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ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say it’s mandatory for Afghan women to conceal their voices and bare faces in public. That’s according to…
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By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A Greek-flagged oil tanker carrying 150,000 tons of crude oil poses an “environmental hazard” after it…
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Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says it has reached an agreement with a credit collection…
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AP Science Writer How can the U.S. solve its growing maternal mortality crisis? Health experts say one way is to look to other countries. The U.S.…
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By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Four former hotel workers pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of felony murder in connection with the case of…
Continue Reading Italian aviation authorities investigate after turbulence injures two easyJet flight attendants
LONDON (AP) — Italian authorities have launched an investigation after two easyJet flight attendants were injured when their flight from Corfu to…
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Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in Bangladesh’s capital Thursday allowed police to interrogate two journalists in their custody…
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By CNN Staff (CNN) — The Russian government has opened a criminal investigation into a CNN correspondent for reporting from Ukrainian-occupied…
Continue Reading A hotel fire in South Korea killed at least 7 people and injured 12, officials say
Officials say a fire has broken out at a hotel in the South Korean city of Bucheon, killing at least seven people and injuring 12 others. The…
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Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Freight trains in Canada could be running again within days after the government forced the country’s two major…
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Associated Press A pharmacist who worked at a Massachusetts lab has pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 11 Michigan…
Continue Reading US home sales ended a 4-month slide in July amid easing mortgage rates, more homes on the market
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CNN By Olga Voitovych, Lauren Kent, Sergey Gudkov and Lizzy Yee, CNN (CNN) — Parents are hiding their children from local authorities to avoid…
Continue Reading ‘Pommel Horse Guy’ Stephen Nedoroscik will join ‘Dancing With the Stars’
NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off the Olympics, U.S. breakout star and medalist Stephen Nedoroscik — better known to the internet as “Pommel Horse…
Continue Reading Photos: A visual look at the 2024 Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of Democratic delegates have officially made Vice President Kamala Harris their party’s presidential nominee, after a…
Continue Reading Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution
Associated Press CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked an agreement that would spare the life of death row inmate Marcellus…
Continue Reading Man arrested over 1982 IRA bombing that killed 3 police officers in Northern Ireland
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Police say they arrested a man in connection with an IRA bombing that killed three Northern Ireland policemen in…
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Associated Press In many communities people turn to diesel or gasoline generators for temporary power when extreme weather brings power outages. But…
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Continue Reading Hungary says it will provide free tickets to Brussels for migrants trying to enter the EU
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s anti-immigration government says it is prepared to provide free one-way tickets to Brussels…
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AP Business News The Walt Disney Co. has tapped James Gorman to lead its succession planning committee as the entertainment company continues to work…
Continue Reading Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions, warns of consequences posed by a Trump win
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Kamala Harris summoned Americans on Thursday to reject political division and instead chart what she called a…
Continue Reading German warship blasts Darth Vader anthem in heart of London. ‘No deeper message,’ navy says.
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s navy says there was “no deeper message” in the choice to blast the famed Imperial March —…
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Associated Press An afternoon nap can be refreshing, but experts say it also can help you at work or with other activities. Research shows that…
Continue Reading Flight 93 National Memorial Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Flight 93 National Memorial. It is a memorial to the 40 passengers and crew who died on…
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AP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week, but remains at healthy levels Jobless claims…
Continue Reading FS1 announces 2 new morning shows following departure of Skip Bayless on ‘Undisputed’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pair of shows will take over the weekday morning timeslot on FS1 formerly occupied by Skip Bayless of “Undisputed.” Most…
Continue Reading Australian penguin Sphen, one half of famed same-sex couple, dies at 11 years old
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Sphen, the elder partner in a world famous same-sex penguin couple celebrated in Australian…
Continue Reading Pakistani man to remain in officers’ custody over misinformation that sparked rioting in the U.K
Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Officials in Pakistan say a court has allowed investigators to question a man in their custody for four…
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AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia’s upcoming profit report on Wednesday carries big potential repercussions for the market. As one of…
Continue Reading Ukraine ratifies the statute for joining the International Criminal Court
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Wednesday, opening the possibility…
Continue Reading Ratification of Indonesian election law changes delayed as protesters try to storm parliament
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The deputy speaker of Parliament says Indonesian lawmakers have canceled plans to ratify revisions to…
Continue Reading German president inaugurates the rebuilt tower of a church with Nazi-era historical baggage
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s president has inaugurated the rebuilt tower of a church that became associated with the Nazis’…
Continue Reading UK drug regulator approves Alzheimer’s drug but government likely won’t pay for it
AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Britain’s drug regulator has authorized the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, saying that it’s the first medicine to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Aug. 22: DNC, Canadian rail shutdown, Gaza, US military, Modi
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to suspend his campaign on Friday at an…
Continue Reading Israeli hostage families to boycott October 7 memorial as ceasefire talks drag on
By Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — A group representing the families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza plans to boycott the government’s…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Hone forms in the central Pacific Ocean, Gilma still a Category 3 hurricane
HONOLULU (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Hone has formed in the central Pacific Ocean. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu says…
Continue Reading Body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch recovered from yacht, Italian official says, as divers search for his daughter
CNN By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Niamh Kennedy, Lauren Kent and Kara Fox, CNN Porticello, Italy (CNN) — The body of British tech entrepreneur Mike…
Continue Reading The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana — a whopping 2,492 carats
Associated Press GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana. The…
Continue Reading India’s Modi urges efforts to end Ukraine war after talks in Poland
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is urging diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine during a visit to…
Continue Reading Parents hide children from mandatory evacuations as Ukraine says Russia advancing fast on key city
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Continue Reading Floods kill more than 30, impact millions in Bangladesh and northeast India
By Esha Mitra, Salman Saeed, Anna Coren, Rebecca Wright and Lex Harvey, CNN New Delhi/Cumilla, Bangladesh (CNN) — Rescuers are scrambling to…
Continue Reading Russian climbers reach hospital after rescue in Pakistani Himalayas
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Two Russian climbers who were injured on the slopes of one of northern Pakistan’s highest…
Continue Reading Body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch recovered from yacht, Italian official says, as divers search for his daughter
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Niamh Kennedy, Lauren Kent and Kara Fox, CNN Porticello, Italy (CNN) — The body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch…
Continue Reading French destroyer rescues 29 mariners from oil tanker stricken in Red Sea attacks by Yemen rebels
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A French destroyer rescued 29 mariners from an oil tanker that came under repeated attack from…
Continue Reading Floods maroon many people in Bangladesh and India and cause at least 15 deaths
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Floodwaters have inundated parts of India and Bangladesh, causing at least 15 deaths. Authorities said…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy makes 1st visit to border area where Ukrainian forces launched offensive into Russia
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit Thursday to the border area where his forces…
Continue Reading Body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch is among those recovered from yacht wreckage, officials say
PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — The Italian coast guard said Thursday the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch is among those recovered off the coast…
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Associated Press BRATUNAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Officials in Serbia and Bosnia say a baby was among at least 10 people who drowned after a…
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Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s prime minister has led a celebration of the return of dozens of precious centuries-old…
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Continue Reading Gunmen open fire on a school van in Pakistan’s Punjab province, killing 2 children
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say gunmen opened fire on a school van in eastern Pakistan, killing two children and wounding six other people.…
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Associated Press Gus Walz sat in the front row for the biggest moment of his father’s life, and his pride exploded out of him. “That’s my…
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Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A passenger was arrested at an Australian airport after he left a stationary airliner through an…
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Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a historic…
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AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks weakened Thursday in the run-up to Wall Street’s main event for the week, a speech by Federal…
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Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An attempt to use an extendable robot to remove a fragment of melted fuel from a wrecked reactor at Japan’s…
Continue Reading Poorly trained recruits contribute to loss of Ukrainian territory on eastern front, commanders say
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Some new Ukrainian soldiers refuse to fire at the enemy. Others, according to commanders and fellow fighters,…
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Associated Press A suspect arrested in Guatemala has been charged with helping coordinate the 2022 smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53…
Continue Reading Harris’ family members are popping up around Chicago this week during the DNC. Here’s who’s who
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Kamala Harris has a husband, Doug Emhoff, who could make history as America’s first gentleman spouse. Two…
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Associated Press BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The head of the FBI says America is facing heightened threats from many corners at a time when law…
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Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Fla. (AP) — Tens of thousands of students have left Florida’s public schools in recent years amid an…
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Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court has cleared the way for a measure aimed at repealing the state’s new open primary…
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Associated Press HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A big explosion triggered a fire in a pharmaceutical plant in southern India, killing at least 15 workers,…
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By Abeer Salman, Paul Murphy and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are having to flee yet again after the Israeli…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York state lawyers are urging an appeals court to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud…
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The strange saga of how two Mexican drug lords were detained after landing in a plane in the United States in July just got…
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By Cindy Von Quednow and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The former Nevada politician accused of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas investigative reporter…
Continue Reading Mexico convicts 11 cartel gunmen in killings of 122 bus passengers near US border over 2 years
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors have finally won convictions against 11 drug cartel gunmen for the massacre of 122 people who were pulled…
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Veteran PBS journalist Judy Woodruff has apologized for remarks she had made regarding former President Donald Trump and negotiations for peace…
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Associated Press Devastated after her home collapsed in the aftermath of Sunday’s deadly flooding in Connecticut, Randi Marcucio got some good…
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawyers for an Alabama inmate, scheduled to be executed with nitrogen gas this fall, argued in a court filing that the…
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Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention’s third night showcased a familiar former president in Bill Clinton and…
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Associated Press The parents of a 23-year-old American taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel gave a moving speech Wednesday at…
Continue Reading Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan police on Wednesday arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico…
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Chinese premier Li Qiang at the Kremlin. He hailed growing trade relations as Moscow…
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Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will be the first U.S. state to direct millions of dollars from taxpayer money and tech…
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Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican-controlled Legislature will ask voters in November to relinquish some of their rights to…
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Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Judges and magistrates in Mexico have joined forces with other federal court employees in a strike meant to…
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ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) — Investigators have solved the disappearance of a Michigan woman more than three years after she was reported missing. State…
Continue Reading Ohio finds 597 noncitizens who voted or registered in recent elections, a fraction of its electorate
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s elections chief has referred for possible prosecution 597 apparent noncitizens who either…
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Associated Press A Marine Corps veteran who tried to fake his own death after a falling out with a Virginia-based militia group has pleaded guilty to…
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By Graham Hurley and David Williams, CNN (CNN) — A man was nearly mauled to death by a brown bear while hiking in the Alaskan wilderness with…
Continue Reading ‘It was a growl and then an immediate charge’: How a man survived being mauled by a bear in the Alaskan wilderness
CNN By Graham Hurley and David Williams, CNN (CNN) — A man was nearly mauled to death by a brown bear while hiking in the Alaskan wilderness…
Continue Reading Judge blocks Arizona lithium drilling that tribe says is threat to sacred lands
Associated Press A federal judge has temporarily blocked exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona that tribal leaders say will harm land…
Continue Reading Nebraska man accepts plea deal in case of an active shooter drill that prosecutors say went too far
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man has accepted a plea deal for charges in a 2022 active shooter drill that prosecutors say went too far. The Omaha…
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LONDON (AP) — Two weeks after organizers scrubbed Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna amid a foiled terror plot, the singer issued her first…
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AP Film Writer Lionsgate recalled its new trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s “ Megalopolis ” Wednesday amid revelations that critics’…
Continue Reading Kentucky meets conditions for lawmakers to cut income tax in 2026
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers say Kentucky has met the financial conditions to set in motion another cut in the…
Continue Reading South Carolina deputy charged with killing unarmed man and letting police dog maul innocent person
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a deputy in South Carolina has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and assault after he…
Continue Reading Canada’s Conservative Party removes patriotic video mistakenly showing Russian fighter jets
By Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — Canada’s federal Conservative Party has removed a promotional video that was released over the weekend…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden’s lawyer accuses prosecutors of trying to smear him with salacious details at tax trial
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for Hunter Biden accused prosecutors Wednesday of wanting to introduce salacious details about…
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