Ecuador faces outrage after storming Mexican embassy to arrest former VP
By Sophie Tanno and Richard Roth, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador is facing outrage after storming the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian…
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Israel is pulling some troops from southern Gaza. Now the plan is to clear Hamas from Rafah
By JACK JEFFERY and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military announced Sunday it had withdrawn its forces from the…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Israel, Trump fundraiser, Biden ballot issue, Detergent pods recall, Powerball winner
By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Welcome to 5 things Sunday: solar eclipse edition. As excitement surrounding this week’s celestial event…
Continue ReadingHe once swore off politics. Now, this Georgia activist is trying to recruit people who seldom vote
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Davante Jennings cast his first vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race and…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Kishida warns world at ‘historic turning point’ as he touts US alliance ahead of Biden summit
By Hanako Montgomery, Junko Ogura and Simone McCarthy, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Spiraling geopolitical tensions have pushed the world to a “historic…
Continue ReadingInternational leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy in Quito
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and GABRIELA MOLINA Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The global condemnation of Ecuador’s government for its…
Continue ReadingJelly Roll dominates the 2024 CMT Music Awards with host Kelsea Ballerini and a Toby Keith tribute
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer Jelly Roll won big at the 2024 CMT Music Awards Sunday night, taking home three awards at the annual event…
Continue ReadingWinning Powerball jackpot ticket worth $1.3 billion sold in Portland, Oregon
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Powerball player in Oregon won a jackpot worth more than $1.3 billion on Sunday, ending a winless streak that had…
Continue ReadingTop UN court will hold hearings in a case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel’s Gaza conflict
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Preliminary hearings open Monday at the United Nations’ top court in a case that…
Continue ReadingRussia declares flood-hit Orenburg region a federal emergency with other regions under threat
MOSCOW (AP) — State media say Russia’s government has declared the situation in flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency.…
Continue ReadingChina says it patrolled the South China Sea in an apparent response to US naval drills with allies
BEIJING (AP) — China’s military says it has conducted air and sea patrols and that all activities that “disrupt the South China Sea” are…
Continue ReadingKagame blames the world’s inaction as Rwanda commemorates the 1994 genocide with lingering scars
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwandan President Paul Kagame blamed the inaction of the…
Continue ReadingSecurity forces kill 2 Papuan rebel leaders in shootout near jointly owned US-Indonesian gold mine
By ALFIAN KARTONO Associated Press JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Police say two Papuan separatist leaders were killed in a shootout between security…
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First on CNN: Key Democratic group pours $186 million in battle for House and preps for ‘trench warfare’ with GOP
By Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — House Democrats are aiming for just four more seats to win back the majority this fall – and their big-spending…
Continue ReadingA Dubai company’s staggering land deals in Africa raise fears about risks to Indigenous livelihoods
By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Matthew Walley’s eyes sweep over the large forest that has sustained his Indigenous…
Continue ReadingWinning Powerball jackpot ticket worth $1.3 billion sold in Portland, Oregon
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Powerball player in Oregon won a jackpot worth more than $1.3 billion on Sunday, ending a winless streak that had…
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OSP I-5 traffic stop of Arizona man turns up 62 pounds of methamphetamine, 22,000 suspected fentanyl-laced pills
ROSEBURG, Ore. (KTVZ) – An Arizona man faces federal drug charges after a recent traffic stop on Interstate 5 near Roseburg turned up 62 pounds of…
Continue ReadingConservative opposition leads Prime Minister Tusk’s party in Poland’s local races, exit poll says
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An exit poll released after Poland’s local and regional elections Sunday showed Prime…
Continue ReadingEven in the age of Google Earth, people still buy globes. Here’s why they remain so alluring
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Find a globe in your local library or classroom and try this: Close the eyes, spin it and drop a…
Continue ReadingA new declaration in Mexico gives 19 cats roaming the presidential palace food and care fur-ever
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — They prowl through palace gardens stalking pigeons and make cameos on televised press…
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