Smog is choking New York. But for these cities, it’s just another day
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For days, images of New York choking in smoke have stunned the United States, as residents struggle to…
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New York is choking on smog. But for these cities, it’s just another day
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For days, images of New York choking in smoke have stunned the United States, as residents struggle to…
Continue Reading Plane carrying Joran van der Sloot, who is accused of extorting and defrauding Natalee Holloway’s mom, lands in US from Peru
By Josh Campbell and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot has landed in the United States, where he is accused of extorting money from…
Continue Reading Joran van der Sloot, accused in the US of defrauding Natalee Holloway’s mother, is expected to be flown from Peru to Alabama Thursday
By Josh Campbell and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — FBI agents are expected to transfer Joran van der Sloot on Thursday to the US, where he is…
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UNICEF says 300 trapped children rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The UN children’s agency says about 300 children have been rescued from an orphanage in Sudan’s…
Continue Reading Alert level lowered for Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano as thousands watch the dazzling display
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Continue Reading Malaysia, Singapore slam comedian for ‘offensive’ joke over MH370 plane disappearance
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian officials on Thursday condemned a Singapore-born stand-up comedian who mocked Malaysia and made fun of the…
Continue Reading Colorado’s most destructive wildfire caused by embers from old fire, sparks from power line
By JESSE BEDAYN, COLLEEN SLEVIN and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire…
Continue Reading ‘Keep them alive’: More states legalize fentanyl test strips to combat surging opioid deaths
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Continue Reading Biden condemns wave of state legislation restricting LGBTQ+ rights, says ‘these are our kids’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is condemning a wave of state legislation curbing the rights,…
Continue Reading The Republican presidential field is largely set. Here are takeaways on where the contest stands.
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a trio of new announcements this week, the Republican Party’s 2024…
Continue Reading Biden, Sunak vow to stick together on Ukraine, deepen cooperation on clean energy transition, AI
By AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday…
Continue Reading Main suspect in 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway arrives in US from Peru to face charges
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Continue Reading AP-NORC poll finds both Democrats, Republicans skeptical of US spying practices
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As it pushes to renew a cornerstone law that authorizes major…
Continue Reading Haitians are dying of thirst and starvation in severely overcrowded jails
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The emaciated inmate in black shorts lay on a thin mat in Haiti’s most notorious…
Continue Reading A third day of smoky air gives millions in US East Coast, Canada a new view of wildfire threat
By JENNIFER PELTZ and ROB GILLIES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Images of smoke obscuring the New York skyline and the Washington Monument this…
Continue Reading Ben Crump demands justice for Ajike Owens, the latest time he’s supported a grieving Black family
By AARON MORRISON and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Ben Crump, the Rev. Al Sharpton says, is “Black America’s attorney general.” In less than a…
Continue Reading Russians shooting at rescuers in flooded areas following dam collapse, Zelensky says
By Olga Voitovych, Yulia Kesaieva, Fred Pleitgen, Radina Gigova, Sarah Dean and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Russian forces have been shooting at…
Continue Reading Jokic and Murray both have triple-doubles, Nuggets beat Heat 109-94 for 2-1 lead
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Never had two players from the same team had 30-point triple-doubles in the same game. Never in…
Continue Reading Replacement plane for Air India flight lands in San Francisco after being diverted to Russia
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A replacement plane for an Air India flight diverted to Russia because of an engine problem…
Continue Reading Portland bans daytime camping, imposes other restrictions
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland’s city council voted Wednesday to pass an ordinance prohibiting camping during daytime hours in most public…
Continue Reading Clarification: AP-US-Building-Collapse-Iowa story
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In a story published June 7, 2023, The Associated Press reported about a lawsuit filed following a building collapse in…
Continue Reading South Korean inquiry to look into 237 more foreign adoptions suspected to have laundered origins
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission said Thursday it will investigate…
Continue Reading House Republicans pull back contempt charge against FBI director Wray over Biden doc
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Continue Reading As alert level is raised for Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano, park service shares the best spots to watch the spectacle from as close as half-a-mile away
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Continue Reading Mexico investigates army personnel seen on video appearing to beat and kill suspected cartel members
By Alfredo Meza, Florencia Trucco, Fidel Gutierrez, Hira Humayun and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — An investigation has been launched into what…
Continue Reading Alabama senator says Space Command prefers Huntsville for HQ, but command has no comment
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville says the top general in charge of U.S. Space Command told…
Continue Reading Australia plans to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols in legislation coming next week
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government plans legislation to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols…
Continue Reading Actor Jay Johnston, known for ‘Bob’s Burgers’ character, arrested on Capitol riot charges
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Continue Reading Utah to hold election for retiring congressman’s seat in November
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Continue Reading Richard Snyder, ‘warrior-king’ of publishing who presided over rise of Simon & Schuster, dead at 90
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Snyder, a visionary and imperious executive at Simon & Schuster who in bold-faced…
Continue Reading Connecticut adjourns largely bipartisan session in contrast to rancor in other states
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Continue Reading 6 arrested in alleged scheme to fraudulently collect millions in COVID aid meant for renters
SEATTLE (AP) — Federal prosecutors say six people from Washington, Arizona and Texas have been arrested and accused of fraudulently obtaining…
Continue Reading More than 1,400 migrants are rescued from overcrowded boats off southern Italy by coast guard
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — More than 1,400 migrants have been rescued from overcrowded vessels, including a sailboat,…
Continue Reading Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, begins erupting after 3-month pause
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Continue Reading 2 Connecticut officers fired over treatment of man paralyzed in police van after 2022 arrest
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Two police officers in New Haven, Connecticut, have been fired for what authorities call their reckless actions and…
Continue Reading George Winston, million-selling pianist known for his melodic style, dead at age 73
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — George Winston, the Grammy-winning pianist who blended jazz, classical, folk and other stylings on such…
Continue Reading Tupac Shakur receives Walk of Fame star honor in the same month as birthday
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Continue Reading Against the odds, world’s most endangered porpoise resists extinction in Mexico’s Gulf of California
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Continue Reading Nevada revisits Oakland Athletics stadium plan in special legislative session
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics’ search for a new home has drawn Nevada…
Continue Reading Iron Sheik, professional wrestler and WWF Champion, dies at age 81
By Artemis Moshtaghian (CNN) — Professional wrestler and World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik has died, according to an…
Continue Reading UN investigators compiling evidence on chemical weapons use by Islamic State extremists in Iraq
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. investigators are compiling evidence on the development and use of chemical weapons…
Continue Reading Autopsy finds North Carolina man died of ‘sudden cardiac arrest’ during police confrontation
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An autopsy has determined that a man who died in January after police officers in North Carolina’s capital city…
Continue Reading Workers at Barnes & Noble in Manhattan’s Union Square vote to unionize, continuing trend
NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at the Barnes & Noble in Manhattan’s Union Square, one of the retail chain’s signature stores, have voted to…
Continue Reading DeSantis defends flying migrants to California as he meets with sheriffs near border
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday defended his state’s decision to fly…
Continue Reading Former Baseball Hall of Fame President Ed Stack dead at 88
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Edward W. Stack, the president of baseball’s Hall of Fame from 1977-93, has died. He was 88. Stack, who had remained…
Continue Reading In unusual orca sighting, tour spots at least 20 killer whales off San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Roughly two dozen killer whales were spotted last month off the coast of San Francisco in an uncommonly large grouping of…
Continue Reading Mexican president: Soldiers apparently executed five men, will face prosecution
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has described the slayings of five men caught on security camera…
Continue Reading Utah district’s Bible ban spurs protest by parents, Republicans
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers rallied with more than one hundred Bible-toting parents and children at…
Continue Reading Florida player Brandon Montour streaks home for birth of child between Stanley Cup Final games
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Montour of the Florida Panthers left and returned between games of the Stanley Cup…
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Continue Reading Judge weighs Missouri GOP dispute over estimated cost of allowing abortions
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge is weighing whether to break up a spat between two Republican…
Continue Reading GOP conservatives shutter House to protest McCarthy-Biden debt deal, setting up next budget brawl
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — In fallout from the debt ceiling deal, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is suddenly…
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BERLIN (AP) — Austrian authorities have evacuated hundreds of passengers from a train in a tunnel after a fire broke out. Officials say around 50…
Continue Reading North Carolina lawmakers approve sports and horse-race gambling, bill now heading to governor
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislation to authorize statewide and regulate sports and horse-race…
Continue Reading Ex-Florida State football player acquitted in fatal shooting
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida jury has agreed that a former Florida State football player acted in self-defense when he fatally shot…
Continue Reading Activist: Kidnapping, killings of call center workers in Mexico has been happening for years
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A missing-persons activist says call center workers have been going missing in Mexico since…
Continue Reading Pittsburgh synagogue shooter only surrendered because he was out of ammo and injured, officer testifies
By Sabrina Souza and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The man who allegedly fatally shot 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 only surrendered…
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By Byron Manley, Curt Merrill and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people across the Northeast, Midwest and mid-Atlantic are under air…
Continue Reading Rare North American dinosaur named for two-faced Roman god
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — About 100 million years ago in what is now Utah, a 10-foot-long (3-meter-long) cousin of duck-billed dinosaurs…
Continue Reading Campaigners want fossil fuel firms to pay into climate calamity fund; diplomats dubious
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Continue Reading Bronze statue of noted American author Willa Cather unveiled in US Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bronze statue of renowned American author Willa Cather has been unveiled in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol.…
Continue Reading Serbia’s president promises early election amid large protests against his populist rule
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has promised an early parliamentary election in an apparent…
Continue Reading Man convicted in 2018 California state park killing sentenced to life in prison
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Continue Reading Missouri governor signs ban on transgender health care, school sports
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Transgender minors and some adults soon will be limited from accessing puberty…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Edward Snowden, who admitted to leaking information about US surveillance programs…
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Continue Reading Three people were arrested outside a California school board meeting after fights between pro- and anti-LGBTQ protesters
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — While administrators discussed the differences in opinion over the district’s LGBTQ+…
Continue Reading Three people were arrested outside a California school board meeting after fights between pro- and anti-LGBTQ protesters
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — While administrators discussed the differences in opinion over the district’s LGBTQ+…
Continue Reading Alert level lowered for Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano as thousands watch the dazzling display
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Continue Reading Kentucky chemical weapons disposal program nearly done as US eliminates final stockpiles
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Continue Reading What happens to papal power when a pope is unconscious? Nothing
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Continue Reading ‘Vanderpump’ star Lala Kent on Scandoval, ex Randall Emmett and building ‘a freaking empire’
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Continue Reading Vanderbilt visiting White House to celebrate national bowling title
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt will be celebrating its latest national bowling championship at the White House on Monday. The Commodores…
Continue Reading Senators call on TikTok CEO to explain ‘inaccurate’ statements about how company manages US data
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Continue Reading FBI agents arrive in Peru for transfer of Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway case
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Continue Reading Prosecutor: Deputy could have stopped Parkland school shooting but chose to take cover
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Opening statements are underway in the trial of a former Florida sheriff’s…
Continue Reading Harvard women’s hockey coach retires amid allegations she verbally abused, hazed players
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Continue Reading Greek island temple complex reveals ‘countless’ offerings left by ancient worshippers
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Continue Reading Having a tough month? How to prioritize your bills when you can’t pay them all
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