About 300 Indian travelers are stuck in a French airport in a human trafficking probe
By CHRISTOPHE ENA and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press VATRY, France (AP) — About 300 Indian citizens heading to Central America were sequestered…
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Czech Republic marks a day of mourning for the victims of its worst mass killing
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic came to a standstill at noon Saturday as people across the country observed a…
Continue ReadingA promising athlete, a volunteer firefighter, a renowned academic. Czechs mourn the 14 killed in university mass shooting
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Bohemia, Czech Republic (CNN) — Czech Republic observed a national day of mourning on Saturday after the worst…
Continue ReadingIsrael strikes 2 homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians. Biden says he didn’t request a cease-fire
By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 90 Palestinians, including dozens from an extended family, were…
Continue ReadingAnger in remote parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir after 3 are killed while in army custody
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Officials and residents in some remote parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir say anger is spreading…
Continue ReadingAfter a terrible year of climate news, here are 5 reasons to feel positive
CNN By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — There has been no shortage of bleak climate news this year: unprecedented global heat fueled deadly extreme…
Continue ReadingAfter a terrible year of climate news, here are 5 reasons to feel positive
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — There has been no shortage of bleak climate news this year: unprecedented global heat fueled deadly extreme…
Continue ReadingCohen scores 28, UMass tops Portland 100-78 at Diamond Head Classic
HONOLULU (AP) — Josh Cohen scored 28 points without missing a shot and Massachusetts defeated Portland 100-78 at the Diamond Head Classic on Friday…
Continue ReadingTunisians vote in local elections on Sunday to fill a new chamber as economy flatlines
By SAM METZ Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Butter and milk shortages. Political party boycotts. Ongoing prosecutions of the president’s…
Continue ReadingWhat is a mass extinction, and why do scientists think we’re in the middle of one?
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — No species lasts forever — extinction is part of the evolution of life. But at least five times, a biological…
Continue ReadingPutin’s election plan, Navalny’s disappearance. It’s no coincidence, Russian former minister says
By Anna Chernova, Richard Quest, Anna Gorzkowska, Julia Puckette and Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was…
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Prineville police post video, photos of ‘porch pirate’ in hopes of tips to help catch package thief
Prineville police have posted security-camera photos and video of a recent “porch pirate” package theft on social media in hopes the public can…
Continue ReadingNew footage shows law enforcement was aware of concerns over Maine shooter’s mental health and access to guns before shooting
By Nic F. Anderson and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Newly released footage from law enforcement in Maine shows officials were aware of…
Continue ReadingKey takeaways from AP’s look at the emerging wave of sports construction in the US
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press A new round of stadium construction is underway for professional sports teams across the U.S., and taxpayers will…
Continue ReadingPlans abounding for new sports stadiums across the US, carrying hefty public costs
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Standing on a portable stage erected at home plate of the Milwaukee Brewers ballpark, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers…
Continue ReadingDoctors accuse Israeli troops of desecrating bodies and shooting civilians at hospital Israel says was Hamas ‘command center’
By Abeer Salman and Kareem Khadder, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli soldiers raiding a hospital in northern Gaza desecrated the bodies…
Continue ReadingIsrael and Hamas measures get a look as most US state legislatures meet for first time since Oct. 7
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Most U.S. state legislatures will reconvene in January for the first time since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on…
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Colorado officials capture, relocate five more Oregon wolves, complete 10-wolf relocation program
Colorado Parks and Wildlife experts completed wolf capture work in Oregon on Friday, bringing five more wolves to Colorado for relocation and…
Continue ReadingIn Mexico, piñatas are not just child’s play. They’re a 400-year-old tradition
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press ACOLMAN, Mexico (AP) — María de Lourdes Ortiz Zacarías swiftly cuts hundreds of strips of newsprint and…
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Post-flight feast: Study suggests reindeer vision evolved to spot favorite food
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer may have millions of carrots set out for him on Christmas Eve,…
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