Few have flood insurance to help recover from devastating Midwest storms
Associated Press SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — Rick Satterwhite’s house backs up to the Missouri River, but flood insurance hadn’t really…
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Mother of missing 12-year-old girl in North Carolina now considered a suspect in her disappearance, police say
By Emma Tucker and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The mother of missing 12-year-old Madalina Cojocari, who was last seen at her home in…
Continue ReadingUS surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. surgeon general is declaring gun violence a public health crisis, driven by a growing number of…
Continue Reading3rd lawsuit claims a Tennessee city’s police botched investigation of a man accused of sex crimes
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee city is facing a third lawsuit claiming its police refused to conduct proper investigations…
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Fire breaks out on world’s largest cruise ship
By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Crew on board the world’s largest cruise ship, the Icon of the Seas, were called on to tackle a fire this week…
Continue ReadingIn a Kyiv market, Ukrainians take heart from team’s inspiring play at Euro 2024
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has paid tribute to his country’s soccer team as they ended…
Continue ReadingWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends
Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet and raised a…
Continue ReadingAer Lingus pilots launch work-to-rule actions, tossing travel plans of passengers into disarray
LONDON (AP) — Aer Lingus pilots say they will resume talks with the Irish airline after they launched an industrial action that led to the…
Continue ReadingHow troops convicted under a gay sex ban can apply for a pardon from Biden. Will benefits follow?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says troops who were convicted under an old military policy criminalizing consensual gay sex…
Continue ReadingFour officers in now-disbanded police unit charged in cover-up of 2020 beating
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Four Baton Rouge police officers have been indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on charges alleging that they covered up the…
Continue ReadingIndictment alleges West Virginia couple used adopted Black children as ‘slaves,’ judge says
Associated Press A couple in West Virginia is set for trial later this year after some of their adopted children were found locked in a shed. Donald…
Continue ReadingUS ambassador calls China’s tech support for Russia during Ukraine invasion a ‘major mistake’
SHANGHAI, China (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Beijing says China’s support for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine by providing…
Continue ReadingWhy NASA astronauts are delayed at the space station after Boeing Starliner launch
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two astronauts are spending extra time at the International Space Station as NASA and Boeing troubleshoot capsule…
Continue ReadingHiker drowns after slipping into rapid waters at Glacier National Park
By Kara Mihm and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A hiker drowned Sunday at Glacier National Park in Montana after slipping into fast-moving water,…
Continue ReadingBubba Nickles wins Athletes Unlimited AUX softball title; Jocelyn Alo finishes second
AP Sports Writer Bubba Nickles captured the Athletes Unlimited AUX professional softball title when Jocelyn Alo was given an intentional walk with…
Continue ReadingJudge sets $10M bond for second Venezuelan man accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl
HOUSTON (AP) — A second Venezuelan man living in the U.S. illegally and accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl has been ordered to be held…
Continue ReadingHaitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangs
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Anticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as the country welcomes the fourth major foreign…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s balloon ban will protect sea turtles, birds and other marine life
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Intentionally releasing a balloon will soon be illegal in Florida. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday…
Continue ReadingBiden pardons potentially thousands of ex-service members convicted under now-repealed gay sex ban
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pardoning potentially thousands of former U.S. service members convicted of…
Continue ReadingSoprano Anna Netrebko announces separation from tenor Yusif Eyvazov
Soprano Anna Netrebko and tenor Yusif Eyvazov have separated. The couple had been together since 2014, when they appeared together in Puccini’s…
Continue ReadingMalala Yousafzai Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Malala Yousafzai, education activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Personal…
Continue ReadingCalifornia floats an idea to fight shoplifting that may even affect who controls Congress
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California initiative to once again make shoplifting a felony for repeat offenders is developing into…
Continue ReadingQueen Consort Camilla Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Queen Consort Camilla, wife of King Charles III. Personal Birth date: July 17,…
Continue ReadingTransgender prison inmate assaulted by cellmate in Arizona gets $10K judgment in civil rights suit
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A transgender woman who was assaulted by a male inmate while housed in a men’s unit at an Arizona penitentiary has won a…
Continue ReadingBritish Open Golf Tournament Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the British Open. July 17-20, 2025 – Scottie Scheffler wins the 153rd Open Championship…
Continue ReadingBaby cousin with cancer inspires girls to sew hospital gowns for sick kids across U.S. and Africa
Associated Press FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Fighting brain cancer, little Giada Demma was lying in her pediatric hospital bed, her tiny body virtually…
Continue ReadingICC convicts al Qaeda-linked leader of crimes against humanity and war crimes in Mali
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted an al Qaeda-linked leader of crimes against humanity…
Continue ReadingNo shield required: ‘Captain America’ star Anthony Mackie’s own super power is swimming with sharks
Associated Press Marvel star Anthony Mackie swam with sharks in the Gulf of Mexico for the new National Geographic special “Shark Beach with…
Continue ReadingMore than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the Florida Keys
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Local and federal agencies say that a group of more than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the…
Continue ReadingWisconsin youth prison counselor is declared brain-dead after inmate assault
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A county coroner says a counselor at Wisconsin’s youth prison has been declared brain-dead following a…
Continue ReadingSuspected Houthi attack targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while Iraqi-claimed attack targets Eilat
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Authorities say a suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in…
Continue ReadingKaren Read’s jurors weigh evidence in a murder trial that challenged police integrity
Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The fate of Karen Read is in the hands of jurors after a two-month murder trial in the death of her Boston…
Continue ReadingFormer Honduran president sentenced to 45 years in prison on drug trafficking charges
By Jack Guy and Maria Santana, CNN (CNN) — Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been sentenced to 45 years in prison and…
Continue ReadingJury recommends death penalty for ex-prison guard trainee who murdered 5 women inside Florida bank
Associated Press A jury has recommended that a former prison guard trainee be sentenced to death for his execution-style murders of five women inside…
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El Distrito Escolar de Alisal, junto con Sun Street Centers ofrecen un programa sobre los riesgos de abuso de sustancias
SALINAS, Calif. (KMUV-TV): El Distrito Escolar de Alisal esta tratando de crear conciencia a los padres sobre la prevención de consumo de drogas y…
Continue ReadingEx-‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera will spend six months on probation after plea over family altercation
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Former “Jackass” star Bam Margera will spend six months on probation after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct…
Continue ReadingEx-‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera will spend six months on probation after plea over family altercation
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Former “Jackass” star Bam Margera will spend six months on probation after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct…
Continue ReadingThe nation’s largest school district could ban cell phones by January
By Jeff Winter and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Adding to a growing list of school districts banning cell phones, the nation’s largest could…
Continue ReadingTrial starts over the 2022 assassination attempt of Argentina’s Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine federal court has opened proceedings in the trial of three people suspected in the…
Continue ReadingJustices seem set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho for now, a prematurely posted opinion says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho when a pregnant patient’s health is at…
Continue ReadingFormer Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into US
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A defiant former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in New York Wednesday to 45 years in…
Continue ReadingIndependent UN experts accuse Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as weapon
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Human rights experts working for the United Nations have accused Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as a…
Continue ReadingMedical workers in Albania are charged with abusing their posts by sending cancer patients elsewhere
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Two doctors and five other medical workers in Albania have been charged with abusing their posts by sending cancer patients…
Continue ReadingFormer GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorses Biden, whose campaign wants to flip anti-Trump Republicans
AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger has endorsed President Joe Biden. “I am proud to stand up here…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka reaches deal on debt restructuring with bilateral creditors including China and France
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced a debt restructuring deal with countries…
Continue ReadingThe collapse of a cable car in Colombia kills 1 person and injures 20
MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — A cable car in the Colombian city of Medellin failed and plunged onto a sidewalk next to a station platform Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania bishop Sean Rowe elected new leader of Episcopal Church. He’s the youngest since 1789
Associated Press Sean Rowe, a 49-year-old bishop from western Pennsylvania, on Wednesday became the youngest person ever elected as leader of the…
Continue ReadingRobert Crimo III, accused in July 4th parade mass shooting, backs out of plea deal in court hearing
Originally Published: 26 JUN 24 05:21 ET Updated: 26 JUN 24 11:53 ET By Eric Levenson and Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) –…
Continue ReadingFeds charge 5, including man acquitted at trial, with conspiring to bribe Minnesota juror with $120K
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Five people were charged Wednesday with conspiring to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in…
Continue ReadingKenyan President Ruto withdraws controversial finance bill following deadly protests
CNN By Stephanie Busari, Lauren Kent, Nimi Princewill and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that he will…
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