Tunisian leader calls meeting with Syria’s Assad ‘historic,’ buries memories of Arab Spring
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Smiles, a handshake and what Tunisian President Kais Saied called a “historic meeting” with the long-ostracized…
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Michigan teen who used slingshot to protect his sister says he ‘grabbed anything’ to fend off kidnapper
By Sabrina Souza and Mallika Kallingal, CNN (CNN) — A Michigan teen who used a slingshot to ward off a kidnapper from his sister told CNN he…
Continue ReadingBill that allows certain killing of bears passes in state Senate
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A bill that would allow certain…
Continue ReadingMagnitude 2.2 earthquake rattles parts of New York and New Jersey early Friday morning, USGS says
By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — A magnitude 2.2 earthquake was felt in parts of New York and New Jersey early Friday morning, the U.S. Geological…
Continue ReadingKatie Taylor’s impact on women’s boxing hits home for young Irish fighters
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer DUBLIN (AP) — Katie Taylor’s success has been paving the way for young Irish fighters as women’s boxing gains…
Continue ReadingHow one North Carolina lawmaker’s defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham’s recent switch from the…
Continue ReadingWhat mosquitoes are most attracted to in human body odor is revealed
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — Anyone who has spent a summer evening swatting away mosquitoes, or a summer day scratching mosquito bites,…
Continue ReadingJanet Yellen told bank CEOs more mergers may be necessary, sources say
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — During Thursday’s meeting with the CEOs of large banks, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told executives…
Continue ReadingSlovak court acquits businessman in retrial over 2018 murder of journalist
by KARL JANICEK PRAGUE (AP) — A court in Slovakia has acquitted for a second time a businessman accused of masterminding the 2018 slaying of an…
Continue ReadingGerman surgeon fired after getting hospital cleaner to assist amputation
BERLIN (AP) — Officials at a hospital in western Germany have expressed regret after it emerged that one of their surgeons got a cleaner to assist…
Continue ReadingSean Penn, backing WGA strike, says AI dispute is ‘a human obscenity’ at Cannes Film Festival
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Sean Penn has strongly backed the current Hollywood screenwriters strike while speaking at the…
Continue ReadingItaly’s ‘once in a century’ deadly floods are linked to climate crisis, researchers say
By Sharon Braithwaite and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Deadly floods that have engulfed the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna, killing at…
Continue ReadingGeorgia man accused of squatting in military officer’s home arrested
By Mariya Murrow Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A man who authorities say was illegally…
Continue ReadingUS and allied naval commanders in Mideast transit Strait of Hormuz, in show of force against Iran
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABOARD THE USS PAUL HAMILTON IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ (AP) — The Mideast-based chiefs of the U.S., British and…
Continue ReadingBob Baffert is back at the Preakness, his first Triple Crown race in 2 years
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Bob Baffert is back at the Preakness for his first Triple Crown race in two years. National…
Continue ReadingPolicía le dispara con un ‘taser’ a una mujer de 95 años que se movía en un andador y tenía un cuchillo, dice la Policía
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Detectives de homicidios en Australia investigan por qué un agente de Policía se…
Continue Reading‘A problem in the political culture:’ Serbians call for more than disarmament to end violence after mass shootings
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Two weeks after mass shootings shook their country, Serbians have surrendered more than 15,000 weapons, more…
Continue ReadingSismo de magnitud 2,2 sacudió partes de Nueva York y Nueva Jersey, según el USGS
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un sismo de magnitud 2,2 se sintió en partes de Nueva York y Nueva Jersey este viernes por la mañana…
Continue ReadingPolice officer charged with lying about leaks to Proud Boys leader
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A Washington, D.C. police officer was arrested Friday on charges…
Continue ReadingMan who drove off cliff says he was pulling over to check tire pressure; wife claims he drove off purposefully, San Francisco Chronicle reports, citing court documents
By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A California man accused of purposefully driving himself, his wife and two children off a cliff on a coastal…
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