Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace. The Democrat warns as…
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Biden’s campaign announces a $264 million fundraising haul in 2nd quarter during post-debate anxiety
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ‘s reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee reported raising $264…
Continue Reading Israel orders new evacuations in southern Gaza, prompting transfer of hospital patients
By Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Michael Schwartz and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders on Monday…
Continue Reading Viktor Orban, Putin’s greatest European ally, makes first trip to Kyiv since start of war
By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made his first visit to Kyiv since Russia’s full-scale war began, and…
Continue Reading Ten Cambodian environmental activists receive prison sentences of 6-8 years each
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Ten members of a Cambodian environmental activist group that campaigned against destructive…
Continue Reading India’s T20 World Cup cricket heroes to fly home after being stranded by powerful hurricane
By Duarte Mendonca, Manveena Suri and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — India’s T20 World Cup-winning cricket team will finally be able to fly home…
Continue Reading Senior Gaza doctor alleges ‘severe torture’ following release from Israeli detention as politicians clash over decision
By Helen Regan, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — The head of Gaza’s largest hospital has claimed he was repeatedly…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise, boosted by Wall Street records as Tesla zooms
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Wednesday after Tesla shares zoomed up more than 10%, helping to drive U.S.…
Continue Reading Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in India’s northeast kill at least 16 people
Associated Press GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Authorities say floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 16 people over the last…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Russia-friendly leader is in Ukraine. It’s his first visit since the war began
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made his first visit to neighboring Ukraine since Russia’s…
Continue Reading Australian police arrest 14-year-old boy suspected of stabbing a student at the University of Sydney
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police say a 14-year-old boy dressed in military clothing was arrested after allegedly stabbing a…
Continue Reading How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season
AP Science Writer Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are…
Continue Reading As Iran faces a rare runoff presidential election, disenchanted voters are staying away
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Over 20 years ago, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stood before a crowd at…
Continue Reading UN adopts Chinese resolution with US support on closing the gap in access to artificial intelligence
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a Chinese-sponsored resolution urging wealthy and developed nations to…
Continue Reading Driver whose car struck pedestrians in South Korea will face accidental homicide investigation
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A driver whose car struck pedestrians waiting at a crowded intersection in South Korea’s capital, killing nine people,…
Continue Reading Ukraine says it thwarted a plot to overthrow the government
By Mariya Knight and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has foiled an alleged plot to overthrow the government that “would have played into…
Continue Reading Ringleader of fire that killed 5 in Senegalese family, ripping hole in the community, gets 60 years
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man was sentenced to 60 years in prison Tuesday for killing five members of an extended Senegalese family…
Continue Reading Haiti’s gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, the UN says
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than 300,000 children since March, the U.N.…
Continue Reading California advances unique safety regulations for AI companies despite tech firm opposition
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have advanced a bill that would regulate powerful artificial intelligence systems.…
Continue Reading Highlights from Supreme Court term: Rulings on Trump, regulation, abortion, guns and homelessness
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ended its term by ruling for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from…
Continue Reading US eliminated from Copa America with 1-0 loss to Uruguay, increasing pressure to fire Berhalter
AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gregg Berhalter gave a single-word answer after the United States was eliminated from the Copa America…
Continue Reading Authorities find 19 bodies piled in a dump truck in a cartel-dominated area of southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities have found 19 bodies piled in and around a dump truck in a cartel-dominated area of southern Mexico, near the border…
Continue Reading Judge sides with 16 states, putting on pause Biden’s delay of consideration of gas export projects
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — The Biden administration can’t delay consideration of projects aimed at exporting liquefied natural gas while a legal…
Continue Reading Court orders white nationalists to pay $2M more for Charlottesville Unite the Right violence
AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Four years after violence erupted during the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, a jury…
Continue Reading Darrell Christian, former AP managing editor and sports editor, dies at 75
AP Sports Writer Darrell L. Christian, a former managing editor and sports editor of The Associated Press, has died. He was 75. Christian died of…
Continue Reading Trump seeks to set aside his New York hush money guilty verdict after Supreme Court immunity ruling
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked the New York judge who presided over his hush money trial to…
Continue Reading Ahead of election, Venezuela’s Maduro says he has agreed to resume negotiations with United States
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government plans to resume negotiations with the U.S. government this week, President…
Continue Reading 2 men were arrested on public road within Oprah’s Hawaii ranch. They’re suspected of illegal hunting
KULA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii officials say two men arrested on a public road within Oprah Winfrey’s property on the island of Maui are…
Continue Reading Some Nebraskans say misleading words led them to sign petitions on abortion they don’t support
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Organizers of competing petition efforts seeking to squelch or expand abortion access in Nebraska are looking…
Continue Reading North Korea brags of new missile with ‘super-large warhead.’ Outsiders doubt the North’s claim
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Tuesday it had test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying “a…
Continue Reading Celtics star Jayson Tatum agrees to 5-year, $314 million supermax extension, AP source says
AP Sports Writer Jayson Tatum has agreed to a five-year, $314 million contract extension to remain with the Boston Celtics, a person with knowledge…
Continue Reading More evaluation ordered for suspect charged in stabbings at Massachusetts movie theater, McDonald’s
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts individual charged with assault with intent to murder after six people, including four girls at a movie…
Continue Reading UN launches global road safety campaign in US with goal of halving the number of victims by 2030
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has launched its global road safety campaign in the United States, which aims to halve…
Continue Reading Officers kill 3 coyotes at San Francisco Botanical Garden after attack on 5-year-old girl
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wildlife officers have shot and killed three coyotes at the San Francisco Botanical Garden after a coyote attacked a…
Continue Reading US and Panama sign agreement that aims to close the Darién Gap to ‘illegal migrants’
By Abel Alvarado and Omar Fajardo, CNN (CNN) — The US and Panama have signed an agreement on immigration issues that aims to “close the…
Continue Reading Iranian presidential candidates accuse each other of having no plan or experience ahead of runoff
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s presidential candidates on Monday accused each other of having no solution for the country’s problems ahead of…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden sues Fox News over explicit images featured in a streaming series
NEW YORK (AP) — Hunter Biden accused Fox News in a lawsuit of unlawfully publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. The…
Continue Reading GOP US Rep. Spartz, of Indiana, charged with bringing gun through airport security, officials say
Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say Indiana Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz has been charged with bringing a firearm through…
Continue Reading Predators add Stamkos, Marchessault in blockbuster moves; NHL teams drop $1B in free agent frenzy
AP Hockey Writers The Nashville Predators made a huge splash when free agency opened Monday by signing Stanley Cup champion forwards Steven Stamkos…
Continue Reading Klay Thompson is leaving the Warriors and will join the Mavericks, AP sources say
AP Sports Writers DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thompson has taken off his Golden State jersey for the last time. And the Warriors say they’re going to…
Continue Reading Much of New Mexico is under flood watch after 100 rescued from waters over weekend
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Weather forecasters in New Mexico are warning that much of the state faces two more days of elevated threats of dangerous…
Continue Reading Trump says he can end the Russia-Ukraine war in one day. Russia’s UN ambassador says he can’t
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Donald Trump has repeatedly said he can settle the war between Russia and Ukraine in one day if he’s…
Continue Reading Arkansas groups not asking US Supreme Court to review ruling limiting scope of Voting Rights Act
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Progressive groups in Arkansas have decided to not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a lower…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico will include status plebiscite in November’s general elections
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s territorial status will be on the ballot in the U.S. territory’s general elections…
Continue Reading Animal rescuers save more than 100 dolphins during mass stranding event around Cape Cod
WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — Animal rescuers have been able to coax more than 100 dolphins away from shallow waters around Cape Cod over the weekend…
Continue Reading Turkish officials call for calm as social media hysteria fuels anti-Syrian riots
By Scott McLean and Isil Sariyuce, CNN Istanbul (CNN) — Allegations of sexual abuse against a child by a Syrian man in Kayseri, Turkey, have…
Continue Reading TV personality Carlos Watson testifies in his trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former TV host Carlos Watson has taken the witness stand in the criminal trial surrounding the collapse of his Ozy…
Continue Reading Former Missouri prison guards plead not guilty to murder in death of Black man
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four former Missouri guards have pleaded not guilty to murder in the December death of a Black man in…
Continue Reading California budgets up to $12 million for reparations bills, a milestone in atoning for racist legacy
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a budget that includes up to $12 million for…
Continue Reading US to pay for flights to help Panama remove migrants who may be heading north
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is going to pay for flights and offer other help to Panama to remove migrants. The agreement…
Continue Reading Jury selection begins in murder trial of former Houston police officer
HOUSTON (AP) — Jury selection has begun in the murder trial of a former Houston police officer who took part in a 2019 drug raid that led to the…
Continue Reading Colombia captures one of the founders of the Tren de Aragua gang, wanted in Venezuela and Chile
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police have arrested one of the founders of Tren de Aragua, a transnational gang that was founded in a Venezuelan…
Continue Reading What to know about the plea deal offered Boeing in connection with 2 plane crashes
AP Airlines Writer Federal prosecutors and victims’ families are waiting for Boeing to decide whether to accept a plea deal that would settle a…
Continue Reading Some Boston subway trains are now sporting googly eyes
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Subway riders in Boston are playing their own game of “Where’s Waldo?” But instead of searching for a cartoon…
Continue Reading Sen. Bob Menendez’s defense begins with sister testifying about family tradition of storing cash
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The sister of Sen. Bob Menendez has come to her brother’s defense as the first witness called by his lawyers…
Continue Reading Atlanta City Council approves settlement of $2M for students pulled from car during 2020 protests
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta City Council has approved the payment of a settlement of $2 million to two college students who were…
Continue Reading Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows
AP Health Writer A new study shows the infant death rate in Texas went up in the wake of the state’s abortion ban. The analysis published…
Continue Reading Bolivia summons Argentine ambassador for reprimand over its claims of a fake coup
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The Bolivian government has summoned the Argentine ambassador to address the country’s claims that the…
Continue Reading Foods you should avoid, ‘stupid American’ tourists, millennial saint: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! People around the world are all too familiar with the “stupid American” tourists who embarrass…
Continue Reading UN group demands release of ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan; says his detention violates international law
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.N. human rights working group has called for an immediate release of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime…
Continue Reading A media ‘nervous breakdown’? Calls for Biden’s withdrawal produce some extraordinary moments
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Biden’s performance in last week’s debate with Donald Trump led to some extraordinary media…
Continue Reading Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden loses bid for state high court reconsideration in NFL emails lawsuit
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former NFL coach Jon Gruden has lost a bid for three Nevada Supreme Court justices to reconsider whether a…
Continue Reading Turkey mediates between Somalia and Ethiopia to ease diplomatic tensions
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey says it has mediated talks between Somalia and Ethiopia to ease diplomatic tensions between the east African…
Continue Reading Mistrial declared for Karen Read, accused of killing her police officer boyfriend – and an investigator is relieved of duty
CNN By Jean Casarez, Eric Levenson, Faith Karimi and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A judge declared a mistrial in the murder trial of Karen Read,…
Continue Reading ‘We thought we were going to die:’ Thirty injured as ‘strong turbulence’ forces Air Europa plane to land in Brazil
By Zahid Mahmood and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Thirty passengers were injured after a flight from Madrid to Uruguay was hit by “strong…
Continue Reading Federal judge halts Mississippi law requiring age verification for websites
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked a Mississippi law that would require users of websites and other digital…
Continue Reading NHL reinstates Bowman, Quenneville after being banned for their role in Blackhawks assault scandal
AP Hockey Writer The NHL has reinstated executives Stan Bowman and Al MacIsaac and coach Joel Quenneville. They are able to seek employment around…
Continue Reading Young Thug’s trial on hold as defense tries to get judge removed from case
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the racketeering and gang prosecution against Young Thug has put the long-running trial on…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey stands by Biden, says voters will decide on issues, not on a bad debate
Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey says President Joe Biden is able to run a strong race and serve a second term in…
Continue Reading Sheriff suspends bid for US House seat once held by ex-Speaker McCarthy
AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Central California sheriff has suspended his campaign for a U.S. House seat once held by former Speaker…
Continue Reading How to keep guns off Bourbon Street? Designate a police station as a school
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans officials say they will designate a police station in the city’s historic French Quarter as a…
Continue Reading José Raúl Mulino sworn in as Panama’s new president, promises to stop migration through Darien Gap
Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — José Raúl Mulino has been sworn in as Panama’s next president, facing pressure to slow migration through…
Continue Reading Under the Boardwalk officials vow to address homelessness in Atlantic City
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City is making an effort to address its homeless population, offering help even while vowing…
Continue Reading 5 members of a Georgia family returning from a baseball tournament are dead after a plane crash in upstate New York
By Stephanie Gallman and Sydney Bishop, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Five members of a Georgia family died in a plane crash in upstate New York, state…
Continue Reading Netanyahu says Israel advancing to ‘end of the stage of eliminating’ Hamas’ army in Gaza
By Tamar Michaelis and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday the country’s military is nearing…
Continue Reading Appeals court allows part of Biden student loan repayment plan to go forward
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has allowed the U.S. Education Department to move ahead with a plan to lower monthly…
Continue Reading Campus carry weapons law debuts in West Virginia, joins 11 other states
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — People with concealed carry permits can possess firearms on West Virginia public college and university…
Continue Reading Sotomayor’s dissent: A president should not be a ‘king above the law’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing a president to become a “king above the law,” in the use of official power,…
Continue Reading Nebraska authorities investigating if race played a role in shooting that wounded 4 children and 3 adults, police chief says
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Nebraska authorities are investigating the motive behind a Friday shooting of four children and three…
Continue Reading BET says ‘audio malfunction’ caused heavy censorship of Usher’s speech at the 2024 BET Awards
AP Music Writer Usher’s acceptance speech of the BET Awards’ lifetime achievement award was heartfelt, occasionally profane and lengthy…
Continue Reading Florida prosecutors knew Epstein raped teenage girls 2 years before cutting deal, transcript shows
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida prosecutors knew the late millionaire and financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually assaulted…
Continue Reading After Supreme Court immunity ruling, Biden draws sharp contrast with Trump on obeying rule of law
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden warned Monday that a Supreme Court ruling granting presidents broad immunity from…
Continue Reading Wildfire forces Alaska’s Denali National Park to temporarily close entrance
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A wildfire burning near the entrance of Denali National Park and Preserve has forced the temporary…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rules Trump has limited immunity in January 6 case, jeopardizing trial before election
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Donald Trump may claim immunity from criminal prosecution for some of the actions he took in the waning days of…
Continue Reading The Karen Read murder case ends in a mistrial. Prosecutors say they will try again
Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors say they intend to retry Karen Read on charges that she killed her Boston police officer…
Continue Reading Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer insists Biden can win her state and says she’s behind him 100%
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is insisting that President Joe Biden can still win her state, a key…
Continue Reading Chinese woman facing charge of trying to smuggle turtles across Vermont lake to Canada
Associated Press Border Patrol agents say a woman from China has been arrested at a Vermont lake bordering Quebec for trying to smuggle 29 eastern…
Continue Reading Lawsuit says Pennsylvania county deliberately hid decisions to invalidate some mail-in ballots
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania county’s elected commissioners are being sued over a policy adopted for this…
Continue Reading Armed bicyclist killed in Iowa shooting that wounded 2 police officers, investigators say
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Investigators say police in Waterloo, Iowa, were responding to a report of a bicyclist with a gun in an incident that ended…
Continue Reading Stolen at birth, an adoptee sues Chile over thousands of similar dictatorship-era crimes
Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A Chilean-American raised in the United States has filed a criminal complaint against the state of Chile…
Continue Reading UN-led meeting in Qatar with Afghan Taliban is not a recognition of their government, official says
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.N official says a U.N.-led meeting held in Qatar with the Taliban on increasing engagement with Afghanistan…
Continue Reading ThunderShirts, dance parties and anxiety meds can help ease dogs’ July Fourth dread
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Much of the U.S. may be looking forward to July Fourth for dazzling displays of fireworks or setting off…
Continue Reading Redbox owner Chicken Soup for the Soul files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, the parent of DVD rental operator Redbox, has filed for Chapter 11…
Continue Reading What we know about the fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy in upstate New York
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police in upstate New York have shot and killed a 13-year-old boy after they say he fled from officers and pointed…
Continue Reading Lawsuit accuses Iran, Syria and North Korea of providing support for Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel sued Iran, Syria and North Korea on Monday, saying their governments…
Continue Reading At 28, Bardella could become youngest French prime minister at helm of far-right National Rally
Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — At just 28 years old, Jordan Bardella has helped make the far-right National Rally the strongest political…
Continue Reading 6 people killed in Wisconsin house fire
NECEDAH, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a house fire in Wisconsin has killed six family members. Early indications are that the blaze was accidental.…
Continue Reading White Nebraska man shoots and wounds 7 Guatemalan immigrant neighbors
CRETE, Neb. (AP) — A white Nebraska man described as reclusive and confrontational shot and wounded seven neighbors who are Guatemalan immigrants,…
Continue Reading World Athletics leader Sebastian Coe visits Ukraine and invites Zelenskyy to Olympic track meet
AP National Writer World Athletics leader Sebastian Coe visited Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv over the weekend. He reiterated his…
Continue Reading US victims of October 7 attacks sue Iran, Syria and North Korea over alleged Hamas support
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — A leading antisemitism watchdog on Monday filed a lawsuit in US federal court on behalf of more than 100 victims…
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