Brazil again extends visa exemptions for US, Canada and Australia, this time until 2025
By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s government has extended exemptions to tourist visa requirements for…
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Vermont’s Goddard College to close after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles
PLAINFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s Goddard College is closing at the end of the semester after years of declining enrollment and financial…
Continue ReadingKansas deputy fatally shoots woman holding a knife and scissors
ATTICA, Kan. (AP) — Investigators in Kansas say a deputy fatally shot an Oklahoma woman who was wielding a knife and scissors and lunged at another…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota woman who operated unlicensed day care is sentenced to 19 years in baby’s death
By JACK DURA Associated Press A North Dakota woman has been sentenced to 19 years in prison in connection with the death of a baby who attended her…
Continue ReadingFormer Colombia President Uribe denounces case against him as political vengeance
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s influential former President Álvaro Uribe has denounced as “vengeance” a move by national prosecutors to…
Continue ReadingFather sentenced in Germany for attempted murder for injecting mercury into his daughter’s foot
BERLIN (AP) — A court in Germany has sentenced a 30-year-old man to 13 years in prison for attempted murder for injecting mercury into his…
Continue ReadingArkansas hires John Calipari to coach the Razorbacks, a day after stepping down from Kentucky
By ERIC W. BOLIN The Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Fireworks went off as new Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari was…
Continue ReadingZelensky says he will listen to Trump’s ideas to end war in Ukraine ‘with pleasure’
By Sophie Tanno and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would listen to former US President…
Continue ReadingZelensky says he will listen to Trump’s ideas to end war in Ukraine ‘with pleasure’
CNN By Sophie Tanno and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would listen to former US President…
Continue Reading2 alleged Iraqi militants arrested in Germany, accused of keeping Yazidi girls as slaves
BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say two Iraqis accused of being members of the Islamic State group and keeping two young Yazidi girls as slaves as well…
Continue ReadingFighting escalates in eastern Myanmar as army holds out against resistance push on key border town
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Fighting appears to be escalating in Myanmar as guerrilla fighters from the Karen ethnic minority and…
Continue ReadingRight to abortion unlikely to be enshrined in Maine Constitution after vote falls short
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press An effort to amend the Maine Constitution to enshrine the right to an abortion is coming up short. The measure fell…
Continue ReadingShirley MacLaine Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at best-selling author and Oscar-winning actress, Shirley MacLaine. Personal Birth date: April…
Continue ReadingFloods ravage regions of Russia and Kazakhstan, but worse is yet to come
By Anna Chernova, Christian Edwards and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Floods have swamped parts of Russia and Kazakhstan after Europe’s…
Continue ReadingCarol Burnett Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of television, film and stage actress Carol Burnett. Personal Birth date: April 26,…
Continue ReadingKurdish People Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within…
Continue ReadingAs medical perils from abortion bans grow, so do opportunities for Democrats in a post-Roe world
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republicans insisted the ruling would…
Continue ReadingEnron Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Enron, an energy trading company that collapsed after a massive accounting fraud scheme was…
Continue ReadingAffirmative Action Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about affirmative action as well as a few notable court cases. Affirmative…
Continue ReadingRoe v. Wade Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the US Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. Case 1971 – The case is filed by Norma McCorvey,…
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