Bike ride across Iowa puts vibrant small-town America into sharp focus
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer COLFAX, Iowa (AP) — It’s become easy to say that “small-town America” is slowly dying. That opportunities…
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Wagner troops moving towards Polish border and could try sneaking across, PM says
By Martin Goillandeau, Sharon Braithwaite and Oleg Racz, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 troops from the Russian mercenary group Wagner are moving…
Continue Reading‘The Few, the Proud’ aren’t so few: Marines recruiting surges while other services struggle
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Pres PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Not long ago, Marine Col. Jennifer Nash, a combat engineer with war deployments…
Continue Reading2nd break found on North Carolina roller coaster
CNN, WSOC By Carrington Peavy and Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — Another break or crack has been found on a North Carolina amusement park ride, weeks…
Continue ReadingHistorically Black fraternity drops Florida for convention because of DeSantis policies
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The oldest historically Black collegiate fraternity in the U.S. says it is relocating a…
Continue ReadingTyphoon Doksuri brings heavy rain to north China, rainfall alert issued for Beijing
By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Typhoon Doksuri has brought heavy rainfall to several regions in northern China, including the capital Beijing,…
Continue ReadingKansas man sentenced to nearly 57 years in death of 2-year-old daughter who went days without food
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man whose 2-year-old daughter died after going days without food while he was passed out drunk has been sentenced to…
Continue ReadingEx-Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon joins push for third-party presidential bid as Democrats try to stop it
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon of Missouri is joining No Labels’ effort to lay…
Continue ReadingBangladesh opposition supporters clash with police in protest over election oversight
DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — Police in Bangladesh’s capital have clashed with supporters of the country’s main opposition Bangladesh…
Continue ReadingUncovering a lost Maya city in the jungle
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The first time I watched “Raiders of the Lost Ark” as a kid, it inspired me to explore the little forest…
Continue ReadingA 6-year-old girl died after being struck by a boat propeller in Arizona
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old girl who was accidentally struck by a boat propeller on Lake Pleasant in Arizona Friday morning, has…
Continue ReadingBlinken tells Australia that WikiLeaks founder is accused of ‘very serious’ crime
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday pushed back against Australian…
Continue ReadingAfrican Union gives 15-day ultimatum to Niger junta to end regime but soldiers seek continuity
BY SAM MEDNICK and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The African Union has asked the junta that overthrew the democratically…
Continue ReadingPort workers in Canada’s British Columbia reject contract offer leaving ports hamstrung by dispute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Port workers in the province of British Columbia have voted to reject a mediated contract offer meant to end a…
Continue ReadingViolent crime is rising in the nation’s capital. DC seeks solutions as Congress keeps close watch
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pamela Smith’s voice soared and quivered like a preacher in midsermon as she recalled her…
Continue ReadingCharges dropped against 5 Oklahoma City officers who fatally shot 15-year-old
By Jared Formanek and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Manslaughter charges have been dropped against five Oklahoma City police officers who fatally…
Continue ReadingIt’s a miracle, say family of Japanese soldier killed in WWII, as flag he carried returns from US
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Toshihiro Mutsuda was only 5 years old when he last saw his father, who was drafted by…
Continue ReadingRussian investigators call children as witnesses against their mother accused of discrediting army
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A 9-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother have been called as witnesses in a criminal case against their mother who is…
Continue ReadingSon of Colombia’s president arrested as part of money laundering probe
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police arrested the president’s son Saturday as part of a high-profile money laundering probe into funds he…
Continue ReadingFrance and EU cut off financial support to Niger following military coup
By Pierre Meilhan, Martin Goillandeau and Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — France and the EU have cut off financial support to Niger after a coup…
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