Emergency workers uncover dozens of bodies in a Gaza City district after Israeli assault
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Civil defense workers on Friday dug bodies out of collapsed buildings and pulled them off…
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Finnish lawmakers approve controversial law to turn away migrants at border with Russia
Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish lawmakers have narrowly approved a controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced to life over plot to kidnap, rape and murder UK TV personality Holly Willoughby
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man has been given a life sentence for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby, one of Britain’s…
Continue ReadingNew heat wave in Greece expected to last at least a week. North Macedonia also swelters
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have warned of an impending weeklong heat wave during the summer tourist season, with a high risk of…
Continue ReadingCzech brewer Budvar’s net profit up 46.3% in 2023 as it recovers from loss of the Russian market
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech brewer Budvar, which has been embroiled in a long legal dispute with U.S. beer giant Anheuser-Busch over the use of the…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s Supreme Court awards more seats to imprisoned ex-premier Imran Khan’s party
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court has found that the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan was improperly denied at least 20…
Continue ReadingNepal’s prime minister loses a confidence vote forcing him to step down
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s prime minister has lost a vote of confidence in parliament after losing the support of the…
Continue ReadingData of nearly all AT&T customers downloaded from a third-party platform in security breach
AP Business Writer The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded from a third-party platform in a security…
Continue ReadingSnacks are getting cheaper as Americans tire of high prices
Originally Published: 12 JUL 24 07:00 ET By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Higher prices have gone too far even for salty snacks. PepsiCo’s…
Continue ReadingUK police in second day of manhunt after human remains found in suitcases
Originally Published: 11 JUL 24 16:19 ET Updated: 12 JUL 24 06:12 ET By Catherine Nicholls and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — A manhunt launched by…
Continue ReadingBig bank quarterly results show signs of consumers slowing down spending
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Signs of consumers slowing down spending and falling behind on their bills weighed down shares of the big banks…
Continue ReadingObama, Pelosi privately expressed concerns over Biden
Originally Published: 11 JUL 24 20:38 ET Updated: 11 JUL 24 22:56 ET By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Barack Obama and Nancy…
Continue ReadingBritish police arrest man on suspicion of crossbow murders of 3 women near London
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of killing two sisters and their mother in a crossbow…
Continue ReadingInmates escape Niger prison holding militants
Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Niger’s interior ministry said it had ordered search units to be on alert after inmates escaped on Thursday from…
Continue ReadingInmates escape from one of Niger’s most fortified prisons where jihadis are held
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Nigerien authorities are enforcing a curfew as they search for inmates who escaped from one of the country’s most fortified…
Continue ReadingNearly all AT&T cell customers’ call and text records exposed in a massive breach
Originally Published: 12 JUL 24 06:29 ET Updated: 12 JUL 24 06:51 ET By Matt Egan and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The call and text message records…
Continue ReadingMan arrested on suspicion of killing three women in UK crossbow attack
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The man suspected of murdering three women in a crossbow attack in southern England has been arrested,…
Continue ReadingBy giving dogs a second chance through adoption, these vulnerable kids are getting a second chance of their own
By Allie Torgan, CNN Santa Cruz, CA (CNN) — Melissa Wolf’s clients come in all shapes and sizes. Some have two legs, some have four. All of…
Continue ReadingRussian assassination plots against those supporting Ukraine uncovered in Europe, official says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Western intelligence agencies have uncovered Russian plots to carry out assassinations, arson and other sabotage…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 12: Presidential race, Economy, Alec Baldwin trial, Immigration, Auto dealer outage
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — North Korea is known as a heavily restricted hermit nation, but it does welcome visitors in some rare cases.…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey’s special congressional primary
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats running to replace the late U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. will go before voters in a crowded and…
Continue ReadingA Dutch court rejects a claim the government is evading export ban on F-35 parts to Israel
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has rejected a claim from human rights organizations that the Netherlands is dodging a…
Continue ReadingA rapprochement between Syria and Turkey is on the table. Here’s what it might mean for the region
Associated Press ANKARA (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar Assad in recent weeks have signaled they are…
Continue ReadingEuropean Union says X’s blue checks are deceptive ‘dark patterns’ that breach its social media laws
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union says blue checkmarks from Elon Musk’s X are deceptive and that the online platform falls…
Continue ReadingNicoletta Manni shines as La Scala’s 1st company Etoile principal dancer in nearly 40 years
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Still flush from her role in Onegin, La Scala prima ballerina Nicoletta Manni received the surprise of her career…
Continue ReadingEuropean Union says social media site X’s blue checks are deceptive and transparency falls short under digital rules
LONDON (AP) — European Union says social media site X’s blue checks are deceptive and transparency falls short under digital…
Continue ReadingAmerican tourist dies after sudden illness during excursion on Sicily’s Mount Etna, rescuers say
ROME (AP) — Italy’s alpine rescue service says a 55-year-old American tourist has died after being taken ill during an excursion on on the…
Continue ReadingDestination Paris: Swimmer Ryan Murphy longs to reclaim top spot on medal podium at the Olympics
AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — (Editor’s note: Olympic athletes competing in the marquee sports of gymnastics, swimming and track and…
Continue ReadingDestination Paris: Swimmer Abbey Weitzeil ready for new Olympic roles: leader, mentor, cheerleader
AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — (Editor’s note: Olympic athletes competing in the marquee sports of gymnastics, swimming and track and…
Continue ReadingThese Picassos prompted a gender war at an Australian gallery. Now the curator says she painted them
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — They were billed as artworks by Pablo Picasso, paintings so valuable that an Australian art…
Continue ReadingUK’s new justice secretary set to outline emergency measures to relieve prison overcrowding
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new justice secretary is set to outline emergency plans to relieve prison overcrowding, including the early release of…
Continue ReadingRescuers resume search for a miner missing after Polish mine accident killed 1, injured 17
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Rescuers have resumed an underground search for a missing miner in southern Poland after a powerful tremor shook the…
Continue ReadingIn ‘blue wall’ push, Biden defiantly says he’s ‘not going anywhere’ as he slams Trump, Project 2025
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday forcefully defied the growing number of critics in his own party who have called on…
Continue ReadingA family left town for a youth baseball tournament. Then tragedy struck
By Thomas Lake, CNN Milton, Georgia (CNN) — A few days after the plane crash, Ansley Van Epps visited the house where her brother and his…
Continue ReadingA truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A two-week truce in eastern Congo has heavily reduced fighting, but with a week left aid workers and local…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street rolls to the edge of records as hopes remain for cuts to rates
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Friday after some mixed signals on big banks’ profits and inflation did little to dent…
Continue ReadingSolomon Islands and China are strengthening ties in a worrying move for US and its Pacific allies
BEIJING (AP) — The new Solomon Islands prime minister is in China for a visit as Beijing and the strategic Pacific archipelago strengthen their…
Continue ReadingA man armed with a machete attacks his neighbors in Switzerland, wounding 5
GENEVA (AP) — Police say a man armed with a machete has attacked several people at the building where he lives in northeastern Switzerland. Five…
Continue Reading4 migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France
PARIS (AP) — French authorities say four migrants have died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K. Their inflatable boat…
Continue ReadingA trucker found a 1-year-old boy alive on a Louisiana roadside after the child was abandoned amid storm Beryl, police say
By Jamiel Lynch, Colin Jeffery, Jason Hanna and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — A truck driver found a 1-year-old alive in a ditch off an interstate…
Continue ReadingJapan punishes hundreds of defense officials for mishandling classified data and other misconduct
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense ministry announced disciplinary action on Friday against more than 200 senior officials and service…
Continue ReadingThis nearly 10-foot Gatsby sub is made by a South African restaurant with a taste for the supersized
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African restaurant and bar has served up a sandwich that’s nearly 10 feet long in the…
Continue ReadingBooming Turkish TV drama industry captures hearts and minds worldwide and boosts tourism
Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Under the sweltering Turkish sun, tourists wander through sets that recreate Ottoman and Byzantine-era castles,…
Continue ReadingThe son of Asia’s richest man is set to marry in the year’s most extravagant wedding
Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — Global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians began arriving in India’s financial capital on Friday…
Continue ReadingBeachgoer swept away on floating ring survives 36-hour ordeal off Japan’s coast
By Nodoka Katsura and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A beachgoer who was swept 80 kilometers (50 miles) out to sea in a floating ring has…
Continue ReadingTwo weeks after that debate, Biden is on probation in the court of Democratic opinion
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been two weeks since President Joe Biden’s debate with Donald Trump and Democrats are torn over…
Continue ReadingUN demands Russia immediately return Europe’s biggest nuclear plant to Ukraine
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding that Russia urgently withdraw its military and…
Continue ReadingUS and South Korea sign joint nuclear deterrence guidelines in face of North Korean threats
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. and South Korea signed new joint nuclear deterrence guidelines, weeks after North Korea and…
Continue ReadingRepublicans are gathering in Milwaukee to nominate Donald Trump again. Here’s what to expect
Associated Press For all the usual stagecraft, the Republican National Convention that opens Monday is different from Donald Trump’s previous…
Continue ReadingThe NATO summit was about Ukraine and Biden. Here are some key things to know
AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO leaders met this week to celebrate the alliance’s 75th anniversary under the cloud of deep political…
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