Medicaid expansion breakthrough within reach in N. Carolina
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A deal on Medicaid expansion in North Carolina is within reach after both legislative…
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5 things to know for August 1: Extreme heat, Ukraine, Covid-19, Kentucky, Sudan
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Amid growing wildfire concerns, many adventure seekers are breaking the rules to visit Hyperion — the world’s…
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Start your week smart: Kentucky, Biden, Chinese rocket, Monkeypox, Mega Millions
By Andrew Torgan, CNN We’ve endured much as a nation this year: rampant inflation, fierce political discord, extreme weather conditions and an…
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Ukrainian grain tycoon killed in Mykolaiv shelling as Putin threatens ‘lightning speed’ response to interference
By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovych, Darya Tarasova, Manveena Suri, Kareem Khadder, Josh Pennington and Nic Robertson, CNN A Ukrainian grain mogul…
Continue Reading Ukrainian grain tycoon killed in Mykolaiv shelling as Putin threatens ‘lightning speed’ response to interference
By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovych, Darya Tarasova, Manveena Suri, Kareem Khadder, Josh Pennington and Nic Robertson, CNN A Ukrainian grain mogul…
Continue Reading California not counting methane leaks from idle wells
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer California claims to know how much climate-warming gas is going into the air from within its borders. It’s…
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California not counting methane leaks from idle wells
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer California claims to know how much climate-warming gas is going into the air from within its borders. It’s…
Continue ReadingRepublican nominee for Maryland attorney general hosted 9/11 conspiracy radio shows
By Em Steck and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN The Republican Party’s nominee for Maryland attorney general hosted a series of five radio shows in 2006…
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Iran flash flooding and mudslides leave at least 69 people dead
By Ramin Mostaghim, Sara Mazloumsaki, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Mostafa Salem and Ivana Kottasová, CNN At least 69 people have been killed in flooding and…
Continue Reading Pilots with Germany’s Lufthansa back possible strike action
BERLIN (AP) — A union says pilots with Germany’s Lufthansa have voted in favor of possible strike action. It said Sunday that walkouts can still…
Continue Reading Pilots with Germany’s Lufthansa back possible strike action
BERLIN (AP) — A union says pilots with Germany’s Lufthansa have voted in favor of possible strike action. It said Sunday that walkouts can still…
Continue Reading Barbara Mandrell returns to the Opry for 50th anniversary
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country Music Hall of Famer Barbara Mandrell retired from music two decades ago,…
Continue Reading Vulnerable House Dems see abortion as winning campaign theme
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — The Supreme Court’s decision to repeal a woman’s federal constitutional right to…
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The busiest economic week of the summer is over: Here’s everything we learned
By Nicole Goodkind and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business If you’re reading this, it means you’ve survived the busiest week of the summer.…
Continue Reading The busiest economic week of the summer is over: Here’s everything we learned
By Nicole Goodkind and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business If you’re reading this, it means you’ve survived the busiest week of the summer.…
Continue Reading Sen. Warnock cites ‘bipartisanship,’ avoids Biden in Georgia
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock is running for his first full Senate term, pitching himself as a…
Continue Reading Ramos, ex-Philippine leader who helped oust dictator, dies
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos, a U.S.-trained ex-general who saw action…
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A US dentist is accused of killing his wife on safari in Zambia. He says she accidentally discharged the gun
By Faith Karimi, CNN Lawrence and Bianca Rudolph shared a passion for big game hunting. In late September 2016, the couple traveled from their…
Continue Reading Germany argues over nuclear shutdown amid gas supply worries
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Rising concern over the impact of a potential Russian gas cutoff is fueling the debate in Germany…
Continue Reading Germany argues over nuclear shutdown amid gas supply worries
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Rising concern over the impact of a potential Russian gas cutoff is fueling the debate in Germany…
Continue Reading Sting warns during Warsaw concert of threats to democracy
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — British musician Sting has interrupted a concert in Warsaw to warn his audience that democracy is under attack worldwide. He…
Continue ReadingA mysterious Greenland shark showed up in Belize, thousands of miles from its arctic home
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Greenland shark makes its home in the icy arctic waters around Greenland and Iceland. So researchers were shocked when they…
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With 100 days to the midterms, Democrats try to defy the odds as Republicans boast of coming wave
By Gregory Krieg, Dan Merica and Michael Warren, CNN As the countdown to November’s midterm congressional elections enters its final 100 days,…
Continue Reading Report: Prince Charles’ charity got donation from bin Ladens
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Charles is facing more questions over his charities after a newspaper reported that one of his funds accepted a 1…
Continue Reading Hezbollah airs video of Israeli barges in disputed gas field
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Hezbollah is airing drone footage of Israeli gas production barges in a disputed…
Continue ReadingAustria mourns suicide of doctor targeted by anti-vaccine campaigners
Story by Reuters Austrian leaders appealed for national unity after a doctor who faced death threats from anti-vaccination activists and coronavirus…
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‘A mountain that just keeps growing.’ What to know about the e-waste left behind by your gadgets
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business If you have one or more drawers filled with old gadgets and wires, you’re not alone. Decades of the tech…
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Death toll in Kentucky floods rises to 28 as area braces for more rain
By Aya Elamroussi and Dakin Andone, CNN At least 28 people have died in last week’s flooding in Kentucky as rescuers continue to search for…
Continue Reading Pelosi confirms trip to Asia, but no mention of Taiwan
By JOE McDONALD and LISA MASCARO Associated Press BEIJNG (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has confirmed she will visit four Asian countries…
Continue ReadingThis nation is scorching in a heat wave and wildfires, yet it’s returning to planet-baking coal
By Anna Pantelia, for CNN Photographs by Anna Pantelia for CNN Dimitris Mitsaris opens his garage door and the smell of fermenting grapes emerges, as…
Continue Reading Africa sees some artifacts returned home but seeks far more
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA, FARAI MUTSAKA and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Apollo John Rwamparo speaks forlornly of the…
Continue Reading China says remains of rocket booster fall to Earth
BEIJING (AP) — China’s space agency says debris from a rocket that boosted part of China’s new space station into orbit has fallen into the…
Continue Reading Drone explosion hits Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A small explosive device carried by a makeshift drone blew up Sunday at the headquarters of…
Continue ReadingPelosi stops in Hawaii and reveals her Asia plans. But no mention of Taiwan
By Sarita Harilela and Alex Stambaugh, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is heading to Asia for a tour of the region after landing in Hawaii, where…
Continue Reading Is Danish king who gave name to Bluetooth buried in Poland?
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WIEJKOWO, Poland (AP) — More than 1,000 years after his death in what is now Poland, a European king whose…
Continue ReadingThe fight against Alzheimer’s: Where are we now?
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Neurologist Rudy Tanzi was still a graduate student at Harvard Medical School when he helped identify the first gene…
Continue Reading Why Louvre’s Mona Lisa keeps a smile: Paris’ cooling system
By THOMAS ADAMSON and NICO GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Mona Lisa may maintain her famously enigmatic smile because she benefits from…
Continue ReadingLEADING OFF: J-Rod hurt, Judge rules, Mets rolling
By The Associated Press The playoff-hopeful Seattle Mariners are holding their collective breath that All-Star rookie Julio RodrÃguez isn’t…
Continue Reading Senegal’s legislative election tests ruling party influence
By BABACAR DIONE and CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal is holding a legislative election. Opposition parties in the…
Continue Reading Maggie’s legacy: Divisive Thatcher looms over UK Tory race
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two people are running to be Britain’s next prime minister, but a third presence looms over the…
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Nepal has nearly tripled its wild tiger population since 2009
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Wild tigers in Nepal have clawed their way back from the brink of extinction. There are now almost three times as many wild…
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Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval dies
By Paradise Afshar and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Samuel Sandoval, one of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers who served during World War II, died…
Continue Reading Chinese factory activity sinks, weighing on weak economy
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — An official survey shows Chinese manufacturing’s recovery from anti-virus shutdowns faltered in…
Continue Reading Chinese factory activity sinks, weighing on weak economy
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — An official survey shows Chinese manufacturing’s recovery from anti-virus shutdowns faltered in…
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Nunes beats Peña to regain UFC women’s bantamweight belt
DALLAS (AP) — Amanda Nunes won a unanimous five-round decision over Julianna Peña in the main event of UFC 277 on Saturday night to regain the…
Continue Reading González, Bart hit back-to-back HRs, Giants outlast Cubs 5-4
By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Luis González and Joey Bart homered on consecutive pitches in the fourth inning and the San…
Continue Reading Ohtani homers early, Angels rally late to beat Rangers 9-7
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — With Mike Trout sidelined by back issues, the Los Angeles Angels have received a jolt of…
Continue Reading Ohtani homers early, Angels rally late to beat Rangers 9-7
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — With Mike Trout sidelined by back issues, the Los Angeles Angels have received a jolt of…
Continue Reading Savarino, Real Salt Lake play Earthquakes to 2-2 tie
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jefferson Savarino scored the equalizer for Real Salt Lake in a 2-2 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.…
Continue Reading Floods strike new blow in place that has known hardship
By BRUCE SCHREINER, ANDREW SELSKY and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press JACKSON, Ky. (AP) — Evelyn Smith lost everything in the deadly floods that…
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