Report: Brazil authorities pay no mind to deforestation
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Environmental criminals in the Brazilian Amazon destroyed public forests equal the size of El Salvador…
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‘This is an issue of equality’: Maryland law to allow religious garments in college sports
By Amy Li, CNN “We had to make this really tough decision between our love for our faith or our love for sports.” Simran Jeet Singh…
Continue Reading‘This is an issue of equality’: Maryland law to allow religious garments in college sports
CNN By Amy Li, CNN “We had to make this really tough decision between our love for our faith or our love for sports.” Simran Jeet Singh…
Continue ReadingPakistan police arrest 2 men accused of gang raping US woman
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police say they have arrested at least two people after a 21-year-old American woman reported that she was…
Continue ReadingBoston police unions sue city officials for restricting use of tear gas and other non-lethal policing tactics
By Liam Reilly and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Two Boston police unions have sued city officials, accusing them of interfering with police procedures by…
Continue ReadingNew wildfires in Greece as Europe braces for more heat
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and BARBARA SURK ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two new fires have broke out near Greece’s capital of Athens following a…
Continue ReadingSyria formally breaks diplomatic ties with Ukraine
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria says it is formally breaking diplomatic ties with Ukraine in response to a similar move by Kyiv.  Syria is a strong…
Continue ReadingTop Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina comes out as gay
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Russia’s highest ranked female tennis player came out as gay in an interview, while addressing rising homophobic…
Continue ReadingElevator project in Old Jerusalem leads to surprising finds
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Installing an elevator doesn’t normally involve a 2,000-year plunge into an ancient…
Continue ReadingUK weather turmoil spurs calls to adapt to climate change
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s record-breaking heatwave has spurred calls for the government to speed…
Continue ReadingSri Lankan Parliament elects Ranil Wickremesinghe as President, but some protesters vow to fight on
By Rhea Mogul, Iqbal Athas and Rukshana Rizwie, CNN Sri Lankan lawmakers on Wednesday elected former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as President…
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Firefighters halt wind-fanned blaze that threatened homes at Crooked River Ranch
Firefighters battling hot, windy conditions stopped a small brush fire on Crooked River Ranch Tuesday afternoon that threatened several homes,…
Continue ReadingRussia declares plans to grab more land in Ukraine
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces have damaged a bridge that is key to supplying Russian troops in southern…
Continue ReadingChina warns US of ‘forceful measures’ if Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan
By Alex Rogers, Annie Grayer, Kristin Wilson and Nectar Gan, CNN China warned Tuesday it would take “resolute and forceful measures” if…
Continue ReadingThree key allies won’t back Italy PM Draghi in crucial vote
By NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Three key political parties are refusing to participate in a confidence…
Continue ReadingMan arrested in California for allegedly smuggling nearly $3.7 million of fentanyl in his car tire and gas tank
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jarrod Wardwell, CNN US Border Patrol agents arrested a man allegedly attempting to smuggle approximately 250 pounds of…
Continue ReadingJuly 20, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Jessie Yeung, Aditi Sangal, Sana Noor Haq and Hannah Strange, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia…
Continue ReadingEl premio mayor de Mega Millions se dispara a US$ 630 millones
olivertapia (CNN) — El premio mayor de Mega Millions se ha disparado a US$ 630 millones después de que nadie acertara los seis números…
Continue ReadingCharlotte Hornets’ Miles Bridges charged with felony domestic and child abuse after alleged assault on partner
By Taylor Romine and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was charged with felony domestic and child abuse stemming from an…
Continue ReadingUS rabbi reviving Jewish roots in her family’s Italian town
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press SERRASTRETTA, Italy (AP) — From a rustic, tiny synagogue she fashioned from her family’s ancestral…
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