With strawberries and goats, a ‘farmastery’ reaches out to its neighbors
By YONAT SHIMRON Religion News Service HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (RNS) — On a warm, sunny morning in farm country, a group of 40 preschoolers and their…
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Massachusetts teacher on leave after holding mock slave auction, using N-word in class, school district says
By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts teacher who staged a mock slave auction and used the N-word in a 5th-grade class has been…
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Mexico’s historic election is this weekend. Here’s what to know
CNN By Aditi Sangal and CNNE’s Karen Esquivel On June 2, Mexicans will vote to pick their next president in a historic race that could see a…
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Zelensky makes surprise stop at Singapore defense gathering as Ukraine pushes for its peace plan amid Russian advance
By Simone McCarthy, Brad Lendon and Eric Cheung, CNN Singapore (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy arrived in Singapore Saturday for…
Continue ReadingDisruptions at University of Chicago graduation as school withholds 4 diplomas over protests
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Dozens of students protesting the war in Gaza walked out of the University of Chicago’s…
Continue ReadingUS dampens criticism of El Salvador’s president as migration overtakes democracy concerns
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and MARCOS ALEMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Biden administration has sent a high-level delegation to…
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A closer look at the federal investigation into Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
By Lisa Respers France, Josh Campbell and Elizabeth Wagmeister (CNN) — Months after singer Cassie Ventura filed suit against her ex-boyfriend…
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Netanyahu says no Gaza ceasefire until Israel’s war aims are achieved, raising questions over Biden peace proposal
By Benjamin Brown and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that the conditions for ending the…
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Roobeez Family Farm Expo showcases and celebrates local farms at the Redmond Fairgrounds
(Update: Adding video, comments from organizer) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At the Deschutes County Fairgrounds, it was the Roobeez Family Farm Expo on…
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The 19-year path to identifying the remains of a mother who disappeared in Hurricane Katrina
By Kaila Nichols and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — For anyone who watched the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina from afar, the vast devastation could…
Continue ReadingWoman pleads guilty to negligent homicide in death of New York anti-gang activist
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A New York woman has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the 2018 death of an anti-gang activist during a dispute over a…
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Ryan Reynolds has declared ‘War of the Popcorn Buckets.’ He’s honestly onto something
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Reynolds this week unveiled arguably the most anticipated and sure-to-be coveted merchandise tied to his…
Continue ReadingOrbán stages a ‘peace march’ in Hungary in a show of strength before European Parliament election
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A crowd of tens of thousands has gathered in Hungary’s capital in a show of strength…
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthis sentence 44 to death on charges of collaboration with a Saudi-led coalition
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A court run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has sentenced 44 people to death, including a businessman…
Continue ReadingVoters in Iceland are picking the new president of the rugged island near the Arctic Circle
LONDON (AP) — Voters in Iceland are choosing a president and selecting from a field of 12 people including a former prime minister. The candidates…
Continue ReadingChad Daybell sentenced to death for killing wife and girlfriend’s 2 children in jury decision
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A jury in Idaho unanimously agreed Saturday that convicted killer Chad Daybell deserves the death penalty for the gruesome…
Continue ReadingCristiano Ronaldo rompe en lágrimas tras perder la final de la Copa del Rey en tanda de penaltis
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El viernes, Cristiano Ronaldo se quedó sollozando en el campo después de que Al-Nassr perdiera la final de la Copa…
Continue ReadingSkye Blakely ‘shut down’ after the 2021 Olympic trials. A mental coach helped bring her back
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Gymnast Skye Blakely says working on her mental health has helped put her in the mix for…
Continue ReadingIran announces the death of a high-ranking Revolutionary Guard general after a long illness
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV is reporting a high-ranking general in the Revolutionary Guard has died after an illness. Gen. Vajihollah…
Continue ReadingGerman court orders man born in Afghanistan held after knife attack at an anti-political Islam event
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A German court ordered a 25-year-old man born in Afghanistan held on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a…
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