Border bill fails Senate test vote as Democrats seek to underscore Republican resistance
By STEPHEN GROVES, MARY CLARE JALONICK and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans again blocked a bill meant to…
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5 things to know about Memorial Day, including its evolution and controversies
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members. But it’s…
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‘A big deal for Oregonians’: AG Rosenblum joins federal antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined the US Department of Justice and AGs from 29 states and the District of…
Continue ReadingPolitical consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges
By HOLLY RAMER and ALI SWENSON Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former New Hampshire Democratic Party chair whose phone number was spoofed…
Continue ReadingUS sues to split up Ticketmaster and Live Nation in a groundbreaking monopoly lawsuit
By Brian Fung, Hannah Rabinowitz and Sabrina Souza, CNN Washington (CNN) — In a groundbreaking antitrust lawsuit that threatens to upend the…
Continue ReadingKosovo’s parliament passes a bill on leasing some of its prison space for Denmark’s use
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s parliament has approved a bill on leasing some of its…
Continue ReadingNorfolk Southern will pay $15 million fine as part of federal settlement over Ohio derailment
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press The federal government agreed to a $15 million fine for Norfolk Southern over last year’s disastrous derailment in…
Continue ReadingMore than 20 people hurt on turbulent Singapore Airlines flight have spinal injuries, hospital says
By Mia Alberti, CNN (CNN) — More than 20 people aboard a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence on Tuesday remain in intensive…
Continue ReadingFeds reach $310M settlement with Norfolk Southern after toxic Ohio train derailment. Here’s what else the company has to do
By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice have reached a $310 million settlement agreement…
Continue ReadingHundreds of mammoth bones discovered in Austrian wine cellar
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of mammoth bones have been uncovered in an Austrian wine cellar, in a discovery labelled an…
Continue ReadingIn South Africa, a community struggling for clean water reflects wider discontent ahead of election
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press HAMMANSKRAAL, South Africa. (AP) — The struggle starts early in the Hammanskraal area of South Africa as…
Continue ReadingFate of Missouri man imprisoned for more than 30 years is now in the hands of a judge
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis judge will decide the fate of a man who has spent more than three decades in prison for a killing he says he didn’t…
Continue ReadingTikTok rolls out new rules to limit the reach of state-affiliated media accounts on its platform
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok said Thursday its putting in place new rules to limit the reach of state-affiliated…
Continue ReadingBritain is on the cusp of a new era. Here’s what you need to know about its upcoming general election
By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — Voters in Britain are primed to end a 14-year era of Conservative rule, in a momentous general election that…
Continue ReadingFar-right grouping in European Parliament expels high-flying Alternative for Germany party
BERLIN (AP) — A German far-right party set for big gains in upcoming European elections has suffered another setback after it was expelled from a…
Continue ReadingPolitical consultant behind fake Biden AI robocall faces charges in New Hampshire
By Rashard Rose and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire prosecutors filed 26 criminal charges against the political consultant behind a…
Continue ReadingChina starts ‘punishment’ military drills around Taiwan days after island swears in new leader
CNN By Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon and Eric Cheung, CNN (CNN) — China has launched two days of large-scale military drills surrounding…
Continue ReadingSome birds may use ‘mental time travel,’ study finds
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — Real quick — what did you have for lunch yesterday? Were you with anyone? Where were you? Can you picture…
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s cooking for the three-course state dinner at the White House honoring Kenya
By The Associated Press The menu for the state dinner at the White House honoring Kenya starts with a chilled tomato soup and ends with a white…
Continue ReadingDangerous brew: Ocean heat and La Nina combo likely mean more Atlantic hurricanes this summer
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Get ready for what nearly all the experts think will be one of the busiest Atlantic…
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