What Usha Vance’s rise to prominence means to other South Asian and Hindu Americans
Associated Press Usha Chilukuri Vance has entered the spotlight this week as the wife of JD Vance, former President Trump’s running mate in the…
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Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the Capitol riot gets almost 5 years in prison
Associated Press A Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the U.S. Capitol insurrection has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison…
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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian human rights group says that a German citizen has been sentenced to death for terrorism and other charges…
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Associated Press The governor of the South Kivu province in eastern Congo on Friday ordered the suspension of all mining activities in order to…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Summer Olympics, which are typically held every four years. The…
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AP College Football Writer Utah State’s Blake Anderson was fired for contacting a potential domestic violence victim and a witness to the…
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has called Donald Trump “a friend,” and says he will write the former U.S. president a letter to…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court is allowing a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from…
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This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include the long-awaited debut album from Ice Spice, the movie “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire”…
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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An anti-abortion group in South Dakota is appealing a judge’s dismissal of its lawsuit to remove an abortion rights…
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AP Music Writer Ten years ago, “Weird Al” Yankovic made history. “Mandatory Fun,” his 14th and final studio album, hit No. 1 on the Billboard…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries…
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Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former manager for eBay Inc.’s. global security team has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role…
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama football teams will soon be playing on Saban Field. University trustees approved a resolution naming the field at…
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AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A swath of Americans watching President Joe Biden is seeing something beyond debate-stage stumbles and…
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Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge has overturned a conviction carrying a life sentence for an Islamic scholar from Virginia who was…
Continue Reading Sundance Film Festival narrows down host cities — from Louisville to Santa Fe — for future years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Sundance Institute on Friday announced six finalists in its search for a new host location for the influential film…
Continue Reading How Russia’s espionage case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich unfolded
Here are key developments in Russia’s case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was convicted on Friday of espionage charges…
Continue Reading Venice officials defend day-tripper tax, but delay the decision on extending it
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Venice city officials say the day-tripper tax netted 2.4 million euros during a test phase this summer, and that…
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Associated Press BARNET, Vt. (AP) — Exactly one year to the date of last year’s severe flooding in Vermont, Joe’s Brook Farm in Barnet was…
Continue Reading UN panel calls on Belarus to release Nobel Peace laureate from prison
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A United Nations panel of human rights experts has called on Belarus to release the Nobel Peace Prize-winning founder of…
Continue Reading Political divisions stall proposed gun policies in Pennsylvania, where assassin took aim at Trump
Associated Press Months beforehand, some Pennsylvania lawmakers had proposed to outlaw the type of rifle that was used in the assassination attempt…
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AP Golf Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — Tiger Woods tied a personal record in the British Open on Friday, one he could have done without but perhaps…
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By Ibrahim Dahman, Caitlin Danaher and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The highly infectious polio virus has been found in sewage samples in…
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By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations’ top court said Friday that Israel’s presence in the West Bank and…
Continue Reading Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg released from jail after serving perjury sentence
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Retired Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg has been released from jail in New York City after serving…
Continue Reading Kenya president retains 6 former Cabinet ministers in first batch of appointments
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto has appointed the first 11 members of his Cabinet. Ruto on Friday retained six…
Continue Reading What to know about Evan Gershkovich’s conviction for espionage in Russia
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been convicted of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in prison. He, his employer and the U.S.…
Continue Reading Joe Biden faces increasing pressure to quit the race, but has spent a lifetime overcoming the odds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — To borrow a favorite phrase from the man himself, President Joe Biden is at an inflection point. Is his…
Continue Reading Treasury warns that anti-woke banking laws such as those in Florida are national security risk
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is warning that state laws that restrict banks from considering environmental, social…
Continue Reading Humans caused climate change. Amid the suffering, now they must solve it
NEW YORK (AP) — The last few years have been brutal for the climate — and for the humans and other living things within it. Around the globe,…
Continue Reading Long before his arrest, US reporter lamented that many friends in Russia were being locked up
Associated Press In early 2022, Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal wrote on social media that “reporting on Russia is now…
Continue Reading Accused of biting police official, NYC Council member says police were the aggressors
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City Council member accused of biting a police official says officers used excessive force as she tried to help someone…
Continue Reading Massachusetts lawmakers call on the Pentagon to ground the Osprey again until crash causes are fixed
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Massachusetts lawmakers are pressing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to ground the V-22 Osprey aircraft…
Continue Reading Strife-torn Myanmar marks 77th anniversary of the assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has held a wreath-laying ceremony in the country’s largest city to mark the 77th anniversary of…
Continue Reading Vatican unveils program for Pope Francis’ trip to Belgium and Luxembourg in September
ROME (AP) — The Vatican has released on Friday the program for Pope Francis’ trip to Belgium and Luxembourg in late September, where he will…
Continue Reading In Togo, these school uniforms are at the center of a movement offering girls and women a chance to build better lives
By Kathleen Toner, CNN Moscow, Idaho (CNN) — Sometimes, a book can have a life-changing impact. For Payton McGriff, that turned out to be true.…
Continue Reading South Korean FA files complaint to FIFA after Como player’s alleged racist remark sparks outrage
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Korean Football Association has filed a complaint with FIFA over an alleged racist remark toward…
Continue Reading Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country’s most powerful leader, dies at age 80
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most powerful politician, has…
Continue Reading ‘He was a pious man’: The Gaza neighborhood shocked to find Israeli hostages in their midst
By Florence Davey-Attlee, Ibrahim Dahman, Eyad Kourdi, Jeremy Diamond and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — The Aljamal family was widely respected in…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 19: Republican convention, Cyber outages, Ukraine aid, Olympics security, Climate protests
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Continue Reading Republicans emerge from their convention thrilled with Trump and talking about a blowout victory
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Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Officials say two Australian and three Indonesian nationals have survived after a tourist helicopter…
Continue Reading Japanese and Taiwanese coast guards hold joint search and rescue drill off Japan’s eastern coast
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese and Taiwanese coast guards have conducted what is believed to be their first joint drill off Japan’s…
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AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slumped Friday in another washout, as businesses around the world scrambled to contain the effects…
Continue Reading Nigeria more than doubles the minimum wage for government workers after strikes and negotiations
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Public sector workers in Nigeria on the minimum wage will see their salaries double after the government…
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By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a month since anyone reported seeing Taylor Casey. She was last spotted near Paradise Island in the…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges Britain to help it strike deeper inside Russia as he addresses UK Cabinet
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Britain’s new government to help Kyiv’s forces attack deeper…
Continue Reading Cheng Pei-pei, martial arts actor who starred in ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,’ dies at age 78
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Cheng Pei-pei, a Chinese-born martial arts film actor who starred in Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden…
Continue Reading What to know about Malaysia’s coronation of its king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s billionaire king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, was officially installed six months after he was sworn in for…
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YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian authorities say that a military aircraft has crashed, killing its crew of two. Officials on Friday say the…
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Serbia to discuss a tentative deal with the Balkan country to excavate lithium. The…
Continue Reading South Korea restarts blaring propaganda broadcasts to retaliate against North’s trash balloon flying
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it has restarted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border in response to…
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Associated Press MUDZI, Zimbabwe (AP) — In Zimbabwe, an El Nino-induced drought is affecting millions of people, and children are most at risk. The…
Continue Reading The bodies of 4 Pakistanis killed in the attack on a mosque in Oman have been returned home
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The bodies of four Pakistanis killed in an attack on a Shiite mosque in Oman this week have been repatriated and…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide on Friday, grounding flights, knocking down some…
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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Officials in the northern English city of Leeds say order has been restored after a night of unrest that began when…
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Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court said Friday that Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian…
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AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Transit workers around the country are managing their fear and anxiety over a rise in violent crime on subways…
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Associated Press YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted Friday of espionage and sentenced to 16…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A rapidly growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers called Friday for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection…
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Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho inmate who slipped out of state custody at a Boise hospital after the corrections officers guarding…
Continue Reading Alabama birthing units are closing to save money and get funding. Some say babies are at risk
Associated Press/Report for America GROVE HILL, Ala. (AP) — One of the last remaining birthing units in southern Alabama is slated to close to…
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Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — For those conservative voters long turned off by former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric, his somewhat…
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Associated Press Melania Trump and Ivanka Trump were at the Republican National Convention on its last night. Their presence Thursday was a rare…
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Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government late Friday announced a nationwide curfew across Bangladesh…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has a delicate balance to strike: how to weigh the mounting opposition to…
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Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Iranian-made drone sent by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck Israel on Friday, leaving one person dead…
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Associated Press UMM AL-KHAIR, West Bank (AP) — First came the Israeli military bulldozers. They tore down a quarter of the homes in the West Bank…
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Associated Press CABOT, Pa. (AP) — The keen of bagpipes, a three-volley gun salute and a bugle sounding taps pierced the air of a small…
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Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Christian homeless shelter is challenging a Washington state anti-discrimination law that would require the…
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Hard-line President Alexander Lukashenko has led Belarus for 30 years and intends to seek yet another term in office. The former collective farm…
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By Eugenia Yosef, Jennifer Hansler, Eyad Kourdi and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Israel authorities are investigating the circumstances and…
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AP Sports Writer EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers…
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Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — For three decades, European leaders have come and gone by the dozens, but Alexander Lukashenko remains in…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Friday tentatively scheduled Harvey Weinstein’s planned retrial on rape and sexual assault…
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Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — University of Florida president Ben Sasse, a controversial pick almost two years ago when he was named to…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s panda diplomacy may have one true winner: the pandas themselves. Decades after Beijing began…
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has hit northern Chile near its border with Argentina. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake…
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AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tucker Carlson returned to Fox News’ airwaves 15 months after being unceremoniously fired, seen Thursday in…
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Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Republicans are wrapping a nominating convention that has celebrated former President Donald Trump not just as a…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Newhart has died at age 94. Jerry Digney, Newhart’s publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los Angeles after a series…
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By Tim Lister, Sharon Braithwaite and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — United Nations agencies say that a new round of evacuation orders by the…
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Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has announced nearly $203 million in additional humanitarian…
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers have given final approval to legislation that will repeal new restrictions on a tuition waiver program for…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former co-stars and famous fans are paying tribute to comedian and actor Bob Newhart, who died Thursday at age 94. Actors…
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By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — French lawmakers reelected Yaël Braun-Pivet as president of the National Assembly Thursday, overcoming a…
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A Seattle police officer has been fired over the “dehumanizing laughter” and “cruel comments” he…
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Associated Press A jury has found that a commuter railroad is mostly at fault for a fiery and deadly 2015 collision between a train and an SUV at a…
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Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State University Chancellor Randy Woodson announced his retirement at the university’s…
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials are asking the state Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a ruling that allowed signatures from…
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SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle police officer and union head has been fired over his callous remarks about the death of a graduate student from India…
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Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas isn’t enforcing a new law requiring abortion providers to ask their patients why they want to…
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Associated Press MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge has ruled that author Salman Rushdie does not have to turn over private notes about his…
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ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has postponed a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer because of the conflict with…
Continue Reading Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces trade mission to Europe
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is going on her second trade mission to Europe, with a trip that will include a visit…
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