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Teen shot in the head after ringing the wrong doorbell wants justice and a conviction for accused gunman, he tells ‘GMA’
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Ralph Yarl, the Missouri teen who was shot in the head after ringing the wrong doorbell, has spoken out for…
Continue Reading In an audio recording Donald Trump discusses a ‘highly confidential’ document with an interviewer
WASHINGTON (AP) — An audio recording from a meeting in which former President Donald Trump discusses a “highly confidential” document with an…
Continue Reading UK was ill-prepared for pandemic because resources were diverted to Brexit, ex-health chief says
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s former health secretary has told an official inquiry that the U.K. was ill-prepared…
Continue Reading At least 3 dead in building collapse in Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria, officials say
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say at least 3 people were killed when a 14-story apartment building collapsed in the Mediterranean city of…
Continue Reading Soldier on Soldier Attacks Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at soldier on soldier attacks in the US military. 2009 Fort Hood Shooting November 5, 2009…
Continue Reading German foreign minister poses challenge to South Africa over its position on Russian war effort
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister has called for Russia “to stop the bombing” of…
Continue Reading 2,700 people tricked into working for cybercrime syndicates rescued in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine security forces say they rescued 2,700 people who had been trafficked and tricked into working for cybercrime…
Continue Reading UN report finds Russia tortured, executed civilians in Ukraine; Kyiv also abused detainees
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations human rights office says Russian forces carried out widespread and systematic…
Continue Reading Pope’s peace envoy is heading to Moscow after the short-lived Wagner rebellion
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ peace envoy is heading to Moscow. The Vatican says the visit Wednesday and Thursday…
Continue Reading Europe’s interest rates to stay high as long as needed to defeat inflation, central bank chief says
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is warning that inflation is holding…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: You’re not too young to make a will
By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet Contrary to popular belief, estate planning isn’t just for older adults or the wealthy, as unexpected circumstances…
Continue Reading 3-year probe into encrypted phones led to seizure of hundreds of tons of drugs, prosecutors say
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International prosecutors say that investigations triggered by the cracking of…
Continue Reading The women’s tennis tour plans for its players to earn the same as men at more events
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer It took more than three decades after the founding of the Women’s Tennis Association for all four Grand Slam…
Continue Reading Embattled Tennessee bishop resigns after priest complaints, abuse-related lawsuits
By TRAVIS LOLLER and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, has resigned under pressure. Pope…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 27: Trump, Russia, Extreme weather, January 6, Voting rights
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Consider this a wake-up call: Earth’s axis is shifting and we only have ourselves to blame, according to a new…
Continue Reading ‘The Hajj is not Mecca’: Why prayers at Mount Arafat are the spiritual peak of Islamic pilgrimage
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — They came in the dark of night, in the thousands, to clamber up the rocky hill called…
Continue Reading 4 dead, 900 evacuated after landslides triggered by flash floods in southwest China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Four people have died and three others are missing after landslides hit a county in China’s southwestern Sichuan province,…
Continue Reading Do you know Wimbledon? Try the AP’s quiz about the grass-court Grand Slam tournament
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer How much do you know about Wimbledon? How much do you know about tennis? The AP has put together a quiz to test…
Continue Reading Germany saw 2,480 antisemitic incidents in 2022, monitoring group says
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany says it has documented 2,480 incidents in the country…
Continue Reading Czech police break up an international ring smuggling at least 1,000 migrants to western Europe
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech police say they have broken up an international ring suspected of smuggling migrants from Turkey to western Europe. They said…
Continue Reading ‘Movement’ detected at South African mine where dozens suspected dead, but no search operation yet
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities say they have detected “movement” underground at a…
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Instagram and Facebook are adding more parental controls. Critics say they aren’t enough
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy…
Continue Reading Meta launches more parental supervision tools for Instagram. Is it enough?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy…
Continue Reading Japan to reinstate South Korea as preferred trade nation from July 21 as two sides improve ties
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan announced Tuesday a decision to reinstate South Korea as a preferred nation with fast-track…
Continue ReadingGerman police search church properties in probe of Cologne archbishop over perjury allegations
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say police and prosecutors have searching Catholic Church properties in connection with a probe of the archbishop…
Continue Reading Jury ends 2nd day of deliberations over then-Parkland school resource officer’s fate in rare trial over police conduct in a mass shooting
By Denise Royal, Carlos Suarez and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Jurors concluded their second day of deliberations Tuesday evening in the trial of…
Continue Reading US ambassador dismisses claims of interference in Thailand’s elections that were won by reformists
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Thailand has dismissed claims of American interference in recent elections…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mixed despite Wall Street rally
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday despite a rally on Wall Street driven by optimism over…
Continue Reading Janitor heard ‘annoying alarms’ and turned off freezer, ruining 20 years of school research worth $1 million, lawsuit says
By Jessica Xing, CNN (CNN) — A university janitor who turned off a freezer after hearing multiple “annoying alarms,” ruined more than 20…
Continue Reading Ex-Audi boss convicted of fraud in automaker’s diesel emissions scandal
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler was convicted of fraud Tuesday in connection with the…
Continue Reading Prigozhin has moved to Belarus, and Russia won’t press charges for mutiny
By The Associated Press Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the private army of prison recruits and other mercenaries who have fought some of the deadliest…
Continue Reading Corruption trial begins for former Indonesia IT minister over mobile phone tower project
By ACHMAD IBRAHIM and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s anti-graft court has opened a trial for a former…
Continue Reading Congo fashion show hopes to inspire peace, creativity in region affected by conflict
By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fashion designers from several parts of Africa have come together for a show in eastern…
Continue Reading Farmers markets thrive as customers and vendors who latched on during the pandemic remain loyal
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Farmers markets gave people something they desperately sought during the pandemic: A place to…
Continue Reading 2 Tennessee inmates have been captured after they broke out through a jail ceiling, authorities say
By Amy Simonson and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Two escaped inmates in northwestern Tennessee have been captured after they broke out of jail…
Continue Reading Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, more than 1,000 civilians were killed in attacks, UN says
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations says it has documented a significant level of civilian casualties from attacks…
Continue Reading Power couple Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed are spreading hope to fellow transgender people
By DREW COSTLEY, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr and legislative…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from the AP’s report on Chinese disposable e-cigarettes flooding the US market
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer The Associated Press has found that the Food and Drug Administration can’t keep up with a flood of illegal…
Continue Reading Thousands of unauthorized vapes are pouring into the US despite the FDA crackdown on fruity flavors
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to…
Continue Reading Arguments over South Carolina abortion ban returns to newly all-male state Supreme Court
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The right to an abortion is back before the highest court in South…
Continue Reading What is it like living in Mecca? For residents, Islam’s holiest sites are simply home
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing…
Continue Reading Verdict due for 5 protesters accused of blocking Thai queen’s car. Law allows the death penalty
By JERRY HARMER and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand is to deliver a verdict Wednesday in the case of five…
Continue Reading Victims confront Colorado Springs gay nightclub killer, calling him a monster and a coward
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — One-by-one, victims stood in a Colorado courtroom to confront…
Continue ReadingOne of America’s first elected lesbian governors is visiting Ireland on LBGTQ rights anniversary
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has been invited to address the Irish Senate on Tuesday. She’ll be there to…
Continue Reading China’s premier says economic growth is accelerating and the country can hit its 5% target this year
BEIJING (AP) — China’s No. 2 leader says economic growth accelerated in the latest quarter and he expressed confidence it can hit the ruling…
Continue Reading Zeneta Everhart, mother of Buffalo mass shooting survivor, wins City Council primary
By CAROLYN THOMPSON and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Zeneta Everhart became a well-known community advocate after her son…
Continue Reading US Interior Secretary Haaland reflects on tenure and tradition amid policy challenges
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has made history a few times in her political…
Continue Reading Washington’s long-term care payroll tax starts July 1, as other states explore similar programs
By ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — On some days, Anthony Jones can’t get to work. Since he was a teen, the 41-year-old Seattle…
Continue Reading Washington’s long-term care payroll tax starts July 1, as other states explore similar programs
By ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — On some days, Anthony Jones can’t get to work. Since he was a teen, the 41-year-old Seattle…
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