Plan approved by North Carolina panel to meet prisoner reentry goals
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A panel has laid out specifics designed to bring numerous North Carolina state government agencies together to improve…
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Death of Ohio man who died while in police custody ruled a homicide by coroner’s office
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The death of an Ohio man who died in police custody earlier this year has been ruled a homicide. The Stark County Coroner’s…
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Big Lots is closing hundreds of stores after warning it could go out of business
Originally Published: 13 AUG 24 12:40 ET Updated: 13 AUG 24 12:54 ET By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Big Lots is closing more than 300…
Continue ReadingHow a term widely debunked by medical groups came up in D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death inquiry
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — George Floyd, Elijah McClain, Daniel Prude – and now D’Vontaye Mitchell – all…
Continue ReadingTrial begins in case of white woman who fatally shot Black neighbor during dispute
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida jury will determine whether a 60-year-old white woman was justified when she fired through the door of her central…
Continue ReadingWhy ‘very demure, very mindful’ is on the tip of everyone’s tongue
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Traditionally, women considered “demure” behave in a way that is modest, reserved and inoffensive to the…
Continue ReadingFormer Kansas police chief charged one year after raid on local newspaper
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The former police chief who led a raid last year on a small Kansas newspaper was formally charged Monday with one…
Continue ReadingCalifornians: Your rent may go up because of rising insurance rates
CalMatters Like single-family homeowners in California, landlords are facing higher insurance premiums, too. And they’re passing along some of…
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A key inflation gauge showed price hikes slowed last month. But economic jitters remain
Originally Published: 13 AUG 24 08:32 ET Updated: 13 AUG 24 10:34 ET By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US wholesale inflation slowed as expected in…
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Ohio officer who fatally shot pregnant 21-year-old Ta’Kiya Young charged with murder
Originally Published: 13 AUG 24 11:32 ET Updated: 13 AUG 24 11:40 ET By Eric Levenson, Sabrina Souza and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — A police…
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Arkansas police officer fired after video captures him beating a detainee in the back of a patrol car
Originally Published: 13 AUG 24 10:24 ET Updated: 13 AUG 24 10:52 ET By Melissa Alonso and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The Jonesboro Police…
Continue ReadingAn ex-commander of Lord’s Resistance Army rebels is convicted in Uganda of atrocities in rare trial
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group has been convicted of dozens of crimes…
Continue ReadingTurkey says Ethiopia and Somalia have made ‘notable progress’ in talks to settle dispute
Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister says Ethiopia and Somalia have made “notable progress” in efforts to…
Continue ReadingOhio officer who fatally shot pregnant 21-year-old Ta’Kiya Young charged with murder
By Eric Levenson, Sabrina Souza and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — A police officer in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, was indicted by a grand jury…
Continue ReadingAn ex-Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper is charged with obstruction of justice
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former central Kansas police chief who led a raid last year on a weekly newspaper has been charged with…
Continue ReadingBlack bear mauls 3-year-old girl in tent at Montana campground
RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — A black bear mauled and injured a 3-year-old girl in a tent at a private campground just north of Yellowstone National…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s story on Alabama’s ecologically important Mobile-Tensaw Delta and its watershed
Associated Press Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta is a more-than 400-square-mile (1,036-square-kilometer) expanse of cypress swamps, oxbow lakes,…
Continue ReadingFerguson police release body camera footage showing protester knocking officer to sidewalk
Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Ferguson police have released officer-worn body camera footage showing a protester knocking a Black police…
Continue ReadingSelf-loathing blends with love at Bayreuth ‘Tristan und Isolde’ by director Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson
Associated Press BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Icelandic director Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson’s production of “Tristan und Isolde” at the Bayreuth…
Continue ReadingHigh-stakes Gaza ceasefire talks have ended. Here’s what to know
By Mostafa Salem, Nic Robertson, Ben Wedeman, Rob Picheta, Mostafa Salem and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Mediators in talks for a ceasefire…
Continue ReadingArkansas police officer fired after video captures him beating a detainee in the back of a patrol car
KAIT, CNN By Melissa Alonso and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The Jonesboro Police Department in Arkansas has terminated an officer after he…
Continue ReadingArkansas police officer fired after video captures him beating a detainee in the back of a patrol car
By Melissa Alonso and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The Jonesboro Police Department in Arkansas has terminated an officer after he was seen…
Continue ReadingOfficer faces murder charge in shooting of pregnant Black woman who was accused of shoplifting
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police officer was indicted Tuesday on murder and other charges in the shooting of Ta’Kiya Young,…
Continue ReadingUN expert panel sent to Venezuela blasts lack of transparency in presidential elections
MIAMI (AP) — A panel of experts from the United Nations said Venezuela’s recent presidential elections lacked “basic transparency and…
Continue ReadingA year later, sprawling Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has stalled
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia grand jury in August 2023 accused Donald Trump and others of illegally trying to overturn the 2020…
Continue ReadingInitiative to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri constitution qualifies for November ballot
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters will decide in November whether to guarantee a right to abortion with a constitutional…
Continue ReadingFrank Selvy, NCAA record holder with 100 points in a game, dies at 91
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Frank Selvy, an All-America guard at Furman who scored an NCAA Division I-record 100 points in a game and later played nine…
Continue ReadingAlyssa Milano to make her Broadway debut in the razzle-dazzle musical ‘Chicago’ this fall
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alyssa Milano hopes to charm audiences when she makes her Broadway debut this fall in the musical…
Continue ReadingFord, Mazda warn owners to stop driving older vehicles with dangerous Takata air bag inflators
DETROIT (AP) — Ford and Mazda are warning the owners of more than 475,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them because they have dangerous…
Continue ReadingLawyer for suspect in alleged plot against Taylor Swift concerts says allegations are exaggerated
VIENNA (AP) — A lawyer for the main suspect in an alleged plot to attack now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna says authorities’…
Continue ReadingFilipino gymnast who won 2 Olympic golds in Paris gets hero’s welcome and free buffets for life
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo has flown home to a hero’s welcome after winning two gold medals at the…
Continue ReadingUS wholesale inflation cooled in July in sign that price pressures are continuing to ease
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale price increases in the United States eased in July, suggesting that inflation pressures are further…
Continue ReadingMan charged with attempted murder in stabbing of 11-year-old girl in a London tourism hot spot
LONDON (AP) — A man accused of stabbing an 11-year-old girl in London’s bustling theater district has been charged with attempted murder.…
Continue ReadingA burglary is reported at a Trump campaign office in Virginia
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — A burglary was reported over the weekend at a Virginia campaign office for former President Donald Trump, and authorities are…
Continue ReadingRussia says it thwarted a Ukrainian charge to expand its incursion. Kyiv says it won’t occupy land
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said Tuesday that its forces checked an effort by Ukrainian troops to expand a stunning weeklong…
Continue ReadingStarbucks CEO replaced by Brian Niccol, a fixer who revived Chipotle when the chain was in distress
AP Business Writer In 2018, when Chipotle was reeling from multiple food poisoning outbreaks that had sickened 1,100 people, the company called Taco…
Continue ReadingStarbucks CEO replaced by Brian Niccol, a fixer who revived Chipotle when the chain was in distress
AP Business Writer In 2018, when Chipotle was reeling from multiple food poisoning outbreaks that had sickened 1,100 people, the company called Taco…
Continue ReadingIsraeli strikes on Gaza leave children without parents and parents without children
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Reem Abu Hayyah, just three months old, was the only member of her family to survive an Israeli…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom nudges school districts to restrict student cellphone use
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent letters Tuesday to school districts, urging them to…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom nudges school districts to restrict student cellphone use
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent letters Tuesday to school districts, urging them to…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu accuses defense minister of ‘anti-Israel narrative,’ exposing rift over war in Gaza
By Christian Edwards, Lauren Izso and Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lambasted his Defense Minister Yoav…
Continue ReadingA strengthening Ernesto is poised to become a hurricane after brushing past Puerto Rico
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Ernesto was poised to become a hurricane shortly after brushing past Puerto Rico late…
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Former California lawmaker Nate Holden says he was on the scary helicopter ride with Trump
Originally Published: 10 AUG 24 10:18 ET Updated: 13 AUG 24 01:23 ET By Jalen Beckford, CNN (CNN) — Former Los Angeles city councilman and…
Continue ReadingPublic spat highlights cracks in Netanyahu’s coalition as Israel braces for feared Iran attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — Cracks are widening in a public tiff between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister. The latest spat…
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Both Trump and Harris want to eliminate taxes on tips. This is how it could affect workers
Originally Published: 12 AUG 24 18:51 ET Updated: 12 AUG 24 19:36 ET By Tami Luhby and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — With the presidential campaign…
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2 dead in Maryland house explosion, authorities say
Originally Published: 11 AUG 24 19:02 ET Updated: 12 AUG 24 19:00 ET By Zenebou Sylla, Michelle Watson and Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — Two people…
Continue ReadingBangladesh’s ex-Premier Hasina calls for probe into killings during unrest that led to her ouster
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a call from her self-exile in India for…
Continue ReadingWill the attacks on Walz’s military service stick like they did to Kerry 20 years ago?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In some corners of the Democratic Party, last week felt like déjà vu. The party’s vice-presidential…
Continue ReadingMan who died flying a helicopter that crashed on Cairns hotel roof had not flown in Australia before
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A man who died when the helicopter he was flying crashed onto a hotel roof in Queensland,…
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthis seized UN rights office in Sanaa, UN official says
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A senior U.N. official says Yemen’s Houthi rebels have stormed the headquarters of the U.N. Human Rights Office in…
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