France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of polarizing elections
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s government has ordered the dissolution of multiple extreme right and radical Muslim groups, four days…
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Suspect in Ohio killing rearrested after jail freed him by mistake
CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities say a suspect in an Ohio killing has been rearrested after a jail mistakenly released him because of a typo. U.S.…
Continue ReadingA US journalist goes on trial in Russia on espionage charges that he and his employer deny
Associated Press YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg on…
Continue ReadingFrom DVF to Star Wars, filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy charts her own path in Hollywood
AP Film Writer Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s oeuvre defies simple categorization. She’s made documentaries about acid attack victims and…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower ahead of key US inflation report
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Thursday in most Asian markets ahead of a key U.S. inflation report due Friday that might point the…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court overturns ex-mayor’s bribery conviction, narrowing the scope of public corruption law
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has overturned the bribery conviction of a former Indiana mayor, the latest in a series of…
Continue ReadingElie Saab’s classic fall couture has foliage, shimmer — and capes for men
AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Elie Saab again transported his VIP guests, including Avril Lavigne and Ellie Goulding, to Paris’ Musee des Arts…
Continue Reading5 things to know for June 27: Debate day, Supreme Court, Bolivia coup attempt, Midwest flooding, Cell phone ban
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Car dealerships across the US are trying to resume normal operations after a crippling cybersecurity…
Continue ReadingAlex Morgan left off the 18-player U.S. soccer roster headed to the Olympics
AP Soccer Writer U.S. national team forward Alex Morgan has been left off coach Emma Hayes’ roster for the Paris Olympics. Morgan was the most…
Continue ReadingWind-driven wildfire spreads near popular central Oregon vacation spot and prompts evacuations
Associated Press A wildfire in Oregon’s high desert, near the popular vacation destination of Bend, grew rapidly Wednesday, and officials urged the…
Continue ReadingWind-driven wildfire spreads near popular central Oregon vacation spot and prompts evacuations
Associated Press A wildfire in Oregon’s high desert, near the popular vacation destination of Bend, grew rapidly Wednesday, and officials urged the…
Continue ReadingPart of a Minnesota home has plunged into the Blue Earth River as deadly Midwest flooding threatens the nearby Rapidan Dam
By Chris Boyette and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Part of a house perched on the edge of the Blue Earth River in Minnesota collapsed into…
Continue ReadingAfter a failed bid to become prime minister, Croatia’s president says he’ll run for a second term
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s President Zoran Milanović says he plans to seek a second five-year term at a presidential election expected…
Continue ReadingGermany moves to ease the deportation of foreigners who glorify terrorist acts
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German goverment has launched new legislation to ease the deportation of foreigners who publicly approve of…
Continue ReadingHe flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175,000
ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) — Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state…
Continue ReadingIllinois man rejects deal to plead guilty to 7 murder charges in shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade
Associated Press WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — The man accused of opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 has rejected a…
Continue ReadingKenya’s president says he won’t sign the finance bill that led protesters to storm the parliament
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president said Wednesday he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes that…
Continue ReadingSwollen river claims house next to Minnesota dam as flooding and extreme weather grip the Midwest
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A house that was teetering on the edge of an eroding riverbank near a Minnesota dam collapsed into the…
Continue ReadingSwollen river claims house next to Minnesota dam as flooding and extreme weather grip the Midwest
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A house that was teetering on the edge of an eroding riverbank near a Minnesota dam collapsed into the…
Continue ReadingHealth care needs to diversify its workforce to get rid of racial inequalities, a new report says
AP Health Writer A new national report says racial and ethnic inequities in health care are found in every state despite some progress over the past…
Continue ReadingGassy cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from…
Continue ReadingFed up with the UK Conservatives, some voters turn to the anti-immigration Reform party for answers
Associated Press CLACTON-ON-SEA, England (AP) — Dorothy Carr is fed up with how things are run in her hometown. It’s impossible to get a…
Continue ReadingNo charges for London driver who had seizure and plowed into a school, killing 2 children
LONDON (AP) — The driver of a 4×4 who plowed into a school in southwest London in July, killing two children, suffered a seizure that could…
Continue ReadingGunfire, lawlessness and gang-like looters are preventing aid distribution in Gaza, an official says
Associated Press LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Thousands of tons of food, medicines and other aid piled up on a beach in war-torn Gaza is not reaching…
Continue ReadingDrinking water of almost a million Californians failed to meet state requirements
CalMatters Almost 400 water systems serving nearly a million Californians don’t meet state requirements for safe and reliable drinking water…
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Monterey County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrest one person for illegal fireworks and marijuana
MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office say they arrested one person for possession of a large quantity of illegal…
Continue ReadingA Vatican Radio territory in north Rome once blamed for electro-smog will become a solar farm
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has decreed that an area of northern Rome long used by Vatican Radio will now house a field of solar…
Continue ReadingMidway through his first season as a Dodger, Shohei Ohtani is a Hollywood blockbuster
AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Halfway through his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani looks quite comfortable with his new…
Continue ReadingSean Penn says he felt ‘misery’ making movies for years. Then Dakota Johnson knocked on his door
Associated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Sean Penn says he hadn’t felt joy making a movie in 15 years. At the time, the actor couldn’t…
Continue ReadingKenyan President Ruto withdraws controversial finance bill following deadly protests
By Stephanie Busari, Lauren Kent, Nimi Princewill and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that he will not…
Continue ReadingWater-rich Gila River tribe near Phoenix flexes its political muscles in a drying West
Associated Press SACATON, Arizona (AP) — Stephen Roe Lewis grew up seeing stacks of legal briefs at the dinner table — often, about his…
Continue ReadingRivian shares soar on massive cash injection from Volkswagen, starting immediately with $1 billion
AP Business Writer Shares of Rivian soared 40% before markets opened Wednesday after Volkswagen vowed to invest $1 billion in the struggling electric…
Continue ReadingWhere tech, politics & giving meet: CEO Nicole Taylor considers Silicon Valley’s busy intersection
Associated Press Nicole Taylor has an insider’s view of philanthropic trends from her seat as the president and CEO of the Silicon Valley…
Continue ReadingLevi’s under fire after supplier laid off hundreds of workers
Originally Published: 26 JUN 24 05:07 ET By Scott McLean and Umut Sevdi Tangor, CNN Istanbul (CNN) — Levi’s is a global brand that says it has…
Continue ReadingBiden pardons veterans convicted under military law banning gay sex
Originally Published: 25 JUN 24 15:21 ET Updated: 26 JUN 24 07:23 ET By Haley Britzky, Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) —…
Continue Reading‘This is the blood of my son’: While Israel hailed rescue of four hostages, Palestinians recall the horrors
CNN By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Tareq El Helou, Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq, Paula Hancocks, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Avery Schmitz and Florence…
Continue Reading‘This is the blood of my son’: While Israel hailed rescue of four hostages, Palestinians recall the horrors
By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Tareq El Helou, Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq, Paula Hancocks, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Avery Schmitz and Florence Davey-Attlee,…
Continue ReadingA signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As he campaigned for the presidency, Joe Biden promised to spend billions of dollars to “save the world”…
Continue ReadingAt 71, Marissa Teijo is the oldest person to compete in Miss Texas USA. She says she hopes to inspire others
By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — Bejeweled and sequined with her hair teased high, Marissa Teijo, 71, made history last weekend when she donned…
Continue Reading5 things to know for June 26: CNN Debate, Immigration, Kenya protests, Truck recalls, Evan Gershkovich
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Fifty years ago today, the first official barcode was scanned at a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. The symbol of…
Continue ReadingNHL draft prospect seeks to shed off-ice concerns through diversity training, volunteer work
AP Hockey Writer Trevor Connelly says he has done his best through volunteer work and diversity training to address behavioral concerns that could…
Continue ReadingJuJu Watkins enjoying summer, dreams of playing in 2028 Olympics in hometown Los Angeles
AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JuJu Watkins has already thought about how special it would be to play for the U.S. in 2028 at the Olympics in…
Continue ReadingJury begins deliberations in class-action lawsuit against NFL by ‘Sunday Ticket’ subscribers
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL was exploring a world without “Sunday Ticket” in 2017, where cable channels would air Sunday…
Continue ReadingJury begins deliberations in class-action lawsuit against NFL by ‘Sunday Ticket’ subscribers
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL was exploring a world without “Sunday Ticket” in 2017, where cable channels would air Sunday…
Continue ReadingRobert Crimo III, accused in July 4th parade mass shooting, backs out of plea deal in court hearing
By Eric Levenson and Virginia Langmaid, CNN Robert Crimo III, the man accused of opening fire from a rooftop onto Fourth of July parade revelers in…
Continue ReadingTexas executes Ramiro Gonzales after failed appeals that argued he was no longer a threat nor eligible for death penalty
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Texas executed Ramiro Gonzales by lethal injection on Wednesday for a 2001 murder, the state Department of…
Continue ReadingNATO appoints Dutch PM as next chief as global challenges mount for alliance
By Stephanie Halasz, Niamh Kennedy and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — The outgoing Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, has been formally selected…
Continue ReadingEvan Gershkovich appears in glass cage as espionage trial begins in Russia
By Christian Edwards and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in…
Continue ReadingThis North Korean defector sends ‘smart’ balloons back home. Here’s a look inside his secretive assembly room
CNN By Jessie Yeung, Mike Valerio and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Beside a desk scattered with soldering pieces, loose wires…
Continue ReadingThis North Korean defector sends ‘smart’ balloons back home. Here’s a look inside his secretive assembly room
By Jessie Yeung, Mike Valerio and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Beside a desk scattered with soldering pieces, loose wires and…
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