Japanese leaders mark 1 year since the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese political and business leaders are marking one year since the assassination of former…
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‘No danger to the transgender community’ after missing South Carolina teen found dead, sheriff says
By Rebekah Riess and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina law enforcement officials say there is “no danger to the transgender…
Continue ReadingNATO summit host Lithuania is a small country with a loud voice, especially when it comes to Russia
By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A pair of colorful children’s scooters rest against the yellow tracks of a battle…
Continue ReadingEmma Stone is at the center of rumors about a new ‘from the vault’ Taylor Swift song
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — As Swifties and others rejoice at the release of Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” a reissue…
Continue ReadingMilitants in southeast Iran attack a police station and kill 2 security forces, state TV says
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says four militants have attacked a police station with grenades in the country’s southeast. The attack…
Continue ReadingBear attack in British Columbia hospitalizes 21-year-old tree planter
By Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) — A 21-year-old tree planter is recovering after a bear attack in northern British Columbia on Thursday, according to…
Continue ReadingPowerball jackpot for Saturday’s drawing grows to $615 million – the 10th largest prize in history
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Feeling lucky? The potential prize for the massive Powerball jackpot just made history, lottery officials…
Continue ReadingA German county elected a far-right candidate for the first time since the Nazi era, raising concern
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press SONNEBERG, Germany (AP) — The election of the first head of a county administration by the far-right…
Continue Reading‘It looked like a war zone’: Parkland high school shooting victim’s father describes visiting school site
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The father of a Parkland, Florida, high school shooting victim who visited the untouched site five years after the…
Continue ReadingYellen urges China to back global funds to fight climate change
By Jennifer Hansler and Juliana Liu, CNN Beijing/Hong Kong (CNN) — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged China on Saturday to combat the…
Continue ReadingYellen urges China to back global funds to fight climate change
CNN By Jennifer Hansler and Juliana Liu, CNN Beijing/Hong Kong (CNN) — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged China on Saturday to combat the…
Continue ReadingTwo men executed in Iran over deadly attack on Shiraz shrine
By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — Iran on Saturday executed two men it accused of carrying out a deadly attack on a shrine in…
Continue ReadingTwo men executed in Iran over deadly attack on Shiraz shrine
By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — Iran on Saturday executed two men it accused of carrying out a deadly attack on a shrine in…
Continue ReadingAn Iowa meteorologist started talking about climate change on newscasts. Then came the harassment
By HANNAH FINGERHUT, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The harassment started to intensify as TV…
Continue ReadingClimate change ratchets up the stress on farmworkers on the front lines of a warming Earth
By MELINA WALLING Associated Press Mily Trevino-Sauceda was 9 when her mother fell as she worked to move irrigation pipes along rows of potato and…
Continue ReadingDiamondbacks beat the Pirates 7-3 to end a 4-game losing streak
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a three-run homer and fellow All-Star Zac Gallen pitched seven strong…
Continue ReadingDutch government collapses over immigration policy dispute
By Christian Edwards, Mick Krever, Hira Humayun and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The Dutch government has collapsed after failing to reach an…
Continue ReadingDutch government collapses over immigration policy dispute
By Christian Edwards, Mick Krever, Hira Humayun and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The Dutch government has collapsed after failing to reach an…
Continue ReadingAs whiskey and bourbon business booms, beloved distillers face pushback over taxes and emissions
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press MULBERRY, Tenn. (AP) — For decades, the whiskey and bourbon makers of Tennessee and Kentucky have been beloved in…
Continue ReadingWhat Biden needs to accomplish with his NATO trip
By Betsy Klein, CNN London (CNN) — President Joe Biden embarks on a weeklong trip to Europe on Sunday, and the stakes couldn’t be higher for…
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