At least 7 arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing war crimes in Syria
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — At least seven people have been arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing crimes…
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Let’s stop pretending that parades are fun
By David Rind, CNN (CNN) — I’ve always questioned Ferris Bueller’s judgment. Not because he skipped school, deceived his parents, and broke…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s favorite Fourth of July tradition, the hot dog eating contest, in 3 charts
By Alex Leeds Matthews and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — Ready, set, let’s eat hot dogs! Americans consume more than 20 billion hot dogs each…
Continue ReadingBiden bestows Medal of Honor on Union soldiers who helped hijack train in Confederate territory
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A descendent of a Union soldier getting the Medal of Honor from President Joe Biden for conspicuous gallantry…
Continue ReadingHurricane Beryl roars by Jamaica after killing at least 7 people in the southeast Caribbean
Associated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Beryl was roaring by Jamaica Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain after the powerful…
Continue ReadingA French citizen pleads guilty to charges of collecting military data in Russia, state media say
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state news agency says a French citizen arrested in Moscow has pleaded guilty to criminal charges involving illegally…
Continue ReadingFrom ‘latte makeup’ to ‘girl dinners,’ TikTok has launched tons of trends. Will its influence last?
AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok and its bite-sized videos arrived in the United States as a global version of the Chinese app Douyin.…
Continue ReadingAs it gets hotter, 13,000 families in this pocket of America live without electricity
By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Tohatchi, New Mexico (CNN) — Katherine Benally sat between two open windows in her small home and…
Continue ReadingFrom ‘latte makeup’ to ‘girl dinners,’ TikTok has launched tons of trends. Will its influence last?
AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok and its bite-sized videos arrived in the United States as a global version of the Chinese app Douyin.…
Continue ReadingHow did a religious gathering in India turn into a deadly stampede?
Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — More than 120 people died Tuesday in a stampede after a large religious gathering in northern India, one of…
Continue ReadingUK’s landmark postwar elections: When Boris Johnson sought and got a mandate to ‘Get Brexit Done’
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In the fall of 2019, the recently-appointed Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced an election that was about one…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street hits more records
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after Wall Street’s record-breaking rally powered on. Shares fell…
Continue ReadingSevere overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to the deadly stampede at an Indian festival
Associated Press HATHRAS, India (AP) — Authorities in India say severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to a stampede at a religious…
Continue ReadingSierra Leone outlaws child marriage with new bill
Story by Reuters Sierra Leone officially banned child marriage on Tuesday with President Julius Maada Bio signing into law a bill to end the practice…
Continue ReadingChina’s coast guard detains Taiwan fishing boat near frontline islands
By Eric Cheung and Nectar Gan, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — The Chinese coast guard detained a Taiwanese fishing vessel in waters off China’s…
Continue ReadingMalaysian court tosses jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib’s bid to serve graft sentence in house arrest
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court has dismissed a bid by imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his remaining…
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CAL FIRE says even ‘safe and sane’ fireworks pose a danger in the dry hot heat
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – The heat, dry conditions and fireworks are all a concern for the risk of fires this week. CAL FIRE says that already this…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani says he won’t participate in Home Run Derby during All-Star festivities
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani won’t participate in the Home Run Derby on July 15 despite the Japanese superstar ranking…
Continue ReadingDodger slugger Shohei Ohtani says he will not participate in this year’s All-Star Home Run Derby
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodger slugger Shohei Ohtani says he will not participate in this year’s All-Star Home Run…
Continue ReadingFreya the rescued lion cub is safe in South Africa, but many other lions there are bred to be shot
Associated Press PAARL, South Africa (AP) — Freya, a 6-month-old lion cub rescued from the wildlife trade in Lebanon, poked a curious nose out of…
Continue ReadingSaeed Jalili, a hard-line former negotiator known as a ‘true believer,’ seeks Iran’s presidency
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hard-line Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili may have been Tehran’s top nuclear…
Continue ReadingJapan issues new yen banknotes packed with 3D hologram technology to fight counterfeiting
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has issued its first new banknotes in two decades, yen packed with 3D hologram technology to fight…
Continue ReadingTeoscar Hernández singles in go-ahead run in 9th, lifting Dodgers over D-backs, 6-5
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teoscar Hernández singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning for his third RBI of the game, and the Los…
Continue ReadingFrom red wall to King’s Speech, UK elections have a vocabulary all their own. Here’s what to know
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Elections in the United Kingdom have a distinct vocabulary that draws on traditions of parliamentary democracy as…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico denies film incentive application on ‘Rust’ movie after fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Producers of the western movie “Rust” may have to forgo a robust economic incentive as they try to sell…
Continue ReadingAn Afghan woman wanted to be a doctor. Now she makes pickles as the Taliban restricts women’s roles
Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Frozan Ahmadzai is one of 200,000 Afghan women who have the Taliban’s permission to work. She should…
Continue ReadingIn the UK election campaign’s final hours, Sunak battles to the end as Labour’s Starmer eyes victory
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Rishi Sunak has covered thousands of miles in the past few weeks, but he hasn’t outrun the expectation that his…
Continue ReadingBoy accused of stabbing student at Sydney university has faced previous charges, officials say
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — New South Wales Police Minister Yasmin Catley says a 14-year-old boy accused of stabbing a man at a…
Continue ReadingButler, Rooker go deep and Athletics top Angels 7-5
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker hit home runs, Mitch Spence gave up one hit over 5 1/3 innings, and the…
Continue ReadingWalker-Kimbrough scores 10 of her 17 in the fourth and the Mystics rally past the Sparks 82-80
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 10 of her 17 points in the fourth quarter, and the Washington Mystics rallied past the Los…
Continue ReadingNathaniel Lowe starting to go deep for the Rangers, who are trying to get on track
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe pulled a high 71.3 mph changeup into the seats in right field to quickly put the Texas…
Continue ReadingOminous history for Biden: Incumbents trying to win over their parties often struggle to win again
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — There’s plenty of worry among Democrats about whether 81-year-old President Joe Biden is up to the job itself…
Continue ReadingWhat was the ‘first American novel’? On this Independence Day, a look at what it started
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the winter of 1789, around the time George Washington was elected the country’s first president, a…
Continue ReadingDemocrats in Congress are torn between backing Biden for renomination and sounding the alarm
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance is reverberating across the Democratic Party, forcing…
Continue ReadingMigrants pause in the Amazon because getting to the US is harder. Most have no idea what lies ahead
Associated Press ASSIS BRASIL, Brazil (AP) — Dozens of migrants sleep in a mosquito-infested six-bedroom wooden shelter in the Brazilian Amazon,…
Continue ReadingUsher and Janet Jackson headline 30th Essence Festival of Culture
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The best of Black culture’s policymakers, thought leaders, creatives, spiritual gurus, business movers…
Continue ReadingLeaders of Russia and China meet at a Central Asian summit in a show of deepening cooperation
Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met for the second time in as many months as they visit…
Continue ReadingBlazing hot surfaces are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert Southwest
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Ron Falk lost his right leg, had extensive skin grafting on the left one and is still recovering a year after…
Continue ReadingBlazing hot surfaces are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert Southwest
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Ron Falk lost his right leg, had extensive skin grafting on the left one and is still recovering a year after…
Continue ReadingAbortion measures could be on Arizona and Nebraska ballots after organizers submit signatures
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Organizers in Arizona and Nebraska said Wednesday that they turned in far more signatures than required to get…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity could embolden Trump as he seeks to return to power
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Supreme Court opinion giving broad immunity to former President Donald Trump matters in the current…
Continue ReadingColombia draws Brazil 1-1 and will play Panama in quarterfinals while Seleção face Uruguay
AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Colombia coach Néstor Lorenzo challenged his team to stay sharp and energized through every physical…
Continue ReadingA growing club led by Xi and Putin to counter the US is adding a staunchly pro-Russia member
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A club of Eurasian countries spearheaded by China and Russia to advance their leaders’ vision of an…
Continue ReadingTaiwan says it was warned by China to not interfere in the detention of Taiwanese boat crew
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says China warned its coast guard against interfering in the detention of a Taiwanese fishing boat in…
Continue ReadingEovaldi pitches 7 scoreless innings, Lowe hits pair of 2-run homers as Texas blanks Padres 7-0
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi allowed one hit over seven innings, Nathaniel Lowe hit a pair of two-run…
Continue ReadingSoler, Wade and Ramos homer as the Giants beat the Braves 5-3
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jorge Soler and LaMonte Wade Jr. hit back-to-back homers to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves…
Continue ReadingChinese firms eye Morocco as way to cash in on US electric vehicle subsidies
Associated Press TANGIERS, Morocco (AP) — Investment in electric vehicle manufacturing is booming in Morocco, a country that neighbors Europe and…
Continue ReadingForward Kyle Anderson, Warriors working to complete $27 million, three-year deal, AP source says
AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Free agent forward Kyle Anderson and the Golden State Warriors were working to complete a $27 million,…
Continue ReadingAfter a stop in Cuba, 2 Russian ships dock in Venezuelan port as part of ‘show the flag’ exercises
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Two Russian naval ships have docked in the Venezuelan port of La Guaira during exercises in the Atlantic Ocean that…
Continue ReadingJudge’s order greatly expands where Biden can’t enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Enforcement of a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students has been blocked…
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