DNA confirms man who had passed polygraph test as suspected killer in 1979 cold case
KCAL, KCBS, CNN By Jordan D. Brown, CNN (CNN) — After 45 years, authorities in California were finally able to tell the Gonzalez family who…
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What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea
Associated Press A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan,…
Continue ReadingIn South Korea, nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis
Associated Press Negotiators are gathered in South Korea in what’s billed as a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.…
Continue ReadingCeasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah is ‘very close,’ regional source says, as Lebanon death toll climbs
By Nic Robertson, Hira Humayun and Michael Rios, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — A ceasefire deal between Israel and the Lebanese militant group…
Continue ReadingFirst Black woman major general honored as sponsor for US combat ship
By Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — The USS Beloit, a littoral combat ship, was commissioned Saturday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with African American…
Continue ReadingOklahoma Democrats mourn Fred Harris, former US senator and presidential candidate
Associated Press/Report for America Fred Harris, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Oklahoma, is being remembered by party members for his…
Continue ReadingA New Mexico city reaches $20 million settlement in the death of a woman shot by a police officer
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The city of Las Cruces, New Mexico, has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a grandmother fatally…
Continue ReadingRussian plane catches fire after landing in Turkey but passengers and crew are safely evacuated
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The engine of a Russian plane with 95 people on board caught fire after landing at Antalya airport in southern Turkey on…
Continue ReadingRainbow-clad revelers hit Copacabana beach for Rio de Janeiro’s pride parade
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of revelers gathered alongside Copacabana beach for Rio de Janeiro’s annual pride parade on…
Continue ReadingArizona county treasurer pleads guilty to embezzling more than $38 million for personal expenses
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A former county treasurer pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of embezzlement by a public official, money…
Continue ReadingHeavy rains in Bolivia send mud crashing into the capital, leaving 1 missing and destroying homes
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A landslide caused by heavy rains after a prolonged drought in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, flooded dozens of homes early…
Continue ReadingInvestigators release update on BioLab chemical plant fire probe
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has released an update on its investigation into…
Continue ReadingIsrael investigating after Hamas releases photos purportedly showing body of female hostage
By Mike Schwartz and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Israel says it is investigating after Hamas released photos purportedly showing the body of a…
Continue ReadingSouth African dissident writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach dies at 85
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach, a staunch opponent of the former white-minority government’s apartheid…
Continue ReadingHow Jussie Smollett’s overturned conviction is similar to Bill Cosby’s
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The criminal cases of actors Jussie Smollett and Bill Cosby, both Black, high-profile entertainers found…
Continue ReadingA pregnant law school student asked to move her exams away from near her due date and was denied until her friends stepped in
By Michelle Watson and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Brittany Lovely is expecting her first child in early December. Her final exams at Georgetown…
Continue ReadingSheltered Venezuelan government opponents decry police and intelligence agents outside embassy
CARACAS (AP) — Six Venezuelan government opponents who have sheltered for months at the Argentine embassy in Caracas are decrying that local police…
Continue ReadingJohnson scores 21 as Portland State beats Wofford 79-74 at Cream City Challenge
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Isaiah Johnson scored 21 points as Portland State beat Wofford 79-74 at the Cream City Challenge in Milwaukee on Sunday. Johnson…
Continue ReadingAP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of top 10 and Miami, SMU are in; Oregon remains unanimous No. 1
AP College Football Writer Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in…
Continue ReadingAP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of top 10 and Miami, SMU are in; Oregon remains unanimous No. 1
AP College Football Writer Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in…
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