After 15 years, a social media post helps reunite a family with a long-lost heirloom
By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — When her mother died two years ago, Celia Bashaw began dreaming about art, and not just any art. Her thoughts…
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2 top Penguin Random House editors leaving amid ongoing changes at publishing house
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two top editors at Penguin Random House are leaving as the country’s leading trading…
Continue ReadingAmal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended war crimes charges in Israel-Hamas war
By The Associated Press Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended that the chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court…
Continue ReadingThese photos show Palestinians’ quick exodus from Rafah after Israel issued evacuation orders
By JULIA FRANKEL and PHIL HOLM Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Newly-released satellite photos reviewed by the Associated Press show a large…
Continue ReadingUS says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more…
Continue ReadingFamily of Black teen wrongly executed in 1931 seeks damages after 2022 exoneration
By MARYCLAIRE DALE AP Legal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The family of a Black teenager wrongly convicted and executed in Pennsylvania in…
Continue ReadingBillionaire rains cash on UMass graduates to tune of $1,000 each, but says they must give half away
By NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Billionaire philanthropist Rob Hale has surprised the graduating class at the University of…
Continue ReadingViolence intensifies in southwest Colombia as FARC holdout group attacks police and military
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Violence has intensified in southwestern Colombia with a bomb blast injuring six people in…
Continue ReadingNo points from Erdogan. Turkey’s leader claims Eurovision Song Contest is a threat to family values
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish president has criticized the Eurovision Song Contest, accusing the annual event of allegedly encouraging…
Continue ReadingBankruptcy judge approves Genesis Global plan to refund $3 billion to creditors, crypto customers
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A bankruptcy court judge has approved a plan by the cryptocurrency lender Genesis Global to return about $3…
Continue ReadingTop US drug agency a notable holdout in Biden’s push to loosen federal marijuana restrictions
By JOSHUA G0ODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press In an isolated part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters known as the…
Continue ReadingBiden denounces ICC for ‘outrageous’ implication of equivalence between Israel and Hamas
By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration on Monday forcefully denounced efforts by the International Criminal Court…
Continue ReadingHow cockroaches spread around the globe to become the pest we know today
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer DALLAS (AP) — They’re six-legged, hairy home invaders that just won’t die, no matter how hard…
Continue ReadingOcean water is rushing miles underneath the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ with potentially dire impacts on sea level rise
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Ocean water is pushing miles beneath Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier,” making it more vulnerable to melting…
Continue ReadingCalifornia county’s farm bureau sues over state monitoring of groundwater
HANFORD, Calif. (AP) — A lawsuit has been filed over California’s decision to take over monitoring groundwater use in part of the fertile San…
Continue ReadingScottie Scheffler’s Louisville court date postponed after arrest during PGA Championship
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky court has postponed pro golfer Scottie Scheffler’s appearance on charges he…
Continue ReadingMapping Red Lobster locations: Which restaurants are still open?
By Renée Rigdon and Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — Red Lobster is closing restaurants across the United States after filing for bankruptcy on…
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California congressman urges closer consultation with tribes on offshore wind
By CLAIRE RUSH and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press A congressman who represents California’s north coast has sent a letter to federal…
Continue ReadingDavid Ortiz is humbled by being honored in New York again; this time for post-baseball work
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — Hall of Famer David Ortiz is committed to his post-career work like he was swinging a bat…
Continue ReadingSenate report finds parts made with China’s forced labor in cars by BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and VW
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate inquiry has found BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen have bought parts made by a…
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