The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year
AP Science Writer The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop…
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5 things to know for Sept. 5: Georgia school shooting, Presidential debate, Gaza ceasefire talks, Hunter Biden, Hotel strikes
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — US regulators want to investigate Shein and Temu for selling dangerous baby products. This comes as the…
Continue ReadingBiden administration announces major actions to tackle Russian efforts to influence 2024 election
CNN By Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, Kylie Atwood, Zachary Cohen and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration announced a sweeping…
Continue ReadingA decomposing body was found in a nursing home closet
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. (AP) — A family believes a body found in a Florida nursing home’s closet is a 71-year-old man who went missing from the…
Continue ReadingFrom attic to auction: A Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4M in Maine
THOMASTON, Maine (AP) — A Rembrandt discovered in a Maine attic has sold for $1.4 million. The 17th century “Portrait of a Girl” by the Dutch…
Continue ReadingHawaii lawmakers say Congress should replenish disaster relief fund to help Maui
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s congressional representatives say the nation’s disaster relief fund needs to be replenished so…
Continue ReadingDoing lunges while brushing your teeth, and other ways to stack healthy habits
Associated Press Care to do lunges while you brush your teeth? Fitness experts say that’s an example of habit stacking, a concept that can lead…
Continue ReadingMexico’s Congress advances a contentious bill to make all judges run for election
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The lower house of Mexico’s Congress has approved contentious legislation that would launch the most sweeping…
Continue ReadingThe EU wants answers from Hungary about work visas for Russia and Belarus
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top migration official is seeking answers from Hungary about a work visa program open to…
Continue ReadingUS job openings fall as demand for workers weakens
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers posted fewer job openings in July than they had the previous month, a sign that hiring…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s report on government programs tackling the US maternal death crisis
AP Science Writer Across the U.S., programs at all levels of government — federal, state and local — are striving to reduce maternal mortality…
Continue ReadingAmerica is trying to fix its maternal mortality crisis with federal, state and local programs
AP Science Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — At the site of a race massacre that reduced neighborhoods to ashes a century ago, where murals memorialize a…
Continue ReadingQueen guitarist Brian May says he had a ‘minor stroke’ but can still play
LONDON (AP) — Brian May, the lead guitarist of British rock band Queen, revealed Wednesday that he had a “minor stroke” last week, which caused…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu derailed a potential Gaza hostage deal in July, Israeli newspaper reports
By Mick Krever, Becky Anderson, Jeremy Diamond and Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in July effectively spiked…
Continue ReadingA former New York official is accused of acting on behalf of the Chinese government. Here’s a timeline of her alleged actions
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Allegations of money laundering, falsified signatures and surreptitious communications fill the federal…
Continue ReadingTurkey seeks to join the BRICS bloc of emerging economies, a Kremlin official says
MOSCOW (AP) — A top Kremlin official says Turkey has formally applied for a membership in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as Russia and…
Continue ReadingThe Nordstrom family teams up with a Mexican retail group to bid for its namesake retailer
NEW YORK (AP) — Members of the Nordstrom family with the help of a Mexican retail group are offering to take the century-old department store…
Continue ReadingA lawyer denies a Kosovo man’s alleged ties to Mossad
Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A lawyer representing the family of a man from Kosovo who was arrested in Turkey for allegedly…
Continue Reading‘Ferocious violence’ accompanied ‘shocking’ levels of abuse at Ireland’s religious-run schools, report finds
By Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 2,400 allegations of sexual abuse across hundreds of Ireland’s religious-run schools have been documented in…
Continue ReadingBelarus’ president pardons 30 political prisoners
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s press service says that the leader has pardoned 30…
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