Slovak vote on early election not binding due to low turnout
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A nationwide referendum in Slovakia on amending the constitution to make possible an early election has failed to…
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Egypt frees businessman, son after 2 years of detention
CAIRO (AP) — Family members say Egyptian authorities have released a prominent businessman and his son after more than two years in pre-trial…
Continue Reading Building collapse in Syrian city of Aleppo leaves 16 dead
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media says a building has collapsed in a neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 16 people,…
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New Zealand’s Labour party unanimously endorses Chris Hipkins to succeed Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
By Mayumi Maruyama and Tara Subramaniam, CNN New Zealand’s Labour party has unanimously endorsed Education Minister Chris Hipkins to succeed…
Continue Reading Italy’s Meloni eyes boost in strong energy ties with Algeria
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has arrived Sunday in Algeria for a two-day visit as the two nations look to build up a…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s tragic week shows there’s no safe place in war
By SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press BROVARY, Ukraine (AP) — A small broom and dustpan in hand, Olga Prenzilevich cleans up the…
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By Rebekah Riess and Tina Burnside, CNN Police are investigating the death of an endangered vulture at the Dallas Zoo as “suspicious,”…
Continue Reading France, Germany renew alliance strained amid war in Ukraine
By SYLVIE CORBET and EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France and Germany have commemorated the 60th anniversary of their post-World…
Continue Reading A New York shelter wants you to adopt this ‘jerk’ dog
By Zoe Sottile, CNN This dog is a “fire-breathing demon” — but the Niagara SPCA wants you to adopt him anyway. The Niagara SPCA, a…
Continue Reading Mother of activist fatally shot by law enforcement at Atlanta police training facility says she feels angry and powerless
By Nick Valencia and Keith Allen, CNN The mother of an activist fatally shot by law enforcement in Atlanta earlier this week said she feels angry and…
Continue Reading As egg prices rise, so do attempts to smuggle them from Mexico, say US Customs officials
By Zoe Sottile, CNN High prices are driving an increase in attempts to bring eggs into the US from Mexico, according to border officials. Officers at…
Continue Reading Bali welcomes back 1st flight from China as COVID rules ease
By FIRDIA LISNAWATI Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — A direct flight from China landed in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali for the…
Continue Reading As a Russian offensive looms, Ukraine races to train military on new Western weapons
By Tim Lister and Fred Pleitgen and Matthias Somm, CNN A few kilometers from the Belarus border, Ukrainian forces are training for what they expect…
Continue Reading China says 80% of population have had Covid-19, as millions travel for Lunar New Year
By CNN’s Beijing Bureau Eight in 10 people in China have now been infected with Covid-19, a prominent government scientist has claimed. Wu…
Continue Reading As Haitian gangs expand control, cop’s family is left shaken
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Continue Reading Chris Hipkins confirmed as New Zealand leader, picks deputy
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Chris Hipkins has been confirmed as New Zealand’s next prime minister and he chose…
Continue Reading China rings in Year of Rabbit with most COVID rules lifted
By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA and KANIS LEUNG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — People across China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with large family…
Continue Reading Hurts, Eagles pound Giants early, coast to NFC title game
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Continue Reading Charges announced for those arrested in protests over controversial ‘Cop City’ and fatal police shooting of activist
By Andy Rose, Christina Maxouris, Nick Valencia and Keith Allen, CNN Police have released the charges for the six people who were arrested Saturday…
Continue Reading Florida Rep. Steube out of hospital after accident at home
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. congressman from Florida who was seriously injured in a tree-trimming accident in Sarasota says he has been discharged…
Continue Reading Bitter cold continues in Southwest into next week, NV to NM
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Unusually cold weather is expected to continue across most of the Southwest into next week from…
Continue Reading Charges announced for those arrested in protests over controversial ‘Cop City’ and fatal police shooting of activist
By Andy Rose, Christina Maxouris, Nick Valencia and Keith Allen, CNN Police have released the charges for the six people who were arrested Saturday…
Continue Reading Violent protest in downtown Atlanta over killing of activist
By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A protest turned violent in downtown Atlanta on Saturday night in the wake of the death of an…
Continue Reading Woman pleads guilty to stealing $1 million lottery prize from her cousin
By Isa Kaufman-Geballe, CNN A Texas woman pleaded guilty to a felony charge and is facing up to four years in prison for stealing her cousin’s…
Continue Reading Police: Property damage, several arrests in Atlanta violence
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities and news reports say a peaceful protest against the planned construction of a police department training center in an…
Continue Reading New York City to open a fifth relief center amid the continued influx of asylum seekers, mayor says
By Gloria Pazmino and Emma Tucker, CNN New York City is set to open a relief center in a terminal for cruise ships, which will provide temporary…
Continue Reading Burkina Faso ends ties with French troops, orders departure
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Continue Reading FBI searched Biden home, found items marked classified
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Continue Reading Hathaway, McKenzie anchor stylish adaptation of ‘Eileen’
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Continue Reading Peru closes Machu Picchu as anti-government protests grow
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru indefinitely shut the famed ancient ruins of Machu Picchu on Saturday in the latest sign…
Continue Reading An elderly Florida couple’s murder-suicide agreement ended with a shooting at a Daytona Beach hospital
By Hannah Sarisohn and Alaa Elassar, CNN A 76-year-old woman is in custody after fatally shooting her terminally ill husband in the head in what…
Continue Reading NYC to use cruise ship terminal as asylum-seeker shelter
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is temporarily turning a cruise ship terminal into a shelter and services hub for…
Continue Reading Time’s Up to halt operations, shift resources to legal fund
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after it made a splashy public debut, the #MeToo-era organization Time’s Up…
Continue Reading Jurors leave Sundance premiere over closed captioning glitch
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Marlee Matlin, Jeremy O. Harris and Eliza Hittman exited the premiere of a film playing in…
Continue Reading Britain urges parties, volunteering to accompany coronation
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace plans a weekend of community events and voluntarism to mark the coronation of King…
Continue Reading Sundance goes wild for sexy corporate thriller ‘Fair Play’
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Continue Reading Jeremy Renner says he broke 30-plus bones in snowplow mishap
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Jeremy Renner says he broke more than 30 bones in a snowplow accident on New Year’s Day. Renner, 52, said earlier…
Continue Reading Walmart shooting victim’s mom: Gunman threatened daughter
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The mother of a Walmart employee who was shot and wounded by a former co-worker inside a Walmart store in Indiana says the…
Continue Reading Top Biden aide Ron Klain expected to soon leave White House
By SEUNG MIN KIM, MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — White House chief of staff Ron Klain, who has spent…
Continue Reading Police: Woman fatally shoots dying husband at hospital
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A woman fatally shot her terminally ill husband inside a Florida hospital on Saturday and then barricaded herself in his…
Continue Reading Exercise rider killed in Florida horse track accident
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — An exercise rider at a Florida horse track has died in a training accident. Tampa Bay Downs said 19-year-old Daniel Quintero was…
Continue Reading Kenya tourist boat capsizes; 3 dead, 1 missing
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya say that three people have been killed and at least one person is missing after a boat carrying tourists…
Continue Reading Sundance doc looks into Brett Kavanaugh investigation
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A new documentary looks into the sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court Justice…
Continue Reading An elderly Florida couple’s murder-suicide agreement ended with a shooting at a Daytona Beach hospital
By Hannah Sarisohn and Alaa Elassar, CNN A 76-year-old woman is in custody after fatally shooting her terminally ill husband in the head in what…
Continue Reading Serbia: Ana Walshe’s mother seeks official info about case
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Continue Reading Brazil’s army chief fired in aftermath of capital uprising
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired Brazil’s army chief Saturday just days after…
Continue Reading Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee sworn in for 2nd term
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has kicked off his second term, promising to focus over the…
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FARMINGTON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities are piecing together how five inmates escaped from a Missouri jail. The inmates escaped from the the St.…
Continue Reading Subpoena granted in Reno mayor’s suit over tracking device
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge has granted subpoenas sought by Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve to force a private investigator to identify who hired…
Continue Reading Patrons at a Kentucky restaurant outraged at video they believe showed Breonna Taylor’s killing
By Sharif Paget and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN Diners at a Kentucky restaurant were outraged to see and hear what they believe was video footage showing…
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis are gathering in Tel Aviv to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new…
Continue Reading Militants attack police post in Pakistan, killing 2 officers
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities say militants attacked a police checkpoint in northern Pakistan late Saturday, killing two officers…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: Yellen says debt standoff risks ‘calamity’
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an Associated Press interview Saturday she…
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NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant in Michigan that was shut down for months…
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Continue Reading Greece expanding border wall, calls for EU help on migration
By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press FERES, Greece (AP) — An official in Greece says the country has prevented around 260,000 migrants from…
Continue Reading Venezuela frees former spy chief who defied Nicolás Maduro
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela’s government has freed a former spy chief who spent nearly five years in prison for…
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By Taylor Romine and Andy Rose, CNN Attorneys representing the estate of Keenan Anderson, who died from cardiac arrest after he was repeatedly…
Continue Reading Astronaut Buzz Aldrin marries longtime love on 93rd birthday
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin announced on Facebook that he has married his “longtime love” in a small ceremony in Los…
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Investigators in Minnesota are looking into allegations two men have been running a TikTok gambling scheme in the state’s…
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By DAVID BILLER and NATÁLIA SCARABOTTO Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s defeated former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was in Florida…
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By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s government has declared a public health emergency for the Yanomami people in the…
Continue Reading Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin marries ‘longtime love’ on his 93rd birthday
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By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After the relative quiet of the pandemic, New York City has come roaring back. Just listen:…
Continue Reading Big waves to deliver storied Hawaii surf contest The Eddie
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — One of the world’s most prestigious and storied surfing contests is expected to be held Sunday…
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Continue Reading GOP investigations of Biden to test Chairman Comer’s power
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In early 2017, freshman Rep. James Comer found himself aboard Air Force One with the…
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By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Abdul Wasi Safi kept documents detailing his time as an Afghan soldier who worked with the U.S.…
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By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held an emotional meeting with the families of…
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By ANNIE MA and BEN FINLEY Associated Press As kids’ behavior reaches crisis points after the stress and isolation of pandemic shutdowns, many…
Continue Reading Dolphins make a splash in New York City’s Bronx River
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Dolphins are swimming their way back to New York City’s Bronx River for the first time in over five years. On Monday, a…
Continue Reading Young alligator abandoned in New Jersey heads for new life in Florida
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A young alligator found in a plastic container in New Jersey has been relocated to another zoo in the state until it is…
Continue Reading Door of No Return: Yellen visits onetime slave-trading post
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press GOREE ISLAND, Senegal (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a solemn visit Saturday to the…
Continue Reading All 5 inmates who escaped a Missouri detention center have been captured, authorities say
By Rebekah Riess, CNN All five inmates who fled a Missouri detention center this week have been captured, authorities said. Around 7 p.m. on Tuesday,…
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By Kristina Sgueglia, Zenebou Sylla and Aaron Cooper, CNN One of two people killed after a plane experienced mechanical issues and crashed in New…
Continue Reading Lucky man from Luck, Wisconsin, wins $15.1 million lottery prize
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The tiny town of Luck, Wisconsin, is living up to its name, at least for one lucky lottery winner. Mark Cunningham, a regular…
Continue Reading Slovakia holds referendum to enable snap election
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia is holding a nationwide referendum on amending the country’s constitution to make possible an early…
Continue Reading Prosecutors say Brian Walshe searched online for, ‘Can you be charged with murder without a body?’ The law says you can
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Ana Walshe — a Massachusetts mother of three who hasn’t been seen since the new year — is still missing,…
Continue Reading Palestinian who allegedly tried to stab Israeli fatally shot
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says an Israeli fatally shot a 42-year-old Palestinian in a West Bank settler outpost. The Israeli…
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN A parade of storms has given the West some relief from its historic drought, replenishing the soil, filling reservoirs and…
Continue Reading Two Sydney beaches close, Ironman event abandoned after bull sharks maul dolphin
By Angus Watson and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Two popular Sydney beaches were closed Saturday after swimmers witnessed several bull sharks attacking a…
Continue Reading Sections of Balkan river become floating garbage dump
VISEGRAD, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tons of waste dumped in poorly regulated riverside landfills or directly into the waterways that flow across…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Convicted CEO Elizabeth Holmes is a flight risk
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Elizabeth Holmes is a flight risk and shouldn’t be allowed to stay out of prison while she appeals her 11-year prison…
Continue Reading Turkey condemns Sweden protests, cancels ministers’ meeting
By KARL RITTER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Turkey has canceled a planned visit by Sweden’s defense minister in…
Continue Reading German caution on Ukraine arms rooted in political culture
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany has become one of Ukraine’s leading weapons suppliers in the 11 months since…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN South Korea’s first lunar probe has returned some striking images of Earth and the moon. The Korean Pathfinder Lunar…
Continue Reading Burkina Faso says 66 women, children freed from extremists
By ARSENE KABORE Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s army has freed 66 women and children who were abducted…
Continue Reading German indecision on Leopard 2 tanks a ‘disappointment,’ Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister says
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Melnyk has expressed frustration in an interview with CNN over…
Continue Reading Indian wrestlers end protest over sexual harassment
NEW DELHI (AP) — Top Indian wrestlers have called off a sit-in protest near the country’s parliament building following a government…
Continue Reading Struggling pig kills butcher at slaughterhouse in Hong Kong
By Kathleen Magramo A butcher died while trying to slaughter a pig in Hong Kong on Friday, the city’s police said. The 61-year-old butcher, who…
Continue Reading She made history as Chicago mayor. Reelection may be harder
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Lori Lightfoot made history four years ago as the first Black woman and first openly gay person to…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Convicted CEO Elizabeth Holmes is a flight risk
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say Elizabeth Holmes is a flight risk and shouldn’t be allowed to stay out of prison while she…
Continue Reading Illegal border crossings surge to highest of Biden’s term
WASHINGTON (AP) — A surge in Cuban and Nicaraguan arrivals at the U.S. border with Mexico in December led to the highest number of illegal border…
Continue Reading White House to McCarthy: No negotiations on debt limit
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden “looks forward” to sitting down with new House…
Continue Reading Arizona executions on hold amid review ordered by governor
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s attorney general has put a hold on executions in the state until the completion of…
Continue Reading US pilot shot down four Soviet MiGs in 30 minutes — and kept it a secret for 50 years
By Brad Lendon, CNN Royce Williams was a real-life “Top Gun” 10 years before Tom Cruise was even born. On a cold November day in 1952,…
Continue Reading San Diego County to pay $12M over beating and stun gun death
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego County will pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of a man who died after he was beaten, shocked with a stun…
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