Pence, Trump attorney clash over what Trump told his VP ahead of Jan. 6, 2021
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s defense attorney says the former president never asked Mike Pence to…
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At least 24 people have died in a bus crash in central Morocco, authorities say
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — At least 24 people died in a bus crash Sunday in the central Azilal province of Morocco, marking one of the deadliest such…
Continue Reading Explosions hit road bridges between Crimea and occupied Ukraine
By Kostan Nechyporenko, Denis Lapin and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Explosions hit critical road bridges linking occupied Crimea with parts of…
Continue Reading Customs officers seize illegal rooster blades used in cockfighting rings
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 100 illegal rooster blades used for cockfighting at…
Continue Reading Ukraine replaces Soviet hammer and sickle with trident on towering Kyiv monument
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The towering Mother Ukraine statue in Kyiv — one of the nation’s most recognizable landmarks — lost its…
Continue Reading DeSantis’ retaliation against Disney hurts Florida, former governors and lawmakers say
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A group of mostly Republican former high-level government officials is calling Gov. Ron…
Continue Reading German police investigate possible antisemitic motive in attack on Israeli tourist in Berlin
VIENNA (AP) — A 19-year-old Israeli tourist says he was attacked by three men in Berlin and police say they arre investigating a possible…
Continue Reading Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law professor and mentor to the Obamas, dies at age 70
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Charles Ogletree, the civil rights attorney and Harvard Law School professor who mentored…
Continue Reading Israeli forces say 3 Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank
By Abeer Salman and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — Three Palestinians have been killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the Jenin Camp…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Eugene keeps moving away from Mexico’s Pacific coast and is weakening
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Eugene is moving away from Mexico’s Pacific coast and is weakening after bringing rain to some parts of Baja…
Continue Reading Fort Lauderdale airport temporarily evacuated over security investigation
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A check-in area of a terminal at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was temporarily evacuated because of…
Continue Reading The bodies of 8 migrants have been found off Tunisia after their boats sank
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Eight bodies of migrants have been recovered in the past two days off the coast of the Tunisian port city of Sfax, after…
Continue Reading Florida man went to extreme measures to survive being lost at sea for nearly 2 days
By Raja Razek, Sara Smart, Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — Charles Gregory headed out for an early morning fishing trip Friday off…
Continue Reading ‘Barbie’ joins $1 billion club, breaks another record for female directors
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Greta Gerwig should be feeling closer to fine these days. In just three weeks in theaters, “Barbie” is set to sail…
Continue Reading Libyan governing body’s vote to replace its head adds uncertainty to the country’s split politics
CAIRO (AP) — One of Libya’s top governing bodies has elected a new head, in a development that could further fracture the country already split…
Continue Reading Maldives top court rejects jailed ex-leader’s plea for eligibility to run again for president
MALE, Maldives (AP) — The highest court in the Maldives has rejected a plea from the country’s jailed former president that he be made…
Continue Reading Veterans see historic expansion of benefits for toxic exposure as new law nears anniversary
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nicole Leger always thought of the burn pits at military bases in Afghanistan as more like…
Continue Reading Delayed passengers growl after a bear escapes from crate in cargo hold of an Iraqi plane in Dubai
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi airline says it’s not to blame for a bear’s escape…
Continue Reading Polish operator starts repairs on pipeline carrying oil from Russia to Europe after detecting a leak
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s oil pipeline operator says that it has temporarily shut down a pipeline carrying oil from Russia to Germany after…
Continue Reading The EPA’s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s most ambitious plan ever to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from…
Continue Reading US loses to Sweden on penalty kicks in its earliest Women’s World Cup exit ever
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The United States played its best game of this Women’s World Cup and it…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Women’s World Cup, Trump case ruling, postpartum depression pill, arrest in dancer’s death
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — If you love playing games and are looking to pick up some serious cash on the side, we’ve got a…
Continue Reading German far-right says the EU is a ‘failed project’ as it prepares for European Parliament elections
VIENNA (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany has declared the European Union a “failed project” in its current form as it adopts its…
Continue Reading Dozens saved by Italy from migrant shipwrecks; some, clinging to rocks, plucked to safety by copters
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Dozens of migrants have been dramatically brought to safety by Italian rescuers as they…
Continue Reading China releases TV documentary showcasing army’s ability to attack Taiwan
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has released a new documentary about the army’s preparation to attack Taiwan and…
Continue Reading Vivek Ramaswamy’s Hindu faith is front and center in his GOP presidential campaign
By DEEPA BHARATH The Associated Press Vivek Ramaswamy is as comfortable talking about Bible stories as he is sharing the message of the Bhagavad…
Continue Reading Musk says his cage fight with Zuckerberg will be streamed on X
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk says his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed on his social media site X, formerly known as…
Continue Reading Governments are gathering to talk about the Amazon rainforest. Why is it so important to protect?
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Representatives of eight South American governments are gathering in…
Continue Reading At least 30 killed, 67 injured after train derails in Pakistan
By Benjamin Brown and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — At least 30 people were killed and 67 injured after a train derailed in Pakistan on Sunday,…
Continue Reading Veterans see historic expansion of benefits for toxic exposure as new law nears anniversary
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nicole Leger always thought of the burn pits at military bases in Afghanistan as more like…
Continue Reading Express train derails in southern Pakistan, killing 30 people and injuring more than 90
By ASIM TANVEER Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Ten cars of a passenger train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 30 people…
Continue Reading Florida’s feud with the College Board’s AP Psychology course explained
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — A long-simmering feud between the College Board, the non-profit that administers Advanced Placement…
Continue Reading Pope announces next World Youth Day will be in Seoul, South Korea in 2027
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis announced Sunday that the next World Youth Day, the big Catholic faith festival, will be held in Seoul, South…
Continue Reading Russia unleashes missile and drone strikes against Ukraine, retaliating for an attack on a tanker
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a missile and drone barrage Sunday across parts of Ukraine that killed six people, Kyiv officials said, as…
Continue Reading Israel kills 3 suspected Palestinian militants as West Bank violence shows no signs of slowing
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops have killed three alleged Palestinian militants in the northern West Bank. Sunday’s shooting further…
Continue Reading A deadline arrives for Niger’s junta to reinstate the president. Citizens cheer and fear what’s next
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The deadline arrived Sunday for Niger’s military junta to reinstate the country’s ousted…
Continue Reading Pope announces World Youth Day to return to Asia in 2027, urges young people ‘not to be afraid’
By NICOLE WINFIELD, BARRY HATTON and HELENA ALVES Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis told young people on Sunday the Catholic…
Continue Reading Tropical storm hits Japan’s Okinawa islands again, unleashing torrential rain
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A meandering storm is heading again toward southwestern Japan, prompting fresh warnings about…
Continue Reading Shooting kills 2 men and a woman and wounds 2 others in Washington, DC, police chief says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in Washington, D.C., say a shooting on a street in the nation’s capital left three people dead and two others…
Continue Reading Black mayor of tiny Alabama town says he was ousted by his White predecessor
By Meridith Edwards and Rachel Clarke, CNN Newbern, Alabama (CNN) — Patrick Braxton accomplished something no Black man in his Alabama town had…
Continue Reading Philippines accuses China of firing water cannons at its ships in South China Sea
By Jake Kwon and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The Philippines has accused Chinese Coast Guard ships of firing water cannons and making…
Continue Reading Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra seen in video at Cambodian leader’s birthday party
By SOPHENG CHEANG and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has attended…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan goes from high office to high-security prison after sentencing
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has spent the night in a high-security prison…
Continue Reading Crammed with tourists, Alaska’s capital wonders what will happen as its magnificent glacier recedes
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of tourists spill onto a boardwalk in Alaska’s capital city every day from…
Continue Reading 6 months after a devastating earthquake, Turkey’s preparedness is still uncertain
By ROBERT BADENDIECK Associated Press ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Six months ago today, a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Kahramanmaras…
Continue Reading A California lottery player scored $500 on a scratchers ticket. He tried his luck again – and won $1 million
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A California man who says he rarely plays scratch-off lottery games turned his luck from a previous win into…
Continue Reading As clinics pivot post-Roe, battle rages over syringe service in opioid-ravaged West Virginia
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Staff at Women’s Health Center of West Virginia know what it’s like to…
Continue Reading Landscapers in Pennsylvania find malnourished alligator named Fluffy in a creek, officials say
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Landscapers in southeastern Pennsylvania made a startling discovery on the job after coming across a pet…
Continue Reading Israeli patrolman killed in Tel Aviv shooting, Palestinian gunman also killed
By Michael Schwartz, Abeer Salman, Amir Tal, Kareem El Damanhoury and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli patrolman was shot and killed in…
Continue Reading 21 injured after 5.5 magnitude earthquake in China
By CNN’s Beijing bureau (CNN) — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit Pingyuan county in eastern China’s Shandong province early on Sunday…
Continue Reading Oregon drivers are now allowed to pump their own fuel after the state lifted a ban dating back to 1951
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — All gas stations in Oregon can now allow customers to pump their own gas under a new law signed Friday, lifting a ban…
Continue Reading Ukrainians move to North Dakota for oil field jobs to help families facing war back home
By JACK DURA Associated Press DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Maksym Bunchukov remembers hearing rockets explode in Zaporizhzhia as the war in Ukraine…
Continue Reading Hiroshima mayor calls nuclear deterrence ‘folly’ as city marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Hiroshima officials criticized growing support for nuclear weapons as a detterent resulting from…
Continue Reading Philippine military condemns Chinese coast guard’s use of water cannon on its boat in disputed sea
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military on Sunday condemned a Chinese coast guard ship’s…
Continue Reading Researcher names recently discovered 500-million-year-old sea worm after ‘Dune’ monster
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A University of Kansas paleontologist exploring an area known for its fossils recently uncovered a…
Continue Reading Niger’s coup leaders face a deadline to cede power. Will military action come next?
By Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — The leaders of a coup in Niger are digging in their heels as they face a looming deadline from neighbors to…
Continue Reading Rosenwald Schools helped educate Black students in segregated South. Could a national park follow?
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press ST. GEORGE, S.C. (AP) — As Ralph James settled into the restored, highbacked desk at the segregated school he…
Continue Reading New photos show North Korea’s Kim touring arms factories, and taking aim
By Larry Register, Jennifer Hauser and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tours arms factories, inspects artillery…
Continue Reading Racist abuse by Mississippi officers reveals a culture of misconduct, residents say
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Monica Lee sat outside her parents’ home, where a former…
Continue Reading World’s smallest bear finally has its time in the sun. But is that a good thing?
By Heather Chen, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The world’s smallest bear is finally having its moment in the sun – thanks to a viral video that…
Continue Reading North Korean leader Kim tours weapons factories and vows to advance his arms and his war readiness
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has toured the country’s key weapons factories…
Continue Reading Simone Biles dazzles in her return from a 2-year layoff to dominate the US Classic
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) — Simone Biles spent two years trying to distance herself from those strange days in…
Continue Reading Arizona woman charged with trying to kill husband by poisoning coffee
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona woman is accused of attempting to kill her husband by poisoning his coffee every day for months. Melody…
Continue Reading Washington and Oregon leave behind heritage — and rivals — for stability in the Big Ten
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — A day after leaving behind more than a century as a tenant to the premier athletic conference on the…
Continue Reading YMCA camp session canceled, allowing staff to deal with emotional trauma of Idaho bus crash
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press An upcoming YMCA summer camp session in Idaho has been canceled so staffers can deal with the emotional trauma of a…
Continue Reading Kentucky candidates trade barbs at Fancy Farm picnic, the state’s premier political event
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FANCY FARM, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and his Republican challenger faced off at Kentucky’s…
Continue Reading 3-year-old filly injured in stakes race at Saratoga is euthanized and jockey gets thrown off
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Maple Leaf Mel was leading the field in the $500,000 Test at Saratoga when she sustained a catastrophic injury to her…
Continue Reading 6-year-old boy severely injured after apparent fall from Florida rollercoaster, officials say
By Raja Razek, Rebekah Riess and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old boy in Florida was left severely injured at a theme park after…
Continue Reading Oregon extends crab fishing restrictions to protect whales from getting caught in trap ropes
Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has extended rules restricting the state’s lucrative Dungeness crab fishery in order to protect…
Continue Reading Earthquake in eastern China knocks down houses and injures at least 21, but no deaths reported
BEIJING (AP) — An earthquake in eastern China before dawn has knocked down houses and injured at least 21 people, state media report, but no deaths…
Continue Reading Striking Nigerian doctors to embark on nationwide protest over unmet demands by country’s leader
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Doctors from Nigerian public hospitals who have been on strike since last week say they…
Continue Reading US Customs and Border Protection sends resources to remote Arizona area after increase in migrant crossings
By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — US border officials are increasing personnel and transportation resources at Ajo, Arizona, one…
Continue Reading DeSantis steps up dire warning to GOP about distraction from Biden, amid Trump’s latest indictment
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press VINTON, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is increasingly pressing Republican voters to avoid the…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia, Bahrain urge citizens to leave Lebanon after Palestinian refugee camp clashes
BEIRUT (AP) — Bahrain has called on its citizens to leave Lebanon “for their own safety” hours after Saudi Arabia did the same without giving a…
Continue Reading McConnell is warmly embraced by Kentucky Republicans amid questions about his health
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell received a rousing welcome from the party…
Continue Reading New York City high school student charged with hate-motivated murder in killing of gay dancer
NEW YORK (AP) — Police have arrested a 17-year-old high school student on a hate-motivated murder charge in the fatal stabbing of a professional…
Continue Reading Former NYPD union leader gets 2 years in prison for theft scheme
By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — The former president of the country’s fifth-largest police union was sentenced to two years in prison…
Continue Reading St. Louis police protesters begin picking up checks in $4.9 million settlement
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some of the people who were arrested during a 2017 protest over the acquittal of a white police officer in the shooting death of…
Continue Reading Federal agency given deadline to explain why deadly Nevada wild horse roundup should continue
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A judge has asked federal land managers to explain why they should be allowed to continue…
Continue Reading Toll from landslide in Georgia mountain resort up to 17 dead, 18 missing
LONDON (AP) — Officials and news reports say the death toll from a landslide that hit a resort area in the mountains of the country of Georgia has…
Continue Reading Social media influencer Kai Cenat faces charges of inciting riot after thousands cause mayhem in NYC
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Social media influencer Kai Cenat is facing charges of inciting a riot and promoting an…
Continue Reading ‘Unintended hero.’ A mother’s quest to find her daughter led to the eventual arrest of suspect in Gilgo Beach serial killings
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Mari Gilbert did not live to witness the arrest of an architect from Long Island suspected of killing four young…
Continue Reading Kansas bar where gunfire wounded 9 last month closes permanently
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas bar where nine people were wounded by gunfire last month has permanently closed. City Nightz attorney Charley…
Continue Reading Suspect in O’Shae Sibley killing charged with murder
By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — The 17-year-old suspected of fatally stabbing O’Shae Sibley has been charged with murder as a hate crime and…
Continue Reading Please don’t call the cops on mating manatees, Florida sheriff’s office says
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Florida sheriff’s office is urging beachgoers to give manatees some privacy – and to not call the police on…
Continue Reading Two Israelis arrested after Palestinian man killed in West Bank
By Richard Allen Greene, Abeer Salman, Amir Tal and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Two Israelis have been arrested for questioning and five others…
Continue Reading Italian fugitive’s love of soccer gets him caught in Greece
By Chris Liakos and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A dangerous fugitive linked the Camorra, a violent Italian criminal organization, has been…
Continue Reading Mexico finds 491 migrants being held at vacant lot, almost all are from Guatemala
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s immigration agency says it has found 491 migrants being held at a compound by the side of a highway east of…
Continue Reading California bear ‘Hank the Tank’ captured in Lake Tahoe and will be relocated
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A bear believed to be responsible for breaking into more than 20 homes in California’s South Lake Tahoe area…
Continue Reading Recalling a wild ride with a robotaxi named Peaches as regulators mull San Francisco expansion plan
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An Associated Press reporter recalls the first time he took a ride in a car without…
Continue Reading Unhappy ending for Hollywood stars Reynolds, McElhenney and Jackman as Wrexham loses league opener
WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney and Hugh Jackman watched an eight-goal thriller which had an unhappy ending for the Hollywood…
Continue Reading Tugboat sinks in Egypt’s Suez Canal after colliding with tanker
CAIRO (AP) — The authority that oversees Egypt’s Suez Canal says one of its tugboats has sunk in the waterway after a collision with a…
Continue Reading Turkmenistan Airlines suspends Moscow flights over safety concerns
MOSCOW (AP) — Turkmenistan’s flagship carrier, Turkmenistan Airlines, has announced it will extend its suspension of flights to Moscow until the…
Continue Reading Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble turns 6 months, happily surrounded by her adopted family
By GHAITH ALSAYED and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press JINDERIS, Syria (AP) — A baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family home destroyed…
Continue Reading 4th body is found in New Jersey house that exploded; 2 injured children were rescued by civilians
BUENA, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say the body of a fourth victim has been found following an explosion and fire that destroyed a New Jersey house and…
Continue Reading Missouri man sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison for setting fire that destroyed Islamic Center in 2020
By Mallika Kallingal and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Missouri man has been sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison for starting a fire that…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania man bitten on the head by bear during attack in his garage
DANVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man says he’s paying a lot more attention to his surroundings after a surprise attack by a bear in the garage…
Continue Reading France backs regional bid to oust coup leaders in Niger ahead of deadline
By Chris Liakos and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — France said it backs efforts by members of an African regional bloc to thwart the coup in…
Continue Reading Newly discovered ancient creature may have been the heaviest animal ever
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Fossils can appear in the oddest of places. As Earth’s shifting tectonic plates have rearranged…
Continue Reading British Columbia port workers ratify contract offer, ending Canada labor dispute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — British Columbia’s port workers have voted almost 75% in favor of a contract offer, ending weeks of turbulent…
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