Start your week smart: Baltimore mass shooting, Supreme Court rulings, protests in France
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — We’ve got some good news this Fourth of July weekend if you’re planning a big cookout:…
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Moms for Liberty’s focus on school races nationwide sets up political clash with teachers unions
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Moms for Liberty, a “parental rights” group that has sought to take over school boards in…
Continue Reading We’re multitasking while walking our dogs. Animal experts say this is a problem
By Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — We’ve all seen it. Many of us have done it. We treat dog walks as a chance to accomplish two (or three) things…
Continue Reading Are you confronting a big medical bill? Attack it with a plan — and these tips
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer An enormous medical bill can trigger a wave of panic, but try to resist. That startling invoice that arrived in the…
Continue Reading An ailing Thai elephant returns home for medical care after years of neglect in Sri Lanka
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An ailing elephant that Thailand had presented to Sri Lanka more than two decades ago…
Continue Reading 1 person in custody after 7 shot in Wichita, Kansas, nightclub shooting, police say
By Melissa Alonso and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — One person is in police custody after at least seven people were wounded in a shooting at a…
Continue Reading The 2024 Republican presidential field keeps growing. So why aren’t there more women?
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — As Republicans keep jumping into the 2024 race for president, one demographic group seems notably…
Continue Reading July Fourth for presidents has been a day for golf, fishing, speeches and one perilous stomachache
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their…
Continue Reading Russia launches the first drone strike on Kyiv in 12 days and all are shot down
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After a relative lull, Russia launched a drone attack early Sunday on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, officials said. It was…
Continue Reading Baltimore investigators searching for suspects in block party mass shooting that killed 2 and injured 28 others
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Melissa Alonso and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Investigators in Baltimore are searching for multiple suspects in a mass…
Continue Reading UK police have new expanded powers to crack down on protests
LONDON (AP) — New, and expanded powers for U.K. police have taken effect. The measures include targeting activists who stop traffic and building…
Continue Reading Kansas nightclub shooting leaves 9 hurt; police capture one of multiple suspected shooters
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Police in Kansas say a shooting in a nightclub left seven people with gunshot wounds and an additional two victims…
Continue Reading Shootout in southwest Pakistan kills 4 security forces,1 militant, officials say
By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say militants have attacked a security post in the country’s…
Continue Reading Windows smashed in Swiss city, 7 detained in ‘echo’ of violence in France
BERLIN (AP) — Police say seven people were detained after several shop windows in the Swiss city of Lausanne were smashed as young people gathered…
Continue Reading An earthquake destroyed their home days before Christmas. They still have to pay the mortgage
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Just days before Christmas, Jacqui McIntosh and her husband awoke around 2:34 a.m. in terror. Their entire home…
Continue Reading 2 people were killed and 28 wounded in a mass shooting at a Baltimore block party
By Melissa Alonso, Sophie Tanno, Christina Maxouris and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man were killed…
Continue Reading He crushed the bar exam, but the legal profession remains disproportionately White
By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — Matthew Graham owes his new career path to his fraternity brothers and Thurgood Marshall, the late Supreme…
Continue Reading Baltimore block party shooting victims include more than a dozen minors, police say
By JULIO CORTEZ and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunfire erupted at a block party in Baltimore on Sunday — killing two people,…
Continue Reading Some US cities are replacing 4th of July fireworks with environmentally friendly drones
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Fire threats and environmental concerns have prompted some US cities to forego traditional Fourth of July…
Continue Reading Some US cities are replacing 4th of July fireworks with environmentally friendly drones
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Fire threats and environmental concerns have prompted some US cities to forego traditional Fourth of July…
Continue Reading Some US cities are replacing 4th of July fireworks with environmentally friendly drones
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Fire threats and environmental concerns have prompted some US cities to forego traditional Fourth of July…
Continue Reading Crews have hauled away most of the train cars that derailed and fell into the Yellowstone River after a bridge collapse, EPA says
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A week after a train derailment and bridge collapse sent rail cars into the Yellowstone River, authorities say…
Continue Reading Israeli warplanes target Syrian air defense battery
By Abeer Salman, Alex Stambaugh and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that Israeli warplanes had targeted a…
Continue Reading Israeli warplanes target Syrian air defense battery
By Abeer Salman, Alex Stambaugh and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that Israeli warplanes had targeted a…
Continue Reading Grandmother of teen killed in police stop calls for calm, as France sees sixth night of protest
By Jake Kwon, Heather Chen, Xiaofei Xu, Martin Goillandeau, Alex Hardie, Alex Stambaugh and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The grandmother of…
Continue Reading Grandmother of French teen shot dead by police officer pleads with rioters to stop the violence
By CARA ANNA, NICOLAS GARRIGA and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The grandmother of the French teenager shot dead by police during a…
Continue Reading What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course,…
Continue Reading Atlanta police motorcycles burned in fire started by ‘incendiary devices,’ officials say
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Officials say Atlanta Police Department motorcycles have been damaged in an intentional fire caused by devices set…
Continue Reading 2 pilots say they visited 48 US states in less than 48 hours, potentially breaking a world record
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Two Delta Air Lines pilots say they visited 48 US states in under 48 hours, potentially breaking a world…
Continue Reading Israel’s air force attacks Syria and Syrian air defense missile explodes over northern Israel
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel carried out airstrikes on areas near the central Syrian city of Homs early Sunday causing material damage but no casualties,…
Continue Reading Transgender woman challenges societal norms by applying to compete in Miss Venezuela pageant
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan’s enthusiasm for beauty pageants is unparalleled, and Miss Venezuela…
Continue Reading After the fall of Roe, emboldened religious conservatives lobby to restrict abortion in Africa
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Nowhere in the world has a higher rate of unsafe abortions or unintended pregnancies than…
Continue Reading Russia is accused of ‘ecocide’ in Ukraine. But what does that mean?
By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — On June 6, Ukraine suffered an environmental catastrophe. The collapse of the Kakhovka dam in the south of the…
Continue Reading US customs officers find nearly 900,000 fentanyl pills hidden in shipment of sinks, authorities say
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers in California say they stopped the attempted smuggling of fentanyl…
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21,000 Wagner mercenaries killed in Ukraine and ‘world wants to kill’ Putin, Zelensky says
By Mariya Knight, Maria Kostenko and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — At least 21,000 Wagner mercenaries have been killed fighting in Ukraine,…
Continue Reading 21,000 Wagner mercenaries killed in Ukraine and ‘world wants to kill’ Putin, Zelensky says
By Mariya Knight, Maria Kostenko and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — At least 21,000 Wagner mercenaries have been killed fighting in Ukraine,…
Continue Reading ‘Incendiary devices’ found after motorcycle fire at Atlanta Police Academy parking deck, police say
By Claudia Dominguez, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta police say “incendiary devices” were found after an overnight fire that burned several…
Continue Reading 2nd bus carrying asylum seekers from Texas arrives in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A bus carrying migrants from a Texas border city has arrived in downtown Los Angeles for the second time in less than three…
Continue Reading Another bus with migrants has been sent from Texas to Los Angeles
By Michelle Watson, Norma Galeana, Sarah Moon, Sara Weisfeldt, Rosa Flores and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A bus carrying 41 migrants from…
Continue Reading South Korea is cutting ‘killer questions’ from an 8-hour exam some blame for a fertility rate crisis
By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Raising a child in South Korea is no easy task. By the time their toddlers can…
Continue Reading South Korea is cutting ‘killer questions’ from an 8-hour exam some blame for a fertility rate crisis
By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Raising a child in South Korea is no easy task. By the time their toddlers can…
Continue Reading UN chief says Haiti urgently needs international security force and humanitarian aid
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is again calling on foreign governments with…
Continue Reading Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter owner Elon Musk has limited the number of tweets that users can view each day — restrictions he described as an…
Continue Reading Trump’s South Carolina rally attracted a massive crowd in heavily Republican area
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press PICKENS, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump marked a return to the large-scale rallies of his previous…
Continue Reading Mexican anti-cartel vigilante leader buried and with him, an armed citizens’ movement
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — One of the last leaders of Mexico’s anti-gang citizens’ movement has been buried…
Continue Reading Shooting in central Croatian town leaves 1 person dead, more wounded, police say
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police are searching for a person who opened fire in a central town, killing one person and injuring others. The…
Continue Reading Smoke will keep pouring into the US as long as fires are burning in Canada. Here’s why they aren’t being put out
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Another wave of wildfire smoke has drifted into the US, dimming blue summer skies and igniting troubling concerns…
Continue Reading North Carolina amusement park closes ride after discovering crack in support beam
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina amusement park closed one of its roller coasters Friday after a crack was found on a support beam.…
Continue Reading Thousands in Serbian capital protest pro-government TV station after 2 mass shootings in May
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people in Serbia’s capital have rallied outside a pro-government TV station…
Continue Reading Rabid bobcat attacks sleeping camper during youth trip at a Connecticut state park, officials say
By Claudia Dominguez and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A rabid bobcat attacked a children’s camp leader as he slept in a hammock at a state…
Continue Reading West Hollywood minimum hourly wage tops $19, highest of any US city
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — West Hollywood now has the highest minimum wage of any U.S. city. Pay zoomed to $19.08 an hour Saturday. Workers in…
Continue Reading Australia is the first country to let patients with depression or PTSD be prescribed psychedelics
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia is now the first country to allow psychiatrists to prescribe certain psychedelic substances to patients with depression or…
Continue Reading Federal board approves $12.7 billion budget for Puerto Rico as island shakes off bankruptcy
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances has approved a $12.7 billion general fund budget that…
Continue Reading California man convicted for smuggling Byzantine-era Hercules mosaic from Syria
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A California man has been convicted for illegally importing an ancient floor mosaic, believed to have been made in…
Continue Reading NYC school officials say yeshivas run by Hasidic community fail to teach students in core subjects
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Eighteen private Jewish schools run by New York City’s politically powerful Hasidic…
Continue Reading Roller coaster at Carowinds closes after discovery of a crack in a support pillar
By Jay Croft and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Carowinds amusement park in North Carolina closed a roller coaster Friday after discovering a crack in…
Continue Reading Hundreds of young men say goodbye to French teen killed by police
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NANTERRE, France (AP) — Hundreds of young men have come to a cemetery in a Paris suburb to say goodbye to the…
Continue Reading An anti-Trump video shared by the DeSantis campaign is ‘homophobic,’ says a conservative LGBT group
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent group that represents LGBT conservatives says a video shared by Ron DeSantis ′…
Continue Reading Venus Williams is back at Wimbledon at age 43 and ready to play on Centre Court again
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Asked two days before her 24th Wimbledon begins whether she’s still excited to play…
Continue Reading Feds call off pesticide spraying near New Mexico’s Rio Chama to kill invasive grasshoppers
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Federal land managers have scrapped plans to spray pesticides near the Rio Chama in northern New Mexico as part of an effort…
Continue Reading Climate activists disrupt London Pride march to protest corporate sponsorship
LONDON (AP) — Climate activists have briefly halted the dance-filled London Pride march by blocking a float sponsored by Coca-Cola. Seven members…
Continue Reading Beatriz dissipates after brushing Mexico’s Pacific coast as a hurricane, while Adrian also weakens
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Beatriz has dissipated after brushing Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast as a hurricane, dumping heavy rain…
Continue Reading Sierra Leone’s main opposition calls for presidential election re-run after incumbent named winner
By KEMO CHAM Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s main opposition party is demanding a re-run of last weekend’s…
Continue Reading Dutch king apologizes for Netherlands’ historic role in slavery
Story by Reuters (CNN) — Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Saturday apologized for the Netherlands’ historic involvement in slavery and the…
Continue Reading Dutch king apologizes for Netherlands’ historic role in slavery
Story by Reuters (CNN) — Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Saturday apologized for the Netherlands’ historic involvement in slavery and the…
Continue Reading Roller coaster at Carowinds closes after discovery of a crack in a support pillar
By Jay Croft and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Carowinds amusement park in North Carolina closed a roller coaster Friday after discovering a crack in…
Continue Reading Summer movie season is in full swing. Here’s what’s coming through Labor Day
By The Associated Press The summer movie season goes into high-gear in July, with the arrival of the seventh “Mission: Impossible” movie followed…
Continue Reading Russian media watchdog blacklists outlets linked to Wagner mercenary chief
By The Associated Press The Russian media watchdog has blacklisted at least five media outlets affiliated with Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny…
Continue Reading US forest managers urge revelers to swap fireworks for Silly String, but some say not so fast
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Smokey Bear said it best: “Only you can prevent wildfires.” Following in the…
Continue Reading European telescope launched to hunt for clues to universe’s darkest secrets
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A European space telescope blasted off Saturday on a quest to explore the mysterious…
Continue Reading Ghostly lights paint a new portrait of the Milky Way
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The universe is filled with infinite mysteries, and scientists are tackling them, one celestial puzzle at a…
Continue Reading Karen Allen on one last hurrah as Marion Ravenwood in ‘Indiana Jones: Dial of Destiny’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Indiana Jones. Karen Allen always knew he’d come walking back through her door. Since…
Continue Reading Bosnia’s top international official to annul Bosnian Serb law that blocked court rulings
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The top international official in Bosnia says he’s revoking a Bosnian Serb law that suspended any…
Continue Reading In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Overturning Roe v. Wade and affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the…
Continue Reading Satellite photos, reports suggest Belarus is building an army camp for Wagner fighters
By The Associated Press Satellite images analyzed by The Associated Press on Saturday showed what appeared to be a newly built military-style camp in…
Continue Reading UK press watchdog finds a tabloid column about hate for Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan, was sexist
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A column in The Sun tabloid that fantasized about seeing Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan, being pelted…
Continue Reading New cable car near the Matterhorn allows non-skiers to cross between Switzerland and Italy
BERLIN (AP) — A new cable car that allows visitors without skis to cross between Switzerland and Italy near the Matterhorn, one of the most famous…
Continue Reading Biden will host Sweden’s prime minister at the White House as the Nordic nation seeks to join NATO
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Sweden’s prime minister at the White House on Wednesday in a…
Continue Reading Grand jury indictment means Texas could seek death penalty against accused killer of 5
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors could seek the death penalty against a Mexican national charged with fatally shooting five people in a…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s Supreme Court to hear appeals of ousted leader Suu Kyi in cases brought by the army
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Legal officials in Myanmar say its Supreme Court has scheduled hearings for this month to consider…
Continue Reading A mission aiming to unravel the universe’s biggest mysteries has begun
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A mission designed to unravel some of the greatest mysteries of the universe has taken off. The European…
Continue Reading Hungry ticks can use this static trick to land on you and your pets
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hungry ticks have some slick tricks. They can zoom through the air using static electricity to…
Continue Reading Pope appoints bishop from his native Argentina to lead Vatican office that enforces church doctrine
By FRANCES D’EMILIO and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has chosen a bishop from his Argentine homeland for…
Continue Reading Nokia renews patent license agreement with Apple, covering 5G and other technologies
HELSINKI (AP) — Network infrastructure and 5G-technology provider Nokia has signed a new long-term patent license agreement with Apple to replace…
Continue Reading Russian attacks in Ukraine leave 3 killed, 17 wounded. Spain highlights European support for Kyiv
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials have reported three people killed and 17 others wounded from Russian…
Continue Reading East Timor’s independence hero Xanana Gusmao returns to power as prime minister
By GANTRY MEILANA Associated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — Former East Timor independence fighter Xanana Gusmao has been sworn in as prime minister…
Continue Reading A teen was lost for over 2 days in Canada’s wilderness, authorities say. Her story has a happy ending
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A teen hiker who became separated from her group in one of British Columbia’s largest parks has been found…
Continue Reading King of the Netherlands apologizes for country’s role in slavery on 150th anniversary of abolition
By AHMAD SEIR and MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has apologized for his country’s role in…
Continue Reading Man who fatally shot 2 at Moldova airport is wanted for a kidnapping in Tajikistan
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Authorities in Tajikistan say a man who fatally shot two security officers at Moldova’s main international airport is…
Continue Reading At least 51 people killed in road accident in western Kenya, 32 injured, police and Red Cross say
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A truck rammed into several other vehicles and market traders in western Kenya killing at…
Continue Reading Sánchez visits Kyiv on the day Spain starts EU presidency to underline bloc’s support for Ukraine
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has started Spain’s six-month presidency of the European Union with…
Continue Reading Explosion at chemical factory in China
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — An explosion at a chemical plant in Southeast China on Saturday sent huge billows of thick black smoke into…
Continue Reading Explosion at chemical factory in China
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — An explosion at a chemical plant in Southeast China on Saturday sent huge billows of thick black smoke into…
Continue Reading Why social media is being blamed for fueling riots in France
By HALELUYA HADERO The Associated Press Social media companies are once again under scrutiny, this time in France as the country’s president blames…
Continue Reading Pakistani security forces kill 6 militants in separate raids near the border with Afghanistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says security forces have raided two militant hideouts in regions near the border with Afghanistan.…
Continue Reading At least 25 dead after wedding party bus bursts into flames in India
By Sandi Sidhu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — At least 25 people have been killed after a bus carrying a wedding party burst into flames after crashing…
Continue Reading At least 25 dead after wedding party bus bursts into flames in India
By Sandi Sidhu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — At least 25 people have been killed after a bus carrying a wedding party burst into flames after crashing…
Continue Reading These trans women would have to reverse their gender identity on ID documents under a new Kansas law
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Suzanne Wheeler doesn’t want to symbolize a movement. She just wants to live as a trans woman in Kansas as…
Continue Reading Cambodia ruling party victory a sure bet as campaigning begins for general election
By SOPHENG CHEANG and GRANT PECK Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Campaigning for Cambodia’s general election has officially begun.…
Continue Reading Mourners bury slain teen in France as 45,000 police are deployed and 5th night of unrest is quieter
By CARA ANNA, ANGELA CHARLTON and CHRISTOPHE ENA Associated Press NANTERRE, France (AP) — Hushed and visibly anguished, hundreds of mourners from…
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