‘Bone biographies’ reveal what life was like for everyday medieval people
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — If you could walk the streets of medieval England, it might feel as unfamiliar as an alien environment.…
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Two Indiana police officers are acquitted of excessive force in 2020 protesters’ arrests
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A jury has acquitted two Indianapolis police officers of excessive force for striking two women with batons during arrests at a…
Continue ReadingEagles security guard DiSandro banned from sideline for Sunday Night Football vs. Cowboys
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro has been barred by the NFL from being on the sideline Sunday…
Continue ReadingMohamed Salah scores his 200th Liverpool goal to spark comeback win over Crystal Palace
By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Having failed to score in his team’s previous two games, Mohamed Salah had to wait longer than many had expected…
Continue ReadingDeSantis looks to use fight over transgender rights to boost his campaign in final weeks before Iowa
By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — A week before announcing his campaign for president in May, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a slate of…
Continue ReadingUkraine says any Russian presidential voting in its occupied regions would be ‘null and void’
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has condemned Russia’s intention to organize presidential election voting in occupied Ukrainian territory next year.…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s Erdogan accuses the West of ‘barbarism’ and Islamophobia in the war in Gaza
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used a speech on human rights to accuse the West of “barbarism” for its stance on…
Continue ReadingTechnology built the cashless society. Advances are helping the unhoused so they’re not left behind
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — John Littlejohn remembers the days when lots of people had a couple of dollars to spare to buy…
Continue ReadingIt’s taking longer to schedule abortions in the US. Doctors fear riskier, more complex procedures
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would…
Continue ReadingAbortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Georgians march in support of country’s candidacy for European Union membership
By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE and ELISE MORTON Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Hundreds of people have marched in Georgia’s capital to support…
Continue ReadingMaine’s congressional delegation calls for Army investigation into Lewiston shooting
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The four members of Maine’s congressional delegation are calling for an Army…
Continue Reading‘Shadows of children:’ For the youngest hostages, life moves forward in whispers
By JULIA FRANKEL, ADAM GELLER and TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — After seven weeks held hostage in the tunnels of Gaza, they…
Continue ReadingAt least 4 dead after fire breaks out in hospital in Rome
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — At least four people have died and more than 200 people evacuated after a devastating fire broke out…
Continue ReadingZimbabwe holds special elections after court rules to remove 9 opposition lawmakers from Parliament
By FARAI MUTSAKA and TSVANGIRAYI MUKWAZHI Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe is holding special elections for nine seats in…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Scholz confident of resolving budget crisis, says no dismantling of the welfare state
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he is confident that his troubled government will find a good…
Continue ReadingHer mother vanished when she was 1. Some 40 years later, a phone call from a stranger helped her understand why
By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Misty LaBean spent her whole life wondering why her mother left her family when she was only a year old.…
Continue ReadingUS and Philippines condemn the Chinese coast guard’s water cannon blasts on fisheries vessels
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines and its treaty ally, the United States, have separately condemned a…
Continue ReadingCosMc’s: Why McDonald’s wants its own coffee chain
WLS, MCDONALD’S, CNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — McDonald’s announced on Wednesday that it is piloting a new cafe…
Continue ReadingProtests at UN climate talks, from cease-fire calls to detainees, see ‘shocking level of censorship’
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Activists designated Saturday a day of protest at the COP28 summit in Dubai.…
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