Typhoon Gaemi hits China’s coast after leaving 25 dead in Taiwan and the Philippines
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A strong typhoon made landfall on China’s southeastern coast on Thursday evening after sweeping across the nearby…
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Church sues Colorado town to be able to shelter homeless in trailers, work ‘mandated by God’
Associated Press CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — Behind a church surrounded by rolling prairie on the outskirts of this Colorado town sits a donated RV…
Continue Reading Harris tells Netanyahu ‘it is time’ to end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday said she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a…
Continue Reading Harris is propelling her presidential push with a speech to a teachers union already in her camp
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is propelling her presidential push by speaking Thursday to the American Federation of…
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Harris tells teachers union she’s ready to fight for country’s future — ‘bring it on’
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris told Republicans to “bring it on” in what she described as a “fight for our most…
Continue Reading China cuts 1-year benchmark rate and doubles subsidies for EVs in its ‘cash for clunkers’ program
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — China has ratcheted up its efforts to spur slowing growth by cutting a key policy rate and doubling subsidies for…
Continue Reading A neurological disorder stole her voice. Jennifer Wexton takes it back on the House floor.
Associated Press A rare neurological disorder robbed Rep. Jennifer Wexton of her ability to speak clearly. But with the help of a powerful artificial…
Continue Reading A neurological disorder stole her voice. Jennifer Wexton takes it back on the House floor.
Associated Press When Jennifer Wexton rose Thursday to speak on the House floor, something she has done countless times before, the congresswoman…
Continue Reading Democratic convention planners are working to pull off a dramatic Biden-Harris role reversal
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizers of next month’s Democratic National Convention are tossing out their script. The Democratic Party…
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House Democrats praise Biden’s speech passing the torch
By Annie Grayer, Haley Talbot and Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — House Democrats Wednesday night praised President Joe Biden for his speech…
Continue Reading A plan to replenish the Colorado River could mean dry alfalfa fields. And many farmers are for it
Associated Press A plan to help shore up the depleted Colorado River by cutting off water to alfalfa fields in California’s crop-rich Imperial…
Continue Reading Amid tensions with China, some US states are purging Chinese companies from their investments
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As state treasurer, Vivek Malek pushed Missouri’s main retirement system to pull its investments…
Continue Reading US economic growth increased last quarter to a healthy 2.8% annual rate
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy accelerated last quarter at a strong 2.8% annual pace, with consumers and businesses…
Continue Reading ISIS-K’s online recruitment poses security threat to West ahead of Olympic Games
By Nick Paton Walsh, Muhammad Darwish, Saskya Vandoorne and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Nearly two-thirds of ISIS-linked arrests in Europe in…
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US infant mortality increased in 2022 for the first time in decades, CDC report shows
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The infant mortality rate in the United States rose in 2022, the first jump in 20 years, according to data…
Continue Reading White Sox fall 50 games under .500 and are on pace to match most losses in modern era
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Chicago White Sox haven’t had a record this bad in more than a half-century. They are now on…
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Argentina coach slams ‘circus’ as chaos descends on Olympic soccer opener
By Andrew McNicol and David Close, CNN (CNN) — Argentina thought it had leveled its Olympic soccer opener against Morocco in the dying seconds…
Continue Reading Fierce storm topples tree at Cambodian Angkor temple complex, killing 1 and damaging statues
Story by AP (CNN) — One person was killed and three others were injured at Cambodia’s famed centuries-old Angkor temple complex when a…
Continue Reading Publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at Hong Kong national security trial, lawyer says
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A lawyer says activist publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at his Hong Kong national security trial.…
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Japanese restaurants say they’re not charging tourists more – they’re just charging locals less
By Chris Lau and Rinka Tonsho, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Kudos to you if you can speak perfect Japanese and order food at a neighborhood sushi bar in…
Continue Reading García snaps slump and Eovaldi strikes out 10 as Rangers win 4th in a row, 10-2 over White Sox
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis García snapped out of a long slump with three hits while accounting for the tying and go-ahead…
Continue Reading15 muertos y más de 195 desaparecidos tras el naufragio de un barco que transportaba migrantes en Mauritania
Belén Liotti (CNN) — Al menos 15 personas murieron y más de 195 están desaparecidas después de que un barco que transportaba migrantes se…
Continue ReadingMattel lanza la primera muñeca Barbie ciega, con funciones táctiles y bastón
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La compañía de juguetes Mattel lanzó la primera Barbie ciega de la historia, su más reciente iniciativa que…
Continue ReadingUn niño muere tras un ataque con drones de las disidencias de las FARC en el Cauca
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Un niño de 10 años murió este martes tras un ataque con granadas lanzadas por drones de las…
Continue Reading Myanmar violence, South China Sea tensions are top issues as Southeast Asian diplomats meet in Laos
Associated Press VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers have gathered in the capital of Laos for a regional forum that runs…
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New York urges Supreme Court not to intervene in Trump’s hush money criminal case
By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — New York’s attorney general urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to stay out of Donald Trump’s hush money…
Continue Reading Judge’s ruling temporarily allows for unlicensed Native Hawaiian midwifery
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a law requiring the licensing of practitioners and…
Continue Reading House votes to form task force to investigate shooting at Trump rally, recommend legislative fixes
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to form a task force to investigate the security failures surrounding the assassination…
Continue Reading Biden’s speech: Warnings about Trump without naming him, a hefty to-do list, and a power handoff
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered a solemn Oval Office address Wednesday that laid out in the clearest terms yet why…
Continue ReadingBiden dice que su decisión de abandonar la campaña fue para defender la democracia
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio Washington (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden, hablando a la nación desde la Oficina Oval el miércoles por la noche,…
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