Pope Francis calls for peaceful end to the Niger crisis
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has expressed hope for a peaceful solution to the crisis in Niger following the military coup in the West African…
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Assassinations cast a grim shadow as Ecuador selects a new president
By Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Ecuadorians are voting in presidential and legislative elections that have been overshadowed by political…
Continue Reading Egyptian journalist briefly detained following mysterious plane coverage, his employer says
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities briefly detained a journalist working for a fact-checking platform following its coverage of a plane that was…
Continue Reading Wildfire on Spain’s popular tourist island of Tenerife was started deliberately, official says
By ARTURO RODRÍGUEZ and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — The Canary Islands leader says police have…
Continue Reading The Netherlands and Denmark will give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Dutch prime minister says
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that…
Continue Reading Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon, ending its bid to reach the lunar south pole
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Roscosmos space agency says the Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit,…
Continue Reading Denmark and Netherlands pledge to give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits
By MIKE CORDER and KARL RITTER Associated Press EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands and Denmark announced Sunday they will give F-16…
Continue Reading Drone crashes into Russian railway station, leaving 5 injured
By Yulia Kesaieva, Josh Pennington and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian drone crashed into the roof of a railway station in the western…
Continue Reading Talks between regional bloc and Niger’s junta yield little, an official tells The Associated Press
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in Niger are under pressure from regional sanctions as they refuse to…
Continue Reading A roadside bomb in northwest Pakistan kills 11 laborers near the border with Afghanistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say at least eleven laborers were killed and two others wounded when a roadside bomb destroyed their…
Continue Reading Bangladesh police clash with opposition activists ahead of elections, leaving hundreds injured
DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — Police in northeastern Bangladesh have used batons and tear gas to disperse opposition activists amid a political dispute…
Continue Reading Pakistan arrests opposition leader accused of exposing official secrets, harming national interest
By ZARAR KHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top investigation agency has arrested an opposition leader, who is a close aide of…
Continue Reading US, Japan and Australia plan joint navy drills in disputed South China Sea, Philippine officials say
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States, Japan and Australia are planning a joint navy drill in the South China…
Continue Reading 3 sets of twins and 2 brothers make history for the University at Buffalo’s medical school
By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Imagine your acceptance into medical school came with an automatic study partner you’ve known since birth, who…
Continue Reading If you can’t beat them, eat them: Italians cope with invasion of blue crabs this summer
By FRANCESCO SPORTELLI Associated Press ORBETELLO, Italy (AP) — Italians are fighting an invasion of predatory blue crabs with an attitude borne of…
Continue Reading Indian police stop a conference of activists and academics discussing G20 issues ahead of summit
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police have intervened to stop a meeting of prominent activists, academics and politicians…
Continue Reading As thousands flee homes across British Columbia from wildfires, chiefs in one region report progress
By SUSAN HAIGH and JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Firefighters are reporting making progress battling wildfires in…
Continue Reading A bus hits a van and catches fire in Pakistan, killing 20 people and injuring 11 others
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Police and rescue officials in Pakistan say a bus caught fire after hitting a van parked on the shoulder of an intercity…
Continue Reading Niger coup leader proposes return to democracy within 3 years
By Emily Morris-Piltzer, Alex Stambaugh, Sarah Dean and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s military ruler General Abdourahamane Tchiani, who…
Continue Reading California’s big bloom aids seed collectors as climate change and wildfires threaten desert species
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press JOSHUA TREE, Calif. (AP) — After massive winter downpours, conservationists in California are eager to gather desert…
Continue Reading Customs officers seize over $380,000 worth of cocaine off bus from Mexico
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — US customs officers in Texas discovered nearly two dozen packages of cocaine on a commercial bus coming from…
Continue Reading Are forced-reset triggers illegal machine guns? ATF and gun rights advocates at odds in court fights
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The internet videos are alarming to some, thrilling to others: Gun enthusiasts spraying bullets from AR-15-style…
Continue Reading Maui water is unsafe even with filters, one of the lessons learned from fires in California
By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press Experts are using strong language to warn Maui residents in Lahaina and Upper Kula not to filter their own tap…
Continue Reading Ukrainian pilots begin training on much sought after F-16 fighter jets, Kyiv says
By Mariya Knight, Josh Pennington and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian pilots have begun training on F-16 aircraft, Ukraine’s Defense…
Continue Reading A Utah man who won a $3 million lottery jackpot on his birthday didn’t find out until a month later
By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — The 4th of July is a big day in American history, and it was a big day for a Utah man who shares his birthday with…
Continue Reading Vote count in Ecuador points to likely runoff between ally of ex-president and banana tycoon’s son
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorians put aside fears of leaving their homes amid unprecedented violence and…
Continue Reading Georgia made it easier for parents to challenge school library books. Almost no one has done so
By JEFF AMY Associated Press CUMMING, Ga. (AP) — When Allison Strickland urged a suburban Atlanta school board in June to remove four books from…
Continue Reading Progressive Arévalo is ‘virtual winner’ of Guatemala election after corruption angered voters
By SONIA PÉREZ D. and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Outsider Bernardo Arévalo appeared to be the “virtual…
Continue Reading Tribal courts across the country are expanding holistic alternatives to the criminal justice system
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press Inside a jail cell at Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, Albertyn Pino’s only plan was to finish the six-month sentence…
Continue Reading A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran’s threats
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil offloaded…
Continue Reading As world warms, Sweden sees opportunity to grow its young wine industry
By DAVID KEYTON Associated Press NYHAMNSLÄGE, Sweden (AP) — It’s mid-afternoon in late summer and a fresh North Sea breeze blows through the…
Continue Reading Ron Cephas Jones, ‘This Is Us’ actor who won 2 Emmys, dies at 66
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a…
Continue Reading Two Israeli civilians killed in flashpoint West Bank town, Israel military says
By Abeer Salman, Amir Tal, Ibrahim Dahman, Heather Chen and Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Two Israeli civilians were shot and killed on Saturday in…
Continue Reading Shooting near Ecuador presidential candidate Otto Sonnenholzner
By Valentina Gonzalez, Karol Suarez and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — One of Ecuador’s presidential candidates has demanded an investigation into…
Continue Reading Japan’s Kishida visits Fukushima plant to highlight safety before start of treated water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant Sunday…
Continue Reading Kansas City Chiefs superfan indicted on bank robbery, money laundering charges
By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — A federal grand jury indicted a man known as a Kansas City Chiefs superfan, who goes by “ChiefsAholic”…
Continue Reading South Dakota Democratic Party ousts state chair who was accused of creating hostile work environment
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Democratic Party has ousted Jennifer Slaight-Hansen as state chair amid accusations that she violated…
Continue Reading Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft suffers technical glitch in pre-landing maneuver
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia reported an “abnormal situation” Saturday on its moon-bound Luna-25 spacecraft, which launched earlier this…
Continue Reading US cancels visas of 100 more Nicaraguan officials for their role in ‘undermining democracy’
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. State Department has imposed visa restrictions on 100 more Nicaraguan officials for their role in supporting the regime…
Continue Reading Record-setting temperatures forecast in Dallas as scorching heat wave continues to bake the US
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The summer of 2023 may be drawing to a close — but the extreme heat is not: More…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in killing of 11-year-old Texas girl whose body was left under bed
PASADENA, Texas (AP) — A man suspected of sexually assaulting and killing an 11-year-old girl before stashing her body under her bed in her…
Continue Reading Kansas judge allows ACLU to intervene in lawsuit over gender markers on driver’s licenses
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A judge has agreed to allow the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas to intervene in a lawsuit that seeks to force the…
Continue Reading Communities across New England picking up after a spate of tornadoes
BOSTON (AP) — Communities across New England were picking up Saturday a day after a spate of tornadoes swept through the region. Four tornadoes…
Continue Reading Hot air balloon pilot with cocaine in his system made a mistake that caused fatal crash, NTSB finds
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A mistake made by a hot air balloon pilot who had drugs including cocaine in his system caused a crash in…
Continue Reading Ohio State wrestler Sammy Sasso shot near campus, recovering in hospital
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A statement from Ohio State’s wrestling coach says two-time Big Ten champion Sammy Sasso has been shot in Columbus. The…
Continue Reading A power outage in New Jersey was due to an unlikely culprit: a fish likely put there by a bird
SAYREVILLE, N.J. (AP) — A power outage that cut electricity to a New Jersey community a week ago was due to an unlikely culprit — a fish that was…
Continue Reading ‘Too much to bear.’ The incalculable emotional toll of the Maui wildfires
Story by Ray Sanchez, CNN Video by Aaron Fisher and Deborah Brunswick (CNN) — David Gobel, his wife and their four children reluctantly plan to…
Continue Reading ‘Too much to bear.’ The incalculable emotional toll of the Maui wildfires
CNN Story by Ray Sanchez, CNN Video by Aaron Fisher and Deborah Brunswick (CNN) — David Gobel, his wife and their four children reluctantly…
Continue Reading Utah mother Kouri Richins won’t face death penalty in husband’s murder case
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in the case against Kouri Richins, a Utah widow accused of killing her husband before she authored a…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 185 structures destroyed in eastern Washington wildfire
MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. (AP) — A wind-driven wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and…
Continue Reading A former New York bishop who promoted social justice, but covered up rape allegations, dies at 84
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Howard Hubbard, a retired Catholic bishop who acknowledged covering up allegations of sexual abuse in his upstate New York…
Continue Reading Russia’s lander experiences ‘emergency situation’ while approaching lunar surface
By Jackie Wattles and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — The Luna 25 spacecraft reported an “emergency situation on board,” Russia’s space…
Continue Reading Drug dealer sentenced to 10 years in prison for death of actor Michael K. Williams
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced heroin to actor and producer…
Continue Reading Jimmy Graham back with Saints after he was stopped by police during ‘medical episode,’ team says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham was in the midst of a “medical episode” and was disoriented when he was taken into…
Continue Reading Mexico sets up large tent shelter for hundreds of migrants in border city of Matamoros
The Mexican government says it has set up a large tent shelter for about 600 migrants in the border city of Matamoros, across from Brownsville,…
Continue Reading Hope is hard to let go after Maui fire, as odds wane over reuniting with still-missing loved ones
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The days of waiting have become harder and harder as the odds grow longer and longer,…
Continue Reading Lolita, a beloved orca at the Miami Seaquarium set to be released into the ocean, has died
By Mitchell McCluskey and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Lolita, an orca whale who had lived in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium since 1970, died…
Continue Reading Thousands more evacuated as Tenerife fire rages on Spain’s Canary Islands
By ARTURO RODRÍGUEZ and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Thousands more residents of Tenerife in…
Continue Reading Myanmar arrests 14 including Swiss national over film deemed offensive to Buddhism
By Su Chay, Benjamin Brown and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — A Swiss national and 13 Myanmar citizens were arrested by the military junta on August…
Continue Reading GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco
The Associated Press General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has agreed to cut its fleet of San Francisco robotaxis in half as authorities…
Continue Reading Former Minnesota governor and congressman, moderate Republican Al Quie, dies at 99
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Al Quie, a moderate Republican known for working across the aisle as…
Continue Reading General in charge of Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral reconstruction dies
By Dalal Mawad Paris (CNN) — The French army general appointed to oversee the reconstruction of Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral has died during…
Continue Reading Airborne fish sparks New Jersey power outage, electricity company says
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — An incident involving a bird gave new meaning to the term “fish fry” after an electric company suspected…
Continue Reading British and Swiss police break up a crime ring and recover a valuable Ming vase in a sting operation
LONDON (AP) — British police say a sting operation at a London hotel helped authorities recover a 15th-century Chinese vase worth about 2 million…
Continue Reading Large wildfire ravages forest in northern Greece as 8 villages are evacuated
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have evacuated eight villages near the northeastern border with Turkey due to a large summer wildfire…
Continue Reading Fresh look at Ötzi the Iceman reveals his true appearance and other surprises
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Ice and permafrost are thawing rapidly across vast areas of Earth — imperiling glaciers, releasing carbon…
Continue Reading Nissan recalling more than 236,000 cars to fix a problem that can cause loss of steering control
DETROIT (AP) — Nissan is recalling more than 236,000 small cars in the U.S. because the tie rods in front suspension can bend and break, possibly…
Continue Reading Kids Again: MLB makes strides in attracting younger fans, ticket buyers in growing the game
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper wants to get to Cooperstown. Sure, what baseball player, especially a two-time NL…
Continue Reading As Maui rebuilds, residents reckon with tourism’s role in their recovery
By RIO YAMAT and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Long before a wildfire blasted through the island of Maui last week,…
Continue Reading One of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising freed from prison after presidential pardon
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — One of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak has…
Continue Reading French general overseeing restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral, Jean-Louis Georgelin, dies at 74
PARIS (AP) — The decorated French general in charge of the ambitious, big-budget restoration of fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has…
Continue Reading Officials commemorate 20th anniversary of deadly attack on UN headquarters in Iraq
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi and United Nations officials have marked the 20th anniversary of a deadly attack on the…
Continue Reading Suspected Palestinian shooting attack at West Bank car wash kills 2 Israelis
By SAM MCNEIL and NASSER NASSER Associated Press HAWARA, West Bank (AP) — Two Israelis were killed in a suspected Palestinian shooting attack on a…
Continue Reading Trump’s lies tested limits of the bully pulpit. His right to say them is at core of criminal defense
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The American presidency is vested with many overt powers, but one of the most important powers…
Continue Reading Greek authorities rescue dozens of migrants on small boats in Aegean Sea
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they’ve rescued dozens of migrants in inflatable dinghies trying to cross from Turkey to the…
Continue Reading Seven dead including six-year-old girl as Russian missile hits center of Ukraine’s Chernihiv city
By Maria Kostenko, Sarah Dean and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — At least seven people died including a six-year-old girl and nearly 130 others…
Continue Reading How a family’s choice to donate a body for pig kidney research could help change transplants
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and SHELBY LUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mary Miller-Duffy was dazed and grieving. Her brother suddenly collapsed and…
Continue Reading England women’s team unites fans as once-ignored squad eyes nation’s first World Cup title since ’66
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It’s easy to understand why Gail Newsham can’t stop grinning as she prepares for England’s…
Continue Reading A raid on a Kansas newspaper likely broke the law, experts say. But which one?
By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A central Kansas police chief was not only on legally shaky ground…
Continue Reading Pakistani police seek to arrest father of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, who died in the UK
By BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police in the eastern province of Punjab are seeking to arrest a man in…
Continue Reading Decathlete Trey Hardee’s mental health struggles began after celebrated career ended
By PAT GRAHAM and EDDIE PELLS AP Sports Writers BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A year ago, Trey Hardee found himself alone in a hotel room, hitting rock…
Continue Reading Lebanese state media say Syrian man suspected of deadly bombing committed suicide to avoid detention
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state news agency says a Syrian citizen suspected of being behind a deadly bombing near the Syrian capital last month…
Continue Reading Russian missile attack kills 7 in northern Ukrainian city as Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden
By EFREM LUKATSKY, KARL RITTER and ELISE MORTON Associated Press CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile attack in the center of a northern…
Continue Reading ‘Lahaina belongs to its people’: Hawaii governor insists fire-ravaged Maui community will be rebuilt as search efforts continue
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Amid concerns that speculators may snap up destroyed land, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green insisted…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Hilary swirls northward packing deadly rainfall along Mexico’s Baja coast
By JORDI LEBRIJA Associated Press ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico’s Baja…
Continue Reading Leader of Niger’s junta says it will restore civilian rule within 3 years, but gives no details
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The leader of mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger’s democratically elected president said…
Continue Reading Swiss national arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for allegedly insulting Buddhism in film
BANGKOK (AP) — A Swiss citizen has been arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for creating a film that allegedly insulted Buddhism. State newspaper…
Continue Reading Gulf Coast officials are scrambling to prepare for two weather disasters to combine in deadly fashion
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a sweltering summer for much of the US, with temperatures reaching new highs seemingly every day.…
Continue Reading In rural Zimbabwe, a group of grandmothers counters alleged election intimidation, bias on WhatsApp
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press DOMBOSHAVA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Ahead of national elections next week, some people in Zimbabwe’s rural areas…
Continue Reading A kindergartener accidentally swallowed a tooth – so her principal wrote the tooth fairy a special letter
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Five-year-old Kaisley Blake had big plans for her first-ever loose tooth – and they involved a pillow, not…
Continue Reading Maui town ravaged by fire will ‘rise again,’ Hawaii governor says of long recovery ahead
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Friday…
Continue Reading Would a Texas law take away workers’ water breaks? A closer look at House Bill 2127
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press As unrelenting heat set in across Texas this summer, opponents of a sweeping new law targeting local…
Continue Reading Canadian firefighters wage epic battle to save communities after mass evacuations
By DAVID SHARP, JIM MORRIS and MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Firefighters battling wildfires in western…
Continue Reading Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement off to slow start even as thousands lose coverage
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Public health advocates say Georgia appears to be doing little to promote its new Medicaid plan…
Continue Reading Emerging economies are pushing to end the dollar’s dominance. But what’s the alternative?
By CHINEDU ASADU, GERALD IMRAY, FARAI MUTSAKA and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Business has vanished at Kingsley Odafe’s…
Continue Reading Analysis: Why F-16 jets can’t come soon enough for Ukraine
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — The depth and frequency of craters across the frontline city of Orikhiv are a blunt example of…
Continue Reading Analysis: Why F-16 jets can’t come soon enough for Ukraine
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — The depth and frequency of craters across the frontline city of Orikhiv are a blunt…
Continue Reading Thousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, PATRICK ORSAGOS and RENATA BRITO Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Aissata Sall was scrolling through WhatsApp in May when she…
Continue Reading Japan’s Kishida to visit Fukushima plant before deciding date to start controversial water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will visit the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Mexican cultural artifacts were detained and returned to Mexico by US CBP
By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — More than 200 Mexican artifacts seized by US customs agents, some dating to 900 BC, have been repatriated to the…
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