Extremists abduct more than 40 women in latest attack in northeast Nigeria
By HARUNA UMAR Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Locals have reported the abduction of 42 women during an attack by Islamic extremist…
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Mother of Army private in North Korea tells AP that her son ‘has so many reasons to come home’
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The mother of a U.S. Army private who mysteriously sprinted across the border into North Korea…
Continue ReadingUS nurse kidnapped in Haiti speaks via video for first time since her release
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. nurse who was kidnapped in Haiti last month with her young daughter spoke via video this week for the first…
Continue ReadingMom gets life for stabbing newborn and throwing the baby in a river in 1992. DNA cracked the case
YORK, S.C. (AP) — A 50-year-old woman has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her newborn daughter, whose stabbed body was found in a…
Continue ReadingCompromise on long-delayed state budget could be finalized this week, top Virginia lawmakers say
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A compromise deal on a state budget is likely to be reached in the next few days.…
Continue ReadingJack Ma Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jack Ma, co-founder of China’s most successful tech empire and billionaire…
Continue ReadingBashar al-Assad Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Personal Birth date: September 11, 1965 Birth…
Continue ReadingBasketball World Cup 2023: How to watch, who’s playing, who’s favored and more
By The Associated Press The U.S.-Canada rivalry in men’s basketball has been one-sided. The teams have played 22 times in senior men’s official…
Continue ReadingOhio attorney general rejects language for amendment aimed at reforming troubled political mapmaking
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has rejected petition language for a…
Continue ReadingDriver of minivan facing charge in Ohio school bus crash that killed 1 student, hurt 23
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — The driver of a minivan involved in a crash with an Ohio school bus that left one student dead and more than a score of…
Continue ReadingArgentina arrests dozens in looting attempts amid fear of growing violence ahead of October election
By VICTOR R. CAIVANO and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LOMA HERMOSA; Argentina (AP) — Argentine authorities have reported a large number of…
Continue ReadingOklahoma authorities name the BTK killer as the ‘prime suspect’ in at least two unsolved cases
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press The BTK serial killer has been named the “prime suspect” in two unsolved killings…
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Amputees can get their body parts back for spiritual reasons, new Oregon law says
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Health care facilities in Oregon will be allowed to return amputated body parts to patients for cultural, spiritual or…
Continue ReadingJeffrey Epstein’s New Mexico ranch is sold for an undisclosed price to a newly registered company
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Known as the Zorro Ranch, a high-desert property once owned by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has been sold after two…
Continue ReadingDeadly heat wave in the central US strains infrastructure, transportation and the Texas power grid
By ACACIA CORONADO and JUAN LOZANO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Temperatures are soaring in the central U.S., leading to deaths and…
Continue ReadingAmbulance dispatcher dies after being shot in parking lot over weekend; estranged husband charged
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas dispatcher who was shot in the parking lot of a Little Rock-area ambulance service over the weekend has died.…
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St. Helens man dies in 1,200-foot fall during one-day climb of North and Middle Sister
An Army National Guard helicopter crew located the remains of a 66-year-old St. Helens man who was reported overdue while on an intended one-day…
Continue ReadingLawsuit settled over widespread abuse of former students at shuttered West Virginia boarding school
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A lawsuit that alleged widespread sexual, physical and mental abuse at a now-closed West…
Continue ReadingTropical storm hits Caribbean, wildfires rage in Greece. What to know about extreme weather now
By The Associated Press Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall Wednesday on the island of Hispaniola shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti,…
Continue ReadingWoman who fatally shoved 87-year-old vocal coach to the ground in New York pleads guilty
By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — The woman who fatally shoved an 87-year-old Broadway vocal coach in New York pleaded guilty to a…
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