Poles seek safety in gold investments during troubled times across their eastern borders
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russia’s war against Ukraine has led many people in neighboring Poland to invest in gold. While the…
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Prospect of low-priced Chinese EVs reaching US from Mexico poses threat to automakers
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a scenario that terrifies America’s auto industry. Chinese carmakers set up shop in Mexico…
Continue Reading Prospect of low-priced Chinese EVs reaching US from Mexico poses threat to automakers
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a scenario that terrifies America’s auto industry. Chinese carmakers set up shop in Mexico…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise ahead of U.S. inflation report
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares gained Friday as traders looked ahead to a key report on inflation that could influence the Federal…
Continue Reading Stella Assange thanks Australian lawmakers for WikiLeaks founder’s freedom
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Stella Assange has thanked the spectrum of lawmakers who campaigned for her husband, WikiLeaks founder…
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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Critics say British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is dutiful, managerial and a bit dull. The 61-year-old Labour…
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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led throughout his relatively…
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Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Nearly a year after wind-whipped flames raced through Kim Ball’s Hawaii community, the empty lot where…
Continue Reading Red Cross envoy: Congo conflict has worsened with sharp increases in sexual violence and wounded
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The decades-old conflict in Congo’s mineral-rich east has “drastically deteriorated” since early 2022…
Continue Reading Funeral held in Houston for 12-year-old girl whose body was found in a creek
HOUSTON (AP) — A 12-year-old girl whose body was found in a shallow creek earlier this month in Houston was remembered for her love of reading and…
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — In a story published June 27, 2024, about severe weather in the U.S., The Associated Press erroneously reported that Jim Hruska…
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Continue Reading Australian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian leaders are cautiously welcoming an expected plea agreement that could set free WikiLeaks…
Continue Reading Oklahoma executes man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old girl in 1984
Associated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma has executed a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 7-year-old girl in 1984.…
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Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Children in sandals trudge through water contaminated with sewage and scale growing mounds of garbage…
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Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wasn’t with his better-known rivals, President…
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Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Thursday’s presidential debate starts at 9 p.m. Eastern. It will be hosted by CNN and moderated by CNN’s…
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Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A raspy and sometimes halting President Joe Biden tried repeatedly to confront Donald Trump in their first debate…
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Continue Reading 7 in 10 Americans think Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A solid majority of Americans say Supreme Court justices are more likely to be guided by their own ideology…
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Continue Reading She managed to leave Gaza after half of her family was killed in Israeli strike. She blames Hamas for what happened
CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Jomana Karadsheh, Sarah Sirgany, Abeer Salman and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Roba Abu Jibba looked shell-shocked as the…
Continue Reading California Legislature approves budget that slashes spending to address $46.8 billion deficit
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have approved a budget that slashes spending and temporarily raises taxes on…
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By Jessie Yeung, Manveena Suri and Fred He, CNN (CNN) — San Diego’s newest giant pandas landed in California on Thursday, according to…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits front-line troops under pressure from Russia’s onslaught in eastern areas
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi have visited troops in…
Continue Reading Mark Rutte is named NATO chief. He’ll need all his consensus-building skills from Dutch politics
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Mark Rutte knows a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners.…
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Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A new report by Connecticut’s Inspector General says the ambush killings of two Connecticut police…
Continue Reading WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends
Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet and raised a…
Continue Reading Women’s rights will be raised at the UN meeting being attended by Taliban, UN official says
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Continue Reading North Carolina party recognition for groups seeking RFK Jr., West on ballot stopped for now
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A divided North Carolina election board has blocked for now the official party recognition of political…
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A pair of giant pandas are on their way from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an…
Continue Reading No human remains are found as search crews comb rubble from New Mexico wildfires
Associated Press No human remains have been found after search and rescue crews combed through 1,300 damaged and destroyed structures in a New Mexico…
Continue Reading Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two candidates in Iran’s presidential election have withdrawn from the race. It’s an…
Continue Reading North Korea says it tested a new multiwarhead missile. South Korea says it’s covering up a failure
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it tested a multiwarhead missile in the first known launch of a developmental weapon…
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Continue Reading Tesla ordered to stop releasing toxic emissions from San Francisco Bay Area plant
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — Tesla must fix air quality problems at its electric vehicle manufacturing facility in the San Francisco Bay Area after…
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AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — First, Victor Wembanyama, now Zaccharie Risacher. These days, American college players have to wait their turn…
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Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Authorities say the man arrested in connection to a fatal shooting in southern Colorado is suspected of killing a…
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AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Cobbs, the veteran character actor who became a ubiquitous and sage screen presence as an older man, has died.…
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Continue Reading Nevada judge denies release of ex-gang leader ahead of trial in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
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Continue Reading Prosecutors drop nearly 80 arrests from a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Nearly 80 criminal trespass arrests stemming from a pro-Palestinian protest in April at the University of Texas have…
Continue Reading Boebert will likely fill the House seat vacated by congressman who criticized the GOP’s extremes
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Former Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck resigned from Congress frustrated by a flank of the GOP’s…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. adults plan to watch some element of Thursday’s presidential debate and many think the event…
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Continue Reading Indiana seeks first execution since 2009 after acquiring lethal injection drug, governor says
Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb says the state plans to resume executions for the first time in over a…
Continue Reading President Luis Arce’s career has mirrored Bolivia’s economic trajectory from boom to bust
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This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from Camila Cabello and Megan Thee Stallion, Amazon Prime has a documentary about…
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By Zenebou Sylla and Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — A man died after being struck by lightning on a New Jersey beach Sunday while trying to warn…
Continue Reading Texas man executed for 2001 abduction and killing of 18-year-old woman
Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The state of Texas has executed a man who kidnapped, sexually assaulted and fatally shot an 18-year-old…
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ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (AP) — The Canadian government has ended the Newfoundland and Labrador cod moratorium, which gutted the Atlantic…
Continue Reading Former staffers at Missouri Christian boarding school face civil lawsuit alleging abuse of students
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Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas appeals court denied a request to consider whether to reverse Gov. Greg Abbott’s pardon of a man…
Continue Reading Chairman of federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico finances to step down
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Associated Press Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen says he’ll call lawmakers back for a special session next month to address property tax relief. But…
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Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota dam is still intact after floodwaters overcame parts of the structure and prompted officials to…
Continue Reading The Latest | Bolivian official says general wanted to take power, navy vice admiral also arrested
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — An apparent failed coup attempt erupted Wednesday in Bolivia, where armored vehicles rammed into the doors of the government…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has joined the exclusive $2 trillion club after Wall Street investors pushed the value of the e-commerce giant’s stock…
Continue Reading California dad who drove family off cliff will get mental health treatment instead of trial
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — A California radiologist accused of trying to kill his wife and two children when he drove his Tesla off a cliff along…
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Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican went on trial in a London court Wednesday, as a British financier sought to recover from the harm he said…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears ready to rule that hospitals in Idaho may provide medically necessary abortions to…
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AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The days of “plausibly live” Olympics coverage on NBC are coming to an end. The network says Mike Tirico will…
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Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court called for an investigation Wednesday after the leak of a…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent watchdog within the IRS reports that while taxpayer services have vastly improved, the agency is…
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Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police say Austrian-Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach was arrested again and is facing additional sexual…
Continue Reading Bolivian general arrested after apparent failed coup attempt as government faces new crisis
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Led by a top general vowing to “restore democracy,” armored vehicles rammed the doors of…
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AP National Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — USA Gymnastics believes it is building momentum toward a better future as the 2024 Olympics near. The…
Continue Reading Bolivian general arrested and accused of coup after dramatic showdown with president
By Tara John, Abel Alvarado and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — A Bolivian general has been arrested and accused of mounting a coup against the…
Continue Reading Judge upholds North Carolina’s anti-rioting law, dismisses civil liberties suit
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a civil rights group challenging North Carolina’s…
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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer struggled to get their messages across as…
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Associated Press SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — Rick Satterwhite’s house backs up to the Missouri River, but flood insurance hadn’t really…
Continue Reading Mother of missing 12-year-old girl in North Carolina now considered a suspect in her disappearance, police say
By Emma Tucker and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The mother of missing 12-year-old Madalina Cojocari, who was last seen at her home in…
Continue Reading Correction: Surgeon General-Guns story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published June 25, 2024, about Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declaring gun violence a public health crisis, The…
Continue Reading How troops convicted under a gay sex ban can apply for a pardon from Biden. Will benefits follow?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says troops who were convicted under an old military policy criminalizing consensual gay sex…
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Four Baton Rouge police officers have been indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on charges alleging that they covered up the…
Continue Reading Indictment alleges West Virginia couple used adopted Black children as ‘slaves,’ judge says
Associated Press A couple in West Virginia is set for trial later this year after some of their adopted children were found locked in a shed. Donald…
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SHANGHAI, China (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Beijing says China’s support for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine by providing…
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By Kara Mihm and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A hiker drowned Sunday at Glacier National Park in Montana after slipping into fast-moving water,…
Continue Reading Judge sets $10M bond for second Venezuelan man accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl
HOUSTON (AP) — A second Venezuelan man living in the U.S. illegally and accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl has been ordered to be held…
Continue Reading Florida’s balloon ban will protect sea turtles, birds and other marine life
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Intentionally releasing a balloon will soon be illegal in Florida. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday…
Continue Reading Biden pardons potentially thousands of ex-service members convicted under now-repealed gay sex ban
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pardoning potentially thousands of former U.S. service members convicted of…
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Soprano Anna Netrebko and tenor Yusif Eyvazov have separated. The couple had been together since 2014, when they appeared together in Puccini’s…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Malala Yousafzai, education activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Personal…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Queen Consort Camilla, wife of King Charles III. Personal Birth date: July 17,…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the British Open. July 17-20, 2025 – Scottie Scheffler wins the 153rd Open Championship…
Continue Reading Trial starts over the 2022 assassination attempt of Argentina’s Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine federal court has opened proceedings in the trial of three people suspected in the…
Continue Reading Border arrests fall more than 40% after Biden’s halt to asylum processing, Homeland Security says
Associated Press TUCSON, Arizona (AP) — Arrests for illegal border crossings have dropped more than 40% during the three weeks that asylum…
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Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Anticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as the country welcomes the fourth major foreign…
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Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee city is facing a third lawsuit claiming its police refused to conduct proper investigations…
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Associated Press FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Fighting brain cancer, little Giada Demma was lying in her pediatric hospital bed, her tiny body virtually…
Continue Reading ICC convicts al Qaeda-linked leader of crimes against humanity and war crimes in Mali
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted an al Qaeda-linked leader of crimes against humanity…
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