Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in trophy hunting dispute
By Nadine Schmidt, Sarah Dean and Ingrid Formanek, CNN (CNN) — Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has threatened to send 20,000 elephants…
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DNA evidence identifies body found in Missouri in 1978 as missing Iowa girl
TROY, Mo. (AP) — Forty-six years after a Missouri hunter found a body in the Mississippi River, the victim has been identified as a 15-year-old…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Texas at Austin eliminating nearly 60 staff who once worked in DEI roles, civil rights and faculty groups say
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The University of Texas at Austin has sent layoff notices to an estimated 60 staff members who previously…
Continue ReadingJill Biden says the nation’s top teachers will be recognized at their own White House state dinner
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden says that when the nation’s top teachers visit the White House this year,…
Continue ReadingAntony Blinken had yet another problem with his Boeing plane. He had to go in a car instead
By Chris Isidore and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is the latest person dealing with…
Continue ReadingPolice remove migrants from central Paris square ahead of the Olympics
By NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Police in Paris have removed about 50 migrants, including families with young children, from the…
Continue ReadingBasketball teams were ordered to replay final 0.3 seconds of controversial quarterfinal. The losing side has refused
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — An Irish basketball team says it won’t replay the final 0.3 seconds of a playoff quarterfinal after it ended in…
Continue ReadingEurope opens competition probes covering Chinese solar panel makers over subsidies
By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The European Union has launched investigations into two groups of companies that include Chinese solar panel…
Continue ReadingWho were the World Central Kitchen workers killed in Israel’s strike in Gaza?
By Robert Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The non-profit World Central Kitchen (WCK) has named its seven aid workers who were killed in an Israeli…
Continue ReadingTravis Kelce says he is ‘the happiest I’ve ever been’ in new interview
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — With three Super Bowl wins, a superstar girlfriend and an upcoming music festival, Travis Kelce is feeling…
Continue ReadingFrench rugby hit by racism after women’s team is targeted by opposing players during a match
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Rugby players from a women’s team based in a Paris suburb say they were targeted by racist remarks during…
Continue ReadingTrump and allied groups raise $65.6 million in March
By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee announced raising a combined $65.6 million in March and…
Continue ReadingFormer Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales detained and released by authorities in Madrid
By Pau Mosquera, Patrick Sung and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Disgraced former Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales…
Continue ReadingTrump critic George Conway donates maximum amount to Biden’s reelection effort
By Jamie Gangel and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN (CNN) — Trump critic George Conway has made a $929,600 donation to the Biden Victory Fund, the legal…
Continue ReadingCitizen scientist measured Rockies snowfall for 50 years. Two new hips help him keep going
By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press GOTHIC, Colo. (AP) — Four miles from the nearest plowed road high in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, a…
Continue ReadingSnow Report: Wednesday morning, April 3rd
No new snowfall to report today for our ski resorts. The Cascades are in for some more wintry weather the rest of this week. Snow will arrive today…
Continue ReadingHow Tesla and its Chinese competitor compare, in 4 charts
By Rosa de Acosta, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — In 1995, metallurgy graduate Wang Chuanfu founded BYD, a small Chinese company focused on producing…
Continue ReadingJared Leto stopped by ‘Wheel of Fortune’ for April Fools’ Day prank
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Jared Leto’s latest role is hosting “Wheel of Fortune.” Or so he wants you to think. The Oscar winner…
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Major US bridges could be vulnerable to ship collisions, including one just downstream from Key Bridge
By Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman, Curt Devine, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN (CNN) — Before its disastrous collapse last week, the Francis Scott Key…
Continue ReadingA prominent German far-right figure charged with second count of using a Nazi slogan
BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say they have charged one of the most prominent figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party with a second…
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