Georgia fires football staffer who survived fatal crash, less than a month after lawsuit
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia has fired the football recruiting staffer who survived a January crash that killed player Devin Willock and another…
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Texans minority owner Javier Loya is facing rape charge in Kentucky
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Javier Loya, a minority owner of the Houston Texans, is facing a rape charge in Kentucky,…
Continue Reading Soaring sales of diabetes drug Mounjaro, widely used for weight loss, sends Eli Lilly to new heights
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Continue Reading Jordanian military says 1 man died, 2 arrested during a thwarted attempt to ‘infiltrate the country’
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Jordanian military says one man has died and two others have been arrested following an attempt to infiltrate the country.…
Continue Reading Harris says new rule means ‘thousands of dollars’ for workers on federal construction projects
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has announced changes to labor rules that could raise wages for construction workers on federal…
Continue Reading Hundreds gather to say goodbye to Sinéad O’Connor at funeral procession in Ireland
By Catherine Nicholls, Amy Croffey and Caolán Magee, CNN London (CNN) — Hundreds of people lined the streets to pay tribute to the late Irish…
Continue Reading Two years after Olympics drama Belarus-born Tsimanouskaya to run for Poland in 3 track worlds events
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Continue Reading FAA warns of safety hazard from overheating engine housing on Boeing Max jets during anti-icing
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer U.S. regulators are warning airlines to limit the use of an anti-icing system on Boeing 737 Max jets in dry air to…
Continue Reading Woman seriously injured by rare shark bite off NYC’s Rockaway Beach
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman was seriously injured after a shark bit through her thigh while she…
Continue Reading US investigating power-assisted steering failure complaints in older Ram pickup trucks
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety investigators have opened a probe into reports that some older Ram 1500 pickup trucks can lose power-steering…
Continue Reading Amazon nations seek common voice on climate change, urge developed world to help protect rainforest
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Leaders from South American nations that are home to the Amazon are…
Continue Reading Italy proposed a bank tax to help people with interest rate hikes. The move sent stocks plunging
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Italian finance ministry is defending a proposed 40% tax on some bank profits as being in line…
Continue Reading Nonprofits are lobbying a lot less than two decades ago, according to new research
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Continue Reading Italian man dies after being crushed by thousands of wheels of cheese
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — An Italian cheesemaker died on Sunday after being crushed by thousands of rounds of Grana Padano…
Continue Reading Boston man files lawsuit seeking to bankrupt white supremacist group he says assaulted him
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Black teacher and musician who says members of a white nationalist hate group punched, kicked and…
Continue Reading The second son of Thailand’s king returns to the country unexpectedly after decades of estrangement
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The estranged son of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn visited a daycare center for…
Continue Reading O’Shae Sibley’s killing unites New York’s Black LGBTQ community in grief and defiance
By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — O’Shae Sibley’s passion for dance was transcendent. Those closest to him told CNN the 28-year-old had the…
Continue Reading Texas woman known as the ‘Sassy Trucker’ leaves Dubai after monthslong legal dispute
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Houston woman known online as the “Sassy Trucker” has left the United…
Continue Reading Germany receives 178 compensation applications from gay servicepeople over discrimination
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German defense ministry says that it has received 178 applications for compensation from…
Continue Reading Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Students in a Florida school district will be reading only excerpts from William…
Continue Reading Greece’s coast guard rescues 52 people from migrant sailboat anchored off remote uninhabited island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says it has mounted a rescue operation for 52 migrants crammed onto a sailing boat found anchored off…
Continue Reading UK police arrest suspect in a stabbing that took place near the British Museum in London
LONDON (AP) — Police in London say they have arrested a man suspected of stabbing another man near the British Museum. The museum known for housing…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Issuer closing your credit card? Act fast to preserve credit
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 8: Storms, Ukraine, GOP primary, Strikes, Boat dock brawl
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 8: Storms, Ukraine, GOP primary, Strikes, Boat dock brawl
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Zoom became a household name during the pandemic for powering the remote work revolution. Now, in an ironic…
Continue Reading The World Food Program slowly resumes food aid to Ethiopia after months of suspension and criticism
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations World Food Program is slowly resuming food aid to Ethiopia nearly five…
Continue Reading Air horns and moving trucks: How Oakland, California, residents are facing a surge in crime
CNN, KGO By Kyung Lah and Chandelis Duster, CNN Oakland, California (CNN) — After 60-year-old retiree David Schneider was shot and killed here…
Continue Reading Air horns and moving trucks: How Oakland, California, residents are facing a surge in crime
By Kyung Lah and Chandelis Duster, CNN Oakland, California (CNN) — After 60-year-old retiree David Schneider was shot and killed here while…
Continue Reading Son of Spanish actors is arrested in Thailand on suspicion of killing Colombian on a tourist island
By YUCHENG TANG and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The son of two Spanish film stars has been arrested in Thailand on…
Continue Reading As hazing scandal plays out at Northwestern, some lawyers say union for athletes might have helped
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Continue Reading Twin Russian strikes on Ukrainian city kill civilians, then hit rescuers, official says
By Olga Voitovych and Sarah Dean, CNN (CNN) — A deadly Russian attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk appeared to be designed to…
Continue Reading Fan killed in Greece during clashes between rival supporters. UEFA postpones Champions League game
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Continue Reading Mourners in Ireland pay their respects to singer Sinéad O’Connor at funeral procession
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Sinéad O’Connor was remembered Tuesday for bringing “joy to countless people the world over”…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court upholds child pornography conviction of former reality star Josh Duggar
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court upheld the child pornography conviction of former reality TV star Josh Duggar, rejecting…
Continue Reading Japan’s tech investor SoftBank trims losses and promises offensive turnaround
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology company SoftBank Group continued to rack up losses for the fiscal first…
Continue Reading Stay inside as dangerous stormy weather lashes northern Europe, officials say. 2 people have died
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Officials in northern Europe are warning people to stay inside as stormy weather…
Continue Reading US inflation has steadily cooled. Getting it down to the Fed’s target rate will be the toughest mile
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Continue Reading Chinese propaganda slogans turn London street art wall into a protest site against Beijing
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Continue Reading Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan appeals his conviction and 3-year sentence
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani lawyer says his client, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, is asking a top court in…
Continue Reading Thousands of Los Angeles city workers walk off job for 24 hours alleging unfair labor practices
By AMANCAI BIRABEN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of Los Angeles city employees, including sanitation workers,…
Continue Reading European scientists make it official. July was the hottest month on record by far
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Continue Reading India’s opposition targets Modi in their no-confidence motion over ethnic violence in Manipur state
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s opposition accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of choosing silence while a…
Continue Reading Ukraine accuses Russia of targeting rescue workers with consecutive missile strikes
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials on Tuesday accused the Kremlin’s forces of targeting rescue workers…
Continue Reading Niger’s junta rejects a diplomatic visit by regional and UN officials over ‘atmosphere of menace’
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Continue Reading Searchers find black box of Australian army Taipan helicopter that crashed with the loss of 4 lives
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Divers have recovered the flight data recorder from an Australia army helicopter that crashed at sea during a military…
Continue Reading Teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter is arrested, accused of threatening to ‘do the same thing’ to a school
By Ed Lavandera and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — The teenage cousin of the gunman responsible for the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting was…
Continue Reading Israel demolishes home of alleged Palestinian attacker, fueling West Bank tensions
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli security forces say they demolished the West Bank home of a Palestinian man…
Continue Reading Japanese political leader Taro Aso calls for peace in the Taiwan Strait as Tokyo expands defense
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A senior Japanese politician is advocating for increasing his country’s deterrence ability…
Continue Reading Bursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe
By BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The gray, two-story home with white trim toppled and slid, crashing into…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asia shares mostly decline after Wall Street slide on bank worries
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Continue Reading China assures Russia it remains ‘impartial’ on Ukraine war after attending Saudi peace talks
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s top diplomat Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart that Beijing remains “impartial” on…
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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
WXYZ, PORCHA WOODRUFF, CNN By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A Black mother is suing the city of Detroit and a Detroit Police Department…
Continue Reading Dozens arrested over alleged child sex abuse following murder of two FBI agents
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A total of 98 people have been arrested in connection with child sex abuse, and 13 children rescued from harm,…
Continue Reading Once Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord, the kingpin known as Otoniel gets 45 years in prison in US
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Colombian man once seen as one of the world’s most dangerous drug lords has been sentenced…
Continue Reading Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann wins heated GOP primary as statewide candidates square off
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Continue Reading China’s July exports tumble by double digits, adding to pressure to shore up flagging economy
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports plunged by 14.5% in July compared with a year earlier, adding to pressure…
Continue Reading Tory Lanez gets 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge sentenced rapper Tory Lanez to 10 years in prison Tuesday for shooting and…
Continue Reading Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find
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Continue Reading Biden creates new national monument near Grand Canyon, citing tribal heritage, climate concerns
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and TERRY TANG Associated Press GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Declaring it good “not only for Arizona but for the…
Continue Reading Republicans are talking up the possibility of impeaching Biden. Is it what voters want to hear?
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Continue Reading Mississippi GOP Gov. Tate Reeves will face Democrat Brandon Presley in the November election
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Continue Reading Georgia kids would need parental permission to join social media if Senate Republicans get their way
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia could join other states requiring children to have their parents’ explicit permission to…
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Continue Reading A judge called an FBI operative a ‘villain.’ Ruling comes too late for 2 convicted in terror sting
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Continue Reading Friends gather in Philadelphia to remember O’Shae Sibley, killed in a confrontation over dancing
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Continue Reading Australian police charge 19 men with child sex abuse after FBI tips about dark web sharing
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Police have charged 19 men in Australia with child sex abuse offenses and rescued 13 children from further harm…
Continue Reading Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people, near double the count from prior census, government says
By DAVID BILLER and FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — The diminutive woman with a white feather headdress stood on the stage…
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BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles indicated that broadcaster Kevin Brown would be back on the air soon after reports that his recent absence…
Continue Reading Montgomery police issue warrants after massive brawl on Alabama riverfront dock
CNN, WSFA By Alta Spells, Devon M. Sayers, Ryan Young and Christal Hayes, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have issued arrest warrants after a chaotic…
Continue Reading UN investigator says Eritreans experienced torture and sexual violence during national service
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Continue Reading 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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Continue Reading Carcinogens found at Montana nuclear missile sites as reports of hundreds of cancers surface
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Continue Reading Firearm count added against Indiana man charged in block party shooting that killed 1, injured 17
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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
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By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A Black mother is suing the city of Detroit and a Detroit Police Department detective after she was falsely…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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