A look at some of the turmoil surrounding the Boy Scouts, from a gay ban to bankruptcy
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press IRVING, Texas (AP) — Founded in 1910, the Boy Scouts of America achieved a vaunted status in the U.S. over the…
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Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort
By MARIA CHENG Associated Press ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica have…
Continue ReadingOver 500 million years ago, weird complex creatures emerged on Earth. Scientists now think they know why
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Earth’s magnetic field plays a key role in making our planet habitable. The protective bubble over the atmosphere…
Continue ReadingThe new Swiss Army Knife will be missing a key feature
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The maker of the Swiss Army Knife is working on a new version of the classic multi-tool, which won’t have a blade.…
Continue ReadingPope Francis appoints new bishop in Tennessee after former bishop’s resignation under pressure
Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pope Francis has appointed Reverend James Mark Beckman as Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, almost a year…
Continue ReadingNew York governor regrets saying Black kids in the Bronx don’t know what a computer is
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she regrets making an offhand remark that suggested Black…
Continue ReadingThe Eurovision Song Contest kicked off with pop and protests as the war in Gaza casts a shadow
By JILL LAWLESS and MARTIN MEISSNER Associated Press MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Competition in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest kicked off Tuesday in…
Continue ReadingToo much water, and not enough: Brazil’s flooded south struggles to access basic goods
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) — The mayor of a major city in southern Brazil on Tuesday…
Continue Reading‘Words matter’: Titles, Trump and what to call a former president
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is not the president, but that doesn’t stop many of his most loyal…
Continue ReadingWho is Stormy Daniels, the adult film actress who is testifying in Trump’s hush money criminal trial?
By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who is testifying Tuesday in former President Donald Trump’s criminal…
Continue ReadingTwo WNBA players were among a dozen Americans who played in Russia after Brittney Griner’s arrest
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two WNBA players were among a dozen Americans who opted to play in Russia this past offseason…
Continue ReadingUS repatriates 11 citizens from notorious camp for relatives of Islamic State militants in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — The United States has repatriated 11 of its citizens from sprawling camps in northeastern Syria that house tens of thousands of…
Continue ReadingUS service member shot and killed by Florida police identified by the Air Force
By TARA COPP and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force said an airman based at the Special Operations…
Continue ReadingRainfall allows Spain’s Catalonia to ease water restrictions for 1st time during drought
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Authorities in Spain’s Catalonia region say they will ease restrictions on water use for a wide area including Barcelona…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses lawsuit by mother who said school hid teen’s gender expression
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a Maine woman who accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender…
Continue ReadingLuis Miranda Jr. reflects on giving, the arts and his son Lin-Manuel in the new memoir ‘Relentless’
By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press Long before his son Lin-Manuel’s Tony Award-winning musical “Hamilton” brought his family…
Continue ReadingUkraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators say they have foiled a Russian plot to…
Continue ReadingPenske suspends Cindric and 3 others in the wake of a cheating scandal ahead of the Indianapolis 500
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Roger Penske has suspended the president of Team Penske and three others for two races for their roles in the…
Continue ReadingFormer head of one of China’s top state-owned phone companies sentenced to 16 years for corruption
By The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court sentenced the former head of one of the country’s three major state-owned phone carriers…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s military says recent suicide attack that killed 5 Chinese was planned in Afghanistan
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani…
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