Apple backs down on EU ban for ‘Fortnite’-maker Epic Games
By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Apple has abruptly reversed a decision to ban Epic Games, the maker of “Fortnite,” from launching its own app…
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Trump meets with Hungary’s leader, Viktor Orbán, continuing his embrace of autocrats
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press Former President Donald Trump has met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a…
Continue ReadingCongress passes first package of spending bills just hours before shutdown deadline for key agencies
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Friday approved a $460 billion package of spending bills in time to meet a…
Continue Reading‘Oh my God feeling.’ Trooper speaks about shooting knife-wielding man, worrying about other officers
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A Connecticut state trooper who shot a 19-year-old man to death in a stolen car in 2020 has testified that he…
Continue ReadingIsraeli road splitting Gaza in two has reached the Mediterranean coast, satellite imagery shows
By Celine Alkhaldi, Allegra Goodwin and Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) — A road being built by the Israeli military splitting Gaza in two has…
Continue ReadingMuch of America asks: Where did winter go? Spring starts early as US winter was warmest on record
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Across much of America and especially in the normally chilly north, the country went through the winter months…
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu backs Trump for president
By Ali Main and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said he would support former President Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingA decade since the Chibok abduction, more than 1,400 Nigerian students have been kidnapped
By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — What seemed like an aberration a decade ago when militants kidnapped 276 schoolgirls in…
Continue ReadingBehind-the-scenes of AP photographer’s experience covering violence against women in Haiti
By ARIANA CUBILLOS Associated Press Ariana Cubillos is an Associated Press photojournalist based in Caracas, Venezuela. She was based in Haiti from…
Continue ReadingFormer president of Honduras convicted in US of aiding drug traffickers
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted Friday in New York of charges…
Continue Reading4 Missouri prison workers fired after an investigation into an inmate’s death
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four Missouri prison workers were fired after an investigation into the death of…
Continue ReadingPentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings going back decades
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon study released Friday that examined reported sightings of UFOs over nearly the last…
Continue ReadingFacing historic shifts, Latin American women bathe streets in purple on International Women’s Day
By MEGAN JANETSKY and DÉBORA REY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Women across Latin America are bathing their city streets in purple in…
Continue ReadingGOP Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana says he is not running for reelection
By Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot, CNN Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana announced Friday he is not seeking reelection to his US House seat,…
Continue ReadingThird-party movement No Labels says it will field a 2024 presidential ticket
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The third-party presidential movement No Labels has decided to field a presidential…
Continue ReadingDriver pleads guilty to reduced charge in Vermont crash that killed actor Treat Williams
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man on Friday pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of negligent driving with death…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey appeals court rejects high school’s petition to overturn game it lost on blown call
BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey court has denied an appeal from a high school that lost a state basketball tournament game when…
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Furry Friends: Meet Maizie, a sweet, social and active 4-month-old pup
Sweet 4-month-old Maizie was brought to Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center after she was found in an abandoned car. Despite that, she’s a very social…
Continue ReadingSex abuse survivors dispute Southern Baptist leadership and say federal investigation is ongoing
By PETER SMITH Associated Press The status of a federal investigation into a leading Southern Baptist agency’s handling of sexual abuse is unclear.…
Continue ReadingSome employees are struggling with the return to office. Now, the workplace etiquette industry is booming
By Joshua Girsky and Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Many companies had to manage employee discontent when calling them back to the office as…
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