Visualizing how mass shootings in 2024 compare with past years
By Annette Choi and Curt Merrill, CNN (CNN) — CNN is tracking mass shootings in the United States using data from the Gun Violence Archive, a…
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Hezbollah leader says his group must retaliate for suspected Israeli strike in Beirut
By BASSEM MROUE, WAFAA SHURAFA and NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the Lebanese militia Hezbollah said Friday that his…
Continue Reading61-year-old with schizophrenia still missing three weeks after St. Louis nursing home shut down
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 61-year-old man with schizophrenia is still missing three weeks after the St. Louis nursing home…
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan names a former oil exec to lead climate talks. Activists have concerns
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press Azerbaijan’s ecology minister has been named to lead the United Nations’ annual climate talks later this year.…
Continue ReadingSan Quentin project’s $360 million price tag should be slashed, governor’s advisory group says
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An advisory council says California Gov. Gavin Newsom should slash by at least a third…
Continue ReadingUS fugitive accused of faking his death to avoid rape charge in Utah is extradited from Scotland
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A U.S. fugitive known as Nicholas Rossi, who is accused of faking his own death to avoid a rape…
Continue ReadingIsraeli government divisions burst into open as ministers ‘fight’ over post-war plans
By Amir Tal, Richard Allen Greene, Niamh Kennedy and Lauren Izso, CNN Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (CNN) — Rifts in the Israeli government emerged…
Continue ReadingNewly discovered large predator worms ruled the seas as Earth’s earliest carnivores, study finds
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Long before the first sharks appeared, large predator worms were the “terror beasts” of the seas more…
Continue ReadingHeavy rains leave parts of England and Europe swamped in floodwaters
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Flooding from heavy rains has swamped parts of England, France and the Netherlands, and officials…
Continue ReadingFeds to investigate entire New York City subway system after derailment injures more than 20 people
By KAREN MATTHEWS and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal transit safety investigators will be reviewing all of New York…
Continue ReadingFormer Colorado officer sentenced to 14 months in jail and 4 years of probation in death of Elijah McClain
By Andi Babineau, Jay Croft and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Former Colorado police officer Randy Roedema was sentenced to 14 months in jail and 4…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans ready contempt of Congress charges against Hunter Biden for defying a subpoena
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans plan to move forward next week with holding Hunter Biden in contempt of…
Continue ReadingBlaine Luetkemeyer, longtime Missouri Republican congressman, won’t seek reelection
By JIM SALTER Associated Press Missouri Republican U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer will not seek reelection, though his departure in what is considered…
Continue ReadingA new immigration policy that avoids a dangerous journey is working. But border crossings continue
By GISELA SALOMON and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (AP) — Five years ago, Alexis Llanos and his family fled Venezuela for…
Continue ReadingHarry Dunn, officer who defended the US Capitol on Jan. 6, is running for Congress in Maryland
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A former police officer who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6 has announced…
Continue ReadingFlorida can import prescription drugs from Canada, US regulators say
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared the way for Florida’s…
Continue ReadingTop 1-and-done NBA prospects have made a big impact in the AP Top 25 college basketball poll
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Top one-and-done NBA prospects are making a big impact in their college team’s AP Top 25 standing. Roughly…
Continue ReadingNYC sues 17 charter bus companies for $700 million over transporting asylum seekers to the city from Texas
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A migrant surge continues to overwhelm authorities at the US-Mexico border — and…
Continue ReadingCFP championship game participants Michigan, Washington each have 2 players on AP’s all-bowl team
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr.’s wizardry in the Sugar Bowl got the Huskies into Monday’s College…
Continue ReadingDavid Soul, the actor who portrayed the blond half of TV’s ‘Starsky and Hutch,’ dies at 80
LONDON (AP) — Actor-singer David Soul, a 1970s heartthrob who co-starred as the blond half of the crime-fighting duo “Starsky & Hutch” and…
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