Ethel Kennedy Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of environmental and human rights activist Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F.…
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Trader Joe’s upped the price of its bananas for the first time in decades. Here’s why
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It may not be too “appeeling,” but the price of some bananas are rising by a few…
Continue ReadingPaopao adds maturity and sharpshooting to South Carolina’s perfect season
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina was a team high on talent but low on experience last summer. Te-Hina Paopao…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina House OKs bill they say will keep the lights on. Others worry oversight will be lost
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has given key approval to a wide-ranging bill that supporters…
Continue ReadingRussian investigators receive more than 100 missing person reports after Moscow concert hall attack
By Christian Edwards, Darya Tarasova, Amy Cassidy and Zarah Ullah, CNN (CNN) — The final death toll from the Moscow concert hall attack last…
Continue ReadingPeople form a human chain around Slovakia’s public broadcaster that government wants to take over
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Protesters in Slovakia formed a human chain around the country’s public television and radio building Wednesday…
Continue ReadingKansas considers limits on economic activity with China and other ‘countries of concern’
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas have advanced proposals to limit the state’s involvement…
Continue ReadingWomen’s national soccer team and Gotham FC forward Midge Purce tears ACL
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — United States women’s national team forward Midge Purce sustained a season-ending knee injury this past weekend playing…
Continue ReadingTrump plans to attend the wake of slain New York City police officer
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Trump is planning to attend the wake for a New York City police officer who was fatally shot during a traffic…
Continue ReadingJill Biden wrote children’s book about her White House cat, Willow, that will be published in June
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press Jill Biden has written a children’s book about her White House cat, Willow, that will be published in…
Continue ReadingSophia Smith signs contract extension with Portland for highest annual NWSL salary
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Soccer Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Sophia Smith had options but in the end felt like she “wasn’t done” in…
Continue ReadingMyPillow, owned by election denier Mike Lindell, formally evicted from Minnesota warehouse
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A court ordered the eviction Wednesday of MyPillow from a suburban Minneapolis warehouse that it formerly used, but company…
Continue ReadingTalks resume on bringing Israeli officials to the US to discuss Gaza operation, the White House says
By COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Talks have restarted aimed at bringing top Israeli officials to Washington to…
Continue ReadingDachshunds under threat as Germany proposes ban on breeding
By Nadine Schmidt, Claudia Otto and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN (CNN) — Germany’s beloved sausage dog, the dachshund, could be under threat in the…
Continue ReadingBeing HIV-positive will no longer automatically disqualify police candidates in Tennessee city
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee city has agreed to update its civil service policies so that having HIV will…
Continue ReadingHouse Speaker Mike Johnson is committed to advancing Ukraine aid. But it will be a difficult task
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For over a month, House Speaker Mike Johnson has sat on a funding package that would send…
Continue ReadingCentral American and Mexican families mourn the workers lost in the Baltimore bridge collapse
By CLAUDIO ESCALÓN Associated Press AZACUALPA, Honduras (AP) — The construction workers who went missing in the Baltimore bridge collapse came to…
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Kidnap charge dismissed against Uber driver arrested in Bend; grand jury finds insufficient evidence to indict
A kidnapping charge has been dismissed against an Uber driver from La Pine, accused of driving a female Bend passenger around for about a half-hour…
Continue ReadingBooks on the impact of the internet and AI are finalists for the first-ever Women’s Nonfiction Prize
LONDON (AP) — Books about the dizzying impact of the internet and artificial intelligence are among finalists for a new book prize that aims to…
Continue ReadingBeyoncé shares ‘Cowboy Carter’ track list ahead of album, mentions Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson
By MARIA SHERMAN On Wednesday, Beyoncé shared the track list for her forthcoming album, “Act ll: Cowboy Carter.” It arrives Friday, but fans got…
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