Canadian rail union files lawsuits challenging back-to-work orders
AP Business Writer The Teamsters union that represents workers at both of Canada’s largest freight railroads has filed the lawsuits it promised…
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Germany deports 28 Afghans after unveiling new security package
By Sophie Tanno and Claudia Otto, CNN Berlin (CNN) — A deportation flight bound for Afghanistan carrying 28 Afghan nationals left Germany on…
Continue ReadingItalian prosecutors widen probe into superyacht that sank off Sicily to 2 more crew members
ROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors have put under investigation two more crew members of the Bayesian, the superyacht that sank off Sicily last week,…
Continue ReadingRunners are used to toughing it out. A warming climate can make that deadly
Associated Press Carolyn Baker, clad in a neon pink top and matching sunglasses, smiled as she ran the Falmouth Road Race on the shore of Cape Cod,…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP report on perils of heatstroke for runners in a warming world
Associated Press Heatstroke is a dangerous illness caused by heat and runners are at increasing risk as climate change creates more hot days. It can…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the AP’s report on Mexican mothers searching for their disappeared children
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — According to official figures, at least 115,000 people have disappeared in Mexico since 1952, though the real…
Continue ReadingOne day, their children didn’t make it back home. Faith helps these Mexican mothers’ search for them
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Each time the kidnapper hung up the phone, Veronica Rosas and her relatives did the only thing they could think…
Continue ReadingHuman remains found under missing California couple’s neighbor’s home following his arrest
By Jay Croft and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Human remains in bags have been found underneath the California home of a man accused of killing his…
Continue ReadingSheriff’s office quickly dispels active shooter rumor at Disney World after fight, ‘popping’ sound
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A fight at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom Park and a “popping” sound caused a disruption among visitors and rumors of…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the rescued hostage’s Bedouin community in Israel
Associated Press The rescue from Gaza of hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi, who belongs to the Bedouin community in Israel, has put the focus on a minority…
Continue ReadingDallas police officer ‘executed’ in targeted attack, police chief says
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — One Dallas police officer is dead and two others are injured following a shootout with a suspect who had fatally…
Continue ReadingNHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother killed when bicycles hit by car on eve of sister’s wedding
AP Hockey Writer NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother were killed on the eve of their sister’s wedding when they were hit by a…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge shows price pressures easing as rate cuts near
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation measure closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, extending a trend of…
Continue ReadingCzech explosive experts safely detonate a rare World War II bomb at a major chemical plant
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech explosive experts have detonated a World War II bomb at a major chemical plant in northwestern Czech Republic where it was…
Continue ReadingRussia hands an 8-year prison term to a newspaper publisher in Siberia over Ukraine war criticism
A Russian newspaper publisher has been convicted by a court in Siberia and sentenced to eight years in prison after his paper reported on Russia’s…
Continue ReadingPoland eases abortion access with new guidelines for doctors under a restrictive law
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Seeking to Poland’s government is easing access to abortion for women needing to end a pregnancy for health reasons,…
Continue ReadingWall Street rally helped boost gains for 401(k) plan savers in the first half of 2024
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Strong growth for stocks on Wall Street this year have helped juice gains for savers with retirement…
Continue ReadingUkrainian president fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the commander of the country’s air force Friday, four days…
Continue ReadingMajor power outage hits Venezuela’s capital, with Maduro government blaming ‘sabotage’
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans awoke Friday to a major power outage in the capital, Caracas, and several states. President Nicolas…
Continue ReadingFor newly arrived immigrant children, this lawyer’s help extends far beyond the courtroom
By Laura Klairmont, CNN Phoenixville, PA (CNN) — In the last three years, a record number of unaccompanied migrant children – more than…
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