California firefighters battle several wildfires in Riverside County amid extreme heat
By Rebekah Riess, Michelle Watson, Raja Razek and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Four wildfires broke out in southern California’s Riverside…
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Tour de France teams ask fans to behave better after mass pileup in 15th stage
SAINT-GERVAIS MONT-BLANC, France (AP) — Tour de France overall leader Jonas Vingegaard is calling on fans to behave better at cycling’s biggest…
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Knuckleballer Matt Waldron brought up by Padres, who put Morejon on injured list
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Knuckleballer Matt Waldron was recalled from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday by the San Diego Padres, who placed left-hander Adrian…
Continue Reading California’s Death Valley sizzles as brutal heat wave continues
By JOHN LOCHER, ADAM BEAM and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a…
Continue Reading California’s Death Valley sizzles as brutal heat wave continues
By JOHN LOCHER, ADAM BEAM and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a…
Continue Reading Conforto, Bailey hit 10th-inning doubles and Giants beat Pirates 8-4 to win 5th straight
By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Conforto and Patrick Bailey hit two-run doubles in a five-run 10th inning, and the San…
Continue Reading Editorial cartoonists’ firings point to steady decline of opinion pages in newspapers
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even during a year of sobering economic news for media companies, the layoffs of three Pulitzer…
Continue Reading Editorial cartoonists’ firings point to steady decline of opinion pages in newspapers
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even during a year of sobering economic news for media companies, the layoffs of three Pulitzer…
Continue Reading European Union and Tunisia announce progress in building economic and trade ties, and on migration
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — European leaders and Tunisia’s president have announced progress in the building of hoped-for closer economic and trade…
Continue Reading First Amendment group sues Texas Governor and others over the state’s TikTok ban on official devices
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A First Amendment group sued Texas Governor Greg Abbott and others on Thursday over the…
Continue Reading Couple checking out barking dog leads to encounter with escapee, his recapture
YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a couple checking out a barking dog on their northwestern Pennsylvania property led to the capture of a…
Continue Reading FBI: American who was kidnapped in Mexico headed back home after 8 months
By Michelle Watson and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Monica De Leon Barba, a United States citizen who was kidnapped last November while walking…
Continue Reading 2 men killed in gun attack in Polish city of Poznan, police say
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Police in Poland say two men have died in a shooting in a restaurant in the Polish city of Poznan. A spokesman for Poznan…
Continue Reading Many questions after police say gunman fired on officers in North Dakota, killing 1 and wounding 2
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press Many questions remain about what led a gunman in Fargo, North Dakota, to open fire on police as they were…
Continue Reading Georgia mass shooting suspect is killed during intense search and 3 officers are wounded, police say
By JEFF AMY Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Officers on Sunday shot and killed a man wanted in four weekend killings near Atlanta during an…
Continue Reading DeSantis presidential campaign is cutting staff as new financial pressure emerges
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Reporter NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential contender Ron DeSantis is cutting campaign staff as he…
Continue Reading Another journalist killed in Mexico amid rising cartel violence
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Another journalist has been killed in Mexico, adding to a growing list of reporters who have been murdered amid an intensifying…
Continue Reading People evacuated, 5 sent to hospital after possible carbon monoxide exposure in Florida prison
SUMTERVILLE, Fla. (AP) — People were evacuated from a federal prison camp in Florida on Sunday for suspected carbon monoxide exposure that sent two…
Continue Reading Rev. Frederick Haynes III to take over Rainbow PUSH Coalition leadership from Rev. Jesse Jackson
By Michelle Watson, Melissa Alonso and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III is expected to become the president of…
Continue Reading 11 people were killed in a rebel attack in northeast Congo, an official says
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A local officials says the rebel group M23 has killed at least 11 people in North-Kivu…
Continue Reading ‘Mission: Impossible’ debuts with $80M over five days, igniting box office but missing expectations
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a globe-trotting publicity blitz by star Tom Cruise, “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning…
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‘Mission: Impossible’ debuts with $80M over five days, igniting box office but missing expectations
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a globe-trotting publicity blitz by star Tom Cruise, “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning…
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Lionel Messi introduced by Inter Miami and Major League Soccer
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi walked out from behind a curtain, took a few steps along a rain-slicked…
Continue Reading Alabama rushes to adopt new congressional map amid disagreement on what district should look like
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers convene Monday to draw a new congressional map. The directive comes…
Continue Reading Smoke from Canadian wildfires creates unhealthy conditions from Montana to Ohio
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has posted air quality alerts for several states stretching from Montana to Ohio because of…
Continue Reading Clervie Ngounoue of the U.S. and Henry Searle of Britain win the junior singles titles at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Clervie Ngounoue of the United States and Henry Searle of Britain won the junior singles titles at Wimbledon. The…
Continue Reading Brittney Griner makes an emotional and dominant return to record-setting WNBA All-Star Game
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brittney Griner made an emphatic and emotional return to the WNBA’s midseason showcase event.…
Continue Reading Heavy rains swamp Northeast again as flash flooding claims at least 5 lives in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round…
Continue Reading Tokito Oda wins wheelchair final to become youngest male Wimbledon champion
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Tokito Oda became the youngest man to win a Wimbledon singles title in any discipline after defeating Alfie Hewett in the…
Continue Reading Arrests have been made in a human remains trade tied to Harvard Medical School. Here’s what to know
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal investigators discovered a human remains trade with connections to Harvard Medical…
Continue Reading Actor, singer and style icon Jane Birkin dies in Paris at age 76
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Actor and singer Jane Birkin, who made France her home and charmed the country with her English…
Continue Reading Pipestone carvers preserve revered Native spiritual tradition in Minnesota prairie
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press PIPESTONE, Minn. (AP) — Under the tall prairie grass outside this southwestern Minnesota town lies a…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Severe heat, South Korea, Ukraine, Georgia shooting, Twitter
By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Summer is a great time to take a vacation and experience some of nature’s wonders. But far too often, travelers…
Continue Reading Princess Kate back in Royal Box at Wimbledon with Prince William and two of their children
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Princess Kate was back again at Wimbledon and this time with her family in tow. The Princess of Wales was wearing a green…
Continue Reading ‘The day has finally come’: Years in the making, evidence leads investigators to Rex Heuermann
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Rex Heuermann left his office near the Empire State Building and strolled down a still-bustling Fifth Avenue as the…
Continue Reading Better weather conditions help slow down La Palma wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say more favorable weather conditions have helped firefighters slow down the…
Continue Reading Iraqi premier in Syria for first visit in over a decade to discuss boosting cooperation
By SAMAR KASSABALI and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister is holding talks with Syrian President…
Continue Reading Passenger takes controls of small airplane from ailing pilot and crash lands in Martha’s Vineyard
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A passenger of a small airplane took the controls and crash landed on a Massachusetts island on Saturday after the…
Continue Reading Britain officially joins an Asia-Pacific trade group that includes Japan and 10 other nations
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Britain has officially joined an Asia-Pacific trade group that includes Japan and 10…
Continue Reading 2024 GOP candidates desperate to make debate stage are finding creative ways to boost donor numbers
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press With six weeks until the first 2024 Republican presidential debate, some hopefuls are finding creative ways to boost…
Continue Reading College students struggling with hunger face potential loss of food stamp benefits
By ASHRAF KHALIL and ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Many college students who are struggling with hunger are facing the potential…
Continue Reading 3 survivors rescued from rubble of collapsed apartment building in Naples, Italian officials say
ROME (AP) — Italian officials say a wing of a three-story apartment building has collapsed in a seaside suburb of Naples, and three people were…
Continue Reading Iran’s morality police return after protests in a new campaign to impose Islamic dress on women
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities on Sunday announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality…
Continue Reading UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says he’ll quit government and stand down as a lawmaker
LONDON (AP) — British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says he plans to resign at the next Cabinet reshuffle after four years in the job. Wallace has…
Continue Reading Putin says Russia has ‘sufficient stockpile’ of cluster bombs as Ukraine gets its own supply from US
By ELISE MORTON and FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published Sunday that…
Continue Reading Earthquake off the Alaska coast triggers brief tsunami advisory, sending some residents to shelters
By The Associated Press A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska, but the advisory was cancelled about an…
Continue Reading Diversify or die: San Francisco’s downtown is a wake-up call for other cities
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and JANIE HAR AP Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jack Mogannam, manager of Sam’s Cable Car Lounge in downtown San…
Continue Reading Diversify or die: San Francisco’s downtown is a wake-up call for other cities
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and JANIE HAR AP Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jack Mogannam, manager of Sam’s Cable Car Lounge in downtown San…
Continue Reading Palestinian gunman opens fire on a car in the occupied West Bank, wounding 3, including 2 girls
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli authorities say a Palestinian gunman opened fire on a car in the occupied West Bank and wounded three Israelis.…
Continue Reading Powerball prize grows to $900 million after no jackpot winner drawn
The Associated Press Another Powerball drawing ended with no winner Saturday night, sending the jackpot soaring to an estimated $900 million. No…
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