Smucker 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…
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A 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…
Continue ReadingResidents mobilize in search of dozens missing after Nigeria boat accident. Death toll rises to 28
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll in the boat accident in north-central Nigeria’s Niger State has risen to…
Continue ReadingWith Rubiales finally out, Spanish soccer ready to leave embarrassing chapter behind
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer Spanish soccer is ready to move forward, three weeks after its women’s team won the Women’s World Cup but…
Continue ReadingUN rights chief calls for ‘urgent reversal’ to civilian rule in coup-hit African countries
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief has called for an “urgent reversal” of military takeovers and return…
Continue ReadingRussia says ruling party wins most votes in Ukrainian regions it occupies. West calls elections sham
By The Associated Press Russia’s Central Election Commission says the country’s ruling party won the most votes in elections held in occupied…
Continue ReadingFirst responder deaths from post-9/11 illnesses nearly equals number of firefighters who died that day
CNN, BROSI FAMILY, FDNY, FOLEY FAMILY By Jason Carroll and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The number of first responders who have died from…
Continue ReadingEscaped prisoner may have used bedsheets to strap himself to a truck, UK prosecutor says
LONDON (AP) — Prosecutors say a former British soldier who escaped from prison may have snuck out by using bedsheets to strap himself to the bottom…
Continue ReadingHurricane Lee generates big swells along northern Caribbean while it churns through open waters
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Lee whipped up waves of more than 15 feet (5 meters) on Monday as the Category 3 storm cranked through open…
Continue ReadingPolice defend strategy in hunt for escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante after he evaded searchers
By MARC LEVY and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press Authorities in Pennsylvania who have been trying to capture an escaped murderer for nearly two weeks…
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