Serena Williams hosts an ESPY awards show celebrating landmark year for women’s sports
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Led by host Serena Williams, The ESPYS celebrated a landmark year for women’s sports, with Simone Biles,…
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Man plotted electrical substation attack to advance white supremacist views, prosecutors say
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities say a New Jersey man who authorities say was on his way to Ukraine to join a volunteer fighting unit…
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Arizona abortion initiative backers sue to remove ‘unborn human being’ from voter pamphlet language
PHOENIX (AP) — Backers of an Arizona abortion rights ballot initiative have sued a GOP-led legislative committee that seeks to include language on…
Continue Reading Russian-born couple charged with spying offense in Australia
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Australia has charged two Russian-born Australian citizens with preparing for an espionage…
Continue Reading US would keep more hydropower under agreement with Canada on treaty governing Columbia River
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. and Canada said Thursday they have agreed to update a six-decade-old treaty that governs the use of one of…
Continue Reading At least 200 crocodiles crawl into cities as heavy rains hit northern Mexico, near Texas
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Heavy rains associated with Hurricane Beryl and the earlier Tropical Storm Alberto have led at least 200 crocodiles to enter…
Continue Reading Rep. Bob Good files for recount in Virginia GOP congressional primary
Associated Press Virginia congressman Bob Good has filed a petition for a recount after state election officials say he narrowly lost a Republican…
Continue Reading Mississippi election officials argue against quick work on drawing new majority-Black districts
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi election officials say redrawing legislative districts in time for this November’s election is…
Continue Reading The Beastie Boys sue Chili’s parent company over alleged misuse of ‘Sabotage’ song in ad
NEW YORK (AP) — The Beastie Boys are suing the parent company of Chili’s in a case that accuses the chain restaurant of running an…
Continue Reading US signs agreement with 3 social media giants aimed at preventing distribution of synthetic drugs
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has signed a memorandum with several of the world’s biggest social media companies aimed…
Continue Reading Conservative group behind Project 2025 floats conspiracy idea that Biden could retain power by force
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative think tank that is planning a complete overhaul of the federal government in the event of a…
Continue Reading Panama installs barbed wire to block migrants traveling through the Darién Gap
By Abel Alvarado and Gerardo Lemos, CNN (CNN) — Panama has placed barbed wire across several routes in the Darién Gap, the country’s…
Continue Reading ‘We have nothing’: Palestinians return to utter destruction in Gaza City after Israeli withdrawal
SHIJAIYAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians returned to breathtaking scenes of destruction in the Gaza City district of Shijaiyah after Israeli…
Continue Reading Trump lawyers press judge to overturn hush money conviction after Supreme Court immunity ruling
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are imploring a New York judge to overturn his hush money conviction and dismiss the…
Continue Reading Kentucky drug crackdown yields 200 arrests in Operation Summer Heat
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says a sweeping investigation into suspected drug trafficking rings has produced…
Continue Reading Dollar General agrees to pay $12 million fine to settle alleged workplace safety violations
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor says Dollar General has agreed to pay a $12 million fine and improve conditions at its thousands of…
Continue Reading Faced with threats from Russia and its Asian supporters, NATO and Indo-Pacific partners get closer
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Indo-Pacific countries attending the NATO summit issued a joint statement Thursday to “strongly condemn…
Continue Reading Head of US aid agency says Israel has pledged to improve safety for humanitarian workers in Gaza
Associated Press ASHDOD, Israel (AP) — The head of the U.S. agency overseeing American humanitarian assistance worldwide on Thursday said she has…
Continue Reading How to combat body-shaming, a slippery scam, this year’s ‘Barbenheimer’: Catch up on the day’s stories
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Continue Reading How to combat body-shaming, a slippery scam, this year’s ‘Barbenheimer’: Catch up on the day’s stories
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Continue Reading Jury to begin deliberations Friday in bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City jury has been told it will begin deliberating criminal charges against Sen. Bob Menendez at his…
Continue Reading West Virginia, Idaho asking Supreme Court to review rulings allowing transgender athletes to compete
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia and Idaho are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review rulings that blocked the enforcement…
Continue Reading Devastated by record flooding and tornadoes, Iowa tallies over $130 million in storm damage
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials say record flooding and powerful tornadoes in the spring caused $130 million in…
Continue Reading Gary Ginstling surprisingly quits as New York Philharmonic CEO after 1 year
NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Ginstling surprisingly resigned as chief executive officer of the New York Philharmonic after one year on the job. No reason…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. Personal Birth date: March 6,…
Continue Reading Family of Chicago woman missing in the Bahamas push authorities to continue searching as they mark her birthday
By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — The family of Taylor Casey, a Chicago woman who has been missing in the Bahamas for nearly a month, gathered…
Continue Reading Uruguay players defend decision to enter crowd to protect families amid Copa America brawl
AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Uruguay striker Luis Suárez defended his teammates’ decision to enter the stands following a 1-0 loss to…
Continue Reading Two 80-something journalists tried ChatGPT. Then, they sued to protect the ‘written word’
AP Technology Writer GRAFTON, Mass. (AP) — When two octogenarian buddies named Nick discovered that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a…
Continue Reading The GOP platform calls for ‘universal school choice.’ What would that mean for students?
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — National Republicans are poised to support “universal school choice” as part of the policy platform they…
Continue Reading Brazil’s intelligence agency under Bolsonaro spied on judiciary and lawmakers, police say
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An investigation into Brazil’s federal police alleges that the country’s intelligence agency spied on…
Continue Reading New York’s top court allows ‘equal rights’ amendment to appear on November ballot
Associated Press A proposed amendment to New York’s constitution to bar discrimination over “gender identity” and “pregnancy outcomes” will…
Continue Reading For Nicolas Cage, making a serial killer horror movie was a healing experience
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Nicolas Cage first read the script for “Longlegs” and considered the part of the titular occultist…
Continue Reading Man arrested in connection with human remains found in suitcases
By Catherine Nicholls, Sugam Pokharel and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — London police have arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with human…
Continue Reading A federal judge has ruled that Dodge City’s elections don’t discriminate against Latinos
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the election system in Dodge City, Kansas, doesn’t violate the voting rights…
Continue Reading Backers of ballot initiative to preserve right to abortions in Montana sue over signature rules
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Two organizations that gathered voter signatures to qualify proposed constitutional amendments for the…
Continue Reading Bestselling author Brendan DuBois charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials
EXETER, N.H. (AP) — Bestselling author Brendan DuBois has been arraigned on multiple counts of possessing child sexual abuse materials. He was…
Continue Reading Israeli army acknowledges Oct. 7 failures, including slow response and disorganization
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Thursday acknowledged a string of errors in its response to the deadly Hamas attacks last…
Continue Reading Referendum set for South Dakota voters on controversial carbon dioxide pipeline law
Associated Press A statewide referendum vote is set in South Dakota for the Nov. 5 general election on a so-called “landowner bill of rights”…
Continue Reading Benji Gregory, former child star on the 80s sitcom ‘ALF,’ dies at 46
PHOENIX (AP) — Former child actor Benji Gregory has died in central Arizona at age 46. Gregory played the young boy on the 1980s television sitcom…
Continue Reading Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast Caribbean
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials say people in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two…
Continue Reading Israeli military inquiry says it ‘failed in its mission’ to protect southern kibbutz during October 7 attack
By Eugenia Yosef, Lauren Izso, Jeremy Diamond and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) internal investigation into the…
Continue Reading Rome’s airport is named for da Vinci, Venice’s for Marco Polo. Milan’s Malpensa? Silvio Berlusconi
ROME (AP) — Milan’s Malpensa Airport, Italy’s second-busiest passenger airport, is being renamed after Silvio Berlusconi. Transport Minister…
Continue Reading World population is projected to grow from 8.2 billion to a peak of 10.3 billion in 2080s, UN says
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in…
Continue Reading Pakistan will consider expelling hundreds of thousands more Afghans in a continued clampdown
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says authorities will consider a plan to expel hundreds of thousands more…
Continue Reading Milan fashion mainstay Giorgio Armani celebrates 90th birthday like any other day: at work
AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan fashion stalwart Giorgio Armani celebrated his 90th birthday on Thursday just like any other day — at work.…
Continue Reading Theater festivals offer to give up their grants if DeSantis restores funding for Florida arts groups
Associated Press Leaders of two performing arts festivals say that they will gladly give up their grants if Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis restores the…
Continue Reading US appeals court says some NCAA athletes may qualify as employees under federal wage-and-hour laws
Legal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia has ruled that some college athletes may qualify as employees under…
Continue Reading North Carolina senator’s top aide named CEO of Carolina Hurricanes parent company
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A top aide to a powerful North Carolina state legislator has been named chief executive officer of the parent company of the…
Continue Reading Computer hacking charge dropped against Miami OnlyFans model accused of killing her boyfriend
MIAMI (AP) — South Florida prosecutors dropped the computer hacking charge Thursday against an OnlyFans model accused of fatally stabbing her…
Continue Reading United Airlines jet makes unscheduled landing in Florida after a passenger fights with a crew member
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — United Airlines says one of its jets from Miami to New Jersey made an unscheduled landing in Orlando, Florida, after a…
Continue Reading Houston keeps buckling under storms like Beryl. The fixes aren’t coming fast enough
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — As Houston slowly struggles to recover after Hurricane Beryl left millions without power, experts say it’s…
Continue Reading Colorado Theater Shooting Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the July 20, 2012, movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado. Twelve people were killed and…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series. Personal Birth date: July…
Continue Reading Utah Supreme Court sides with opponents of redistricting that carved up Democratic-leaning area
Associated Press Utah’s Supreme Court handed a victory Thursday to opponents of redistricting that carved up Democratic-leaning Salt Lake…
Continue Reading Group sues federal government, claims it ignores harms of idle offshore oil and gas infrastructure
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An environmental group has sued the Department of Interior in federal court for allegedly failing to account…
Continue Reading Biden announces $225 million weapons package for Ukraine, including Patriot system
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced a new $225 million aid package for Ukraine, including a Patriot missile system…
Continue Reading Marathon Oil reaches $241 million settlement with EPA for environmental violations in North Dakota
Associated Press The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday for alleged air quality violations at the…
Continue Reading Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls slightly, easing borrowing costs for home shoppers
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell slightly this week, providing modest relief for home shoppers…
Continue Reading The US says the end of its pier for Gaza aid is coming soon
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Official say the U.S. now is considering abandoning efforts to reinstall the pier that’s been used to get…
Continue Reading West Virginia police chief resigns after hiring officer who killed Tamir Rice
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A West Virginia police chief has resigned after hiring the former Cleveland, Ohio, police officer who fatally…
Continue Reading Knights of Columbus will cover up mosaics by ex-Jesuit artist accused of abusing women
Associated Press ROME (AP) — An influential Catholic charitable organization says it will cover up mosaics made by a famous ex-Jesuit artist…
Continue Reading Georgia has 2 more players, including LB Smael Mondon, arrested for reckless driving
AP Sports Writer Georgia starting linebacker Smael Mondon was arrested by Athens-Clarke County police on Wednesday night on charges of speeding and…
Continue Reading Philadelphia labor union powerbroker gets 6 years for bribery and theft
Associated Press READING, Pa. (AP) — A former Philadelphia labor leader who once wielded clout in state and local politics has been sentenced to…
Continue Reading Landslide from heavy rain in Slovakia’s High Tatras mountains traps 16 tourists, rescue service says
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s rescue service says a landslide hit a tourist shelter trapping 16 people inside after a thunderstorm…
Continue Reading Mexico’s most dangerous city for police suffers simultaneous attacks that kill 2 more officers
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The embattled police force of the Mexican city of Celaya has seen two more police officers shot to death, amid…
Continue Reading He was orphaned in the Holocaust and never met any family. Now he has cousins, thanks to DNA tests
Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Shalom Korai never knew his real name or his birthday. He was saved from the streets of a burning…
Continue Reading Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announces reelection campaign
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says he is running for a second term. The 78-year-old political veteran said…
Continue Reading A stegosaurus nicknamed Apex will be auctioned in New York. Its remains show signs of arthritis
NEW YORK (AP) — The nearly complete fossilized remains of a 161-million-year-old stegosaurus discovered in Colorado in 2022 will be auctioned by…
Continue Reading Sudan’s warring parties arrive in Geneva for UN-hosted talks on possible local cease-fires
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N. officials say that Sudan’s warring parties have arrived in Geneva at the invitation of the United Nations to…
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Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A lawsuit was filed Thursday in the case of a Massachusetts teen who died after he participated in a spicy tortilla…
Continue Reading US sanctions a Venezuela gang for spreading criminal activity across Latin America
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday sanctioned a Venezuelan gang allegedly behind a spree of kidnappings, extortion…
Continue Reading Head of UN migration agency says it reaps funds, but worries about politics loom over aid groups
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. migration agency says it has taken in hundreds of millions in new funding and diversified its…
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Continue Reading Half a million Houston-area homes and businesses still won’t have power into next week
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A utility company executive warns that about half a million Houston-area homes and businesses still won’t…
Continue Reading Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 75
AP Film Writer Shelley Duvall, the intrepid, Texas-born movie star whose wide-eyed, winsome presence was a mainstay in the films of Robert Altman and…
Continue Reading Biden says during news conference he’s going to ‘complete the job’ despite calls to bow out
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden used his closely watched news conference Thursday to deliver a forceful defense of his…
Continue Reading Jasmine Paolini wins Wimbledon’s longest women’s semifinal and faces Barbora Krejcikova next
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Jasmine Paolini kept coming back, kept coming back, kept coming back, against Donna Vekic in what would become the…
Continue Reading Hungary’s nationalist leader visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago following NATO summit
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hungary’s nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has traveled to Florida and met with former President…
Continue Reading Italian authorities confiscate almost $1 million in fake olive oil
By Barbie Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Officials in southern Italy have broken up an alleged racket selling fake olive oil, confiscating 42 tons of the…
Continue Reading Former Knopf executive Reagan Arthur returns to her previous publisher, Hachette Book Group
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Weeks after being let go as the publisher of Alfred A. Knopf, Reagan Arthur is returning to her previous…
Continue Reading Family vows during funeral to push for charges after Black man pinned to ground outside hotel
Associated Press With chants of “Justice for D’Vontaye,” family and friends gathered for the funeral of a Black man who died after being pinned…
Continue Reading France’s unions call for protests to pressure Macron into naming leftist government
PARIS (AP) — A leader of a major French union has called for mass demonstrations and possible strikes to pressure President Emmanuel Macron into…
Continue Reading Fire breaks out in spire of French cathedral
By Sophie Tanno and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — A fire broke out in the spire of the cathedral in the French city of Rouen on Thursday morning.…
Continue Reading Russian authorities put Russian opposition leader Navalny’s widow on list of ‘extremists’
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have put the widow of deceased Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on a list of “terrorists and…
Continue Reading US, Canada and Finland look to build more icebreakers to counter Russia in the Arctic
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States, Canada and Finland will work together to build up their icebreaker fleets as they look to…
Continue Reading Hotel operator fires ‘hotel associates’ involved in the death of Black man pinned to the ground
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Hotel employees have been fired following the death last month of a Black man after he was…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy says to win the war, US needs to lift limits on striking military targets inside Russia
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday embraced the support of allies who have provided substantial…
Continue Reading They fled from their home countries. Now, they’ll compete in Paris for the Refugee Olympic Team
Associated Press They compete under the same flag but speak different languages and come from different parts of the world. After fleeing war and…
Continue Reading Sale of US Steel kicks up a political storm, but Pittsburgh isn’t Steeltown USA anymore
Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh’s most storied steel company, U.S. Steel, is on the cusp of being bought by Japanese steelmaker…
Continue Reading NATO agrees to take on coordination of some Ukraine security support. How that will work
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO has approved a new program to provide reliable military aid to Ukraine and help it get ready to join the…
Continue Reading Insurers hike rates as extreme storms like Beryl proliferate, bringing forecasts for fatter profits
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Destructive storms like Hurricane Beryl that knocked out power to 3 million homes and businesses in Texas are…
Continue Reading Suspect charged in shooting death of a Houston-area deputy who responded to pizzeria assault
HOUSTON (AP) — A suspect has been charged with killing a Houston-area sheriff’s deputy and assaulting a pizzeria clerk. The Harris County sheriff…
Continue Reading Former NBA player Jontay Porter pleads guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in connection to gambling case, prosecutors say
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Former NBA player Jontay Porter pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud conspiracy and was released on a…
Continue Reading A boy in Gaza was killed by an Israeli airstrike. His father held him and wouldn’t let go
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — He wouldn’t let go. Nael Al-Baghdadi held his 12-year-old son, Omar, and held him tight. But it was already…
Continue Reading A 5-year-old child in foster care dies after being left in hot SUV in Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 5-year-old Nebraska boy in foster care died after being left for several hours inside a hot SUV, and his foster mother is now…
Continue Reading Young adult novel by Brian Selznick, ‘Run Away With Me,’ to be published next April
NEW YORK (AP) — Author-illustrator Brian Selznick’s next book is for teens and up. Scholastic says Selznick’s coming-of-age novel, “Run Away…
Continue Reading Library of Congress awards prize for American fiction to James McBride
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Library of Congress has awarded a lifetime achievement prize to James McBride, whose acclaimed novels…
Continue Reading Kenya’s President Ruto fires almost entire cabinet after protests
By Larry Madowo, Niamh Kennedy and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Kenyan President William Ruto has fired almost his entire cabinet after weeks…
Continue Reading Kenyan president dismisses Cabinet ministers after weeks of protests over taxation, poor governance
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto has dismissed almost all of his Cabinet ministers and promised to form a new…
Continue Reading UK police find 2 suitcases believed to contain human remains
LONDON (AP) — Police in the southwestern England city of Bristol have found two suitcases believed to contain human remains after responding to…
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