Police in Guinea-Bissau seize nearly 3 tons of cocaine on plane from Venezuela
Associated Press BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Police in Guinea-Bissau have seized 2.6 tons of cocaine from a plane that arrived from Venezuela in…
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Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assault
TORONTO (AP) — Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced in a Toronto courtroom to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting…
Continue ReadingThis Brazilian dog is a footvolley star. He teaches beachgoers how to play their own game
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s main beaches bustle with commotion on sunny weekends. But activity ground to a near…
Continue ReadingTrump signals support for reclassifying pot as a less dangerous drug, in line with Harris’ position
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has signaled support for a potentially historic federal policy shift to reclassify marijuana as a…
Continue ReadingA former NYC school food chief is sentenced to 2 years in a tainted chicken bribery case
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The former head of food services for New York City public schools has been sentenced to two years in prison for a…
Continue ReadingMan charged in random Seattle freeway shootings faces new charges nearby
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A man charged with randomly shooting at cars along Interstate 5 near Seattle on Labor Day faces additional charges…
Continue Reading2 charged with soliciting attacks on minorities, officials and infrastructure on Telegram
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two people who prosecutors say were motivated by white supremacist ideology have been arrested on charges that…
Continue ReadingAt least 21 killed in airstrike on Sudanese market as civil war rages
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — An airstrike targeting civilian areas in southeastern Sudan has left more than 20 people dead and dozens of…
Continue ReadingEdward B. Johnson, the second CIA officer in Iran for the ‘Argo’ rescue mission, dies at 81
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Edward B. Johnson, who as a CIA officer traveled into Iran with a colleague to rescue six…
Continue ReadingVideo shows officers dragged Tyreek Hill out of his car after he put his window back up
AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A police officer dragged Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill out of his sports car by his arm and…
Continue Reading47 inmates escape from a prison in Liberia
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Authorities in Liberia say that dozens of inmates have escaped from a maximum security prison outside the country’s…
Continue ReadingAmericans lost $5.6 billion last year in cryptocurrency fraud scams, the FBI says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says Americans were duped out of more than $5.6 billion last year through fraud schemes involving cryptocurrency. The…
Continue ReadingA federal judge tosses a lawsuit over the ban on recorded inmate interviews in South Carolina
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit trying to overturn the South Carolina prison system’s baning…
Continue ReadingThe UN chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he’s seen
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief says the United Nations has offered to monitor any cease-fire in Gaza and is demanding an end…
Continue ReadingUS halts plan to remove iconic stray cats from a historic area in Puerto Rico’s capital
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. government has temporarily halted a plan to remove iconic stray cats that live in a historic…
Continue ReadingWomen settle lawsuits after Yale fertility nurse switched painkiller for saline
Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Dozens of women who say they suffered excruciating pain at a Yale University fertility clinic because a…
Continue ReadingHakeem Jeffries rejects GOP spending bill as ‘unserious and unacceptable’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling it “unserious and unacceptable,” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries rejected on Monday a…
Continue ReadingSpring rains destroyed a harvest important to the Oneida people. Farmers are working to adapt
Associated Press On Oneida Nation in Wisconsin, white corn harvests are an important cultural practice. Corn is taken to elders, the husks are dried…
Continue ReadingNorfolk Southern railroad says its CEO is under investigation for alleged ethical lapses
AP Business Writer Norfolk Southern’s board has confirmed that the railroad’s CEO Alan Shaw is under investigation for potential ethical…
Continue ReadingAt least 4 migrants have died and others remain missing after a boat capsized off Senegal
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese authorities say a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Senegal over the weekend,…
Continue ReadingCyprus and the US sign a defense deal outlining ways to tackle regional crises
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus and the United States have signed a defense cooperation framework agreement that outlines ways the countries can…
Continue ReadingA judge agrees to move the trial of a man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge has agreed to move the trial of a man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho…
Continue ReadingNew York site chosen for factory to build high-speed trains for Las Vegas-California line
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (AP) — Trains for what is being called the nation’s first true high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles…
Continue ReadingNew York site chosen for factory to build high-speed trains for Las Vegas-California line
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (AP) — Trains for what is being called the nation’s first true high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles…
Continue ReadingJudge orders psychological evaluation for white homeowner who shot Ralph Yarl
Associated Press A judge has ordered a mental evaluation and delayed the trial for an 85-year-old white man who shot Ralph Yarl after the teenage…
Continue ReadingRead the transcript of Kate’s video announcement about her cancer treatment
LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, has released a video saying she has completed her chemotherapy treatment for cancer. She announced in March…
Continue ReadingJudge moves trial of Idaho student killings suspect Bryan Kohberger due to presumed prejudice
By Cheri Mossburg and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho judge ruled Monday to move the upcoming murder trial of Bryan Kohberger, the man…
Continue ReadingThe Taliban’s repression of women in Afghanistan is outrageous, the UN rights chief says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. rights chief says the Taliban’s repressive control over women and girls is unparalleled and will jeopardize…
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Catherine, Princess of Wales, ‘doing what I can to stay cancer free’ after finishing chemotherapy
CNN By Max Foster and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, has said she has completed her chemotherapy and is…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador’s police director and a fugitive banker are among 9 dead in a helicopter crash
Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s military says the national police director, other high-ranking police officials…
Continue ReadingCatherine, Princess of Wales, ‘doing what I can to stay cancer free’ after finishing chemotherapy
By Max Foster and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, has said she has completed her chemotherapy and is…
Continue ReadingKate, the Princess of Wales, has finished chemotherapy and will return to limited public duties
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy and will make some public appearances in the coming months,…
Continue ReadingPalestinians’ UN proposal demands Israel leave Gaza and the West Bank in 6 months
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians have circulated a draft U.N. resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful…
Continue ReadingBattery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes and raising alarm
AP Airlines Writer Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes, and that is raising safety concerns because of the fire danger. The…
Continue ReadingAaron Rodgers throws a TD in a losing cause in his return to the field
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers was eager to get back on the field and feel a few firsts in his return from an…
Continue ReadingBridge, Line, Airport and Davis fires grow in California and Nevada, displacing thousands
By Chris Boyette and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Wildfires in California and Nevada are driving thousands from their homes as firefighters…
Continue ReadingLouisiana residents brace as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to hit their coast as a hurricane
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine strengthened Monday in the Gulf of Mexico and was forecast to make landfall as a…
Continue ReadingA capsule has been propelled through a hyperloop test tube in a step forward for the transit system
Associated Press VEENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Hyperloop has achieved significant liftoff in the northern Netherlands. Hyperloop is a new form of…
Continue ReadingGermany expands controls at borders to stem irregular migration and extremism risks
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s interior minister has ordered temporary controls at all German land borders as a response to irregular migration and to…
Continue ReadingGivenchy names Sarah Burton new creative director
PARIS (AP) — The Paris luxury fashion house Givenchy has named Sarah Burton creative director for women’s and men’s collections, with immediate…
Continue ReadingPitt fires athletic director Heather Lyke months before her contract was set to expire
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The University of Pittsburgh has fired athletic director Heather Lyke, a somewhat surprising move that came a few months before…
Continue ReadingThousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada
Associated Press MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — As a raging wildfire continues to spread east of Los Angeles, driven by days of triple-digit…
Continue ReadingThousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada
Associated Press MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — As a raging wildfire continues to spread east of Los Angeles, driven by days of triple-digit…
Continue ReadingPolice say a Russian ‘spy whale’ in Norway wasn’t shot to death
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian police say there’s no evidence to suggest that gunshots caused the death of a tame beluga whale that…
Continue ReadingPoland thanks military dogs for their service by giving them army ranks
Associated Press NOWY DWOR MAZOWIECKI, Poland (AP) — Polish army dogs are being bestowed with military ranks as part of a new program aimed at…
Continue ReadingBelgium’s top migration official criticizes Hungary for threatening to bus migrants to Brussels
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s top migration official has criticized Hungary for threatening to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels in…
Continue ReadingUS seeks new pedestrian safety rules aimed at increasingly massive SUVs and pickup trucks
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency wants the auto industry to design new vehicles including SUVs and pickup…
Continue ReadingA text, a call, then gunfire: New details raise questions about efforts to prevent Georgia school shooting
By Eric Levenson and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — “I’m sorry, mom.” Those were the words Colt Gray texted his mother Wednesday morning…
Continue ReadingFormer Clemson receiver Overton shot and killed at a party in Greensboro, sheriff’s department says
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — The Guilford County Sheriff’s Department said former Clemson receiver Diondre Overton was found shot and killed at house…
Continue ReadingJessica Hagedorn, R.F. Kuang among winners of American Book Awards, which celebrate multiculturalism
NEW YORK (AP) — Author-playwright Jessica Hagedorn, “Yellowface” novelist R.F. Kuang and poet Monica Youn are among this year’s…
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