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Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their…
Continue ReadingBy Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Michael Schwartz, Mohammad Sawalhi and Jo Shelley, CNN Khan Younis, Gaza (CNN) — Palestinians who fled the…
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russian forces are inching toward the strategically important city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, threatening…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian leader has granted pardon to a German citizen who has been sentenced to death on…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Francine Pascal, a onetime soap opera writer whose “Sweet Valley High” novels and the ongoing adventures of twins Elizabeth and…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Francine Pascal, a onetime soap opera writer whose “Sweet Valley High” novels and the ongoing adventures of twins Elizabeth and…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Francine Pascal, creator of beloved ‘Sweet Valley High’ series that has sold more than 200 million copies, dies at…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal court documents show that an Army soldier accused of selling sensitive information related to U.S.…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Iraqi government has postponed an order to clear out camps in the country’s semi-autonomous northern…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — A rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia will show how Asian American voters are pivotal there.…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Erica Ash, an actor and comedian skilled in sketch comedy who starred in the parody series “Mad TV” and “Real Husbands of…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Erica Ash, an actor and comedian skilled in sketch comedy who starred in the parody series “Mad TV” and “Real Husbands of…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli military court is holding a hearing for nine soldiers detained for questioning over alleged abuse of a…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Carter Center said it was unable to verify the results of Venezuela’s presidential election,…
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Paris prosecutors say a French canoe and kayak coach working at the Olympics was detained for allegedly hitting police officers who…
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A proposal in Iowa’s capital city to cut back on the number of birds people can raise in their backyards has led to a…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump released new television advertisements on Tuesday…
Continue ReadingANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland workers have voted to ratify new contracts that include wage hikes and changes to sick leave policies after…
Continue ReadingANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland workers have voted to ratify new contracts that include wage hikes and changes to sick leave policies after…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to launch a battleground tour next week with her yet-to-be-named running…
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Chris Boyette, Josh Campbell and Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — Newly released audio recordings show the former Sangamon County,…
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A suspect is dead and an officer has been seriously injured during a shooting in Iowa. Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek…
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer American consumers felt more confident in July as expectations over the near-term future rebounded. However, in a reversal of…
Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles has spent the last decade-plus redefining what is possible in gymnastics. The American star has had…
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings fell slightly last month, a sign that the American labor market continues to cool in the…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A lawyer for Ilya Yashin says the prominent Kremlin critic has been moved to an unknown destination from…
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Canyon Barry is a part-time basketball player. His full-time job is system engineer for a defense and space…
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Canyon Barry is a part-time basketball player. His full-time job is system engineer for a defense and space…
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Dozens of firefighters in northern Greece are battling a cross-border wildfire following a deadly blaze in neighboring North…
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelans across the country took to the streets on Monday to protest a disputed election, clashing with…
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It is not easy to be an outsider in country music, but Orville Peck has made a career out of it. On his third…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s currency has lost 30% of its value the day after the central bank began implementing a…
Continue ReadingGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — William Laws Calley Jr., who as an Army lieutenant led the U.S. soldiers who killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump released new television advertisements on Tuesday…
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom was left shaken after three children were stabbed to death and eight…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — An inquest has heard that one of the three women killed at their family home just north of London earlier this month was still alive…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Fears of an escalation in the simmering conflict between Hezbollah and Israel have prompted some airlines to cancel…
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Special envoys from Turkey and Armenia have convened at the countries’ shared border to resume discussions aimed at…
Continue ReadingCNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom was left shaken after three children were stabbed to death and eight others were…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary has been sentenced to life in prison for directing a terrorist group.…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh is observing a day of mourning in memory of more than 200 people killed in recent weeks during…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Congolese government violated the rights of the Indigenous Batwa community by evicting them about 50…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed legislation designed to protect children from dangerous online content. It’s pushing…
Continue ReadingAP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Mass market retailers in the U.S. are plying shoppers with offers for computers, clothes and other…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LYNDON, Vt. (AP) — Heavy rain has caved in roads, forced some homes off their foundations and led to about two dozen rescues in…
Continue ReadingCNN By Stephanie Busari, CNN New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) — Nollywood, Nigeria’s vibrant film industry, is setting its sights on achieving…
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