Why children are still playing tackle football, despite brain risks
By TORRENCE BANKS and ANDREW CHODES / Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Shirley Povich…
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What we know about Audrii Cunningham, who vanished on her way to school, and the man now charged with murder in her death
By Rosa Flores, Holly Yan, Sara Weisfeldt, Steve Almasy and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The last time Audrii Cunningham’s family saw her alive,…
Continue ReadingWisconsin’s Democratic governor signs his new legislative maps into law after Republicans pass them
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic governor, Tony Evers, has signed new legislative district maps into…
Continue ReadingNikki Haley is sharpening contrasts with Donald Trump in the South Carolina primary’s closing days
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley is using the closing days of the South Carolina GOP primary matchup with Donald…
Continue Reading75th George Polk Awards honor coverage of Middle East and Ukraine wars, Supreme Court and Elon Musk
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times is being honored with George Polk Awards for Foreign Reporting and Photojournalism for its coverage of the war…
Continue ReadingMexican army kills 12 gunmen in shootout near Texas border
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities say Mexican soldiers have killed 12 gunmen in a shootout near the Texas border. The security department of the…
Continue Reading‘Soaring’ over hills or ‘playing’ with puppies, study finds seniors enjoy virtual reality
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Even seniors like virtual reality, whether it is flying in a plane, soaring over…
Continue ReadingTaliban set unacceptable conditions for attending a UN meeting, says UN secretary-general
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The U.N. secretary-general says the Taliban set unacceptable conditions for attending a meeting about Afghanistan. Antonio…
Continue ReadingLong after tragic mysteries are solved, families of Native American victims are kept in the dark
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press It was the winter of 2021 when Philbert Shorty’s family found his abandoned car stuck in the mud outside the small…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about Audrii Cunningham, the missing Texas girl, and a man being questioned in case
KHOU, KPRC, KTRK, CNN By Rosa Flores, Holly Yan, Steve Almasy, Raja Razek and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Livingston, Texas (CNN) — One of the few…
Continue ReadingA migrant who piloted a dingy that sank in the English Channel is found guilty of manslaughter
LONDON (AP) — An asylum-seeker who piloted an inflatable dingy that ripped apart while crossing the English Channel to the U.K., killing four…
Continue ReadingIsraeli minister says ground offensive in Rafah will begin by Ramadan if hostages aren’t returned
By Lauren Izso and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Israel will expand military operations in the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah if hostages…
Continue ReadingHow Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra went from prime minister to fugitive abroad and back home again
BANGKOK (AP) — Thaksin Shinawatra, the billionaire former prime minister of Thailand, made a dramatic return home after more than a a decade of…
Continue ReadingTribal bloodshed shines spotlight on instability in strategically vital Papua New Guinea
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A tribal clash in Papua New Guinea’s remote highlands in which at least 26 people…
Continue ReadingA prayer for Evita: Here’s why many Argentines are devoted to a first lady who died in 1952
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Early every morning, just as she reaches her workplace at a labor union…
Continue ReadingEU launches mission to protect ships in Red Sea from Houthis. It won’t partake in military strikes
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has launched a naval mission to help protect cargo ships in the Red Sea. Attacks on civilian maritime traffic by…
Continue ReadingStudents and parents are frustrated by delays in hearing about federal financial aid for college
By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For many students, the excitement of being accepted into their first-choice college is being…
Continue ReadingA Greek militant group claims an attempted parcel bomb attack last week against a judge
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — An anarchist group has claimed responsibility for an attempted bomb attack against a senior judge in Greece last week,…
Continue ReadingThese six young people died by gun violence. Now their AI-generated voices are sending gun control pleas to lawmakers
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Joaquin Oliver’s voice echoes through the hallways of Congress on the sixth anniversary of his death. It comes…
Continue Reading‘Our people are here to stay’: World Court hears arguments over Israeli occupation of Palestinian-claimed land
By David Shortell, Amir Tal, Lauren Iszo and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — The International Court of Justice began hearing historic oral arguments…
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