Women battle misogyny to send hip-hop spinning in a new direction
By SHAR0N JOHNSON and NARDOS HAILE Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rasheeda Frost’s decades-long relationship with hip-hop started in 1981. She…
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The NBA has been playing to a hip-hop beat for nearly 50 years
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AND ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writers From his booth at the corner of the court, Miami Heat disc jockey M Dot has a front-row look at…
Continue Reading How hip-hop went from being shunned by big business to multimillion-dollar collabs
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The signs of hip-hop’s influence are everywhere — from Pharrell Williams becoming Louis…
Continue Reading Hip-hop was born in the Bronx amid poverty, despair. 50 years later, there’s pride, still hard times
By NOREEN NASIR Associated Press BRONX, NEW YORK (AP) — Before it was a global movement, it was simply an expression of life and struggle: a…
Continue Reading Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It was born in the break, all those decades ago — that moment when a song’s vocals…
Continue Reading 41 dead in migrant shipwreck according to 4 survivors who set off from Tunisia
By NICOLE WINFIELD, RENATA BRITO and FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Forty-one people are believed dead after a migrant boat…
Continue Reading Profit at Japan’s Honda doubles on healthy global auto and motorcycle sales
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda says its April-June profit more than doubled on healthy sales of its motorcycles and cars,…
Continue Reading India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi condemns the Modi government over violence in Manipur
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has strongly condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
Continue Reading Nearly 100 Croatian soccer fans face murder, gang-related charges in Greece after deadly violence
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and LEFTERIS PITARAKIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Nearly 100 Croatian soccer fans have appeared in an Athens court…
Continue Reading Sri Lankan president vows to strengthen provincial governments to share power with Tamil minority
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president says he will strengthen provincial governments to meet…
Continue Reading Dam in Norway partially bursts after days of heavy rain, flooding and evacuations
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A dam in southern Norway partially burst after days of heavy rain that triggered…
Continue Reading Amazon nations fail to agree on a common goal to end deforestation
By Tatiana Arias and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Eight South American countries failed to agree on a common goal to save the critically vulnerable…
Continue Reading 3 dead in a Russian attack on a Ukrainian city while a blast near Moscow kills 1 and wounds dozens
By DASHA LITVINOVA and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Russian rocket attack on Wednesday killed three people and wounded…
Continue Reading 11 killed in fire at French vacation home hosting people with disabilities
By Pierre Bairin and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Paris (CNN) — Eleven people were killed when a fire tore through a pair of attached vacation homes…
Continue Reading Fire at French vacation home for adults with disabilities leaves 11 dead
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Eleven people have died after a fire ripped through a vacation home for adults with disabilities in…
Continue Reading Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with mayor urging world to abolish nuclear weapons
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Nagasaki marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city Wednesday with the…
Continue Reading Bahrain prison inmates are on hunger strike, the latest sign of simmering unrest in island kingdom
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Inmates at a Bahrain prison are on a hunger strike over conditions there.…
Continue Reading Sony’s profits drop as it warns of the impact from US movie strikes
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Sony’s profits between April and June slipped 17%, as worries grew about revenue damage from a…
Continue Reading Niger’s ousted president is said to be running low on food under house arrest, 2 weeks after coup
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s deposed president is running out of food and under increasingly dire conditions…
Continue Reading Austin-area wildfire has destroyed an apartment building and damaged at least 3 others
By Joe Sutton and Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — A brush fire burning in an Austin, Texas, suburb has destroyed one apartment building, damaged…
Continue Reading World Bank says no new funding to Uganda over anti-gay law
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The World Bank says it will not consider new loans to Uganda after the East African…
Continue Reading Fourth person charged in connection with brawl at Montgomery riverfront dock
By Alta Spells, Nouran Salahieh, Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A fourth person has been charged in connection with…
Continue Reading Romanian care homes scandal spotlights abuse described as ‘inhumane and degrading’
By STEPHEN McGRATH and VADIM GHIRDA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A string of disturbing revelations of “inhumane and degrading”…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly slip as markets brace for US inflation report
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian benchmarks mostly fell Thursday after shares declined on Wall Street and investors braced…
Continue Reading Four relatives came to lunch. Three died with symptoms of ‘death cap’ mushroom poisoning
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A meal of suspected death cap mushrooms served at a family lunch in late July is at the…
Continue Reading US judge clears way for Nevada mustang roundup to continue despite deaths of 31 wild horses
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Over the objections of wild horse advocates, a judge cleared the way Wednesday night for the…
Continue Reading Eritrea’s repressive government criticizes exiles who attack overseas festivals as ‘asylum scum’
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Eritrea, one of the world’s most repressive countries, is marking 30 years of independence as…
Continue Reading King’s estranged son makes surprise return to Thailand after 27 years
By Kocha Olarn, Helen Regan and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — The estranged second oldest son of Thailand’s King Maha…
Continue Reading Death toll in recent Beijing flooding rises to 33, with 18 still missing
BEIJING (AP) — The death toll from recent flooding in China’s capital has risen to 33, including five rescuers, and another 18 people are…
Continue Reading Scientists look beyond climate change and El Nino for other factors that heat up Earth
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s…
Continue Reading New York governor recalibrates on crime, with control of the House at stake
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is highlighting her public safety platform in a bid to help…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Amazon Summit ends with a plan to protect the world’s rainforests, but no measurable goals
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Amazon Summit has come to a close with a roadmap to protect…
Continue Reading Temperatures soar in Iberia as wildfires force the evacuation of 1,400 in Portugal
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Over 1,000 firefighters are battling a series of wildfires in Portugal as it and…
Continue Reading Biden claims his economic policies are reviving manufacturing, making his case at a wind farm plant
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press BELEN, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Wednesday that his economic policies are reviving…
Continue Reading Authorities are investigating approximately 30 submerged vehicles found in a South Florida lake
By Amy Simonson and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An underwater search team that specializes in missing persons cold cases discovered…
Continue Reading Authorities are investigating approximately 30 submerged vehicles found in a South Florida lake
WFOR By Amy Simonson and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An underwater search team that specializes in missing persons cold cases discovered…
Continue Reading Khanun begins blowing into South Korea with strong winds after dumping rain on Japan for a week
By KIM TONG-HYUNG, YONG JUN CHANG and AHN YOUNG-JOON Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Rains and winds were growing in southern South…
Continue Reading 9-year-old girl fatally shot by neighbor in front of her father after buying ice cream and riding her scooter, prosecutors allege
By Joe Sutton and Brad Parks, CNN (CNN) — A 9-year-old girl was fatally shot in front of her Chicago home by a neighbor, who allegedly fired…
Continue Reading Ohio’s Issue 1 would have made protecting abortion rights harder. Data shows why it failed
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio voters have rejected a proposal that would’ve made it more difficult for voters to…
Continue Reading Much-needed payout grows to life-altering levels for tiny teams that advance in Women’s World Cup
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Continue Reading From cricket icon to jailed politician: The turbulent times of Imran Khan
By Rhea Mogul and Sophia Saifi, CNN (CNN) — He was once worshiped by millions, the star cricketer turned populist politician who promised to…
Continue Reading Hawaii wildfires burn homes and force evacuations, while strong winds complicate the fight
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned multiple structures, forced…
Continue Reading Wild mushrooms suspected of killing 3 who ate a family lunch together in Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police on Wednesday were trying to figure out how three people died and a fourth became critically ill after apparently…
Continue Reading From upsets to record attendance, these are the trends that have emerged at the Women’s World Cup
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer SYDNEY (AP) — The traditional elite have been cut down to size at the Women’s World Cup. That has been the…
Continue Reading Abortion rights advocates push for 2024 ballot initiative in Arizona
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Abortion rights advocates plan to ask Arizona voters to create a constitutional right to…
Continue Reading College professors sue Idaho over a law that they say criminalizes classroom discussions on abortion
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Six university professors and two teachers’ unions are suing Idaho over a law that they say…
Continue Reading US Navy sailor’s mom encouraged him to pass military details to China, prosecutor says
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal prosecutor has told a judge that the mother of a U.S. Navy sailor charged with…
Continue Reading Man who made threats at a rural Kansas home shot and killed by deputy, authorities say
RANSOM, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say an armed man who made threats at a rural Kansas home was shot and killed by a deputy Tuesday. The Kansas Bureau…
Continue Reading ESPN strikes $1.5B deal to jump into sports betting with Penn Entertainment
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer You know ESPN the sports media giant. Now brace yourself for ESPN Bet, a rebranding of an existing…
Continue Reading 5 white nationalists sue Seattle man for allegedly leaking their identities
SEATTLE (AP) — Five people affiliated with white nationalist hate group Patriot Front are suing a Seattle-area man who they say infiltrated the…
Continue Reading Children of suspect in Gilgo Beach killings are ‘innocent bystanders … caught up in a hellscape,’ attorney says
By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The adult children of a man charged with murder in New York’s Gilgo Beach killings are “absolutely innocent…
Continue Reading Colombian drug lord ‘Otoniel’ sentenced to 45 years in prison by US court
By Sofia Cox, Tatiana Arias and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Notorious Colombian drug lord Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, also known as…
Continue Reading Tennessee governor outlines agenda for special session in wake of Nashville school shooting
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has unveiled a sweeping list of public…
Continue Reading Post-GOP walkout, Oregon elections chief says lawmakers with 10 or more absences can’t run next term
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s elections chief says the 10 Republican state senators who had more than 10 unexcused absences during a walkout…
Continue Reading Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill sales
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has closed 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts, six months after a research report warned that drug stores in Mexico…
Continue Reading After a glacial dam outburst destroyed homes in Alaska, a look at the risks of melting ice masses
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — People in Alaska’s capital have lived for more than a decade with periodic glacial dam…
Continue Reading US vows to keep Syria’s chemical weapons program in UN spotlight over Russian and Chinese opposition
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and its allies are vowing to keep Syria’s failure to account for its…
Continue Reading 3 fishermen plucked from Atlantic waters off Nantucket by Coast Guard helicopter crew
BOSTON (AP) — Three fishermen who were not wearing life jackets were plucked alive from ocean waters by the Coast Guard five miles east of the…
Continue Reading District attorney threatens to charge officials in California’s capital over homelessness response
By TRÂN NGUYỄN and JANIE HAR Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The district attorney in Sacramento is threatening officials in…
Continue Reading Postal Service reduces air cargo by 90% over 2 years as part of cost-cutting effort
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service has reduced its volume of shipments by aircraft by 90% over two years, putting the service on course to…
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New fossils reveal specialized eating technique of unusual ancient marine reptile
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An unusual ancient marine reptile may have gulped down tons of shrimplike prey using a feeding technique…
Continue Reading Judge denies request to block Florida law making it a crime to drive people in the US illegally
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Civil rights groups asked a federal judge to stop Florida officials from enforcing a…
Continue Reading Trump vows to keep talking about criminal cases despite prosecutors pushing for protective order
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday kept up his attacks on special…
Continue Reading Alabama brawl turns spotlight on Montgomery’s racial history
By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Viral video of a chaotic brawl along Montgomery, Alabama’s riverfront has renewed…
Continue Reading Air Force veteran Tony Grady joins Nevada’s crowded Senate GOP field, which includes former ally
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Retired Air Force Lt. Col. and former Lt. Gov. candidate Tony Grady announced…
Continue Reading A 6-year-old said ‘I did it’ after shooting his teacher at Virginia school, warrants say
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Recently unsealed search warrants describe the moments after a 6-year-old shot his teacher…
Continue Reading Federal report sheds new light on Alaska helicopter crash that killed 3 scientists, pilot
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A helicopter that crashed on Alaska’s North Slope in July, killing three state…
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When and how to watch the Perseid meteor shower
By Amaya McDonald, CNN (CNN) — One of nature’s most stunning light displays is right around the corner. The Perseid meteor shower will reach…
Continue Reading Electric bus maker Proterra files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
BURLINGAME, Calif. (AP) — Electric bus, van and truck maker Proterra says it is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from a federal court in…
Continue Reading Chicago man accused of killing girl headed straight for her in apartment building, prosecutors say
CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors say the man accused of shooting a 9-year-old Chicago girl who had been riding her scooter crossed a street and headed…
Continue Reading UC Davis stabbings suspect deemed not competent to stand trial, will be transferred to state hospital
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The former University of California Davis student accused in a series of stabbings earlier this year is set to…
Continue Reading Trump plans Iowa State Fair stop, though he won’t attend candidate chat with GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit the Iowa State Fair Saturday, the…
Continue Reading New York doctor is charged with drugging and assaulting patients
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A Queens doctor has been charged with drugging, raping and filming the sexual assaults of a string of women,…
Continue Reading Massachusetts governor declares state of emergency amid influx of migrants seeking shelter
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency Tuesday, citing an influx of migrants…
Continue Reading Local businesses in northern Nigeria feel the sting of regional sanctions against neighboring Niger
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A decision by a bloc of West African nations to shut down their borders with Niger as a way…
Continue Reading Last defendant sentenced to 37 years in mass shooting at St. Paul bar that left one dead, 14 injured
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul man has been sentenced to nearly 37 years for his role in a mass shooting at a bar that left one person dead and…
Continue Reading Bill Clinton’s presidential center expanding, will add Hillary Clinton’s personal archives
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Bill Clinton’s presidential center is planning a major expansion that will include a…
Continue Reading Riverfront brawl brings unwelcome attention to historic civil rights city in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama’s capital city say three people are expected to be in custody Tuesday on charges including misdemeanor…
Continue Reading Uvalde shooter’s cousin is arrested over making a school shooting threat, court records say
Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Court records say the teenage cousin of the gunman responsible for the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas,…
Continue Reading Former Tigers catcher and analyst Jim Price dies at 81
DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Tigers catcher and broadcast analyst Jim Price has died. He was 81. The Tigers announced his death Tuesday. No cause…
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Twin Russian strikes on Ukrainian city kill civilians, then hit rescuers, official says
CNN, UKRAINIAN MILITARY By Olga Voitovych and Sarah Dean, CNN (CNN) — A deadly Russian attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk…
Continue Reading Celebrating Auburn fans can once again heave toilet paper into Toomer’s Oaks
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn fans will once again be able to celebrate victories by rolling the oak trees at Toomer’s Corner with toilet paper.…
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Rockaway Beach Park closed to swimming and surfing after a woman suffered an apparent shark bite, officials say
WABC, BROADCASTIFY, CNN By Maria Sole Campinoti and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — Parks officials say Rockaway Beach Park is closed to…
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Vatican investigates sexual abuse allegations at Roman Catholic society in Peru
By Claudia Rebaza, Antonia Mortensen and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Vatican investigators looking into sexual abuse allegations at a Roman Catholic…
Continue Reading Imran Khan is banned from running for office for five years in Pakistan
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been disqualified from running for office for five years,…
Continue Reading Bollywood superstar Alia Bhatt makes her Hollywood debut in Netflix’s ‘Heart of Stone’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Alia Bhatt had been weighing her Hollywood options for a few years. A popular star of Hindi films for over a decade…
Continue Reading Jay-Z’s Made In America fest canceled due to ‘severe circumstances outside of production control’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer Jay-Z ‘s annual Made in America festival, scheduled for next month in Philadelphia, has been canceled. “Due…
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Arrest warrants issued for 3 men in massive fight at Montgomery riverfront dock
CNN By Alta Spells, Devon M. Sayers, Ryan Young and Eric Levenson, CNN Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) — Arrest warrants have been issued for three…
Continue Reading Correction: Native American vs. Indigenous story
ATLANTA (AP) — In a story published Aug. 8, 2023, about the Native American Journalists Association voting on whether to change its name to the…
Continue Reading NBA lauded for diversity practices, initiatives in report card by university
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer The National Basketball Association set a league record for most head coaches of color in the past year, helping it…
Continue Reading COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US are on the rise again, but not like before
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Here we go again: COVID-19 hospital admissions have inched upward in the United States since early July in a…
Continue Reading Ailing and baby hummingbirds nursed to health at woman’s apartment-turned-clinic in Mexico City
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gently holding a baby hummingbird between her hands, Catia Lattouf says, “Hello, cute…
Continue Reading 6-year-old boy who shot teacher later boasted about it, affidavit says
By Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old who shot his teacher in January later boasted in a conversation with a school employee that “I shot…
Continue Reading Hard-partying Puerto Rico capital faces new code that will limit alcohol sales
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero has signed a new measure to prohibit alcohol sales after…
Continue Reading DJ Casper, Chicago disc jockey and creator of ‘Cha Cha Slide,’ dies after battle with cancer
CHICAGO (AP) — Willie Perry Jr., a Chicago disc jockey known as “DJ Casper” and creator of the iconic “Cha Cha Slide” dance, has died. He…
Continue Reading Judge blocks Colorado law raising age to buy a gun to 21
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has blocked Colorado from enforcing a new law raising the age to purchase a gun…
Continue Reading In Mexico, accusations of ‘communism’ and ‘fascism’ mark school textbook debate
By MARK STEVENSON and LEON RAMÍREZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — There are few places where the debate over school textbooks has gone so…
Continue Reading Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is reinstating a regulation aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost…
Continue Reading Arrest warrants issued for 3 men in massive fight at Montgomery riverfront dock
By Alta Spells, Devon M. Sayers, Ryan Young and Eric Levenson, CNN Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) — Arrest warrants have been issued for three men…
Continue Reading A Texas man on a trip to spread his dad’s ashes died of heat stroke in Utah’s Arches National Park
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Texas man whose body was found in Utah’s Arches National Park is believed to have died of heat stroke while on a trip to…
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