Explosion at chemical factory in China
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — An explosion at a chemical plant in Southeast China on Saturday sent huge billows of thick black smoke into…
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Why social media is being blamed for fueling riots in France
By HALELUYA HADERO The Associated Press Social media companies are once again under scrutiny, this time in France as the country’s president blames…
Continue ReadingPakistani security forces kill 6 militants in separate raids near the border with Afghanistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says security forces have raided two militant hideouts in regions near the border with Afghanistan.…
Continue ReadingAt least 25 dead after wedding party bus bursts into flames in India
By Sandi Sidhu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — At least 25 people have been killed after a bus carrying a wedding party burst into flames after crashing…
Continue ReadingAt least 25 dead after wedding party bus bursts into flames in India
By Sandi Sidhu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — At least 25 people have been killed after a bus carrying a wedding party burst into flames after crashing…
Continue ReadingThese trans women would have to reverse their gender identity on ID documents under a new Kansas law
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Suzanne Wheeler doesn’t want to symbolize a movement. She just wants to live as a trans woman in Kansas as…
Continue ReadingYankees minor league manager Rachel Balkovec ejected from game by female umpire
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees minor league manager Rachel Balkovec was ejected from a Florida State League game Friday night for the first…
Continue ReadingCambodia ruling party victory a sure bet as campaigning begins for general election
By SOPHENG CHEANG and GRANT PECK Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Campaigning for Cambodia’s general election has officially begun.…
Continue ReadingThe US is giving away historic lighthouses
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — It’s almost the Fourth of July. This week has been rough for air travelers in the United States, but we have…
Continue ReadingMourners bury slain teen in France as 45,000 police are deployed and 5th night of unrest is quieter
By CARA ANNA, ANGELA CHARLTON and CHRISTOPHE ENA Associated Press NANTERRE, France (AP) — Hushed and visibly anguished, hundreds of mourners from…
Continue ReadingClimate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the ‘new abnormal’
By SETH BORENSTEIN and MELINA WALLING Associated Press It was a smell that invoked a memory. Both for Emily Kuchlbauer in North Carolina and Ryan…
Continue ReadingA record-high number of 40-year-olds in the US have never been married, study finds
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve made it to your 40th birthday without tying the knot, you’re not alone, according to a recent…
Continue ReadingJapanese journalist barred from entering Hong Kong without clear reason, newspaper says
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Japanese newspaper has reported that a Japanese journalist was barred from entering Hong Kong…
Continue ReadingRays score 15 unanswered runs to rally for 15-4 win over sinking Mariners
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — When the Tampa Bay Rays have clicked at their best during this impressive first half of the season,…
Continue ReadingCIA director met Zelensky on trip to Ukraine, US official says
By Jim Sciutto and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — CIA Director William Burns recently traveled to Ukraine and met with President Volodymyr…
Continue ReadingViolent protests challenge French view on race
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Nanterre, France (CNN) — What does it mean to be French? It’s been more than 1,500 years since the first French…
Continue ReadingViolent protests challenge French view on race
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Nanterre, France (CNN) — What does it mean to be French? It’s been more than 1,500 years since the first French…
Continue ReadingA Maryland woman played her lottery numbers for over a year. A simple switch turned her into a $50,000 winner
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Maryland woman who’d played the same lottery numbers for a year won big after getting some inspiration…
Continue ReadingIowa auditor says new law will restrict his office’s access to information
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s auditor may face new challenges in tracking taxpayer dollars after a new law…
Continue ReadingFuneral held for French teenager as arrests mount on fifth night of protests
By Xiaofei Xu, Eve Brennan, Claudia Otto, Inke Kappeler and Sophie Tanno, CNN Paris, France (CNN) — A tense atmosphere lingered in Nanterre on…
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