwin, Tim Lister, and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces are pushing further into the…
Continue Reading Kelsea Ballerini announces new album, ‘Patterns.’ It isn’t what you’d expect: ‘I’m team no rules’
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kelsea Ballerini is preparing to release her fifth studio album, called “Patterns,” this fall and people…
Continue Reading Israel’s Western allies slam Israeli minister’s remark that Gaza starvation may be justified
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Western allies have condemned remarks by the country’s far-right finance minister who suggested that causing the…
Continue Reading Russian prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for US-Russian woman in treason trial
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian prosecutors on Thursday asked for a 15-year sentence in the treason trial of a Russian-American woman, who has pleaded…
Continue Reading China hits back at the US in response to doping allegations dogging its swimmers
BEIJING (AP) — China is trying to fight fire with fire in the face of persistent doping allegations that have dogged its swimmers at the Paris…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Aug. 8: Tropical Storm Debby, Space mission, Presidential race, Stock markets, UK riots
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Government officials often send text messages as an effective means of warning the public about emergencies.…
Continue Reading Those Samsung smartphones given to Olympic athletes? They may violate sanctions on North Korea
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials on Thursday said providing Samsung smartphones to North Korean athletes at the…
Continue Reading Police in Kenya fire tear gas at protesters as new Cabinet ministers are sworn in
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police have fired tear gas at protesters calling for the president’s resignation in the Kenyan capital as…
Continue Reading Harris and Walz show their support for organized labor with appearance at Detroit union hall
Associated Press WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, played up their support for…
Continue Reading South Korea media says North Korean resident crossed border waters to defect
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean media says one North Korean resident escaped to the South across waters on the western border between the…
Continue Reading Russia says its troops are battling to push Ukrainian forces back a cross-border incursion in Kursk
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry says the country’s troops are fighting Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region on the third…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift fans are devastated by canceled Eras Tour shows in Austria over apparent attack plot
Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Pricey tickets for sold-out Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna. Hundreds of euros, if not more, dropped on flights and…
Continue Reading Britain is on alert for further unrest even after anti-racism campaigners faced down the far right
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British authorities say they’re preparing for the possibility of further unrest, even as they applaud the…
Continue Reading Death toll from 6 weeks of monsoon rains jumps to 154 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The death toll from nearly six weeks of monsoon rains and floods across Pakistan has risen to 154, officials said Thursday, as…
Continue Reading A powerful quake hits off Japan’s coast, causing minor injuries but prompting new concerns
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake has struck off Japan’s southern coast and injured nine people, but most of the injuries are…
Continue Reading Czech power company CEZ says its net profit in the first half of 2024 totaled $912 million, down 5%
PRAGUE (AP) — The dominant Czech power company CEZ says its net profit in the first half of the year totaled 21.1 billion Czech crowns ($912…
Continue Reading Suspects in foiled attack on Taylor Swift shows were inspired by Islamic State group, officials say
Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Both suspects in a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows in Vienna appeared to be inspired by the Islamic State…
Continue Reading Ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont, a fugitive since 2017, returns to Spain. But then he vanishes again
Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police launched a manhunt in Barcelona on Thursday for fugitive Carles Puigdemont, a celebrated campaigner…
Continue Reading US Ambassador to Japan to skip Nagasaki peace ceremony after Israel excluded
By Yumi Asada, Nodoka Katsura and Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will sit out Nagasaki’s peace…
Continue Reading Utah man who killed woman is put to death by lethal injection in state’s first execution since 2010
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who killed his girlfriend’s mother by slashing her throat was put to death by lethal…
Continue Reading Three people arrested in rural Nevada over altercation that Black man says involved a racial slur
Associated Press RENO, Nevada (AP) — Three people have been arrested and charged in connection with a verbal altercation last week in Virginia…
Continue Reading Interim leader Muhammad Yunus takes the helm in Bangladesh, to seek peace and prepare elections
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took the oath of office as head of Bangladesh’s interim government…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift fans express heartbreak, fear and relief after terror threat stops shows
By Isaac Yee, Jessie Yeung and Samra Zulfaqar, CNN (CNN) — Tiffany Kidd, a 41-year-old nurse from Arizona, had never left the United States…
Continue Reading Facing budget crunches, Chinese tax collectors descend on companies
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are chasing unpaid taxes from companies and individuals dating back decades, as the government…
Continue Reading Relatives of Belarus’ political prisoners complain that East-West swap didn’t free their loved ones
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A wave of disappointment swept over opposition activists in Belarus last week as the biggest East-West…
Continue Reading On Long Island, Republicans defend an unlikely stronghold as races could tip control of Congress
Associated Press It’s a 2024 election battleground where millions of dollars are being spent and big names in American politics are popping up. But…
Continue Reading Populist conservative and ex-NBA player Royce White shakes up US Senate primary race in Minnesota
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Populist conservative and ex-NBA player Royce White has shaken up a U.S. Senate primary race in Minnesota.…
Continue Reading In 60-year-old Tim Walz, Kamala Harris found a partner to advocate for reproductive rights
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The makings of a presidential ticket began in an unusual spot six months ago: a Minnesota abortion clinic.…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP report on fear of repression in post-election Venezuela
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan aid worker’s arrest while catching an international flight has cast a spotlight on the…
Continue Reading An aid worker’s airport disappearance stirs fear of repression following disputed Venezuela election
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan aid worker’s arrest while catching an international flight has cast a spotlight on the…
Continue Reading A deadly tornado, flooding rains and swollen rivers plague residents in the path of Debby
Associated Press LUCAMA, N.C. (AP) — Tornadoes spawned by Debby leveled homes, damaged a school and killed one person early Thursday, as the…
Continue Reading Powerful former North Dakota lawmaker pleads guilty to traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minor
Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A powerful former North Dakota lawmaker has pleaded guilty to traveling to Europe with the intent to pay for…
Continue Reading The Walz record: Abortion rights, free lunches for schoolkids, and disputes over a riot response
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz and his fellow Democrats have enacted big changes in the two years that they’ve had full…
Continue Reading How horses at the Spirit Horse Ranch help Maui wildfire survivors process their grief
Associated Press KANAIO, Hawaii (AP) — Fear. Anxiety. Anger. Depression. Overwhelmed. Janice Dapitan began her second counseling session by writing…
Continue Reading Census categories misrepresent the ‘street race’ of Latinos, Afro Latinos, report says
Associated Press Filling out forms that ask for racial and ethnic identification can be a struggle for many Latinos, especially when there is not one…
Continue Reading Majority of US adults say democracy is on the ballot but they differ on the threat: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Roughly 3 in 4 American adults believe the upcoming presidential election is vital to the future of U.S.…
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