US Navy sailor’s mom encouraged him to pass military details to China, prosecutor says
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Man who made threats at a rural Kansas home shot and killed by deputy, authorities say
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Continue Reading ESPN strikes $1.5B deal to jump into sports betting with Penn Entertainment
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Continue Reading 5 white nationalists sue Seattle man for allegedly leaking their identities
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Continue Reading Children of suspect in Gilgo Beach killings are ‘innocent bystanders … caught up in a hellscape,’ attorney says
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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
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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
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Continue Reading US vows to keep Syria’s chemical weapons program in UN spotlight over Russian and Chinese opposition
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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
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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
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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
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Continue Reading Alabama brawl turns spotlight on Montgomery’s racial history
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Continue Reading Air Force veteran Tony Grady joins Nevada’s crowded Senate GOP field, which includes former ally
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Continue Reading A 6-year-old said ‘I did it’ after shooting his teacher at Virginia school, warrants say
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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…
Continue Reading When and how to watch the Perseid meteor shower
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Continue Reading Electric bus maker Proterra files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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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
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Continue Reading New York doctor is charged with drugging and assaulting patients
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Continue Reading Massachusetts governor declares state of emergency amid influx of migrants seeking shelter
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Continue Reading Local businesses in northern Nigeria feel the sting of regional sanctions against neighboring Niger
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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
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Continue Reading Riverfront brawl brings unwelcome attention to historic civil rights city in Alabama
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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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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.…
Continue Reading Rockaway Beach Park closed to swimming and surfing after a woman suffered an apparent shark bite, officials say
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Continue Reading Vatican investigates sexual abuse allegations at Roman Catholic society in Peru
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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’
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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…
Continue Reading Arrest warrants issued for 3 men in massive fight at Montgomery riverfront dock
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Continue Reading NBA lauded for diversity practices, initiatives in report card by university
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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…
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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
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Continue Reading DJ Casper, Chicago disc jockey and creator of ‘Cha Cha Slide,’ dies after battle with cancer
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Continue Reading Judge blocks Colorado law raising age to buy a gun to 21
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Continue Reading In Mexico, accusations of ‘communism’ and ‘fascism’ mark school textbook debate
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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…
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Continue Reading A Texas man on a trip to spread his dad’s ashes died of heat stroke in Utah’s Arches National Park
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Continue Reading The UN announces that a deal has been reached with Syria to reopen border crossing from Turkey
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Continue Reading Singer Ciara expecting fourth child, her third with Russell Wilson
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Continue Reading CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today
By The Associated Press Extreme weather continues to confound the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea. Thousands of Scouts were arriving Tuesday at…
Continue Reading Man makes initial court appearance following Indiana block party shooting that killed 1, wounded 17
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Continue Reading Tampa mayor makes $1.1M cocaine catch while fishing in Florida Keys with family
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Tampa Mayor Jane Castor made a big catch while fishing the Florida Keys with family late last month, spotting and…
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Americans’ credit card debt hits a record $1 trillion
Americans’ credit card debt levels have just notched a new, but undesirable, milestone: For the first time ever, they’ve surpassed $1 trillion,…
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Millennials powered America’s homeownership boom
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July hit a crucial warming threshold that scientists have warned the world should stay under
The world got its first preview last month of what summer will be like at 1.5 degrees of global warming — a threshold that scientists warn the…
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US small businesses feel better about the economy, but still can’t find enough skilled workers
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Continue Reading The FAA asks the FBI to consider criminal charges against 22 more unruly airline passengers
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials said Tuesday they have referred 22 more cases involving unruly passengers on airline flights to the FBI for…
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Continue Reading Zoom, which thrived on the remote work revolution, wants workers back in the office part-time
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MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a suburban Kansas City police officer who was wounded in a shootout that killed a car chase suspect has died.…
Continue Reading West Virginia’s capital officials reject abortion provider’s proposal to start syringe service
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Continue Reading Georgia fires football staffer who survived fatal crash, less than a month after lawsuit
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia has fired the football recruiting staffer who survived a January crash that killed player Devin Willock and another…
Continue Reading Texans minority owner Javier Loya is facing rape charge in Kentucky
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of award-wining filmmaker, philanthropist and environmentalist Robert Redford.…
Continue Reading Jordanian military says 1 man died, 2 arrested during a thwarted attempt to ‘infiltrate the country’
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Jordanian military says one man has died and two others have been arrested following an attempt to infiltrate the country.…
Continue Reading Harris says new rule means ‘thousands of dollars’ for workers on federal construction projects
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Continue Reading US investigating power-assisted steering failure complaints in older Ram pickup trucks
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Continue Reading Amazon nations seek common voice on climate change, urge developed world to help protect rainforest
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Continue Reading Italy proposed a bank tax to help people with interest rate hikes. The move sent stocks plunging
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