Benjamin Netanyahu Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Personal Birth date: October 21, 1949…
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Benjamin Netanyahu Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Personal Birth date: October 21, 1949…
Continue Reading Florida ocean temps surge to 100 degrees as mass coral bleaching event is found in some reefs
By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — An urgent rescue operation is underway to save Florida coral species from extinction as a mass bleaching event and…
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Ohio marijuana legalization question falls short on signatures for fall ballot, gets 10 more days
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal to legalize adult use of marijuana in Ohio has fallen just short of the…
Continue Reading Mega Millions jackpot rises to $910 million after no one wins top prize
By The Associated Press The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $910 million after Tuesday night’s drawing produced no big winners,…
Continue Reading Pete Davidson to do 50 hours community service after charge of driving into Beverly Hills house
Pete Davidson has entered a diversion program to resolve a reckless driving charge for crashing into a Beverly Hills home and will perform 50 hours…
Continue Reading Ohio voters will decide on abortion access in November ballot
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Presss COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters will have the opportunity this fall to decide whether to guarantee access…
Continue Reading Hugh Carter Jr., the cousin who helped organize Jimmy Carter’s ‘Peanut Brigade,’ has died
The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Hugh “Sonny” Carter Jr. has died. He’s the Carter who helped organize the “Peanut Brigade” that…
Continue Reading Six found guilty for Brussels terror attacks, Belgian public broadcaster reports
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — A Brussels court on Tuesday found six out of ten suspects guilty of “terrorist murder” in the 2016 Brussels…
Continue Reading Six found guilty for Brussels terror attacks, Belgian public broadcaster reports
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — A Brussels court on Tuesday found six out of ten suspects guilty of “terrorist murder” in the 2016 Brussels…
Continue Reading Court battle over Trump-era border wall funding is over, as last state ends lawsuit
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The yearslong legal fight over former President Donald Trump’s decision to divert billions…
Continue Reading Education Department opens investigation into Harvard’s legacy admissions
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Opening a new front in legal battles over college admissions, the U.S. Department of Education has…
Continue Reading A judge blocks limits on asylum at US-Mexico border but gives Biden administration time to appeal
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Presss WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a rule that allows immigration authorities to deny asylum…
Continue Reading Marine veteran freed from Russia in 2022 prisoner swap is injured while fighting in Ukraine, US says
By ERIC TUCKER and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. Marine who was released from Russia in a prisoner swap last year…
Continue Reading Massachusetts rejects request to discharge radioactive water from closed nuclear plant into bay
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts environmental regulators have denied a request by the company dismantling a shuttered…
Continue Reading Gas prices just saw their biggest one-day increase in a year
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The monthslong calm in gas prices is over. The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline…
Continue Reading ‘A lot of evidence’ recovered as search of Gilgo Beach suspect’s home ends, DA says
By Ray Sanchez, Jean Casarez and Linh Tran, CNN (CNN) — The search of Rex Heuermann’s Long Island home has ended after investigators turned…
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Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys suggest they’ll present evidence that he was elsewhere during the killings of 4 Idaho students
Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last fall, was not at the location where the crimes took place, his…
Continue Reading Wildfires, heat and giant hail as Italy grapples with extreme weather
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Sharon Braithwaite and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Italy is facing multiple kinds of extreme weather at once, with…
Continue Reading Wildfires, heat and giant hail as Italy grapples with extreme weather
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Sharon Braithwaite and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Italy is facing multiple kinds of extreme weather at once, with…
Continue Reading Florida Supreme Court reprimands judge who oversaw Parkland school shooter’s death penalty trial
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday publicly reprimanded the judge who oversaw the death penalty trial of the…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on financial hurdles in state crime victim compensation programs
By MIKE CATALINI and CLAUDIA LAUER Thousands of crime victims each year are confronted with the difficult financial reality of state compensation…
Continue Reading UPS reaches tentative contract with 340,000 unionized workers potentially dodging calamitous strike
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — UPS has reached a tentative contract agreement with its 340,000-person strong union,…
Continue Reading Lawmakers press for more scrutiny over China’s ‘malign influence’ at development bank
By FATIMA HUSSEIN & KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers intent on reducing China’s influence on the U.S. economy are…
Continue Reading Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys suggest they’ll present evidence that he was elsewhere during the killings of 4 Idaho students
By Lauren Mascarenhas and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last fall,…
Continue Reading Nigeria’s suspended Central Bank governor appears in court more than a month after his arrest
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s suspended Central Bank governor has appeared in court in the economic hub…
Continue Reading Ecuador announces a state of emergency in all of its prisons after violent clashes
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador has announced a state of emergency in all of its prisons after a series of violent incidents including shootings and…
Continue Reading Police officer killed as suicide bomber detonates explosive vest at mosque in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest inside a roadside mosque when a police officer tried…
Continue Reading Russia declares an independent TV channel ‘undesirable’ and bans it from country
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian prosecutor-general’s office has declared independent TV channel Dozhd to be an undesirable organization, continuing the…
Continue Reading Mexican man to be tried on suspicion of setting fire in border bar that killed 11
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A man has been ordered to go on trial in Mexico on suspicion of intentionally setting a fire at a border bar that killed 11…
Continue Reading Defense wants Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s long-dead father exhumed to prove paternity
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Lawyers for the gunman who killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue have requested a court order to exhume the body of his…
Continue Reading Biden’s dog Commander has bitten Secret Service officers 10 times in four months, records show
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ‘s dog Commander bit or otherwise attacked Secret Service…
Continue Reading Bronny James, son of LeBron, in stable condition after cardiac arrest at USC basketball practice
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Bronny James, the oldest son of NBA superstar LeBron James, was hospitalized in stable condition on Tuesday, a day…
Continue Reading Ex-US Marine accused of training Chinese military pilots fights extradition to the US
By Hilary Whiteman, Angus Watson and Paul Devitt, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Former Marine Daniel Duggan once flew Harrier jets for the…
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 Florida Supreme Court reprimands judge for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded the judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter…
Continue Reading Poland’s population constantly shrinking despite pro-family policy
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s state statistical office says that the nation has shrunk again to just under 37.7 million in June despite…
Continue Reading Scott Hoying of Pentatonix celebrates love, goes solo with seven-track debut ‘Parallel’
By JOHN RABY Associated Press During a two-month break in the a cappella group Pentatonix’s world tour, baritone Scott Hoying became a newlywed. He…
Continue Reading DeSantis is unhurt in a car accident in Tennessee while traveling to presidential campaign events
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was involved in a multi-car accident…
Continue Reading Chicago boy, 10, fires shot at police officers called to scene after youth opens fire inside a home
CHICAGO (AP) — Police say a 10-year-old boy fired a shot at Chicago police officers during a standoff with officers called to the scene after the…
Continue Reading Opposition in Kenya gathers evidence of ‘police atrocities’ against protesters to take to the ICC
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Opposition parties in Kenya said they are filing charges of “police atrocities” that…
Continue Reading These Trader Joe’s cookies may contain rocks. See the products under recall
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Trader Joe’s is recalling two cookie products because they may contain rocks, the grocery chain…
Continue Reading Ex-Columbia University gynecologist sentenced to 20 years in prison on federal sex abuse charges
By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A former Columbia University gynecologist accused by the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate…
Continue Reading Poetic gift: Poetry academy announces more than $1 million in grants for U.S. laureates
NEW YORK (AP) — A digital poetry archive in Utah, slam poetry workshops in South Carolina and creative writing programs in New Mexico are among the…
Continue Reading Venice Film Festival unveils A-list lineup with ‘Priscilla,’ ‘Ferrari,’ ‘Maestro’ amid strikes
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein drama “Maestro,” Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley movie, Michael Mann’s…
Continue Reading Former pastor charged with killing 8-year-old girl who was walking to Bible camp nearly 50 years ago
By Danny Freeman (CNN) — An 83-year-old former pastor has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of a neighboring pastor’s daughter in…
Continue Reading Transgender swimmers to be included in the trial of an open category at competitions
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — The governing body of swimming says it will set up an “open category” that will include…
Continue Reading A Russian fighter jet fired flares at a US drone over Syria and damaged it, the US military says
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military says a Russian fighter jet flew close to a U.S. drone over…
Continue Reading Mexico’s native ethnic groups promote their heritage during Oaxaca’s biggest cultural festival
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press OAXACA, México (AP) — Leticia Santiago carries her ancestral heritage wherever she goes. Every time…
Continue Reading Wildfires in Algeria kill at least 34 and injure hundreds but 80% now extinguished, officials say
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Fires raging through forests, mountain villages and towns in northern Algeria have left at least 34 people dead, with 23 of…
Continue Reading Israeli doctors walk off the job, and more strikes may loom after a law weakening courts passed
By ISABEL DEBRE and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israeli doctors have walked out of work while labor leaders are…
Continue Reading China removes outspoken foreign minister Qin Gang and replaces him with his predecessor, Wang Yi
BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday removed outspoken Foreign Minister Qin Gang from office and replaced him with his predecessor, Wang Yi, in a move…
Continue Reading Scientists decode a 2,000-year-old curry recipe
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Traces of spices detected on a grinding slab and other stone tools unearthed in Vietnam reveal that curry was eaten…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping’s foreign minister ousted after month-long unexplained absence from public view
By Simone McCarthy Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s foreign minister Qin Gang was dramatically ousted on Tuesday after a prolonged absence from…
Continue Reading China names Pan Gongsheng to lead central bank, succeeding Yi Gang
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ceremonial legislation has endorsed the promotion of Pan Gongsheng to serve as central bank governor. The widely…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping’s foreign minister ousted after month-long unexplained absence from public view
By Simone McCarthy Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s foreign minister Qin Gang was dramatically ousted on Tuesday after a prolonged absence from…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Taylor is priceless, but being a Swiftie isn’t
By ALANA BENSON of NerdWallet The total cost of being a Taylor Swift fan can be steep — there’s not just the ticket price, but also the cost of…
Continue Reading Thai Parliament postpones vote to select new prime minister pending court ruling
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s house speaker says that a vote expected in Parliament later this week to select a new prime minister will be postponed,…
Continue Reading Sleek and shiny torch for Paris Olympics unveiled with carbon footprint in mind and a year to go
PARIS (AP) — The torch that will be used to carry the Olympic flame around France and on its final leg at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris…
Continue Reading UN: Operation to siphon oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen begins to ‘avoid Catastrophe’
By SAMY MAGDY The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says a salvage team has begun siphoning oil out…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 25: Air quality, Immigration, Emmett Till, Taxes, Israel
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — NASA is building a telescope to help find life beyond Earth. Engineers are aiming to launch the advanced…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 25: Air quality, Immigration, Emmett Till, Taxes, Israel
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — NASA is building a telescope to help find life beyond Earth. Engineers are aiming to launch the advanced…
Continue Reading Ties with far-right hinder Spain’s Popular Party forming a government despite election win
MADRID (AP) — Chances to form a government have dwindled for Spain’s conservative Popular Party after its election win after two small regional…
Continue Reading Chinese and Russian officials to join North Korean commemorations of Korean War armistice
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russia and China are sending government delegations to North Korea this week for…
Continue Reading 77 people are injured, 2 seriously, after 2 buses collide at a South African university
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Police and transport authorities say two buses collided at the entrance to a South African university, injuring at least 77…
Continue Reading How to prevent heat stroke and other heat-related emergencies
CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — It’s only June, and Americans across parts of the US South and West have already experienced record heat…
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Heat waves in US and Europe would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, new report finds
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Extreme heat waves across three continents this month were made significantly more likely by the human-caused…
Continue Reading Heat wave returns as Greece grapples with more wildfire evacuations
RHODES, Greece (AP) — A third successive heat wave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across…
Continue Reading The Biden administration proposes new rules to push insurers to boost mental health coverage
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday announced new rules meant to push insurance companies to increase their…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s defense minister says attacks on Crimea will continue, predicts possible NATO entry next year
By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says that Ukraine will…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s defense minister says attacks on Crimea will continue, predicts possible NATO entry next year
By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says that Ukraine will…
Continue Reading Taliban bans beauty salons in Afghanistan despite UN concern and rare public protest
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban has announced that all beauty salons in Afghanistan must now close as a one-month…
Continue Reading Jill Biden marks US reentry into UNESCO with a flag-raising ceremony in Paris
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden attended a flag-raising ceremony at UNESCO in Paris on Tuesday, marking…
Continue Reading Land mines are in place around a Russian-occupied nuclear plant in Ukraine, UN watchdog warns
By FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.N. atomic watchdog says its monitors at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia…
Continue Reading Jury delivers verdict over Brussels extremist attacks that killed 32
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian media say a jury has found six people guilty of terrorist murder for extremist attacks in 2016 that killed 32 people,…
Continue Reading EU agriculture officials work on ways to move Ukrainian grain to the world
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union will look at helping fund the costly transportation of grain out…
Continue Reading ‘Catastrophic’ reactor failure ignites large blaze at Pittsburgh power substation, officials say
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A large blaze erupted at a power substation in Pittsburgh after a reactor “catastrophically failed,” public…
Continue Reading Russia proposes joint research module on space station for China, India, Brazil and South Africa
By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The head of Russia’s space agency has extended an offer to Moscow’s partners in the BRICS group – Brazil,…
Continue Reading Russia proposes joint research module on space station for China, India, Brazil and South Africa
By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The head of Russia’s space agency has extended an offer to Moscow’s partners in the BRICS group – Brazil,…
Continue Reading South Korean court overturns impeachment of government minister ousted over deadly crowd crush
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court has overturned the impeachment of the public…
Continue Reading Legal dispute facing Texan ‘Sassy Trucker’ in Dubai shows the limits of speech in UAE
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Houston woman known online as the “Sassy Trucker” has been stuck in Dubai…
Continue Reading How a food-sourcing startup is trying to give farmers a fairer deal
By Jenny Marc, CNN (CNN) — Today, Sarela Herrada lives in Maryland, but she grew up near Lima, Peru. There, her family owned and raised organic…
Continue Reading Two teachers called out far-right activities at their German school. Then they had to leave town.
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BURG, Germany (AP) — Two teachers in eastern Germany tried to counter the far-right activities of students…
Continue Reading South Korea’s Casey Phair becomes the youngest ever World Cup player at 16 years and 26 days of age
By ABBY HALPIN Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Casey Phair has become the youngest player in soccer World Cup history at the age of 16 years and 26…
Continue Reading Rare testimony reveals brutal life for Russian convicts fighting in Ukraine
By CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh and Darya Tarasova. Video by Julie Zink and Muhammad Darwish (CNN) — One fighter was shot twice, sent from the…
Continue Reading Rare testimony reveals brutal life for Russian convicts fighting in Ukraine
By CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh and Darya Tarasova. Video by Julie Zink and Muhammad Darwish (CNN) — One fighter was shot twice, sent from the…
Continue Reading Rare testimony reveals brutal life for Russian convicts fighting in Ukraine
By CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh and Darya Tarasova. Video by Julie Zink and Muhammad Darwish (CNN) — One fighter was shot twice, sent from the…
Continue Reading Rare testimony reveals brutal life for Russian convicts fighting in Ukraine
By CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh and Darya Tarasova. Video by Julie Zink and Muhammad Darwish (CNN) — One fighter was shot twice, sent from the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian markets decline ahead of what traders hope will be final Fed rate hike
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets retreated Wednesday after Wall Street hit a 15-month high ahead of a Federal…
Continue Reading Anger grows in Ukraine’s port city of Odesa after Russian bombardment hits beloved historic sites
By HANNA ARHIROVA and LORI HINNANT Associated Press ODESA, Ukraine (AP) — Tetiana Khlapova’s hand trembled as she recorded the wreckage of…
Continue Reading Youth coach hopes Women’s World Cup raises soccer’s profile for Maori people in New Zealand
By LUKE VARGAS Associated Press HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — When New Zealand kicked off the Women’s World Cup opener against Norway last week,…
Continue Reading Israeli military kills 3 alleged Palestinian gunmen in volatile West Bank
BY MAJDI MOHAMMED Associated Press NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military says it has killed three alleged Palestinian gunmen in the…
Continue Reading Maine aims to restore 19th century tribal obligations to its constitution. Voters will make the call
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Voters in Maine will likely be the ones to decide whether to restore long removed…
Continue Reading Permafrost expert and military pilot among 4 killed in a helicopter crash on Alaska’s North Slope
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Friends and family are remembering the three passengers and pilot killed when a…
Continue Reading Study finds climate change fingerprints on July heat waves in Europe, China and America
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The fingerprints of climate change are all over the intense heat waves gripping the globe this month, a new…
Continue Reading Maine lawmakers endorse proposal that would jumpstart offshore wind projects
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine is poised to launch an offshore wind program that would meet clean energy goals and…
Continue Reading Extremist attacks wounded Paris. Here’s why the city turned to the 2024 Olympics to heal
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — For the mayor of Paris, the city’s journey to next year’s Olympic Games included an…
Continue Reading Heat waves in US and Europe would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, new report finds
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Extreme heat waves across three continents this month were made significantly more likely by the human-caused…
Continue Reading Japan police arrest woman, parents in beheading of man at hotel in Hokkaido entertainment district
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police said they arrested a woman and her parents in a beheading case in a popular night…
Continue Reading US-born NBA player Kyle Anderson will represent China at the basketball World Cup
By Andrew McNicol, CNN (CNN) — US-born basketball player Kyle Anderson will represent China at next month’s FIBA World Cup after obtaining…
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