A bag of Cheetos created a huge impact on a national park ecosystem
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A bag of Cheetos gets dropped and left on the floor. Seems inconsequential, right? Hardly. Rangers at…
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China’s Xi Jinping to visit Russia next month for the BRICS summit
MOSCOW (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit Russia next month for a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, China’s Foreign…
Continue ReadingAfter migrant boat tragedy, Senegal’s president vows sanctions against people smugglers
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal promised severe sanctions against people smugglers during his…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Republican leader seeks policy changes after school shooting but Democrats want more
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state House speaker says lawmakers in 2025 will consider new policies to foster student mental…
Continue ReadingSpanish prime minister meets with exiled Venezuelan opposition leader González
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro…
Continue ReadingAs war rages in Gaza, Israel’s crackdown on West Bank insurgency is killing Palestinian youths
Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — As the world’s attention focuses on the deadly war in Gaza, less than 80 miles away scores of…
Continue ReadingThe bells are back at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. They’ll ring for the post-fire reopening
PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is getting its bells back, just in time for the medieval landmark’s reopening following a devastating…
Continue ReadingAs war rages in Gaza, Israel’s crackdown on West Bank insurgency is killing Palestinian youths
Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — In the web of battered, sunbaked streets winding up the hillside, bloodshed is as unrelenting as the heat.…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka’s opposition leader says the rich will pay more if he wins the presidential election
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s opposition leader says if he wins the presidential race he will renegotiate the…
Continue ReadingA key Ukrainian city loses its water supply and gas for cooking and heating during Russian onslaught
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities say the key eastern Ukraine city of Pokrovsk is without a drinking water supply or natural gas…
Continue ReadingYoung women are more liberal than they’ve been in decades, a Gallup analysis finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Young women are more liberal than they have been in decades, according to a Gallup analysis of more than 20…
Continue ReadingHow social media became a storefront for deadly fake pills
AP Technology Writer Fentanyl overdoses have become a leading cause of death for minors in the last 5 years or so — and social media, where…
Continue ReadingCritics denounce their government as a dictatorship. But these people say they’ve never felt so free
By David Culver, Abel Alvarado, Evelio Contreras and Rachel Clarke, CNN San Salvador, El Salvador (CNN) — For decades, life choices were bleak…
Continue ReadingAustria carries out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists ahead of 9/11 anniversary
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian security forces carried out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists this week ahead of the anniversary of the 9/11…
Continue ReadingHungary prepared to sue EU executive for border protection costs, minister says
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary is exploring legal avenues for forcing the European Union’s executive commission to reimburse…
Continue ReadingA record 9 lawmakers are vying to become Japan’s leader, with pledges of change and stronger defense
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A record nine Japanese lawmakers have formally entered the race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill a policeman guarding polio workers in northwestern Pakistan
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a pair of gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire and killed a policeman guarding a group of polio…
Continue ReadingMichigan leaders join national bipartisan effort to push back against attacks on the election system
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan governors and officials from both parties are joining a project aimed at preserving election…
Continue ReadingStudents at Apalachee High School could return to classes soon. Here’s what other schools have done
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Dianna Moreno was afraid walking into Apalachee High School to find the laptop and charger she left behind when…
Continue ReadingBlinken wraps up Ukraine-focused Europe trip in Poland with arms requests on the table
AP Diplomatic Writer WARSAW (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a three-nation, Ukraine-focused European tour in Poland…
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