ECOWAS orders ‘immediate activation’ of standby force in Niger
By Chris Liakos, Sophie Tanno, Martin Goillandeau and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — West African leaders on Thursday ramped up the rhetoric against…
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Another Threshold candle recall? Target recalls 2.2 million products over burn and laceration risks
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s time to check your candle supply again. According to a Thursday notice from federal regulators, Target is recalling 2.2.…
Continue ReadingMovie weapons supervisor pleads not guilty to manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The woman who oversaw the use of weapons on the movie set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot a…
Continue ReadingIran transfers 5 Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest in step toward deal for full release
By JON GAMBRELL and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has moved five Iranian-Americans from prison to house…
Continue ReadingUkraine orders evacuation of northeastern city of Kupyansk as Russia claims advances
By Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for the Ukrainian city of Kupyansk and…
Continue ReadingAverage long-term US mortgage rate climbs to 6.96% this week, matching highest level this year
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week to just under 7%, the latest setback…
Continue ReadingTrial begins for man charged in killing of girl, 10, whose disappearance prompted monthslong search
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The trial of an Iowa man charged in the killing of a 10-year-old Davenport girl is set to begin Thursday. The Quad-City…
Continue ReadingNew school bus routes a ‘disaster,’ Kentucky superintendent admits. Last kids got home at 10 pm
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s largest school system has cancelled the second and third day of school after a disastrous overhaul of the…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Kelsea Ballerini on her divorce EP and people throwing things at concerts
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Back in February, recording artist Kelsea Ballerini quietly released an EP of strikingly…
Continue ReadingUS probing Virginia fatal crash involving Tesla suspected of running on automated driving system
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have sent a team to investigate a fatal crash in Virginia involving a…
Continue ReadingTwitter-turned-X CEO Linda Yaccarino focuses on winning back big brands on Elon Musk’s platform
NEW YORK (AP) — The new CEO of the company formerly known as Twitter says she’s spent much of the past eight weeks trying to get big brands…
Continue ReadingBiden asks Congress for $40 billion to support Ukraine, replenish US disaster aid and bolster border
By LISA MASCARO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is asking Congress to provide more than $13 billion in…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Modi appeals for peace in Manipur, months after ethnic clashes erupted in the state
By KRUTIKA PATHI and ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed for peace after opposition…
Continue ReadingPhil Mickelson has wagered more than $1 billion, according to book by renowned gambler Billy Walters
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Phil Mickelson has wagered more than $1 billion over the last three decades and wanted to place a $400,000 bet on the…
Continue ReadingRussia is back on the lunar path. A rocket blasts off on its first moon mission in nearly 50 years
By JIM HEINTZ and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft has blasted off on Russia’s first…
Continue ReadingAllusions to mobster movies and book burning at appeals court hearing on Biden social media contacts
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Allusions to book burning and mobster movies arose during a federal court hearing in New…
Continue ReadingMississippi Supreme Court won’t remove Favre from lawsuit over misspent welfare money
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court says it will not remove former NFL quarterback Brett…
Continue ReadingFormer NFL wide receiver Henry Ruggs III sentenced to 3-10 years in fatal DUI case
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was sentenced on Wednesday to three to 10 years in prison,…
Continue ReadingDutch customs officials make record cocaine seizure worth 600 million euros
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Customs authorities in Rotterdam have confiscated more than 8,000 kilograms (17,600…
Continue ReadingAid organization says US nurse and daughter freed after abduction in Haiti are healthy and unharmed
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An aid organization says a U.S. nurse and her young daughter who were kidnapped in…
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