Spain sweats out sultry nights as heat wave bakes southern Europe
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain is sweltering under an unrelenting heat wave as temperatures start to build toward…
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How America’s push for the atomic bomb spawned enduring radioactive waste problems in St. Louis
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The federal government and companies responsible for nuclear bomb production…
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5 things to know for July 12: Floods, Actors strike, North Korea, GOP primary, Abortion
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Multiple wills were found in Aretha Franklin’s Detroit home after her death in 2018, causing a family battle…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 12: Floods, Actors strike, North Korea, GOP primary, Abortion
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Multiple wills were found in Aretha Franklin’s Detroit home after her death in 2018, causing a family battle…
Continue Reading Palestinian president visits Jenin refugee camp after devastating Israeli military raid
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is paying a visit to the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied…
Continue Reading Live Updates | UK defense secretary says Ukraine should be grateful, not treat allies like ‘Amazon’
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has raised some eyebrows by suggesting that Ukraine should appear more grateful for…
Continue Reading EU fines US firm Illumina $475 million for jumping gun on buying cancer-screening company Grail
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has slapped a $475 million fine on U.S. biotech giant Illumina for buying out…
Continue Reading Pence would ban abortions when pregnancies aren’t viable. His GOP rivals won’t say if they agree
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a Republican presidential field full of candidates opposed to abortion rights, Mike Pence stands…
Continue Reading Milan Kundera, renowned but reclusive Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris at 94
By ELAINE GANLEY and LORI HINNANT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Milan Kundera, whose dissident writings in communist Czechoslovakia transformed him…
Continue Reading Militants attack a security post in southwest Pakistan and trigger a clash that leaves 8 dead
By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say five heavily-armed militants have attacked a security post in…
Continue Reading Pence would ban abortions when pregnancies aren’t viable. His GOP rivals won’t say if they agree
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is leaning in on his anti-abortion stance as he campaigns for the…
Continue Reading Chip maker Foxconn exits a semiconductor joint venture with Indian mining company Vedanta
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Apple iPhone manufacturer Foxconn has announced it is backing out of a $19.5 billion…
Continue Reading Police say there could be a ‘decade of victims’ in case of Tennessee man accused of recording himself raping unconscious boys
By Amy Simonson, Gustavo Valdes and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — An investigation into a Tennessee man accused of recording himself raping…
Continue Reading British Open raises purse to $16.5 million with the winner to get $3 million
HOYLAKE, England (AP) — The British Open is raising its prize fund from $14 million to $16.5 million. That means the winner next week at Royal…
Continue Reading Women’s World Cup brings attention to abuse in soccer
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Women’s World Cup will be played with new programs in place to help protect players and other…
Continue Reading France’s anti-immigration far right gets boost from riots over police killing of teen
By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Widespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have…
Continue Reading Russian commander killed while jogging may have been tracked on Strava app
By Mariya Knight, Olga Voitovych, Andrew Carey, Tim Lister and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — A Russian submarine commander shot to death while…
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Russian commander killed while jogging may have been tracked on Strava app
By Mariya Knight, Olga Voitovych, Andrew Carey, Tim Lister and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — A Russian submarine commander shot to death while…
Continue Reading Traces of explosives were found in a yacht in the Nord Stream sabotage investigation, diplomats say
BERLIN (AP) — European diplomats have told the United Nations Security Council that investigators found traces of subsea explosives in samples…
Continue Reading Serbian president says the real reason for US sanctions against Serbian spy chief is his Russia ties
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic says the real reason why the country’s intelligence chief is facing U.S. sanctions…
Continue Reading ACL injuries are keeping stars out of the Women’s World Cup
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Dutch forward Vivianne Miedema and England’s Leah Williamson are among the stars of women’s soccer who…
Continue Reading China-based hackers have breached government and individual email accounts, Microsoft says
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China has called accusations that a China-based hacking group breached government-linked email…
Continue Reading Argentina turns its attention to youth divisions in search of a Messi-like player in women’s soccer
By DEBORA REY Associated Press AREQUITO, Argentina (AP) — Candelaria Cabrera was the only girl playing in a boys league where she lives in…
Continue Reading China sends large group of warplanes, navy ships towards Taiwan in forceful display
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has sent navy ships and a large group of warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers,…
Continue Reading Bank of England says UK banks are resilient enough to offer struggling households support
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has warned that households across the U.K. are facing mounting problems from the…
Continue Reading Two brothers, aged 3 and 6, are among 4 people wounded by a shooter on a scooter at a crowded New York park, police say
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Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares jump on Wall Street’s return to its highest level in over a year
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Thursday, boosted by Wall Street’s return to its highest level in more…
Continue Reading At least 41 dead after heavy rain and flash floods in northern India
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Continue Reading Thai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention in Myanmar and says she wants to join talks on crisis
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Continue Reading South Korean zoo celebrates birth of first twin pandas
By Chris Lau and Jake Kwon, CNN (CNN) — A giant panda at a South Korean zoo has given birth to the country’s first twin cubs. The palm-sized…
Continue Reading South Korean zoo celebrates birth of first twin pandas
By Chris Lau and Jake Kwon, CNN (CNN) — A giant panda at a South Korean zoo has given birth to the country’s first twin cubs. The palm-sized…
Continue Reading House fire kills 4 adults and 6 children in Pakistan, rescuers and police say
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Police and rescue officials say a fire swept through a house in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore before dawn…
Continue Reading Russia’s threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises fears about global food security
By COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Concerns are growing that Russia won’t extend a United Nations-brokered deal that allows…
Continue Reading Iran’s president begins a rare visit to Africa ‘to promote economic diplomacy’
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Iran’s president has begun a rare visit to Africa as the country under heavy U.S. economic…
Continue Reading ‘This disaster is not over’: Post-flooding perils endanger Vermont as more rain could inundate already deluged cities
By Holly Yan, Lauren Mascarenhas and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The catastrophic floodwater that damaged or destroyed countless homes in…
Continue Reading Paraguay’s president-elect recommits to ties as Taiwan’s last ally in South America
By SIMINA MISTREANU TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Paraguay’s president-elect, Santiago Pena, has committed to maintaining diplomatic ties with Taiwan,…
Continue Reading Thailand’s Election Commission says top candidate for prime minister may have broken election law
By JINATAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and GRANT PECK BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s state Election Commission says it has concluded there is evidence that the top…
Continue Reading Larry Nassar was stabbed in his cell and the attack was not seen by prison cameras, AP source says
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press Larry Nassar was stabbed in his cell at a federal penitentiary in Florida, out of view of…
Continue Reading Kerry to visit Beijing for climate talks amid efforts to revive relations between US and China
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Beijing next week to discuss strategies for limiting global…
Continue Reading The Manson ‘family’: A look at key players and victims in the cult leader’s killings
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Continue Reading After half a century, Israel moves to evict squatter from his cave home on the beach
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Continue Reading North Korea says it tested an advanced solid-fueled ballistic missile. Here’s why adversaries are alarmed
By Brad Lendon and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — North Korea fired what it said was a solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday,…
Continue Reading Residents evacuated as homes slide down Los Angeles County hillside following ‘significant land movement’
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen homes have been evacuated in Rolling Hills Estates, California, after the ground shifted,…
Continue Reading Hollywood actors agree to mediation, but strike may be unavoidable
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Continue Reading Thai police arrest 2 German suspects in the abduction and killing of a German businessman
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai media say police have arrested two Germans in connection with the abduction and slaying of another German, whose dismembered…
Continue Reading Seventh cheetah dies in India, raising concerns over reintroduction efforts
By Dhruv Tikekar, Irene Nasser and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — India’s struggling efforts to reintroduce the cheetah species have been dealt…
Continue Reading A Biden plan cuts student loan payments for millions to $0. Will it be the next legal battle?
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — This summer, millions of Americans with student loans will be able to apply for a new…
Continue Reading Dentist accused of poisoning wife searched online for ways to get away with murder, police say
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A judge says there is enough evidence for a Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his…
Continue Reading Budget troubles won’t change California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s goals for 2nd term, he tells AP
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says looming multi-billion budget deficits will not change his…
Continue Reading FBI Director Chris Wray defends the ‘real FBI’ against criticism from House Republicans
By FARNOUSH AMIRI, ERIC TUCKER and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Chris Wray defended the “real FBI” during a…
Continue Reading Few US adults support full abortion bans, even in states that have them, an AP-NORC poll finds
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press The majority of U.S. adults, including those living in states with the deepest limits on…
Continue Reading ‘Succession’ leads all Emmy nominees with 27 as HBO dominates; ‘Ted Lasso’ leads comedy contenders
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Continue Reading US inflation falls to 3%, lowest level in more than 2 years, as price pressures ease
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After two years of painfully high prices, inflation in the United States has reached…
Continue Reading Russia slammed as ‘inhumane’ after blocking UN cross-border aid operation to Syria
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The United States, France and the United Kingdom have condemned Russia’s move to block the proposed…
Continue Reading Russia slammed as ‘inhumane’ after blocking UN cross-border aid operation to Syria
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The United States, France and the United Kingdom have condemned Russia’s move to block the proposed…
Continue Reading American woman says she thought she would die when New Zealand volcano erupted
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press An American woman says she told her new husband she loved him and was certain they would die when a New Zealand…
Continue Reading Iraq moves toward easing its energy crisis with $27B TotalEnergies deal, but challenges remain
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Continue Reading Japan’s top court rules against bathroom restriction for transgender government employee
By Emiko Jozuka and Jessie Yeung, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision on Tuesday, ruling against a…
Continue Reading Japan’s top court rules against bathroom restriction for transgender government employee
By Emiko Jozuka and Jessie Yeung, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision on Tuesday, ruling against a…
Continue Reading Ukraine wins G7 security pledges, but NATO membership remains elusive
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, LORNE COOK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed fresh…
Continue Reading Former Manson family member Leslie Van Houten released from California prison, official says
By Cheri Mossburg and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Leslie Van Houten, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer, was released from a…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania escapee likely still in area, top state patrol official says
By Danny Freeman and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — Escapee Michael Burham is likely still in the area around a northwestern Pennsylvania jail…
Continue Reading Scooter-riding gunman sought for attack that hurt 4 people, including 2 children, at New York park
NEW YORK (AP) — Police are hunting for a gunman who opened fire in a crowded New York park, wounding four people including two young children.…
Continue Reading Free-solo climber dies after falling hundreds of feet from ridge in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A 26-year-old woman from Boulder, Colorado, died after falling approximately 500 feet while free-solo climbing a…
Continue Reading North Korea said it fired a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday
By Brad Lendon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea said that the intercontinental ballistic missile it launched on…
Continue Reading Ghostly figures emerge from Pillars of Creation in new Webb telescope image
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has glimpsed the dark side of the usually ethereal Pillars of Creation,…
Continue Reading Bank of America hit with $250M in fines and refunds for ‘double-dipping’ fees and fake accounts
By KEN SWEET and MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America will reimburse customers more than $100 million and pay $150…
Continue Reading Thailand’s prime minister, who seized power in a 2014 coup, quits politics after losing election
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who served almost nine years in office after…
Continue Reading Kansas City Chiefs superfan who became a fugitive after bank robbery charge has been caught in California, feds say
By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A Kansas man who gained attention for dressing in a full wolf’s costume at Kansas City Chiefs games and who…
Continue Reading Cuba calls the presence of US nuclear-powered submarine at Guantanamo Bay naval base a provocation
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Continue Reading Play, swim and eat: Europe’s largest casino resort opens its doors in Cyprus as tourism rebounds
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Continue Reading Insurance companies sue energy corporation after it was blamed for helping start Colorado wildfire
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Continue Reading Portland officer issues video apology for hitting photographer during 2020 racial justice protest
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A police officer in Portland, Oregon, issued a video apology Tuesday for hitting a photographer in the head with a baton…
Continue Reading North Korea said it fired a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday
By Brad Lendon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea said that the intercontinental ballistic missile it launched on…
Continue Reading North Korea fires its first ICBM in 3 months after making threat over alleged US spy flights
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has test-fired its first intercontinental ballistic…
Continue Reading Phoenix officials ask judge for more time in clearing downtown camp of homeless people
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix says it’s slowly clearing hundreds of people from a downtown camp of homeless people called “The Zone,” asking a judge…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes on track for early release from her 11-year prison sentence for Theranos scam
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has apparently behaved well enough during the first six weeks of her more than 11-year…
Continue Reading An inmate used the chain of his handcuffs to choke an Indiana sheriff’s deputy who later died at hospital, affidavit says
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An inmate in Indianapolis allegedly used the chain of his handcuffs to choke a sheriff’s deputy who died shortly…
Continue Reading An inmate used the chain of his handcuffs to choke an Indiana sheriff’s deputy who later died at hospital, affidavit says
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An inmate in Indianapolis allegedly used the chain of his handcuffs to choke a sheriff’s deputy who died shortly…
Continue Reading Virginia Republicans roll out early and absentee voting push ahead of legislative elections
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans are launching a coordinated early voting initiative ahead of this…
Continue Reading Saints’ Kamara pleads no contest to misdemeanor in man’s beating at Las Vegas club
By KEN RITTER and MARK ANDERSON Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara pleaded no contest Tuesday to a…
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Continue Reading Record number of reports of discriminatory behavior received by Kick It Out
LONDON (AP) — Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out has received a record number of reports of discriminatory behavior during the 2022-23 soccer…
Continue Reading California has spent billions to fight homelessness. The problem has gotten worse
By Nick Watt, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — California has spent a stunning $17.5 billion trying to combat homelessness over just four years. But, in…
Continue Reading SUV reported stolen with infant inside in Alabama may have rolled into thick brush, police say
PARRISH, Ala. (AP) — Police say an SUV that was reported stolen with an infant inside in Alabama may have instead rolled into thick brush where it…
Continue Reading A 76-year-old woman has sued a Kansas hospital saying a man sexually assaulted her at the facility
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A man has been charged with rape and other crimes in a series of sexual assaults on patients in a Kansas…
Continue Reading Pickleball comes to Fenway Park as growing sport reaches the big leagues
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The pickleball craze is hitting the big leagues. Courts for the tennis/badminton/ping pong hybrid…
Continue Reading Mikala Jones, Hawaii surfer known for filming inside waves, dies in surfing accident
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Mikala Jones, a Hawaii surfer known for shooting awe-inspiring photos and videos from the inside…
Continue Reading Senators call for Supreme Court to follow ethics code like other branches of government
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, ERIC TUCKER and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says it’s time for Supreme…
Continue Reading Idaho sued over law making it a crime to help minors get abortions without parental consent
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two advocacy groups and an attorney who works with sexual assault victims are suing Idaho…
Continue Reading Things to know about a landslide that has destroyed homes in Southern California
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, Calif. (AP) — Leaders of a Southern California city hit by a destructive landslide are planning to vote on a resolution to…
Continue Reading American accused of killing 3 women in Tijuana arrested in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. authorities have arrested a California man accused of killing three women in the Mexican border city of Tijuana and…
Continue Reading Trump can be held liable in writer’s defamation lawsuit after Justice Department reverses course
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department has reversed its position that Donald Trump can’t be held…
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By Niamh Kennedy, CNN London (CNN) — A second person has come forward with allegations against a presenter who was recently suspended by the…
Continue Reading Scientists say they’ve found a site that marks a new chapter in Earth’s history
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have identified the geological site that they say best reflects a proposed new epoch called the…
Continue Reading Former Manson family member Leslie Van Houten released from California prison, official says
By Cheri Mossburg and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Leslie Van Houten, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer, was released from a…
Continue Reading Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison a half-century after grisly killings
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, a former homecoming princess who at 19 helped…
Continue Reading Workers in Maine will get paid family and medical leave starting in 2026
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a supplemental budget that includes establishment…
Continue Reading Utah high court scrutinizes process that sliced state’s most Democrat-heavy county into 4 districts
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court grilled attorneys representing the state on Tuesday over their claim that…
Continue Reading Artist who dumped manure at Belarusian president’s office dies in prison, wife says
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press Writer TALLINN, ESTONIA (AP) — A Belarusian artist who dumped manure outside an office of President Alexander…
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