Native American boy forced to cut hair to comply with school hair policy, ACLU says
By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old Native American boy in Kansas was forced to cut his hair to comply with his elementary…
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Germany and Italy agree on joint ‘action plan’ including energy, technology, climate protection
BERLIN (AP) — Germany and Italy have agreed to work closer together in the fields of energy, technology, climate protection, security and cultural…
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Smoke alarm awakens NE Redmond residents to early-morning fire; cause traced to improperly vented pellet stove
A smoke alarm awakened northeast Redmond residents to a fire that heavily damaged their manufactured home early Wednesday and was spreading to a…
Continue ReadingRobbery suspect’s colorful underwear helped police arrest him, authorities say
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a pair of multicolored briefs peeking out above a robbery suspect’s low-slung trousers helped police arrest him.…
Continue ReadingInvestigators believe 4 men found dead in suburban Denver home were killed in a murder-suicide
DENVER (AP) — Police say investigators believe four men found dead inside a suburban Denver home on Tuesday died as the result of a murder-suicide.…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina governor spars with state chamber of commerce over confirmation of Black judicial and board seats
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the state’s chamber of commerce have engaged in a heated…
Continue ReadingSuspected militants kill 5, including 2 soldiers, in pair of bombings in northwest Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say suspected militants have targeted security forces and a pro-government elder in northwest…
Continue ReadingIsrael and Hamas agree to breakthrough deal on hostage release and four-day truce
By Simone McCarthy, Rob Picheta, David Shortell, Oren Liebermann and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Israel and Hamas have reached a deal for a…
Continue ReadingIncoming Philadelphia mayor taps the city’s chief of school safety as next police commissioner
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker has selected longtime police official Kevin J. Bethel to become the next police…
Continue Reading25 killed when truck overloaded with food items and people crashes in Nigeria’s north
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state say 25 people have been killed and…
Continue ReadingThe US has thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader, an AP source says
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government official says the U.S. has thwarted a plot to kill Sikh separatist leader…
Continue ReadingThe average long-term US mortgage rate falls to 7.29% in fourth-straight weekly drop
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell for the fourth time in as many weeks, more…
Continue ReadingLess than 2 years after nearly being killed by Russian bomb, Fox’s Benjamin Hall returns to Ukraine
NEW YORK (AP) — Less than two years after nearly being killed by a Russian bomb while reporting, Fox News’ Benjamin Hall returned to Ukraine…
Continue ReadingMexican activist who counted murders in his violence-plagued city is himself killed
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An activist who documented murders in one of Mexico’s deadliest cities has himself been killed. Adolfo EnrÃquez was…
Continue ReadingDeadly green mamba snake on the loose in Dutch city
By Caitlin Danaher and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A highly venomous snake is on the loose after escaping a home in Tilburg, the Netherlands on…
Continue ReadingWho are the Palestinian prisoners on Israel’s list for potential release?
By Abeer Salman, Nima Elbagir, Barbara Arvanitidis, Alex Platt and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Nearly seven weeks into the war, Israel and…
Continue ReadingNew Philanthropy Roundtable CEO Christie Herrera ready to fight for donor privacy
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The new president and CEO of Philanthropy Roundtable says she plans to fight for the principles…
Continue ReadingCharleston, South Carolina, elects its first Republican mayor since Reconstruction Era
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The historic South Carolina city of Charleston has elected its first Republican mayor since…
Continue ReadingPalestinian flag displayed by fans of Scottish club Celtic at Champions League game draws UEFA fine
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The display of a liberation flag among hundreds of Palestinian flags at a Champions League game by fans of Scottish club…
Continue ReadingA ‘black day’ for the EU Green Deal: lawmakers reject proposal to cut use of chemical pesticides
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — EU lawmakers have rejected a proposal from the bloc’s executive arm to set legally binding…
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