25 years after Kentucky school shooting, a chance at parole
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press When 14-year-old Michael Carneal opened fire on his fellow students during a before-school prayer meeting in 1997,…
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Iran leader appears in public after nearly two weeks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has spoken to students in person after being out of the public eye for nearly…
Continue ReadingA squirrel in a substation caused a power outage for over 10,000 Virginians
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A small creature caused a blackout in Virginia Beach last week: a wandering squirrel that made its way into the substation. It…
Continue ReadingIt’s tapped: Germany’s Oktoberfest opens after 2-year hiatus
MUNICH (AP) — The beer is flowing at Munich’s world-famous Oktoberfest for the first time since 2019. With three knocks of a hammer and the…
Continue ReadingIt’s tapped: Germany’s Oktoberfest opens after 2-year hiatus
MUNICH (AP) — The beer is flowing at Munich’s world-famous Oktoberfest for the first time since 2019. With three knocks of a hammer and the…
Continue ReadingWhy it’s time to start paying with $2 bills
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Inflation has made it hard to buy much with a buck these days. $1 pizza has disappeared. Dollar stores…
Continue Reading‘New Elizabethan’: The Queen’s reign heralded a new era for architecture
Jonathan Glancey After Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne in February 1952, the popular composer Ronald Binge changed the name of a light and…
Continue ReadingRoger Federer, a genius who made tennis look effortless
By Aimee Lewis, CNN We are living through a period where the expected has surprised. In life, there is always an ending. Always. We know this. We…
Continue ReadingWhat you need to know about the new edit and unsend options for iMessage
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business For anyone prone to typos, sending messages to the wrong person or firing off thoughts they may later regret,…
Continue ReadingApple plans fix for bug that users say makes iPhone 14 Pro camera shake uncontrollably
CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple said it is working on a software fix after some users who recently purchased an iPhone 14 Pro or…
Continue ReadingGraham’s 15-week abortion bill further complicates Republican midterm messaging
By Dan Merica and Michael Warren, CNN Republican Senate candidates eager to make the 2022 midterms about inflation, crime and President Joe…
Continue ReadingNBPA executive director calls for lifetime ban of Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver as PayPal threatens to end sponsorship with team
By Ben Morse, Jacob Lev and Homero De la Fuente, CNN The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) executive director Tamika Tremaglio has…
Continue ReadingKyrgyzstan and Tajikistan hold talks to end border fighting
MOSCOW (AP) — The security chiefs of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sat down for talks Saturday to stop fighting on the border between the two countries…
Continue ReadingUS Postal Service appoints Manhattan’s first Latina postmaster
By Isa Kaufman-Geballe and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The first Latina to become postmaster for the US Postal Service in Manhattan was sworn in on Friday…
Continue ReadingCyprus hails US decision to fully lift weapons embargo
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus on Saturday hailed the full lifting of a U.S. arms embargo on the ethnically divided island nation as a milestone…
Continue ReadingFor Russia’s Putin, military and diplomatic pressures mount
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin mounted on the battlefield and in the halls of…
Continue ReadingQueen’s 8 grandchildren hold silent vigil beside her coffin
By JILL LAWLESS, DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — All eight of Queen Elizabeth II’s grandchildren stood in silent…
Continue ReadingHospital appointments, flights and hotels canceled as Britain grapples with how to pay tribute to the Queen
By Rob Picheta, CNN As Britain grinds to a national standstill ahead of Monday’s funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, it is grappling with an…
Continue ReadingBeneficial rains will slow California fires but only temporarily, experts say
By Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist A new storm system will arrive on the West Coast this weekend, bringing beneficial rain to northern and central…
Continue ReadingHungary faces reckoning with EU that could cost it billions
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — After his headline performance at Hungary’s Sziget Festival last month, pop star…
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