Guatemala grants temporary residency to Mexican minors who fled violence
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s government has given temporary residency to 207 Mexicans, mostly children, on humanitarian grounds, after they…
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Texas senators grill utility executives about massive power failure after Hurricane Beryl
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A special committee of the Texas Senate has convened to hear executives from…
Continue Reading Utility cuts natural gas service to landslide-stricken Southern California neighborhood
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Natural gas service is being cut in a neighborhood on Southern California’s Palos Verdes Peninsula due to…
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Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Christophe Ena takes a closer look at his photo of fencing joy at the spectacular Grand…
Continue Reading Bally Sports networks will return to Comcast subscribers after agreement is reached
SOUTHPORT, Conn. (AP) — Most Comcast subscribers will be able to watch their favorite sports teams again after it reached an agreement with their…
Continue Reading Delaware gubernatorial candidate calls for investigation into primary rival’s campaign finances
Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The chief executive of Delaware’s largest county is calling for a federal investigation into the…
Continue Reading Robinson campaign calls North Carolina agency report on wife’s nonprofit politically motivated
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is speaking against a state agency’s…
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Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela is facing a political standstill after both incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and the…
Continue Reading Michigan’s top court gives big victory to people trying to recoup cash from foreclosures
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan Supreme Court ruling Monday could put thousands of dollars in the pockets of tens of thousands of people…
Continue Reading ‘White Dudes for Harris’ is the latest in a series of Zoom gatherings backing the vice president
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On a “White Dudes for Harris” virtual call, it was probably fitting that “The Dude” dropped in. Actor…
Continue Reading Morocco releases imprisoned journalists after pardons from King Mohamed VI
Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned three journalists who were charged with sex crimes and espionage…
Continue Reading Quake rattles Southern California desert communities, no immediate reports of damage
BARSTOW, Calif. (AP) — An earthquake has rattled the desert area east of Los Angeles but there have been no immediate reports of damage or…
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Continue Reading Swarm of dragonflies startles beachgoers in Rhode Island
WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — A swarm of dragonflies stunned and surprised beachgoers over the weekend in Rhode Island. The dragonflies descended on…
Continue Reading Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. intelligence officials say Russia, China and Iran are continuing to target voters in the U.S. with…
Continue Reading 3-year-old dies after falling from 8th-floor window in Kansas City suburb
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A 3-year-old Missouri child has died after falling from an apartment window eight stories above the ground. Battalion…
Continue Reading NY judge hands former NRA head Wayne LaPierre a 10 year ban but declines to appoint monitor
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge declined to appoint an outside monitor to oversee the finances and internal policies of the…
Continue Reading In New York, a ballot referendum meant to protect abortion may not use the word ‘abortion’
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A proposed amendment to New York’s constitution that supporters say is intended to protect abortion rights…
Continue Reading Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr. settle legal and personal disputes
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Four years after Jerry Falwell Jr. resigned as the head of Liberty University amid a series of personal scandals, he and the…
Continue Reading Earthquake shakes Los Angeles, with epicenter near Barstow
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — An earthquake shook the Los Angeles region Monday afternoon. The US Geological Survey reported a 4.9 magnitude…
Continue Reading Protests erupt in Venezuela as questions grow over strongman Maduro’s victory
By Tara John, Stefano Pozzebon, Mia Alberti, Jennifer Hansler and Avery Schmitz, CNN Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) — Protests broke out in several…
Continue Reading Hawaii man killed self after police took DNA sample in Virginia woman’s 1991 killing
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Officials say a man who was identified as a possible new suspect in the 1991 killing and sexual assault of a…
Continue Reading Dog days are fun days on trips away from the shelter with volunteers
Associated Press MADISON, N.J. (AP) — Want some doggie time, but can’t take care of one full-time? Animal shelters around the country will…
Continue Reading Dozens of Russian mercenaries killed in rebel ambush in Mali, in their worst known loss in Africa
By Tim Lister, Avery Schmitz and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — The video is as triumphant as it is gruesome. Rebel fighters, rifles slung over…
Continue Reading Fresh quakes damage West Texas area with long history of tremors caused by oil and gas industry
Associated Press The U.S. Geological Survey says a series of earthquakes have been hitting West Texas and it’s highly likely they are being caused…
Continue Reading A move to limit fowl in Iowa’s capital eggs residents on to protest with a chicken parade
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A proposal in Iowa’s capital city to cut back on the number of birds people can raise in their backyards has led to a…
Continue Reading Coco Gauff’s record at the Paris Olympics is perfect even if her play hasn’t always been
AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff is making it look easy at the Paris Olympics so far. She added a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Maria Lourdes Carle…
Continue Reading Thousands protest Serbia’s deal with the European Union to excavate lithium
Associated Press SABAC, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people have rallied in several towns in Serbia to protest a lithium excavation project the…
Continue Reading New Jersey police fatally shoot woman said to have knife in response to mental health call
FORT LEE, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey say a woman was fatally shot by an officer responding to a mental health crisis call. That’s…
Continue Reading Trial canceled in North Dakota abortion ban lawsuit as judge ponders dismissal
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A judge in North Dakota on Monday canceled a trial scheduled for August in a lawsuit challenging the…
Continue Reading US will send $1.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has announced that it will send $1.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including an array of…
Continue Reading Gunmen on jet skis open fire at rival drug dealer at a beach in Cancun, killing a 12-year-old boy
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the Mexican resort of Cancun say gunmen arrived on a jet ski and opened fire at a rival dealer on the beach,…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania congressman chosen to lead House task force investigating Trump assassination attempt
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania will lead a House task force charged with investigating the…
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American flags should be born in the USA now, too, Congress says
The U.S. imports millions of American flags from overseas, mostly from China. But the sponsors of the proposal said it’s time for American flags to…
Continue Reading Russia’s Wagner has deadliest loss in Africa’s Sahel, highlighting the region’s instability
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Dozens of Wagner mercenaries were killed by jihadis and rebels over the weekend in northern Mali in what one…
Continue Reading Japan surges past China for Olympics men’s gymnastics team gold, Americans end drought with bronze
PARIS (AP) — Japan surged past its longtime rival China to win gold in the Paris Olympics men’s gymnastics competition, and the Americans earned…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging absentee voting procedure in battleground Wisconsin
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging absentee voting procedures in swing state Wisconsin. Thomas…
Continue Reading Mexican president issues public appeal to drug cartels not to fight after detention of drug lord
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has taken the unusual step of issuing a public appeal to drug cartels not to fight…
Continue Reading Florida police union leader blasts prosecutors over charges against officers in deadly 2019 shootout
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police union leader blasted prosecutors for bringing a criminal case against four officers…
Continue Reading Dollywood patrons wade through knee-deep water as theme park floods
CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton’s theme park was a bucket list item for Zoe Ballesteros. So when the California resident…
Continue Reading Biden proposed enforceable ethics code and term limits for Supreme Court. How might they work?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday proposed major changes for the U.S. Supreme Court: an enforceable code of ethics,…
Continue Reading Storms bring flash flooding to Dollywood amusement park in Tennessee
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Strong thunderstorms brought flash flooding to Dolly Parton’s Dollywood in east Tennessee. Park officials say workers…
Continue Reading Judge rejects man’s bid to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off of New Jersey’s ballot
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey judge has denied an effort to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from running for president as an independent under the…
Continue Reading Jason Kelce recruited by rugby star Ilona Maher as the US Olympic women’s team’s super fan
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Jason Kelce went along to watch the U.S. women’s rugby sevens team at the Olympics in Paris and walked away as an…
Continue Reading With DUI-related ejection from Army, deputy who killed Massey should have raised flags, experts say
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged in the shooting death of Sonya Massey was kicked out of the…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania man arrested after breaking into electrical vault in Connecticut state office building
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police are investigating why a man with a Pennsylvania address broke into a high voltage electrical vault in the basement of…
Continue Reading Paris Olympics boosted by raucous fans in return of spectators for first time since pandemic
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — There’s a very notable difference about the Paris Olympics: the noise. From the judo mat to the swimming pool,…
Continue Reading Far-right lawmakers break into Israeli detention camp, protesting probe into soldiers’ alleged abuse of prisoner
By Rob Picheta, Tamar Michaelis, Mike Schwartz and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — A major political rift has broken out in Israel over the detention…
Continue Reading Wildfire smoke may be worse for your brain than other air pollution, study says
Wildfire smoke may be worse for your brain health than other air pollution. New research links it to an increased risk of dementia. The findings come…
Continue Reading Judge rejects GOP challenge of Mississippi timeline for counting absentee ballots
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee that sought to block…
Continue Reading Greece announces nationwide restrictions to combat ‘goat plague’ outbreak
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece have ordered nationwide restrictions on goat and sheep to combat a deadly viral outbreak. The measures…
Continue Reading ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ now has the 6th biggest opening weekend of all time
AP Film Writer “Deadpool & Wolverine” had a better Sunday than anticipated. The comic book film earned $211 million in its first weekend in…
Continue Reading Former BBC presenter charged with three counts of making indecent images of children
LONDON (AP) — London’s Metropolitan Police say a former BBC presenter has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of…
Continue Reading Simone Biles to compete on all four events at Olympic team finals despite calf injury
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — A calf injury isn’t going to slow down Simone Biles. The American gymnastics star is in the lineup for all four…
Continue Reading Netanyahu vows retaliation against Hezbollah after weekend strike as US warns against escalation
Associated Press MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed heavy retaliation against Hezbollah…
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton’s theme park was a bucket list item for Zoe Ballesteros. So when the California resident started…
Continue Reading Cambodian helicopter spotted crashed on a mountain 17 days after being lost. Bodies of pilots found
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Defense Ministry and state media reports say that the wreckage of a Cambodian military helicopter that…
Continue Reading Chinese glass maker says it wasn’t target of raid at US plant featured in Oscar-winning film
MORAINE, Ohio (AP) — A Chinese automotive glass maker says the company is not the target of a federal investigation that temporarily shut down…
Continue Reading Trump agrees to be interviewed as part of an investigation into his assassination attempt, FBI says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into his…
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Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is highlighting endorsements from mayors of border towns in swing-state Arizona. The…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Harriet Miers, former nominee to the US Supreme Court. Personal Birth date: August…
Continue Reading Djokovic beats rival Nadal at the Paris Olympics in their 60th and possibly last head-to-head match
AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic, who won, and Rafael Nadal, who lost, met at the net and hugged after playing at the Paris Olympics in…
Continue Reading Iowa now bans most abortions after about 6 weeks, before many women know they’re pregnant
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa now bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are…
Continue Reading Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a surge…
Continue Reading Two children killed and nine injured in knife attack at dance class in northern England
By Lauren Kent, Jessie Gretener, Niamh Kennedy and Ivana Kottasová, CNN London (CNN) — Two children have been killed and nine injured in a…
Continue Reading Pakistan arrests top leader of radical party on charge of ordering the killing of the chief justice
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say Pakistan’s police have arrested the deputy chief at a radical Islamist party on charges of ordering the…
Continue Reading Israeli military detains 9 soldiers over alleged abuse of a detainee at a shadowy military facility
Associated Press SDE TEIMAN BASE, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military said Monday it was holding nine soldiers for questioning following allegations…
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Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A diplomatic spat has erupted between Poland and Hungary that lays bare the deep tensions between two…
Continue Reading South Africa’s ANC kicks former president Jacob Zuma out of party he once led
By Sarah Dean and Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been expelled from the African National…
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Associated Press From the White House to a Puerto Rican coffee shop. From 10 Downing St. to Russia’s state museum. Cats are beloved mascots and…
Continue Reading Former South Africa president Zuma is expelled by his former ANC party after forming a challenger
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been expelled by his former African National Congress party…
Continue Reading 2 children dead and 11 people injured in stabbing rampage at a dance class in England, police say
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Bloodied children ran screaming from a dance and yoga class “like a scene from a horror movie” to escape a…
Continue Reading Is paying college athletes charity? Even in the confusing NIL era, it looks increasingly unlikely
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three years into the new age of college sports, where athletes are allowed to profit from their successes through…
Continue Reading Skyrocketing power bills draw protests near Pakistan’s capital
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Protests over skyrocketing power bills have shut down a major road into Pakistan’s capital as some 3,000…
Continue Reading China’s Xi calls for cooperation with Italy, evoking ancient ‘Silk Road’
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping called for further cooperation with Italy on Monday at a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia…
Continue Reading Turkish official accuses Israel of targeting Erdogan after he seemed to threaten to invade over Gaza
ISTANBUL (AP) — A senior Turkish official accuses the Israeli government of trying to hide war crimes by targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
Continue Reading High Court judge in the UK upholds the government ban on puberty blockers
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A High Court judge has upheld the British government’s emergency ban on puberty blockers. Justice Beverley Lang…
Continue Reading McDonald’s same-store sales fall for 1st time since 2020 as tapped-out customers hold on to cash
AP Business Writer McDonald’s global same-stores fell for the first time in nearly four years in the second quarter as inflation-weary consumers…
Continue Reading From the opening ceremony to DiscOlympics, Cerrone still reigns nearly 50 years on
AP Entertainment Writer PARIS (AP) — Disco might seem like a thing of the past, but legendary Frecnh artist Cerrone is bringing it into the present…
Continue Reading Australian inquiry will hear evidence that Christian extremists killed 3 in an act of terrorism
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An expert will tell an inquiry that three Christian extremists killed two police officers and a…
Continue Reading Paris Olympics set record for number of openly LGBTQ+ athletes, but some say progress isn’t finished
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A record number of athletes openly identifying as LGBTQ+ are competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Activist groups…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Tennessee’s state primaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Candidates for federal and state legislative posts will compete for their parties’ nominations in primaries in…
Continue Reading North Korean officials seek medicine for Kim’s health problems related to obesity, Seoul says
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has regained weight and has…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 29: Presidential race, Wildfires, Middle East, Abortion laws, Venezuela election
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Several athletes have delivered standout performances at the 2024 Olympics, but the US in particular brought…
Continue Reading 1 person dies as Latvia and Lithuania are hit by a powerful storm
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — One person has died and some 200,000 households have been left without electricity in Lithuania and neighboring Latvia as…
Continue Reading Vandalism hits communication lines in France, but the Paris Olympics aren’t affected
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The French government was investigating after multiple telecommunications lines were hit by acts of vandalism Monday,…
Continue Reading Women and girls in Sudan subjected to widespread sexual violence by warring parties, report finds
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — One woman sleeps with a knife under her pillow, in the hope she can protect herself against armed men who…
Continue Reading Ukrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more eastern Donetsk villages
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have overrun two front-line villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a Ukrainian army…
Continue Reading Biden decries ‘extremism’ on Supreme Court, details plan for term limits, ethics code for justices
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden decried “extremism” that he says has undermined public confidence in the the U.S.…
Continue Reading Triathlon cancels Olympic swim training for the second day over poor water quality in the Seine
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Concerns about the water quality in the Seine River led officials to call off the swimming portion of an Olympic…
Continue Reading Rights group says sexual violence is rampant in Sudan’s conflict, calls for international protection
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch is accusing the paramilitary group fighting against the military in Sudan’s civil war of rampant…
Continue Reading USDA moves to limit salmonella in raw poultry products
AP Health Writer Federal officials are moving to set new limits on salmonella in raw poultry products in the U.S. The Agriculture Department’s…
Continue Reading 6 UK lawmakers are running to lead the Conservative Party after its crushing election defeat
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Six British lawmakers have entered the race to lead the defeated Conservative Party. The contest will decide whether…
Continue Reading Refugee athletes want more of them to compete at the Olympics as migration takes global focus
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — South Sudanese runner Perina Lokure Nakang first ran for sport along the road near her refugee camp in Kenya. Now,…
Continue Reading Historic UNESCO world heritage park in Germany grapples with dying trees as climate change kicks in
Associated Press POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — The avenues, monuments and gardens in the park surrounding Sanssouci Palace, a sprawling green oasis in…
Continue Reading Indonesian leader starts working in new capital despite construction work and lack of facilities
Associated Press PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who intends to spend his last few months of his presidency…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim ‘inspects’ flood response as thousands evacuated from China border region after heavy rains
By Simone McCarthy and Gawon Bae, CNN (CNN) — Some 5,000 people were rescued from flood-hit areas along North Korea’s border with China over…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve is edging closer to cutting rates. The question will soon be, how fast?
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years after launching an aggressive fight against inflation and one year after leaving its benchmark…
Continue Reading Both Venezuela strongman Nicolas Maduro and opposition claim election win, as US voices ‘serious concerns’
CNN By CNN Stefano Pozzebon, Karol Suarez, Abel Alvarado, Ivana Kottasová, Jessie Yeung and Tara John, CNN Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) — Both…
Continue Reading California man defends his home as wildfires push devastation and spread smoke across US West
Associated Press COHASSET, Calif. (AP) — In the small forest community of Cohasset, Ron Ward watched as flames hundreds of feet high from…
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