Indonesia burns marijuana plantation that was discovered by drones
By RAHMAT MIRZA Associated Press TEUPIN REUSEUP, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities on Wednesday burned a marijuana plantation in the northern…
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Police raid Kansas newspaper office and owner’s home, seize records and computers
CNN By Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement officers in Kansas raided the home and office of a newspaper owner, prompting a sharp rebuke…
Continue ReadingPolice testify in trial of 2 white Mississippi men in shooting at Black FedEx driver
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A police dispatcher and a detective have testified in the trial of two white men…
Continue ReadingRescuers recover 33 bodies from a landslide at a Myanmar jade mine, with 3 people still missing
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Rescuers have recovered the bodies of 33 people from a landslide at a jade mine in northern…
Continue ReadingEngland moves into the Women’s World Cup final against Spain after ending Australia’s run
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Lauren Hemp didn’t let the Women’s World Cup semifinal match between Australia and England…
Continue ReadingMuslim mobs attack churches in eastern Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating the Quran
By ASIM TANVEER and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a Muslim mob has attacked a Christian area in Pakistan’s…
Continue ReadingLithuania to temporarily close two checkpoints with Belarus amid tensions on border
By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has decided to temporarily close two of its six checkpoints with Belarus this…
Continue ReadingChina appears to be building an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island
BEIJING (AP) — Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press appear to show China is constructing an airstrip on a South China Sea island also…
Continue Reading5 French tourists and 1 Swiss arrested for the gang rape of a young British woman in Spain
By DAVID BRUNAT Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Civil Guard police have arrested five French tourists and one Swiss for allegedly…
Continue ReadingSmall Minnesota town will be without police after chief and officers resign, citing low pay
GOODHUE, Minn. (AP) — A small Minnesota town will soon be without a police department. The exodus was spurred by low pay for the chief and his…
Continue ReadingFederal grants will replace water tunnels beneath roads that are harmful to fish
By JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press The Biden administration on Wednesday announced nearly $200 million in federal infrastructure grants to upgrade…
Continue ReadingFederal grants will replace water tunnels beneath roads that are harmful to fish
By JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press The Biden administration on Wednesday announced nearly $200 million in federal infrastructure grants to upgrade…
Continue ReadingIndonesia’s leader says it can join leading economies by 2045 if it continues educational reforms
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s president has urged a continuation of his educational reforms to turn…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: Tesla wins the EV charge plug format war
By NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds You may be familiar with previous technology format wars, whether it be VHS versus Betamax or Blu-ray versus HD DVD. Now…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Aug. 16: Maui fires, Trump, Water shortage, North Korea, Landslide
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, is facing renewed scrutiny for apparently slowing load times for…
Continue ReadingTrump lawyers negotiating with Fulton County DA over details of surrender, sources say
CNN By Alayna Treene, CNN Washington (CNN) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are in “ongoing negotiations” with the Fulton County…
Continue ReadingUkraine reclaims village in Donetsk region from Russian troops amid grueling counteroffensive
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Alex Stambaugh and Kostan Nechyporenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces have retaken the village of Urozhaine in the…
Continue ReadingA $5.4 billion international chip deal with Intel is off after greenlight from China never arrives
HONG KONG (AP) — Intel is terminating a $5.4 billion agreement to acquire Israeli chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductor after China failed to sign…
Continue ReadingCzechs ratify defense treaty with US that makes it easier to deploy US troops in Czech territory
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has completed the ratification of a defense treaty with the United States that deepens military cooperation and…
Continue Reading3 ways to stretch your dollar on a European vacation in 2023
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet To save money on Europe travel in 2023, look to second cities (usually the second-largest city in a popular tourist…
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