Autopsy finds North Carolina man died of ‘sudden cardiac arrest’ during police confrontation
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An autopsy has determined that a man who died in January after police officers in North Carolina’s capital city…
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Workers at Barnes & Noble in Manhattan’s Union Square vote to unionize, continuing trend
NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at the Barnes & Noble in Manhattan’s Union Square, one of the retail chain’s signature stores, have voted to…
Continue Reading DeSantis defends flying migrants to California as he meets with sheriffs near border
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday defended his state’s decision to fly…
Continue Reading Former Baseball Hall of Fame President Ed Stack dead at 88
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Edward W. Stack, the president of baseball’s Hall of Fame from 1977-93, has died. He was 88. Stack, who had remained…
Continue Reading In unusual orca sighting, tour spots at least 20 killer whales off San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Roughly two dozen killer whales were spotted last month off the coast of San Francisco in an uncommonly large grouping of…
Continue Reading Mexican president: Soldiers apparently executed five men, will face prosecution
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has described the slayings of five men caught on security camera…
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Continue Reading Florida player Brandon Montour streaks home for birth of child between Stanley Cup Final games
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Montour of the Florida Panthers left and returned between games of the Stanley Cup…
Continue Reading House GOP seeks tighter voting rules in DC, which Democrats warn is model for national restrictions
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Continue Reading Judge weighs Missouri GOP dispute over estimated cost of allowing abortions
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Continue Reading GOP conservatives shutter House to protest McCarthy-Biden debt deal, setting up next budget brawl
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Continue Reading North Carolina lawmakers approve sports and horse-race gambling, bill now heading to governor
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislation to authorize statewide and regulate sports and horse-race…
Continue Reading Ex-Florida State football player acquitted in fatal shooting
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida jury has agreed that a former Florida State football player acted in self-defense when he fatally shot…
Continue Reading Activist: Kidnapping, killings of call center workers in Mexico has been happening for years
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Pittsburgh synagogue shooter only surrendered because he was out of ammo and injured, officer testifies
By Sabrina Souza and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The man who allegedly fatally shot 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 only surrendered…
Continue Reading MAP: Track the air quality across the US
By Byron Manley, Curt Merrill and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people across the Northeast, Midwest and mid-Atlantic are under air…
Continue Reading Rare North American dinosaur named for two-faced Roman god
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — About 100 million years ago in what is now Utah, a 10-foot-long (3-meter-long) cousin of duck-billed dinosaurs…
Continue Reading Campaigners want fossil fuel firms to pay into climate calamity fund; diplomats dubious
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BONN, Germany (AP) — Environmental campaigners are calling for fossil fuel producers to contribute to a new fund…
Continue Reading Bronze statue of noted American author Willa Cather unveiled in US Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bronze statue of renowned American author Willa Cather has been unveiled in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol.…
Continue Reading Serbia’s president promises early election amid large protests against his populist rule
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has promised an early parliamentary election in an apparent…
Continue Reading Man convicted in 2018 California state park killing sentenced to life in prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man convicted last month in the shooting death of a father who was camping with his daughters at a California park was…
Continue Reading Missouri governor signs ban on transgender health care, school sports
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Transgender minors and some adults soon will be limited from accessing puberty…
Continue Reading With Saudi-PGA deal, once-shunned crown prince makes dramatic move to extend kingdom’s influence
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of isolation over his human rights abuses, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is…
Continue Reading MLB, WNBA postpone games due to smoke from Canadian wildfires
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has postponed games in New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday night…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at some US citizens who have been convicted of spying against the United States. Aldrich Ames…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Mohamed ElBaradei, former director general of the IAEA and Nobel Peace Prize…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep. Personal Birth date: June 22, 1949 Birth…
Continue Reading What kind of surgery did Pope Francis have, and why?
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Pope Francis emerged from a three-hour abdominal surgery at a Rome hospital on Wednesday evening,…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Tommy Franks, retired four-star Army General. Personal Birth date: June 17, 1945…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Korean War. Although hostilities ceased in 1953, there has been no formal end to the war.…
Continue Reading MAP: Track the air quality across the US
By Byron Manley, Curt Merrill and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people across the Northeast, Midwest and mid-Atlantic are under air…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of convicted spy Robert Hanssen. Personal Birth date: April 18, 1944 Death date:…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Edward Snowden, who admitted to leaking information about US surveillance programs…
Continue Reading The Iron Sheik, charismatic former pro wrestling villain and Twitter personality, dies at 81
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press The Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who relished playing a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Billy Joel. Personal Birth date: May…
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Continue Reading Three people were arrested outside a California school board meeting after fights between pro- and anti-LGBTQ protesters
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — While administrators discussed the differences in opinion over the district’s LGBTQ+…
Continue Reading Three people were arrested outside a California school board meeting after fights between pro- and anti-LGBTQ protesters
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — While administrators discussed the differences in opinion over the district’s LGBTQ+…
Continue Reading Alert level lowered for Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano as thousands watch the dazzling display
By Nouran Salahieh and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — US officials lowered the warning level for Hawaii’s erupting Kīlauea volcano on…
Continue Reading Kentucky chemical weapons disposal program nearly done as US eliminates final stockpiles
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky facility built to dispose of deadly Cold War-era chemical weapons is nearing the…
Continue Reading Kuwait’s election brings little change to parliament or hope of overcoming years of gridlock
By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Voters in Kuwait have returned most of their lawmakers to parliament in the…
Continue Reading Why Republicans are clashing with the FBI over a confidential Biden document
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The yearslong feud between congressional Republicans and the FBI is reaching a…
Continue Reading What happens to papal power when a pope is unconscious? Nothing
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall has raised a question about…
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Continue Reading Minibus crash kills 25 people, including nine children, in northern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police spokesman says 25 people, including nine children, have died in a minibus accident in the…
Continue Reading Rory McIlroy a strong anti-Saudi voice that now feels like ‘sacrificial lamb’ amid LIV Golf merger
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Rory McIlroy says the PGA Tour’s collaboration with Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund makes him feel like a…
Continue Reading A look at Pope Francis’ health over the years
By The Associated Press Pope Francis has had three hospitalizations since he was elected pope in 2013, and underwent major surgery as a young man to…
Continue Reading ‘Vanderpump’ star Lala Kent on Scandoval, ex Randall Emmett and building ‘a freaking empire’
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Lala Kent would like to thank her “Vanderpump Rules” co-stars Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss. Since their…
Continue Reading Vanderbilt visiting White House to celebrate national bowling title
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt will be celebrating its latest national bowling championship at the White House on Monday. The Commodores…
Continue Reading Senators call on TikTok CEO to explain ‘inaccurate’ statements about how company manages US data
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two U.S. senators are asking TikTok to explain what they called “misleading or…
Continue Reading FBI agents arrive in Peru for transfer of Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway case
By Florencia Trucco, Jimena de la Quintana, Claudia Rebaza and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — FBI special agents arrived in Peru on Wednesday for…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: Deputy could have stopped Parkland school shooting but chose to take cover
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Opening statements are underway in the trial of a former Florida sheriff’s…
Continue Reading Harvard women’s hockey coach retires amid allegations she verbally abused, hazed players
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — One of the most decorated coaches in women’s hockey history has stepped down after nearly 30 years leading Harvard’s…
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Archaeologists excavating a hilltop sanctuary on the Aegean Sea island of Kythnos have discovered “countless” pottery…
Continue Reading Having a tough month? How to prioritize your bills when you can’t pay them all
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Discoveries within the Cradle of Humankind’s limestone caves in South Africa are changing the way…
Continue Reading Newborn deaths prompt federal warning over recalled Boppy baby loungers
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — The US Consumer Product Safety Commission on Tuesday urged parents and caregivers to stop using Boppy…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A solar mission that has been spiraling closer to the sun to unravel its secrets has flown near enough to our…
Continue Reading Authorities raise alert level as Kilauea volcano erupts
By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began erupting on Wednesday morning, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported.…
Continue Reading Authorities raise alert level as Kilauea volcano erupts
By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began erupting on Wednesday morning, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported.…
Continue Reading Missouri prosecutor Wesley Bell vies for GOP Sen. Hawley’s seat
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Black prosecutor who stepped into leadership during protests over the fatal…
Continue Reading Prince Harry to tabloid newspaper’s lawyer: ‘Nobody wants to be phone hacked’
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has rejected a suggestion that a lack of evidence meant his phone wasn’t hacked by…
Continue Reading Coco Gauff is 0-7 against No. 1 Iga Swiatek after losing to her in the French Open quarterfinals
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff has lost in the French Open quarterfinals to two-time champion Iga Swiatek in a rematch…
Continue Reading Climate activists deflate tires of more than 100 SUVs in Denmark’s capital
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A group of climate activists has claimed responsibility for deflating the tires of sport utility vehicles in Denmark’s…
Continue Reading Gunman who opened fire after Virginia high school graduation targeted graduate, Richmond police say
By SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A gunman who opened fire minutes after a high school graduation in…
Continue Reading Rowing to allow ‘limited number’ of Russians to compete in key Olympic qualifier
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The governing body of rowing says it will allow a “limited number” of Russians to return to competition for the…
Continue Reading Philippine court rejects bail request by former opposition senator who opposed deadly drug campaign
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court has rejected a request for bail by a former opposition senator and…
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The war in Ukraine has brought an enormous human toll: Thousands of civilians have been killed, millions have…
Continue Reading New version of ‘The Wiz’ will be led by Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr. sharing the title role
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two men who stepped into 6-inch heels for “Kinky Boots” on Broadway will play the title…
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By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Farrow wanted what a lot of people do: a child, and a parenting partner. At 45, after a…
Continue Reading Andrew Young was at Martin Luther King’s side throughout often violent struggle for civil rights
By GARY FIELDS Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Andrew Young, one of the last surviving members of Martin Luther King Jr.’s inner circle,…
Continue Reading CNN head Chris Licht is out at the global news network after a brief, tumultuous tenure
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Licht is out after a year as chief executive at CNN, following a series of missteps and…
Continue Reading Voices from the violent civil rights era see attacks on voting rights as part of ongoing struggle
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Continue Reading Young lawyer who helped write voting rights bill ‘star-struck’ as he witnessed 1965 signing into law
By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joel Finkelstein was an accidental witness to one of the seminal events during the Civil Rights…
Continue Reading Voting activist killed during Freedom Summer in Mississippi believed country should be integrated
By GARY FIELDS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Schwerner doesn’t remember how he learned that his younger brother Michael was missing in…
Continue Reading Activist’s fight against segregation evolved into political action to push for voting rights
By GARY FIELDS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Norman Hill was an activist in the early 1960s fighting against segregation when he made a switch…
Continue Reading UN court rules Rwandan genocide suspect mentally unfit to stand trial
By Zahid Mahmood, CNN London (CNN) — A UN war crimes court has ruled that 88-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga is no longer…
Continue Reading What Turkey’s new cabinet says about where the country is headed
By Gul Tuysuz, CNN Istanbul (CNN) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan swore in a new cabinet over the weekend, ushering in what he has…
Continue Reading Groundbreaking held for Cambodia’s second expressway, linking capital to Vietnam
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has presided over a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the country’s second…
Continue Reading Rishi Sunak comes to Washington with Ukraine, economy and AI on agenda for Biden meeting
By JILL LAWLESS and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The war in Ukraine is top of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s agenda as…
Continue Reading From swords to fishing lures to “sprinklers,” MLB celebrations have become full-scale productions
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — There are very few things that make Scott Bonnett panic. Spending the last 15 years making sure…
Continue Reading New York City goes after Hyundai, Kia after security flaw leads to wave of social media fueled theft
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer New York City has filed a lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia, joining a host of other cities beset by a social…
Continue Reading US Balkan envoy urges Kosovo and Serbia to deescalate tensions or jeopardize progress toward EU
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A U.S. envoy for the Balkans has urged Kosovo and Serbia to deescalate simmering ethnic tensions in the former Serbian…
Continue Reading Germany alarmed by detention of Vietnam climate activist, warns on coal phase-out pact with Hanoi
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it is concerned by the recent detention of a prominent environmental…
Continue Reading For many Southern Baptists, the only campaign question is which Republican candidate to support
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Continue Reading Lionel Messi picks MLS’s Inter Miami in a move that stuns soccer after exit from Paris Saint-Germain
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Continue Reading Three U.S. biologists win Spanish Asturias award for scientific and technical research
MADRID (AP) — Three U.S. biologists who are pioneers in microbial and bacteria studies have won Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Scientific…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 7: Pence, Hazardous air, Virginia shooting, Ukraine, Crypto
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Many Americans are living paycheck to paycheck with little to no savings to cushion the blow of a job loss,…
Continue Reading Former ByteDance executive says Chinese Communist Party tracked Hong Kong protesters via data
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular short-video app TikTok,…
Continue Reading Edmunds compares the 2023 Honda HR-V and Toyota Corolla Cross
By NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds As car shoppers continue to flock from economy cars to small SUVs, sales are booming for this budget-conscious…
Continue Reading Residents briefly allowed back into rockslide-threatened Swiss village
BERLIN (AP) — Residents of a Swiss village under threat from a massive rockslide have been allowed back for the first time since they were…
Continue Reading Indonesia to deport Australian surfer jailed for drunken rampage in conservative province
MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) — An Australian surfer who was jailed for attacking several people while drunk and naked in Indonesia’s deeply…
Continue Reading Israeli Cabinet minister chides US Vice President Harris for judicial overhaul criticism
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister has chided U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris for speaking out against Prime Minister Benjamin…
Continue Reading ‘It felt like an eternity.’ Parkland student testifies in trial of ex-school resource officer who stayed outside during massacre
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in the trial of the former school resource officer who stayed outside a Parkland, Florida, high school…
Continue Reading Is it a ‘skip’ or a ‘pause’? Federal Reserve won’t likely raise rates next week but maybe next month
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When an increasingly fractious committee of Federal Reserve policymakers meets next…
Continue Reading Spain registers hottest spring temperatures on record
MADRID (AP) — Spain registered its hottest spring on record this year, and its second driest ever, the state meteorological agency says. A…
Continue Reading 2 New York counties’ executive orders targeting migrants are temporarily blocked by federal judge
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A federal district court judge on Tuesday granted a motion barring two New York counties from executing…
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