Fire at Istanbul nightclub kills dozens during renovation work, state media says
By Tanem Zaman and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — At least 29 people have died in a blaze which started during daytime repair work at a nightclub…
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Fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations leaves 25 dead and several badly hurt
ISTANBUL (AP) — A fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations on Tuesday left 25 people dead and others badly hurt, officials and reports…
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Continue Reading From homeless to Final Four history, Fisk forward being honored for his courage
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Continue Reading First vessel uses alternate channel to bypass wreckage at the Baltimore bridge collapse site
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Continue Reading Anthony M. Kennedy to reflect on his life and his years on the Supreme Court in two-volume memoir
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Continue Reading Austria stepping up police checks in border areas after Germany liberalizes cannabis rules
BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s top security official says the country will step up police checks near its border with Germany after its neighbor…
Continue Reading Future of Chiefs, Royals in KC could hinge on Tuesday vote to help with stadium funding
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The future of the Royals and Chiefs in Kansas City could be shaped Tuesday when voters in…
Continue Reading Putin vows to find the masterminds of the Moscow concert hall attack and urges tighter security
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to track down the masterminds of the Moscow concert hall attack that left 144 people dead…
Continue Reading Freight railroads must keep 2-person crews, according to new federal rule
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews in most circumstances under a new federal rule. The…
Continue Reading A man who attended the Charlottesville Unite the Right rallies will lose his city council seat after his past was revealed
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Continue Reading Pope exposes confidential details of past conclaves and settles scores with Pope Benedict XVI’s aide
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Continue Reading College will cost up to $95,000 this fall. Schools say it’s OK, financial aid can numb sticker shock
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Continue Reading Egypt’s president is sworn in for a third 6-year term after running virtually unopposed
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Continue Reading Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce earn Webby Award nominations, along with Sydney Sweeney, Ryan Gosling
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Continue Reading College newspaper sweeps up 2 tiny publications in a volley against growing news deserts
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Continue Reading What is World Central Kitchen and how has it helped people in Gaza?
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Continue Reading Millennial Money: Why adding a child as an authorized user might not help their credit
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Continue Reading South Africa’s parliamentary speaker faces imminent arrest over graft charges after court bid fails
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s parliamentary speaker faces imminent arrest over corruption…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 2: Israel, Trump, Abortion, Finland, Google
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A severe thunderstorm dumped softball-sized hail in parts of the central and eastern US Monday. Forecasts show…
Continue Reading Vatican to publish document on gender, surrogacy and human dignity next week
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican will publish next week an eagerly awaited document on gender theory and…
Continue Reading American teenager and 2 other people killed in an avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt
GENEVA (AP) — Police say an American teenager and two other people were killed in avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt. One person was flown…
Continue Reading Senegal prepares to swear in former opposition figure, recently freed from prison, as new president
By JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal is inaugurating Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its new president, completing the…
Continue Reading Portugal’s new minority government aims to outmaneuver its radical right populist rivals
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Continue Reading Retirement crisis looms as Americans struggle to save
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Continue Reading Scientists are sounding the alarm about oceans, but Biden’s budget would slash research data
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — As scientists scramble to understand why the world’s oceans are in their second year of record-breaking heat,…
Continue Reading Veteran Irish politician Simon Coveney steps down as a new leader prepares to take charge
LONDON (AP) — Enterprise Minister Simon Coveney, one of Ireland’s highest-profile government members, is stepping down ahead of the election of a…
Continue Reading Here’s how to protect yourself from common scams this tax season
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Continue Reading Norway follows its neighbor Denmark in planning an increase in conscripted soldiers
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Continue Reading Trial of most prominent suspects in alleged German coup plot to open next month
BERLIN (AP) — A court says nine suspects, among them a self-styled prince and a former far-right lawmaker, will go on trial next month in the most…
Continue Reading Ukraine uses drones in what appears to be its deepest strike yet inside Russia
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Continue Reading Two go on trial in Switzerland over ‘kleptocracy’ scandal involving Saudi oil firm, Malaysian bank
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Continue Reading Failed Australian rideshare app accuses Uber of illegally operating service to gain unfair advantage
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A failed Australian taxi-industry disruptor has told a court that Uber began illegally…
Continue Reading One dead, two injured in Finland school shooting as 12-year-old suspect detained
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Continue Reading Stock market today: Asia markets are mixed after Wall Street’s strong manufacturing data
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Continue Reading Several people are wounded in a school shooting in Helsinki and police have detained a suspect
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Continue Reading The ICC prosecutor and government officials are discussing justice and compensation for Ukraine
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ministers and officials from dozens of countries are gathering in the Netherlands for…
Continue Reading 2 men charged with distributing drugs that killed transgender activist Cecilia Gentili, prosecutors say
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Continue Reading Iran vows response after strike it blames on Israel demolishes consulate in Syria
By NASSER KARIMI and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran and one of its key proxies have vowed to respond to a strike widely…
Continue Reading Vehicle carrying suspected migrants crashes into a river in Albania, killing 8 people
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Continue Reading Stock market today: Hong Kong stocks lead Asia market gains while developer Vanke slumps
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Continue Reading Forced from their Gaza home by Israeli troops, a family makes a frightening walk through a war zone
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Continue Reading Iran vows revenge as it accuses Israel of deadly airstrike on Syria consulate in deepening Middle East crisis
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Speed bumps don't work: New approaches challenge long-held beliefs about slowing traffic and increasing safety
Cheap Insurance examines the consequences of speed bumps, analyzes their effectiveness, and explores new approaches to traffic…
Continue Reading Aid group says Israeli strike kills 7 of its workers in Gaza, including foreigners
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An aid group says an Israeli strike that hit its workers in Gaza killed at least seven people, including several…
Continue Reading Abortions are legal in much of Africa. But few women may be aware, and providers don’t advertise it
By MARIA CHENG and MISPER APAWU Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — More than 20 countries across Africa have loosened restrictions on abortion in…
Continue Reading Kansas GOP lawmakers revive a plan to stop giving voters 3 extra days to return mail ballots
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature has revived a proposal to stop giving voters…
Continue Reading The man charged in an Illinois attack that left 4 dead is due back in court
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — The northern Illinois man charged with killing four people and injuring seven others by stabbing, beating and driving over…
Continue Reading Life has returned to Ukraine’s Bucha. But 2 years after the killings, some families can’t move on
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Continue Reading Peru’s embattled president replaces 6 ministers as lawmakers ask Parliament to remove her
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte replaced six ministers after they resigned as her government is rocked by a political crisis…
Continue Reading North Korea tests missile, Seoul says, ahead of vote seen as gauge of support for hardline South Korean leader
By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea test-fired a presumed intermediate-range ballistic missile on Tuesday, South Korean…
Continue Reading Ex-officer who beat Black man with gun goes on trial in Colorado
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A former Colorado police officer is on trial over the violent arrest of a Black man in 2021.…
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By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Above a bodega in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, a mosque congregation hosts iftar, the…
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Continue Reading Wisconsin voters are deciding whether to ban private money support for elections
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Continue Reading Trump to go after Biden on the border and crime when he visits battleground Michigan and Wisconsin
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and JILL COLVIN Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump is expected on Tuesday to attack President Joe Biden over…
Continue Reading Mississippi Republicans to choose opponent for longtime Democratic congressman
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republicans are choosing a candidate to face off against a longtime…
Continue Reading Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin get their say in presidential primaries
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Voters in four states will weigh in on their parties’ presidential nominees, a largely symbolic vote now…
Continue Reading Israel moves to shut down Al Jazeera after new law allows for ‘security threat’ bans on international media
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Continue Reading Foreign nationals among food aid workers killed in Israeli attack, as Netanyahu calls strike ‘unintentional’
CNN By Abeer Salman, Caitlin Stephen Hu, Muhammad Darwish, Eyad Kourdi and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Seven aid workers, including foreign…
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By BARBARA SURK and DANIEL COLE Associated Press MENTON, France (AP) — When the French Riviera town of Menton prepares to host its lemon festival…
Continue Reading A candidate for mayor of a violent city in Mexico has been killed as she began campaigning
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A candidate for mayor of a violence-wracked city in Mexico has been killed just as she began…
Continue Reading Foreign nationals among food aid workers killed in Israeli attack, as Netanyahu calls strike ‘unintentional’
By Abeer Salman, Caitlin Stephen Hu, Muhammad Darwish, Eyad Kourdi and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Seven aid workers, including foreign…
Continue Reading Judge refuses to toss out tax case against Hunter Biden
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has refused to toss out a tax case against Hunter Biden, moving the case closer to…
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LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pressure keeps mounting against Peru President Dina Boluarte as lawmakers have submitted to Parliament a request to remove her…
Continue Reading New York inmates are suing to watch the solar eclipse after state orders prisons locked down
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Inmates in New York are suing the state corrections department over the decision to lock down…
Continue Reading Donald Trump has posted a $175 million bond to avert asset seizure as he appeals NY fraud penalty
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Continue Reading Beyond totality: Rare phenomena to watch out for during the solar eclipse
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The wife of a northwestern Iowa county supervisor has been sentenced to four months in jail in a scheme to stuff the ballot…
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Continue Reading A Texas woman is suing the prosecutors who charged her with murder after her self-induced abortion
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By LISA RATHKE Associated Press The Vermont Legislature is advancing legislation requiring big fossil fuel companies pay a share of the damage caused…
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Continue Reading Florida voters will decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize pot in November
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Continue Reading Sami Michael, Iraqi-born and award-winning Israeli author and activist, dies at 97
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Continue Reading Ohio law banning nearly all abortions now invalid after referendum, attorney general says
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America Ohio’s Republican Attorney General Dave Yost says a 2019 law banning most abortions…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Two men have been charged with providing the fentanyl-laced heroin that in February killed prominent New York City transgender…
Continue Reading Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week ban on most abortions, paving way for 6-week ban
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday upheld the state’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which…
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Continue Reading FBI says a driver rammed a vehicle into the front gate of its Atlanta office
ATLANTA (AP) — The FBI says a driver rammed a vehicle into the front gate of its Atlanta office on Monday. The federal agency said in an email that…
Continue Reading Israel clears way to shutter Al Jazeera. Netanyahu says ‘terror channel’ airs incitement
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Continue Reading Suspect arrested after vehicle crashes into gate at Atlanta FBI field office
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Continue Reading US defense official had ‘Havana syndrome’ symptoms during a 2023 NATO summit, the Pentagon confirms
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon confirms that a senior Defense Department official who attended last year’s NATO…
Continue Reading Former NFL cornerback Vontae Davis found dead at his home in Florida
By Eric Levenson and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Vontae Davis, the former NFL cornerback who made two Pro Bowls with the Indianapolis Colts…
Continue Reading Barbara Rush, actor who co-starred with Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman among others, dies at 97
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Continue Reading Cargo ship’s owner and manager seek to limit legal liability for deadly bridge disaster in Baltimore
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press The owner and manager of a cargo ship that rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge…
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