Hot air balloon lands on Vermont highway median after being stalled in flight
HARTFORD, Vt. (AP) — A hot air balloon made an emergency landing on a highway median in Vermont after becoming stalled in flight. The Valley News…
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An attack by al-Qaida-allied group in northwest Syria kills, wounds dozens of troops, activists say
BEIRUT (AP) — Opposition activists say insurgents in northwest Syria have attacked a government position killing and wounding more than 30 troops.…
Continue ReadingAt least 7 people hurt in shooting that halted Boston parade, police say
By Samantha Beech, Ray Sanchez and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — At least seven people were injured Saturday morning in a shooting that…
Continue ReadingFIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup win kiss
By GRAHAM DUNBAR and JOSEPH WILSON AP Sports Writers GENEVA (AP) — FIFA suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales on Saturday…
Continue ReadingBroadband subsidy program that millions use will expire next year if Congress doesn’t act
By KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the programs set up to ensure affordable internet for all is set to run out by the…
Continue ReadingPope warns of social media perils: relationships reduced to algorithms, partisan propaganda, hatred
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis in a speech to Catholic lawmakers has warned against social media reducing human relationships to “mere algorithms”…
Continue ReadingBare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, BERNARD CONDON and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down…
Continue ReadingA broad genetic test saved one newborn’s life. Research suggests it could help millions of others
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — A recent study showed that tests for sick newborns that look at their full genetic blueprints…
Continue ReadingStudents, professors report chaos as semester begins at New College of Florida
By Carlos Suarez, Denise Royal and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Sarasota, Florida (CNN) — Months after what critics have decried as a conservative…
Continue ReadingFrance and EU to spend 215 million euros shoring up struggling wine producers
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Paris (CNN) — The French government and the European Union will spend 200 million euros ($215 million) to help the…
Continue ReadingYale’s police union distributes ‘misleading’ flyer on crime rates for first-year students, university says
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — As new students arrived on campus for the fall semester at Yale University, they were given flyers…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico board submits third plan in attempt to restructure power company debt of $10 billion
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Lawyers have filed a new plan for restructuring $10 billion in debt owed by Puerto…
Continue ReadingHawaii’s cherished notion of family, the ohana, endures in tragedy’s aftermath
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JAE C. HONG and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Families were torn asunder. A community is reeling…
Continue ReadingThe British Museum says it has recovered some of the stolen 2,000 items
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British Museum says it has recovered some of the 2,000 items believed to have been stolen by an…
Continue ReadingShelling kills civilians in Ukraine’s northeast as fears grow of a second Russian takeover
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces struck a cafe in a key front-line area in northeastern Ukraine Saturday,…
Continue ReadingA Palestinian dies a month after being shot during an Israeli raid in the West Bank
NASSER NASSER Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian news agency has reported that a 20-year-old died of wounds a month after…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Scholz vows a quick resolution to his coalition government’s latest standoff
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor OIaf Scholz is vowing that his coalition government will quickly resolve a dispute over child benefits that has…
Continue ReadingGreek authorities arrest 2 for arson while firefighters battle wildfires across the country
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fire department officials say two men have been arrested in different parts of Greece on…
Continue ReadingHow forensic investigators use DNA, fingerprints and other methods to identify remains after a fire
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The devastating fires in Maui have caused at least 115 deaths, yet only 46 of those have been identified two…
Continue Reading2 fans wounded by gunfire during Chicago White Sox game, officials say
By Michelle Watson and Lechelle Benken, CNN (CNN) — At least two people were wounded by gunfire during a baseball game Friday night at…
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