New York City’s teachers union sues Mayor Eric Adams over steep cuts to public schools
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s teachers union is suing Mayor Eric Adams in an effort to stop his planned…
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Clarification: ML-Israel-Palestinians-Gaza Destruction story
JERUSALEM (AP) — In a story published Dec. 21-22, 2023, The Associated Press reported that an analysis of satellite imagery from the Gaza Strip had…
Continue ReadingFrom fugitive to shackled prisoner, ‘Fat Leonard’ lands back in US court and could face more charges
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A defense contractor at the center of one of the biggest bribery scandals in U.S.…
Continue ReadingArriving police unknowingly directed shooter out of building during frantic search for UNLV gunman
By RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — New police video of the deadly shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, shows…
Continue ReadingOscars shortlists revealed: Here are the films one step closer to a nomination
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The “Barbie” power ballad “I’m Just Ken” and AP and Frontline’s documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” just…
Continue ReadingA timeline of Elijah McClain’s death and the trials of the officers and paramedics accused of wrongdoing
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Three police officers and two paramedics have faced juries on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent…
Continue ReadingDetained Americans Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at some recent cases of foreign governments detaining US citizens. For information about missing…
Continue ReadingRudy Giuliani Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City. Personal Birth date: May 28, 1944…
Continue ReadingPolish state TV relaunches its main newscast as the new government shakes up the media
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Viewers in Poland watched a remoulded main evening newscast on TVP state television Thursday after the new, pro-European…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 22: Israel, Border crisis, Extreme weather, Prague shooting, Rudy Giuliani
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Inhale, exhale. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but it’s also a time when holiday stress may…
Continue ReadingOctopus DNA seems to confirm scientists’ theory about a long-standing geological mystery
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A study of octopus DNA may have solved an enduring mystery about when the rapidly melting West Antarctic ice sheet…
Continue ReadingMan accused of texting death threats to Ramaswamy faces similar charges involving 2 more candidates
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who was released from jail after he was accused of sending text…
Continue ReadingGlynn Simmons declared innocent after serving 48 years in prison – believed to be the longest of any exoneree
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday declared innocent a man who spent 48 years in prison for a murder he did not commit…
Continue ReadingTwo county officials in Arizona plead not guilty to charges for delaying 2022 election certification
PHOENIX (AP) — Two officials from a rural Arizona county pleaded not guilty to felony charges for delaying the certification of their county’s…
Continue ReadingOregon man is convicted of murder in the 1978 death of a teenage girl in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Oregon man has been convicted of murder in the 1978 death of a teenage girl in Alaska, in a case investigators made…
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Extreme heat represents a new threat to trees and plants in the Pacific Northwest
By NATHAN GILLES, Columbia Insight PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — From June 25 to July 2, 2021, the Pacific Northwest experienced a record-breaking heat…
Continue Reading4 Indian soldiers killed and 3 wounded in an ambush by rebels in disputed Kashmir
NEW DELHI (AP) — Four Indian soldiers have been killed and three others wounded in an ambush by militants fighting against New Delhi’s rule in…
Continue ReadingRudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation case
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, acknowledging severe…
Continue ReadingHarris to kick off 2024 with stops in Nevada, South Carolina, home to some of Democrats’ first votes
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Nevada and South Carolina next month, two of the…
Continue ReadingColombia will try to raise objects from a 1708 shipwreck believed to have a cargo worth billions
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Colombian government said Thursday it will try to raise objects from the 1708 shipwreck of the galleon San Jose, which…
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