Wizkid becomes latest Afrobeats star to make history with sold-out stadium show in London
By Samantha Bresnahan, CNN (CNN) — On July 29, Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Wizkid performed in front of a sold-out Tottenham Hotspur Stadium…
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Pittsburgh synagogue shooter is formally sentenced to death after victims’ families call him ‘vile’ and ‘worthless’
CNN By Sabrina Souza and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Andrea Wedner, whose 97-year-old mother was killed, called the mass shooter “worthless”…
Continue ReadingDoes being in a good mood make you more generous? Researchers say yes and charities should take note
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Those ads showing caged dogs and desperate looking cats while Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan’s…
Continue ReadingMortgage rates tick higher: 30-year, fixed home loan is at 6.90%; 15-year at 6.25%
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose again this week, bad news for Americans seeking to upgrade or…
Continue ReadingBirders flock to Green Bay to catch glimpse of Gulf Coast shorebird last seen in Wisconsin in 1845
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Bird watchers are flocking to northeastern Wisconsin in hopes of glimpsing a shorebird last seen in the state almost 180…
Continue ReadingAn 87-year-old woman fought off an intruder, then fed him after he told her he was ‘awfully hungry’
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press An 87-year-old Maine woman ably fought off a teenage attacker before feeding him because he said he was “awfully…
Continue ReadingDrexel men’s basketball player Terrence Butler found dead in his apartment
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Drexel University says men’s basketball player Terrence Butler was found dead in his on-campus apartment on Wednesday. No…
Continue ReadingAmazon Fresh grocery chain has struggled. See its stores of the future
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon has faced challenges getting shoppers to buy groceries in its Amazon Fresh grocery stores…
Continue ReadingTwo lots of Tydemy birth control pills are under recall. The FDA warns of ‘reduced effectiveness’
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Federal regulators are warning consumers that now-recalled lots of the Tydemy birth…
Continue ReadingAssault trial for actor Jonathan Majors postponed until September
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence trial was postponed until at least Sept. 6 after New York City prosecutors asked…
Continue ReadingCaroline Kennedy recreates her father JFK’s heroic World War II swim
CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Eighty years ago, then-US Navy lieutenant and future US President John F. Kennedy heroically swam between…
Continue ReadingAt least 17 dead after bus tumbles down steep hillside in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 17 people have been killed when a bus left the highway and tumbled down a steep hillside in the Pacific coast state of…
Continue ReadingEU imposes sanctions on dozens in Belarus over protest crackdown and support for Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on several Belarus police, justice and prison officials over the crackdown on…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia extends cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day, potentially boosting prices at the pump
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will extend its unilateral production cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day…
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Florida surfer recalls being bitten with ‘crazy amount of force’ by shark
By Claire Metz Click here for updates on this story NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — A 22-year-old surfer from Oviedo…
Continue ReadingPassenger arrested on Delta flight after cutting himself and a flight attendant, authorities say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities say several airline passengers rushed to subdue a man who held a sharp object to a flight attendant’s neck shortly…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia extends oil production cut even as US gas prices hit nine-month highs
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — OPEC leader Saudi Arabia is extending its oil production cut for at least another month in a move that…
Continue ReadingHasbro selling eOne television and movie business to Lionsgate in $500M deal
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Hasbro is selling its eOne television and movie business to Lionsgate in an approximately $500 million deal,…
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Mom of 2-year-old who fell from window set to face a judge
By Ayah Galal and Cassidy Williams Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — The mother of a…
Continue ReadingA father rescued his 3 children from a New Jersey river before drowning
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a father who rescued his three children from a New Jersey river drowned after he lost his balance…
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