Far-right party aims for wins in 2 state elections as Germany’s government flounders
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany could become the strongest party for the first time in two state elections…
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Israel kills a top militant in its deadliest West Bank raids since the Gaza war began
Associated Press TULKAREM, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military said it killed five more West Bank militants, including a local commander, as it…
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Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto makes 1st minor league rehab start after over 2 months on injured list
ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto made his first rehab start after more than two months on the injured list,…
Continue Reading US security official meets China’s Xi as American election looms large over relations
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with US national security adviser Jake Sullivan in Beijing Thursday as…
Continue Reading A Spanish YouTube chef gets life in prison for murder in Thailand
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand has found Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a member of a famous Spanish acting family, guilty of…
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Where are all these trucks headed? The top destinations for Texas freight.
Truck Parking Club used Bureau of Transportation Statistics data to identify the top destinations of domestic freight from…
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Uno de los secretos mejor guardados de Mongolia se parece más a Grecia que a un remoto lago de Asia
Julia Hernández (CNN)– Viajar al lago Khyargas, en el oeste de Mongolia, desde la capital, Ulán Bator, no es apto para cardíacos. El…
Continue Reading Frágil rehén rescatado espera que la guerra en Gaza termine “para todas las familias palestinas e israelíes”
Belén Liotti Néguev, Israel (CNN) — Después de más de 300 días bajo cautiverio de Hamas, un frágil y desnutrido Farhan Al-Qadi estaba…
Continue Reading Why Russia has struggled to halt Ukraine’s incursion in the Kursk region
After three weeks of fighting, Russia is still struggling to dislodge Ukrainian forces from the Kursk region, a surprisingly slow and low-key…
Continue Reading 3 apes die from contagious bacterial infection within days of each other at Jacksonville Zoo
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Three apes at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens died over the past week due to a highly infectious bacterial…
Continue Reading Mexico’s ruling party edges closer to a majority in both houses of Congress after 2 senators defect
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Following a pair of defections by opposition senators, Mexico’s ruling party is edging closer to a steamroller two-thirds…
Continue Reading Massacre survivors say history is repeating – with new perpetrators
By Rebecca Wright, Anna Coren, Tanibiral Miraj Ripon and Mark Phillips, CNN Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (CNN) — As tears roll down her face…
Continue Reading Harris defends shifting from some liberal positions in first interview of presidential campaign
Associated Pres SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday defended shifting away from some of her more liberal positions in her…
Continue Reading At this church in Portugal, parishioners surf before they worship
Associated Press PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Porto takes pride in its beaches, old churches covered in blue-and-white tiles and its famous port wine…
Continue Reading Angelina Jolie dazzles Venice Film Festival with ‘Maria,’ a biopic about opera legend Maria Callas
Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Angelina Jolie portrays renowned opera singer Maria Callas in a film premiering at the Venice Film Festival…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street sees mixed results after late-day selling, drop for Nvidia
AP Business Writers A late-afternoon slide by some Big Tech companies cut into Wall Street’s gains Thursday, leading to a mixed finish for U.S.…
Continue Reading Florida executes man convicted of killing college student, raping victim’s sister in national forest
Associated Press STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of killing a college student and raping the murder victim’s older sister in a…
Continue Reading Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work
Associated Press POTTERVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free…
Continue Reading Botched college financial aid form snarls students’ enrollment plans
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America’s prospective college students finally…
Continue Reading Botched college financial aid form snarls students’ enrollment plans
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America’s prospective college students finally…
Continue Reading ‘Crisis pregnancy centers’ sue Massachusetts for campaign targeting their anti-abortion practices
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A conservative law firm is suing Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey over an initiative the state launched earlier this…
Continue Reading Newborn rattlesnakes at a Colorado ‘mega den’ are making their live debut
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A “mega den” of hundreds of rattlesnakes in Colorado is getting even bigger now that late summer is here…
Continue Reading Prehistoric sea cow was eaten by a croc and a shark, newly discovered fossil reveals
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A rare fossil has provided a snapshot of what was an exceptionally unlucky day for a prehistoric sea cow. The…
Continue Reading Japan urges 4 million to evacuate as lumbering Typhoon Shanshan threatens south with up to a meter of rain
By Helen Regan, Robert Shackelford and Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Almost 4 million people in southern Japan were urged to evacuate as…
Continue Reading Chinese leader Xi meets US national security adviser as the two powers try to avoid conflict
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has met with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan as the latter wound up a…
Continue Reading California lawmakers pass bill that could make undocumented immigrants eligible for home loans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature has approved a proposal that could make undocumented immigrants eligible for affordable…
Continue Reading El Gobierno de Honduras denuncia el tratado de extradición que mantiene con Estados Unidos y acusa de “injerencia” a Washington
Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– El Gobierno de Honduras anunció este miércoles su intención de dar por terminado el tratado de extradición…
Continue Reading ¿Podrán Beyoncé, Céline Dion y Foo Fighters impedir que Trump utilice su música? Es complicado
Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Al día siguiente de que el presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden abandonara la carrera presidencial y apoyara a…
Continue Reading A Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists in a landmark sedition case
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in a sedition case seen as a…
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Over 35,000 voters removed from local election rolls in recent years
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Election Department has removed 35,854 people from the local voter rolls in the last few years, based on…
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