A green flag for clean power: NASCAR unveils its first electric racecar
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — NASCAR has unveiled its first electric racecar in Chicago. It doesn’t thunder when the race grand marshal says…
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To a defiant Biden, the 2024 race is up to the voters, not to Democrats on Capitol Hill
Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — To a defiant President Joe Biden, the 2024 election is up to the public — not the Democrats on Capitol…
Continue ReadingHamas ready to drop key demand in truce and hostage deal, official says
By Ibrahim Dahman, Eugenia Yosef and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Hamas is ready to reconsider its insistence that Israel commit to a permanent…
Continue ReadingWhat we learned from the UK’s general election that will shape politics over the coming years
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a resounding victory in a general…
Continue ReadingJapan partners with Cambodia to share demining knowledge with Ukraine, other countries
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Japan’s foreign minister has announced a joint project with Cambodia to share knowledge and…
Continue ReadingResidents in Wisconsin community return home after dam breach leads to evacuations
MANAWA, Wis. (AP) — A police chief says people living downriver of a Wisconsin dam that was breached by floodwaters have been allowed back into…
Continue ReadingHuman remains found wrapped in sleeping bag and left out for trash pickup in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Decomposing human remains have been found wrapped in a sleeping bag and left out on the sidewalk for trash collection in Manhattan.…
Continue ReadingAlec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case has been dismissed. Here’s key things to know
AP Entertainment Writer A judge’s surprise ruling has ended the prosecution of Alec Baldwin nearly three years after cinematographer Halyna…
Continue ReadingAlec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case has been dismissed. Here’s key things to know
AP Entertainment Writer A judge’s surprise ruling has ended the prosecution of Alec Baldwin nearly three years after cinematographer Halyna…
Continue ReadingAs ‘Bachelor’ race issues linger, Jenn Tran, its 1st Asian American lead, is ready for her moment
Associated Press Jenn Tran can’t stop thinking about being the first Asian American lead in the history of “The Bachelor” franchise — not…
Continue ReadingMore records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that…
Continue ReadingMore records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that…
Continue ReadingAs ‘Bachelor’ race issues linger, Jenn Tran, its 1st Asian American lead, is ready for her moment
Associated Press Jenn Tran can’t stop thinking about being the first Asian American lead in the history of “The Bachelor” franchise — not…
Continue ReadingVic Seixas, a Wimbledon champion and tennis Hall of Famer, dies at 100
LONDON (AP) — Vic Seixas, a Wimbledon winner and tennis Hall of Famer who was the oldest living Grand Slam champion, has died at the age of 100.…
Continue ReadingTeen killed by police in New York laid to rest
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy shot to death by police in upstate New York after he pointed what turned out to be a BB gun at officers has…
Continue ReadingAlmost entire population in Gaza now displaced amid fresh Israeli offensive
By Ibrahim Dahman, Tim Lister, Khader Al-Za’anoun and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 2 million people have been displaced in Gaza –…
Continue ReadingReformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote
CNN By Nadeen Ebrahim and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s presidential election, the…
Continue ReadingBeryl set to strengthen on approach to Texas due to hot ocean temperatures
Associated Press With its unprecedented tear through the ultrawarm waters of the southeast Caribbean, Beryl turned meteorologists’ worst fears of a…
Continue ReadingUS envoy to Japan expresses regret over alleged sex crimes by military personnel in Okinawa
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel expressed regret for the handling of two cases of sexual assaults allegedly…
Continue ReadingNew UK Prime Minister Starmer says controversial Rwanda deportation plan is ‘dead and buried’
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says a controversial Conservative policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is…
Continue ReadingHamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire in Gaza after dropping key demand, officials say
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Hamas has given its initial approval of a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza,…
Continue ReadingSome transgender and nonbinary people may want to change their voices. Gender-affirming vocal coaches are there to help
By Alexandra Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Think about all the ways you show the world who you are. How you dress, how you look, what you prefer to…
Continue ReadingTornadoes kill 5, injure 83 in China’s eastern Shandong province
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese media reports that five people were confirmed dead after tornadoes struck a city in the eastern Chinese province of…
Continue ReadingVoters in France’s overseas territories kick off a pivotal parliamentary election
PARIS (AP) — Voters in France’s overseas territories and living abroad have started casting ballots in parliamentary runoff elections that could…
Continue ReadingRussian strikes leave thousands in northern Ukraine without power and water
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes overnight left over 100,000 households without power in northern Ukraine and cut off the water supply to a…
Continue ReadingTornado leaves 5 dead and dozens injured in eastern China
By Shawn Deng, Isaac Yee and Martha Zhou, CNN (CNN) — Five people were killed and nearly 100 injured when a tornado ripped through a town in…
Continue ReadingAsia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani is set to throw a grand wedding for his son. Here’s what to know
NEW DELHI (AP) — In March, Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani threw a three-day prenuptial bash for his son that included a 1,200-person guest…
Continue Reading2 teenagers die while swimming at New York’s Coney Island Beach, police say
Two teenagers died while swimming at New York’s Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn. The New York Police Department says it received an emergency call…
Continue ReadingFrance’s president called a surprise election. The result could diminish his power in world affairs
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron could awake — if he has slept at all — with clipped wings on Monday morning. The…
Continue ReadingThe case of an abandoned newborn who died ran cold for 23 years. Texas authorities just charged her mother with manslaughter
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A newborn baby girl who was abandoned in a Texas ditch and left to die went unidentified for 23 years until…
Continue ReadingNigeria claims it has degraded extremists. New suicide bombings suggest they remain potent
Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — For the first time since 2020, three female suicide bombers attacked the Nigerian border town of Gwoza,…
Continue ReadingHow France’s Macron went from a successful political newcomer to a weakened leader
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s expected political failure in decisive parliamentary elections Sunday may…
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UPDATE: PG&E cancels potential Public Safety Power Shutoffs on July 5 in Monterey and San Benito counties
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E announced the potential Public Safety Power Shutoff event scheduled for July 5 has been canceled due to…
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Injury crash closes Highway 9 near Shadeland Road in Boulder Creek
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz CHP confirmed Friday that a two-vehicle, major injury crash closed Highway 9 in Boulder Creek. The…
Continue ReadingHamby scores 24 with 14 rebounds as Sparks beat Aces 98-93 in OT, snap 8-game skid
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dearica Hamby scored 28 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Aari McDonald hit four 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 23…
Continue ReadingSmith homers 3 times, Freeman singles in the go-ahead runs in 8th and Dodgers beat Brewers 8-5
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith homered three times, Freddie Freeman singled in the go-ahead runs with two outs in the eighth…
Continue ReadingProfar hits tying HR, Machado belts walk-off 2-run shot, Padres edge Diamondbacks 10-8
AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — All-Star Jurickson Profar hit a tying home run leading off the ninth inning and Manny Machado walked it off with…
Continue ReadingD’Aquila’s goal in the 85th gives the Thorns a 1-0 win over the Wave
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Izzy D’Aquila scored in the 85th minute to give the Portland Thorns a 1-0 victory over the San Diego Wave in the…
Continue ReadingAlbert Suárez holds down A’s as Orioles win for 7th time in 9 games, 3-2
AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif (AP) — Albert Suárez matched a season best with six strikeouts over six sharp innings and won back-to-back…
Continue ReadingSurvival story as Hurricane Beryl razes smallest inhabited island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Associated Press MAYREAU, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (AP) — Mayreu is one of the smallest inhabited islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.…
Continue ReadingTexas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials urged coastal residents to brace for a looming hit by Beryl, which was a tropical storm on Saturday…
Continue ReadingPutin sees no need for nuclear weapons to win in Ukraine. But he’s also keeping his options open
The message to NATO from President Vladimir Putin was simple and stark: Don’t go too far in providing military support for Ukraine, or…
Continue ReadingWill Smith slams 3 homers against Brewers to become 4th Dodgers catcher to do so in 1 game
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith of the Los Angeles Dodgers homered three times against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night. He’s just the fourth…
Continue ReadingPongamia trees grow where citrus once flourished, offering renewable energy and plant-based protein
Associated Press An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the…
Continue ReadingPongamia trees grow where citrus once flourished, offering renewable energy and plant-based protein
Associated Press An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the…
Continue ReadingHow an Oscar-winning filmmaker helped a small-town art theater in Ohio land a big grant
Associated Press YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) — When the Little Art Theatre set out to land a $100,000 grant to fund a stylish new marquee, with a nod…
Continue ReadingA NATO summit and mending EU relations are among first tasks for new UK leader Keir Starmer
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer doesn’t get to take a breather. After a draining six-week election…
Continue ReadingForced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are all on the ballot in California this November
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are among the 10 statewide ballot measures that…
Continue ReadingForced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are all on the ballot in California this November
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are among the 10 statewide ballot measures that…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans unite on spending cuts to non-defense programs, but Senate roadblock awaits
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are off to a quicker, more united start this year when it comes to funding the federal…
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