Inmate gives birth alone in Tennessee jail cell after seeking medical help
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A sheriff says an inmate at a Tennessee jail gave birth alone in a cell after seeking medical help. The Montgomery County…
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Norwegian preschoolers get early exposure to outdoor life by hiking routes around kindergartens
By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — In the land of mountains and fjords, outdoor life starts early. That’s why this week as…
Continue Reading Baltimore police showed indifference leading up to July mass shooting, report says
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A new report examining Baltimore’s response to a mass shooting at a neighborhood block party…
Continue Reading Prince Harry says in a new Netflix series he lacked support when he returned home from Afghanistan
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Harry says he didn’t have the support he needed when he returned home from…
Continue Reading North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward the sea after US flies bombers during drills
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the…
Continue Reading Nebraska volleyball stadium event draws 92,003 to set women’s world attendance record
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska laid claim to the world record for largest attendance at a women’s…
Continue Reading Cops find over 30 dead dogs in New Jersey home; pair charged with animal cruelty, child endangerment
EVESHAM, N.J. (AP) — Two people were charged with animal cruelty and child endangerment after the bodies of at least 30 dogs were found at a…
Continue Reading Court says Netanyahu’s son must pay damages to woman he implied had affair with his father’s rival
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son must compensate a woman who sued him after…
Continue Reading Haitian judge interviews Colombian suspects for the first time since the president was assassinated
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A judge in Haiti is for the first time interrogating some of the 18 Colombian suspects…
Continue Reading The only defendant in the Georgia election indictment to spend time in jail is released on bond
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The only person who spent time behind bars as a result of the sweeping indictment related to…
Continue Reading Saudi man receives death penalty for posts online, latest case in wide-ranging crackdown on dissent
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi court has sentenced a man to death over his posts on X, formerly known…
Continue Reading Lawsuit accuses University of Minnesota of not doing enough to prevent data breach
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A lawsuit filed on behalf of a former student and former employee at the University of Minnesota accuses the university of not…
Continue Reading Syria’s US-backed Kurdish troops and militia remove militia’s commander in bid to end deadly clashes
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed forces and an allied militia have removed the militia’s…
Continue Reading Authors Jesmyn Ward and James McBride are among the nominees for the 10th annual Kirkus Prizes
NEW YORK (AP) — Novels by Jesmyn Ward and James McBride and story collections by Jamal Brinkley and Kelly Link are among the finalists for the…
Continue Reading Gabon’s wealthy, dynastic leader thought he could resist Africa’s trend of coups. He might be wrong
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, knew well the threat of military coups in his part…
Continue Reading Rescues underway for migrants on board sailboats off the coast of western Greece and in Cyclades
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two rescue operations are underway for migrants crammed on sailboats, one far off a western Greek island and the other off a…
Continue Reading After anger from victims’ families, UK says criminals will be forced to attend sentencing
LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will change the law to force serious criminals to attend their sentencing hearings. There was…
Continue Reading Nearly 170 rescued Senegalese migrants returned after Mauritania refused to take them in
By ZANE IRWIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Nearly 170 migrants have returned to Senegal after spending almost a week in limbo on a…
Continue Reading Japanese ministers eat Fukushima fish to show it’s safe after nuclear plant wastewater is discharged
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and three Cabinet ministers have eaten Fukushima fish…
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11 people taken to a hospital after ‘severe turbulence’ on Delta flight before landing in Atlanta, airline says
(CNN) — Eleven people abroad a Delta Airlines flight were taken to a hospital on Tuesday, August 29 after experiencing “severe turbulence”…
Continue Reading How to avoid the No. 1 text message scam putting your money at risk
By RUTH SARREAL of NerdWallet Bank impersonations are the top reported type of text message scam. Learn what to look out for so you can avoid…
Continue Reading CNN names Mark Thompson, former BBC and New York Times executive, as its new leader
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A former chief executive of the BBC and The New York Times who says he sees opportunity in times of…
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Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel come together for strike-focused podcast
(CNN) — The creme de la creme of late night is teaming up for a good cause while their shows remain on hold due to the ongoing…
Continue Reading Indonesia arrests 88 Chinese nationals in online romance scams
BATAM, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police say they’ve arrested 88 Chinese citizens for involvement in a cross-border telephone and online…
Continue Reading US economic growth for last quarter is revised down to a 2.1% annual rate
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.1% annual pace from April through June, showing continued…
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Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida
(CNN) — Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach in Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 3 storm with maximum…
Continue Reading Poland’s lawmakers confirm members of divisive commission which critics say targets opposition
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers have confirmed candidates for the controversial commission for examining Russian influence in the…
Continue Reading In latest violence, Israeli police kill Palestinian teen assailant and West Bank bomb hurts Israelis
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say they have shot and killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy who stabbed a man in…
Continue Reading Hollywood’s working class turns to nonprofit funds to make ends meet during the strike
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Shawn Batey was sweating in the August sun on the 100th day of the writers strike, carrying her…
Continue Reading Revelers hurl tomatoes at each other and streets awash in red pulp in Spanish town’s Tomatina party
By ALBERTO SAIZ Associated Press BUÑOL, Spain (AP) — Some 15,000 people, including many tourists, have pasted each other with tomatoes in…
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