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By Nadia Leigh-Hewitson and Woojin Lee, CNN (CNN) — Humans are causing alarming changes to the planet. Collectively, we are destroying…
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By Nadia Leigh-Hewitson and Woojin Lee, CNN (CNN) — Humans are causing alarming changes to the planet. Collectively, we are destroying…
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Ohio father accused of killing his 3 young sons indicted on murder charges, could face death penalty
BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) — A grand jury has indicted an Ohio man accused of fatally shooting his three young sons on murder charges — charges he could…
Continue Reading Granddaughter calls her picture book a ‘love letter’ to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
NEW YORK (AP) — The 15-year-old granddaughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is collaborating on a picture book tribute to the late civil…
Continue Reading What’s next in the search for the imploded submersible?
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The search for the Titan submersible that captivated the world came to an abrupt and grim end this week after…
Continue Reading Rights groups denounce Spain and Morocco’s lack of justice as Melilla tragedy anniversary nears
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Rights groups have denounced a lack of justice and transparency over the deaths of at…
Continue Reading Israel arrests 3 settlers suspected in violent attacks in Palestinian towns
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s security agency says it has detained three Israeli settlers on suspicion of…
Continue Reading Cyprus court orders that 2 Syrians remain in custody after 45 migrants were rescued at sea
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A court in Cyprus has ordered that two Syrian men remain in police custody for seven days on suspicion of people smuggling…
Continue Reading 1 worker dies in an explosion at an Illinois ammunition factory
EAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) — An explosion at an Illinois ammunition factory has killed one employee. The explosion occurred Thursday at the Winchester…
Continue Reading ‘Titanic’ director James Cameron says the search for the missing sub became a ‘nightmarish charade’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — “Titanic” director James Cameron says the search operation for a deep-sea tourist sub turned…
Continue Reading Worker dead after explosion at North Carolina plant
WADESBORO, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a worker is dead after an explosion at a North Carolina plant. Anson County Emergency Services Chief Rodney…
Continue Reading Andrew Tate to remain under house arrest in Romania as human trafficking case drags on
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Romanian court on Friday extended by 30 days the house arrest of Andrew Tate, the divisive social media personality and…
Continue Reading Bangkok high school student killed by exploding fire extinguisher
By Kocha Olarn and Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old boy was killed and dozens were injured when a fire extinguisher exploded during a…
Continue Reading Bangkok high school student killed by exploding fire extinguisher
By Kocha Olarn and Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old boy was killed and dozens were injured when a fire extinguisher exploded during a…
Continue Reading UK elections watchdog says new voter ID law stopped thousands from casting ballots
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s electoral watchdog says about 14,000 people were prevented from voting in last month’s local elections because of a new…
Continue Reading The Olympic flame for the 2024 Paris Games will be carried for 68 days before the cauldron is lit
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The Olympic flame for the 2024 Paris Games will pass through 64 departments and 400 towns over 68…
Continue Reading Honda recalls nearly 1.2M vehicles because rear camera image may not appear on dashboard screen
DETROIT (AP) — Honda is recalling nearly 1.2 million vehicles in the U.S. because the rear view camera image may not appear on the dashboard…
Continue Reading South Africa says 31 illegal miners believed killed in explosion in May, only now coming to light
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Authorities in South Africa say at least 31 illegal miners are believed to have died in a…
Continue Reading Thousands of dead fish have washed up on a Thai beach. Experts say climate change may be to blame
By Reuters and Laura Paddison, CNN Climate change may have stimulated a plankton bloom that caused thousands of dead fish to wash up along a roughly…
Continue Reading A US aircraft carrier will make a rare Vietnam port call as countries compete for favor in SE Asia
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An American aircraft carrier is due to make a port call in Vietnam on Sunday. The rare visit by one…
Continue Reading Cambodian lawmakers approve changes to election law that disqualify candidates who don’t vote
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Pro-government Cambodian lawmakers have unanimously approved changes to the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 23: Sub debris found, Impeachment, 2024 race, Ukraine, 3M
By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Despite filing for bankruptcy a few months ago, Bed, Bath & Beyond will live on — sort of. The…
Continue Reading German lawmakers approve a plan to attract skilled workers to plug the country’s labor gap
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament has approved plans to attract more skilled workers to Europe’s biggest economy and help address labor…
Continue Reading Danish prosecutors approve the extradition of a man suspected in a 1995 arms smuggling case in India
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s top prosecuting authority says it has approved the extradition of a Danish national accused of involvement…
Continue Reading In its push for more Black US players, MLB hopes results are on the horizon from grassroots efforts
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The percentage of Black players in Major League Baseball has been on the decline for decades, but…
Continue Reading Why are the Texas Rangers the only MLB team without a Pride Night?
By The Associated Press All but one of the 30 of the Major League Baseball teams are hosting Pride Nights this season, most during Pride Month, which…
Continue Reading Australian leader dismisses alleged Russian diplomat squatter as just ‘some bloke,’ not a security threat
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed concerns that a lone Russian diplomat was…
Continue Reading Australian leader dismisses alleged Russian diplomat squatter as just ‘some bloke,’ not a security threat
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed concerns that a lone Russian diplomat was…
Continue Reading Beijing swelters during hottest June day on record
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Beijing’s temperature soared above 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) Thursday, setting a new…
Continue Reading South African authorities say 31 illegal miners killed in explosion in May, only now coming to light
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Authorities in South Africa say at least 31 people are believed to have died in a gas…
Continue Reading Why some doctors stay in US states with restrictive abortion laws and others leave
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Dr. Kylie Cooper chokes up thinking about the patients she left behind in Idaho. One who often comes to mind is…
Continue Reading Marking Battle of Okinawa anniversary, governor of southern Japanese islands urges diplomacy
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The governor of Japan’s southern prefecture of Okinawa has called for more diplomatic efforts…
Continue Reading Transportation Safety Board of Canada and US Coast Guard will investigate fatal implosion of Titanic-bound submersible
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Canada and the US each announced the launch of investigations Friday into the…
Continue Reading James Cameron says he figured days ago that the Titan submersible imploded, but hoped he was wrong
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Filmmaker and deep-sea explorer James Cameron says he figured soon after learning a Titanic-bound submersible…
Continue Reading An explosion at a Chinese steel mill kills 4 and injures 5
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese city government says an explosion at a steel mill has killed four people and left five hospitalized with injuries. The…
Continue Reading Amid infighting among Putin’s lieutenants, head of mercenary force appears to take a step too far
By The Associated Press For months, the outspoken millionaire head of the Wagner private mercenary force bombarded Russia’s military leaders with…
Continue Reading German parliament approves a memorial to Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted by the Nazis
BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament has approved the construction of a memorial in Berlin to the Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted under the Nazis.…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Cindy forms behind Bret in an early and aggressive start to Atlantic hurricane season
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Cindy has formed behind Tropical Storm Bret. Forecasters say…
Continue Reading Experts are searching for answers among debris of Titanic-bound submersible implosion that killed all onboard
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Investigators are continuing to scour the ocean floor for any insight into how a “catastrophic…
Continue Reading Transportation Safety Board of Canada and US Coast Guard will investigate fatal implosion of Titanic-bound submersible
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Canada and the US each announced the launch of investigations Friday into the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street falls to close out its first losing week in the last six
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Another drop for stocks helped drag Wall Street to its first losing week in the last six. The…
Continue Reading The Titanic disaster led to a rethink of international regulations. Titan may have a similar legacy
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — After RMS Titanic sank on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic in 1912, governments on both sides of the ocean…
Continue Reading Exploding fire extinguisher kills student and injures 5 others during Bangkok high school fire drill
BANGKOK (AP) — A rescuer says a fire extinguisher exploded during a high school’s annual fire drill in Bangkok, killing one student and injuring…
Continue Reading What is a catastrophic implosion? Here’s what we know about the Titan submersible disaster
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — What was supposed to be a 10-hour journey to the Titanic shipwreck ended in tragedy, with all five passengers on…
Continue Reading Malaysia charges 4 Thais over the mass graves and human trafficking camps found in 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Four Thai nationals have been charged with human trafficking in a Malaysian court over the 2015 discovery of mass…
Continue Reading Storms and heavy rain flood roads, block railway lines in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Storms and heavy rain across a large swath of Germany have flooded roads and forced the closure of some major railway routes, but…
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Humans approaching limits of ‘survivability’ as sweltering heatwaves engulf parts of Asia
By Rhea Mogul, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Heavy showers blanketed northern India over the weekend, offering some much needed respite from a…
Continue Reading Germany’s biggest Jewish educational and cultural complex since the Holocaust to open in Berlin
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — When Berlin Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal first talked about his dream of building Germany’s biggest…
Continue Reading Animal sedative xylazine in fentanyl is causing wounds and scrambling efforts to stop overdoses
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to…
Continue Reading Greek elections a one-horse race after conservatives topple left-wing strongholds
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greeks heading to the polls Sunday for a second general election in five weeks, with…
Continue Reading Oklahoma death row inmate plans to reject chance for clemency despite maintaining his innocence
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man scheduled to be executed in September for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma…
Continue Reading These villages were liberated in Ukraine’s grinding counteroffensive. They’re little more than ruins.
By Sarah El Sirgany and Kostyantin Gak, CNN Neskuchne, Ukraine (CNN) — The bangs of incoming and outgoing shelling are the soundtrack of…
Continue Reading These villages were liberated in Ukraine’s grinding counteroffensive. They’re little more than ruins.
By Sarah El Sirgany and Kostyantin Gak, CNN Neskuchne, Ukraine (CNN) — The bangs of incoming and outgoing shelling are the soundtrack of…
Continue Reading The US has tons of leftover food. Upcycling seeks to turn would-be trash into ice cream and pizza
By HAVEN DALEY Associated Press LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — At Tyler Malek’s ice cream parlors, one cook’s trash is another chef’s…
Continue Reading Malaysia says it will take legal action against Meta over harmful content on Facebook
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government says it will take legal action against Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, for…
Continue Reading What is a catastrophic implosion? Here’s what we know about the Titan submersible disaster
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — What was supposed to be a 10-hour journey to the Titanic shipwreck ended in tragedy, with all five passengers on…
Continue Reading Inflation and economic crises strain pilgrims in this year’s Hajj, putting it out of reach for some
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia is hosting its biggest Hajj pilgrimage in three years, starting Monday. But for many…
Continue Reading Nearly half a million impacted by flooding in India’s northeast
By Manveena Suri and Rhea Mogul, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Nearly half a million people in northeast India have been affected by severe flooding…
Continue Reading Interstate 95 reopens less than two weeks after deadly collapse in Philadelphia
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Interstate 95 reopened Friday less than two weeks after a…
Continue Reading Is Twitter ready for Europe’s new Big Tech rules? EU official says it has work to do
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer Twitter needs to do more work to fall in line with the European Union’s tough new digital rulebook, a top EU…
Continue Reading These villages were liberated in Ukraine’s grinding counteroffensive. They’re little more than ruins.
By Sarah El Sirgany and Kostyantin Gak, CNN Neskuchne, Ukraine (CNN) — The bangs of incoming and outgoing shelling are the soundtrack of…
Continue Reading The fight to repeal one of the most outdated abortion laws in the world
By Sana Noor Haq and Niamh Kennedy, CNN London (CNN) — Hundreds of protesters lined the street outside the UK’s High Court on Saturday…
Continue Reading Chinese human rights lawyer chased out of 13 homes in 2 months as pressure rises on legal advocates
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A disbarred Chinese human rights lawyer has been forced to move 13 times in two months as…
Continue Reading Pence calls for his 2024 rivals to back a 15-week federal abortion ban on eve of Dobbs anniversary
By WILL WEISSERT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence used a Friday gathering of some of the…
Continue Reading They fled the war in Nigeria’s northeast. Then bulldozers levelled their homes at a camp in Abuja
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — On a breezy morning at the height of the dry season six months ago, Rifkatu Andruwus and…
Continue Reading NASA opposes lithium mining at tabletop flat Nevada desert site used to calibrate satellites
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Environmentalists, ranchers and others have fought for years against lithium mining ventures in…
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — After all the talking, time for tangible solutions? World leaders and finance…
Continue Reading Tourist sub’s implosion draws attention to murky regulations of deep-sea expeditions
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The fatal implosion of the Titan submersible has drawn attention to the murkily regulated waters…
Continue Reading As Biden rallies for abortion rights, conservatives a mile away are pushing a 15-week national ban
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is warning that Republicans seeking a nationwide ban on…
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By PATRICK WHITTLE and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press A day after revelations that the Titan submersible imploded, officials are searching the…
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By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau (CNN) — At least 31 people are dead and seven injured in the Chinese city of Yinchuan, in…
Continue Reading A suspected Russian diplomat is occupying a proposed embassy site vetoed by Australia
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A suspected Russian diplomat is apparently squatting on the site of Moscow’s…
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By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims streamed into the holy city of Mecca on Friday ahead of the start of…
Continue Reading Threatening letters containing suspicious substances sent to Tennessee Republican lawmakers under FBI investigation
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Republican state lawmakers in Tennessee received threatening letters containing a suspicious substance Thursday,…
Continue Reading Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is writing a book on leadership
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Friday she is writing a…
Continue Reading These endangered leopards are disappearing from Cambodia
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The Indochinese leopard is dangerously close to becoming extinct in Cambodia, according to wild cat…
Continue Reading Woman pleads guilty to straw purchase of gun used to kill Illinois officer
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the straw purchase of a gun used to fatally shoot one central…
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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s Senate on Thursday passed a bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that…
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By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have released testimony from two IRS whistleblowers who allege that the…
Continue Reading Debate begins on bill that would expand access to abortions in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine lawmakers have launched into an emotional debate over expanding abortion access, delivering impassioned appeals. The…
Continue Reading Planned Parenthood, Emily’s List and NARAL-Pro Choice America endorse Joe Biden in 2024 race
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three top reproductive rights groups are endorsing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala…
Continue Reading 3M reaches $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of water systems with ‘forever chemicals’
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Chemical manufacturer 3M Co. will pay at least $10.3 billion to settle lawsuits…
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer A person with knowledge of the sale tells The Associated Press the Qatar Investment Authority is buying a roughly…
Continue Reading Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, with expectations of stardom
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama was the presumed No. 1 pick for months, the rare certainty in an NBA draft…
Continue Reading UN says Somalia faces a `dire hunger emergency’ but aid has been cut over lack of funding
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Somalia’s “dire hunger emergency” is spiraling upward with one-third of the…
Continue Reading Arizona Republican election official sues Kari Lake for defamation
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A top Republican election official in Arizona filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against…
Continue Reading Activists say they’ve identified hundreds of bodies left in the streets of West Darfur
By Ingrid Formanek and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Residents of El Geneina, the capital of war-torn West Darfur, are struggling to bury their…
Continue Reading Brazil’s president offers to try to win release of bishop imprisoned in Nicaragua
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva offered Thursday to help try to gain the release of a Roman Catholic bishop…
Continue Reading Crosley Green ordered to remain incarcerated after returning to prison for a crime he says he didn’t commit
By Carlos Suarez, Denise Royal and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The state of Florida on Wednesday did not agree to release Crosley Green, a man who…
Continue Reading 2.5M Genworth policyholders and 769K retired California workers and beneficiaries affected by hack
By SOPHIE AUSTIN and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s public pension fund says the personal data of more…
Continue Reading Two dead after shooting outside Florida McDonald’s, police say
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Police say two people were found dead following a shooting outside a McDonald’s restaurant in the Florida Panhandle.…
Continue Reading Virginia jury acquits school spokesman of perjury in probe that was a focus of governor’s campaign
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — A jury has acquitted the longtime spokesman for a northern Virginia school system of…
Continue Reading ‘Rust’ weapons supervisor charged with dumping drugs on day of Alec Baldwin shooting
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer The weapons supervisor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer on…
Continue Reading US safety agency to require automatic emergency braking on heavy trucks and buses
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s traffic safety agency says it will require that heavy trucks and buses…
Continue Reading A 2-year-old boy fatally shot his pregnant mother in Ohio, police say
By Raja Razek and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 2-year-old boy in Norwalk, Ohio, shot his pregnant mother in the back, killing her and the unborn…
Continue Reading A 2-year-old boy fatally shot his pregnant mother in Ohio, police say
By Raja Razek and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 2-year-old boy in Norwalk, Ohio, shot his pregnant mother in the back, killing her and the unborn…
Continue Reading North Carolina GOP legislators making changes to new abortion law days before enforcement
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislators have rolled out adjustments to the state’s new…
Continue Reading 8 Mexican army soldiers arrested in 2014 disappearances of 43 students
By MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican military official confirmed Thursday that eight soldiers have been detained and taken…
Continue Reading Florida court won’t reinstate prosecutor removed by DeSantis for refusal to prosecute abortion cases
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court has refused to reinstate a Florida prosecutor who was removed by Gov. Ron DeSantis after making…
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