RNC panel approves new Trump-backed platform softening abortion and same-sex marriage language
By Kristen Holmes and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — The panel charged with crafting and producing a platform for the Republican National…
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Rikers Island inmates sue NYC claiming they were trapped in cells during jail fire that injured 20
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island are suing the city claiming they were trapped in their cells during a…
Continue ReadingChief prosecutor defends Vatican’s legal system after recent criticism of pope’s absolute power
Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican’s chief prosecutor has strongly defended the integrity and fairness of the city state’s justice…
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Madras man, 88, killed in two-vehicle crash at Highway 26 intersection, OSP reports
An 88-year-old Madras man was killed Saturday morning in a crash on U.S. Highway 26 north of Madras when he turned his SUV into the path of a pickup…
Continue ReadingProsecutor tells New York City jury at bribery trial that Sen. Bob Menendez put power ‘up for sale’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Closing arguments have started at the bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, with a federal prosecutor…
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Beryl weakens to tropical depression after slamming into Texas as Category 1 hurricane
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — After Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas early Monday, knocking out power to nearly 3 million homes and businesses,…
Continue ReadingAlice Munro’s daughter alleges sexual abuse by the late author’s husband
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The daughter of the late Nobel laureate Alice Munro has accused the author’s second husband, Gerard Fremlin,…
Continue ReadingA Russian playwright and a theater director sentenced to prison on charges of advocating terrorism
A Russian court on Monday convicted a theater director and a playwright of terrorism charges and sentenced them to six years each in prison, the…
Continue ReadingSuspected rebels kill 5 Indian soldiers after ambushing their vehicle in Indian-controlled Kashmir
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police officials say suspected rebels fighting against Indian rule in disputed Kashmir ambushed an army…
Continue Reading2 men drown in Glacier National Park over the July 4 holiday weekend
WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — Two men drowned in Glacier National Park over the July 4 holiday weekend, park officials said. A 26-year-old man from…
Continue Reading2 men drown in Glacier National Park over the July 4 holiday weekend
WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — Two men drowned in Glacier National Park over the July 4 holiday weekend, park officials said. A 26-year-old man from…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey forest fire that was sparked by fireworks is 75% contained
TABERNACLE, N.J. (AP) — A forest fire that has burned 6.3 square miles in the New Jersey Pinelands was 75% contained as of midmorning on Monday.…
Continue ReadingBelarusian authorities are forcing political prisoners to publicly repent to be freed, activists say
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Human rights activists say Belarusian authorities are setting unacceptable conditions for the release of…
Continue ReadingThe far right seemed to have a lock on France’s legislative elections. Here’s why it didn’t win
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Seemingly so close, and yet still so far away. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen looked to be nearer to power…
Continue Reading‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor pleads guilty to interfering with police during Capitol riot
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An actor who played a street-brawling newsman in the movie “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” and a…
Continue ReadingViolent holiday weekend sees mass shootings in Michigan, Illinois and Kentucky
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A shooting at a block party in Detroit left two people dead and more than a dozen wounded, capping a violent…
Continue ReadingBiden tells Hill Democrats he is staying in the race
By Kayla Tausche, Betsy Klein, Arlette Saenz and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden told congressional Democrats in a…
Continue ReadingWomen gradually rise in Japanese politics but face deep challenges
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Eight years ago, Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor. She won her third…
Continue ReadingFrench court rules American man detained after ‘So I raped you’ Facebook message can be extradited
Associated Press LYON, France (AP) — A French court ruled on Monday that the American man accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Modi lands in Russia for talks with Putin in first visit since start of Ukraine war
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Russia on Monday for his first visit to the country since Moscow…
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