Iowa community recalls 11-year-old boy with ‘vibrant soul’ killed in school shooting
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press Hundreds of people said goodbye to an 11-year-old boy known as “Smiley,” a week after he was shot to death…
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Aviation experts raise questions about 737 Max ‘door plug’ design
By Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — In the aftermath of last week’s Alaska Airlines in-flight emergency, some aviation experts are questioning…
Continue ReadingGuatemala arrests ex-minister who resigned rather than use force against protesters
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala has arrested its former interior minister for allegedly not carrying out his duties when he opted for dialogue with…
Continue ReadingMLS and Apple announce all-access docuseries chronicling 2024 season
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Apple TV and Major League Soccer are expanding their collaboration, announcing Thursday…
Continue ReadingAverage long-term mortgage rates rise again, reaching their highest level in 4 weeks
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for the second time in as many weeks, climbing to…
Continue ReadingMissile blitz, jet drones, night camouflage: Kyiv warns how Russia could overwhelm air defenses
By Joseph Ataman, Frederik Pleitgen and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — In the snow-filled skies above Ukraine, a…
Continue ReadingHere are the ‘Worst in Show’ CES products, according to consumer and privacy advocates
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The best CES products pierce through the haze of marketing hype at the Las Vegas gadget show to reveal…
Continue ReadingHundreds gather in Ukraine’s capital to honor renowned poet who was also a soldier killed in action
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of people have attended a ceremony honoring the memory of renowned Ukrainian poet…
Continue ReadingRare skin fossil is oldest by 130 million years
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The world’s oldest known fossilized skin belonged to a species of reptile that lived before dinosaurs roamed the…
Continue ReadingIsrael is facing a genocide case in international court. Could it halt the war in Gaza?
By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Israel is appearing before the International Court of Justice in a high stakes case that could change the…
Continue ReadingPentagon watchdog will review Defense Secretary Austin’s failure to disclose his hospitalization
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s internal watchdog says he will review the secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary…
Continue ReadingRunning from gossip, Ariana Madix finds relief in Broadway’s salacious musical, ‘Chicago’
By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix becomes the latest celebrity to take on the role of Roxie…
Continue ReadingTrial of woman charged with covering up killing of mother of 5 begins in Connecticut
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The trial of a woman charged in the 2019 killing of a mother-of-five has begun in a Connecticut courtroom. A…
Continue ReadingEmmys will have reunions, recreations of shows like ‘Lucy,’ ‘Martin,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Thrones’
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 75th Emmy Awards will be studded with cast reunions and recreations of classic…
Continue ReadingAfrica’s Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings, says such unions are contrary to God’s will
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — In the greatest rebuke yet to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar…
Continue ReadingIllegal tunnel under a synagogue in NYC is 60 feet long and destabilized nearby buildings, city says
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The illegal tunnel discovered under a historic Brooklyn synagogue compromised the stability of…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa accuses Israel of genocide and urges top UN court to halt Gaza war
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — South Africa accused Israel of genocide in an unprecedented case at the United Nations’ top court, saying…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s record age, 81, is an ‘asset,’ first lady Jill Biden says
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden says her husband’s age is an “asset,” as President Joe Biden — at 81 already the oldest…
Continue ReadingFriendly fire may have killed their relatives on Oct. 7. These Israeli families want answers now
By JULIA FRANKEL and ALON BERNSTEIN Associated Press KIBBUTZ BE’ERI, Israel (AP) — Relatives of civilians killed at a kibbutz in southern…
Continue ReadingViolence rattles Ecuador as a nightclub arson kills 2 and a bomb scare sparks an evacuation
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A bomb threat has sent an anti-explosives unit into a bustling area of Ecuador’s tense capital as the South American…
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