Richard Riordan, former Los Angeles mayor, dies at 92
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, who served two terms in the 1990s and saw the city through the 1994 Northridge…
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Pulitzer prize winning digital media company BuzzFeed will shut down its news division as it cuts about 15% of its entire staff. In a memo sent to…
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By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court has upheld the murder conviction of death row inmate Richard…
Continue Reading Biden, Colombia’s Petro to meet amid deep policy differences
By ASTRID SUÁREZ and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to host Colombian President Gustavo Petro for…
Continue Reading Distrust in America: Small mistakes, deep fear — and gunfire
By TIM SULLIVAN and AARON MORRISON Associated Press In suburban Detroit, it was a lost 14-year-old looking for directions. In Kansas City, it was a…
Continue ReadingAbout a third of book bans reported in fall 2022 were a result of new state laws, free speech group says
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Book bans in public schools kept rising during the first half of the 2022-23 school year, and nearly a third of them were the…
Continue ReadingNew York state education officials vote to prohibit public schools from using Indigenous team names, logos or mascots
By Gili Remen and Celina Tebor, CNN New York state education officials voted unanimously this week to prohibit public schools from using or…
Continue Reading Spanish PM, EU slam Andalusian wetlands irrigation plan
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Prime Minister and the European Union’s environmental chief have…
Continue Reading Todd Haimes, who led a theater company to Broadway, dies
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Todd Haimes, who led the Roundabout Theatre Company from an off-off-Broadway company…
Continue Reading Biden touts US efforts as oil overshadows climate summit
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is touting “unprecedented” climate…
Continue Reading Dutch business envoy to Ukraine quits over book comments
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government says that a veteran diplomat who was appointed less than three weeks ago to promote Dutch…
Continue Reading Former Wisconsin parole board chair charged with felony
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The former chair of the Wisconsin Parole Commission who until this week was also an alderman in Racine has been charged with a…
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Tesla’s price cuts drag share prices sharply lower
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla shares fell sharply Thursday as the company felt the sting of numerous price cuts it made across…
Continue Reading Texan princess evicted from Rome villa, Caravaggio stays
By NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCESCO STATI Associated Press ROME (AP) — A Texas-born princess piled her four yapping bichon frise dogs into a taxi…
Continue Reading Court documents describe grisly discovery in Maine shootings
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press WEST BATH, Maine (AP) — A sister who discovered a crime scene in which four people were shot to death arrived…
Continue Reading Anger at new retirement age fuels further protests in France
By DANIEL COLE and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press GANGES, France (AP) — Hundreds of protesters opposed to the law raising the retirement age from…
Continue Reading US unemployment claims tick up to 245,000, but still low
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remains low by…
Continue Reading More peril for Trump in pending probes than NY: AP-NORC poll
By JILL COLVIN and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has emerged largely unscathed politically from…
Continue Reading NATO head defiantly says Ukraine belongs in alliance one day
By LORNE COOK and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has defiantly declared that Ukraine deserves to…
Continue Reading Netanyahu taps far-right minister for New York consul post
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated a minister known for inflammatory statements and for waging a grassroots…
Continue Reading Greece: 1 migrant dead, 47 rescued after sailboat hits rocks
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in southern Greece say one migrant has died and 47 others have been rescued after a sailboat crashed into rocks…
Continue Reading Michelin recalls snow tires that don’t have enough traction
DETROIT (AP) — Michelin is recalling more than 542,000 snow tires in the U.S. because they don’t have enough traction to work in all snowy…
Continue ReadingCalifornia hillsides are exploding with wildflowers after epic rainfall. Here’s what it looks like from space
By Stephanie Elam, CNN After one of the wettest winters on record, California hillsides are exploding with color. Swaths of yellow and streaks of…
Continue ReadingSuspect who allegedly shot 6-year-old neighbor and her parents in North Carolina has been apprehended in Florida
By Dianne Gallagher, Eric Levenson and Jamiel Lynch, CNN Robert Louis Singletary, the suspect accused of shooting a 6-year-old neighbor and her…
Continue Reading UK prime minister reviewing ‘bully’ report on top deputy
By BRIAN MELLEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A spokesperson says U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reviewing a report about…
Continue Reading Danes, Dutch to donate Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark and the Netherlands plan to provide Ukraine with at least 14 refurbished Leopard 2 battle tanks to be supplied…
Continue Reading Hungary adds honey, other products to Ukraine import ban
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has added honey and certain meat products to a list of food items it has…
Continue Reading Biden labor secretary nominee Su faces doubts in Senate
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the next labor secretary, Julie Su, will testify to…
Continue Reading5 things to know for April 20: Tornadoes, Ukraine, Abortion, Covid-19, Facebook
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The US government is tracking more than 650 potential UFO cases, according to the Pentagon. Lawmakers on Wednesday viewed…
Continue ReadingCoast Guard suspends search for 3 American sailors last heard from April 4
By Taylor Romine, CNN The US Coast Guard is suspending its search for three missing Americans last heard from on April 4 near Mazatlán, Mexico,…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court fight over an abortion pill: What’s next?
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court initially gave itself a deadline of Wednesday to decide…
Continue Reading To stay out of their heads, goaltenders find ways to unwind
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Goaltenders search for any activity to help them unwind and not constantly dwell on the game. Some…
Continue Reading Warriors will lean on dependable Looney with Green suspended
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kevon Looney takes great pride in being available game after game for the Golden State…
Continue Reading Helping out: How American volunteerism is changing — and why
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Daniela Fernandez has no trouble attracting volunteers to her group Sustainable Ocean Alliance.…
Continue Reading Sudan army demands rivals’ surrender as cease-fire runs out
By JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s military has ruled out negotiations with a rival paramilitary…
Continue Reading AP image of Mariupol hospital attack wins World Press Photo
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Associated Press photographer Evgeniy Maloletka won the World Press Photo of the Year award on…
Continue Reading US inventory: old forests cover area larger than California
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles (453,000 square…
Continue Reading US plans new forest protections, issues old-growth inventory
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Alert: US officials say old growth and mature forests on government lands cover an area…
Continue Reading Study: Climate change causing more ‘heat stress’ in Europe
BERLIN (AP) — A report shows Europeans, particularly in the south of the continent, are being subjected to more heat stress during the summer…
Continue Reading$252.6 million winning Powerball ticket sold in Ohio
MACEDONIA, Ohio (AP) — Someone in Ohio went to bed $252.6 million richer, before taxes, after hitting the Powerball jackpot Wednesday night. The…
Continue Reading K-pop star Moon Bin found dead at home
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Moon Bin, a singer from South Korean boyband Astro, was found dead at his home in…
Continue ReadingBoy Scouts of America will begin to compensate sexual abuse victims from a $2.4 billion trust after emerging from bankruptcy
By Lauren del Valle, Laura Dolan and Celina Tebor, CNN The Boy Scouts of America will begin to distribute compensation to thousands of victims of…
Continue Reading Indian climber who fell into deep Annapurna crevasse rescued
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An Indian climber who fell into a 980-foot crevasse on Mount Annapurna on Monday has been rescued. An expedition organizer…
Continue Reading Indian court dismisses opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court has dismissed opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea to stay his conviction in a criminal…
Continue Reading Cattle raiding by jihadis soars in Mali, fuels conflict
By SAM MEDNICK and BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Ayouba Ag Nadroun was at the market in central Mali in March when Islamic…
Continue ReadingThe more seriously wounded of 2 cheerleaders shot in a Texas parking lot is recovering from surgery, team official says
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera and Rosa Flores, CNN The most seriously injured of two teenage cheerleaders shot in a Texas parking…
Continue Reading Oakland A’s purchase land for new stadium in Las Vegas
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a new retractable…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Tesla, AT&T help drag Wall Street lower
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks on Wall Street dipped Thursday following mixed earnings reports from big companies and more…
Continue Reading Cambodian PM’s son, tipped to succeed him, gets promotion
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian army chief Hun Manet, who is widely expected to replace his father as the…
Continue Reading Trade envoy Tai says US not seeking to ‘decouple’ from China
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai says Washington is not seeking to decouple the American…
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