Italy’s vacation hotspot wants to ban new Airbnbs
Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — As Europe continues to be squeezed by overtourism and short-term rentals mushroom to accommodate visitors, cities…
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Tahesha Way sworn in as New Jersey’s lieutenant governor after death of Sheila Oliver
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy named Secretary of State Tahesha Way to be the state’s next lieutenant governor, a month after…
Continue ReadingOscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh proposed to be an Olympic committee member
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh has been proposed to be a member of the International Olympic Committee. Yeoh won…
Continue ReadingJustice Alito rejects Senate Democrats’ call to step aside from an upcoming Supreme Court case
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting demands from Senate Democrats that he step aside from an…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia police officer surrenders on murder charges weeks after fatal shooting
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver turned himself in Friday and was charged with murder…
Continue Reading‘The results are already well-known’: Polls open in Russia-occupied Ukrainian territory
By Rob Picheta and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — Sixty miles north-east of Melitopol, a Ukrainian counteroffensive is grinding laboriously…
Continue ReadingPolice rush to reports of ‘ritual mass murder,’ but it was just a yoga class
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — When a yoga teacher turned out the lights toward the end of one of her classes in Britain this week, her hope…
Continue ReadingThere will be no gold for the USA at the Basketball World Cup, after 113-111 loss to Germany
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There will be no gold medal for the U.S. at this World Cup. And for the second…
Continue ReadingUN secretary-general has urged the Group of 20 leaders to send a strong message on climate change
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the Group of 20 top economic powers to use their…
Continue ReadingRead: Georgia special grand jury report on Trump’s election interference
By CNN (CNN) — A Georgia state judge released the full final report Friday morning of the special grand jury that investigated Donald Trump and…
Continue ReadingPolice: Child found in hot car banging on the window
By Kristina Russo Click here for updates on this story BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (WFSB) — Police received a call from a…
Continue ReadingCountry music star Zach Bryan says he was arrested and jailed briefly in northeastern Oklahoma
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Country music star Zach Bryan says he was arrested by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and jailed…
Continue ReadingPoet Rita Dove to receive an honorary National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Poet Rita Dove is this year’s winner of an honorary National Book Award for…
Continue ReadingCuba arrests 17 for allegedly helping recruit some of its citizens to fight for Russia in Ukraine
By CRISTIANA MESQUITA and MILEXSY DURÁN Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities have arrested 17 people in connection with what they…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka’s ruling coalition defeats a no-confidence motion against the health minister
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition has defeated a no-confidence motion against the…
Continue ReadingWater hookups come to Alaska Yup’ik village, and residents are thrilled to ditch their honey buckets
By MARK THIESSEN and TOM BRENNER Associated Press AKIACHAK, Alaska (AP) — Sanitation workers Thomas Noatak and Joseph Moses start every workday…
Continue ReadingIndonesia says China has pledged $21B in new investment to strengthen ties
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang has pledged $21.7 billion in new Chinese investment…
Continue ReadingChannel Tunnel terminal shut for hours as UK bomb squad checks vehicle before deeming it no threat
LONDON (AP) — A main route between England and France was shut for several hours while British Army bomb-disposal experts examined a vehicle near…
Continue ReadingPrison guard who missed killer’s escape is fired, as hunt for fugitive focuses on botanic garden
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A prison tower guard has been fired after a murderer slipped away on his watch in a brazen daytime escape, officials said…
Continue ReadingRail operator fined 6.7 million pounds in Scottish train crash that killed 3
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British rail operator has been fined 6.7 million pounds ($8.4 million) after pleading guilty to…
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