American player Julian Green racially abused in German Cup soccer game
HALLE, Germany (AP) — American soccer player Julian Green has been the victim of racist abuse in a German Cup game. Green, who is Black, was…
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Classes still off early next week in Kentucky’s largest school district due to bus schedule mess
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville schools will remain closed early next week to allow for more time to fix bus routes whose redesign left some…
Continue Reading Hawaii has a robust emergency siren warning system. It sat silent during the deadly wildfires
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Lahaina resident Cole Millington, his dog and a go bag at his side, was already behind the wheel of his truck late…
Continue Reading Camp Pendleton Marine questioned about girl found in barracks faces charge in different case
By Rebekah Riess and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A US Marine who was questioned last month about a once-missing teenage girl found in his…
Continue Reading Starting next year, child influencers can sue if earnings aren’t set aside, says new Illinois law
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media…
Continue Reading Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver remembered in a memorial service as fighter for those in need
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, the first Black woman elected to statewide office in New Jersey history, was remembered in a memorial…
Continue Reading Afghan universities ready to readmit women but not until Taliban leader says it’s ok, official says
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan higher education official says universities are ready to welcome back female…
Continue Reading 4 people dead and 1 missing after explosion destroys 3 structures in western Pennsylvania
PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Four people were dead and a fifth was unaccounted for following a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three…
Continue Reading Researchers have identified a new pack of endangered gray wolves in California
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A new pack of gray wolves has shown up in California’s Sierra Nevada, several hundred miles away from…
Continue Reading At least 10 killed in southwest Congo as intercommunal violence worsens over land rights and taxes
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Local authorities say a militia armed with guns and machetes killed at least 10 people…
Continue Reading From eco-tours to aid convoy: How a non-profit is filling aid gaps in Maui
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Ka’anapali, Hawaii (CNN) — On a typical day, the Ocean Spirit would be operating eco-tours across Maui as part of…
Continue Reading No bathing during air raids – but beaches in southern Ukraine port reopen
By Maria Kostenko and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — Beaches officially opened for swimming in Ukraine’s largest port city of Odesa for the…
Continue Reading Russia says it shot down Ukrainian missiles over key Crimea bridge
By Maria Kostenko, Victoria Butenko, Gul Tuysuz, Darya Tarasova, Jessie Gretener, Yulia Kesaieva and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russian…
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By Conor Powell, CNN (CNN) — A Southern California judge has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his wife. Orange County Superior…
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Hawaii underestimated the deadly threat of wildfire, records show
CNN, KHON, KGMB, KHNL By Isabelle Chapman, Scott Bronstein, Casey Tolan and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — When Hawaii officials released a report…
Continue Reading Rare walrus calf under 24/7 cuddle care in Alaska has died
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A rare walrus calf that was under 24/7 cuddle care after being found wandering alone in northern Alaska has…
Continue Reading With Nagorno-Karabakh under blockade for 8 months, Armenia seeks urgent UN Security Council meeting
By AVET DEMOURIAN YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia is calling on the U.N. Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on the worsening…
Continue Reading Virgin Galactic’s first space tourists had a ‘surreal experience’
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The dreams we have as children often stick with us for the rest of our lives. And if your dream involved…
Continue Reading Shippers warned to stay away from Iranian waters over seizure threat as US-Iran tensions high
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East on Saturday warned shippers…
Continue Reading NFL great Tom Brady touches down in Birmingham and meets some of the locals in a pub before match
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — NFL great Tom Brady got to know some of the locals ahead of his first home match as minority owner of English soccer…
Continue Reading Italy’s justice minister visits prison where 2 inmates died as advocates warn of summertime suicides
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s justice minister has visited a Turin prison where two women died within hours of each…
Continue Reading Hiker dies after falling off mountain inside Grand Teton National Park
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A California woman died after falling off a mountain in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, the National Park…
Continue Reading 2 dead and several missing after Tunisian migrant boat sinks
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — An infant and a 20-year-old man were found dead Saturday morning after a migrant boat…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s vice president leaves on Paraguay trip amid Chinese efforts to isolate the island
By TAIJING WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s vice president has left on a trip to Paraguay to reinforce relations with his…
Continue Reading Woman attacked by ‘vicious’ otter: ‘I did not think I was going to make it out of that river’
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — What started as a fun, relaxing evening of inner tubing down the Jefferson River turned into a traumatic experience…
Continue Reading Polish minister says reinforcement at the border with Belarus is due to hostile rhetoric and actions
By RAFAL NIEDZIELSKI Associated Press JARYLOWKA, Poland (AP) — Poland’s defense minister says his country has increased the number of troops…
Continue Reading Record-breaking summit of K2 dogged by allegations that Western climbers left Pakistani man to die
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Continue Reading Eiffel Tower briefly evacuated over bomb threat
By Jessie Gretener and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — The Eiffel Tower was evacuated for several hours Saturday over a bomb threat, according to CNN…
Continue Reading Russian warplane on training mission crashes in Kaliningrad, killing its pilots
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian warplane crashed in Russia’s Kaliningrad region on Saturday during a training mission, killing the two pilots on board.…
Continue Reading He’s ‘just Ken’ but will the ‘Barbie’ movie change his popularity?
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On and off the big screen, it’s Barbie’s world and Ken is just living in…
Continue Reading King of Jordan approves a bill to criminalize online speech. Human rights groups call it draconian
By OMAR AKOUR Associated Press AMMAN (AP) — The Jordanian state news agency reports that the King of Jordan has approved a bill to punish online…
Continue Reading Fifth person charged in Montgomery boat dock brawl is man who wielded chair, police say
By Alta Spells, Ryan Young and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A fifth person involved in the brawl along the Montgomery, Alabama, riverfront last…
Continue Reading A first-time senator from Baluchistan named caretaker prime minister to oversee Pakistan’s elections
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The office of Pakistan’s prime minister says that first-time Anwaar-ul-haq Kakar will head the national caretaker government…
Continue Reading 6 people die as migrant boat sinks in the English Channel
By Eve Brennan and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Six people died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the English Channel, authorities say,…
Continue Reading Pope condemns ‘unjustifiable’ assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is strongly condemning the “unjustifiable” assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate. History’s…
Continue Reading The failed Ohio amendment reflects Republican efforts nationally to restrict direct democracy
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After Ohio voters repealed a law pushed by Republicans that would have limited…
Continue Reading The Pentagon plans to shake up DC’s National Guard, criticized for its response to protests, Jan. 6
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is developing plans to restructure the National Guard in Washington, D.C., in a…
Continue Reading 6 dead, more than 50 rescued from capsized migrant boat in the English Channel
By BRIAN MELLEY and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — French authorities say an overloaded boat carrying migrants capsized before dawn…
Continue Reading Uncertainty looms among Maui residents staying at emergency shelter
By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Wailuku, Hawaii (CNN) — Hundreds of displaced residents are taking shelter at a gymnasium in north-central Maui, as…
Continue Reading UN affirms concern over forced repatriation of North Koreans following criticism from rights groups
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office has expressed grave concern over the forced repatriation of North…
Continue Reading Death toll rises to 89 in Maui fires as searches through destroyed town continue
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The death toll in the Maui wildfire keeps mounting as search teams and their cadaver dogs continue the grim work…
Continue Reading An activist tied to Niger’s junta says its leaders won’t hold talks until the region recognizes them
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A local activist in Niger with ties to the military regime says the only way to avoid conflict…
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Continue Reading IS claims responsibility for an attack that killed 33 Syrian soldiers, and vows to keep fighting
BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an ambush in eastern Syria that killed at least 33 government soldiers and…
Continue Reading South Koreans rally in Seoul against Japanese plans to release treated nuclear wastewater into sea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Anxious about Japan’s impending release of treated nuclear wastewater from the…
Continue Reading Russia downs 20 drones over Crimea following a spate of attacks on Moscow
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia thwarted an attack by 20 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow-annexed Crimea overnight,…
Continue Reading Guatemalan presidential candidate Sandra Torres leans on conservative values, opposing gay marriage
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press SAN JUAN SACATEPEQUEZ, Guatemala (AP) — Over the past decade, Guatemalan presidential candidate Sandra Torres…
Continue Reading They sold their home to open a clinic in rural Vermont. Eight months later, the floods came
By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Geoff Butler jumped into his truck in the dark hours of July 11 as heavy rain battered the rural Vermont…
Continue Reading Death toll from Maui wildfire reaches 89, making it the deadliest in the US in more than 100 years
By CLAIRE RUSH, BEATRICE DUPUY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A raging wildfire that swept through a…
Continue Reading Assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio buried by relatives
By Gerardo Lemos, Ana Canizares and Chris Lau, CNN Quito, Ecuador (CNN) — The body of the assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate…
Continue Reading Russian Orthodox priests face persecution from state and church for supporting peace in Ukraine
By KOSTYA MANENKOV The Associated Press ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Standing in an old Orthodox church in Antalya with a Bible in one hand and a candle…
Continue Reading In deadly Maui wildfires, communication failed. Chaos overtook Lahaina along with the flames
By REBECCA BOONE, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and AUDREY MCAVOY Associated Press WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — In the hours before a wildfire engulfed the…
Continue Reading A cherished weekend flea market in the Ukrainian capital survives despite war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Pochaina neighborhood in the Ukrainian capital comes alive every weekend as hundreds of people flock to its famous flea…
Continue Reading Searching for the missing on Maui, some wait in agony to make contact. And then the phone rings
By MARK THIESSEN, ED KOMENDA and AUDREY MCAVOY WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — As smoke cleared from the fires in Maui that killed at least 80 people and…
Continue Reading Barrels of drinking water for migrants walking through Texas have disappeared
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press HEBBRONVILLE, Texas (AP) — As one of the worst heat waves on record set in across much of the southern United…
Continue Reading Developers have Black families fighting to maintain property and history
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America PHILLIPS COMMUNITY, S.C. (AP) — All along the South Carolina coast, developers of new homes…
Continue Reading Developers have Black families fighting to maintain property and history
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America PHILLIPS COMMUNITY, S.C. (AP) — The Rev. Elijah Smalls Jr. once grew okra, butter beans and…
Continue Reading Allies of Niger president overthrown by military are appealing to the US and others: Save his life
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and TRACY BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After nearly three weeks of appealing to the United States and other allies…
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — This week’s confrontation that ended with FBI agents fatally shooting a 74-year-old Utah man…
Continue Reading China evacuates residents and searches for mudslide victims as storms lash parts of the country
BEIJING (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in China’s southwest after heavy rain caused hillsides to…
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By SARA BURNETT Associated Press VAIL, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy was more than 40 minutes into a town hall in…
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By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As he gears up for reelection, President Joe Biden is already facing questions about…
Continue Reading Guatemalans vote in presidential run-off election that saw efforts to disqualify opposition
By Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Guatemalans are voting in a presidential runoff that sees a former first lady compete against the son of a former…
Continue Reading Savannah considers Black people and women for city square to replace name of slavery advocate
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The historic downtown of Savannah, Georgia, boasts nearly two dozen public squares. All the…
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer A judge’s order requiring “religious-liberty training” by a conservative Christian group is stirring…
Continue Reading Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny slams Russia’s ‘corrupt’ elite for bringing Putin to power
By Mariya Knight and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny on Friday took aim at Russia’s “corrupt”…
Continue Reading ‘Reasonable’ to believe genocide against Armenians being committed, former ICC chief prosecutor says
By Eve Brennan, Jessie Gretener and Nic Robertson, CNN (CNN) — A former International Criminal Court chief prosecutor has said there is…
Continue Reading Rescued walrus calf that was receiving cuddles as part of his care in Alaska dies
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A walrus calf found on its own miles from the ocean on Alaska’s North Slope last week and who received cuddles as part of…
Continue Reading Relief for Malaysian leader Anwar, as the opposition fails to alter status quo in state elections
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian state elections have ended in a return to the status quo, with Prime Minister…
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CNN, KEYE By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Three hunters from Florida and a dog were found dead after they got trapped in an underground cistern…
Continue Reading Colombia prosecutors confirm arrest of father of 2 of the 4 children lost 40 days in Amazon jungle
BOGOTÁ (AP) — Colombian officials say they have arrested the father of two of the four Indigenous children who survived a plane crash that killed…
Continue Reading A mosque in northwestern Nigeria collapses during prayers, killing 7 worshippers
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria say seven worshippers have been killed when a mosque collapsed…
Continue Reading Pence signals debate plan to attack Trump and DeSantis for not pushing national abortion ban
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence says he expects to call out former President Donald…
Continue Reading Nebraska judge allows abortion limits and restrictions on gender-affirming surgery
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press A Nebraska judge is allowing a ban on abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy and restrictions on gender-affirming…
Continue Reading Brazil’s police allege Bolsonaro got money from $70,000 sale of luxury jewelry gifts
By CARLA BRIDI and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police on Friday alleged former President Jair…
Continue Reading 3-year-old riding one of Texas’ migrant buses dies on the way to Chicago, officials say
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a 3-year-old child riding one of Texas’ migrant buses died while on the…
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By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A jury has found a security guard not guilty of charges in a 2018 fatal shooting…
Continue Reading Southern California Marine charged with sex assault of girl, 14, who was found in barracks
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Marine at California’s Camp Pendleton has been charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl who was found in a base…
Continue Reading Massachusetts man pleads guilty to bomb threat aimed at then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs
PHOENIX (AP) — A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to sending threats two years ago to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs when she was the secretary of…
Continue Reading Prosecutors decline to charge officer who shot and wounded autistic Utah teenager
By MATTHEW BROWN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press Prosecutors in Utah on Friday declined to file charges against a Salt Lake City police officer who…
Continue Reading Men attacked Alabama boat co-captain for ‘just doing my job,’ he says
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama boat co-captain says he was hanging on “for dear life” when he was attacked…
Continue Reading Maui wildfires areas include $1.3 billion in residential reconstruction values, according to a preliminary estimate
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The early estimate of the areas encompassed by the devastating Maui wildfires includes about $1.3…
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Better cancer treatments, advances in longevity, groundbreaking medicines and vaccines: these are just…
Continue Reading A man posed as a veterinarian and performed surgery on a pregnant dog who died, authorities say
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — A southwest Florida man has been arrested for claiming to be a veterinarian and performing surgery on a pregnant dog who ended…
Continue Reading Court dismisses challenge to Biden’s restoration of Utah monuments shrunk by Trump
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press A judge Friday dismissed a lawsuit from the state of Utah challenging President Joe Biden’s restoration of…
Continue Reading Michigan police detained a Black child who was in the ‘wrong place, wrong time,’ department says
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A white police officer handcuffed a Black child outside his Michigan…
Continue Reading Journalist group changes its name to the Indigenous Journalists Association to be more inclusive
By HALLIE GOLDEN and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press WINNIPEG, Canada (AP) — The Native American Journalists Association has voted to change its…
Continue Reading 3 former GOP operatives to pay $50K for roles in a fake charity tied to E. Palestine derailment
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Three former Republican political operatives have agreed to pay over $50,000 in restitution and penalties for their roles in…
Continue Reading Top lawyer at Fox Corp. to step down after overseeing $787M settlement in Dominion defamation case
NEW YORK (AP) — The chief legal officer at Fox Corp. who oversaw a $787 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation allegations…
Continue Reading Georgia judge needs more time in lawsuit over blocking the state’s ban on gender-affirming care
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge in Atlanta is deciding whether to block a Georgia law that bans hormone…
Continue Reading Maui wildfires cause more than $1.3 billion in residential property damage, according to a preliminary estimate
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The devastating Maui wildfires, which have killed dozens of people and displaced thousands more,…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md.; former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican presidential candidate;…
Continue Reading Wife of suspect in Long Island serial killings living ‘nightmare,’ battling cancer, her lawyer says
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The wife of a man charged with killing at least three women found dead on New York’s Long…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Lula unveils $200 billion infrastructure plan as skeptics caution about spending spree
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has unveiled a plan to spend 1 trillion…
Continue Reading Former Tennessee state senator gets 21-month prison sentence for campaign finance cash scheme
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee state senator has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after he…
Continue Reading Woman fatally shot at Home Depot store in Florida, suspect is in custody
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A man has opened fire inside a Home Depot store in the Florida Panhandle, killing a woman. Authorities say deputies and…
Continue Reading Video shows deadly end to Connecticut police chase as officer shoots man in vehicle
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Body-camera video released by authorities shows a Connecticut police officer fatally shooting a car theft suspect…
Continue Reading Indiana man indicted in threats made to Michigan municipal clerk following 2020 election
DETROIT (AP) — A 37-year-old central Indiana man has been indicted in connection with a telephone threat made to a municipal clerk in Michigan…
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