Brandon Aiyuk requests trade from 49ers, AP source says
AP Pro Football Writer Brandon Aiyuk has requested a trade from the San Francisco 49ers because the two sides haven’t made progress on a new…
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Supporters of scaling back Arkansas abortion ban sue state for rejecting ballot measure petitions
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Supporters of a proposal to scale back Arkansas’ abortion ban are suing the state for rejecting the…
Continue ReadingOperation Sweetness: Paraguay finds 4 tons of cocaine stashed in sugar in its biggest drug bust yet
Associated Press ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Authorities in Paraguay have announced the largest cocaine seizure in the country’s history as…
Continue ReadingJudge considers bond for off-duty officer awaiting murder trial after South Carolina shooting
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — A judge in South Carolina is considering whether to grant bond to a former police officer as he awaits a murder trial…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump is the most prominent politician to link immigrants and crime but not the first
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump may link immigration to violent crime more effectively than any American politician before him, but…
Continue ReadingSouthern California school district sues Gov. Newsom over new gender-identity law
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school district involved in an ongoing legal battle with the…
Continue ReadingSouthern California school district sues Gov. Newsom over new gender-identity law
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school district involved in an ongoing legal battle with the…
Continue ReadingFamilies release photos of five female Israeli soldiers from their first days of captivity in Gaza
By Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — The families of five female Israeli soldiers kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 have released photographs from their…
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Chevron Soccer Academy returned to Salinas, July 13 and July 14
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Chevron Soccer Academy (CSA) once again returned to Salinas for a free soccer clinic and tryout over the weekend,…
Continue ReadingColombia ends cease-fire with largest faction of FARC rebel holdout group
Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government says it will end a cease-fire with the largest faction of the FARC-EMC, a holdout…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats want to stop early DNC effort to nominate Biden before party convention in August
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some House Democrats are wary of swiftly nominating President Joe Biden as the party’s pick for reelection.…
Continue Reading‘Time Bandits’ show reinvigorates Monty Python film with Lisa Kudrow-led ensemble
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lisa Kudrow stars in “Time Bandits,” an upcoming Apple TV+ series based on the 1981 movie written by Monty…
Continue ReadingLibyan authorities discover two dozen unidentified bodies in a former stronghold of the IS group
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan government agency says a mass grave containing two dozen unidentified bodies has been discovered in the…
Continue ReadingRisk of Illinois dam breach is under control after once-in-a-century rainfall, officials say
WSIL By Chris Boyette and Sara Tonks, CNN (CNN) — After water overtopped a reservoir dam and forced residents of a small Illinois city to…
Continue ReadingU.S hits Mexican accountants and firms with sanctions for timeshare scams that support drug cartel
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on three Mexican accountants and four firms allegedly linked to a timeshare fraud…
Continue ReadingExtortion gang linked to soccer violence in Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police in Greece say suspected members of a gang charged with extortion, bombings, arson attacks and multiple assaults have…
Continue ReadingWhy Europe looks at Trump’s VP pick with anxiety
CNN, POOL, FOX NEWS By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Many of America’s closest allies were already dreading the prospect of Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingWhy Europe looks at Trump’s VP pick with anxiety
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Many of America’s closest allies were already dreading the prospect of Donald Trump’s return to the White…
Continue ReadingAt least 72 people are killed in a militia attack near Congo’s capital in a conflict over land
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 72 people, including nine soldiers and a soldier’s wife, were killed when armed men attacked a village in…
Continue ReadingSinger Ingrid Andress says she was drunk during panned MLB anthem performance, will get treatment
AP Music Writer After a widely panned performance of the U.S. national anthem at the MLB Home Run Derby, country singer Ingrid Andress apologized…
Continue ReadingSix people found dead in luxury Thai hotel, with police exploring possible poisoning
By Kocha Olarn and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Six people, including two Vietnamese Americans, have been found dead inside a luxury hotel…
Continue ReadingMacron accepts French PM’s resignation, with no clear successor in sight
By Joseph Ataman and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel…
Continue ReadingAmerican Nevin Harrison seeks repeat Olympic gold in women’s canoe sprint 200
AP Sports Writer Nevin Harrison’s dreams came true in Tokyo when she won the inaugural Olympic women’s canoe sprint 200 at age 19. Much of what…
Continue ReadingBody found on Tenerife is identified as British teen missing for nearly a month
LONDON (AP) — A Spanish court says a body found on the island of Tenerife was of a British teen who went missing nearly a month ago. The Canary…
Continue ReadingJoe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant, dies at 69
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, his alma mater announced…
Continue ReadingGeorgia football grapples with driving violations, as Kirby Smart says problem isn’t quite solved
AP College Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart says Bulldogs players who have been arrested or cited for driving violations…
Continue ReadingLa Salle University says Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died at 69
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — La Salle University says Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died at…
Continue ReadingRisk of Illinois dam breach is under control after once-in-a-century rainfall, officials say
By Chris Boyette and Sara Tonks, CNN (CNN) — After water overtopped a reservoir dam and forced residents of a small Illinois city to evacuate…
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Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, Philadelphia basketball great and father of Kobe, dies at 69
Via: KCAL PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, a former Philadelphia 76ers and La Salle University basketball great and the…
Continue ReadingAndrew Tate banned from leaving Romania after court overturns ruling
By Louis Mian and Maeva Labbe-Maalouf, CNN (CNN) — Andrew Tate, a self-proclaimed misogynist influencer, has been banned from leaving Romania…
Continue ReadingHacker group claims it leaked internal Disney Slack messages over AI concerns
Originally Published: 15 JUL 24 19:38 ET Updated: 15 JUL 24 23:34 ET By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — An activist hacking group claimed…
Continue ReadingSummer pause: Small business sales growth tapers in June as consumers take a breather on spending
AP Business News Small business sales growth slowed in June as consumers took a pause on spending. That’s according to new data from financial…
Continue ReadingMSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ host says he was surprised and disappointed the show was pulled from the air
AP Media Writer MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough said Tuesday he was “surprised and disappointed” the news show was pulled off the…
Continue ReadingMore Kenyan police arrive in Haiti with UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Another 200 police officers from Kenya have arrived in Haiti for a U.N.-backed mission led by the…
Continue ReadingChinese swimmers will be under scrutiny at the Paris Olympics after positive doping tests revealed
AP National Writer Few athletes will be under as much scrutiny at the Paris Olympics as the swimmers from China. Belated revelations that nearly two…
Continue ReadingCalifornia needs a million EV charging stations — but that’s ‘unlikely’ and ‘unrealistic’
CalMatters California will have to build public charging stations at an unprecedented — and some experts say unrealistic — pace to meet the needs…
Continue ReadingJudge refuses to extend timeframe for Georgia’s new Medicaid plan, only one with work requirement
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the Biden administration complied with the law when it declined to grant an…
Continue ReadingMan bitten by shark while spearfishing in the Florida Keys
By Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — A man was recovering Monday after being bitten by a shark off Key West in Florida, the Monroe County…
Continue ReadingRomanian court reimposes travel ban on influencer Andrew Tate and his brother as they await trial
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will no longer be allowed to leave Romania as they await…
Continue ReadingKaspersky to shutter US operations after its software is banned by Commerce Department, citing risk
NEW YORK (AP) — Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says it’s shutting down all of its operations in the United States, just weeks after the Commerce…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s military will begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday. It could rattle the government
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday said it would begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday…
Continue Reading6 Vietnamese and American guests found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok, with poisoning a possibility
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The bodies of six people were found Tuesday in a luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok and their deaths may have been…
Continue ReadingBaltic countries notify Russia and Belarus they will exit the Moscow-controlled electricity grid
Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The electricity grid operators of the three Baltic countries on Tuesday officially notified Russia and…
Continue ReadingEducators wonder how to teach the writings of Alice Munro in wake of daughter’s revelations
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, Robert Lecker has read, taught and written about Alice Munro, the Nobel laureate from Canada…
Continue ReadingTerrell Davis, football Hall of Famer, says he was removed from plane after tapping a flight attendant
Originally Published: 15 JUL 24 23:38 ET Updated: 16 JUL 24 06:47 ET By Jason Hanna, Raja Razek and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Pro Football…
Continue ReadingNobel laureates call on Belarus’ leader to release all political prisoners
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Dozens of Nobel Prize laureates are calling in an open letter on Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to…
Continue ReadingFather and daughter found dead at Canyonlands National Park after getting lost, running out of water in triple-digit heat
Originally Published: 16 JUL 24 09:37 ET Updated: 16 JUL 24 10:14 ET By Alisha Ebrahimji and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A Wisconsin man and his…
Continue ReadingColombian Football Federation president among dozens arrested at Copa América final
Originally Published: 16 JUL 24 04:12 ET By Kevin Dotson and Carlos Suarez, CNN (CNN) — Colombian Football Federation president Ramón Jesurún was…
Continue ReadingConspiracy theories spread wildly after the first assassination attempt on a US president in the social media age
Originally Published: 15 JUL 24 14:51 ET Updated: 16 JUL 24 09:35 ET By Donie O’Sullivan, Brian Fung and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Saturday’s…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft faces UK competition investigation over hiring of AI startup’s founder and key staff
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — British regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into Microsoft’s hiring of an AI startup’s key…
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