Baltimore teen accused of firing into crowd during block party mass shooting
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A second teenager has been arrested in connection with Baltimore mass shooting that left two people…
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Biden administration sharply expands temporary status for Ukrainians already in US
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has announced a major expansion of temporary legal status for…
Continue Reading Proud Boy on house arrest in Jan. 6 case disappears ahead of sentencing
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities are searching for a member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared…
Continue Reading Ex-wife charged in ambush-style killing of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The ex-wife of a Microsoft executive who was gunned down by a triggerman in front of his young daughter has been charged…
Continue Reading Chess official calls for more research as decision to block transgender women from events draws fire
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A top global chess official is calling for more research into whether factors like hormone levels…
Continue Reading Rhiannon Giddens is as much scholar as musician. Now, she’s showing her saucy side in a new album
By DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rhiannon Giddens is as much a scholar as a musician. Along with her two Grammy Awards,…
Continue Reading WeWork’s future: What to know after the company sounds the alarm on its ability to stay in business
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — WeWork said last week there was “substantial doubt” about its ability to stay in…
Continue Reading Miami Mayor Francis Suarez claims he’s qualified for GOP presidential debate, but RNC can’t confirm
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez claimed on Friday that he has qualified for next…
Continue Reading Aunt of man killed by Philadelphia officer says family is ‘frustrated’ after police change initial narrative
By Jessica Xing, CNN (CNN) — The aunt of the 27-year-old shot and killed by a Philadelphia police officer tells CNN Friday her family is…
Continue Reading Russia arrests the leader of a prominent election watchdog
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow judge has formally arrested and detained one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group on charges…
Continue Reading Neighbors Ukraine and Romania sign accord to boost Kyiv’s grain exports through Romanian territory
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Ukraine and neighboring Romania have signed an agreement to work together to boost Kyiv’s export of…
Continue Reading A woman interrupts a Quran-burning protest in Sweden by spraying activist with a fire extinguisher
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police have detained a woman who sprayed an anti-Islam activist with a fire extinguisher as he staged a Quran-burning…
Continue Reading DonorsChoose sees banner donation year with help from Gates Foundation and millions of small gifts
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — DonorsChoose has seen a banner year for donations in 2023, setting records by collecting nearly…
Continue Reading Hungary is to produce combat drones in cooperation with Israel and Germany, the prime minister says
By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has signed an agreement to manufacture combat drones in cooperation with…
Continue Reading The ex-wife of a Florida man killed in an ‘ambush’ shooting has been indicted for murder, prosecutors say
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The ex-wife of a Florida man who was shot and killed in an “ambush” while his toddler was sitting in a car…
Continue Reading Russia shuts down human rights group that preserved the legacy of Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian courts have ordered the liquidation of a human rights organization that preserved…
Continue Reading Vina Morales replaces Lea Salonga in Broadway’s ‘Here Lies Love’ to spotlight Filipino stars
By TERRY TANG Associated Press As Tony Award winner Lea Salonga prepares to depart the first ever all-Filipino cast Broadway cast this week, her role…
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‘I am evil,’ wrote British nurse found guilty of murdering seven babies in her care
By Peter Wilkinson and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A British nurse has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six…
Continue Reading 90 migrants rescued from a stranded sailboat in Greece as the number of arrivals rises
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say 90 migrants have been rescued from a stranded sailboat in the Aegean Sea, amid an increase in arrivals…
Continue Reading A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies
By PAN PYLAS and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A neonatal nurse in a British hospital was found guilty Friday of murdering seven…
Continue Reading District Attorney drops more than 30 cases involving former officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
By Mitchell McCluskey and Colin Jeffery, CNN (CNN) — A district attorney in Tennessee dismissed more than 30 cases involving five former police…
Continue Reading Little Rock schools will allow African American class to count for graduation, in break from Arkansas state officials
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — In a sharp break from Arkansas education officials, the Little Rock School District said in a news release it will…
Continue Reading Former Austrian leader Kurz charged with giving false evidence
By Ivana Kottasová and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with giving false testimony,…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán to host Turkish, Serbian and other leaders alongside world track championships
By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will hold bilateral meetings in the coming…
Continue Reading Second suspect arrested in Houston shooting that left a deputy critically wounded, sheriff says
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a second suspect has been arrested following the shooting of a Harris County deputy sheriff and later shooting and…
Continue Reading Iran’s foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince as tensions between rivals ease
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has met with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
Continue Reading UN suspends services in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon over gunmen inside its facilities
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it has decided to suspend all of its services in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp for a…
Continue Reading Turkish Cypriots attack UN peacekeepers trying to halt road work inside divided Cyprus’ buffer zone
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Angry Turkish Cypriots have punched and kicked a group of international…
Continue Reading Hong Kong judges propose a further delay in the trial of activist publisher Jimmy Lai
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong judges have proposed a new delay in the trial of a prominent activist publisher who was…
Continue Reading China’s Evergrande says it is asking for US court to approve debt plan, not filing for bankruptcy
BEIJING (AP) — A giant Chinese real estate developer that is struggling to avoid defaulting on $340 billion in debt says it is asking a U.S. court…
Continue Reading School board votes to fire teacher who read book on gender identity to Georgia fifth-graders
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A suburban Atlanta school board has voted to terminate the contract of a teacher who read a book about gender…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Aug. 18: Hurricane Hilary, Maui, Trump, Mortgage rates, Facebook
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Huge swaths of the digital asset space — which includes cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) —…
Continue Reading Italian police arrest Dutch man, 21, over the stabbing deaths of his father and a family friend
MILAN (AP) — Italian police have arrested a 21-year-old Dutch man suspected in the stabbing death of his father and a family friend in the…
Continue Reading Former Austrian leader Kurz charged with giving false evidence to a corruption inquiry
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say Austria’s former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with making false…
Continue Reading Moscow briefly shuts all major airports after alleged drone attack
By Ivana Kottasová, Vasco Cotovio and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Russia temporarily shuttered all four major Moscow airports early on Friday…
Continue Reading China blasts US-Japan-South Korea summit, warns of ‘contradictions and increasing tensions’
BEIJING (AP) — China is blasting this weekend’s summit among the leaders of the U.S., Japan and South Korea, saying no country should “seek…
Continue Reading Firefighters battle smoke and heat to control a major wildfire in Spain’s tourist island of Tenerife
By ARTURO RODRÍGUEZ and DAVID BRUNAT Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Firefighters in Spain’s Canary Islands…
Continue Reading Officers in Bay Area police department are charged with civil rights violations as part of FBI investigation
By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Three Antioch, California, police officers were charged with civil rights violations as part of an FBI…
Continue Reading US, Japan and South Korea agree to expand security ties at summit amid China, North Korea worries
By AAMER MADHANI, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South…
Continue Reading Japanese government panel finds rampant coverups, mishandling of harassment cases in military
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A panel of experts that investigated harassment cases in Japan’s military and Defense Ministry…
Continue Reading Judge sets deadline for Bryan Kohberger’s alibi defense in University of Idaho killings
By Jeffrey Kopp, Eric Levenson and Veronica Miracle, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho judge on Friday gave Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys three weeks to…
Continue Reading Before hundreds of protesters were killed, Egypt debated less lethal options, report says
By CNN Staff (CNN) — A decade after hundreds of Egyptians were killed in a single day when security forces dispersed a sit-in protest in Cairo,…
Continue Reading American imprisoned in Russia faces espionage charges, reports say
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian-born U.S. citizen in prison on a bribery conviction now faces charges of espionage, according to Russian news agencies. The…
Continue Reading 11 nations of West Africa commit to a military deployment to restore the ousted president of Niger
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An official of the West African bloc of nations says 11 countries in the region have agreed to…
Continue Reading Powerful Hurricane Hilary heads for Mexico’s Baja. Rare tropical storm watch issued for California
By IGNACIO MARTINEZ and JULIE WATSON Associated Press CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary churned off Mexico’s Pacific coast…
Continue Reading Russian and Chinese warships sail close to Japanese islands on eve of Biden’s trilateral summit
By Emiko Jozuka and Jessie Yeung, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan expressed “grave concern” after Chinese and Russian warships sailed close to its…
Continue Reading China confirms Xi will attend BRICS summit in South Africa followed by state visit
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that President Xi Jinping will attend next week’s summit of the BRICS nations in…
Continue Reading Arrest made in connection with July block party mass shooting in Baltimore, officials say
By Jamiel Lynch and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Baltimore have arrested an 18-year-old in connection with a July mass shooting that…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street’s dismal August drags on with 3rd straight losing week
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street limped to the finish line of its third losing week in a row on Friday. The S&P 500…
Continue Reading Ukraine will get F-16 fighter jets from the Dutch and Danes after the US agrees to allow transfers
By SAMYA KULLAB, MIKE CORDER and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Officials say the United States has given its approval…
Continue Reading After Israeli raids, Palestinian police struggle in militant hotbed, reflecting region on the brink
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — Last month, after the biggest Israeli military raid on a Palestinian refugee camp in the…
Continue Reading Thousands scramble to evacuate capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 ‘unprecedented’ wildfires blanket region
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of residents are rushing to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than…
Continue Reading Thousands scramble to evacuate capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 ‘unprecedented’ wildfires blanket region
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of residents are rushing to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest…
Continue Reading City empties as thousands flee wildfire burning near capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories
By TAMMY WEBBER and JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Residents heeded warnings to evacuate the capital of…
Continue Reading Belarus would use nuclear weapons in the event of ‘aggression,’ Lukashenko says
By Radina Gigova and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Belarus would be willing to use the nuclear weapons given by close ally Russia in the face of…
Continue Reading Agreement central to a public dispute between Michael Oher and the Tuohys is being questioned
By ADRIAN SAINZ, JONATHAN MATTISE and BEN FINLEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — In 2004, when Michael Oher was a coveted college football…
Continue Reading Maui town ravaged by fire will ‘rise again,’ Hawaii governor says of long recovery ahead
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Friday…
Continue Reading Snags persist, but overall improvement for Kentucky district restarting classes after busing fiasco
By DYLAN LOVAN and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Despite some snags, Kentucky’s largest school district finished its…
Continue Reading ‘Blue Beetle’ actors may be sidelined by the strike, but their director is keeping focus on them
By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a normal summer, Friday’s arrival of “Blue Beetle,” the first DC superhero movie…
Continue Reading China’s Xi calls for measures to mitigate disastrous flooding amid economic slowdown
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for measures to mitigate the effects of this year’s disastrous flooding which has left scores…
Continue Reading Firefighters are trying to put out a peatland fire threatening homes on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island
By MUHAMMAD HATTA Associated Press PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) — Firefighters are trying to put out a peatland fire on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island…
Continue Reading Quavo releases ‘Rocket Power,’ his first solo album since Migos bandmate Takeoff’s death
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Migos rapper Quavo has released his second solo album, “Rocket Power,” a lively and…
Continue Reading Prosecutor urges life sentence for Michigan shooter who killed 4 students
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Testimony has ended at a unique sentencing hearing for a Michigan teenager who killed four…
Continue Reading In Hawaii, concerns over ‘climate gentrification’ rise after devastating Maui fires
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY and JENNIFER MCDERMOTT Associated Press Kim Cuevas-Reyes, a 38-year-old cellphone store owner, snuck into Lahaina last…
Continue Reading Olympic champ Tori Bowie’s mental health struggles were no secret inside track’s tight-knit family
By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie’s autopsy included an easy-to-overlook…
Continue Reading Millions of old printed photos are sitting in storage. Digitizing them can unlock countless memories
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer This may seem like a sad story because it begins with a boy with few memories of his father, who died when he…
Continue Reading Republicans gather in city where Trump was indicted but mention former president gingerly, if at all
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — For much of the Republican presidential field, Donald Trump is the candidate who must not be named…
Continue Reading Olympic champ Tori Bowie’s mental health struggles were no secret inside track’s tight-knit family
By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie’s autopsy included an easy-to-overlook,…
Continue Reading Thousands evacuated as wildfires tear through Spanish island of Tenerife
By Claudia Rebaza, Taylor Ward, Niamh Kennedy and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — More than 3,000 people have been evacuated since Wednesday as…
Continue Reading Rep. Ocasio-Cortez calls on US to declassify documents on Chile’s 1973 coup
By MAURICIO CUEVAS and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday in Chile that it was…
Continue Reading Messi speaks publicly for 1st time since joining Inter Miami and says he’s happy with his choice
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Fans line up outside Inter Miami’s practice facility to watch Lionel…
Continue Reading North Korea appears to be cracking open its sealed border with dispatch of sports delegation
By NG HAN GUAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — North Korea appears to have cracked open its borders in the first significant way since they were…
Continue Reading Justice Department seeks 33 years in prison for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The Justice Department is seeking 33 years in prison for Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader…
Continue Reading Utilities begin loading radioactive fuel into a second new reactor at Georgia nuclear plant
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Workers have begun loading radioactive fuel into a second new nuclear reactor in Georgia. Georgia Power…
Continue Reading Georgia school board fires teacher for reading a book to students about gender identity
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia school board has voted to fire a teacher after officials said she improperly read a book on…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping is building a dream city. Devastating floods raise questions about his plan
By Simone McCarthy and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — On a gray day in late February 2017, Chinese leader Xi Jinping gathered with a handful of close…
Continue Reading IRS agent fatally shot during training exercise at north Phoenix firing range
PHOENIX (AP) — An agent with the Internal Revenue Service has been shot and killed during a routine training exercise in north Phoenix. A…
Continue Reading Imprisoned US citizen is charged with espionage by Moscow court
By Radina Gigova, Matthew Chance and Katharina Krebs, CNN (CNN) — A Moscow court has charged an imprisoned Russian-born US citizen with…
Continue Reading Connecticut kitten mystery solved, police say: Cat found in stolen, crashed car belongs to a suspect
MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — Police who found a kitten in a stolen car say they have ascertained that the animal belongs to a juvenile suspect who was…
Continue Reading Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys’ advice
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump now says he won’t be holding a news conference next week to…
Continue Reading Former Alabama correctional officer convicted in 2018 inmate beating
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A jury has convicted a former Alabama correctional officer of federal charges in connection with the 2018 beating of an…
Continue Reading 2 Nigerian brothers plead not guilty to sexual extortion charges after death of Michigan teenager
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Two Nigerian brothers have pleaded not guilty to sexually extorting teenage boys and young men in Michigan and across the…
Continue Reading Colorado fugitive takes plea deal in connection with dramatic Vegas Strip casino standoff
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A fugitive from Colorado jailed since a standoff last month that included furniture flying out of…
Continue Reading Identifying victims of the Maui wildfire will be a challenging task. Here’s what it entails
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Officials face a formidable challenge identifying the remains of more than 100 victims of the…
Continue Reading Execution set for Florida man convicted of killing two women he met at beach bars in 1996
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of killing two women he met at beach bars in the Florida Panhandle in 1996 is set to be executed. Michael…
Continue Reading 2 deaths suspected in the Pacific Northwest’s record-breaking heat wave
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two people may have died in a record-shattering heat wave in the Pacific Northwest this week, officials said. The Multnomah…
Continue Reading Videos show flames from engine of plane that returned to Houston airport after takeoff
HOUSTON (AP) — A Southwest Airlines plane that had flames shooting out of an engine returned to a Houston airport about 30 minutes after takeoff…
Continue Reading Trump lawyers seek April 2026 trial date in federal election subversion case
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked a federal judge to set an April 2026 trial date in the case…
Continue Reading Southern Baptist leader resigns from top administrative post for lying on his resume about schooling
The Associated Press Tennessee pastor Willie McLaurin, who leads the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, resigned Thursday from…
Continue Reading Authorities charge 9 current and former California police officers in corruption case
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nine current or former Northern California police officers were charged Thursday in a…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court upholds block of Idaho transgender athletes law
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision blocking Idaho’s first-in-the-nation ban on…
Continue Reading Hillsborough Stadium Disaster Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the…
Continue Reading Oklahoma City Bombing Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City…
Continue Reading Mexico finds 2 migrants dead in desert, looking for 2 more reported dead
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican immigration officials say they have found two migrants dead in the desert near the Texas border, and are looking for two…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro sought to hack into voter machines, hacker testifies
By Sofia Cox, Alessandra Castelli, Michael Rios and Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — A Brazilian hacker said Thursday that former President Jair…
Continue Reading Judge rules Florida law banning some Chinese property purchases can be enforced
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge is refusing to block a new Florida law that bans citizens of China and some other countries from…
Continue Reading Senegalese opposition leader in intensive care nearly three weeks into hunger strike
By ZANE IRWIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko is in intensive care 19 days into a political…
Continue Reading New York City suggests housing migrants in jail shuttered after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration wants to house migrants in a notorious…
Continue Reading Firefighters battling lightning-sparked blazes in Northern California get help from light rain
HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling lightning-sparked blazes in northwest California have gotten some help from wet weather. The Head Fire…
Continue Reading Progress toward parity for women on movie screens has stalled, report finds
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new study on inclusion in film shows just how much of a rarity “Barbie” is. For every woman as a…
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