Taliban free Afghan activist arrested 7 months ago after campaigning for girls’ education
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A nonprofit organization in Afghanistan says the Taliban have freed an activist who campaigned for the education of…
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What we know so far about the mass shooting in Maine
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — An intensive search for a U.S. Army reservist who is accused in a mass shooting at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Maine…
Continue ReadingECB pauses rate hike campaign as recession in Europe looms
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The European Central Bank (ECB) held off raising interest rates Thursday for the first time in 15 months as…
Continue ReadingPriest kicked out of Jesuits for alleged abuse of women welcomed into Slovenia diocese
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A famous priest-artist who was thrown out of the Jesuits after being accused of sexual, spiritual…
Continue ReadingNorwegian police investigate claim by Ingebrigtsen brothers that their father and coach was violent
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press Norwegian police have launched an investigation into allegations by the three Ingebrigtsen brothers that their…
Continue ReadingThe number of military suicides dipped in 2022 as the Pentagon works on new prevention programs
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the number of suicides among military members and their families dipped…
Continue ReadingUK PM Sunak warns against rush to regulate AI before understanding its risks
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — As authorities around the world scramble to draw up guardrails for artificial intelligence, British…
Continue ReadingWTA Finals: Records, history and the evolution of showpiece event of women’s tennis
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — By pitting the world’s best players against each other every year, the WTA Finals have been a celebration of…
Continue ReadingIndia ‘exploring all legal options’ after Qatari court sentences 8 Indians to death for spying
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government has vowed to explore “all legal options” after a Qatari court handed…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s central bank opts for another interest rate hike in efforts to curb inflation
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has hiked interest rates again in efforts to curb inflation, pressing ahead with more conventional…
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Supreme Court refuses to void president’s election and dismisses opposition challenges
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s Supreme Court has refused to void the election of President Bola Tinubu and…
Continue ReadingHere’s why Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza hasn’t happened yet
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Ashkelon, Israel (CNN) — The lines of tanks, self-propelled artillery, armoured vehicles and army bulldozers stretch…
Continue ReadingSwiss prosecutors end criminal proceedings against FIFA boss Gianni Infantino
Story by Reuters (CNN) — Criminal proceedings against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over his dealings with former Swiss attorney general…
Continue ReadingAfter Biden meeting, new Speaker Johnson says GOP won’t abandon Ukraine but will aid Israel first
By LISA MASCARO, SEUNG MIN KIM and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has met with new House Speaker Mike…
Continue ReadingTrump isn’t accustomed to restrictions. That’s beginning to test the legal system
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump isn’t used to constraints. The former…
Continue ReadingMaine mass shooting prompts news organizations to rapidly shift from the war abroad to the war at home
By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — America’s newsrooms are — yet again — being forced to confront a familiar and unrelenting evil. Special…
Continue ReadingHurricane Otis kills at least 27 in devastating blow to Acapulco, Mexico, that tore through high-rises and inundated roads
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — At least 27 people are dead and Acapulco, Mexico, has been left in ruins after Hurricane Otis…
Continue ReadingThe Biden coalition risks a damaging break over the US role in Israel’s response in Gaza
By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — The liberal coalition that drove Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump in 2020 is fraying under the weight of…
Continue ReadingUS lawmakers question tax prep companies on sharing of taxpayer data with Big Tech platforms
By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — A group of US lawmakers wants answers from tax preparation companies, including TaxAct and H&R Block, about…
Continue ReadingEntrepreneurs with disabilities activate allies, rewrite the narrative
By KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet Roughly 1.8 million businesses in the U.S. are owned by someone with a disability, according to the American Community…
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