Man sentenced to 25 years for teaching bomb-making to person targeting authorities
By JASON DEAREN Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday sentenced a North Carolina man to 25 years in prison for teaching…
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Nearly 140 migrants reach Greece after dangerous sea voyages. One man drowned
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say nearly 140 migrants have reached Greek shores over the past 24 hours. One man drowned off the southern…
Continue Reading Efforts to draft a pandemic treaty falter as countries disagree on how to respond to next emergency
By JAMEY KEATEN and MARIA CHENG Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more…
Continue Reading Prosecutor tells jury that self-exiled wealthy Chinese businessman cheated thousands of $1 billion
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors at a fraud trial’s start that a self-exiled wealthy Chinese…
Continue Reading What comes next for Ohio’s teacher pension fund? Prospects of a ‘hostile takeover’ are being probed
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A battle is under way for the future of Ohio’s $94 billion teacher pension fund. The…
Continue Reading Blinken will head to eastern Europe as concerns mount about Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to eastern Europe next week as concerns mount…
Continue Reading Police search Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect’s home on Long Island for 5th straight day
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Investigators in the New York City suburbs continue to scour the home of a…
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48-year-old gymnast Oksana Chusovitina’s Olympic dream and history bid ended by injury
CNN By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Uzbekistan gymnast Oksana Chusovitina had been aiming to compete at her ninth consecutive Olympic Games later…
Continue Reading Rio de Janeiro bay reforestation shows mangroves’ power to mitigate climate disasters
By DIARLEI RODRIGUES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At the rear of Rio de Janeiro’s polluted Guanabara Bay,…
Continue Reading Boeing’s 1st astronaut flight now set for June after a review of small leak on new capsule
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing is now aiming for its first astronaut launch at the beginning of June, after…
Continue Reading Uvalde families sue Meta and Call of Duty maker on second anniversary of school attack
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Families in Uvalde took more legal action Friday on the second anniversary of the Robb…
Continue Reading NewsNation completes transition to cable news outlet next week
NEW YORK (AP) — The NewsNation television network completes its transition to an all-news outlet next week. When acquired by Nexstar, the former…
Continue Reading Rapsody’s brave new album, ‘Please Don’t Cry,’ displays strength through vulnerability
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If truth has the power to set one free, then Rapsody’s new album, “Please Don’t…
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UTEP hoping to add $99 million bond to November ballot to improve Sun Bowl
Editor’s note: A previous version of the article indicated El Paso County owned the Sun Bowl. The County built and owned the stadium, and leased it…
Continue Reading On a visit to his Belarusian ally, Putin questions Zelenskyy’s legitimacy as Ukraine’s leader
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited his Belarusian counterpart and close ally for…
Continue Reading Workers at Georgia school bus maker Blue Bird approve their first union contract
FORT VALLEY, Ga. (AP) — Workers at a Georgia school bus manufacturer have approved their first union contract. The United Steelworkers union won a…
Continue Reading Young missionary couple from US among 3 killed by gunmen in Haiti’s capital, family says
By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.S. missionary couple and a Haitian man who worked with them were…
Continue Reading Immigration officer convicted of shooting photos and video up a flight attendant’s skirt
MIAMI (AP) — A federal immigration officer is facing a possible prison sentence after he was convicted of using a cellphone camera to shoot up the…
Continue Reading The Shiba Inu that became meme famous as the face of dogecoin has died. Kabosu was 18
Associated Press The dog that skyrocketed to internet fame and became the face of the cryptocurrency dogecoin has died. The Shiba Inu named Kabosu…
Continue Reading China’s latest AI chatbot is trained on President Xi Jinping’s political ideology
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s latest artificial intelligence chatbot is trained on President Xi Jinping’s doctrine in a stark reminder of the…
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A foreign force was set to arrive in Haiti this week. What happened?
CNN By Caitlin Hu, CNN (CNN) — After months of planning and discussion, the deployment of an international force to violence-wracked Haiti has…
Continue ReadingOpinion: Alito’s second red flag
CNN Opinion by Kirsi Goldynia, CNN (CNN) — “Human beings are poor examiners, subject to superstition, bias, prejudice, and a profound…
Continue Reading Defense secretary tells US Naval Academy graduates they will lead ‘through tension and uncertainty’
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told U.S. Naval Academy graduates that they will be leading…
Continue Reading Music Review: RM of BTS has a new solo album, ‘Right Place, Wrong Person,’ an elastic experiment
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer All seven members of BTS are currently serving South Korea’s compulsory enlistment for men of a certain age. In…
Continue Reading The Beach Boys, going into the sunset, look back on years of harmony and heartache in documentary
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Both the Beach Boys and “The Beach Boys” — the new documentary dropping Friday on Disney+ — are all…
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UN’s top court orders Israel to ‘immediately’ halt its operation in Rafah
CNN By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations’ top court has ordered Israel to immediately halt its controversial military operation…
Continue Reading German authorities arrest 2 men suspected of plotting a knife attack at a synagogue
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say they have arrested two men suspected of plotting a knife attack on worshippers at a synagogue in the…
Continue Reading Colorado governor signs bills regulating funeral homes after discovery of 190 rotting bodies
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed two bills into law Friday that overhaul state…
Continue Reading CANNES PHOTOS: See the standout moments from this year’s film festival
CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival draws glamour to itself like a moth to the flame. Over the last two weeks, the French Riviera…
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Border Patrol honors 100 years of service with ceremony in El Paso; DHS secretary to attend
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — United States Patrol Patrol is holding a series of events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the agency. Beginning at 9…
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