Ukrainian resistance grows in Russian-occupied areas
By YURAS KARMANAU and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In a growing challenge to Russia’s grip on occupied areas of…
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Dangerous artificial marijuana, with names like K2 and Spice, is used less in states where weed is legalized
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN There’s nothing nice or dreamy about synthetic weed, sold under such catchy names as AK-47, K2, Spice, Scoobie Snacks,…
Continue Reading Kenya’s close presidential election draws fewer voters
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya is seeing lower voter turnout in an unusual presidential election as some voters cite…
Continue Reading Public sector strike cripples cash-strapped Lebanon
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Tarek Younes was once solidly middle class and felt he helped contribute to society as an…
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Public sector strike cripples cash-strapped Lebanon
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Tarek Younes was once solidly middle class and felt he helped contribute to society as an…
Continue Reading Russia successfully launches Iranian satellite
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian rocket on Tuesday successfully launched an Iranian satellite into orbit. The Soyuz rocket lifted off as scheduled at 8:52…
Continue Reading Russia successfully launches Iranian satellite
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian rocket on Tuesday successfully launched an Iranian satellite into orbit. The Soyuz rocket lifted off as scheduled at 8:52…
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FBI executes search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago in document investigation
By Kaitlan Collins, Kevin Liptak, Katelyn Polantz, Sara Murray, Evan Perez, Gabby Orr and Dan Berman, CNN The FBI executed a search warrant Monday at…
Continue Reading Taiwan warns China drills show ambitions beyond island
By JOHNSON LAI Associated Press PINGTUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan warned Tuesday that Chinese military drills aren’t just a rehearsal for an…
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Judge hits No. 44, Yankees beat Mariners 9-4 to stop skid
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his 44th homer, Josh Donaldson went deep and drove in three runs, and the New York…
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‘The Flash’ actor Ezra Miller cited for felony burglary after allegedly stealing alcohol from a Vermont home
By Amy Simonson, CNN “The Flash” actor Ezra M. Miller is accused of stealing alcohol in May from a Vermont home while the owners were…
Continue Reading ‘I didn’t really learn anything’: COVID grads face college
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer Angel Hope looked at the math test and felt lost. He had just graduated near the top of his high school class,…
Continue Reading Nagasaki marks A-bombing anniversary amid nuclear war fears
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Nagasaki is paying tribute to the victims of the U.S. atomic bombing 77 years ago Tuesday. The…
Continue Reading ‘Grease’ co-stars, friends and fans pay tribute to Olivia Newton-John
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Hollywood icons joined fans worldwide to mourn the loss of Olivia Newton-John, the Australian singer and…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka asks China to postpone research ship’s port call
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has asked China to defer a port call of a scientific research ship after…
Continue Reading Wood, Giants beat slumping Padres 1-0 after overturned call
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Not all the San Francisco Giants were convinced they had nailed Brandon Drury at the plate,…
Continue Reading Wood, Giants beat slumping Padres 1-0 after overturned call
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Not all the San Francisco Giants were convinced they had nailed Brandon Drury at the plate,…
Continue Reading Albuquerque police identify and charge ‘primary suspect’ in killings of Muslim men, police say
By Nouran Salahieh and Amir Vera, CNN Albuquerque police have detained and charged a man they say is the “primary suspect” in the…
Continue Reading Russian disinformation spreading in new ways despite bans
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After Russia invaded Ukraine last February, the European Union moved to block RT and Sputnik,…
Continue Reading Yankees DH Matt Carpenter fractures left foot on foul ball
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — New York Yankees designated hitter Matt Carpenter broke his left foot when he fouled off a pitch…
Continue Reading Deputy Secretary Sherman says US ‘doubling down’ on Pacific
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The United States is doubling down on its investment in the Pacific. That’s…
Continue ReadingRecord rainfall kills at least 9 in Seoul as water floods buildings, submerges cars
By Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN Record downpours flooded homes, roads and subway stations in the South Korean capital Seoul this week, killing at…
Continue Reading Pandemic fuels sports biking boom in cycling nation China
BEIJING (AP) — Lindsay Mo couldn’t go to her gym after Beijing shut down indoor sports facilities in May because of a coronavirus outbreak. So…
Continue Reading Pandemic fuels sports biking boom in cycling nation China
BEIJING (AP) — Lindsay Mo couldn’t go to her gym after Beijing shut down indoor sports facilities in May because of a coronavirus outbreak. So…
Continue Reading Pandemic fuels sports biking boom in cycling nation China
BEIJING (AP) — Lindsay Mo couldn’t go to her gym after Beijing shut down indoor sports facilities in May because of a coronavirus outbreak. So…
Continue Reading Ex-Philippine leader and democracy defender Ramos is buried
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos has been laid to rest in a state funeral. Ramos…
Continue Reading Gallen’s pitching, Marte’s hit lift D-backs over Pirates 3-0
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Diamondbacks did a little throwback to the 1980s on Monday night, swiping bags, bunting for…
Continue Reading Gallen’s pitching, Marte’s hit lift D-backs over Pirates 3-0
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Diamondbacks did a little throwback to the 1980s on Monday night, swiping bags, bunting for…
Continue Reading One year after Afghan war, Biden struggles to find footing
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nearly 12 months since the chaotic end to the U.S. war in Afghanistan haven’t been easy…
Continue ReadingUS returns looted relics of ‘extraordinary cultural value’ to Cambodia
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN New York officials have returned 30 cultural artifacts to Cambodia, including a 10th-century Khmer sculptural…
Continue Reading Learning from failures: How Biden scored win on climate plan
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Many pieces of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda have been jettisoned over the last…
Continue Reading Burn pits recognition for veterans took decade of struggle
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to sign into law a bill that aims to help military veterans exposed…
Continue Reading Omar ekes out House primary win over centrist in Minnesota
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota won a closer-than-expected Democratic primary race against a…
Continue Reading Suarez strikes out 8, outduels Irvin as Angels edge A’s 1-0
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — José Suarez added a second changeup to his pitching repertoire this season and it has…
Continue Reading Suarez strikes out 8, outduels Irvin as Angels edge A’s 1-0
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — José Suarez added a second changeup to his pitching repertoire this season and it has…
Continue Reading Afghan man charged in killing of 2 Muslims in Albuquerque
By STEFANIE DAZIO and MARIAM FAM Associated Press Police announced a breakthrough Tuesday in the killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque, New…
Continue Reading Biden administration says ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy is over
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that it ended a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for…
Continue Reading Biden administration says ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy is over
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that it ended a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for…
Continue Reading Biden administration says ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy is over
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that it ended a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for…
Continue ReadingGangs gain the upper hand in war with Haitian police
By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, Etant Dupain and Brice Laine CNN The rounds bounced off the armored vehicle, as police carried a limp civilian…
Continue ReadingGangs gain the upper hand in war with Haitian police
By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, Etant Dupain and Brice Laine CNN The rounds bounced off the armored vehicle, as police carried a limp civilian…
Continue Reading ‘The Sacrifice Zone’: Myanmar bears cost of green energy
By DAKE KANG, VICTORIA MILKO and LORI HINNANT Associated Press The birds no longer sing. The fish no longer swim in rivers that have turned a murky…
Continue Reading ‘The Sacrifice Zone’: Myanmar bears cost of green energy
By DAKE KANG, VICTORIA MILKO and LORI HINNANT Associated Press The birds no longer sing. The fish no longer swim in rivers that have turned a murky…
Continue Reading Election skeptics advance in key Wisconsin, Minnesota races
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press Longtime Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette has won his Democratic primary, advancing to a…
Continue Reading ‘The Sacrifice Zone’: Myanmar bears cost of green energy
By DAKE KANG, VICTORIA MILKO and LORI HINNANT Associated Press The birds no longer sing, and the herbs no longer grow. The fish no longer swim in…
Continue Reading ‘The Sacrifice Zone’: Myanmar bears cost of green energy
By DAKE KANG, VICTORIA MILKO and LORI HINNANT Associated Press The birds no longer sing, and the herbs no longer grow. The fish no longer swim in…
Continue Reading Michels wins Wisconsin GOP governor primary, will face Evers
By SARA BURNETT and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Tim Michels, a wealthy businessman endorsed by former President Donald Trump,…
Continue ReadingKenyans have cast their ballots for a new leader in a fiercely-contested race that’s too close to call
By Nimi Princewill, Stephanie Busari and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Polling has officially closed in Kenya’s crucial general elections as outgoing…
Continue ReadingInjured by war, the scars on Ukraine’s wounded children are more than skin deep
By Jo Shelley, Jason Carroll, Charbel Mallo and Daria Markina, CNN Fourteen-year-old Serhii Sorokopud is still haunted by what happened when Russian…
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