An estimated 180,000 motorcyclists have their helmets blessed at a Portuguese shrine
FATIMA, Portugal (AP) — An estimated 180,000 motorcyclists gathered Sunday at the Our Lady of Fatima shrine in central Portugal for the ninth…
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Department won’t provide election security after sheriff’s posts about Harris yard signs
RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — A local Ohio elections board says the county sheriff’s department will not be used for election security following a…
Continue Reading‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ scares off ‘Transformers’ for third week as box office No. 1
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s a three-peat for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” The Tim Burton legacy sequel to his 1988 horror…
Continue ReadingPope denounces slaying of Honduran environmental defender
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has condemned the slaying of an environmental activist in Honduras. On Sunday, he joined international voices…
Continue ReadingAP Top 25: No. 5 Tennessee continues to climb and Boise State enters poll for first time since 2020
AP College Football Writer Tennessee moved up to No. 5 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday as the Volunteers continued to surge up…
Continue ReadingMercury Morris, 2-time Super Bowl champion with Miami Dolphins, dies at 77
By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Eugene “Mercury” Morris, two-time Super Bowl champion with the Miami Dolphins and linchpin of the team’s…
Continue ReadingUN nations endorse a ‘Pact for the Future,’ and the body’s leader says it must be more than talk
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has approved a blueprint to bring the world’s increasingly divided nations…
Continue ReadingBiden speaks Tuesday in NYC to draw contrast between Democrats and Republicans on energy and climate
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden will speak at Climate Week NYC on Tuesday, touting his administration’s vast climate agenda…
Continue ReadingLong-forbidden French anti-riot force sent to Martinique as thousands defy bans on protests
MEXICO CITY (AP) — France has sent a group of special anti-riot police that’s been banned for 65 years to the French Caribbean island of…
Continue ReadingAmericans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests delivered to their home free of charge starting later this…
Continue ReadingMilan Fashion Week closes with a gala promoting sustainability
AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan designers have wrapped up six days of runway womenswear previews with a gala award ceremony at Milan’s famed…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu considering plan to force all Palestinian civilians out of northern Gaza to besiege Hamas
By Mick Krever and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a plan to force all Palestinian…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu considering plan to force all Palestinian civilians out of northern Gaza to besiege Hamas
CNN By Mick Krever and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a plan to force all Palestinian…
Continue ReadingSeveral Mark Robinson campaign staffers quit as fallout over online posts continues
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Several top staffers in North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign for governor have…
Continue ReadingHezbollah fires rockets deep into northern Israel as tensions flare. Here’s what we know
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The last 48 hours has seen the most intense exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah in almost a year of war…
Continue ReadingA key ingredient has been missing from California’s wildfires this year. Experts worry things will get worse if it arrives
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Large, explosive and destructive fires have torn through parts of California this year, well before…
Continue Reading2 suspended from college swim team after report of slur scratched onto student’s body
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Officials at a Pennsylvania college say at least two students were suspended from the swim team after a report that a racial…
Continue ReadingBomb targeting foreign diplomats’ convoy kills policeman in Pakistan’s restive northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says a roadside blast caused by an improvised explosive device, targeting foreign…
Continue ReadingA’ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark are unanimous choices for WNBA AP Player and Rookie of the Year
AP Basketball Writer A’ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark had record-breaking seasons, putting up stats the WNBA had never seen before. Wilson became…
Continue ReadingLando Norris eases to Singapore Grand Prix victory to reduce Max Verstappen’s lead in drivers’ championship
By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — British driver Lando Norris recorded a comfortable victory at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday, putting a dent…
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