Man convicted in Arkansas graduation shooting gets 105 years in prison
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — A jury has convicted a man accused of firing a gun into a crowd following a high school graduation ceremony in Arkansas,…
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Boston Tea Party turns 250 years old with reenactments of the revolutionary protest
BOSTON (AP) — Patriotic mobs and harbor tea-dumping returned to Boston on Saturday as the city marked the 250th anniversary of the revolutionary…
Continue ReadingUnder the shadow of war in Gaza, Jesus’ traditional birthplace is gearing up for a subdued Christmas
By JULIA FRANKEL and JALAL BWAITEL Associated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem is gearing up for a subdued Christmas, without the…
Continue ReadingBook bans are harming LGBTQ people, advocates say. This online library is fighting back.
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Erik Lundstrom was about 14 when he secretly purchased the coming-of-age novel “Rainbow Boys” and hid it in…
Continue ReadingAlex Jones proposes paying Sandy Hook families a minimum of $55 million to settle lawsuit claims
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who filed for personal bankruptcy a year ago after being ordered to pay…
Continue ReadingAuthor receives German prize in scaled-down format after comparing Gaza to Nazi-era ghettos
BERLIN (AP) — The Russian-American writer Masha Gessen has received a German literary prize in a ceremony that was delayed and scaled down in…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about how 3 Israeli hostages were killed by the IDF
By Tamar Michaelis, Richard Allen Greene and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Israel is reeling from the Israel Defense Forces’…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the killing of 3 Israeli hostages by the IDF
CNN By Tamar Michaelis, Richard Allen Greene and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — An investigation is underway after a tragic…
Continue ReadingOrder blocking enforcement of Ohio abortion ban stands after high court dismisses appeal
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed the state’s challenge to a judge’s order that has blocked enforcement of…
Continue ReadingUN peacekeeping chief welcomes strong support for its far-flung operations despite `headwinds’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations peacekeeping chief says he was very satisfied with the strong support…
Continue ReadingBrazil approves a major tax reform overhaul that Lula says will ‘facilitate investment’
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s lower house has approved a major reform of the nation’s notoriously…
Continue Reading‘I wasn’t giving up the will to live’: Hiker rescued 3 days after nearly 1,000-foot fall off Hawaii trail
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A hiker from California who fell about 1,000 feet to the bottom of a mountain down a trail in Hawaii called…
Continue ReadingQuaker Oats recalls granola products over concerns of salmonella contamination
CHICAGO (AP) — Quaker Oats on Friday recalled several of its granola products, including granola bars and cereals, saying the foods could be…
Continue ReadingThe leaders of Italy, the UK and Albania meet in Rome to hold talks on migration
By GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The leaders of Italy and the U.K. have agreed to tackle irregular migration to Europe. They pledged…
Continue ReadingUS military leaders press Israel to shift from major combat as Iranian-backed ship attacks escalate
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top two U.S. military leaders are traveling to Tel Aviv to advise the Israeli government on how…
Continue Reading‘Make more Italians,’ Elon Musk says as star guest at PM’s political conference
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Elon Musk was star guest this year at an annual conference organized by Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s…
Continue ReadingOppressed by the Taliban, she swallowed acid. Now her siblings are trying to save her life
By Hilary Whiteman, Anna Coren and Abdul Basir Bina, CNN Karachi, Pakistan (CNN) — Arzo is so weak she spends most of her day lying on a thin…
Continue ReadingRare rock structures could provide a glimpse into possible life on ancient Mars
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — It’s impossible to know what Mars looked like billions of years ago, but one robotic explorer’s intrepid…
Continue ReadingUS Senate confirms Shreveport attorney as first Black judge in Louisiana’s Western District
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A north Louisiana attorney is now the first Black federal judge to serve on the state’s U.S. Western District Court…
Continue ReadingSouth African ex-President Jacob Zuma has denounced the ANC and pledged to vote for a new party
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma has denounced the governing African National…
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