‘Ash and debris’: Journalist covering Maui fires surveys destruction of once-vibrant Hawaii town
By TY O’NEIL Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A Las Vegas-based video journalist for The Associated Press dispatched to cover…
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Fighting has left half of Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp `a hot area,’ UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A senior U.N. official says days of fighting in the largest Palestinian refugee camp in…
Continue Reading 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey wounding at least 23 people and damaging buildings
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Continue Reading Wayne County Jail missed multiple red flags before inmate’s brutal death
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Continue Reading ‘I had just waved at them’: Neighbor recounts moments before deadly Greenville hit-and-run
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Continue Reading Law enforcement agencies warn to stop for school buses or face the consequences
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Continue Reading Parents identify 10-year-old boy who police say was killed in Franklin shooting
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Continue Reading Floods swamp Loxahatchee properties, devastate turtle nests at animal sanctuary
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Continue Reading Seven displaced, $100K left in damage following Sheboygan fire
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Continue Reading Snake in a toilet: Slithering visitor to Arizona home camps out where homeowner least expects it
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Continue Reading New ferry linking El Salvador and Costa Rica aims to cut shipping times, avoid border problems
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Continue Reading Man cited for animal neglect after dog dies in triple-digit heat during Phoenix hike
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Continue Reading Mexico’s army-run airline to take off in September, but the flight attendants won’t be soldiers
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has announced its army-run airline will start up in September, but flight attendants won’t be soldiers. The…
Continue Reading Allusions to mobster movies and book burning at appeals court hearing on Biden social media contacts
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Continue Reading Biden declara la emergencia en Hawai por los incendios forestales: “Todos los recursos que tenemos estarán disponibles”
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Continue Reading Police videos show SWAT officers detaining man, woman during home raid in Tupac Shakur cold case
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Continue Reading Once a target of pro-Trump anger, the U.S. archivist is prepping her agency for a digital flood
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Continue Reading FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads
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The Duck Race is ready to go this Saturday
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Continue Reading United flight’s plunge toward the ocean was caused by pilot error, NTSB says
By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — A 2022 incident where a United Airlines flight came within 748 feet of crashing into the Pacific Ocean was caused…
Continue Reading Phil Mickelson considered a bet on 2012 Ryder Cup, book alleges
By Jacob Lev, Jillian Martin and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Phil Mickelson considered a $400,000 bet on the 2012 Ryder Cup – in which he was…
Continue Reading A Georgia teacher wants to overturn her firing for reading a book to students about gender identity
By JEFF AMY Associated Press MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia teacher is trying to reverse her firing after officials said she improperly read a book…
Continue Reading Russia is back on the lunar path. A rocket blasts off on its first moon mission in nearly 50 years
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Virgin Galactic launches first tourism mission after decades of promises
CNN By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Virgin Galactic — the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard…
Continue Reading Suburban Detroit woman says she found a live frog in a spinach container
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Continue Reading What to know about Hawaii travel right now
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Continue Reading Austin-area wildfire is 85% contained after destroying an apartment building and damaging others
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Fire crews have contained roughly 85% of a brush fire in an Austin, Texas, suburb that has been burning for two…
Continue Reading Fiscales piden que el caso contra Trump por interferencia electoral comience en enero de 2024
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Continue Reading Lahaina’s historic 150-year-old banyan tree was badly scorched by wildfires, but it’s still standing
CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — It was once filled with bright green leaves and sweeping branches that covered its visitors with shade.…
Continue Reading One of the largest banyan trees in the US and a 200-year-old church are among the beloved landmarks imperiled by Maui’s wildfires
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Continue Reading US suicides hit an all-time high last year
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Long COVID cases in US adults are on the decline, but many continue to struggle with symptoms, studies show
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Continue Reading ‘This is not acceptable’: Mother fights for access to life-saving medication for daughter
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Continue Reading Residents pick up the pieces after storms, including former Raven
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Continue Reading Head of gang linked to 5 murders dies in Alabama prison
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Continue Reading Asheville couple charged after taking kids from foster care, hiding them from law enforcement, deputies say
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Continue Reading Long Covid cases in US adults are on the decline, but many continue to struggle with symptoms, studies show
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Continue Reading Davidson County Schools remember beloved teacher and her husband killed in crash
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Continue Reading US intelligence community boosts focus on climate crisis, supply chains, pandemics
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58th Shoshone Bannock Indian festival kicks off Thursday
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Continue Reading How to help or donate in response to the deadly wildfire in Maui
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Continue Reading 49ers CEO Jed York is being sued over insider trading accusations
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Continue Reading Supreme Court blocks $6 billion opioid settlement that would have given the Sackler family immunity
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Continue Reading Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event
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Continue Reading Supreme Court blocks, for now, OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal that would shield Sacklers
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Continue Reading Civil suit can continue against corrupt former deputy linked to death of Mississippi man
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Continue Reading Americans moved out of prison in deal that could see US releasing Iranian funds and prisoners
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Continue Reading Appeals court rules against longstanding drug user gun ban cited in Hunter Biden case
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that drug users shouldn’t automatically be banned from…
Continue Reading A seasoned guide and 2 clients in their 60s perished on treacherous ridge in Scottish Highlands
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Continue Reading Special counsel wants Trump election subversion case to begin on January 2, 2024
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Continue Reading Biden asks Congress for $24 billion in more Ukraine assistance
By Kevin Liptak and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is asking Congress for more than $24 billion for Ukraine and other…
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Continue Reading Federal regulators inch a bit closer to regulating AI in political ads
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Election Commission on Thursday took a small step toward regulating so-called deepfake material…
Continue Reading Tunisia and Libya take 276 migrants stranded in desert border region, bring them to shelters
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Continue Reading A look at known Iranian-Americans held by Iran as the US seeks a prisoner release deal
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Continue Reading Kai Cenat condemns NYC Union Square melee, says ‘it was not my intention’
By Nic F. Anderson and João Costa, CNN (CNN) — Social media influencer Kai Cenat went live on Twitch Wednesday night to condemn the violence…
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Continue Reading UAE’s al-Jaber urges more financing to help Caribbean and other regions fight climate change
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Continue Reading White supremacist accused of threatening jury and witnesses in trial of Pittsburgh synagogue gunman
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Continue Reading Targeting DeSantis, Trump team warns state parties that super PACs can’t act as an arm of a campaign
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Continue Reading Striking screenwriters will resume negotiations with studios on Friday
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Continue Reading US probing Virginia fatal crash involving Tesla suspected of running on automated driving system
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Continue Reading Son charged with second-degree murder in mother’s death in Danville, New Hampshire
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Continue Reading Church that offers psychedelic tea to guests moves to Maine
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Continue Reading Italy probes a migrant boat disaster that left 41 feared dead. Four survivors tell a harrowing tale
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Continue Reading NOAA doubles the chances for a nasty Atlantic hurricane season due to hot ocean, tardy El Nino
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Continue Reading New Orleans police release body camera footage from officer shooting in Gentilly
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Continue Reading Detroit police changing facial-recognition policy after pregnant woman says she was wrongly charged
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Continue Reading Texas sheriff says 3 hog hunters from Florida died in an underground tank after their dog fell in
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Continue Reading Baby decapitated during birth at Riverdale hospital, lawsuit alleges
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Continue Reading Man accused of killing Petland animals charged with animal cruelty
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Continue Reading UN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017
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Continue Reading CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today
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Continue Reading ‘We’re all homeless’: Maui wildfires incinerate houses and kill at least 36 people
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Continue Reading One killed, three injured after woman drives SUV into Mission Hills car dealership
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Continue Reading At least 6 Turkish soldiers killed in attacks by Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq, Ankara says
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Continue Reading Ukraine orders evacuation of northeastern city of Kupyansk as Russia claims advances
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Continue Reading Iran transfers 5 Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest in step toward deal for full release
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Continue Reading Ring by ring, majestic banyan tree in heart of fire-scorched Lahaina chronicles 150 years of history
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Continue Reading Maui’s economy was recovering from the pandemic. Wildfires are dealing a shattering blow
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Continue Reading Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs to 6.96% this week, matching highest level this year
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Continue Reading Trial begins for man charged in killing of girl, 10, whose disappearance prompted monthslong search
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