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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Continue Reading More than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the Florida Keys
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Local and federal agencies say that a group of more than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the…
Continue Reading Karen Read’s jurors weigh evidence in a murder trial that challenged police integrity
Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The fate of Karen Read is in the hands of jurors after a two-month murder trial in the death of her Boston…
Continue Reading Ex-‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera will spend six months on probation after plea over family altercation
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Former “Jackass” star Bam Margera will spend six months on probation after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct…
Continue Reading Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years in prison on drug trafficking charges
By Jack Guy and Maria Santana, CNN (CNN) — Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been sentenced to 45 years in prison and…
Continue Reading The nation’s largest school district could ban cell phones by January
By Jeff Winter and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Adding to a growing list of school districts banning cell phones, the nation’s largest could…
Continue Reading Jury recommends death penalty for ex-prison guard trainee who murdered 5 women inside Florida bank
Associated Press A jury has recommended that a former prison guard trainee be sentenced to death for his execution-style murders of five women inside…
Continue Reading Justices seem set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho for now, a prematurely posted opinion says
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Continue Reading Wisconsin youth prison counselor is declared brain-dead after inmate assault
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Continue Reading Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into US
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A defiant former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in New York Wednesday to 45 years in…
Continue Reading Independent UN experts accuse Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as weapon
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Human rights experts working for the United Nations have accused Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as a…
Continue Reading Medical workers in Albania are charged with abusing their posts by sending cancer patients elsewhere
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Two doctors and five other medical workers in Albania have been charged with abusing their posts by sending cancer patients…
Continue Reading Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorses Biden, whose campaign wants to flip anti-Trump Republicans
AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger has endorsed President Joe Biden. “I am proud to stand up here…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka reaches deal on debt restructuring with bilateral creditors including China and France
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Continue Reading Fed up with the UK Conservatives, some voters turn to the anti-immigration Reform party for answers
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Continue Reading Suspected Houthi attack targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while Iraqi-claimed attack targets Eilat
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Continue Reading Cable car collapse in Colombia leaves at least 1 dead and 12 injured, officials say
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Continue Reading Opposition activists arrested in a crackdown in Mali were moved to prisons, families say
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Continue Reading Thai banks are the top suppliers of financial services to Myanmar’s military, UN expert says
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Continue Reading Pennsylvania bishop Sean Rowe elected new leader of Episcopal Church. He’s the youngest since 1789
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Continue Reading Kenyan President Ruto withdraws controversial finance bill following deadly protests
CNN By Stephanie Busari, Lauren Kent, Nimi Princewill and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that he will…
Continue Reading Feds charge 5, including man acquitted at trial, with conspiring to bribe Minnesota juror with $120K
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Continue Reading The Supreme Court rules for Biden administration in a social media dispute with conservative states
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Continue Reading France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of polarizing elections
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s government has ordered the dissolution of multiple extreme right and radical Muslim groups, four days…
Continue Reading Suspect in Ohio killing rearrested after jail freed him by mistake
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Continue Reading A US journalist goes on trial in Russia on espionage charges that he and his employer deny
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Continue Reading From DVF to Star Wars, filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy charts her own path in Hollywood
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Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower ahead of key US inflation report
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Continue Reading Supreme Court overturns ex-mayor’s bribery conviction, narrowing the scope of public corruption law
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Continue Reading Alex Morgan left off the 18-player U.S. soccer roster headed to the Olympics
AP Soccer Writer Veteran forward Alex Morgan won’t be going to the Paris Olympics after surprisingly being left off the roster by U.S. national…
Continue Reading Wind-driven wildfire spreads near popular central Oregon vacation spot and prompts evacuations
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 27: Debate day, Supreme Court, Bolivia coup attempt, Midwest flooding, Cell phone ban
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Car dealerships across the US are trying to resume normal operations after a crippling cybersecurity…
Continue Reading Part of a Minnesota home has plunged into the Blue Earth River as deadly Midwest flooding threatens the nearby Rapidan Dam
By Chris Boyette and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Part of a house perched on the edge of the Blue Earth River in Minnesota collapsed into…
Continue Reading What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? 5 cases remain and here are the major ones
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has just five undecided cases left on its docket. In particular, the justices are still…
Continue Reading No charges for London driver who had seizure and plowed into a school, killing 2 children
LONDON (AP) — The driver of a 4×4 who plowed into a school in southwest London in July, killing two children, suffered a seizure that could…
Continue Reading After a failed bid to become prime minister, Croatia’s president says he’ll run for a second term
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Continue Reading Germany moves to ease the deportation of foreigners who glorify terrorist acts
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German goverment has launched new legislation to ease the deportation of foreigners who publicly approve of…
Continue Reading He flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175,000
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Continue Reading Illinois man rejects deal to plead guilty to 7 murder charges in shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade
Associated Press WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — The man accused of opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 has rejected a…
Continue Reading Kenya’s president says he won’t sign the finance bill that led protesters to storm the parliament
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Continue Reading Swollen river claims house next to Minnesota dam as flooding and extreme weather grip the Midwest
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Continue Reading Gunfire, lawlessness and gang-like looters are preventing aid distribution in Gaza, an official says
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‘It was frightening:’ Asheville woman recounts backyard bear encounter
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Continue Reading A Vatican Radio territory in north Rome once blamed for electro-smog will become a solar farm
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has decreed that an area of northern Rome long used by Vatican Radio will now house a field of solar…
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Supreme Court allows White House to press social media companies to remove disinformation
By John Fritze and Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the White House and federal agencies such as the FBI may…
Continue Reading Kenyan President Ruto withdraws controversial finance bill following deadly protests
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Continue Reading ‘This is the blood of my son’: While Israel hailed rescue of four hostages, Palestinians recall the horrors
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 26: CNN Debate, Immigration, Kenya protests, Truck recalls, Evan Gershkovich
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Continue Reading Robert Crimo III, accused in July 4th parade mass shooting, backs out of plea deal in court hearing
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Continue Reading Texas executes Ramiro Gonzales after failed appeals that argued he was no longer a threat nor eligible for death penalty
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Texas executed Ramiro Gonzales by lethal injection on Wednesday for a 2001 murder, the state Department of…
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By Stephanie Halasz, Niamh Kennedy and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — The outgoing Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, has been formally selected…
Continue Reading Evan Gershkovich appears in glass cage as espionage trial begins in Russia
By Christian Edwards and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in…
Continue Reading This North Korean defector sends ‘smart’ balloons back home. Here’s a look inside his secretive assembly room
CNN By Jessie Yeung, Mike Valerio and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Beside a desk scattered with soldering pieces, loose wires…
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Continue Reading India’s Modi to visit Moscow soon, Russian state media says
By Rhea Mogul and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia for the first time since the Kremlin’s…
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Continue Reading Prosecutors in Alameda County death penalty cases may have acted criminally during trials, district attorney says
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Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to 2007 Connecticut home invasion, attempted extortion using injected substance
By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — A Romanian man has pleaded guilty to an extortion charge relating to a 2007 Connecticut home invasion in which he…
Continue Reading Human rights groups accuse Peru’s president of crimes against humanity in submission to ICC
By Claudia Rebaza, CNN (CNN) — Two human rights groups have made a submission to the International Criminal Court accusing Peru’s President…
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Continue Reading Julian Assange returns home as free man to Australia, after plea deal with US
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Thomas Manglona, CNN (CNN) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has landed back home in Australia, a free man for…
Continue Reading Alabama man denied office after winning election reaches proposed settlement to become town’s first Black mayor
By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The town of Newbern, Alabama and a Black man who was prevented from becoming the town’s mayor after winning…
Continue Reading Arkansas grocery store shooting suspect pleads not guilty to capital murder charges, prosecutor says
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By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An overnight manhunt for a gunman sought in the deaths of five people in North Las Vegas ended Tuesday morning after…
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Continue Reading Israel may soon draft ultra-Orthodox Jews. What does it mean for the war and Netanyahu?
By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli Supreme Court issued a ruling on Tuesday ordering the government to draft ultra-Orthodox Jews into the…
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A dam in southern Minnesota built in the early 1900s is at risk of collapse and communities in Iowa have been evacuated as the Upper Midwest deals…
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By Rebekah Riess and Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — A 14-year-old boy is recovering at Camp Lejune Naval Hospital after being bitten in the leg by…
Continue Reading US surgeon general declares US gun violence an urgent public health crisis
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Gun violence in the United States is a public health crisis that demands urgent action, Surgeon General Dr.…
Continue Reading Children are dying of starvation in their parents’ arms as famine spreads through Gaza
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Continue Reading Children are dying of starvation in their parents’ arms as famine spreads through Gaza
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SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — An Alabama man accused in a string of killings in Oklahoma and Alabama has pleaded not guilty to two Oklahoma killings.…
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Continue Reading Spain eliminates sales tax on olive oil to help consumers cope with skyrocketing prices
MADRID (AP) — Spain will temporarily eliminate the sales tax on olive oil to help consumers cope with skyrocketing prices, the government said…
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Continue Reading About 8 people are still missing in New Mexico wildfires, mayor says, as Ruidoso residents allowed to return
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Continue Reading Britain’s King Charles III welcomes the visiting Japanese emperor and empress
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has welcomed the Japanese emperor and empress for a state visit offering the best…
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By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party has suffered a major upset in a special…
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By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under the landmark gun safety…
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Continue Reading Former Georgia officials say they’re teaming up to defend the legitimacy of elections
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Four prominent former officials in Georgia are joining a group that says it will try to counteract…
Continue Reading On heartland roads, and a riverboat, devout Catholics press on with two-month nationwide pilgrimage
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Continue Reading Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines flights disrupted by pressurization problems
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Continue Reading Russia keeps up the front-line pressure before Ukraine receives a boost from Western military aid
By VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian soldiers say relentless Russian attacks on their positions…
Continue Reading Macron warns voters against the far right and hard left ahead of crucial parliamentary elections
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is warning voters against choosing the far right or the hard left. He asserts that their divisive…
Continue Reading Trump lawyers in classified documents case will ask the judge to suppress evidence from prosecutors
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump will ask the judge presiding over his classified documents case…
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