Biden will tout long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation during Arizona visit
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce a new national monument to preserve land around Grand Canyon…
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K-pop star Suga becomes 3rd BTS member to begin military service in South Korea
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Following his debut solo tour earlier this year, Suga, the K-pop superstar…
Continue Reading Carcinogens found at Montana nuclear missile sites as reports of hundreds of cancers surface
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has detected unsafe levels of a likely carcinogen at underground launch control…
Continue Reading Firearm count added against Indiana man charged in block party shooting that killed 1, injured 17
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A prosecutor has filed a felony firearm sentencing enhancement against a Muncie man charged with two counts of aggravated…
Continue Reading Crowds honor soccer player killed by crocodile in Costa Rica
By Djenane Villanueva and Karol Suarez, CNN (CNN) — Crowds of people accompanied the coffin of soccer player Jesus Lopez Ortiz in Guanacaste,…
Continue Reading Nearly all teens on Idaho YMCA camp bus that crashed have been released to their families
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Nearly all of the teenagers aboard an Idaho YMCA camp bus that rolled on a winding highway late last week have been released to…
Continue Reading Texas judge dismisses murder charge against babysitter who served 15 years over toddler’s death
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has dismissed a murder charge against a babysitter who served 15 years in prison over the death of a toddler who…
Continue Reading Judges halt a Biden rule offering student debt relief for those alleging colleges misled them
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has put on hold a rule from President Joe Biden’s administration that…
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Black mom sues city of Detroit claiming she was falsely arrested while 8 months pregnant by officers using facial recognition technology
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A Black mother is suing the city of Detroit and a Detroit Police Department detective after she was falsely…
Continue Reading Montgomery police issue warrants after massive brawl on Alabama riverfront dock
By Alta Spells, Devon M. Sayers, Ryan Young and Christal Hayes, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have issued arrest warrants after a chaotic brawl broke…
Continue Reading Colombia’s first leftist president is stalled by congress and a campaign finance scandal
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro took office laying out ambitious goals for the…
Continue Reading Cost of Missouri abortion-rights petition challenged in court again
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion activists are going back to court to fight a…
Continue Reading Arrest warrants issued for Alabama riverfront brawl
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Police said Monday that arrest warrants have been issued in connection with a riverfront brawl in Alabama’s capital…
Continue Reading Leader of Texas’ largest county takes leave from job for treatment of clinical depression
HOUSTON (AP) — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo of Texas says she is taking a temporary leave of absence for treatment of clinical depression.…
Continue Reading Jeff Gunter, a dermatologist who was Trump’s ambassador to Iceland, is running for Nevada Senate
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A dermatologist who was ambassador to Iceland during Donald Trump’s administration is running for U.S. Senate in Nevada. Dr.…
Continue Reading Trump lawyers urge judge to narrow proposed rules on evidence sharing in election subversion case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Donald Trump’s legal team told a judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against him on Monday that…
Continue Reading Thousands of flights are delayed after severe storms disrupt air travel
CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Thousands of flights have been delayed or canceled Tuesday following a round of severe storms that…
Continue Reading New York City doctor charged with sexually assaulting unconscious patients and filming it
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City doctor was indicted Monday on charges that he sexually abused several women who…
Continue Reading History will be made at Women’s World Cup as Colombia, Jamaica and Morocco seek quarterfinal spots
By JENNA FRYER AP National Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — History will be made Tuesday in at least one of the Women’s World Cup knockout…
Continue Reading Indiana teacher with ‘kill list’ of students, staff sentenced to 2½ years on probation
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A former fifth-grade teacher in northwestern Indiana who was charged with felony intimidation after authorities say she…
Continue Reading President Biden hosts Astros, says he can relate to Dusty Baker, oldest manager to win World Series
JOSH BOAK and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At 73, Dusty Baker became the oldest manager ever to win the World Series when the…
Continue Reading Father of missing girl Harmony Montgomery insists he didn’t kill his daughter
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press A New Hampshire father charged in the murder of his missing 5-year-old daughter Harmony Montgomery used a court…
Continue Reading Boeing’s 1st astronaut flight bumped into next year, more repairs needed
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Already running years behind, Boeing’s first astronaut flight is now off until…
Continue Reading Judge says man charged with killing 3 in suburban Boston mentally incompetent for trial
NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A man charged with killing a couple marking their 50th wedding anniversary as well as the woman’s 97-year-old mother in…
Continue Reading Powerful storm kills 2 people and leaves 1.1 million without power in eastern US
By ASHRAF KHALIL and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At least two people died, thousands of U.S. flights were canceled or…
Continue Reading Simon & Schuster purchased by private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billion
NEW YORK (AP) — Simon & Schuster has been sold to the private equity firm KKR, months after a federal judge blocked its purchase by rival…
Continue Reading Appeals court upholds Josh Duggar’s conviction for downloading child sex abuse images
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld Josh Duggar’s conviction for downloading child…
Continue Reading Argentines ask patron saint of work for jobs with elections around the corner
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentines have lined up on a bitterly cold winter morning as part of an annual…
Continue Reading Attorneys for 3 last-known survivors of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre appeal dismissed reparations case
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Attorneys seeking reparations for three living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre have…
Continue Reading NYC plans to house migrants on an island in the East River
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Eric Adams says the city will house as many as 2,000 migrants on an island in the…
Continue Reading A Florida man is charged with flooding an emergency room after attacking a nurse and stripping
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — A man in southwest Florida has been charged with flooding a hospital’s emergency rooms after attacking a nurse and stripping…
Continue Reading Pregnant woman’s arrest in carjacking case spurs call to end Detroit police facial recognition
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit woman who was arrested in connection with a suspected robbery and carjacking…
Continue Reading Second body found at Arizona State Capitol in less than two weeks
PHOENIX (AP) — A body has been found on the grounds of the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix for the second time in less than two weeks, according…
Continue Reading Judge tosses Trump’s defamation suit against writer who won sexual abuse lawsuit against him
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge tossed out former President Donald Trump’s countersuit against the writer…
Continue Reading Belarus begins military drills near its border with Poland and Lithuania as tensions heighten
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus has begun military exercises near its border with Poland and Lithuania. The drills Monday come with tensions…
Continue Reading Liberty freshman football player Tajh Boyd, 19, dies
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Liberty University says a freshman football player has died. The school identified the player as Tajh Boyd, a 19-year-old…
Continue Reading Glacial dam outburst in Alaska’s capital erodes riverbanks, destroys at least 2 buildings
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Raging waters that ate away at riverbanks, destroyed at least two buildings and damaged…
Continue Reading UN appeal judges toss out plan to set up procedure to hear evidence against Rwandan genocide suspect
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges have thrown out a decision by a United Nations court to set up a…
Continue Reading $1.55 billion Mega Millions prize grows as 31 drawings pass without a winner
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — There is no mystery why the Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $1.55 billion, making…
Continue Reading Justice Department helping Ukraine in war crimes investigations, Attorney General Garland says
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland says the U.S. Justice Department is…
Continue Reading Boater missing for day and a half rescued off Florida coast in half-submerged boat
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — A boater who had been missing for more than a day and a half was rescued off the Florida coast in a half-submerged boat,…
Continue Reading Trio of missing hikers who set out on treacherous ridge in Scottish Highlands found dead
GLEN COE, Scotland (AP) — Police say the bodies of three missing hikers have been recovered from a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. A search for…
Continue Reading From prison, Pakistan’s former Premier Imran Khan and his lawyer plan to challenge his graft case
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A lawyer for Pakistan’s Imran Khan has met with him at a prison where the former prime minister…
Continue Reading Thousands in Haiti march to demand safety from violent gangs as killings and kidnappings soar
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Several thousand people — their faces covered to conceal their identities —…
Continue Reading Extreme heat has killed 147 people in 5 counties, coroners report. The real number is likely much higher
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Extreme heat in the US has killed at least 147 people in just five counties, medical examiners report — a mere…
Continue Reading Husband of missing Georgia mom Imani Roberson arrested and charged with her murder
CNN, WXIA By Eli Masket, CNN (CNN) — The husband of a Georgia mother of four who had been missing for more than two weeks was charged with her…
Continue Reading William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘The French Connection,’ dead at 87
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Friedkin, the Oscar winning director of two gripping film classics, “The French…
Continue Reading Ex-student accused in California stabbing deaths is mentally unfit for trial
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The criminal case against a former Northern California university student accused of several…
Continue Reading Cecilia Bartoli veers into opera management while still singing at 57
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Still singing at age 57, mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli has branched into opera management.…
Continue Reading Illinois to ban advertising for guns allegedly marketed to kids and militants
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine…
Continue Reading US economy still needs ‘multiple’ rate hikes, says top Fed official
A senior official at the Federal Reserve is pushing back against growing hopes on Wall Street that the central bank could be nearly done raising…
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The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to $1.55 billion. Here’s how hard it is to win
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no shaking it. Your chances of winning the lottery are extremely slim. After no big winner Friday…
Continue Reading NATO and the EU send aid to Slovenia after floods that killed at least 6 and left many homeless
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — The European Union and NATO began sending urgent aid to Slovenia after severe flooding over the weekend affecting…
Continue Reading China praises Ukraine talks in Saudi that Russia said were ‘doomed to fail’
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Beijing on Monday praised ongoing talks aimed at finding a formula for peace in Ukraine, after a Chinese envoy…
Continue Reading A dog hit the pedal on a golf cart and ran over a 4-year-old, who was uninjured
By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — A fire crew’s dog jumped on the pedal of a golf cart which then struck a 4-year-old Michigan girl, leaving her…
Continue Reading Mega Millions jackpot soars to potential record after no winner Friday, lottery says
A record Mega Millions jackpot may be in play after no ticket matched all winning numbers in Friday night’s drawing, the lottery…
Continue Reading The invisible laws that led to America’s housing crisis
In the 1910s, US cities began enacting policies that would shape neighborhoods and, unintentionally, lay the roots for the severe housing shortage…
Continue Reading FDA approves first postpartum depression pill in the US
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the medication zuranolone for the treatment of postpartum depression – making it the first…
Continue Reading World’s smallest bear finally has its time in the sun. But is that a good thing?
CNN 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 Two rivals claim to be in charge in Niger. One is detained and has been publicly silent for days
By CARA ANNA and CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Nearly two weeks have passed since the coup in Niger, and the two men making…
Continue Reading Worker injured as explosion at Texas paint plant sends fireballs into sky
GARLAND, Texas (AP) — A worker was injured early Monday when an explosion set a paint manufacturing plant in the Dallas suburbs ablaze and shot a…
Continue Reading NTSB investigating a helicopter collision that left 3 dead while battling Southern California fires
CNN, KABC By Elizabeth Wolfe and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — National Transportation Safety Board investigators have begun to assess the scene…
Continue Reading Biden heads west for a policy victory lap, drawing an implicit contrast with Trump
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press TUSAYAN, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden set out Monday on a Western swing aimed at showcasing his work on…
Continue Reading New Hampshire is sued over removal of marker dedicated to Communist Party leader
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Supporters of a former historical marker dedicated to a feminist and labor activist from…
Continue Reading Missouri man sentenced to prison for killing that went unsolved for decades
UNION, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, nearly four decades after a woman was strangled with her body dumped in…
Continue Reading Russian writer Dmitry Glukhovsky is handed an 8-year prison term for discrediting Russia’s army
By The Associated Press A Russian court has handed a writer an eight year prison sentence, finding him guilty of deliberately spreading false…
Continue Reading Ukraine says it’s foiled assassination plot against Zelensky
By Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — An alleged informant for Russia has been detained in connection to a plot to…
Continue Reading Officer who held back crowd during George Floyd’s murder sentenced to over 4 years in prison
By Brad Parks and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Tou Thao, the former Minneapolis police officer who held back a crowd of bystanders during George…
Continue Reading CBS game show ‘Superfan’ celebrates musicians like Shania Twain, Kelsea Ballerini and Pitbull
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CBS’ latest game show, “Superfan,” premiering Wednesday, gathers one musical act…
Continue Reading Moroccan navy recovers bodies of 5 Senegalese migrants whose boat capsized and rescues 189 others
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The Moroccan navy has recovered the bodies of five Senegalese migrants and rescued 189 others after their boat capsized off…
Continue Reading Asylum-seekers board UK’s controversial ‘deathtrap’ housing barge
By Catherine Nicholls and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — The first asylum-seekers boarded a controversial barge moored in southern England Monday…
Continue Reading ‘Of course’ Trump lost the 2020 election, DeSantis says after years of hedging
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said definitively that rival Donald Trump lost…
Continue Reading Slovenia floods kill at least six in ‘worst natural disaster to ever hit’ the country, says PM
CNN By Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Devastating floods and other adverse weather conditions in Slovenia have killed at least six people and…
Continue Reading Slovenia floods kill at least six in ‘worst natural disaster to ever hit’ the country, says PM
By Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Devastating floods and other adverse weather conditions in Slovenia have killed at least six people and caused…
Continue Reading People are losing more money to scammers than ever before. Here’s how to keep yourself safe
By CORA LEWIS and ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Business for scammers is booming. The most recent Federal Trade Commission data…
Continue Reading At least 12 people were injured in a blast at a port in northwest Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials say at least 12 people have been injured in an explosion at a port in the country’s northwest. The blast at…
Continue Reading The Maldives’ incumbent President Solih will face seven other candidates in next month’s election
MALE, Maldives (AP) — Incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and seven other candidates have registered to run in the Maldives’ presidential…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says he may need surgery before proposed ‘cage match’ with Mark Zuckerberg
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed “cage match” with Mark Zuckerberg. The two tech billionaires…
Continue Reading Japan raises concerns over Iran’s nuclear enrichment and drone supplies to Russia for Ukraine war
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has expressed concerns over Iran’s advancing uranium enrichment program and its suspected…
Continue Reading Indigenous leader inspires an Amazon city to grant personhood to an endangered river
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE, TERESA DE MIGUEL and ANDRÉ PENNER Associated Press GUAJARA-MIRIM, Brazil (AP) — In late June, the Amazon city of…
Continue Reading 1 hurt in explosion at a Sherwin-Williams paint factory plant in Texas
By Eli Masket, CNN (CNN) — At least one factory worker was injured in an explosion and fire at a Sherwin-Williams paint manufacturing and…
Continue Reading WWE’s SummerSlam pulls in $7M in sponsorship revenue, up 23% from a year ago
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE’s sponsorship revenue for SummerSlam rose 23% from a year ago to $7 million, the most for any event…
Continue Reading 2 people are fatally shot on a fifth day of protests in the South African city of Cape Town
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Two people have been fatally shot on a fifth day of violent protests in the South…
Continue Reading Correction: Child Killed-Noise story
CHICAGO (AP) — In a story published Aug. 7, 2023, and resent Aug. 8, 2023, about a Chicago girl who was shot and killed while riding a scooter, The…
Continue Reading Ukraine replaces Soviet-era hammer and sickle symbol with a trident on Kyiv statue
By Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych, Ivana Kottasová and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has removed Soviet-era signage from a hilltop monument…
Continue Reading Russian court imposes 3- to 6-year sentences for distributing tainted drinks that killed 44
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Monday sentenced seven defendants to as little as three years in prison for distributing methanol-tainted drinks…
Continue Reading Populist party and member of outgoing administration will try to form Thailand’s next government
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s populist Pheu Thai party has announced it will form a coalition with a…
Continue Reading Democrats see Michigan and Minnesota as guides for what to do with majority power
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Fueled by election gains, Democrats in Minnesota and Michigan this…
Continue Reading 2 Russian missile strikes hit a city in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 5 people, officials say
By HANNA ARHIROVA and JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two Russian missile strikes hit the city center of the Ukrainian city of…
Continue Reading The UK government moves asylum-seekers to a barge moored off southern England in a bid to cut costs
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A small group of asylum-seekers was moved Monday onto a barge moored in southern England as the U.K.…
Continue Reading At least 2 buildings destroyed in flooding in Alaska’s capital from glacial lake water release
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — At least two buildings have been destroyed and residents of others have been evacuated from Juneau after flooding caused by a…
Continue Reading Stormy weather across northern Europe kills at least 1 person, idles ferries and delays flights
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Stormy weather across northern Europe has killed at least one person and caused airport…
Continue Reading Hong Kong government to appeal against court’s refusal to ban popular protest song
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong government said Monday it was seeking to appeal against the court’s refusal to ban a…
Continue Reading Palestinian teenager dies after he was shot by Israeli troops in the West Bank last week
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says a teenager who was shot by Israeli troops last week after throwing a firebomb in the occupied…
Continue Reading New York woman breathes new life into discarded Barbies to help migrant girls find hope
By Alaa Elassar, CNN New York (CNN) — Barbara Lakin sits on a bus in New York City, her fingers busy sewing blue thread into a tiny dress. On…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 7: Extreme weather, Trump, World Cup, Gas stations, Niger
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Picking the right outfit to keep you cool as temperatures soar isn’t as easy as it seems. Lighter-colored…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 7: Extreme weather, Trump, World Cup, Gas stations, Niger
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Picking the right outfit to keep you cool as temperatures soar isn’t as easy as it seems. Lighter-colored…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: When to repair or replace your appliances
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet The decision about whether to repair or replace appliances can be a lot more complicated than general rules of thumb…
Continue Reading A survivor of the fatal Pennsylvania bus crash describes chaos and heroism after it turned over
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A bus carrying up to 50 people traveling from New York to Ohio crashed and hit another vehicle on a Pennsylvania interstate,…
Continue Reading Niger military deploys reinforcements to capital after ignoring deadline to cede power
By Omar Saley, Martin Goillandeau and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Niamey, Niger (CNN) — Niger’s armed forces have been bringing in reinforcements…
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