Slovakia’s parliament backs a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s public broadcasting
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s parliament has approved a government plan to overhaul the country’s public broadcaster. It’s a…
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Slovakia’s parliament backs a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s public broadcasting
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s parliament has approved a government plan to overhaul the country’s public broadcaster. It’s a…
Continue ReadingVitamix recalls almost 570,000 blender parts
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Parts of a pricey blender that can cost up to $990 can cause deep cuts, Vitamix announced in an…
Continue ReadingU.S. bans on gasoline-powered leaf blowers grow, as does blowback from landscaping industry
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The roar of the leaf blower has become an inescapable part of daily life in communities across…
Continue ReadingA pet donkey disappeared in California five years ago. He’s been spotted living with a herd of wild elk
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — When Diesel the donkey ran away on a hike near his home outside Sacramento, California, five years ago, his…
Continue ReadingItalian coast guard recovers 12 more bodies of shipwreck victims in the Ionian Sea
MILAN (AP) — The Italian coast guard has recovered 12 more bodies from a weekend shipwreck in the Ionian Sea off the southern Italian coastline.…
Continue ReadingMexico’s incoming president announces first Cabinet picks: academics and former public servants
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum has begun naming her Cabinet, presenting an even gender distribution and a…
Continue Reading5 things to know for June 21: Heat wave, Supreme Court, Middle East, TikTok ban, Southwest Airlines
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump will get the final word at the CNN debate next week after a coin flip…
Continue ReadingIsraeli military official says Hamas cannot be destroyed, as rift with Netanyahu widens
By Christian Edwards and Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s top military spokesman has said Hamas cannot be made to “disappear,”…
Continue ReadingAt Olympic trials, deaf runner Eric Gregory will rely on signals, coach’s prompts to shine in 400
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — When Eric Gregory crouches into the starting blocks, his coach will be right next to him. It’s…
Continue ReadingOrange County judge can stand trial in wife’s shooting death, judge says
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has ruled there is sufficient evidence for a Southern California judge to stand trial on a…
Continue ReadingNew Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts
By KEVIN McGILL and SARA CLINE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that…
Continue ReadingPeace must be a priority, say Catholic leaders on anniversary of priests’ violent deaths in Mexico
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two years have passed since a leader of one of Mexico’s organized crime gangs…
Continue ReadingBiden administration old-growth forest proposal doesn’t ban logging, but still angers industry
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old-growth…
Continue ReadingTurks and Caicos revises firearms law after arrests of several Americans
By Michael Rios and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Turks and Caicos is revising part of its firearms law that recently caused legal trouble for…
Continue ReadingGraduation, lack of opportunity force most gymnasts to quit. A women’s league is out to change that
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer A new professional women’s gymnastics league is hoping to give athletes a chance to walk away from the sport…
Continue ReadingDonald Sutherland, the towering actor whose career spanned ‘M.A.S.H.’ to ‘Hunger Games,’ dies at 88
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Sutherland, the Canadian actor whose wry, arrestingly off-kilter screen presence spanned more…
Continue ReadingIn Atlanta to promote fentanyl actions, Yellen announces sanctions against Mexican cartel
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S., Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced new sanctions against…
Continue ReadingMinivan carrying more than a dozen puppies crashes in Connecticut. Most are OK
WOODSTOCK, Conn. (AP) — A minivan carrying 14 puppies hit a utility pole and rolled over in Connecticut. The crash in Woodstock happened at about 6…
Continue ReadingRain helps 1,000 firefighters slow big New Mexico blazes as Biden approves disaster relief
By MORGAN LEE and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — More than 1,000 firefighters in New Mexico took advantage of a break…
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