US consumer confidence rises in May after three months of declines
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer confidence in the U.S. rose in May following three straight months of declines, but…
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Supreme Court declines to decide whether 12-person juries should be required for state felony cases
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear a number of cases questioning whether state court juries must have a…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court leaves in place Avenatti conviction for plotting to extort up to $25M from Nike
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from…
Continue ReadingAt least 1 killed as storms and winds knock out power across Texas communities and flood roadways
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — At least one person has been killed and more than 600,000 customers in…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court leaves in place Avenatti conviction for plotting to extort up to $25M from Nike
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court turns away appeal from disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined an appeal from disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti, who argued that his…
Continue ReadingPoland’s foreign minister says it should not exclude the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister says the NATO nation should not exclude the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine and should…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is reelected as president of ruling party
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s former premier Nawaz Sharif has been reelected president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N party. He last…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Republican leader who angered Trump is targeted for recall a 2nd time
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of former President Donald Trump, including a former Wisconsin Supreme Court…
Continue ReadingOpera about a school shooting’s aftermath has its US premiere in San Francisco
By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The aftermath of a school shooting is the subject of an opera, “Innocence,” that will…
Continue ReadingRichard Dreyfuss’ comments about women, LGBTQ+ people and diversity lead venue to apologize
BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) — The actor Richard Dreyfuss showed up in a dress at a “Jaws”-themed event in Massachusetts, where the blockbuster 1975…
Continue ReadingPope Francis apologizes for using a homophobic slur during a meeting with bishops
By Christopher Lamb and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has apologized for using an anti-gay slur during a meeting with bishops.…
Continue ReadingPope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men in talk about ban on gay priests
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term…
Continue ReadingFormer intel agency chief set to become the Netherlands’ next prime minister in hard right coalition
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A former head of the Dutch intelligence agency and counterterrorism office is tipped…
Continue ReadingChina’s military shows off rifle-toting robot dogs
CNN By Brad Lendon and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — It looks like something out of the dystopian show “Black Mirror,” but it’s just the latest…
Continue ReadingChicago police fatally shoot stabbing suspect and wound the person he was trying to stab
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police fatally shot a stabbing suspect and wounded the person he was trying to stab after the suspect refused to drop his…
Continue ReadingGeorgian parliament overrides presidential veto of the divisive foreign influence bill
By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The Georgian parliament has overridden a presidential veto of the “foreign…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s president faces his party’s worst election ever. He’ll still likely be reelected
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces the prospect of his ruling party’s…
Continue ReadingStorms leave widespread outages across Texas, cleanup continues after deadly weekend across US
By LEKAN OYEKANMI and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Strong storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail pummeled Texas on…
Continue ReadingTempted to try a no-buy year? Here are tips from people doing it
By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Many people start no-buy challenges at the beginning of the year and commit to keep going until…
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