Minnesota woman sentenced to 7 years in prison in $7M pandemic aid fraud scheme
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota woman has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for fraudulently applying for roughly $7…
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Día Del Museo making a return to the Museum of Idaho
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Continue Reading Florida art museum sues former director over forged Basquiat paintings scheme
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Continue Reading US wildlife managers agree to review the plight of a Western bird linked to piñon forests
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Continue Reading For Happ, vision of Wrigley Field comes to life through partnership with artist
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Continue Reading 27 Donald Trump election lies listed in his Georgia indictment
By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — A Georgia indictment of former President Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election…
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Continue Reading Haiti gang leader vows to fight any foreign armed force if it commits abuses
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An ex-police officer considered by many to be Haiti’s most powerful gang leader…
Continue Reading Frank LaRose, GOP Senate candidate in Ohio, fires a top staffer for tweets critical of Donald Trump
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Continue Reading Dominican investigation of Rays’ Wander Franco is being led by gender violence and minors division
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Continue Reading Threats to return to war in Yemen hinder efforts to start peace talks, UN envoy says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A senior U.N. official says public threats to return to war in Yemen are hindering…
Continue Reading Illinois will provide burial for migrant toddler who died on bus
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Continue Reading Fiscal pide que el juicio contra Trump en Georgia por interferencia electoral empiece en marzo de 2024
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Continue Reading White House orders federal agencies to shore up cybersecurity, warns of potential exposure
By Priscilla Alvarez and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The White House ordered federal agencies to shore up their cybersecurity after agencies have…
Continue Reading Tim Scott’s likability is fueling his rise. But how high can he climb?
By Aaron Pellish, Eva McKend and Kim Berryman, CNN (CNN) — After two hours at the Iowa State Fair spent posing for photos, glad-handing…
Continue Reading Hochul criticizes NYC’s asylum seeker response as migrants fill newest relief center in Queens
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Continue Reading NYU Langone surgeons transplant gene-edited pig kidney into brain-dead patient
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Continue Reading Woman, dog killed by fallen powerline in ‘freak accident’ in Fresno County, deputies say
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Continue Reading AP, other news organizations develop standards for use of artificial intelligence in newsrooms
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Continue Reading What passing gas can say about your health
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Continue Reading Ex-CRA employee allegedly embezzled almost $20,000 in CERB, CRCB scam: RCMP
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Continue Reading Canada among 10 countries reporting highest cumulative mpox cases, WHO reports
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Continue Reading London police investigating alleged theft of gold, artifacts at British Museum
By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — An employee at the British Museum has been dismissed — and the Metropolitan Police has launched an…
Continue Reading Fires and other disasters are increasing in Hawaii, according to this AP data analysis
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Continue Reading Biden knocks GOP for opposing his domestic agenda as he celebrates anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act
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Continue Reading Off-duty LA County deputy fatally shot by police at golf course
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — An off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has been fatally shot in an encounter with police officers at a Southern…
Continue Reading Nicaraguan government seizes highly regarded university from Jesuits
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Continue Reading Kentucky gubernatorial rivals Andy Beshear and Daniel Cameron offer competing education plans
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Continue Reading Authorities investigating series of hoax calls and bomb threats targeting synagogues across 10 states
By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating a series of hoax phone calls and fake bomb threats targeting synagogues across the…
Continue Reading Officials searching for person who released 3,000 mink in western Wisconsin
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story TREMPEALEAU COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Authorities are looking to…
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Fed officials fretted US inflation might not cool further unless economy slows down
Federal Reserve officials were wary that inflation would slow further unless the US economy and labor markets also cool down, according to minutes…
Continue Reading Ann Arbor family suing Erie Orchard and Cider Mill owner after racist rant against Muslims
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Continue Reading Campaign fundraiser for George Santos is indicted for impersonating top aide to House Speaker McCarthy
By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A campaign fundraiser for indicted US Rep. George Santos has been charged for allegedly impersonating a…
Continue Reading Two Detroit libraries to give out free dog food, offer resources for pet care through new program
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Continue Reading Exclusive: Blinken speaks by phone with Paul Whelan, who is wrongfully detained in Russia
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Blueberries have joined green beans in this year’s Dirty Dozen list
Blueberries, beloved by nutritionists for their anti-inflammatory properties, have joined fiber-rich green beans in this year’s Dirty Dozen of…
Continue Reading Pressures among migrant arrivals leads to fights at Aurora nonprofit, more support sought from metro-area cities
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Continue Reading Shot at while they drowned. Executed in the desert. Those who collected the bodies recount ‘one of the worst days’ in Darfur’s genocide-scarred history
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Continue Reading Michael Rapaport revela lo que Jennifer Aniston y Brad Pitt ofrecieron a los invitados de su boda en el 2000
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Continue Reading New Jersey’s gambling revenue was up by 5.3% in July. The Borgata casino set a new monthly record
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Continue Reading ¿Qué zonas están amenazadas por el huracán Hilary y cuándo llegaría?
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Continue Reading Jerry Moss, co-founder of A&M Records and Rock Hall of Fame member, dies at 88
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Jerry Moss, a music industry giant who co-founded A&M Records with Herb Alpert and rose from a Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Aldi to buy 400 Winn-Dixie, Harveys groceries in Southern US
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Discount grocer Aldi said Wednesday it’s acquiring 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets in the Southern…
Continue Reading ‘My husband is broken,’ Maui resident says, after he gave DNA in search for missing mom
By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Waiehu, Hawaii (CNN) — Two days before the Maui inferno, Brenda Keau’s husband Tony called his…
Continue Reading House Oversight Committee member asks chairman to refer Dan Snyder to the DOJ for investigation
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform is asking the…
Continue Reading Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, the US tells families
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Plea agreements under consideration may mean that the suspected architect…
Continue Reading Massachusetts trying to jump-start effort to replace Cape Cod bridges
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is hoping to jump-start the replacement of the two bridges…
Continue Reading Georgia prosecutor seeks March trial date for Trump and 18 others in election case
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The prosecutor in Atlanta who obtained an indictment this week against former President Donald…
Continue Reading Fulton County district attorney wants Trump trial to begin March 4, 2024 – one day before Super Tuesday primaries
By Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked a judge to set a trial date of March 4,…
Continue Reading An appeals court backs some abortion drug limits, pending the Supreme Court’s approval
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mail-order access to a drug used in the most common form of abortion in the U.S. would end…
Continue Reading 14 more members of Minneapolis gangs are charged in federal violent crime initiative
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Continue Reading Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Fast Facts
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City. Personal Birth date: May 28, 1944…
Continue Reading Appeals court says abortion pill mifepristone should remain on the market but rules in favor of limiting access
By Tierney Sneed (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday wiped away a lower court’s ruling that would’ve taken the medication abortion…
Continue Reading Court watchdog files complaint against a judge who ordered ‘religious-liberty training’ for lawyers
Associated Press A court watchdog has filed a complaint against the federal judge who ordered “religious-liberty training” for a trio of…
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Continue Reading Ada Deer, influential Native American leader from Wisconsin, dies at 88
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Continue Reading A former fundraiser for Rep. George Santos has been charged with wire fraud and identity theft
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos was indicted Wednesday on federal charges that…
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Continue Reading Devastated Tuohys ready to end conservatorship for Michael Oher, lawyers say
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta. Personal Birth date: August 20, 1966…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Personal: Birth date: August 21, 1973 Birth place:…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Tour de France. July 1-23, 2023 – The 110th Tour de France takes place. Danish…
Continue Reading Video shows tourist climbing into Rome’s Trevi Fountain to fill up water bottle
By Caolán Magee and Hannah Holland, CNN (CNN) — A video of a tourist climbing into Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain to fill her water bottle has…
Continue Reading New study finds far more hurricane-related deaths in US, especially among poor and vulnerable
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Hurricanes in the U.S. the last few decades killed thousands more people than meteorologists traditionally…
Continue Reading Tennessee man who killed 8 gets life in prison in surprise plea deal after new evidence surfaces
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who had been facing a death penalty trial in the killings of eight people…
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Homeowners are tapping into their home equity to get cash
With home values remaining strong across the country, Americans are tapping into their home equity to pay for renovations and…
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July 2023 Yellowstone visitation
Yellowstone National Park hosted 969,692 recreation visits in July…
Continue Reading Armed Utah man shot by FBI last week carried AR-15 in 2018 police encounter, records show
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 75-year-old man shot by officers trying to arrest him for social media threats he made against…
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Continue Reading Federal Reserve minutes: Too-high inflation, still a threat, could require more rate hikes
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Federal Reserve officials last month still regarded high inflation as an ongoing…
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — The children of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein are defending the actor Bradley Cooper’s portrayal of…
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‘Barbie’ tops ‘The Dark Knight’ to become Warner Bros.’ biggest movie ever at the American box office
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — “Barbie,” which has broken numerous box office records since its July 21 opening, just broke…
Continue Reading El dólar “blue” tocó los 800 pesos y marcó un nuevo récord en Argentina
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Este miércoles la cotización del dólar paralelo en Argentina (llamado “blue”) llegó por…
Continue Reading Items seized in a police raid at the Marion County Record newspaper in Kansas returned and headed for forensic analysis, publisher says
By Whitney Wild, Sarah Moon and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — After days of national controversy over the raid of a small town’s newspaper office…
Continue Reading Gruesome video circulating on social media recalls darkest days of Mexico’s drug cartel brutality
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A gruesome video circulated Wednesday on social media may have recorded the last moments of five kidnapped young men, and has…
Continue Reading Kansas prosecutor says police should return computers and cellphones seized in raid on newspaper
By JOHN HANNA and JIM SALTER Associated Press MARION, Kansas (AP) — A Kansas prosecutor says a police raid on a small weekly newspaper wasn’t…
Continue Reading Former Brazilian military police officer convicted in 2015 deaths arrested in New Hampshire
BOSTON (AP) — Immigration officials say a former Brazilian military police officer who was convicted of multiple murders and sentenced to more than…
Continue Reading Little warning, few escape routes, phones knocked out: The chilling similarities between the Maui and Paradise fires
By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — The flames took so much in Lahaina. More than 2,200 homes and businesses – structures reduced to ashen piles in…
Continue Reading ‘It is never wrong to bring an American home’: Loved ones of Americans released on house arrest in Iran push back on criticism of prospective deal
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The family members of two Americans who were released into house arrest in Iran last week as part of a deal…
Continue Reading Aldi is buying 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Grocery shoppers in the Southeast can expect to see more Aldi stores starting 2024. The German…
Continue Reading Charges against Alec Baldwin could be refiled as forensic report shows trigger on gun used in ‘Rust’ shooting had to be pulled
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Independent testing on the weapon used in the fatal 2021 shooting on the set of the film “Rust” shows the…
Continue Reading US sanctions Lebanese environmental group accused of being an arm of Hezbollah
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has imposed sanctions on a Lebanese environmental…
Continue Reading Trump lawyers negotiating with Fulton County DA over details of surrender, sources say
By Alayna Treene, CNN Washington (CNN) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are in “ongoing negotiations” with the Fulton County…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Hilary forms off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary has formed off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, and is expected to strengthen and move north towards the…
Continue Reading The strengths and weaknesses of the Georgia election meddling case against Trump and his allies
CNN By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — If there’s one thing that can be said about the sprawling, 41-count grand jury indictment that has been…
Continue Reading The strengths and weaknesses of the Georgia election meddling case against Trump and his allies
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — If there’s one thing that can be said about the sprawling, 41-count grand jury indictment that has been…
Continue Reading The strengths and weaknesses of the Georgia election meddling case against Trump and his allies
CNN By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — If there’s one thing that can be said about the sprawling, 41-count grand jury indictment that has been…
Continue Reading Más de 100.000 funcionarios de seguridad custodiarán las elecciones del 20 de agosto en Ecuador
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Continue Reading British Museum says staff member dismissed after items were found to be missing, stolen or damaged
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British Museum said Wednesday that a member of its staff has been dismissed after items dating…
Continue Reading Florida’s costs for protecting Gov. Ron DeSantis rise as he became GOP presidential hopeful
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The cost of protecting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his family and visiting officials has…
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Idaho gas prices keep climbing
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Continue Reading Temporary shelter for asylum seekers closes in Maine’s largest city
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — City officials in Portland, Maine say about 190 asylum seekers from African countries are being relocated after a basketball…
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‘Ho-hum holiday’ spending expected as shoppers deal with economic cross-currents
US consumers, trapped in a web of conflicting signals on the health of the economy and how it impacts their ability to shop, might be forced to spend…
Continue Reading Eight churches set ablaze in Pakistan’s Punjab province after accusations of blasphemy
By Sophia Saifi and Azaz Syed, CNN (CNN) — A crowd vandalized eight churches and several homes following accusations of blasphemy against Islam…
Continue Reading Ötzi the Iceman’s true appearance revealed by new DNA analysis
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Ötzi the Iceman, whose frozen remains were found in a gully high in the Tyrolean Alps by hikers in 1991, is perhaps…
Continue Reading Lionel Richie apologizes after last-minute concert cancellation: ‘I tried to bribe the pilot’
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Richie performed on Monday after he had to cancel a concert at the last-minute over the weekend. The…
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