5 things to know for Sept. 18: Lee aftermath, Government shutdown, Strikes, UN, Libya
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Republican presidential candidates are amplifying their heated rhetoric ahead of the second GOP…
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African Union says its 2nd phase of troop withdrawal from Somalia has begun
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The second phase of the African Union troop withdrawal from Somalia has begun, under a…
Continue ReadingMaine man who disappeared after driving wife to work found trapped in truck in New Hampshire woods
SANFORD, Maine (AP) — A man from Maine who was reported missing was found after being trapped for two days in his pickup truck in a muddy, wooded…
Continue ReadingSurfing snake lands pet owner in trouble with Australian wildlife officials
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — A surfer who rode the waves with his pet python has been fined by Australian authorities for taking the snake out in…
Continue ReadingA truck-bus collision in northern South Africa leaves 20 dead, most of them miners going to work
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A head-on collision between a truck and a bus ferrying workers to a mine in South…
Continue ReadingFormer NFL player Sergio Brown is missing after his mother’s death was ruled a homicide
WBBM, FACEBOOK: NICK BROWN, CNN By Kevin Dotson and Jared Formanek, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL player Sergio Brown is missing after his mother died…
Continue ReadingThe remaining dates on comedian Russell Brand’s tour are postponed after sexual assault allegations
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police said Monday that they had received a sexual assault allegation after media outlets…
Continue ReadingPope meets with new Russian ambassador as second Moscow mission planned for his Ukraine peace envoy
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Russia’s new ambassador to the Vatican is meeting with Pope Francis…
Continue ReadingReport on racism against Roma and Sinti in Germany shows widespread discrimination
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s leading Roma and Sinti group has presented its first report on discrimination and racism against the minority community.…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s defense ministry urges Beijing to stop ‘military harassment’ after 103 Chinese warplanes fly near island
By Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan’s defense ministry has urged Beijing to stop its “persistent military harassment,”…
Continue ReadingUnderwater teams try to recover a firefighting helicopter that crashed in Turkey, killing 3 aboard
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish state media says underwater teams are trying to recover a helicopter that crashed in a lake, killing three crew members,…
Continue ReadingSuspect arrested in the ambush killing of a newly engaged Los Angeles deputy. This is what the sheriff wants the public to know
By Holly Yan and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — After an hourslong standoff, a 29-year-old man suspected of gunning down a Los Angeles County…
Continue ReadingFive Americans detained in Iran walk free, released in deal for frozen Iranian assets
By JON GAMBRELL, LUJAIN JO and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Five Americans detained for years in Iran walked off a plane and…
Continue ReadingIndian lawmakers attend their last session before moving to a new Parliament building
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian lawmakers are sitting in the last session before moving to a new Parliament building…
Continue Reading9 teen boys escaped from a detention center in Pennsylvania. They made it a few miles
MORGANTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Nine teenagers who escaped from a detention center in Pennsylvania after overpowering staff and crawling under a fence were…
Continue ReadingJapan says one in 10 residents are aged 80 or above as nation turns gray
By Jessie Yeung and Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — More than 10% of Japan’s population is now age 80 or older, the government said Monday,…
Continue ReadingMora helps Timbers end road skid with 2-1 victory over Austin
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Felipe Mora had a goal and an assist and the Portland Timbers snapped an eight-match winless streak on the road with a 2-1…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s President Erdogan and Elon Musk discuss establishing a Tesla car factory in Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Elon Musk, the head of electric carmaker Tesla, to establish a factory in…
Continue ReadingThree generations of First Nations men share their views on Australia’s referendum
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Before Australians last voted in a referendum on First Nations people in 1967, Uncle Bob…
Continue ReadingRussia urges UN’s top court to toss out Ukrainian case that seeks to halt Moscow’s invasion
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Russia is calling a Ukrainian case alleging that Moscow abused the Genocide…
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