‘The Masked Singer’ unmasks its biggest star yet
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Some people were confident they knew the identity of Anonymouse on “The Masked Singer,” and they were…
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Bernie Taupin, Elton John’s lyricist, would like to have a word
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re thinking of checking out the new memoir by Elton John’s lyricist to learn…
Continue ReadingGet a taste of the world of Catan with a cookbook inspired by the hit board game
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — You can work up quite an appetite sitting around a table plotting world domination.…
Continue ReadingUK government may ban American XL bully dogs after a child was attacked
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s home secretary says she is seeking “urgent advice” on banning a type of American Bully…
Continue ReadingDoubling up on classrooms, using online teachers and turning to support staff: How schools are dealing with the ongoing teacher shortage
CNN By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Millions of students are returning for another school year marked by challenging teacher shortages, causing…
Continue ReadingCease-fire declared after days of intense fighting in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp
By FADI TAWIL Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — An “immediate and lasting cease-fire” has been declared after a top Lebanese general met…
Continue ReadingPolice in Jamaica charge a man suspected of being a serial killer with four counts of murder
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Jamaica have charged a man they suspect is a serial killer involved in the deaths of at least four people…
Continue ReadingIan Wilmut, a British scientist who led the team that cloned Dolly the Sheep, dies at age 79
LONDON (AP) — Ian Wilmut, the cloning pioneer whose work was critical to the creation of Dolly the Sheep in 1996, has died at age 79. The…
Continue ReadingSmucker is buying Twinkies maker Hostess for $5.6 billion
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Hostess, the maker of Twinkies and Ho Hos, is being purchased by J.M. Smucker in a $5.6 billion…
Continue ReadingA Tanzanian opposition leader was arrested briefly amid human rights concerns
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s opposition leader Tundu Lissu was briefly arrested on Sunday before being…
Continue ReadingFukushima nuclear plant’s operator says the first round of wastewater release is complete
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant says it has safely completed the first…
Continue ReadingSweden: Norwegian man guilty of storing dead partner’s body in a freezer to cash in her pension
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish court has sentenced a 57-year-old Norwegian man for fraud and falsifying records for putting his dead partner in a…
Continue ReadingSudan’s military chief visits Eritrea for talks with the president on Sudan’s conflict
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military chief has traveled to Eritrea for a meeting with President Isaias Afwerki, the general’s latest international…
Continue ReadingNorway’s intelligence agency says the case of arrested foreign student is ‘serious and complicated’
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian intelligence officials say the case of a 25-year-old unidentified foreign student, who was arrested in Norway…
Continue Reading‘No risk’ that NATO member Romania will be dragged into war, senior alliance official says
By STEPHEN McGRATH and VADIM GHIRDA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — NATO Deputy-General Secretary Mircea Geoana says there is “no…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the successful rescue of a US researcher who was trapped in a deep Turkish cave
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A major rescue operation in Turkey’s Taurus Mountains succeeded in bringing out an…
Continue ReadingA new campaign ad from Poland’s ruling party features Germany’s chancellor in an unfavorable light
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s conservative ruling party has unveiled a new campaign ad that portrays…
Continue ReadingDoubling up on classrooms, using online teachers and turning to support staff: How schools are dealing with the ongoing teacher shortage
By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Millions of students are returning for another school year marked by challenging teacher shortages, causing schools…
Continue ReadingTeen arrested after a guard shot breaking up a fight outside a New York high school football game
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Police in central New York say a 16-year-old was arrested for shooting a school security guard who was breaking up a fight…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s contentious legal overhaul comes to a head as judges hear cases on their own fate
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan has plunged the country…
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