Popocatepetl volcano emitting less ash, says Mexican president
By Florencia Trucco and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano is emitting less ash after weeks of increased activity,…
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Student suspected of starting deadly dormitory fire in Guyana, say police
By Hande Atay Alam (CNN) — A female student is suspected of starting a deadly school dormitory fire that killed 19 children in Guyana, after…
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Student suspected of starting deadly dormitory fire in Guyana, say police
By Hande Atay Alam (CNN) — A female student is suspected of starting a deadly school dormitory fire that killed 19 children in Guyana, after…
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Concern about Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano changes with the wind
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press AMECAMECA, Mexico (AP) — Concern about the Popocatepetl volcano changes with the wind. While east of the mountain…
Continue Reading Kansas woman dies after falling into creek in Glacier National Park
WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — A 28-year-old woman from Kansas has died after falling into a creek in Glacier National Park and being swept into a…
Continue Reading South Carolina ready to renew abortion ban around 6 weeks of pregnancy after Senate vote
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate has approved a bill that would ban most…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson referred to police for potential Covid rules breach
By Xiaofei Xu and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Boris Johnson, Britain’s former prime minister, has been referred to the police for new…
Continue Reading Do not call: States sue telecom company over billions of robocalls
PHOENIX (AP) — Attorneys general across the U.S. joined in a lawsuit against a telecommunications company accused of making more than 7.5 billion…
Continue Reading White House unveils new efforts to guide federal research of AI
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has announced new efforts to guide federally backed research on artificial…
Continue Reading Debt ceiling talks grind on, but Republicans say there’s a ‘lack of urgency’ from White House
By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt ceiling talks showed few signs of outward…
Continue Reading Software engineer who photographed US landmarks for possible attacks gets 12 years in prison
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey software developer who prosecutors say once photographed landmarks in New York,…
Continue Reading Walmart to pay California $500,000 in settlement over sale of brass knuckles
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Walmart will pay half a million dollars in civil penalties to the state of California…
Continue Reading Family of a 22-year-old who called 911 for help and was shot after displaying a knife announces $19 million in settlements with Colorado municipalities
By Jeremy Harlan and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The family of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old man who was armed with a knife and fatally shot by…
Continue Reading Family of a 22-year-old who called 911 for help and was shot after displaying a knife announces $19 million in settlements with Colorado municipalities
By Jeremy Harlan and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The family of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old man who was armed with a knife and fatally shot by…
Continue Reading Saber-toothed mammalian ancestor reveals how unstable life was during ‘the Great Dying’
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Fossils of an unusual saber-toothed predator that lived during the worst mass extinction event on Earth are…
Continue Reading More than 450 Catholic clergymen abused nearly 2,000 children in Illinois, state report says
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — More than 450 adult Catholic clergymen abused nearly 2,000 children in the state of Illinois over a period of…
Continue Reading A father and son will go to prison for a $20 million lottery scheme
By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts father and son were sentenced in federal court on Monday for a scheme that saw the pair illegally…
Continue Reading A father and son will go to prison for a $20 million lottery scheme
By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts father and son were sentenced in federal court on Monday for a scheme that saw the pair illegally…
Continue Reading Death of Russian minister on return from Cuba is latest unexplained incident involving Moscow’s elites
By Ivana Kottasová, Josh Pennington and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — A Russian politician died of – as of yet – unknown causes after falling…
Continue Reading Man killed while helping ducklings safely cross busy California street
By SOPHIE AUSTIN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press ROCKLIN, Calif. (AP) — His family says it’s no surprise that Casey Rivara’s final act…
Continue Reading Medicaid plans to audit the prices of costliest drugs
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it is planning to conduct a yearly audit to verify the prices drug…
Continue Reading Death sentence reduced to life in prison for man who killed North Dakota student
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The death sentence for a Minnesota man who killed a North Dakota student in 2003 has been changed to life in prison. A federal…
Continue Reading Musk gadfly has a new jet to track – the one used by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jack Sweeney, the 20-year-old college student who was once banned from Twitter for…
Continue Reading Former Kansas police officer sentenced for sexual assaults, window peeping
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas police officer who pleaded guilty to a series of sexual assaults has been sentenced to 23 1/2 years in…
Continue Reading Largest US gay rights group issues Florida travel advisory for anti-LGBTQ+ laws
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The largest LGBTQ+ rights organization in the U.S. joined other civil rights organizations Tuesday in issuing a travel…
Continue Reading As abortion battle shifts, Planned Parenthood to boost regional affiliate funds, cut national staff
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and THALIA BEATY Associated Press Planned Parenthood is shifting funding to its state affiliates and cutting national office staff…
Continue Reading Woman charged in drunk driving killing of bride in South Carolina seeks bond
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Defense attorneys are seeking bond for an alleged drunken driver who police say slammed into newlyweds riding along a South…
Continue Reading Energy Dept. rejects $200M grant to battery maker after GOP criticism over alleged ties to China
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has canceled plans to award a $200 million grant to a U.S. battery…
Continue Reading More than 450 Catholic clergymen abused nearly 2,000 children in Illinois, state report says
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — More than 450 adult Catholic clergymen abused nearly 2,000 children in the state of Illinois over a period of…
Continue Reading Family of woman fatally stabbed in her Manhattan apartment is suing members of the NYPD, claiming negligence in response to her attack
By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The family of a woman who was fatally stabbed in her Manhattan apartment last year has filed a lawsuit against…
Continue Reading How raising the nation’s debt limit could reduce spending of some coronavirus relief funds
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Proposals to raise the nation’s debt limit include spending cuts to coronavirus relief funds that…
Continue Reading Wes Anderson on his new ’50s-set film ‘Asteroid City,’ AI and all those Tik Tok videos
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — “Asteroid City” is among Anderson’s most charmingly chock-full creations, a…
Continue Reading Typhoon Mawar flips cars, cuts power on Guam as scope of damage emerges in US Pacific territory
By GRACE GARCES BORDALLO and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Powerful Typhoon Mawar smashed the U.S. territory of Guam and…
Continue Reading AP sources: DeSantis to announce 2024 presidential bid Wednesday on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk
By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will announce his 2024 presidential campaign in a Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk on…
Continue Reading Israeli budget vote could give Netanyahu stability after rocky start to term
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is preparing to pass a new budget. If the vote…
Continue Reading Montana acts to protect Native American priority in adopting Native children
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed legislation giving Native American families…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Man drove car into planned Illinois abortion clinic in attempted arson
DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A 73-year-old man is facing federal charges after authorities say he rammed a car into a planned abortion clinic eastern…
Continue Reading UPS strike looms in a world grown reliant on everything delivered everywhere all the time
By MATT OTT and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time UPS workers walked of the job more than two decades ago, it…
Continue Reading Canadian appointee rejects inquiry into China interference in elections; opposition blasts decision
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian government appointee has rejected holding a public inquiry into leaked intelligence that…
Continue Reading Aid agency chief: Taliban say guidelines on female NGO staff resuming work close to finalization
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The head of a major international aid agency says key Taliban officials told him they are…
Continue Reading Lawyer who spat on anti-racism protester picks jail over probation
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A white lawyer who spat on a Black high school student during an anti-racism march in suburban Milwaukee in 2020 has chosen jail…
Continue Reading Recent shark attacks are worrying beach-goers, yet experts say they’re very rare
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Recent shark bites in Florida and Hawaii and a suspected case in New Jersey have piqued…
Continue Reading 16 years of dashed hopes and false claims: How the disappearance of Madeleine McCann captivated the world
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — “We’re never going to give up.” Those were the words earlier this month from the parents of…
Continue Reading Organizers of Paris Olympics say 6.8 million tickets sold so far, defend pricing
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Organizers of the Paris Olympics say they have sold 6.8 million tickets out of 10 million available with 14…
Continue Reading 2 employees injured in fire at refinery in southern Oklahoma
WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) — A fire at an oil refinery in southern Oklahoma has left two people injured, according to CVR Energy, the Sugar Land,…
Continue Reading Appeals court upholds admissions policy at elite Virginia high school
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press A divided federal appeals court has upheld the constitutionality of a new admissions policy at an elite Virginia…
Continue Reading Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen are just best friends in new series, ‘Platonic’
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen play best friends in a new comedy series for Apple TV+ called “Platonic,” but…
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Cannabis tax boom: States collect a whopping $15.1 billion in revenue since weed legalization
Benzinga broke down state-by-state and year-by-year tax revenue from legalized adult-use cannabis sales since…
Continue Reading U.S. News changes its college rankings to emphasize diversity and remove alumni giving
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — U.S. News & World Report announced changes to the methodology of its controversial Best Colleges rankings to…
Continue Reading Global temperature rise could see billions live in places where human life doesn’t flourish, study says
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — If the current pace of global warming goes unchecked, it will push billions of people outside the “climate…
Continue Reading What’s your earthquake risk? Use this map to find out
By Byron Manley, Matt Stiles and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — Tens of millions of Americans live in places with a high earthquake risk, many of…
Continue Reading How you can prepare for a debt default
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reaffirmed June 1 as the hard deadline to raise the debt ceiling on…
Continue Reading New home sales climbed more than expected in April
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — New home sales rose in April, climbing to a level not seen in over a year, as mortgage rates eased…
Continue Reading This 15-mile, $6.7B bridge is a symbol of China’s ambitions, and its problems
Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Even in a land known for gargantuan, record-breaking infrastructure, this project is turning heads. At 15…
Continue Reading Here’s why Idaho student murder suspect Bryan Kohberger may have chosen to ‘stand silent’ in court, experts say
By Cheri Mossburg, Veronica Miracle and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of stabbing four Idaho college students…
Continue Reading Millionaire’s elaborate jail escape plan foiled, Florida sheriff says
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say they’ve foiled an elderly businessman’s plan to escape a…
Continue Reading Tempers rise as German government’s clean heating plans moved to back burner
By FRANK JORDANS Ass BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government is facing a major test after two junior partners in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s…
Continue Reading Prominent Ohio farmer who became viral social media meme dies in Illinois crash
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A prominent Ohio farmer whose image was used in a popular social media meme touting the value of “hard work” has died after…
Continue Reading Italy OKs aid mega-package for flooded north, with museum ticket surcharge to help pay for it
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Italian government has approved more than 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in aid for the…
Continue Reading Russia extends arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich by 3 months
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months. The decision came in a…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh to be deposed in a wrongful-death lawsuit over a fatal boat crash
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys will once again get to question Alex Murdaugh, after a judge ruled the convicted murderer will be…
Continue Reading New York City is sinking due to its million-plus buildings, study says
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — New York City is sinking under the collective weight of all of its buildings, a new study has found. This gradual…
Continue Reading New York City is sinking due to its million-plus buildings, study says
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — New York City is sinking under the collective weight of all of its buildings, a new study has found. This gradual…
Continue Reading Bills safety Damar Hamlin is present but not participating in 1st days of voluntary practices
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills are taking it slowly with safety Damar Hamlin, who is being held back…
Continue Reading From Xerox to TV box, long awaited adaptation of ‘American Born Chinese’ book hits Disney+
By TERRY TANG Associated Press Gene Luen Yang remembers feeling pumped in 2007 when Hollywood came calling about his trailblazing graphic novel…
Continue Reading Weight watching, injury dangers, caustic feedback add to mental health woes for horse racing jockeys
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Eurico Rosa da Silva was in a dark place. On the track, the jockey in his early 30s was winning…
Continue Reading Ford decides to keep AM radio on 2024 models, will restore AM on two electric vehicles from 2023
By TOM KRISHER and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in…
Continue Reading Catholic clergy sexually abused Illinois kids far more often than church acknowledged, state finds
By KATHLEEN FOODY and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — More than 450 Catholic clergy in Illinois sexually abused nearly 2,000 children…
Continue Reading A 4-year-old boy was dropped over a border barrier in San Diego. Agents who rushed to help came under fire
By Rosa Flores and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Authorities on both sides of the US-Mexico border are trying to find whoever dropped a 4-year-old boy…
Continue Reading Anti-Putin Russians say they launched a cross-border attack from Ukraine. Here’s what we know
By Rob Picheta and Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — The images are arresting: Russian fighters aligned with Ukraine crossing the border into…
Continue Reading Actor Adam Driver chosen as honorary starter for Indianapolis 500
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time Academy Award nominee Adam Driver will serve as the honorary starter for the 107th…
Continue Reading Cambodian land activists arrested for allegedly inciting farmers to hate the rich
By SOPHENG CHEANG and GRANT PECK Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Interior Ministry says three land rights activists…
Continue Reading Records of French slaves inscribed on U.N. world heritage register
PARIS (AP) — Several hundred documents and items giving the details of victims of slavery in France’s colonial empire is being added to…
Continue Reading 15-year-old surfer injured by an apparent shark bite in New Jersey ahead of the busy Memorial Day weekend
By Tina Burnside and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Beachgoers in New Jersey are being urged to use caution ahead of the busy Memorial Day…
Continue Reading 15-year-old surfer injured by an apparent shark bite in New Jersey ahead of the busy Memorial Day weekend
By Tina Burnside and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Beachgoers in New Jersey are being urged to use caution ahead of the busy Memorial Day…
Continue Reading France details huge security for Paris’ gargantuan 2024 Olympic opening ceremony
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s government has for the first time publicly laid out some of the gritty details of its…
Continue Reading Climate protesters dragged from Shell shareholder meeting as they rush stage
LONDON (AP) — Climate change protesters have been dragged away as they tried to storm the stage at Shell’s shareholder meeting. Activist…
Continue Reading A 4-year-old boy was dropped over a border barrier in San Diego. Agents who rushed to help came under fire
By Rosa Flores and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Authorities on both sides of the US-Mexico border are trying to find whoever dropped a 4-year-old boy…
Continue Reading Rolf Harris, former family entertainer and convicted sex offender, dies
By Lindsay Isaac and Jorge Engels, CNN (CNN) — Rolf Harris, the former entertainer and convicted sex offender, has died aged 93, according to…
Continue Reading EU welcomes F-16 jet decision for Ukraine; pilots already being trained
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief says that the U.S. green light to allow Ukrainian pilots…
Continue Reading Double amputee Everest climber pledges to work for benefit of people with disabilities
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The first double above-the-knee amputee to climb Mount Everest returned from the…
Continue Reading Missouri man accused of deliberately crashing U-Haul truck into security barrier near White House
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri man rented a U-Haul truck Monday evening and then crashed it into a security…
Continue Reading Disgraced children’s TV entertainer Rolf Harris dies at 93
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Rolf Harris, the veteran entertainer whose decades-long career as a family favorite on British and…
Continue Reading The cyber gulag: How Russia tracks, censors and controls its citizens
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Yekaterina Maksimova can’t afford to be late, the journalist and activist…
Continue Reading Some worshippers switching congregations amid United Methodist split over LGBTQ issues
By PETER SMITH and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press The Rev. Bill Farmer reached the point where he couldn’t stay in the United Methodist Church…
Continue Reading Death of Russian minister on return from Cuba is latest unexplained incident involving Moscow’s elites
By Ivana Kottasová, Josh Pennington and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — A Russian politician died of – as of yet – unknown causes after falling…
Continue Reading UK economy to avoid recession but inflation still a worry, IMF says
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says the British economy will avoid falling into recession this year.…
Continue Reading Father, son sentenced for decadelong, $20 million lottery fraud scheme
BOSTON (AP) — A father and son from Massachusetts have both been sent to prison for running an elaborate lottery fraud scheme designed to enrich…
Continue Reading Militants attack Pakistan oil plant near Afghan border, kill 6 troops and guards, police say
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say that dozens of militants attacked an oil and gas plant in the country’s remote northwest, near…
Continue Reading Prosecutors will seek mental health facility for suspect in Danish mall shooting that killed 3
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish prosecutors say they will ask for a 23-year-old man to be detained in a secure mental health facility if he is…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 23: Mexico volcano, Trump, Debt limit, LGBTQ rights, TikTok
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane season starts next week, and forecasters are already monitoring a system brewing in the Atlantic. So,…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 23: Mexico volcano, Trump, Debt limit, LGBTQ rights, TikTok
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane season starts next week, and forecasters are already monitoring a system brewing in the Atlantic. So,…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 23: Mexico volcano, Trump, Debt limit, LGBTQ rights, TikTok
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane season starts next week, and forecasters are already monitoring a system brewing in the Atlantic. So,…
Continue Reading Pope’s Ukraine peace envoy blasts war as a ‘pandemic’ that affects everyone
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ peace envoy for Ukraine has blasted war as a “pandemic” and said all Christians…
Continue Reading Greece heads to new election, after conservatives fail to clinch majority despite landslide win
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is heading toward a new general election, two days after Prime Minister Kyriakos…
Continue Reading Riots break out in Cardiff after teenage boys die in road incident
By Jorge Engels and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — South Wales Police have referred themselves to a police watchdog in the wake of a road…
Continue Reading Malaysia raids Swatch stores, seizes colorful watches linked to gay pride
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Swiss watchmaker Swatch says Malaysian authorities have raided its stores and confiscated 164 watches from its Pride…
Continue Reading A popular restaurant sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the implementation of a law they say targets drag shows
By Jamiel Lynch and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A popular restaurant in Orlando that hosts drag brunches filed a lawsuit Monday against…
Continue Reading Prince Harry loses legal bid to pay for police protection while in UK
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Harry has lost a legal challenge seeking the right to pay for his police protection while in…
Continue Reading Prince Harry’s effort to pay for British police protection fails in court
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A London judge ruled Tuesday against Prince Harry in his efforts to pay for police protection when…
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