Images of ‘wonder and woe’ in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN London (CNN) — A home-making mason bee, a motherly possum’s midnight munchies and a macaque lying on a deer’s back are…
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Voters in one Iowa county reject GOP-appointed auditor who posted about 2020 election doubts
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Voters in one Iowa county have rejected a GOP-appointed auditor who had previously made…
Continue ReadingTexas judge rules as unconstitutional a law that erodes city regulations in favor of state control
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — In a major win for progressive Texas cities, a district judge in Texas on Wednesday ruled…
Continue ReadingMexican Navy hopes to expand net-snagging hooks to protect endangered vaquita porpoises
By FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press SAN FELIPE, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s Navy says it is planning to expand the area where it sinks concrete blocks…
Continue ReadingEl presidente de Chile lanza plan de búsqueda de víctimas de desaparición forzada de la dictadura
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — A solo días de que se conmemoren 50 años del golpe de Estado en Chile, el presidente, Gabriel Boric,…
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BLM installs solar-powered cashless fee collection kiosks at two Lower Deschutes campgrounds
The Bureau of Land Management has installed solar-powered Remote Off-Grid Kiosks that are designed to process card payments instead of cash at the…
Continue ReadingLa leyenda del fútbol Andrés Iniesta habla de Lionel Messi y de su nueva aventura en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos
urielblanco (CNN) — En sus mejores años, Andrés Iniesta fue considerado uno de los mejores mediocampistas de la historia. El mediapunta…
Continue ReadingMexican mothers mark day of the disappeared with protest and demands for the government to do more
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mothers of some of 111,000 people who have disappeared in Mexico over decades of violence are…
Continue ReadingLegacy of Native American boarding schools comes into view through a new interactive map
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press The list of boarding schools in the United States that once sought to “civilize” Native Americans, Alaska…
Continue ReadingGuatemala’s Congress refuses to recognize president-elect’s party
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Congress, which is controlled by the currently governing party, on…
Continue ReadingJimmy Kimmel says he was ‘intent on retiring’ prior to Hollywood strikes
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Kimmel was ready to throw in the towel as the host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” but it seems the host has…
Continue ReadingNative American children have been sent to more Indigenous boarding schools than previously reported, group says
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Native American children have attended at least 523 Indigenous boarding schools since the 19th century, including…
Continue ReadingHow marijuana impacts pain, sleep, anxiety and more, according to the latest science
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Are you using — or considering using — marijuana to help with anxiety, pain, muscle spasms, nausea during…
Continue ReadingRussia’s actions at U.N. terminate Mali sanctions and panel of experts reporting, recently on Wagner
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Mali’s military junta succeeded in kicking out the U.N. peacekeeping force, and on…
Continue ReadingFormer deputy in Massachusetts indicted for allegedly threatening to blow up courthouse
BOSTON (AP) — A former sheriff’s deputy in Massachusetts has been indicted for allegedly threatening to blow up a courthouse and kill law…
Continue ReadingWest Point time capsule that appeared to contain nothing more than silt yields centuries-old coins
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press A nearly 200-year-old West Point time capsule that appeared to yield little more than dust when it was opened…
Continue ReadingUniversity of North Carolina students rally for gun safety after fatal shooting of faculty member
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A school shooting that frightened students and left one faculty…
Continue ReadingLate-night hosts team up for ‘Strike Force Five’ podcast to benefit their out-of-work staff
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Something interesting: Stephen Colbert has in his possession a pair of pants belonging to the late Nicaraguan…
Continue ReadingMar-a-Lago property manager’s lawyers say prosecutors overplaying potential conflict of interest in classified documents case
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for Carlos de Oliveira – the Mar-a-Lago property manager charged alongside former President Donald…
Continue ReadingRemains of Vermont World War II soldier are buried at Arlington National Cemetery
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The remains of a Vermont World War II soldier who died as a prisoner of war in the Philippines in 1942 have been laid to rest…
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