Man convicted in Arkansas graduation shooting gets 105 years in prison
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — A jury has convicted a man accused of firing a gun into a crowd following a high school graduation ceremony in Arkansas,…
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Boston Tea Party turns 250 years old with reenactments of the revolutionary protest
BOSTON (AP) — Patriotic mobs and harbor tea-dumping are returning to Boston on Saturday as the city marks the 250th anniversary of the…
Continue Reading Under the shadow of war in Gaza, Jesus’ traditional birthplace is gearing up for a subdued Christmas
By JULIA FRANKEL and JALAL BWAITEL Associated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem is gearing up for a subdued Christmas without the festive…
Continue Reading Alex Jones proposes paying Sandy Hook families a minimum of $55 million to settle lawsuit claims
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who filed for personal bankruptcy a year ago after being ordered to pay…
Continue Reading Author receives German prize in scaled-down format after comparing Gaza to Nazi-era ghettos
BERLIN (AP) — The Russian-American writer Masha Gessen has received a German literary prize in a ceremony that was delayed and scaled down in…
Continue Reading What we know about the killing of 3 Israeli hostages by the IDF
CNN By Tamar Michaelis, Richard Allen Greene and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — An investigation is underway after a tragic…
Continue Reading What we know about how 3 Israeli hostages were killed by the IDF
By Tamar Michaelis, Richard Allen Greene and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Israel is reeling from the Israel Defense Forces’…
Continue Reading Order blocking enforcement of Ohio abortion ban stands after high court dismisses appeal
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed the state’s challenge to a judge’s order that’s blocked enforcement of…
Continue Reading Brazil approves a major tax reform overhaul that Lula says will ‘facilitate investment’
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s lower house has approved a major reform of the nation’s notoriously…
Continue Reading ‘I wasn’t giving up the will to live’: Hiker rescued 3 days after nearly 1,000-foot fall off Hawaii trail
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A hiker from California who fell about 1,000 feet to the bottom of a mountain down a trail in Hawaii called…
Continue Reading Quaker Oats recalls granola products over concerns of salmonella contamination
CHICAGO (AP) — Quaker Oats on Friday recalled several of its granola products, including granola bars and cereals, saying the foods could be…
Continue Reading The leaders of Italy, the UK and Albania meet in Rome to hold talks on migration
By GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The leaders of Italy and the U.K. have agreed to tackle irregular migration to Europe. They pledged…
Continue Reading US military leaders head to Israel and will offer advice on shifting to the war’s next phase in Gaza
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top two U.S. military leaders are traveling to Tel Aviv to advise the Israeli government on how…
Continue Reading ‘Make more Italians,’ Elon Musk says as star guest at PM’s political conference
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Elon Musk was star guest this year at an annual conference organized by Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s…
Continue Reading Oppressed by the Taliban, she swallowed acid. Now her siblings are trying to save her life
By Hilary Whiteman, Anna Coren and Abdul Basir Bina, CNN Karachi, Pakistan (CNN) — Arzo is so weak she spends most of her day lying on a thin…
Continue Reading US Senate confirms Shreveport attorney as first Black judge in Louisiana’s Western District
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A north Louisiana attorney is now the first Black federal judge to serve on the state’s U.S. Western District Court…
Continue Reading South African ex-President Jacob Zuma denounces the ANC. He pledges to vote for a new party
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma has denounced the governing African National…
Continue Reading Dodgers, Ohtani got creative with $700 million deal, but both sides still have some risk
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Once the intial shock wore off on the price tag of Shohei Ohtani’s record-shattering $700…
Continue Reading Electric vehicles owners and solar rooftops find mutual attraction
By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press Residential solar is gaining traction in the U.S., with about 4.5 million homes now with solar rooftops. The share…
Continue Reading Putin supporters formally nominate him as independent candidate in Russian presidential election
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian state news agencies have reported that President Vladimir Putin’s supporters have formally nominated him to run in the…
Continue Reading Black Ohio woman criminally charged after miscarriage underscores the perils of pregnancy post-Roe
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Black Ohio woman who miscarried in her bathroom has been charged with abuse of a…
Continue Reading Black Ohio woman criminally charged after miscarriage underscores the perils of pregnancy post-Roe
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Black Ohio woman who miscarried in her bathroom has been charged with abuse of a…
Continue Reading Catholic activists in Mexico help women reconcile their faith with abortion rights
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a corner of their Mexico City office, activists from Catholics for the Right to…
Continue Reading Britain says a Royal Navy ship has shot down an attack drone over the Red Sea
LONDON (AP) — Britain says a Royal Navy warship has shot down a suspected attack drone targeting commercial ships in the Red Sea. Defense Secretary…
Continue Reading Kuwait monarch Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah dies at 86
By Ruba Alhenawi and Sophie Tanno, CNN Kuwait (CNN) — The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, has died aged 86 after…
Continue Reading Notre Dame spire to be crowned with new rooster, symbolizing cathedral’s resurgence
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is set to install a golden rooster atop its spire. Saturday’s…
Continue Reading Land of the lost: Hidden lagoon network found with living fossils similar to those from more than 3 billion years ago
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have discovered a previously hidden ecosystem with an expansive system of lagoons in the salt plains…
Continue Reading A father and his 6-year-old daughter were fishing on Lake Michigan. Then they stumbled upon a century-old shipwreck
By Zoe Sottile and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — When Tim Wollak’s 6-year-old daughter first saw something unusual while fishing in Lake Michigan,…
Continue Reading Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraqi’s first provincial elections in a decade
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis have begun voting for the first time in a decade to select new provincial council…
Continue Reading Kuwait’s ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, dies at age 86
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, has…
Continue Reading The Indian Navy is shadowing a bulk carrier likely taken by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian Navy says it is shadowing a bulk carrier that was boarded by unknown attackers in the Arabian Sea. Suspicion has fallen…
Continue Reading Russia and Ukraine exchange drone attacks after EU funding stalled
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Both Russia and Ukraine have reported dozens of attempted drone attacks in the past day. Ukraine’s air force said Saturday…
Continue Reading A 17-year-old law clerk became the youngest to pass the California Bar Exam
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — At just 17 years old, a California law clerk has become the youngest person ever to pass the state’s…
Continue Reading Communications blackout and spiraling hunger compound misery in Gaza Strip as war enters 11th week
By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A prolonged communications blackout that severed telephone and internet…
Continue Reading Iran says it has executed an Israeli Mossad spy
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV is reporting that an Israeli Mossad spy has been executed in the country’s southeast. The report said the…
Continue Reading Michigan State University reaches $15 million settlement with families of 3 killed in February shooting, lawyer says
By Skylar Harris and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Michigan State University reached a $15 million settlement with the families of the three…
Continue Reading A vibrant art scene in Uganda mirrors African boom as more collectors show interest
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Lilian Nabulime hasn’t forgotten the time in the 1990s when the Ugandan capital had…
Continue Reading Analysis: Ukraine has had a terrible week. Blame the US and the EU
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine is developing a “drowning not waving” problem. It is struggling to say clearly how badly the war…
Continue Reading No room at the inn? As holidays approach, migrants face eviction from New York City shelters
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It could be a cold and grim New Year for thousands of migrant families living in New York…
Continue Reading Cambodia welcomes the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s plan to return looted antiquities
By MAYSOON KHAN and SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has welcomed the announcement that New York’s…
Continue Reading ‘Insurance godmothers’ sign up Latinos for Obamacare in pro-Trump areas as he threatens to repeal it
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Salsa music blares from the food court in a rundown Miami shopping center as Latinos head to a…
Continue Reading A cardinal and 9 others will learn their fate in a Vatican financial trial after 2 years of hearings
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — A once-powerful cardinal and nine other people are to learn their fates when a Vatican…
Continue Reading Palestinian boys and men detained without charge by Israeli military describe 5 days of alleged abuse
CNN By Jeremy Diamond, Mohammad Al Sawalhi and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Nimer Abu Ras’ wrists are bruised and lacerated. His hands are…
Continue Reading Palestinian boys and men detained without charge by Israeli military describe 5 days of alleged abuse
By Jeremy Diamond, Mohammad Al Sawalhi and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Nimer Abu Ras’ wrists are bruised and lacerated. His hands are swollen.…
Continue Reading Latino Democrats in the Senate decry Biden’s concessions in border and Ukraine talks
By STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prominent Latinos in Congress looked on quietly, at first,…
Continue Reading Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’ sees cardinal given five-and-a-half-year jail sentence
By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — A multi-million-pound investment in a luxury property in London that went wrong, a once powerful Vatican cardinal…
Continue Reading Women and children first? Experts say that in most crises, it’s more like everyone for themselves
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — So much for the women-and-children-first rule of rescues in crisis. The unwritten law of the sea,…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve on cusp of what some thought impossible: Defeating inflation without steep recession
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the most painful inflation Americans had experienced since 1981, when “The…
Continue Reading ‘Last week, we had hope’: The poignant words of hostages’ families before accidental killings by Israeli troops
By Andrew Carey and Tamar Michaelis, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Family members of the three hostages killed inside Gaza by Israeli troops had spoken…
Continue Reading Federal judge denies cattle industry’s request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has denied a request to halt the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado just days…
Continue Reading ‘General Hospital’ actors win supporting honors at 50th annual Daytime Emmys
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two “General Hospital” actors have won supporting honors at the Daytime Emmy Awards. The…
Continue Reading DC firefighters battle blaze in historic firehouse near US Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Firefighters in Washington, D.C., are battling a two-alarm fire that started in a three-story former firehouse under renovation…
Continue Reading $600M in federal funding to go toward replacing I-5 bridge connecting Oregon and Washington
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The program tasked with replacing the Interstate 5 bridge that connects Portland, Oregon,…
Continue Reading Sacramento councilman charged with illegally hiring workers, wire fraud and blocking federal probe
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Sacramento city councilman has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he hired undocumented workers at his local…
Continue Reading Mayim Bialik says she’s out as a host of TV quiz show ‘Jeopardy!’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mayim Bialik won’t be giving answers as a host of “Jeopardy!” anymore. “The Big Bang Theory” actor has posted news of…
Continue Reading ‘Last week, we had hope’: The poignant words of hostages’ families before accidental killings by Israeli troops
CNN By Andrew Carey and Tamar Michaelis, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Family members of the three hostages killed inside Gaza by Israeli troops had…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to life in prison for 2022 murder of a Florida LGBTQ advocate and brother of a former Miami mayor
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man was sentenced to life in prison Friday after a jury found him guilty in the 2022 murder of his…
Continue Reading Taiwan faces a flood of disinformation from China ahead of crucial election. Here’s how it’s fighting back
By Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Taiwanese citizen Nancy Hsieh received a message from her…
Continue Reading Body of sergeant killed when US Air Force Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan is returning home
Associated Press PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The remains of a U.S. Air Force staff sergeant from Massachusetts who was one of eight service members…
Continue Reading Arizona’s governor is sending the state’s National Guard to the border to help with a migrant influx
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s governor has ordered the state’s National Guard to send troops to the border with…
Continue Reading A Tesla driver to pay $23K in restitution for a 2019 Los Angeles crash that killed 2 people
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Tesla driver will pay more than $23,000 in restitution for the deaths of two people during…
Continue Reading A Georgia teacher is accused of threatening a student in a dispute over an Israeli flag
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say a middle school teacher in Georgia was arrested after he threatened to cut off the head of…
Continue Reading California men charged with running drugs to Australia, New Zealand disguised as car parts, noodles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four California men have been charged with running a drug ring that sent hundreds of pounds of cocaine and methamphetamine to…
Continue Reading Judge blocks Arkansas law that took away board’s ability to fire state corrections secretary
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge has blocked a law that took away the Board of Corrections’…
Continue Reading Federal judge rejects request from Oregon senators who boycotted Legislature seeking to run in 2024
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request from Oregon Republican state senators who boycotted…
Continue Reading Minnesota edges close to picking new state flag to replace design offensive to Native Americans
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A state commission selected a basic design concept Friday for a new state flag for Minnesota…
Continue Reading A review defends police action before the Maine mass shooting. Legal experts say questions persist
By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An independent report conducted for a police agency clears the…
Continue Reading Hawaii governor wants 3,000 vacation rentals converted to housing for Maui wildfire survivors
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says he he wants 3,000 condos and homes normally rented to Maui tourists…
Continue Reading Ohio’s 2023 abortion fight cost campaigns $70 million
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Campaign finance reports show this fall’s fight over abortion…
Continue Reading Autopsy shows Matthew Perry died of ‘acute effects of ketamine’
By Josh Campbell and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — “Friends” star Matthew Perry died as a result of “acute effects of ketamine” and…
Continue Reading Jets’ Solomon Thomas is driven by the memory of his sister and an ever-present call to help people
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Solomon Thomas was lost, stuck in a dark place mentally while desperately…
Continue Reading Wildlife conservation groups sue over lack of plan for railroad to reduce grizzly deaths in Montana
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Two wildlife conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against BNSF Railway over delays in…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, a Republican presidential candidate; Gov. Chris…
Continue Reading Departing North Carolina Auditor Beth Wood pleads guilty to misusing state vehicle, gets probation
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors for misusing a state-issued vehicle for personal…
Continue Reading NCAA, states seek to extend restraining order letting transfer athletes play through the spring
By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The NCAA and a coalition of states have jointly asked a federal court to extend a small…
Continue Reading UN peacekeeping chief welcomes strong support for its far-flung operations despite `headwinds’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations peacekeeping chief says he was very satisfied with the strong support…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court refuses to reconsider ruling on Louisiana’s congressional map
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider its ruling setting a deadline for the Louisiana Legislature to enact a new…
Continue Reading Dad who said “If I can’t have them neither can you’ pleads guilty to killing 3 kids
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man who told his estranged wife “If I can’t have them neither can you” has pleaded guilty but…
Continue Reading Army helicopter flying through Alaska mountain pass hit another in fatal April crash, report says
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A military investigation report released Friday says a U.S. Army helicopter hit another…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods and son get another crack at PNC Championship. Woods jokingly calls it the 5th major
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods jokingly refers to the PNC Championship as his fifth major. Maybe he’s not…
Continue Reading Chile arrests 55 people in a $275 million tax fraud case that officials call the country’s biggest
SANTIAGO (AP) — Chile’s police have arrested at least 55 people in a fiscal fraud case that could be one of the biggest in the history of the…
Continue Reading Israeli strike on school kills Al Jazeera cameraman in southern Gaza, network says
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An Israeli strike killed a Palestinian cameraman for the TV network Al Jazeera and wounded its chief…
Continue Reading Tweet from US government injects confusion into Venezuela’s 2024 presidential election
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — U.S. diplomats have injected confusion into next year’s presidential election in…
Continue Reading Biden tapes podcast interview with former late-night host Conan O’Brien
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has sat down with former late-night television host Conan O’Brien for an interview on the…
Continue Reading Matthew Perry died from effects of drug ketamine, coroner says
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — An autopsy report on “Friends” star Matthew Perry says he died from the acute…
Continue Reading Internet gambling and sports betting set new records in New Jersey
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Internet gambling and sports betting set new records in New Jersey in November as the…
Continue Reading Pentagon has ordered a US aircraft carrier to remain in the Mediterranean near Israel
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is ordering the USS Gerald…
Continue Reading Security videos show Israeli forces killing 2 Palestinians at close range. The army opens a probe
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it is investigating the killing of two Palestinians in the West Bank…
Continue Reading Court ruling backs tribes’ effort to force lawmakers to redraw North Dakota legislative boundaries
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court denied a request on Friday to delay a judge’s decision that North…
Continue Reading A Palestinian student was expelled from a Florida high school after his mother made pro-Palestinian posts on social media
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations has requested the US Department of Education investigate the expulsion…
Continue Reading Al Jazeera cameraman dies after Israeli attack in southern Gaza, network says
By Abeer Salmam, Kareem Khadder and Lucas Lilieholm and Heather Chen, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — An Al Jazeera journalist has died after being badly…
Continue Reading Mother of 6-year-old who shot his teacher sentenced to 2 years in prison for child neglect
By Brian Todd, Carma Hassan and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — The mother of the Virginia 6-year-old who shot his first grade teacher in January was…
Continue Reading Life may have everything it needs to exist on Saturn’s moon Enceladus
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have long viewed Saturn’s moon Enceladus, which harbors an ocean beneath its thick, icy shell,…
Continue Reading US Treasury Department issues guidelines around a new tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Treasury Department is spelling out the rules for tax credits designed to stimulate production of sustainable…
Continue Reading Israel is testing out flooding the Hamas tunnels. Here’s what it could look like scaled up
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Seven weeks into Israel’s ground operation in Gaza, one of the key challenges facing the Israeli military is…
Continue Reading US returns to Greece 30 ancient artifacts worth $3.7 million, including marble statues
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The United States is returning to Greece 30 ancient artifacts, including marble statues, armor helmets and breastplates,…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a self-governing US territory located in the Caribbean.…
Continue Reading ‘Militia enthusiast’ gets over 4 years in prison for attacking police with baton during Jan. 6 riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Michigan man described by prosecutors as a self-professed militia leader has been…
Continue Reading IDF accidentally shoots and kills three Israelis held hostage in Gaza
By Tamar Michaelis and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Israeli soldiers shot and killed three Israeli hostages in northern Gaza after…
Continue Reading Nawaz Sharif Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Personal Birth date: December 25,…
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