Hawaii officials urge families of people missing after deadly fires to give DNA samples
By AUDREY McAVOY, GENE JOHNSON and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities in Hawaii pleaded Tuesday with…
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Brent Rooker slugs a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 9th as the Athletics beat the Royals 6-4
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brent Rooker hit a two-run home run off Dylan Coleman in the bottom of the ninth inning…
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Fireworks on and off the pitch as FIFA prepares for women’s football to ‘explode’
By Hilary Whiteman and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A final roar of triumph shook Sydney’s Stadium Australia as fans wearing red and…
Continue Reading Ha-Seong Kim’s grand slam leads Padres over Marlins 6-2
By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ha-Seong Kim hit a grand slam and a double, stole third and scored twice to lead the…
Continue ReadingWant to tune in for the first GOP presidential debate? Here’s how to watch
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press It’s almost time for the first Republican presidential debate. The two-hour debate will start at 9 p.m. Eastern on…
Continue ReadingMass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature is meeting in special session this week to consider a package of…
Continue ReadingTrump’s decision to back out of debate tests Fox News’ ability to pivot again
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If 2023 has taught anything to the people running Fox News Channel, it’s the importance of…
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‘As long as it takes’: Biden vows support for fire-ravaged Maui as search efforts continue
By Kevin Liptak, Nikki Carvajal and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden arrived in fire-ravaged Maui on Monday to witness the…
Continue Reading ‘As long as it takes’: Biden vows support for fire-ravaged Maui as search efforts continue
CNN By Kevin Liptak, Nikki Carvajal and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden arrived in fire-ravaged Maui on Monday to witness the…
Continue ReadingHow Trump’s attacks on prosecutors build on history of using racist language and stereotypes
By ALI SWENSON and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s aggressive response to his fourth criminal indictment in five…
Continue Reading Inside KCON LA 2023, an extravagant microcosm of K-pop’s macro influence
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hours before doors would open, thousands of K-pop fans lined up in downtown Los Angeles,…
Continue ReadingInside KCON LA 2023, an extravagant microcosm of K-pop’s macro influence
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hours before doors would open, thousands of K-pop fans lined up in downtown Los Angeles,…
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Ötzi the Iceman’s true appearance revealed by new DNA analysis
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Ötzi the Iceman, whose frozen remains were found in a gully high in the Tyrolean Alps by hikers in 1991, is perhaps…
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China’s Xi visits South Africa in just his second trip abroad this year as domestic woes bubble back home
By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping heads to South Africa Monday on a trip intended to bolster Beijing’s influence among…
Continue ReadingDubai International Airport sees 41.6 million passengers in first half of year, more than in 2019
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel,…
Continue ReadingHong Kong court upholds minimum sentences for breaching Beijing-imposed security law
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A jailed university student who pleaded guilty to inciting secession in Hong Kong has lost his bid…
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Texas under tropical storm warning for storm expected Tuesday morning
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Areas along the South Texas coast are under tropical storm alerts for a system – currently a…
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Trump already taped Tucker Carlson interview that is expected to air on GOP debate night, sources say
By Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has already taped an interview with Tucker Carlson that is…
Continue ReadingFormer Thai leader Thaksin goes to jail as political party linked to him wins vote to take power
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A divisive former prime minister of Thailand made a dramatic return home Tuesday to face an…
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S&P downgrades five US banks following Moody’s lead
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — S&P Global Ratings downgraded five regional US banks by one notch and signaled a negative…
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24-year-old driver for Tony Stewart Racing dies in interstate-highway crash
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 24-year-old woman who drove for Tony Stewart Racing died Friday after being ejected from the car in which she was…
Continue Reading Harper races for inside-the-park HR, Nola works 7 strong innings as Phillies beat Giants 10-4
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper hit an inside-the-park home run, three Philadelphia teammates went deep and Aaron…
Continue ReadingFukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated radioactive water to sea as early as Thursday
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will start releasing treated and diluted radioactive…
Continue ReadingCambodian Parliament approves longtime leader’s son as prime minister as part of generational change
By DAVID RISING and SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The son of longtime autocratic Cambodian leader Hun Sen has been…
Continue Reading‘T. rexes’ race to photo finish at Washington state track
AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — A track for live horse racing in suburban Seattle turned prehistoric over the weekend as more than 200 people ran down the…
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Facebook of putting profits over people’s…
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Law enforcement agencies dealt with hundreds of traffic violations during Car Week
Monterey, Calif. (KION) – Monterey Car Week is over and it was a busy week for multiple central coast law enforcement agencies, including the CHP.If…
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Demi Lovato parts ways with Scooter Braun as manager
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Demi Lovato has new music coming and is looking for new management. After working together for four years,…
Continue Reading Suspect who killed store owner had ripped down Pride flag and shouted homophobic slurs, sheriff says
CEDAR GLEN, Calif. (AP) — A 27-year-old man killed by California sheriff’s deputies over the weekend after he fatally shot a store owner had…
Continue ReadingSuspect who killed store owner had ripped down Pride flag and shouted homophobic slurs, sheriff says
CEDAR GLEN, Calif. (AP) — A 27-year-old man killed by California sheriff’s deputies over the weekend after he fatally shot a store owner had…
Continue ReadingWagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin claims to be making Africa ‘freer’ in unverified video
By Jennifer Hauser and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says he is in Africa “making Russia even greater on…
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Arm’s mega IPO could be just around the corner, a year after the biggest chip deal in history fell apart
By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — A hotly anticipated IPO for a company that designs chips for 99% of the world’s smartphones is just…
Continue Reading Nick Bosa’s holdout from 49ers enters 5th week of training camp
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are still waiting for their best defensive player to arrive…
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American Sha’Carri Richardson wins women’s 100 meters at world track and field championships
By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson won a scintillating women’s 100 meters in a championship record 10.65…
Continue Reading2nd person found dead in eastern Washington wildfires, hundreds of structures burned
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press Authorities say a second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that have burned hundreds of…
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Charlize Theron denies she’s had bad plastic surgery, says she’s simply aging
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Charlize Theron knows she may be looking a bit different these days, and she’s perfectly fine with that.…
Continue Reading How a mix of natural and human-caused factors cooked up Tropical Storm Hilary’s soggy mess
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A natural El Nino, human-caused climate change, a stubborn heat dome over the nation’s midsection and other…
Continue ReadingHow a mix of natural and human-caused factors cooked up Tropical Storm Hilary’s soggy mess
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A natural El Nino, human-caused climate change, a stubborn heat dome over the nation’s midsection and other…
Continue Reading Lightning starts new wildfires but moist air aids crews battling blazes in rural Northern California
HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Weekend lightning strikes ignited new wildfires near a complex of blazes that have been burning since last week through the…
Continue ReadingArkansas education secretary says state to review districts’ AP African American Studies materials
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has asked five school districts offering an Advanced Placement African…
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Media organizations seek release of more court filings linked to special counsel Jack Smith’s search warrant for Trump’s Twitter account
By Tierney Sneed (CNN) — A coalition of media organizations, including CNN, is asking the federal court in Washington, DC, to give more…
Continue ReadingKnicks sue Raptors, accusing rival of using ex-Knicks employee as ‘mole’ to steal scouting secrets
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks are suing the Toronto Raptors, the Raptors head coach and a former Knicks…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea may try to launch a military spy satellite in the coming days after its earlier failure
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan says North Korea has told it of a plan to launch a satellite in the coming…
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Hilary Duff’s husband Matthew Koma jokes he’s already been ‘living in the eye of Hurricane Hilary’
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The rain of jokes fell down on Hilary Duff this weekend amid Hurricane Hilary, with one jokester in particular…
Continue ReadingTeva to pay $225M to settle cholesterol drug price-fixing charges
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The generic drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed Monday to pay $225 million to settle price-fixing…
Continue ReadingEnvironmental groups sue to keep Virginia in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit in Virginia to try to keep the state in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The…
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Head of Russian space agency offers context on why spacecraft crashed into the moon
By Jackie Wattles and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — The loss of Luna 25, Russia’s first moon mission in decades, likely came down to engine…
Continue ReadingThis year over 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis have been killed, highest since 2005, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Mideast envoy says the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has killed over 200…
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Zoom shares jump as CEO says company to develop and deploy AI tools
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Shares of Zoom jumped in after-hours trading Monday after the company said it expects to rake in…
Continue ReadingHilary’s Last Hurrah
The low pressure center entrained with Hilary’s moisture will depart overnight with a dryer weather pattern setting in. There may be one final…
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