Israel orders shut down of Al Jazeera in the country, seizes equipment, in ‘dark day for democracy’
By Michael Schwartz, Tim Lister, Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Israel shut down Al Jazeera’s…
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‘The Fall Guy’ gives Hollywood a muted summer kickoff with a $28.5M opening
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “The Fall Guy,” the Ryan Gosling-led, action-comedy ode to stunt performers, opened below…
Continue ReadingTexas man wants court order to investigate woman’s out-of-state abortion
By Alessandra Freitas and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man is seeking a court order so he can depose a woman he was dating who traveled…
Continue ReadingWisconsin eighth grader takes the wheel of his school bus after driver loses consciousness
By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — It was a normal end to the school day in late April for Acie Holland III, an eighth grader at Glen Hills Middle…
Continue ReadingTogo’s ruling party wins a majority in parliament, likely keeping a dynasty in power
By ERICK KAGLAN Associated Press LOME, Togo (AP) — Togo’s ruling party has won a majority of seats in the West African nation’s parliamentary…
Continue ReadingFloods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days, with 103 people missing
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75…
Continue ReadingOrbán challenger in Hungary mobilizes thousands at a rare demonstration in a government stronghold
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press DEBRECEN, Hungary (AP) — A rising challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has held what he called the…
Continue ReadingTeen hands himself into police after attack on German politician
By Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old boy handed himself in to police after admitting that he attacked a German politician on Friday.…
Continue ReadingDenial and uncertainty are looming over a Biden-Trump rematch 6 months out from Election Day
By STEVE PEOPLES and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — It’s six months before Election Day, and Joe Biden and Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingHow to watch the first crewed flight of Boeing’s long-awaited Starliner spacecraft
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Boeing’s spaceflight program may reach a significant milestone Monday night with the launch of its Starliner…
Continue ReadingChina’s president arrives in Europe to reinvigorate ties at a time of global tensions
PARIS (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a three-country trip to Europe on Sunday with the continent divided over how to deal with…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Security tactics at protests, Henry Cuellar, Al Jazeera, Canadian assassination, Kentucky Derby winner
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Today is Cinco de Mayo, a holiday celebrated in some parts of Mexico that’s become a marketing…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Security tactics at protests, Henry Cuellar, Al Jazeera, Canadian assassination, Kentucky Derby winner
CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Today is Cinco de Mayo, a holiday celebrated in some parts of Mexico that’s become a…
Continue ReadingA milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches’ decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion
The Associated Press The fight to allow same-sex marriage and gay clergy has defined much of the last half-century for major mainline Protestant…
Continue ReadingMethodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants
By PETER SMITH Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a half-century’s…
Continue ReadingHamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows military operation in ‘very near future’
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo after “in-depth…
Continue ReadingHush money, catch and kill and more: A guide to unique terms used at Trump’s New York criminal trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial is full of terms you don’t typically hear in a…
Continue ReadingGerman teen turns himself in over attack on European election candidate
BERLIN (AP) — A teenager has surrendered to police over an attack on a candidate from the party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz that has fueled concern…
Continue ReadingWhat a judge’s gag order on Trump means in his hush money case
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Virtually every day of his hush money criminal trial, former President…
Continue ReadingBiden has rebuilt the refugee system after Trump-era cuts. What comes next in an election year?
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A church volunteer stood at an apartment door, beckoning inside a Congolese family for…
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