Returning to school amid rising bullying concerns: A mother’s plea for change after daughter’s suicide
By Jennifer Emert Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — “We’ve lost too many…
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Rescuers recover 33 bodies from a landslide at a Myanmar jade mine, with 3 people still missing
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Rescuers have recovered the bodies of 33 people from a landslide at a jade mine in northern…
Continue ReadingEngland moves into the Women’s World Cup final against Spain after ending Australia’s run
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Lauren Hemp didn’t let the Women’s World Cup semifinal match between Australia and England…
Continue ReadingTwo intoxicated US tourists ‘trapped’ overnight up the Eiffel Tower
By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — Two American men were discovered on Monday after spending a drunken night up the Eiffel Tower, the…
Continue Reading27 Boston Market restaurants ordered closed in New Jersey for unpaid wages
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — New Jersey ordered more than two dozen Boston Market locations to close Tuesday because regulators…
Continue ReadingMuslim mobs attack churches in eastern Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating the Quran
By ASIM TANVEER and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a Muslim mob has attacked a Christian area in Pakistan’s…
Continue ReadingBanking glitch allows customers to withdraw money they don’t have
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — A technical fault meant that for several hours Tuesday customers of one of Ireland’s biggest banks could…
Continue ReadingLithuania to temporarily close two checkpoints with Belarus amid tensions on border
By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has decided to temporarily close two of its six checkpoints with Belarus this…
Continue ReadingChina appears to be building an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island
BEIJING (AP) — Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press appear to show China is constructing an airstrip on a South China Sea island also…
Continue Reading5 French tourists and 1 Swiss arrested for the gang rape of a young British woman in Spain
By DAVID BRUNAT Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Civil Guard police have arrested five French tourists and one Swiss for allegedly…
Continue ReadingThe Killers apologize after being booed at Georgia gig over Russian ‘brother’ remark
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The Killers apologized on Tuesday after inviting a Russian drummer on stage during a concert in Shekvetili,…
Continue ReadingSmall Minnesota town will be without police after chief and officers resign, citing low pay
GOODHUE, Minn. (AP) — A small Minnesota town will soon be without a police department. The exodus was spurred by low pay for the chief and his…
Continue ReadingFederal grants will replace water tunnels beneath roads that are harmful to fish
By JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press The Biden administration on Wednesday announced nearly $200 million in federal infrastructure grants to upgrade…
Continue ReadingFederal grants will replace water tunnels beneath roads that are harmful to fish
By JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press The Biden administration on Wednesday announced nearly $200 million in federal infrastructure grants to upgrade…
Continue ReadingIndonesia’s leader says it can join leading economies by 2045 if it continues educational reforms
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s president has urged a continuation of his educational reforms to turn…
Continue Reading‘Ho-hum holiday’ spending expected as shoppers deal with economic cross-currents
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — US consumers, trapped in a web of conflicting signals on the health of the economy and how it impacts…
Continue ReadingIllinois passes a law that requires parents to compensate child influencers
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — When 16-year-old Shreya Nallamothu from Normal, Illinois, scrolled through social media platforms to pass…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: Tesla wins the EV charge plug format war
By NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds You may be familiar with previous technology format wars, whether it be VHS versus Betamax or Blu-ray versus HD DVD. Now…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Aug. 16: Maui fires, Trump, Water shortage, North Korea, Landslide
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, is facing renewed scrutiny for apparently slowing load times for…
Continue ReadingTrump lawyers negotiating with Fulton County DA over details of surrender, sources say
CNN By Alayna Treene, CNN Washington (CNN) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are in “ongoing negotiations” with the Fulton County…
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