Hajj Pilgrimage Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Hajj, an annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. On average, more than two million…
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Biden spent the weekend rallying Democrats and retreating with family after poor debate performance
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has had the kind of weekend on which history pivots. He has tried to stabilize his campaign after a…
Continue ReadingCampaign to get new political mapmaking system on Ohio’s ballot submits more than 700,000 signatures
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Backers of a proposal to change Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system have delivered hundreds of…
Continue ReadingStingray that got pregnant despite no male companion has died, aquarium says
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A stingray that got pregnant at a North Carolina aquarium this winter despite not having shared a tank with a male of…
Continue ReadingChinese woman facing charge of trying to smuggle turtles across Vermont lake to Canada
Associated Press Border Patrol agents say a woman from China has been arrested at a Vermont lake bordering Quebec for trying to smuggle 29 eastern…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the Supreme Court immunity ruling in Trump’s 2020 election interference case
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s ruling Monday in former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans sue Attorney General Garland over access to Biden special counsel interview audio
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Monday filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Merrick Garland for the audio recording of…
Continue ReadingHouse Judiciary Committee sues Garland for Biden audio tapes
By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House Judiciary Committee sued Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday in their latest attempt to obtain…
Continue ReadingSimone Biles will return to the Olympics. Here’s who else made the USA Women’s Gymnastics team
AP National Writer Simone Biles is eager for a chance to put the Tokyo Olympics firmly in her rearview mirror. Three years after she memorably pulled…
Continue ReadingNaomi Osaka wins at Wimbledon for the first time in 6 years, and Coco Gauff moves on, too
AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Naomi Osaka has played a match at Wimbledon for the first time in five years and played at the…
Continue Reading‘We will not enlist:’ Ultra-Orthodox in Israel vow to defy orders to serve in the military
By Jo Shelley and Mike Schwartz, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — As thousands of men hurried towards the main square in Jerusalem’s ultra-Orthodox…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania man killed when fireworks explode in his garage
UNION CITY, Pa. (AP) — A man was killed when some fireworks exploded at his Pennsylvania home. State police say 55-year-old Union City resident…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Elissa Slotkin makes massive ad buy in Michigan Senate race in flex of fundraising
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin is reserving over $8 million in ads in the weeks leading up to…
Continue Reading3 civilians killed in a bomb explosion in Pakistan and 2 security personnel die in a rocket attack
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a roadside bomb explosion in Pakistan’s volatile Baluchistan province has killed a woman and two children.…
Continue ReadingSwedes take a new step in parental leave. Grandparents can now get paid to take care of grandkids
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden is launching a groundbreaking new law, allowing grandparents to care for their grandchild and…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rules Trump has limited immunity in January 6 case, jeopardizing trial before election
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Donald Trump may claim immunity from criminal prosecution for some of the…
Continue ReadingIan McKellen withdraws from tour of his play to ‘protect my recovery’ after fall from stage
LONDON (AP) — Actor Ian McKellen said Monday he is withdrawing from a U.K. tour of his latest play because he needs more time to recover after…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico approves electricity rate increase weeks after massive blackout
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Ricans have been hit with a 4.6% increase in electricity rates increase through September. The…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court casts doubt on Florida and Texas laws to regulate social media platforms
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is keeping a hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube…
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