Bloomsbury US CEO killed in boating accident on Italy’s Amalfi Coast
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A tourist who was CEO of the American arm of the British publisher that launched Harry Potter in the UK was…
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North Dakota regulators deny siting permit for Summit carbon dioxide pipeline; company will reapply
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators have denied a siting permit for a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that…
Continue Reading Oklahoma man pleads guilty to threatening to kill DeSantis, other Republican politicians
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma man has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill several Republican politicians,…
Continue Reading Star soprano Anna Netrebko sues Met Opera over its decision to cut ties over Russia-Ukraine war
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Soprano Anna Netrebko, once among the Metropolitan Opera’s biggest box office draws, has sued the company and…
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The US job market continues its cooldown, adding just 187,000 positions last month
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — The US job market has returned to pre-pandemic form. Employers added just 187,000 jobs in July, slightly…
Continue Reading What to know ahead of Tory Lanez’s sentencing in Megan Thee Stallion’s shooting
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It has been three years since hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion was shot in the feet following…
Continue Reading Big Ten grabs Oregon, Washington; Big 12 completes Pac-12 raid with Arizona, Arizona State and Utah
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Dealing a crushing combination to the Pac-12 on Friday, the Big Ten announced Oregon and Washington…
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FCC issues historic $300 million fine against the largest robocall scam it has ever investigated
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday cracked down on a massive illegal robocall operation responsible for billions of auto-warranty scam…
Continue Reading California judge pleads not guilty to murder in the fatal shooting of his wife
By Michelle Watson and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — An Orange County, California, judge suspected in the fatal shooting of his wife pleaded not…
Continue Reading Freight train derails in upstate New York, disrupting Amtrak service
AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (AP) — A freight train has derailed in upstate New York, disrupting Amtrak service and prompting authorities to close roads in the…
Continue Reading Migrants among those killed, injured in Mexico bus crash
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Many of the passengers on a bus that tumbled down a steep hillside in western Mexico, killing 18 and injuring nearly two dozen,…
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How extreme heat is making your gas more expensive
This summer’s historic heatwave is making life more expensive for American…
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Winning numbers announced for massive Mega Millions jackpot
By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — The winning numbers for Friday night’s Mega Millions jackpot, estimated at $1.35 billion, are 11-30-45-52-56 with a…
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Global food prices bounce following collapse of Black Sea grain deal
Global food prices ticked up last month after Russia pulled out of a deal to allow the safe passage of ships carrying grain from Ukrainian…
Continue Reading New liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court majority moves to weaken conservative chief justice
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Liberals who gained majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court this week voted Friday to…
Continue Reading Greta Thunberg pulls out of Edinburgh Book Festival appearance after accusing key sponsor of greenwashing
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg has canceled an appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival after…
Continue Reading Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary faces May trial on terrorism charges
LONDON (AP) — A London judge has set a May trial date for radical British preacher Anjem Choudary. The 56-year-old and a Canadian co-defendant…
Continue Reading GOP presidential hopeful Chris Christie says ‘inhumanity’ of war is palpable during visit to Ukraine
By VASILISA STEPANENKO and MEG KINNARD Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has become the second 2024…
Continue Reading A cyberattack has disrupted hospitals and health care in several states
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Hospitals and clinics in several states on Friday began the time-consuming process of…
Continue Reading Ohio K-9 officer is charged with murder in the death of a 20-year-old Black man shot in his bed
By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Columbus K-9 officer has been indicted on murder charges in the death of a…
Continue Reading Ornate necklace found in an ancient grave site of a child and reassembled
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Researchers have reassembled an ancient ornate necklace discovered in the grave of a child who lived in the…
Continue Reading An American billionaire says he’ll stop funding the think tank behind Israel’s judicial overhaul
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An American billionaire and major donor to a Jerusalem think tank backing the Israeli…
Continue Reading Vehicles set alight in Cape Town amid commuter chaos caused by minibus taxi strike
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Vehicles have been set on fire in the South African city of Cape Town after a…
Continue Reading Cleanup from chemical spill and fire that shut down I-24 in Tennessee could take days
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Cleanup from a chemical spill and fire near Interstate 24 in Tennessee will take several days, after the interstate was…
Continue Reading Pence seizes on Trump’s latest indictment as he looks to break through in crowded GOP field
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump was being arraigned in Washington on yet another round of criminal charges, his…
Continue Reading Scouting body asks South Korea to cut World Scout Jamboree short as heat wave prompts exodus
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The world scouting body urged South Korea to cut short the World Scout Jamboree as…
Continue Reading U.S. publishing executive dies in a boat crash off Italy’s Amalfi Coast
ROME (AP) — An U.S. publishing executive has died in a boating accident off Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Bloomsbury Publishing Inc. identified her as…
Continue Reading Global ocean temperatures soared to the highest level on record this week
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The temperature of the planet’s oceans rose to new heights this week, setting a new record with no sign of…
Continue Reading A Black man’s drug conviction has been vacated after a White judge said the man ‘looks like a criminal’
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A Black man in Michigan had his drug conviction vacated due to a district court judge saying the man “looks…
Continue Reading Syrian Kurds urge the US-led coalition to say clearly where it stands on Turkish drone attacks
BEIRUT (AP) — The Kurdish-led authorities in northeastern Syria are calling on the U.S.-led coalition to make clear where it stands regarding…
Continue Reading A Southern California judge has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife in the couple’s home
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California judge has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife in the…
Continue Reading Randall Park adapts a favorite graphic novel for his feature debut ‘Shortcomings’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Randall Park was a struggling actor when he first encountered Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel…
Continue Reading Alexey Navalny Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Russian opposition leader, Kremlin critic and activist Alexey Navalny. Personal Birth date:…
Continue Reading Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny given more jail time on extremism charges
By Rob Picheta, Anna Chernova, Darya Tarasova and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is facing an even…
Continue Reading New York authorities identify another Gilgo Beach murder victim. She was previously known as ‘Fire Island Jane Doe’
By Brynn Gingras and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Two weeks after announcing the arrest of the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer,…
Continue Reading New Jersey house explosion leaves 2 dead, 2 missing, 2 children injured
BUENA, N.J. (AP) — An explosion has destroyed a house in southern New Jersey and left two people dead and two children seriously injured.…
Continue Reading A month’s worth of rain floods Vermont town, with more on the way
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (AP) — The latest summer storm dumped a month’s worth of rain in one Vermont community, leading to the rescue of three people…
Continue Reading Serbia to ignore US sanctions against Bosnian Serbs accused of undermining deal that ended the war
By RADUL RADOVANOVIC Associated Press BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Serbia’s president says his country will ignore U.S. sanctions…
Continue Reading After 26 years, authorities identify woman whose remains were found along Gilgo Beach parkway
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) — A woman whose remains were among discoveries that became known as the Gilgo Beach…
Continue Reading U.N. group says people abused by late Japanese boy band producer deserve apologies and compensation
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The men who came forward to allege they were sexually abused as teenagers by Japanese boy band…
Continue Reading Teenager charged after throwing gas on a bonfire, triggering explosion that burned 17
SHAWANO, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin teenager with triggering a bonfire explosion that injured more than a dozen people.…
Continue Reading After clash over teaching on gender, psychology class may be available to Florida students
By ANNIE MA and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The first time the College Board bumped up against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s…
Continue Reading Amazon deforestation at six-year-low in Brazil after plunging 66% in July
By Vasco Cotovio, Laura Paddison and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 66% last month compared to July…
Continue Reading A Texas man faces a possible death sentence after being convicted of fatally shooting a law officer
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Texas man has been convicted in the fatal shooting of a west Texas deputy sheriff and faces a death sentence or life in…
Continue Reading Kenyan doctors say civilians were shot and some killed while running from police during protests
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Doctors in Kenya say the bullet wounds civilians received during opposition protests last month…
Continue Reading Prince Harry is getting back on the road
By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — Well, it looks like the Prince of Wales isn’t the only royal making…
Continue Reading Fall abortion battle propels huge early voter turnout for an Ohio special election next week
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republicans in Ohio have set in motion a summer special election…
Continue Reading FBI gives lie-detector tests to family of missing Wisconsin boy James Yoblonski
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The FBI has joined a weekslong search for a missing Wisconsin boy. Thirteen-year-old James Yoblonski’s father reported…
Continue Reading Japan’s Kishida hopes to further strengthen strategic cooperation with US and South Korea at summit
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he has high hopes to discuss further strengthening of…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in Ohio’s special election
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The battle over abortion rights looms over an Ohio ballot measure being voted on statewide…
Continue Reading Bark beetles are eating through Germany’s Harz forest. Climate change is making matters worse
By MATTHIAS SCHRADER and DANA BELTAJI Associated Press CLAUSTHAL-ZELLERFELD, Germany (AP) — Tiny bark beetles have been causing havoc in…
Continue Reading Kashmir leader says the region lacks democracy and asks India to restore its special status
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Kashmir’s top pro-India politician says the disputed region lacks democracy four years after…
Continue Reading Saudi’s MBS wants more than peace at his Ukraine summit
By Nic Robertson, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia’s ancient Red Sea port city Jeddah, stewing in the steamy heat of the world’s hottest summer on…
Continue Reading US and UN should impose more sanctions on Sudanese leaders for alleged atrocities, rights group says
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A leading human rights group has called on the United States and the United Nations to impose more…
Continue Reading New Jersey to hold three-day state funeral for late Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey will send off Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who died after being hospitalized this week, with a three-day state funeral.…
Continue Reading UN closes its human rights office in Uganda as government ends an agreement allowing it to operate
BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations’ human rights chief says his office in Uganda will close this weekend after the East African country decided…
Continue Reading Damage from clashes could delay start of school year in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian camp, UN says
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations says damage to the school complex in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp…
Continue Reading Landslide hits Georgia mountain resort, killing seven people and leaving more than 30 missing
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A landslide has hit a resort area in the mountains of the country of Georgia, killing at least seven people and leaving…
Continue Reading How 6 Mississippi officers tried to cover up their torture of 2 Black men
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Men who had sworn an oath to protect and serve were huddled on the…
Continue Reading Global food prices rise after Russia ends grain deal and India restricts rice exports
By The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Global prices for food commodities like rice and vegetable oil have risen for the first time in months after…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in Mississippi’s state primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tuesday is primary day in Mississippi. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves’ bid for renomination to a…
Continue Reading Lithuania declares more than 1,000 Belarusians and Russians to be national security risks
By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has declared more than a thousand citizens of Russia and Belarus living in…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 4: Trump, Parkland, Immigration, Ukraine, Wells Fargo
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — All Louisiana public schools are now required to display the national motto of “In God We Trust” inside…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 4: Trump, Parkland, Immigration, Ukraine, Wells Fargo
CNN, KFOX By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — All Louisiana public schools are now required to display the national motto of “In God We Trust”…
Continue Reading Police arrest pair for 8.5 million-euro theft of jewelry and cash from Barcelona airport passengers
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police in northeastern Spain said Friday they arrested two men who allegedly stole carry-on luggage containing some 8.5…
Continue Reading Ruble hits lowest value against USD since early in Ukraine war
By The Associated Press The ruble has dropped against the U.S. dollar in trading in Moscow to it lowest level since the first month of the war in…
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Parts of South America are sweltering under a ‘fierce’ heatwave – and it’s the middle of winter
Parts of South America are sweltering under abnormally hot temperatures – despite being in the depths of winter – as the combination of…
Continue Reading Controversial influencer Andrew Tate released from house arrest in Romania
By Catherine Nicholls, Teodora Preda and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Controversial internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have…
Continue Reading Delayed by over a month, the ‘Barbie’ movie will now be released in the United Arab Emirates
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has approved the release of the “Barbie” movie after a delay of over a month over…
Continue Reading Pope visits a once-troubled neighborhood in Lisbon to draw attention to the church’s charitable side
By NICOLE WINFIELD, BARRY HATTON and PIETRO DE CRISTOFARO Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis visited a once-troubled and…
Continue Reading A Greek zoo serves up frozen meals to animals to help them beat the heat
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press SPATA, Greece (AP) — At first sight, Tiembe studies his frozen breakfast with hesitation: Chunks of red meat…
Continue Reading Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny
By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In a span of a decade, Alexei Navalny has gone from the Kremlin’s biggest…
Continue Reading Influencer Andrew Tate released from house arrest while he awaits human trafficking and rape trial
By STEPHEN MCGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, the divisive internet influencer who is charged in…
Continue Reading 2 Palestinians killed in separate episodes in latest West Bank violence
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say that two Palestinians were killed in the West Bank Friday —…
Continue Reading India’s top court stays Rahul Gandhi conviction, paving way for lawmaker return ahead of elections
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — India’s top court on Friday stayed Rahul Gandhi’s defamation conviction, offering a crucial reprieve for the…
Continue Reading Kremlin critic Navalny convicted of extremism and sentenced to 19 years in prison
MELEKHOVO, Russia (AP) — A Russian court convicted imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on charges of extremism and sentenced him to 19…
Continue Reading Russian warship seen listing in Black Sea after Ukrainian sea drone attack on major base
CNN By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko and Olga Voitovych, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian sea drones attacked a major naval base in Russia on…
Continue Reading Cyprus allows human COVID-19 medications to be used against deadly virus mutation in cats
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ veterinarians association on Friday lauded a government decision to allow…
Continue Reading 3 people killed in Slovenia by torrential storms and flash floods
By ALI ZERDIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Heavy rains have caused flash floods and landslides in parts of Slovenia, killing at…
Continue Reading Pooping, splooting, spitting: How wild animals beat the heat
By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Hottest day, hottest week, hottest month, and – increasingly likely – hottest year; 2023 has garnered unwanted…
Continue Reading India’s top court temporarily halts conviction of opposition leader for mocking Modi’s surname
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Friday temporarily halted the criminal defamation conviction of opposition…
Continue Reading Ethiopia’s declaring a state of emergency in its Amhara region as local fighters clash with military
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers is declaring a state of emergency in the country’s Amhara region after authorities…
Continue Reading Rights groups urge Laos to release missing Chinese lawyer who was trying to get to US
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Dozens of human rights groups have signed a joint petition calling on Laos authorities to release a…
Continue Reading More than a million displaced and dozens dead after record rain drenches northeastern China
By Simone McCarthy, Kathleen Magramo, and Berry Wang CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — More than a million people have been forced from their homes by the…
Continue Reading Egypt raises interest rates as it battles spiraling inflation and households struggle to keep up
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Central Bank announced a new hike in interest rates as the cash-strapped North African country battles surging inflation and…
Continue Reading Pioneering mothers are breaking down barriers to breastfeeding in Olympic sports
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — When Clarisse Agbégnénou won her sixth world judo title, confirming the reigning Olympic champion…
Continue Reading Russian warship seen listing in Black Sea after Ukrainian sea drone attack on major base
By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko and Olga Voitovych, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian sea drones attacked a major naval base in Russia on…
Continue Reading Austrian leader proposes enshrining the use of cash in his country’s constitution
BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s leader is proposing to enshrine in the country’s constitution a right to use cash, which remains more popular in…
Continue Reading 3 women injured in rare otter attack in Montana’s Jefferson River
By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — An evening of inner tubing turned perilous for three Montana women when they were attacked by an otter. The…
Continue Reading A Florida man is charged with murder in the death of his wife, whose remains were found in suitcases
WPLG, DELRAY BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Aya Elamroussi and Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man has been charged with first-degree…
Continue Reading A Florida man is charged with murder in the death of his wife, whose remains were found in suitcases
By Aya Elamroussi and Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man has been charged with first-degree murder on suspicion of killing and…
Continue Reading Ukraine says its drones damaged a Russian warship, showing Kyiv’s growing naval capabilities
By HANNA ARHIROVA and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said its sea drones struck a major Russian port Friday and damaged…
Continue Reading Texas A&M reaches $1 million settlement with journalism professor over hiring controversy
By Joe Sutton and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Texas A&M University reached a $1 million settlement with a Black journalism professor who said…
Continue Reading West Africa defense chiefs finalize Niger intervention plan as junta negotiations deadlock
By SAM MEDNICK and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Defense chiefs from West African nations finalized an intervention plan…
Continue Reading China reopens trade in Australian barley in a new sign of improved relations
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China is lifting a stifling 3-year-old tariff on Australian barley in a sign of an…
Continue Reading Thailand train collision with pickup truck kills 8 people and injures 4, railway agency says
By YUCHENG TANG Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Eight people were killed when a freight train struck a pickup truck crossing the tracks in an…
Continue Reading South Korea sets nationwide civil defense drill, citing North’s ‘provocations’
By Brad Lendon and Sooyeon Kim, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — As tensions with North Korea spike, South Korea will hold its first nationwide…
Continue Reading Hundreds of teenagers are falling ill from heat wave at World Scout Jamboree in South Korea
By Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Hundreds of teenage boy and girl scouts have fallen ill at a global event in…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street falls again to close out its first losing week in four
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell Friday to close out a rare losing week for Wall Street following mixed reports on the…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe’s opposition leader tells AP intimidation is forcing voters to choose ruling party or death
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of violating…
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