Rockslide near the Dead Sea in Israel kills 5-year-old boy and injures 6 others
JERUSALEM (AP) — An avalanche of rocks has tumbled down a hillside onto a hiking trail near the Dead Sea in Israel, trapping many people, killing a…
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Mystery of octopus garden in ocean’s midnight zone solved by scientists
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Deep-sea octopuses are typically solitary creatures that inhabit frigid waters in one of Earth’s most challenging…
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China bans seafood from Japan after Tokyo begins releasing treated radioactive water
By Emiko Jozuka, Jessie Yeung and Tara Subramaniam and CNN’s Beijing bureau (CNN) — China announced Thursday it was banning all seafood…
Continue ReadingAt least 7 people are dead after a bus carrying Indian pilgrims crashes in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims from India crashed in southern Nepal killing at least seven occupants and injuring others.…
Continue ReadingUS intelligence says an intentional explosion brought down Wagner chief Prigozhin’s plane
By EMMA BURROWS and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment concluded that an intentional…
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At least 3 people killed and 2 in critical condition after a mass shooting at Southern California biker bar
COURTESY: KCBS By Jamiel Lynch and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — At least three people were killed and six others were injured in a mass shooting at a…
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A 7-year-old boy and his relatives are among the dozens killed in the Maui wildfires. Here’s what we know about some of the 115 lives lost
By Amanda Jackson, Holly Yan, Christina Maxouris and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — The apocalyptic wildfires that raced across Maui have claimed…
Continue ReadingJailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s arrest is extended by a Moscow court, state news agency says
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court ruled Thursday that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must stay in jail on espionage charges until the end…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares mostly decline ahead of Federal Reserve’s Powell speech
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell Friday, discouraged by a Wall Street slump that followed a blowout profit…
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Takeaways from the first Republican presidential primary debate
CNN By Eric Bradner, Daniel Strauss, Arit John and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — With Donald Trump skipping the first 2024 Republican…
Continue ReadingZimbabwe police arrest 41 election monitors as votes are counted after widespread delays
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police have arrested 41 workers for poll monitoring groups and accused them of…
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Lionel Messi and Inter Miami notch comeback victory to advance to US Open Cup final
By Jacob Lev and Travis Caldwell, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami just keep finding ways to win. Days after Messi and his club won the…
Continue ReadingFox News debate moderators didn’t mention Trump for nearly an hour. It wasn’t an accident
Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — If it wasn’t clear why the Republican Party selected Fox News to host the first pair of its…
Continue ReadingFox News debate moderators didn’t mention Trump for nearly an hour. It wasn’t an accident
CNN Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — If it wasn’t clear why the Republican Party selected Fox News to host the first pair of its…
Continue Reading3 small Palestinian villages emptied out this summer. Residents blame Israeli settler attacks
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press AL-QABUN, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian hamlet of al-Qabun in the central occupied West Bank was silent this…
Continue ReadingWhy Korean Air will be weighing some passengers before their flights
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Boarding pass? Check. Photo ID? Check. Weight? What? Passengers flying with Korean Air in the next few weeks may…
Continue Reading Vivek Ramaswamy has Iowa voters curious, but not yet committed, after standout debate
CNN By Aaron Pellish, CNN Urbandale, Iowa (CNN) — At the conclusion of Vivek Ramaswamy’s second campaign stop here on Saturday – his sixth…
Continue ReadingOklahoma schools head takes aim at Tulsa district. Critics say his motives are politically driven
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top public education official has a new target in his culture war fight: the…
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California may pay unemployment to striking workers. But the fund to cover it is already insolvent
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Southern California’s summer of discontent — marked by a series of work stoppages…
Continue ReadingCalifornia may pay unemployment to striking workers. But the fund to cover it is already insolvent
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Southern California’s summer of discontent — marked by a series of work stoppages…
Continue Reading Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for the rest of season because of a tear in an elbow ligament, Angels GM Perry Minasian says.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for the rest of season because of a tear in an elbow ligament, Angels GM Perry Minasian…
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India becomes the fourth country ever to land a spacecraft on the moon
By Jackie Wattles, Manveena Suri and Vedika Sud, CNN (CNN) — India has landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the moon, becoming only the…
Continue Reading Carlos Vela’s goal and assist lead LAFC past the Rapids 4-0
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carlos Vela had a goal and an assist to lead LAFC past the Colorado Rapids 4-0 on Wednesday night. LAFC (11-6-7) has won all…
Continue ReadingPetroleum asphalt remains in Yellowstone River, even after cleanup from train derailment
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press REED POINT, Mont. (AP) — Two months after a railroad bridge collapse sent carloads of hazardous oil products…
Continue ReadingMug shot of Donald Trump shows scowling former president during speedy booking at Atlanta jail
By ERIC TUCKER, KATE BRUMBACK and JILL COLVIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A scowling Donald Trump posed for a mug shot Thursday as he…
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Fact check: The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election
CNN By CNN staff (CNN) — Eight candidates for the Republican nomination for president took the stage for the first GOP debate Wednesday night…
Continue ReadingWorld Cup plans in Okinawa unaffected by North Korean spy satellite launch attempt
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Plans for the start of the Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, Japan, were unaffected…
Continue ReadingCape Cod strands more dolphins than anywhere else. Now they’re getting their own hospital
By MARK PRATT Associated Press When members of the marine mammal team from the International Fund for Animal Welfare rush to a Cape Cod beach to help…
Continue ReadingAfter a Vermont playhouse flooded, the show went on
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press WESTON, Vt. (AP) — Members of a beloved Vermont acting company were sleeping in theater housing when torrential…
Continue ReadingBiden policy allowing migrants from 4 countries into the US is praised, criticized at Texas trial
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — During a trial Thursday on the fate of an immigration program focused on people from Central…
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Exguionista de “Friends” recuerda que trabajar en la serie no fue un “trabajo de ensueño”
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La exguionista de televisión Patty Lin dice que, aunque trabajar en “Friends” sigue siendo su mérito…
Continue ReadingMaui fires renew centuries-old tensions over water rights. The streams are sacred to Hawaiians
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and JAE C. HONG Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — During the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, a…
Continue ReadingRetired police sergeant who killed 3 at California bar shot his estranged wife first, officials say
By EUGENE GARCIA, AMY TAXIN and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — The retired police sergeant who opened fire during a…
Continue Reading 4 people killed in a shooting at a Southern California biker bar, Orange County Sheriff’s officials say
TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — 4 people killed in a shooting at a Southern California biker bar, Orange County Sheriff’s officials…
Continue Reading Sparks beat the short-handed Mercury 91-62 for their fifth straight victory
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Azura Stevens had 20 points and nine rebounds, Karlie Samuelson scored a career-high 15 points and the Los Angeles Sparks beat…
Continue ReadingA former principal of an Australian Jewish school sentenced to 15 years for child sex abuse
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A former principal of an Australian Jewish school has been sentenced to 15 years in…
Continue ReadingBans on diverse picture books? Young kids need to see their families represented, experts say
By ANNIE MA Associated Press When Wes Brown sought out children’s books for his two young sons, he made sure to seek titles that reflected the…
Continue ReadingStarbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte turns 20, whether you like it or not
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The seasonal drink that made pumpkin spice a star is turning 20. And unlike the autumn days it celebrates, there…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the first Republican presidential primary debate
CNN By Eric Bradner, Daniel Strauss and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — With Donald Trump skipping the first 2024 Republican presidential primary…
Continue Reading Retired police sergeant who killed 3 at California bar shot his estranged wife first, officials say
By EUGENE GARCIA, AMY TAXIN and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — The retired police sergeant who opened fire during a…
Continue Reading Authorities in California’s Orange County say there are believed to multiple victims in a shooting at a bar
TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in California’s Orange County say there are believed to multiple victims in a shooting at a…
Continue ReadingNBA’s Jimmy Butler and singer Sebastián Yatra play tennis at a US Open charity event for Ukraine
NEW YORK (AP) — NBA star Jimmy Butler has dressed just like a member of the ball crew at the U.S. Open and picked up a racket to play alongside…
Continue ReadingIn Japan’s neighbors, fear and frustration are shared over radioactive water release
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Public fears and frustrations are being shared in Japan’s neighboring countries…
Continue ReadingTrial for suspect in Idaho student stabbings postponed after right to speedy trial waived
MOSCOW, Idaho. (AP) — The trial for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year will not happen as…
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First Republican debate speaking times: By the numbers
By Annette Choi, Matt Stiles, Ethan Cohen, Melissa Holzberg DePalo and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — We tracked how long each candidate talked…
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Defendant in Georgia election subversion case was previously charged with assaulting FBI agent
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Harrison Floyd, one of President Donald Trump’s 18 co-defendants in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case,…
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Former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and Jenna Ellis surrender in election subversion case
By Zachary Cohen, Paula Reid, Marshall Cohen and Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — Three of Donald Trump’s key election lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry to return to the UK on the eve of first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s death
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry is expected to return to the United Kingdom next month to attend a charity awards ceremony on the eve of the first…
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North Korea says its spy satellite launch has failed, again
By Yoonjung Seo, Emiko Jozuka and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — North Korea’s second attempt to launch a spy satellite into orbit failed…
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Unclaimed $1 million Mega Millions ticket purchased in Iowa will expire in September
Originally Published: 23 AUG 23 16:34 ET By KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) –…
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