Customs officers seize illegal rooster blades used in cockfighting rings
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 100 illegal rooster blades used for cockfighting at…
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Ukraine replaces Soviet hammer and sickle with trident on towering Kyiv monument
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The towering Mother Ukraine statue in Kyiv — one of the nation’s most recognizable landmarks — lost its…
Continue ReadingPence says he’ll ‘comply with the law’ if called to testify in Trump 2020 election trial
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said he would comply with the law if he were compelled to testify in…
Continue ReadingDeSantis’ retaliation against Disney hurts Florida, former governors and lawmakers say
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A group of mostly Republican former high-level government officials is calling Gov. Ron…
Continue ReadingGerman police investigate possible antisemitic motive in attack on Israeli tourist in Berlin
VIENNA (AP) — A 19-year-old Israeli tourist says he was attacked by three men in Berlin and police say they arre investigating a possible…
Continue ReadingCharles Ogletree, Harvard Law professor and mentor to the Obamas, dies at age 70
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Charles Ogletree, the civil rights attorney and Harvard Law School professor who mentored…
Continue ReadingIsraeli forces say 3 Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank
By Abeer Salman and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — Three Palestinians have been killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the Jenin Camp…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Eugene keeps moving away from Mexico’s Pacific coast and is weakening
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Eugene is moving away from Mexico’s Pacific coast and is weakening after bringing rain to some parts of Baja…
Continue ReadingFort Lauderdale airport temporarily evacuated over security investigation
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A check-in area of a terminal at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was temporarily evacuated because of…
Continue ReadingThe bodies of 8 migrants have been found off Tunisia after their boats sank
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Eight bodies of migrants have been recovered in the past two days off the coast of the Tunisian port city of Sfax, after…
Continue ReadingOlympics swimming test event in Seine canceled due to poor water quality
By Chris Liakos and Maya Szaniecki, CNN Paris (CNN) — A swimming competition that was supposed to serve as a test event ahead of the 2024 Paris…
Continue Reading‘Barbie’ makes history with $1 billion at the box office
By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — “Barbie” has answered the billion-dollar question with a resounding “yes.” Barely three weeks…
Continue ReadingLibyan governing body’s vote to replace its head adds uncertainty to the country’s split politics
CAIRO (AP) — One of Libya’s top governing bodies has elected a new head, in a development that could further fracture the country already split…
Continue Reading‘Like a bad dream’: US faces unfamiliar emotions following dramatic Women’s World Cup exit
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Disappointment is an unfamiliar emotion for the US when it comes to women’s soccer. This is a team that had not…
Continue ReadingFlorida man went to extreme measures to survive being lost at sea for nearly 2 days
By Raja Razek, Sara Smart, Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — Charles Gregory headed out for an early morning fishing trip Friday off…
Continue Reading‘Barbie’ joins $1 billion club, breaks another record for female directors
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Greta Gerwig should be feeling closer to fine these days. In just three weeks in theaters, “Barbie” is set to sail…
Continue ReadingMaldives top court rejects jailed ex-leader’s plea for eligibility to run again for president
MALE, Maldives (AP) — The highest court in the Maldives has rejected a plea from the country’s jailed former president that he be made…
Continue ReadingTrump attorney says legal team will fight potential protective order in election subversion case
By Sam Fossum, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer in the 2020 election subversion case on Sunday criticized the…
Continue ReadingVeterans see historic expansion of benefits for toxic exposure as new law nears anniversary
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nicole Leger always thought of the burn pits at military bases in Afghanistan as more like…
Continue ReadingDelayed passengers growl after a bear escapes from crate in cargo hold of an Iraqi plane in Dubai
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi airline says it’s not to blame for a bear’s escape…
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