Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rockets
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli warplanes and artillery struck targets in Syria following rare rocket fire from the…
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Six community colleges to offer tuition-free education for all Boston residents
By Zoe Sottile, CNN All Boston residents are now eligible for tuition-free schooling at six community colleges — regardless of their age,…
Continue Reading Northern Ireland’s ‘peace babies’ say sectarianism lives on, thwarting progress
By Caolán Magee, CNN Photos by Sarah Tilotta, CNN Cori Conlon grew up thinking Protestants were “the bad guys.” They went to different…
Continue Reading Covid may have originated from humans, Chinese scientist claims
By Wayne Chang The Covid-19 virus may have originated from humans, a Chinese scientist has claimed. The genetic sequences of viral samples taken from…
Continue Reading Elderly Ukrainians and their pets stay put in the abandoned east
By Ben Wedeman, CNN “God protects me,” says 73-year-old Tamara. She’s one of the few people who have stayed in the town of…
Continue Reading Elderly Ukrainians and their pets stay put in the abandoned east
By Ben Wedeman, CNN “God protects me,” says 73-year-old Tamara. She’s one of the few people who have stayed in the town of…
Continue Reading China carries out ‘simulated’ precision attacks on Taiwan targets
By Eric Cheung, Larry Register and CNN’s Beijing bureau, CNN China said Sunday it was simulating precision attacks on key targets in Taiwan as…
Continue Reading 8 people missing in fiery collapse of Marseille building
By ELAINE GANLEY and BISHR EL TOUNI Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Eight people remained missing after the building they lived in…
Continue Reading Virginia man wins $100,000 after purchasing 20 winning lottery tickets with the same numbers
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Putting his eggs in one basket proved fruitful for one Virginia man who purchased not one, but 20 winning lottery tickets with…
Continue Reading Once everywhere, Saddam’s image scrubbed from Baghdad
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Of his countless stories of his life as a hairdresser in Iraq, the one…
Continue Reading ‘I cried when I saw my mom’: Ukrainian children on return to Kyiv after time in Russian hands
By Nick Paton Walsh, Kostyantin Gak, Natalie Gallón and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN A group of 31 Ukrainian children have been reunited with their families…
Continue Reading ‘I cried when I saw my mom’: Ukrainian children on return to Kyiv after time in Russian hands
By Nick Paton Walsh, Kostyantin Gak, Natalie Gallón and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN A group of 31 Ukrainian children have been reunited with their families…
Continue Reading 2 Wisconsin police officers and another person were killed in a gunfire exchange during a traffic stop, authorities say
By Rebekah Riess and Jennifer Feldman, CNN Two police officers and another person were killed in an exchange of gunfire during a traffic stop in…
Continue Reading Governor comments after cops killed in traffic stop shooting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says “our hearts are heavy” a day after two police officers were killed in a shooting during a…
Continue Reading Blumenthal breaks leg at UConn parade, to undergo surgery
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he expects to undergo surgery to repair a broken leg he suffered Saturday during a victory…
Continue Reading Jordan warns Israel of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if al-Aqsa mosque stormed again
By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Jo Shelley, CNN Jordan has warned of “catastrophic consequences” if Israeli forces were to storm the al-Aqsa…
Continue Reading At least 5 are killed in a head-on vehicle collision in Georgia
By Paradise Afshar, CNN At least five people died in a head-on crash in Georgia on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The vehicles collided on…
Continue Reading As tiger count grows, India’s Indigenous demand land rights
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — It was a celebratory atmosphere for officials gathered just hours away from several of…
Continue Reading At least 3 people were shot during a confrontation at a mall food court in Delaware, police say
By Artemis Moshtaghian, Joe Sutton and Rebekah Riess, CNN At least 3 people were wounded by gunfire during an apparent fight at a Delaware mall food…
Continue Reading A coup ousted her father. Now she’s taking on the military in Thailand’s election
By Heather Chen and Kocha Olarn, CNN Her father was ousted from power by a military coup in 2006. Her aunt’s government suffered a similar fate…
Continue Reading 3 taken to hospital after Delaware mall shooting
CHRISTIANA, Del. (AP) — A Delaware mall shooting left three people injured and forced shoppers to evacuate as police investigate. Delaware State…
Continue Reading China jails man who scared chickens to death
By Heather Chen There’s an old Chinese saying that goes: “Kill the chicken to scare the monkey.” Roughly translated it means the…
Continue Reading Browns’ Watson scheduled to give deposition in civil lawsuit
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer As Deshaun Watson prepares for his second season with Cleveland, his legal troubles in Houston linger. The Browns…
Continue Reading After strike, LA school district workers approve labor deal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Unified School District workers have approved a labor deal following a three-day strike over wages and staffing that…
Continue Reading Ukraine brings back 31 children from Russia amid war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of a Ukrainian rescue organization said Saturday that the organization has brought back 31 children from Russia,…
Continue Reading Texas gov. seeks to pardon Army sergeant convicted of murder
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Saturday that he is seeking to pardon a U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted of murder in the 2020…
Continue Reading US citizen of Iranian descent sentenced to 4 years in prison for crimes related to attempted kidnapping plot of US journalist
By Kia Fatahi and Samantha Beech, CNN A US citizen of Iranian descent living in California was sentenced to four years in prison Friday for crimes…
Continue Reading Taiwan threat from China serious, House GOP chairman says
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Select Committee on China said Saturday the U.S. must…
Continue Reading Israel says its fighter jets have hit a Syrian military compound
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Larry Register, Richard Allen Greene, Michael Schwartz, Teele Rebane and Eyad Kourdi, CNN Israel launched strikes against Syrian…
Continue Reading Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, dies
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and…
Continue Reading Competing abortion pill rulings sow broad alarm, confusion
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and KEN MILLER Associated Press Emma Hernandez is defiant even if she fears what may come in the latest stage of the…
Continue Reading Cyclist Ethan Boyes dies after being struck in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Award-winning cyclist Ethan Boyes died after being struck by a car at a national park in San Francisco, the U.S. Park Police…
Continue Reading Yemen: Saudis free 13 Houthis as Omani officials visit Sanaa
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels say Saudi Arabia released 13 war prisoners. The Houthis say the prisoners…
Continue Reading Grand Canyon delays opening of North Rim due to snowfall
NORTH RIM, Ariz. (AP) — Officials at Grand Canyon National Park are delaying the opening of the North Rim to visitors for the 2023 season. Like…
Continue Reading Israelis protest judicial overhaul despite violence surge
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Thousands of Israelis gathered for a weekly demonstration against the government’s contentious judicial overhaul plans…
Continue Reading Israeli military retaliates after rockets fired from Syria
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said its forces attacked targets in Syria early Sunday after six rockets…
Continue Reading At least 44 people killed by jihadis in Burkina Faso’s north
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s government says that at least 44 people were killed by Islamic…
Continue Reading Memphis Zoo bids farewell to panda ahead of return to China
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Visitors at the Memphis Zoo said goodbye Saturday to giant panda Ya Ya during a farewell party ahead of her departure back to…
Continue Reading Pope Francis returns to public eye for Easter vigil Mass
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis returned to public view on Saturday, presiding over Easter vigil Mass…
Continue Reading What does 1870s Comstock Act have to do with abortion pills?
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A 19th century “anti-vice” law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens…
Continue Reading Show stopper: Singalong fans ejected, ‘Bodyguard’ halted
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — A British performance of “The Bodyguard” musical ended in unrequited love for some audience members who…
Continue Reading Jazz saxophonist, teacher Edward “Kidd” Jordan dies at 87
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jazz saxophonist and music teacher Edward “Kidd” Jordan died in his sleep Friday, surrounded by family at his New Orleans…
Continue Reading Police: Fleeing father dropped toddler who died in brook
CLARKSBURG, Mass. (AP) — Police say a 2-year-old boy from Vermont found dead in a brook may have been dropped there by his father as he fled the…
Continue Reading Court backs teacher firing over transgender students’ names
By KATHLEEN FOODY The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An Indiana school district did not violate a former music teacher’s rights by pushing…
Continue Reading Barge carrying methanol is removed from Ohio River after being stuck more than a week
By Sara Smart, CNN A barge carrying methanol has been removed from the Ohio River after being stuck for more than a week. The barge was one of two…
Continue Reading Whirling disease detected at New Mexico fish hatchery
SANTA ROSA, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico wildlife managers say they will have fewer rainbow trout to stock in lakes and rivers around the state this…
Continue Reading Iran installs cameras to identify women breaking dress code
By Zahid Mahmood and Fariba Sahraei, CNN Iranian authorities are to use cameras in public places to identify women who violate the country’s…
Continue Reading Mobile home park residents form co-ops to save their homes
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When Gadiel Galvez learned that the owner of his mobile home park south of…
Continue Reading Thousands of doctors plan to walk off job again in England
LONDON (AP) — The British public health system is warning that a planned four-day strike by tens of thousands of doctors could lead to the…
Continue Reading ‘We need your help’: $10,000 reward offered for tips that lead to arrest of third suspect in Florida triple homicide
By Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN Officials are offering a total of $10,000 for information that leads to the arrest of 16-year-old Tahj…
Continue Reading Estonia PM’s party clinches new coalition government deal
By JARI TANNER and KOSTYA MANENKOV Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas says her center-right Reform…
Continue Reading Afghan religious scholars criticize girls’ education ban
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan religious scholars Saturday criticized a ban on female education, as a key Taliban minister warned clerics not…
Continue Reading Glut of cheap Ukrainian grain sparks farmers’ protests
By Christian Edwards, CNN Farmers in central and eastern Europe protested this week against the impact of cheap Ukrainian grain imports, which have…
Continue Reading Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter decades after a dog found her newborn’s body in Maine gravel pit
By Zenebou Sylla and Zoe Sottile, CNN A Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to manslaughter in the death of her newborn, whose body was…
Continue Reading Report: Florida officials cut key data from vaccine study
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — An analysis that was the basis of a highly criticized recommendation from Florida’s surgeon general cautioning young men…
Continue Reading Meet the cosmic rock stars headed for the moon
By Katie Hunt, CNN I was briefly transfixed by April’s full moon as it peeped out of London’s clouds on Wednesday night — it was a…
Continue Reading Tacoma woman with tuberculosis found in contempt of court after refusing treatment
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A Washington state woman who has refused to isolate or get treatment for tuberculosis for more than a year was found in…
Continue Reading Iowa won’t pay for rape victims’ abortions or contraceptives
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has paused its practice of paying for emergency contraception — and in rare…
Continue Reading Berlusconi’s doctor says he’s responding well to treatment
ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi’s doctor, who is treating him for a lung infection, said Saturday that the former Italian premier is responding…
Continue Reading Abortion pill order latest contentious ruling by Texas judge
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas judge who sparked a legal firestorm with an unprecedented…
Continue Reading Nearly 2,000 people have searched for mom who’s been missing for over a week
By Michelle Watson, CNN Nearly 2,000 people have searched this week for a missing woman in Minnesota, authorities said in a Facebook post Friday.…
Continue Reading Unemployment fell to 3.5% under Biden. For how much longer?
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden keeps seeing good economic news and bad public approval ratings. The…
Continue Reading Small towns reclaim abandoned ski areas as nonprofits
By BRITTANY PETERSON ASSOCIATED PRESS CUCHARA, Colorado (AP) — It’s been the longest wait, their whole lives, in fact. But Race Lessar and Landen…
Continue Reading Predictions about the decline of Christianity in America may be premature
By John Blake, CNN The cross, and the empty tomb. Both Christian symbols are bookends to the Easter story. One symbolizes the tragic execution of…
Continue Reading Former college swimmer says she was assaulted at an event opposing the inclusion of trans women in women’s sports
By Natasha Chen and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines said she was assaulted Thursday on the campus of San Francisco State…
Continue Reading China health officials lash out at WHO, defend virus search
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese health officials defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and lashed out…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s coal miners dig deep to power a nation at war
By VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press DNIPROPETROVSK OBLAST, Ukraine (AP) — Deep underground in southeastern Ukraine, miners work around the…
Continue Reading Italian tourist killed in Israel car-ramming attack
By Amir Tal, Irene Nasser, Sharon Braithwaite and Christian Edwards, CNN An Italian tourist was killed and seven people wounded in a car-ramming…
Continue Reading Italian tourist killed in Israel car-ramming attack
By Amir Tal, Irene Nasser, Sharon Braithwaite and Christian Edwards, CNN An Italian tourist was killed and seven people wounded in a car-ramming…
Continue Reading Ex-cop, a former prison cellmate of Jeffrey Epstein, convicted for murdering 4 men
By Emma Tucker and Sabrina Souza, CNN A former New York police officer and cellmate of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was found guilty Thursday…
Continue Reading Iraq, Syria’s Kurdish leader condemn attack on airport
By SALAR SALIM Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — The commander of the main U.S.-backed force in Syria and Iraq’s presidency have condemned what…
Continue Reading Washington firefighters come to the rescue of parachutist stuck in tree
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Washington firefighters rescued an unlucky parachutist after he became stuck in a tree. The man landed in a tree in Central Mason…
Continue Reading Truck crashes into pedestrians in Kenya, killing 10
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A truck has crashed into pedestrians and motorcycle taxis near western Kenya’s border…
Continue Reading US deploys guided-missile submarine amid tensions with Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy has deployed a guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk missiles to the…
Continue Reading Zelensky shares Iftar with Muslim soldiers in ‘new tradition of respect’
By Mariya Knight and Heather Chen, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared Iftar with Ukrainian Muslim soldiers observing Ramadan on…
Continue Reading Ship carrying 20 tourists sinks in Honduras, search and rescue underway
By Gerardo Lemos, CNN Search and rescue efforts are underway in Honduras after a ship carrying about 20 tourists sank, the Honduran Fire Department…
Continue Reading Biden’s ancestral hometowns prepare warm Irish welcome
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BALLINA, Ireland (AP) — Joe Blewitt is just about the busiest man in Ballina. His phone rings constantly with…
Continue Reading In Africa’s Okavango, oil drilling disrupts locals, nature
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — In Africa’s Okavango delta, drilling for oil exploration, as well as human-caused…
Continue Reading ‘Emotional experience’: Critically endangered Amur leopard cubs born at San Diego Zoo
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The tiny population of critically endangered Amur leopards has increased by two with the birth of twins at the San Diego Zoo. The…
Continue Reading A woman was chained and tortured in China and the images put online. Six people have been jailed
By Xiaofei Xu, Wayne Chang, Jade Wurapa and Heather Chen, CNN A Chinese court on Friday sentenced six people to jail for their roles in the human…
Continue Reading Tennessee becomes new front in battle for American democracy
By TRAVIS LOLLER, ADRIAN SAINZ and GARY FIELDS Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has become a new front in the battle for the…
Continue Reading China flies fighter jets near Taiwan after leader’s US trip
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets toward Taiwan on Saturday, the Taiwanese government…
Continue Reading Police: 6 people wounded in shooting on South Carolina beach
ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (AP) — Gunfire erupted on a South Carolina beach during a “senior skip day” event involving numerous teenagers Friday,…
Continue Reading Mexican artisans create ‘Judas’ figures for others to burn
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — After two months of hard work assembling and painting devil-like cardboard figures…
Continue Reading No threat found after University of Oklahoma shots reported
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A report of shots fired sent dozens of police cars to the University of Oklahoma Friday night and the campus was locked down…
Continue Reading China military rehearses ‘encircling’ Taiwan after US Speaker visit
By Wayne Chang, Sophie Jeong, Heather Chen, Brad Lendon and Eric Cheung, CNN China has started three days of military exercises around Taiwan after…
Continue Reading Lawyer granted release in $460M ‘slip-and-fall’ Ponzi scheme
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas lawyer accused of orchestrating a $460 million “slip-and-fall” Ponzi scheme across…
Continue Reading Rain halts Masters play yet again, making Sunday a long day
By DAVE SKRETTA and STEVE REED AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Heavy rain that left pools of standing water across Augusta National brought…
Continue Reading No threat found on University of Oklahoma campus after initial reports of an active shooter, police say
By Paradise Afshar and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The University of Oklahoma’s campus in the city of Norman is secure and there is no threat to the…
Continue Reading North Korea claims to have tested Haeil-2 underwater nuclear drone
By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Heather Chen, CNN North Korea claimed on Saturday to have tested a new type of underwater drone it said was “capable of…
Continue Reading Avian flu kills 3 California condors in northern Arizona
Marble Canyon, Ariz. (AP) — Three California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what…
Continue Reading City to pay $500K to settle bikini barista dress code suit
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A legal battle over a dress code for bikini baristas at coffee stands is ending after a city north of Seattle agreed to pay…
Continue Reading 2 men shot to death near beach in Mexican resort of Acapulco
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two men who were apparently Mexican tourists have been shot dead and a woman wounded not far from the beach in Mexico’s…
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6 injured in a shooting on a South Carolina beach during high school senior skip day, police say
By Sara Smart, CNN Six people were injured in a shooting after fights broke out on a South Carolina beach Friday while high school seniors were…
Continue Reading Before Las Vegas mass shooting, a friend of the gunman implored him not to ‘shoot or kill innocent people,’ newspaper reports
By Taylor Romine and Eddie Sun, CNN A friend of Stephen Paddock, who carried out the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history in Las Vegas in…
Continue Reading Washington shutters pot businesses due to old pesticide
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Cannabis regulators have halted operations at several outdoor pot farms and processing facilities…
Continue Reading North Korea claims another test of underwater nuclear drone
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea claims it tested this week a second known type of nuclear-capable…
Continue Reading Vermont homeless shelter resident attacks and kills staff member with axe, authorities say
By Sara Smart, CNN A homeless shelter resident in Vermont attacked and killed a staff member at the shelter with an axe, according to police. Zaaina…
Continue Reading US: Unjustified force, bias still plague New Orleans police
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has filed arguments against ending a decade-old police reform…
Continue Reading Chasing Horse sex abuse charges upheld, drug crime dropped
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge has thrown out a drug trafficking charge against a former “Dances With Wolves”…
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