Lights out on Nittosha matchbooks prompts nostalgia in Japan
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press HIMEJI, Japan (AP) — Nittosha, a small Japanese manufacturer, is stopping the production of matchbooks. The…
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Lights out on Nittosha matchbooks prompts nostalgia in Japan
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press HIMEJI, Japan (AP) — Nittosha, a small Japanese manufacturer, is stopping the production of matchbooks. The…
Continue Reading Officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice sworn in and resigned from new law enforcement position in the same week, official says
By Liam Reilly, CNN Timothy Loehmann, the former Cleveland, Ohio, police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014, resigned from his…
Continue Reading Black leader who fought Trump Tulsa campaign rally killed
BIXBY, Okla. (AP) — Police say a Black business leader and community activist who joined Tulsa civic leaders in fighting then-President Donald…
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Un niño de 8 años quedó paralizado de la cintura para abajo tras recibir un disparo en el pecho durante el tiroteo de Highland Park
Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Un niño de 8 años que asistió al desfile del 4 de julio en Highland Park con sus padres y su hermano gemelo…
Continue Reading Nevada senator focuses on abortion in critical November race
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Sandwiched between supporters holding “BANS OFF OUR BODIES” signs and TV…
Continue Reading Nevada senator focuses on abortion in critical November race
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Sandwiched between supporters holding “BANS OFF OUR BODIES” signs and TV…
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‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ manga creator Kazuki Takahashi found dead at sea
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of the “Yu-Gi-Oh!” manga comic and trading card game, has died,…
Continue Reading ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ manga creator Kazuki Takahashi found dead at sea
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of the “Yu-Gi-Oh!” manga comic and trading card game, has died,…
Continue ReadingHow a dirty flip-flop could cause catastrophe in Australia
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN It’s winter in Australia and for the first time in three years thousands of residents are flying to the Indonesian…
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US women beat Jamaica 5-0 at the W Championship
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — The U.S. women’s national team qualified for the 2023 World Cup on Thursday night at the CONCACAF W Championship. The…
Continue ReadingWhy this woman recreates the journeys of history’s greatest female explorers
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Elise Wortley didn’t set out to be an adventurer. After moving from the Essex countryside to busy London in 2017 when she…
Continue Reading G-20 diplomats fail on unity over Ukraine, war’s impact
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Deeply divided top diplomats from the world’s richest and largest developing…
Continue Reading G-20 diplomats fail on unity over Ukraine, war’s impact
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Deeply divided top diplomats from the world’s richest and largest developing…
Continue Reading Chicago secures home court for the Commissioner’s Cup game
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Emma Meesseman scored 20 points, Candace Parker had 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists and the Chicago Sky beat the…
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Las Vegas Raiders hire Sandra Douglass Morgan as first Black female president in NFL history
By Jacob Lev, CNN The Las Vegas Raiders have hired Sandra Douglass Morgan as team president, making her the first Black woman in that position for an…
Continue Reading Connecticut officials announce reforms after Randy Cox was partially paralyzed in a police van
By Samantha Beech and Zenebou Sylla, CNN After Randy Cox suffered an injury in the back of a New Haven police van that left him partially paralyzed,…
Continue Reading Oldest panda in Mexico dies at zoo on her 35th birthday
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Shuan Shuan, the oldest panda in Mexico, has died at the age of 35. Mexico City’s Environment Department said the panda died…
Continue Reading Bulls finalize max contract with two-time All-Star LaVine
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls say they have re-signed Zach LaVine, after the high-flying guard agreed to a…
Continue ReadingBrazil could face ‘more severe’ election unrest than the US Capitol riot, official warns
By Rodrigo Pedroso and Daniela Gonzalez-Roman Brazil faces potentially dangerous unrest around the country’s upcoming presidential vote, a…
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RV se incendió en Salinas cerca de la calle Fremont
Los bomberos de Salinas informaron que una casa rodante fue envuelta en llamas el jueves mañana. El incendio ocurrió en la calle Terrace y la…
Continue Reading Dome for Soldier Field? Panel says Chicago should explore it
CHICAGO (AP) — A panel appointed by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recommended the city explore enclosing Soldier Field, part of an effort to…
Continue Reading Putin to Ukraine: Russia has barely started its action
MOSCOW (AP) — With Russia’s military action in Ukraine in its fifth month, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned Kyiv that it…
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King City Police investigating drive-by shooting on San Lorenzo Street
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)– King City Police said that at around 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday, they received calls of gunfire on the 300 block of North…
Continue Reading 3 Arizona ballot measures filed, but abortion effort fails
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Signatures to qualify a ballot measure that would reverse or block Republican efforts to tighten…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Gibson dealt Cards again, Gray area in Texas
By The Associated Press The last time Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Kyle Gibson faced the St. Louis Cardinals, they hit four consecutive home…
Continue Reading Svensson holds first-round lead at Barbasol Championship
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Adam Svensson had two eagles in a 10-under 62 to take a two-stroke lead Thursday in the PGA Tour’s Barbasol…
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An 8-year-old boy is paralyzed from the waist down after getting shot in the chest in Highland Park parade attack
Originally Published: 07 JUL 22 19:27 ET By Joe Sutton and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old boy who was attending the Highland…
Continue Reading Man charged with torching Pan-African flag flying on pole
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested the man who used a flamethrower set fire over the weekend to a Pan-African flag…
Continue Reading Canadiens take Juraj Slafkovsky with top pick in NHL draft
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens have selected Slovak winger Juraj Slafkovsky with the first pick in the…
Continue Reading The 8-year-old boy paralyzed from waist down after Highland Park parade shooting woke up and asked to see his twin and dog
By Joe Sutton and Christina Maxouris, CNN An 8-year-old boy who was attending the Highland Park Fourth of July parade with his parents and twin…
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Monterey County Task Force help take fentanyl, guns and fireworks off the street Wednesday
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– Over the last 24 hours, the Monterey County Task Force helped conduct various parole and probation checks and…
Continue Reading Hall homers, drives in 2, Phillies take series from Nats
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Darick Hall homered, doubled and drove in two runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the…
Continue Reading Man with bat killed while confronting windshield cleaners
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s police commissioner says a man was shot and killed after he swung a baseball bat during a confrontation with people…
Continue Reading Venezuela says it investigating slaying of Indigenous leader
By JORGE RUEDA Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan authorities are investigating the slaying of an Indigenous leader who…
Continue Reading Pac-12 facing uncertain future after losses to Big Ten
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer The Pac-12 can make a case as the most successful conference in collegiate athletics, amassing more than 500 NCAA…
Continue Reading Pac-12 facing uncertain future after losses to Big Ten
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer The Pac-12 can make a case as the most successful conference in collegiate athletics, amassing more than 500 NCAA…
Continue Reading Pac-12 facing uncertain future after losses to Big Ten
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer The Pac-12 can make a case as the most successful conference in collegiate athletics, amassing more than 500 NCAA…
Continue Reading Spirit Airlines again postpones vote on Frontier merger
By The Associated Press The proposed merger between Spirit Airlines and Frontier just can’t get off the runway. Spirit announced late Thursday…
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Zelensky says Ukraine will not give up territory for peace with Russia: ‘This is our land’
By Jeremy Herb, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Thursday that Ukraine is unwilling to cede any of its…
Continue Reading Zelensky says Ukraine will not give up territory for peace with Russia: ‘This is our land’
By Jeremy Herb, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Thursday that Ukraine is unwilling to cede any of its…
Continue Reading Bears WR Moore arrested on drug, weapons charges in Texas
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears receiver David Moore was arrested on drug and weapons charges in his hometown of Gainesville, Texas, last weekend.…
Continue ReadingTemperatures On The Move
WEATHER STORYWe will slowly transition back into a “hot ridge” weather pattern as a strong ridge of high pressure edge in from the south east.…
Continue Reading US judge orders Mexican cartel to pay billions for killings
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge says a Mexican drug cartel accused in the gruesome killings of nine women and children from an offshoot…
Continue Reading Former Beavers Payton, Eubanks reunited with Trail Blazers
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A little more than six years ago, guard Gary Payton II and forward Drew Eubanks were…
Continue Reading Mets’ Bassitt says MLB should ‘stop testing’ for COVID-19
By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Chris Bassitt says he “probably won’t” inform team and Major League…
Continue Reading Tunisia’s Islamists decry asset freezes as political move
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s influential Islamist movement Ennahdha is strong disputing accusations of…
Continue Reading Family sues over Arkansas man’s fatal shooting by officer
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The family of a man fatally shot outside an Arkansas hospital while trying to drive away in a stolen truck has filed a…
Continue Reading Jamaican man sentenced for LA, NY airport drug smuggling
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Jamaican man who provided nearly 60 pounds of cocaine to a flight attendant to smuggle aboard a flight from Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Texas governor authorizes state to return migrants to border
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has authorized state forces to apprehend and transport migrants to…
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