Typhoon Doksuri kills at least five as Philippines battles floods and landslides
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A powerful typhoon brought widespread flooding and landslides to the Philippines on Wednesday, killing at…
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, faced new challenges on the eve of a scheduled…
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — When British singer Matty Healy grabbed bandmate Ross MacDonald for an onstage kiss during their Malaysia concert…
Continue Reading ‘White savior complex’: Malaysia’s LGBTQ community slams The 1975’s Matty Healy’s onstage kiss
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — When British singer Matty Healy grabbed bandmate Ross MacDonald for an onstage kiss during their Malaysia concert…
Continue Reading Typhoon Doksuri leaves at least 6 dead and displaces thousands in the northern Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri has lashed northern Philippine provinces with ferocious wind and rain,…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping’s foreign minister ousted after month-long unexplained absence from public view
By Simone McCarthy Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s foreign minister Qin Gang was dramatically ousted on Tuesday after a prolonged absence from…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping’s foreign minister ousted after month-long unexplained absence from public view
By Simone McCarthy Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s foreign minister Qin Gang was dramatically ousted on Tuesday after a prolonged absence from…
Continue Reading Blinken visits tiny Tonga as US continues diplomatic push to counter China in the Pacific
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting the tiny kingdom of Tonga as the United…
Continue Reading ESPN considers adding sports leagues as partners as it transitions from cable to digital
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro says the network could take on a sports league as a minority…
Continue Reading Manchin, Tuberville introduce college sports bill to standardize NIL rules, regulate collectives
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Senators Joe Manchin and Tommy Tuberville introduced a college sports bill that would require athletes…
Continue Reading Canadian search teams find body of a child who died in flooding in Nova Scotia over the weekend
WINDSOR, Nova Scotia (AP) — Canadian police say the body of a child who went missing when the province of Nova Scotia was hit with extreme flooding…
Continue Reading Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz dies at age 70
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Rocky Wirtz, who won three Stanley Cup titles as owner of the Chicago Blackhawks and presided over the…
Continue Reading Chargers, QB Justin Herbert agree to 5-year extension worth $262.5 million, AP source says
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Justin Herbert is set to become the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback by annual salary, agreeing to a five-year, $262.5…
Continue Reading Police K-9 handler who released dog that attacked an unarmed Black man in Ohio placed on paid leave while incident is under review, mayor says
By Isabel Rosales and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A Circleville, Ohio, officer who was seen on video deploying a police K-9 that attacked an…
Continue Reading Former Louisiana police officer charged with 2nd felony count in death of Alonzo Bagley
By Ryan Young and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — The Shreveport, Louisiana, police officer charged in the February shooting death of Alonzo…
Continue Reading Outside experts’ last report raises questions about military’s role in disappearance of 43 students
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The last report submitted by a panel of outside experts has raised further questions about the Mexican military’s role in the…
Continue Reading UK billionaire Joe Lewis, owner of Tottenham soccer team, charged with insider trading in US
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say British billionaire and Tottenham soccer team owner Joe Lewis has been indicted…
Continue Reading Bolivia says it is interest in obtaining Iranian drone technology to protect its borders
By PAOLA FLORES and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia is interested in obtaining Iranian drone technology to protect…
Continue Reading 500-year-old manuscript signed by Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés returned to Mexico
BOSTON (AP) — A nearly 500-year-old manuscript signed by the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés in 1527 has been returned to the Archivo General…
Continue Reading Gynecologist accused of sexually abusing over 200 patients is sentenced to 20 years in prison
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A gynecologist who sexually abused vulnerable and trusting patients for over two decades at…
Continue Reading Phoenix could get a mild break from the extreme heat, as record spell nears the 30-day mark
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Continue Reading West Africa recorded over 1,800 terrorist attack in first six months of 2023, regional official says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — West Africa has recorded over 1,800 terrorist attacks in the first six months of the…
Continue Reading Colorado cop on trial for putting suspect in car hit by train says she didn’t notice the tracks
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado police officer on trial for putting a handcuffed woman in a parked police…
Continue Reading Judge vacates desertion conviction for former US soldier captured in Afghanistan
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday vacated the military conviction of Bowe Bergdahl, a former…
Continue Reading First panda born in France says goodbye and heads to China
PARIS (AP) — Ensconced in a glass cage lined with bamboo shoots, the first panda ever born in France bid ‘’adieu’’ to the French zoo where…
Continue Reading A man tried to sail from California to Mexico. He was rescued, but abandoned boat drifted to Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — A boat that washed ashore in Hawaii has been identified as belonging to a California mariner who ran into trouble while sailing…
Continue Reading Man suspected of shooting and injuring Dallas-area doctor was then shot and injured by police
CEDAR HILL, Texas (AP) — Police say a man suspected of shooting and injuring a doctor at a Dallas-area medical building was shot and injured by…
Continue Reading A hung jury means a Georgia man jailed for 10 years must wait longer for a verdict on murder charges
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Continue Reading Decades in prison for 3 sentenced in North Dakota fentanyl trafficking probe
By JACK DURA Associated Press Three more men charged in connection with an alleged international fentanyl ring have been sentenced this month to…
Continue Reading Putting a floating barrier in the Rio Grande to stop migrants is new. The idea isn’t.
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Continue Reading Department of Education launches civil rights probe after lawsuit accuses Harvard of giving preferential treatment to legacy applicants
By Celina Tebor and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Education has begun a civil rights investigation into whether Harvard…
Continue Reading House Speaker Kevin McCarthy floats an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Republican lawmakers may consider an impeachment…
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In a story published July 24, 2023, about a peanut monument in Ashburn, Georgia, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the executive…
Continue Reading UN rejects Russian account of attack that killed 50 Ukrainian prisoners, confirming findings of a CNN investigation
By Tim Lister and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations has said that Russian accounts of a rocket attack on a camp holding…
Continue Reading UN rejects Russian account of attack that killed 50 Ukrainian prisoners, confirming findings of a CNN investigation
By Tim Lister and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations has said that Russian accounts of a rocket attack on a camp holding…
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Far-right activist Ammon Bundy loses Idaho hospital defamation case, must pay millions in fines
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Far-right activist Ammon Bundy, who led the takeover of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, an associate and three…
Continue Reading Officials identify remains found at Indiana farm in 1983 as Chicago teen slain by late serial killer
By RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say human remains found buried in 1983 at an abandoned Indiana farm have been…
Continue Reading Moldova summons Russian ambassador after media reporting on alleged spy devices on embassy’s rooftop
By Josh Pennington and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — Moldova has summoned the Russian ambassador in Chisinau after a media report surfaced…
Continue Reading Moldova summons Russian ambassador after media reporting on alleged spy devices on embassy’s rooftop
By Josh Pennington and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — Moldova has summoned the Russian ambassador in Chisinau after a media report surfaced…
Continue Reading Rhode Island Ethics Commission opens investigation into Gov. Dan McKee’s lunch with lobbyist
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Ethics Commission says it has opened an investigation into whether Democratic Gov. Dan McKee broke state…
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Continue Reading Israel’s government has passed the first part of its legal overhaul. The law’s ripples are dramatic
By JULIA FRANKEL, ISABEL DEBRE and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press The Israeli government has passed the first major piece of legislation in Prime…
Continue Reading Bryan Cranston, Jessica Chastain join star-studded Times Square rally of striking actors and writers
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — SAG-AFTRA held its largest and most star-studded rally yet Tuesday in Times Square in a picket…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series. Personal Birth date: July…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series. Personal Birth date: July…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s most influential Shiite cleric. Personal…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s most influential Shiite cleric. Personal…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Robert Mueller, former special counsel for the Department of Justice and former…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Personal Birth date: October 21, 1949…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Personal Birth date: October 21, 1949…
Continue Reading Florida ocean temps surge to 100 degrees as mass coral bleaching event is found in some reefs
By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — An urgent rescue operation is underway to save Florida coral species from extinction as a mass bleaching event and…
Continue Reading Ohio marijuana legalization question falls short on signatures for fall ballot, gets 10 more days
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal to legalize adult use of marijuana in Ohio has fallen just short of the…
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By The Associated Press The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $910 million after Tuesday night’s drawing produced no big winners,…
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Pete Davidson has entered a diversion program to resolve a reckless driving charge for crashing into a Beverly Hills home and will perform 50 hours…
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Presss COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters will have the opportunity this fall to decide whether to guarantee access…
Continue Reading Hugh Carter Jr., the cousin who helped organize Jimmy Carter’s ‘Peanut Brigade,’ has died
The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Hugh “Sonny” Carter Jr. has died. He’s the Carter who helped organize the “Peanut Brigade” that…
Continue Reading Six found guilty for Brussels terror attacks, Belgian public broadcaster reports
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — A Brussels court on Tuesday found six out of ten suspects guilty of “terrorist murder” in the 2016 Brussels…
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By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — A Brussels court on Tuesday found six out of ten suspects guilty of “terrorist murder” in the 2016 Brussels…
Continue Reading Court battle over Trump-era border wall funding is over, as last state ends lawsuit
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The yearslong legal fight over former President Donald Trump’s decision to divert billions…
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By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Presss WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a rule that allows immigration authorities to deny asylum…
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By ERIC TUCKER and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. Marine who was released from Russia in a prisoner swap last year…
Continue Reading Massachusetts rejects request to discharge radioactive water from closed nuclear plant into bay
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts environmental regulators have denied a request by the company dismantling a shuttered…
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The monthslong calm in gas prices is over. The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline…
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By Ray Sanchez, Jean Casarez and Linh Tran, CNN (CNN) — The search of Rex Heuermann’s Long Island home has ended after investigators turned…
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Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys suggest they’ll present evidence that he was elsewhere during the killings of 4 Idaho students
Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last fall, was not at the location where the crimes took place, his…
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Sharon Braithwaite and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Italy is facing multiple kinds of extreme weather at once, with…
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Sharon Braithwaite and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Italy is facing multiple kinds of extreme weather at once, with…
Continue Reading Florida Supreme Court reprimands judge who oversaw Parkland school shooter’s death penalty trial
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday publicly reprimanded the judge who oversaw the death penalty trial of the…
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By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — UPS has reached a tentative contract agreement with its 340,000-person strong union,…
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By Lauren Mascarenhas and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last fall,…
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By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s suspended Central Bank governor has appeared in court in the economic hub…
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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador has announced a state of emergency in all of its prisons after a series of violent incidents including shootings and…
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest inside a roadside mosque when a police officer tried…
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MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian prosecutor-general’s office has declared independent TV channel Dozhd to be an undesirable organization, continuing the…
Continue Reading Mexican man to be tried on suspicion of setting fire in border bar that killed 11
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A man has been ordered to go on trial in Mexico on suspicion of intentionally setting a fire at a border bar that killed 11…
Continue Reading Defense wants Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s long-dead father exhumed to prove paternity
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Lawyers for the gunman who killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue have requested a court order to exhume the body of his…
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ‘s dog Commander bit or otherwise attacked Secret Service…
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Bronny James, the oldest son of NBA superstar LeBron James, was hospitalized in stable condition on Tuesday, a day…
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By Hilary Whiteman, Angus Watson and Paul Devitt, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Former Marine Daniel Duggan once flew Harrier jets for the…
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A vital system of ocean currents could collapse within a few decades if the world continues to pump out…
Continue Reading Florida Supreme Court reprimands judge for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded the judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter…
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s state statistical office says that the nation has shrunk again to just under 37.7 million in June despite…
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By JOHN RABY Associated Press During a two-month break in the a cappella group Pentatonix’s world tour, baritone Scott Hoying became a newlywed. He…
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By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Opposition parties in Kenya said they are filing charges of “police atrocities” that…
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The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Trader Joe’s is recalling two cookie products because they may contain rocks, the grocery chain…
Continue Reading Ex-Columbia University gynecologist sentenced to 20 years in prison on federal sex abuse charges
By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A former Columbia University gynecologist accused by the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate…
Continue Reading Poetic gift: Poetry academy announces more than $1 million in grants for U.S. laureates
NEW YORK (AP) — A digital poetry archive in Utah, slam poetry workshops in South Carolina and creative writing programs in New Mexico are among the…
Continue Reading Venice Film Festival unveils A-list lineup with ‘Priscilla,’ ‘Ferrari,’ ‘Maestro’ amid strikes
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Continue Reading Former pastor charged with killing 8-year-old girl who was walking to Bible camp nearly 50 years ago
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Continue Reading A Russian fighter jet fired flares at a US drone over Syria and damaged it, the US military says
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By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press OAXACA, México (AP) — Leticia Santiago carries her ancestral heritage wherever she goes. Every time…
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ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Fires raging through forests, mountain villages and towns in northern Algeria have left at least 34 people dead, with 23 of…
Continue Reading Israeli doctors walk off the job, and more strikes may loom after a law weakening courts passed
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Continue Reading China removes outspoken foreign minister Qin Gang and replaces him with his predecessor, Wang Yi
BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday removed outspoken Foreign Minister Qin Gang from office and replaced him with his predecessor, Wang Yi, in a move…
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