Man pleads not guilty in fatal road rage shooting in Washington state
GORST, Wash. (AP) — A 26-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in connection with a road-rage shooting Monday in Washington state.…
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Mega Millions lottery jackpot nears $1B ahead of Friday drawing
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Mega Millions lottery jackspot is approaching $1 billion ahead of Friday’s…
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Ammon Bundy ordered to pay $26 million to Idaho hospital, its CEO and 2 staff members
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Ammon Bundy, the Idaho-based anti-government activist who captured national attention seven years ago when he led an…
Continue Reading North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian defense minister to discuss military cooperation
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean state media say leader Kim Jong Un has met with Russian Defense Minister…
Continue Reading US legislators turn to Louisiana for experience on climate change impacts to infrastructure
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget are turning to Louisiana for its…
Continue Reading Belarusian journalist sentenced to 6 years in prison for reporting on the opposition
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A prominent journalist in Belarus has been sentenced to six years in prison, the latest…
Continue Reading El Salvador plans mass trials for those imprisoned in gang crackdown
By MARCOS ALEMÁN ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN SALVADOR (AP) — New rules passed by El Salvador’s congress will allow courts to try accused gang members…
Continue Reading Alaska board delays action on proposal to bar transgender girls from girls’ high school sports teams
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state board of education has delayed action on a proposal that would bar transgender…
Continue Reading Jury convicts Green Bay woman of killing, dismembering former boyfriend.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A jury in Wisconsin has found a Green Bay woman guilty of killing and dismembering a former boyfriend and scattering his…
Continue Reading Ocean currents vital for distributing heat could collapse by midcentury, study says
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer A system of ocean currents that transports heat northward across the North Atlantic could collapse by mid-century,…
Continue Reading Last of nearly 100 pilot whales that beached on Australia’s coast are euthanized after rescue fails
PERTH, Australia (AP) — The last of nearly 100 whales that beached on the southwestern Australian coast were euthanized Wednesday after a second…
Continue Reading Severe thunderstorms blast southern Michigan, cutting power to more than 140,000
DETROIT (AP) — Severe thunderstorms have struck southern Michigan, uprooting trees, downing branches and power lines and cutting electricity to…
Continue Reading 7 more people have died amid record highs in Arizona’s most populous county. Here’s what to know
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in America’s hottest big metro are reporting that another seven heat-associated…
Continue Reading Charges filed against members of Southern California gang after killing of 2 police officers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say 10 people linked to a Southern California street gang have been charged with federal crimes, a year…
Continue Reading California Gov. Gavin Newsom offers to help negotiate Hollywood strike
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has contacted all sides of the strikes that have hobbled…
Continue Reading Witness claims NYPD and federal agencies played a role in Malcolm X’s assassination
By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — A man who says he was a member of Malcolm X’s security detail the day the civil rights leader was assassinated…
Continue Reading 22 attorneys general oppose 3M settlement over water systems contamination with ‘forever chemicals’
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Twenty-two attorneys general want a federal court to reject a proposed $10.3…
Continue Reading Mississippi teen’s death in poultry plant shows child labor remains a problem, feds say
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG AND HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The 16-year-old worker killed in a Mississippi…
Continue Reading UK billionaire whose family trust owns Tottenham soccer club pleads not guilty to insider trading
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — British billionaire Joe Lewis has been released on a $300 million bond after pleading not guilty…
Continue Reading Five top dance companies give NY fans a treat at free outdoor festival founded during pandemic
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Occasionally, the best things in life really are free — especially if you’re a dance fan…
Continue Reading Trump wants to see Biden impeached, and other Republicans are quick to pile on
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wants to see President Joe Biden impeached, and the former…
Continue Reading Congress urged to revive long-stalled debate about regulating self-driving vehicles
By ASHRAF KHALIL and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates for the self-driving vehicle industry are asking Congress to expand…
Continue Reading Trainer of champion Maximum Security gets 4 years in prison in racehorse-drugging scheme
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The trainer of racehorse champion Maximum Security has been sentenced to four years in prison…
Continue Reading Angry Russia refuses to speak at UN meeting on its attacks on Ukraine’s key port city of Odesa
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In an escalation of Russia’s anger at Ukraine and its Western backers, Russia refused…
Continue Reading Michigan woman out of jail after light sentence for killing dad by throwing chemical
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A young Michigan woman convicted of killing her father by burning him with a chemical drain cleaner has been sentenced to a…
Continue Reading Exclusive: A Baltimore musician was hired to organize a protest. He says he never knew his client had links to pro-China operatives
CNN By Donie O’Sullivan, Isabelle Chapman, Allison Gordon and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN (CNN) — As they pumped their fists in the air and…
Continue Reading Exclusive: A Baltimore musician was hired to organize a protest. He says he never knew his client had links to pro-China operatives
By Donie O’Sullivan, Isabelle Chapman, Allison Gordon and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN (CNN) — As they pumped their fists in the air and held…
Continue Reading Interest rates just went up again: What the latest Fed move means for you
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Eleven times in 17 months. That’s how fast the Federal Reserve has hiked its overnight bank lending…
Continue Reading Rare ‘Trojan’ world may share the same orbit as another planet
Astronomers may have found a rare “sibling” that shares the same orbit of a Jupiter-like planet around a young…
Continue Reading NATO will step up security in Black Sea region after Russia declares parts are unsafe for shipping
By The Associated Press NATO says it’s stepping up surveillance of the Black Sea region as it condemned Russia’s exit from a landmark deal…
Continue Reading Sharks are millions of years older than dinosaurs and 5 other facts that may surprise you
Sharks have scared us a lot this summer, primarily for suspected attacks on humans. However, humans are a larger threat to sharks than sharks are to…
Continue Reading A herd of orphan elephants could be the key to bringing back the woolly mammoth
Our planet has been through countless changes since it first came to be 4.5 billion years…
Continue Reading They planned to get married outside their beloved home. And then the floods came
Spenser Peterson and his fiancée, Mallory Walling, loved their little blue home near Vermont’s Winooski…
Continue Reading Why America stopped building public pools
Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Gerome Sutton looked forward all week for his chance to swim at Algonquin Park pool on the…
Continue Reading Further federal probes into false Connecticut traffic stop data likely, public safety chief says
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s public safety commissioner says state lawmakers should expect a federal…
Continue Reading Ohio officer fired after letting his police dog attack a surrendering truck driver
By PATRICK ORSAGOS, BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A police officer in rural Ohio was fired…
Continue Reading Colorful new stars shine in latest Webb telescope image
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A pair of rambunctious young stars takes center stage in a new near-infrared image taken by the James Webb…
Continue Reading The US is requiring more planes to have accessible restrooms, but change will take years
Associated Press The federal government is requiring that more new planes have lavatories big enough for wheelchair users. The Transportation…
Continue Reading Russian fighter jet strikes another American drone over Syria in the sixth incident this month
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. says a Russian fighter jet fired flares and struck another American…
Continue Reading Design for Las Vegas Strip mass shooting memorial features a garden path and 58 beams of light
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A design for a permanent memorial to the 2017 Las Vegas Strip mass shooting has been chosen after…
Continue Reading Police K-9 handler who released dog that attacked an unarmed Black man in Ohio has been fired, department says
By Polo Sandoval, Isabel Rosales and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The Circleville, Ohio, police officer who was seen on video releasing a police…
Continue Reading Scientists decode a 2,000-year-old curry recipe
Traces of spices detected on a grinding slab and other stone tools unearthed in Vietnam reveal that curry was eaten in the region at least 2,000…
Continue Reading Forensic scientist Henry Lee defends work after being found liable for falsifying evidence
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Famed forensic scientist Henry Lee defended his work and reputation Wednesday after a federal judge found him…
Continue Reading There is a ‘gravity hole’ in the Indian Ocean, and scientists now think they know why
There is a “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean — a spot where Earth’s gravitational pull is weaker, its mass is lower than normal, and the sea…
Continue Reading DeSantis appointees reach deal with Disney World’s firefighters, capping years of negotiations
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The board of Walt Disney World’s governing district now filled with Gov. Ron DeSantis…
Continue Reading Mexican marines seize 7,200 bottles of liquid meth in mezcal bottles bound for Australia
MEXICO CITY Mexican marines working customs duty say they found a shipping container loaded with 7,200 bottles of a clear liquid labeled as mezcal…
Continue Reading Astronomers discover never-before-seen two-faced star
Astronomers have made a first-of-its-kind discovery — a white dwarf star with two completely different…
Continue Reading Senate GOP leader McConnell briefly leaves news conference after freezing up mid-sentence
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own press conference Wednesday…
Continue Reading Mother punched in face while she held her baby sues Los Angeles sheriff’s department
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who was punched in the face by a deputy as she held her baby is suing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.…
Continue Reading 3 Marines who were found dead in a car in North Carolina died from carbon monoxide poisoning, police say
By Rebekah Riess and Jared Formanek, CNN (CNN) — Three Marines who were found dead in a privately-owned vehicle parked outside a convenience…
Continue Reading 3 US Marines found at North Carolina gas station died of carbon monoxide poisoning, officials say
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three U.S. Marines found unresponsive in a car…
Continue Reading WNBA’s Riquna Williams out of Aces activities after felony domestic violence arrest in Las Vegas
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Aces player Riquna Williams has been barred from team activities after her arrest on…
Continue Reading Q&A: John Wilson exploits what other filmmakers try to hide in final season of ‘How To’
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As John Wilson gears up to premiere the third and final season of his cult documentary series,…
Continue Reading Researchers are developing injectable ‘smart tattoos’ that could someday monitor your health
By Samantha Bresnahan, CNN (CNN) — Tattoos are considered to be among the oldest forms of art, dating back thousands of years and practiced by…
Continue Reading A crucial system of ocean currents is heading for a collapse that ‘would affect every person on the planet’
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A vital system of ocean currents could collapse within a few decades if the world continues to pump out…
Continue Reading Shopping for a home? There’s a lot working against you right now
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — So many things are working against would-be home buyers this summer. The housing market remains…
Continue Reading Here’s why home prices stayed high in May
Home prices remained high in May, dropping slightly from a year before when prices were near record highs and notching a monthly gain from April,…
Continue Reading Woman seen on bodycam video being punched by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy while she was holding her infant files civil rights lawsuit
By Nouran Salahieh and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A California woman who was seen on body-camera video being punched by a deputy as she held…
Continue Reading Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer-songwriter, dies at 56
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Sinéad O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was…
Continue Reading Tennessee police officer files federal lawsuit claiming he was denied job over HIV diagnosis
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Tennessee police officer has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the Metropolitan Government of…
Continue Reading Congressional Budget Office predicts slower economic growth and 4.7% unemployment into 2024
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Budget Office reports that economic and job growth so far this…
Continue Reading One of the most iconic pieces of space exploration history goes up for auction
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — One of the most iconic pieces of space exploration history is up for auction. When NASA’s twin Voyager…
Continue Reading Nigerian doctors walk off the job again. Overstretched and underpaid, many have left for overseas
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors is on strike again, demanding better pay and…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Berlin Wall, which enclosed West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, in an…
Continue Reading Berlin Wall Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Berlin Wall, which enclosed West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, in an…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of soccer player Lionel “Leo” Messi, who plays for Argentina’s national team…
Continue Reading Stillbirth rate holds steady in 2021 after increase in first year of Covid-19 pandemic, new CDC report shows
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Stillbirths have been trending down for decades in the United States. But the rate ticked up in the first…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of civil rights activist and clergyman Jesse Jackson. Personal Birth date: October 8, 1941 Birth…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the stunning Hunter Biden hearing and what happens now
By Marshall Cohen, Tierney Sneed, Zachary Cohen and Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — Wednesday’s hearing for Hunter Biden was already poised to be a…
Continue Reading Mega Millions jackpot soars to $910 million after no grand prize winners Tuesday
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The Mega Millions jackpot grew to a whopping $910 million after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn in Tuesday…
Continue Reading Laser mapping reveals a forgotten Maya city in the jungle
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Three four-hour flights high above the jungles of Campeche on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula exposed a hidden gem on…
Continue Reading White House nominates Allvin as next Air Force chief
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has nominated a career airlift and cargo pilot with key deployments in Afghanistan…
Continue Reading Missouri school board that voted to drop anti-racism resolution might consider a revised version
By JIM SALTER Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The president of the Missouri school board that voted to revoke its anti-racism…
Continue Reading Judge rejects a defense request to exhume the body of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s father
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request by lawyers for the Pittsburgh synagogue gunman to exhume the body of his father. Robert…
Continue Reading New SEC rule requires public companies to disclose cybersecurity breaches in 4 days
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted rules to require public companies to disclose within four days all…
Continue Reading Tennessee educators file lawsuit challenging law limiting school lessons on race, sex and bias
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee educators are pushing back again a ban on the teachings of certain concepts…
Continue Reading Mount Rushmore National Memorial Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, composed of sculptures of the…
Continue Reading Gasoline prices are spiking. That’s a problem for Powell and the Fed
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN Business) — Prices at the gas pump are suddenly surging, causing headaches for consumers and central bankers…
Continue Reading Actor Kevin Spacey cleared of all charges of sexual assault
By Catherine Nicholls and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been cleared of all charges after a…
Continue Reading Israel’s judicial overhaul sparks military crisis as number of refusing reservists grows
By Nadeen Ebrahim, Amir Tal and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — As Israel plunges deeper into crisis after the country’s parliament passed the first…
Continue Reading Israel’s judicial overhaul sparks military crisis as number of refusing reservists grows
By Nadeen Ebrahim, Amir Tal and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — As Israel plunges deeper into crisis after the country’s parliament passed the first…
Continue Reading Man accused of killing 3 Hispanic men and injuring others faces hate crime charges
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Charles Robert Smith, a White man accused of fatally shooting three and injuring several others last month in…
Continue Reading New home sales dropped in June after May’s surge
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — New home sales dropped in June from the month before, even as buyers continued to rely on new…
Continue Reading British man who served 17 years in prison for rape has conviction quashed thanks to new DNA evidence
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British man who served 17 years for rape had his conviction quashed Wednesday by the country’s…
Continue Reading Several ministers are out as Trudeau shakes up Canada’s Cabinet
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce a major Cabinet shake-up as he readies his team…
Continue Reading 6 days after fuel spill reported, most in Tennessee city still can’t drink the tap water
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — It’s been six days since residents of a Tennessee city were told that diesel fuel…
Continue Reading UK prime minister urged to speed up compensation for infected blood scandal victims
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is committed to paying out compensation swiftly to…
Continue Reading Clean energy push in New Jersey, elsewhere met with warnings the government is coming for your stove
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press BRICK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is pushing an ambitious agenda to move its 9 million residents away from natural gas…
Continue Reading Russian court sentences man to 22 years in prison for railway attack
MOSCOW (AP) — A military court in Moscow has sentenced a dual Russian-Ukrainian citizen to 22 years in a penal colony for blowing up a railroad…
Continue Reading Major automakers unite to build electric vehicle charging network they say will rival Tesla’s
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Seven major automakers say they’re joining forces to build a North American electric vehicle…
Continue Reading NASA briefly loses contact with space station after power outage at mission control
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A brief power outage at NASA’s mission control center in Houston caused a voice communications blackout with…
Continue Reading African leaders arrive in Russia for summit as Kremlin seeks allies amid fighting in Ukraine
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Some African leaders have arrived in Russia for a summit with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin seeks more…
Continue Reading Israel’s top court will hear challenges to a law that weakens its power, escalating political crisis
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s highest court said Wednesday it will hear legal challenges to a divisive new law…
Continue Reading Father charged after being found in hot car in desert with 2 children
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Nevada man is facing charges after he and his two young children were found suffering from the effects of scorching…
Continue Reading Nature, history and imagination infuse new wallpapers that help a room tell a story
By KIM COOK Associated Press Wallpaper is back in fashion in decor, and often tells a story. The latest designs are statement makers, ranging from…
Continue Reading Ruins of ancient Nero’s Theater discovered under garden of future Four Seasons near Vatican
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Rome’s next luxury hotel has some very good bones: Archaeologists said Wednesday that the ruins…
Continue Reading Coup attempt feared in Niger after reports of president’s seizure
By Sarah Dean, Niamh Kennedy and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Men in military fatigues claimed to have taken power in Niger hours after President…
Continue Reading Niger soldiers claim President Mohamed Bazoum has been ousted, deepening coup fears
By Sarah Dean, Niamh Kennedy and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Men in military fatigues claimed to have taken power in Niger hours after President…
Continue Reading Actor Kevin Spacey cleared of all charges of sexual assault
By Catherine Nicholls and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been cleared of all charges after a…
Continue Reading Bank owners and citizens protest deterioration of the Iraqi dinar following US ban on Iraqi banks
By ALI JABAR and SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Dozens of people have protested in front of the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad…
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