Florida’s new standards on Black history curriculum are creating outrage
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Middle school students in Mayade Ersoff’s Miami-Dade social studies class learn about the history of…
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Florida’s new standards on Black history curriculum are creating outrage
CNN, WFOR, WCTV, WFTV By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Middle school students in Mayade Ersoff’s Miami-Dade social studies class learn…
Continue Reading Pentagon review calls for reforms to reverse spike in sexual misconduct at military academies
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military academies must improve their leadership, stop toxic practices such as…
Continue Reading Ten foreigners arrested as $735 million in cash and assets seized in Singapore
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Ten foreign nationals have been arrested in Singapore on suspicion of committing offenses such as forgery and…
Continue Reading Italian police scour northern woods for Dutchman suspected of fatally stabbing dad and family friend
ROME (AP) — Italian police were searching a wooded area in the country’s north for a young Dutchman who allegedly stabbed to death his father…
Continue Reading ‘What a special place to be in.’ Triathletes swim in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics
By NICOLAS GARRIGA and OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The world’s top female triathletes rushed forward into the Seine in a key test…
Continue Reading At least 10 dead in Malaysia after plane crashes onto expressway
By Heather Chen and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — At least 10 people have died after a charter plane crashed onto an expressway north of Kuala…
Continue Reading Russia fines Google $32,000 for videos about the conflict in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Thursday imposed a 3-million-ruble ($32,000) fine on Google for failing to delete allgedly false information about…
Continue Reading What new lending regulations mean for small-business owners
By OLIVIA CHEN of NerdWallet New rules from the Small Business Administration and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aim to expand capital access…
Continue Reading More than a ton of endangered pangolin scales seized in Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities said Thursday they have seized more than a ton of pangolin scales worth over 50 million baht ($1.4 million) that…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Aug. 17: Maui fires, Air quality, GOP debate, Covid-19, World Cup
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Hilary is brewing off the Mexican coast and could potentially bring significant rainfall to…
Continue Reading World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women’s events
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official…
Continue Reading One of Libya’s rival prime ministers warns militias against further clashes after 45 die
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — One of Libya’s rival prime ministers has warned that his government would not tolerate any further…
Continue Reading Tim Scott will share the spotlight at massive South Carolina campaign event headlined by DeSantis
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Just a few days after the first GOP presidential debate of the 2024 cycle, two of the…
Continue Reading Israel says US approves record-breaking Arrow missile defense deal to Germany
By Benjamin Brown (CNN) — The US has approved Israel’s request to sell the Arrow-3 missile system to Germany, the Israeli defense ministry…
Continue Reading China says it would welcome a visit by US commerce secretary after imposition of investment controls
BEIJING (AP) — China says it would welcome a visit by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo following the imposition of foreign investment controls…
Continue Reading Iran’s foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia on first such trip in years as tensions ease
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has traveled to Saudi Arabia. The trip Thursday to…
Continue Reading Sha’Carri is back, Shelly-Ann never left: Women’s 100 is the race to watch at track worlds
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson stamped her name on the long, illustrious list of American sprint…
Continue Reading Small plane crashes on a Malaysian highway, killing all 8 people on board and 2 on the ground
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A small aircraft lost control and crashed Thursday on a highway in Malaysia’s central Selangor state, killing…
Continue Reading Renowned British talk show host Michael Parkinson dies at age 88
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Michael Parkinson, the renowned British broadcaster who interviewed some of the world’s most…
Continue Reading More than 60 Senegalese migrants are feared dead on a monthlong voyage to Spain
By ZANE IRWIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — More than 60 migrants are feared dead after a Spanish fishing vessel rescued a boat off Cape…
Continue Reading Iranian filmmaker and his producer face prison for showing film at Cannes without state permission
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian filmmaker and his producer reportedly face prison time and being…
Continue Reading North Korea is preparing for a new round of weapons tests, South Korean spy agency says
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy service has told lawmakers that North Korea is preparing for a new…
Continue Reading At least 60 migrants feared dead in Cape Verde boat disaster
By Zahid Mahmood, CNN (CNN) — At least 60 migrants are presumed dead after a boat disaster off Cape Verde, West Africa, according to the…
Continue Reading Socialist wins key Spanish parliament vote that could pave way for new center-left government
By CIARÁN GILES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s newly elected Parliament has voted by a majority to elect a Socialist…
Continue Reading Norway raises key interest rate again to fight inflation
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s central bank says it’s raising its key interest rate by a quarter-percentage point to combat high…
Continue Reading US Marine charged with sexual assault weeks after missing teen was found in Camp Pendleton barracks
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A US Marine at California’s Camp Pendleton has been charged with sexual assault weeks after a missing…
Continue Reading Niger’s neighbors running out of options as defense chiefs meet to discuss potential military force
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — West African defense chiefs are meeting to discuss the crisis in Niger after coup leaders…
Continue Reading Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston acquitted of covering up father’s child sex crimes
By Angus Watson and Heather Chen, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A Sydney court on Thursday acquitted the founder of global megachurch Hillsong of covering…
Continue Reading China’s Xi calls for patience as Communist Party tries to reverse economic slump
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for patience in a speech released as the ruling Communist…
Continue Reading Heavy rain in Germany causes flooding and leads to flight cancelations in Frankfurt
BERLIN (AP) — Heavy rain in parts of Germany caused flooding and led to dozens of flight cancelations at Frankfurt Airport, the country’s…
Continue Reading Pakistan arrests 129 Muslims after mob attacks on churches and homes of minority Christians
By K.M. CHAUDHRY and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press JARANWALA, Pakistan (AP) — Police in eastern Pakistan have arrested 129 Muslims after a mob…
Continue Reading Heavy rain and landslides have killed at least 72 people this week in an Indian Himalayan state
By CHONCHUI NGASHANGVA and SIBI ARASU Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Days of relentless rain in India’s Himalayan region have killed at least…
Continue Reading A Nigerian forest and its animals are under threat. Poachers have become rangers to protect both
By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria (AP) — Sunday Abiodun, carrying a sword in one hand and balancing a musket over his…
Continue Reading As Israeli settlements thrive, Palestinian taps run dry. The water crisis reflects a broader battle
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JIFTLIK, West Bank (AP) — Across the dusty villages of the occupied West Bank, where Israeli water pipes don’t…
Continue Reading Israeli troops kill a Palestinian militant in a gunbattle outside a West Bank bakery
By TIA GOLDENBERG and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli forces raided a home above a bakery in a militant stronghold…
Continue Reading Japan sank into a trade deficit last month as exports dropped, especially to other Asian nations
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan suffered a trade deficit last month as exports sank for the first time in two years and five…
Continue Reading Ukrainian soldiers who were blinded in combat face the new battle of navigating the world again
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press RIVNE, Ukraine (AP) — An organization in Ukraine is helping former soldiers who lost their vision in combat…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline after Wall Street drop on higher bond yields
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly slipped Friday as rising yields in the bond market on Wall Street set off…
Continue Reading California town of Paradise deploys warning sirens as 5-year anniversary of deadly fire approaches
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — California residents driven from their homes by one of the deadliest…
Continue Reading Maui fire survivors are confronting huge mental health hurdles, many while still living in shelters
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press KIHEI, Hawaii (AP) — Many survivors of the wildfire that consumed Lahaina are experiencing depression, anxiety and…
Continue Reading China’s government tries to defuse economic fears after real estate developer’s debt struggle
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s government is trying to reassure jittery homebuyers after a major real estate developer…
Continue Reading Attorneys for survivors of Buffalo shooting and family of victim file lawsuits against shooter’s parents, gun companies and social media companies
By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys representing survivors and a family member of one of the victims who died in the racist mass shooting in a…
Continue Reading NBA star James Harden sells out 10,000 bottles of wine in seconds on Chinese livestream
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — NBA star James Harden expressed disbelief after Chinese fans snapped up 10,000 bottles of his…
Continue Reading Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston found not guilty of concealing his father’s child sex crimes
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston was ruled not guilty Thursday of an Australian…
Continue Reading Maui’s emergency services chief resigns after facing criticism for not activating sirens during fire
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The head of the Maui Emergency…
Continue Reading A nation of new Matildas fans salutes Australia’s run to the Women’s World Cup semifinals
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Nine of 10 people who watched commercial television in Australia on Wednesday night tuned in to see the…
Continue Reading Britney Spears’ husband seeks financial support, says in divorce filing their split came weeks ago
By ANDREW DALTON and RYAN PEARSON AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her husband Sam Asghari separated nearly three…
Continue Reading Biden will use Camp David backdrop hoping to broker a breakthrough in Japan-South Korea relations
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Japan and South Korea at Camp David to…
Continue Reading Biden’s approval rating on the economy stagnates despite slowing inflation, AP-NORC poll shows
By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has devoted the past several weeks to promoting the positive…
Continue Reading US Army soldier accused of killing his wife in Alaska after night out celebrating his birthday
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Army soldier has been accused of killing his wife in Alaska after a night out…
Continue Reading Air evacuations are to begin for people in the path of wildfires in Canada’s Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories (AP) — Air evacuations were to begin Thursday to move residents in the capital of Canada’s Northwest…
Continue Reading The entire capital city of Canada’s Northwest Territories has been ordered to evacuate as hundreds of wildfires scorch the region, officials say
By Mitchell McCluskey, Aya Elamroussi and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada’s Northwest Territories have…
Continue Reading Judge declines to approve Hyundai/Kia class action settlement, noting weak proposed remedies
By The Associated Press A federal judge on Wednesday declined to approve a proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit prompted by a surge in…
Continue Reading Oil worker health care fund is sought by New Mexico congressman in swing district
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A first term U.S. congressman from New Mexico has introduced a bill that would create a health…
Continue Reading Armenia and Azerbaijan clash over plight of 120,000 people in Nagorno-Karabakh facing food crisis
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council over…
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3 people have died after infection with rare flesh-eating bacteria in Connecticut and New York
By Rob Frehse and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — At least three people have died in Connecticut and New York after contracting a rare flesh-eating…
Continue Reading Police change account of fatal shooting by Philadelphia officer, saying driver was shot inside car
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police have changed their account of a fatal shooting by a Philadelphia officer during a traffic stop earlier this week. They…
Continue Reading Ex-Anaheim mayor to plead guilty in federal corruption case over Angel Stadium sale
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former mayor of Anaheim has agreed to plead guilty to obstructing an FBI corruption investigation into the $150…
Continue Reading US women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski resigns after early World Cup exit, AP source says
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer U.S. women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned, a person familiar with the decision told…
Continue Reading Texas woman accused of threatening to kill judge overseeing Trump election case and a congresswoman
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas woman has been charged with threatening to kill the federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to 11 years for sexual assault of girl during remote-learning class
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Chicago man to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old female relative in an act witnessed…
Continue Reading Inmates at California women’s prison sue federal government over sexual abuse
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Eight inmates of an abuse-plagued federal women’s prison have filed a lawsuit…
Continue Reading Police who fatally shot a pregnant woman are sued by her family in Colorado
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Destinee Thompson was supposed to be on her way to lunch with her stepmother in…
Continue Reading Woman charged with murder in case of Kansas officer killed in shootout with car chase suspect
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A Tennessee woman has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with =the killing of a police officer in suburban…
Continue Reading Shot at while they drowned. Executed in the desert. Those who collected the bodies recount ‘one of the worst days’ in Darfur’s genocide-scarred history
CNN Exclusive by Tamara Qiblawi, Allegra Goodwin, Nima Elbagir and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of families gathered in the West…
Continue Reading Patrick Hamilton, ex-AP and Reuters photographer who covered Central American wars, dies at 74
By SUSANA HAYWARD Associated Press SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — Patrick Hamilton, a combat veteran of the Vietnam War who covered civil wars in…
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Newly discovered snake species found in remote Peruvian land is named for Harrison Ford
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Four researchers navigated treacherous terrain and feared for their lives during a harrowing brush with…
Continue Reading Tennessee hostage situation ends with brothers killed, 4 officers and victim wounded
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A hostage situation at a Tennessee apartment complex erupted into gunfire when police entered the residence after an…
Continue Reading The world shed 3.5 million millionaires in 2022 as market losses drained wealth at the top
By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Last year, as interest rates rose and inflation stayed stubbornly high, total household wealth declined…
Continue Reading A Texas father was arrested after a gun was found inside a 3-year-old pre-K student’s backpack, police say
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A San Antonio man was arrested Tuesday after a teacher found a handgun in the backpack of the man’s 3-year-old…
Continue Reading Election workers who face frequent harassment see accountability in the latest Georgia charges
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The pressure campaign and threats against two Georgia election workers figured…
Continue Reading Air Force awards a start-up company $235 million to build an example of a sleek new plane
By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press The U.S. Air Force will invest $235 million to help a start-up manufacturer build a jet with a blended-wing body…
Continue Reading Common arthritis drug could boost effectiveness of morning-after pill, study finds
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Taking a common arthritis drug together with the morning-after pill Plan B could boost the…
Continue Reading Arkansas school district says it will continue offering AP African American Studies course
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Little Rock School District says it will continue offering an Advanced Placement…
Continue Reading Death toll from Maui’s wildfires rises to 111 – with possibly 1,000 still missing – as tensions escalate over the cause and response
CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Raja Razek and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The search for victims isn’t even halfway over, but the devastation wrought by…
Continue Reading Minnesota woman sentenced to 7 years in prison in $7M pandemic aid fraud scheme
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota woman has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for fraudulently applying for roughly $7…
Continue Reading Florida art museum sues former director over forged Basquiat paintings scheme
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida art museum that was raided last year by the FBI over an exhibit of what turned out to be forged Jean-Michel…
Continue Reading US wildlife managers agree to review the plight of a Western bird linked to piñon forests
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. wildlife managers announced Wednesday that they will investigate whether a…
Continue Reading For Happ, vision of Wrigley Field comes to life through partnership with artist
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ had just been called up to the majors by the Chicago Cubs and was looking for pictures…
Continue Reading Haiti gang leader vows to fight any foreign armed force if it commits abuses
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An ex-police officer considered by many to be Haiti’s most powerful gang leader…
Continue Reading Frank LaRose, GOP Senate candidate in Ohio, fires a top staffer for tweets critical of Donald Trump
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The most prominent Republican in the race to unseat Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown next year…
Continue Reading Dominican investigation of Rays’ Wander Franco is being led by gender violence and minors division
By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A prosecutor in the Dominican Republic says the…
Continue Reading Threats to return to war in Yemen hinder efforts to start peace talks, UN envoy says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A senior U.N. official says public threats to return to war in Yemen are hindering…
Continue Reading Illinois will provide burial for migrant toddler who died on bus
By JOHN O’CONNOR and MELISSA PEREZ WINDER Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Officials say Illinois will provide funeral and burial…
Continue Reading AP, other news organizations develop standards for use of artificial intelligence in newsrooms
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press has issued guidelines for its journalists on use of artificial intelligence,…
Continue Reading Fires and other disasters are increasing in Hawaii, according to this AP data analysis
By SETH BORENSTEIN, MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press KIHEI, Hawaii (AP) — Hurricane-fueled flash floods and…
Continue Reading Off-duty LA County deputy fatally shot by police at golf course
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — An off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has been fatally shot in an encounter with police officers at a Southern…
Continue Reading Nicaraguan government seizes highly regarded university from Jesuits
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s government has confiscated a prestigious Jesuit-run university alleging it was a “center of terrorism,” the…
Continue Reading Kentucky gubernatorial rivals Andy Beshear and Daniel Cameron offer competing education plans
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has proposed awarding the largest pay raise in decades to…
Continue Reading Authorities investigating series of hoax calls and bomb threats targeting synagogues across 10 states
By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating a series of hoax phone calls and fake bomb threats targeting synagogues across the…
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Fed officials fretted US inflation might not cool further unless economy slows down
Federal Reserve officials were wary that inflation would slow further unless the US economy and labor markets also cool down, according to minutes…
Continue Reading Shot at while they drowned. Executed in the desert. Those who collected the bodies recount ‘one of the worst days’ in Darfur’s genocide-scarred history
Exclusive by Tamara Qiblawi, Allegra Goodwin, Nima Elbagir and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of families gathered in the West Darfur…
Continue Reading New Jersey’s gambling revenue was up by 5.3% in July. The Borgata casino set a new monthly record
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s casinos, New Jersey horse tracks that take sports bets, and their…
Continue Reading Jerry Moss, co-founder of A&M Records and Rock Hall of Fame member, dies at 88
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Jerry Moss, a music industry giant who co-founded A&M Records with Herb Alpert and rose from a Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Aldi to buy 400 Winn-Dixie, Harveys groceries in Southern US
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Discount grocer Aldi said Wednesday it’s acquiring 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets in the Southern…
Continue Reading ‘My husband is broken,’ Maui resident says, after he gave DNA in search for missing mom
By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Waiehu, Hawaii (CNN) — Two days before the Maui inferno, Brenda Keau’s husband Tony called his…
Continue Reading House Oversight Committee member asks chairman to refer Dan Snyder to the DOJ for investigation
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform is asking the…
Continue Reading Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, the US tells families
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Plea agreements under consideration may mean that the suspected architect…
Continue Reading Massachusetts trying to jump-start effort to replace Cape Cod bridges
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is hoping to jump-start the replacement of the two bridges…
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