Library of Congress awards prize for American fiction to James McBride
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Library of Congress has awarded a lifetime achievement prize to James McBride, whose acclaimed novels…
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Kenya’s President Ruto fires almost entire cabinet after protests
By Larry Madowo, Niamh Kennedy and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Kenyan President William Ruto has fired almost his entire cabinet after weeks…
Continue ReadingAncient temple and theater 3,500 years older than Machu Picchu discovered in Peru
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed the remains of what they believe are a 4,000-year-old temple and theater,…
Continue ReadingKenyan president dismisses Cabinet ministers after weeks of protests over taxation, poor governance
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto has dismissed almost all of his Cabinet ministers and promised to form a new…
Continue ReadingUK police find 2 suitcases believed to contain human remains
LONDON (AP) — Police in the southwestern England city of Bristol have found two suitcases believed to contain human remains after responding to…
Continue ReadingLas medidas de la OTAN obligarán a Rusia a “tomar decisiones” para protegerse de las amenazas a su seguridad, dice vocero del Kremlin
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, dijo este jueves que las medidas tomadas por la OTAN en la cumbre del 75…
Continue ReadingFewer Americans apply for jobless claims last week as labor market remains sturdy
AP Business Writer Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains sturdy despite high interest rates. The…
Continue ReadingPrices fell in June for the first time since the start of the pandemic
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Americans weighed down by fast-rising prices for three years just received more encouraging news on the…
Continue ReadingScientists want the Paris Olympics to dump Toyota’s Mirai as an official car. Here’s why
By Angela Dewan, CNN (CNN) — A group of 120 scientists, engineers and academics have penned an open letter calling on the Paris Olympics’…
Continue ReadingDemand for rare elements used in clean energy could help clean up abandoned coal mines in Appalachia
Associated Press MOUNT STORM, W.Va. (AP) — Down a long gravel road, tucked into the hills in West Virginia, is a low-slung building where…
Continue Reading‘Even Jordan doesn’t have his face on a sneaker’: How Stan Smith became both a tennis and fashion icon
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Depending on your age, the name Stan Smith probably means one of two things. For younger people, it’s the name of…
Continue ReadingA cyclist finds his special spot in vineyard-rich Burgundy by taking a different path
Associated Press The Paris Olympics are turning many eyes to France this summer. AP writer Steve Wartenberg found his own special spot on an 11-day…
Continue ReadingiPhone users in Europe will no longer have to use Apple Pay for mobile payments
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Apple has yielded to pressure by European regulators to give rivals access to the contactless payments…
Continue ReadingTributes flood in for BBC sport commentator’s wife and daughters who were killed in suspected crossbow attack
By Catherine Nicholls and Sana Noor Haq, CNN London (CNN) — Figures from across the United Kingdom have offered their condolences to a BBC…
Continue ReadingGermany to bar Chinese companies’ components from core parts of its 5G networks
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top security official says the country will bar the use of critical components made by Chinese…
Continue Reading‘It’s hell outside’: Sizzling heat wave in parts of southern and central Europe prompts alerts
Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A sizzling heat wave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soaring toward 40…
Continue ReadingHuma Abedin is engaged to George Soros’ son Alex
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Huma Abedin, former aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is engaged to Alex Soros, son…
Continue ReadingA second person has died in Vermont flooding from Hurricane Beryl’s remnants, officials say
Associated Press PLAINFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Officials say a second person has died in Vermont in the flooding from Hurricane Beryl’s remnants. Police…
Continue ReadingIn photos: Celebrating Giorgio Armani at 90
By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — When “Sex and the City” lead Carrie Bradshaw sees Mr. Big step out of a Presbyterian church in Manhattan, she…
Continue ReadingSmall fire in towering spire of medieval cathedral in French city of Rouen is under control
PARIS (AP) — A small fire broke out in the spire of the medieval cathedral in Rouen, a major landmark in northern France that was under renovation.…
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