The planet saw its hottest day ever this week. The record will be broken again and again
Originally Published: 05 JUL 23 07:27 ET Updated: 05 JUL 23 12:59 ET By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — This week saw the hottest global…
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Wisconsin’s Democratic governor guts Republican tax cut, increases school funding for 400 years
By SCOTT BAUER and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed off on a two-year spending plan after…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve minutes: Some officials wanted to raise interest rates last month
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Federal Reserve officials pushed to raise the Fed’s key interest rate by…
Continue Reading A Chinese mining company has opened a giant lithium processing plant in Zimbabwe
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Chinese mining company on Wednesday commissioned a $300 million lithium processing…
Continue Reading New York man is sentenced to 30 years in fatal Connecticut jewelry store heist
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A 63-year-old New York man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in federal prison for his role in the robbery of a…
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Baby boar spotted at Tuscany Park in Greenfield safely captured and released
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE ON JULY 5, 2023 AT 10:49 AM: Greenfield Police Department said the boar was safely captured and released as of…
Continue Reading Son of jailed Belarusian presidential hopeful handed 8-year sentence
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The son of a jailed Belarusian presidential hopeful has been convicted and sentenced on…
Continue Reading Accuser says Kevin Spacey grope wasn’t a caress: ‘It was like a cobra … angry’
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man who said Kevin Spacey made crude and racially offensive remarks before forcefully grabbing his…
Continue Reading Powder found in White House’s West Wing lobby tests positive for cocaine
By COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A white powder discovered in a lobby area of the White…
Continue Reading A top Guyana official resigns after authorities drop a rape case against him
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A top government official in Guyana who was arrested last month after being accused of…
Continue Reading City of Memphis, police chief oppose effort to delay lawsuit in Tyre Nichols case
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The city of Memphis and its police chief are opposing efforts to pause a federal lawsuit…
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Lab tests show substance found at White House was cocaine
Originally Published: 05 JUL 23 11:50 ET Updated: 05 JUL 23 12:32 ET By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Lab testing for the substance found at…
Continue Reading Elie Saab captivates Paris couture with a fusion of past and present
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — In the stone cloisters of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, adjoining the palatial Louvre, Elie Saab…
Continue Reading Rip currents prompted 200 rescues in Virginia and North Carolina over the July Fourth weekend
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Strong rip currents prompted lifeguards to pull about 200 swimmers from the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia and North…
Continue Reading Wrongly imprisoned for 7 years, exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member wins NYC Council primary
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A member of the “Central Park Five” has won the Democratic primary for a seat on the New…
Continue Reading Former New York Mayor de Blasio and wife announce separation, but not divorce
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, say they are separating but…
Continue Reading Ohio abortion rights backers submit nearly double needed signatures for fall ballot measure
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Groups hoping to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s constitution have delivered nearly…
Continue Reading Attorney who challenged Trump’s 2020 loss gives up law license as states weigh disciplining him
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Attorney Lin Wood, who filed legal challenges seeking to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020…
Continue Reading Coco Lee, Hong Kong singer and songwriter who had international success, dies at 48
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter who had a highly successful career in Asia, has died…
Continue Reading Hong Kong police arrest 4 men accused of supporting people overseas endangering national security
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have arrested four men they accused of providing financial support to people who…
Continue Reading Philadelphia suspect left a will and was acting agitated days before shootings, prosecutors say
By CLAUDIA LAUER and RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The man accused in the fatal shooting spree in Philadelphia that left five…
Continue Reading David Beckham sits in Royal Box at Wimbledon a day after Princess Kate made an appearance
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Soccer royalty made its way into the Royal Box at Wimbledon on Wednesday when David Beckham took his place on Centre…
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Shaun White documentary spells out the tough choices the snowboarder made for his sport and himself
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Years after their sport was hoisted onto the Olympic stage, the idea of riding for big money and gold medals still…
Continue Reading Shaun White documentary spells out the tough choices the snowboarder made for his sport and himself
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Years after their sport was hoisted onto the Olympic stage, the idea of riding for big money and gold medals still…
Continue Reading The wave of mass shootings over the Fourth of July highlights the challenges police face
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A rash of shootings as the U.S. celebrated the Fourth of July is…
Continue Reading Bear Grylls goes into the wild with a new batch of celebrities, from Bradley Cooper to Rita Ora
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For his latest role, Bradley Cooper leapt onto a hovering helicopter, rappelled down a…
Continue Reading France’s Supreme Court rejects groups’ request for slavery reparations in case from Martinique
By CARA ANNA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court has rejected a request by three groups seeking reparations for slavery in a…
Continue Reading Stalemate: UPS, Teamsters contract talks break down with each side blaming the other
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Contract negotiations between UPS and the union representing 340,000 of the company’s workers broke down early…
Continue Reading 3 protesters arrested at Wimbledon after interrupting matches by throwing confetti on court
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Three environmental activists have been arrested at Wimbledon after running onto one…
Continue Reading Tuesday set an unofficial record for the hottest day on Earth. Wednesday may break it.
By MELINA WALLING and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press The planet’s temperature spiked on Tuesday to its hottest day in decades and likely…
Continue Reading Bobcat that attacked a camper in Connecticut tests positive for rabies
LYME, Conn. (AP) — A bobcat that attacked a camper in a hammock at a Connecticut state park has tested positive for rabies. The state environmental…
Continue Reading German Cabinet approves a lower 2024 budget as it eyes a return to financial ‘normality’
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Cabinet has approved a draft 2024 budget that foresees lower spending with defense among the exceptions. It comes as…
Continue Reading Sean “Diddy” Combs’ dispute with Diageo deepens as court unseals business details
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Rapper, producer and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking the New York Supreme Court to enforce a 2021…
Continue Reading Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek won at Wimbledon. Protesters and rain captured the attention
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The developments at Wimbledon on Wednesday included Novak Djokovic joining Roger…
Continue Reading Iran tried to seize 2 oil tankers near Strait of Hormuz and fired shots at one of them, US Navy says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy says Iran tried to seize two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, firing shots at one…
Continue Reading The leaders of Italy and Poland say European Union should focus on stopping migration
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prime ministers of Italy and Poland say the European Union should put a priority on stopping illegal migration instead of…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s Supreme Court hears arguments in 2 appeals by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s Supreme Court has heard final arguments in appeals by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of…
Continue Reading Pope Francis asks Church to identify 21st-century martyrs slain ‘only because they are Christians’
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has set up a special commission that will identify those he hails as the new…
Continue Reading Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of planning to attack Europe’s biggest nuclear plant
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and Russia accused each other Wednesday of planning to attack one of the…
Continue Reading4th victim found dead after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July block party in Shreveport, Louisiana
By Rebekah Riess, Holly Yan, Ryan Young and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A fourth person has been found dead from a mass shooting at a Fourth of…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 6 hurt in July Fourth block party shooting on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — A Maryland sheriff’s office says a 14-year-old boy was killed and six other people were injured in a shooting at a…
Continue ReadingFormer ‘Smallville’ actress and high-ranking member of Nxivm group Allison Mack released from prison
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Allison Mack, the former “Smallville” actress and high-ranking member of the cultlike group Nxivm who was…
Continue Reading UK, Canada, Sweden, Ukraine take Iran to top UN court over 2020 downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine have launched a case against Iran at…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 5: Shootings, Social media, Middle East, Fukushima, Minimum wage
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Millions of Americans sweltered in extreme heat over the Fourth of July holiday, with highs topping 110 degrees…
Continue Reading More travelers get cozy with glamping, even amid high costs
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet More than 10.5 million North American households took a glamping trip in 2022, up from 9.6 million in 2021. Although…
Continue Reading Suicide bomber attacks security post in Pakistan, killing 3 soldiers and a 10-year-old boy
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a suicide bomber has targeted a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least three…
Continue Reading South Sudan president says he will be a candidate in long-delayed elections set for 2024
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — President Salva Kiir of South Sudan says his country’s long-delayed elections will take…
Continue Reading Heavy monsoon rains return to Pakistan a year after deadly floods
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Heavy monsoon rains are lashing Pakistan and disrupting lives in areas where residents already were struggling to recover from…
Continue Reading Some vehicle updates are better than others and experts at Edmunds fill you in on the top 5 for 2024
By CHASE BIERENKOVEN Edmunds Automakers routinely update their vehicles with new features, engines and trim levels. At a certain point, the sheer…
Continue Reading EU executive chides Poland, Hungary for democratic deficiencies
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive is chiding Poland and Hungary for democratic deficiencies. While…
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