Papa Jake survived D-Day on Omaha Beach, now he’s a TikTok star
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — World War II veteran Jake Larson, a 100-year-old American best known on social media under the name “Papa…
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People are spending more on groceries. But they’re buying less
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — The past few months of robust grocery store sales would suggest that shoppers aren’t…
Continue Reading Lab-shepherd mix called Zoey has world’s longest dog tongue
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A Labrador and German shepherd mix named Zoey has claimed the record for the longest tongue on a living dog. At 12.7…
Continue Reading NASA’s Psyche mission will launch to an unexplored metal world this fall
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The first NASA spacecraft designed to study a metallic asteroid is now set to launch in October, according to…
Continue Reading Cuba Gooding Jr. and accuser have ‘resolved the matter’ in federal civil rape lawsuit
By Lauren del Valle and Chloe Melas, CNN (CNN) — Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. and a woman who accused him of rape have “resolved the matter” in…
Continue Reading Nonsurgical cat contraception could help curb overpopulation, study says
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — There are an estimated 600 million domestic cats in the world, and 80% of them are feral or stray animals.…
Continue Reading Merck sues federal government, calling plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices extortion
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Merck is suing the federal government over a plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices, calling the program a sham…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in New Jersey’s primaries for state legislature
By The Associated Press New Jersey voters will cast ballots in 21 primaries for state legislature on Tuesday. Democrats hold majorities in both…
Continue Reading Plane that crashed in Virginia lost contact with air traffic controllers during ascent, feds say
By SARAH BRUMFIELD, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and BEN FINLEY Associated Press Only minutes into a doomed journey that ended on a remote Virginia mountain, the…
Continue Reading State school board approves application for first publicly funded religious charter school in the nation
By Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN (CNN) — A school board in Oklahoma has approved an application for a Catholic virtual charter school…
Continue Reading State school board approves application for first publicly funded religious charter school in the nation
By Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN (CNN) — A school board in Oklahoma has approved an application for a Catholic virtual charter school…
Continue Reading World Bank offers dim outlook for the global economy in face of higher interest rates
By PAUL WISEMAN and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy is likely slowing sharply this year, hobbled by high…
Continue Reading Atlanta City Council approves millions in public support for controversial ‘Cop City’ training facility
By Pamela Kirkland, CNN (CNN) — The Atlanta City Council voted early Tuesday to approve $31 million in public money for construction of a…
Continue Reading Atlanta City Council approves millions in public support for controversial ‘Cop City’ training facility
By Pamela Kirkland, CNN (CNN) — The Atlanta City Council voted early Tuesday to approve $31 million in public money for construction of a…
Continue Reading LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack, Human Rights Campaign declares in state of emergency warning
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America The Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. on…
Continue Reading Protests in France as unions make last-ditch bid to resist higher retirement age
By OLEG CETINIC and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French unions are seeking to reignite resistance to President Emmanuel Macron’s…
Continue Reading Maria Sherman appointed AP’s music writer, based in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maria Sherman has been named The Associated Press’ music writer, a key position responsible for delivering news on a beat of…
Continue Reading Banks’ growing reliance on chatbots to handle customer service tasks worries consumer watchdog
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Can you trust Erica, or Sandi or Amy to increasingly control parts of your financial life without…
Continue Reading Bulgaria gets new government as former rivals enter uneasy alliance
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament has formally approved the new government proposed by two main political rivals — the GERB party of…
Continue Reading Swedish royal family marks Sweden’s 500 years as independent country
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s royal family is taking part in ceremonies Tuesday marking 500 years since…
Continue Reading Human Rights Campaign declares a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people
By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in its four-decade history, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer…
Continue Reading Ukrainian dam breach: What’s happening and what’s at stake
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The fallout from the breach of a dam along a front line of Russia’s war in Ukraine is…
Continue Reading Astrud Gilberto, singer of ‘The Girl from Ipanema,’ dead at 83
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand,…
Continue Reading Polish Supreme Court overturns presidential pardon of top officials, going against ruling party
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Supreme Court has overturned a contentious presidential pardon of a top government official and three subordinates…
Continue Reading Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway case, will be handed over to FBI on Thursday
By Florencia Trucco, Jimena de la Quintana and Claudia Rebaza, CNN (CNN) — The superior court in Lima, Peru, ordered Joran van der Sloot, the…
Continue Reading Report says 2.3 billion people globally use polluting fuel to cook; 675 million have no electricity
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A report by five international organizations says up to 2.3 billion people around the world are still using polluting fuels…
Continue Reading Supreme Court tossed out the heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago. Next ruling could go further
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court decision a decade ago that tossed out the heart…
Continue Reading Florida woman arrested in the shooting death of a Black mother who knocked on her door will have bond hearing Friday
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Florida woman charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of her neighbor, a Black…
Continue Reading Supreme Court opened the door to states’ voting restrictions. Now a new ruling could widen them.
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court decision a decade ago that tossed out the heart…
Continue Reading At least $900,000 stolen by employees of US-based aid group operating in Congo
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An American-based aid group says at least $900,000 was stolen from it’s Congo programs by…
Continue Reading Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown, Lil Wayne headline iHeartRadio festival
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown and Lil Wayne are among the…
Continue Reading Legal officials say Myanmar’s Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of Suu Kyi’s bribery conviction
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Legal officials in Myanmar say the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a special appeal of ousted leader…
Continue Reading 4.9 magnitude quake strikes southern Haiti; 4 dead, dozens injured
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 struck southern…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 6: Ukraine, Prince Harry, Immigration, Plane crash, Haiti
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The Covid-19 pandemic may seem like a distant memory to many Americans, but its impact is still strongly…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 6: Ukraine, Prince Harry, Immigration, Plane crash, Haiti
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The Covid-19 pandemic may seem like a distant memory to many Americans, but its impact is still strongly…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 6: Ukraine, Prince Harry, Immigration, Plane crash, Haiti
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The Covid-19 pandemic may seem like a distant memory to many Americans, but its impact is still strongly…
Continue Reading Man charged in the sexual assaults of 4 women over a decade ago after his DNA was pulled from a drinking glass at an event, prosecutors say
By Sara Smart, Rob Frehse and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Investigators in Boston have used DNA analysis to identify and charge a suspect in…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Does ESG actually do any good?
By ALANA BENSON of NerdWallet Both sides of the political spectrum have their say about ESG: It’s either just a label that costs more, or it’s…
Continue Reading Republican lawmakers are making it harder for power companies to pivot away from coal. Their constituents may be paying the price
By Isabelle Chapman, Casey Tolan and Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Coal plants that have powered America for generations are increasingly on the…
Continue Reading Norway climber sets new goal to scale all 14 tallest peaks within 3 months
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Norwegian who is aiming to be the fastest climber to scale all the world’s 14…
Continue Reading EU warns of ‘solidarity fatigue’ despite warm welcome for millions of Ukraine refugees
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU is warning of “solidarity fatigue” toward Ukrainian refugees as the bloc’s economy…
Continue Reading Swedish defense minister says NATO full membership is top priority
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Sweden’s defense minister says his country’s top priority is to gain full NATO membership…
Continue Reading Pope briefly at hospital for tests two months after bronchitis, returns to Vatican
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has made a quick trip to a hospital for tests and returned to the…
Continue Reading Oakland Athletics move to Las Vegas in flux as Nevada Legislature adjourns
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — High-profile proposals to help build a stadium for the Oakland Athletics…
Continue Reading EU chief von der Leyen says she isn’t interested in the top job at NATO
BERLIN (AP) — The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, says she has no interest in becoming the new leader of NATO as the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street inches higher toward edge of bull market
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted on Wall Street amid a vacuum of market-moving data. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%…
Continue Reading US, Japanese, Philippine coast guard ships stage law enforcement drills near South China Sea
By AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press ABOARD BRP CABRA, Philippines (AP) — U.S., Japanese and Philippine coast guard ships have…
Continue Reading Britain’s Princess Eugenie announces birth of second child
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Princess Eugenie has given birth to a boy, she announced on Instagram. The princess, who is 11th in line…
Continue Reading Atlanta project decried as ‘Cop City’ gets funding approval from City Council
By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta City Council early Tuesday approved funding for the construction of a proposed police and…
Continue Reading White House website highlights infrastructure, manufacturing investments as Biden pushes policy wins
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Tuesday is starting a website to map and track tens of thousands of…
Continue Reading German factory orders dipped again as 2nd quarter started
BERLIN (AP) — Official figures show that German factory orders, an important indicator for Europe’s biggest economy, dipped in April after a big…
Continue Reading Hong Kong government seeks court injunction to ban ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ protest song
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s government says it’s seeking a court order to prohibit people from broadcasting or disseminating the protest…
Continue Reading Germany detains 2nd man over fatal arson attack on refugee shelter in 1991
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities detained a second man Tuesday in connection with a racist arson attack on a shelter for asylum-seekers 32 years…
Continue Reading Prince Harry arrives at High Court for testimony in phone backing case
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has arrived at a London court ahead of his testimony against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other…
Continue Reading NTSB investigators to wrap up work at scene of Virginia plane crash, with a preliminary report expected in the coming weeks
By Pete Muntean and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Investigators examining the wreckage of a private plane that crashed Sunday in Virginia –…
Continue Reading A bridge under construction in India has collapsed – for the second time
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — A four-lane concrete bridge being built across the River Ganges in the east Indian state of Bihar has collapsed for…
Continue Reading Prince Harry testifies the tabloids destroyed his childhood, but fails to recall specific stories
By BRIAN MELLEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry stepped into courtroom witness box Tuesday to hold Britain’s tabloid…
Continue Reading Iran unveils what it calls a hypersonic missile able to beat air defenses amid tensions with US
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran claimed on Tuesday that it had created a hypersonic missile capable of…
Continue Reading Car bombing in northeast Afghanistan kills local official and his driver, wounds 10 people
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A local official says a car bombing in Afghanistan’s northeast killed a provincial deputy governor and his driver.…
Continue Reading Brother of gay American attacked on Sydney cliff in 1988 says killer deserves no leniency
SYDNEY (AP) — A man who admitted killing American mathematician Scott Johnson by punching him from a cliff top at a gay meeting place in Sydney in…
Continue Reading Japan earmarks $107 billion for developing hydrogen energy to cut emissions, stabilize supplies
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has adopted a revision to the country’s plans to use more hydrogen as fuel.…
Continue Reading Senior US, Chinese diplomats hold ‘candid’ talks to avoid escalation of tensions
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Senior diplomats from China and the United States have held “candid and productive”…
Continue Reading Ukraine brands Russia ‘terrorist state’ to open hearings in case against Russia at top UN court
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A top Ukrainian diplomat has branded Russia a “terrorist state” as he opened his…
Continue Reading Australian central bank boosts cash rate to 4.1% with 12th hike
CANBERRA, Australia: (AP) — Australia’s central bank has lifted its benchmark interest rate for a 12th consecutive time to 4.1% and warned…
Continue Reading Son Jun-ho selected for South Korean soccer team despite being detained in China
By JOHN DUERDEN Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Son Jun-ho’s selection for South Korea’s national team despite his detention…
Continue Reading Normandy marks D-Day’s 79th anniversary, honors WWII veterans
By SYLVIE CORBET and TARA COPP Associated Press ON OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men’s screams. That’s how…
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Collapse of critical Ukrainian dam sparks region-wide evacuations. Here’s what we know
By Jonny Hallam, Josh Pennington, Helen Regan, Olga Voitovych, Irene Nasser, Sebastian Shukla, Ivana Kottasová, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Jo Shelley,…
Continue Reading Prince Harry set to give evidence in phone hacking trial
By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Harry will take to the witness stand Tuesday as his years-long battle against Britain’s tabloid…
Continue Reading Collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine triggers emergency as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame
By VASILISA STEPANENKO and SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — A major dam in southern Ukraine collapsed Tuesday, flooding…
Continue Reading Kuwait, only Gulf Arab nation with a powerful assembly, holds another election mired in gridlock
By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Voters in Kuwait cast their ballots for a third time in as many years, with…
Continue Reading Collapse of critical Ukrainian dam sparks region-wide evacuations. Here’s what we know
By Jonny Hallam, Josh Pennington, Helen Regan, Olga Voitovych, Irene Nasser, Sebastian Shukla, Ivana Kottasová, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Jo Shelley,…
Continue Reading Florida official says migrants flown to California went willingly, disputes claims of coercion
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Continue Reading ‘Jerry Maguire’ star Cuba Gooding Jr. settles civil sex abuse case, averting trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Just as a trial was to begin, it was revealed Tuesday that Cuba Gooding Jr. has settled…
Continue Reading Christie goes after Trump in presidential campaign launch, calling him a ‘self-serving mirror hog’
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Continue Reading Takeaways of AP investigation into a missing boat of 180 Rohingya refugees
By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AP) — On Dec. 1, 2022, a boat carrying around 180 Rohingya refugees set out from…
Continue Reading A boat carrying 180 Rohingya refugees vanished. A frantic phone call helped untangle the mystery.
By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AP) — The wind had whipped the waves to nearly three times the woman’s height when…
Continue Reading Soccer players demand change for rampant online racist abuse, turn to AI for protection
By STEVE DOUGLAS and JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writers LONDON (AP) — Missing penalties in a major international soccer final was bad enough for…
Continue Reading Missouri man executed for killing 2 jailers during failed bid to help inmate escape in 2000
By JIM SALTER Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who killed two jailers in a failed attempt to help an acquaintance escape…
Continue Reading Soccer players demand change for rampant online racist abuse, turn to AI for protection
By STEVE DOUGLAS and JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writers LONDON (AP) — Online racist abuse of soccer players is prolific on social media platforms.…
Continue Reading Trump’s lawyers say defamation claim by NY writer must fail because jury agreed he never raped her
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers say a New York writer who won a $5 million jury verdict against…
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By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — No team in over 25 years has been more dominant than the Vegas Golden Knights through the first…
Continue Reading A Black mother of 4 was shot and killed by a neighbor. Her family wants the woman who shot her arrested
By Mitchell McCluskey and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A mother of four was shot and killed in Florida following a longtime feud with a…
Continue Reading Hollywood actors guild votes to authorize strike, as writers strike continues
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Actors represented by the Hollywood union SAG-AFTRA voted to authorize a strike if the major studios, streamers and…
Continue Reading 5 suspects have now been arrested in the Florida shooting along Hollywood Beach that injured 9
By Jamiel Lynch and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Five suspects in the Memorial Day shooting that injured nine people near South Florida’s…
Continue Reading Child hanging from government truck sparks outrage in the Dominican Republic
By CNNE’s Jessica Hasbun (CNN) — Shocking footage of a young child hanging from the arms of a detained woman through the barred door of a…
Continue Reading Microsoft will pay $20M to settle U.S. charges of illegally collecting children’s data
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft will pay a fine of $20 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally…
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By Caitlin Hu and Heather Law, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of homes in Haiti have been flooded following heavy rains over the weekend, leaving at…
Continue Reading Speranza Scappucci to become Royal Opera’s principal guest conductor
By The Associated Press Speranza Scappucci will become principal guest conductor of London’s Royal Opera starting with the 2025-26 season. The…
Continue Reading Fire on small cruise ship in Alaska forces evacuation of 67 people, Coast Guard says
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A fire on a small cruise ship in Alaska forced 67 people aboard to evacuate Monday, according to the US Coast Guard.…
Continue Reading At least 16 dead in Senegal protests after opposition leader sentencing
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — At least 16 people have died and hundreds arrested since violent protests broke out on Thursday in Senegal,…
Continue Reading Police in South Florida arrest 3 suspects in Memorial Day beach shooting
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Police in South Florida have arrested three suspects in a Memorial Day shooting along a busy beachside promenade that…
Continue Reading Mother fatally shot by neighbor after dispute over playing children, sheriff says
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mother was fatally shot through the front door of her neighbor’s home while her 9-year-old son stood next to her, a…
Continue Reading Too many people in NYC are stopped, searched and frisked illegally, federal monitor says
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s reliance on the tactic known as “stop and frisk” as part of a…
Continue Reading Louisiana Senate passes bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender youths
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A controversial bill — that at one point had been presumed dead — banning…
Continue Reading Demolition company vows repairs after a blast of air during an implosion damaged nearby homes
SPRINGDALE, Pa. (AP) — A blast of air and dust from the implosion of two smokestacks at a shuttered coal-fired power plant in western Pennsylvania…
Continue Reading Oregon is invested in Fox Corp. and is investigating its board over bogus election fraud claims
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s attorney general announced Monday she has begun investigating the board of…
Continue Reading Ex-correctional officer at federal prison in California convicted of sexual misconduct
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A federal correctional officer has been convicted of sexually abusing two inmates at a women’s prison in California where…
Continue Reading Lawyer says Rep. George Santos would go to jail to keep identities of bond cosigners secret
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rep. George Santos’ lawyer said Monday the indicted New York Republican would risk going to…
Continue Reading Approval for Idaho phosphate mine reversed after judge rules US didn’t assess prairie bird impact
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press A federal judge has yanked approval for a phosphate mining project in southeastern Idaho, saying federal land…
Continue Reading Canadian province of Quebec looks for international support to fight wildfires
MONTREAL (AP) — Quebec is looking internationally for support as it struggles to battle more than 160 forest fires and federal officials warned…
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