Bette Nash, world’s longest-serving flight attendant, dies at 88
By Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — Bette Nash, holder of the Guinness World Record for longest-serving flight attendant, has died at the age of 88,…
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A Thai court sentences an opposition lawmaker to 2 years in prison for defaming the monarchy
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court has sentenced a lawmaker from a progressive opposition party to two years in…
Continue ReadingReport: Japanese carmaker Toyota set to end massive Olympic sponsorship deal
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Reports in Japan are saying vehicle manufacturer Toyota will end its massive sponsorship deal with…
Continue ReadingA synthetic drug ravages youth in Sierra Leone. There’s little help, and some people are chained
By KEMO CHAM Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — In Sierra Leone, a cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging youth. Trash-strewn alleys are…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s election could bring the biggest political shift since it became a democracy in 1994
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africans will vote Wednesday to decide whether their country takes its most…
Continue ReadingMilitary labs do the detective work to identify soldiers decades after they died in World War II
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AP) — Generations of American families have grown up not knowing exactly what happened…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s military has the edge in space. China and Russia are in a counterspace race to disrupt it
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As Russian forces rolled over the Ukraine border in the first moments of their invasion, another,…
Continue ReadingAt least 22 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several US states
By BRUCE SCHREINER and JULIO CORTEZ Associated Press A series of powerful storms swept over the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day…
Continue ReadingA woman could be Mexico’s next leader. Millions of others continue in shadows as domestic workers.
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Some 2.5 million Mexicans — mostly women — are domestic workers, a profession that has…
Continue ReadingChina has threatened trade with some countries after feuds. They’re calling ‘the firm’ for help
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Business is good at “the firm.” The eight-person team at the State Department is leading…
Continue ReadingForced to rebuild a life at 12, a Haitian girl joins thousands seeking an escape from gang violence
By DANICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — For 12-year-old Juliana St. Vil, life begins every afternoon. She bounds out of the…
Continue ReadingRussian strike kills 18 people in Kharkiv megastore, the deadliest attack Ukraine has seen in weeks
CNN By Maria Kostenko, Svitlana Vlasova, Radina Gigova and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Eighteen people, including a 12-year-old girl, are…
Continue ReadingA woman could be Mexico’s next leader. Millions of others continue in shadows as domestic workers
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Concepción Alejo is used to being invisible. Alejo, 43, touches her face up with makeup on a…
Continue ReadingRussian POWs get to make phone calls home. Ukrainians don’t. A growing movement wants that to change
By LORI HINNANT and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press FAR WESTERN UKRAINE (AP) — Precious few choices are available to Alexander, a 26-year-old…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream this weekend: Willie Nelson, Chip & Joanna Gaines, Jim Henson and Ben Platt
By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a new album from Willie Nelson, Benedict Cumberbatch playing a…
Continue ReadingMore than 50 killed by Cyclone Remal in India and Bangladesh
By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — More than 50 people have died in India and Bangladesh after Tropical Cyclone Remal lashed the area…
Continue ReadingStock market today: World shares are mostly higher after rebound on Wall St
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares advanced in Europe and Asia ahead of Monday’s Memorial Day holiday in the United States. Oil prices…
Continue ReadingChase Oliver wins Libertarian Party presidential nomination
By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Chase Oliver won the Libertarian Party presidential nomination on Sunday after seven rounds of voting at the…
Continue ReadingPapua New Guinea says Friday’s landslide buried more than 2,000 people and formally asks for help
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations that more than 2,000…
Continue ReadingLibertarians nominate Chase Oliver for president, spurning both Trump and Kennedy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Libertarian Party has nominated party activist Chase Oliver for president. The third party rejected former President Donald…
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