Zelenskyy meets Pope Francis at Vatican and seeks backing for Ukraine’s peace plan
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had private talks with Pope Francis at the Vatican…
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN The Social Security Administration has released the 20 most popular baby names of last year, and the results are … less…
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Randy Guzek, Terrebonne couple’s killer in 1987, will get fifth trial, if judge’s latest ruling stands
One of the most notorious killers in Central Oregon history may be getting yet another new trial – his fifth – if a judge’s ruling Friday…
Continue ReadingIsrael and Islamic Jihad agree on cease-fire to end 5 days of fighting
By FARES AKRAM and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip…
Continue ReadingPoland detects object in its airspace that flew from Belarus, likely observation balloon
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Defense Ministry says it has detected an object in its airspace that flew in from…
Continue ReadingNew York City plans to temporarily house migrants in hotels in other counties. Two counties are suing to stop it
By Nicki Brown and Polo Sandoval, CNN Following New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ announcement last week that the city will bus some migrants to…
Continue ReadingSome US cities along the southern border say they have not seen a surge of migrants expected after expiration of Title 42
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Amid pressing concerns that a surge of migrant crossings would be triggered by the expiration of the US border…
Continue ReadingHe lost his son to suicide after a ‘sextortion’ scam. Now this lawmaker is fighting to save other teens
By Faith Karimi, CNN Gavin Guffey sent a message to his younger brother and friends in the predawn hours of July 27 last year. It was short and…
Continue ReadingLobsters! Saunas! Smoothies! A complete guide to Eurovision 2023
By Rob Picheta, CNN “People say I’m a funny guy,” Finnish rapper Käärijä says, reclining in the sauna truck he had shipped…
Continue ReadingBangladesh and Myanmar brace for the worst as Cyclone Mocha makes landfall
By Chris Lau and Laura Paddison, CNN Powerful Cyclone Mocha made landfall on Myanmar’s west coast Sunday and is barreling toward millions of…
Continue ReadingVatican experts uncovering gilded glory of Hercules statue struck by lightning
By FRANCESCO SPORTELLI Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Scaffolding in a niche of the Vatican Museums’ Round Hall conceal from view the work…
Continue ReadingCensus rejecting some big-city complaints of 2020 undercounts
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Some of the largest U.S. cities challenging their 2020 census numbers aren’t getting the results they hoped…
Continue ReadingThis tribe’s land was cut in two by US borders. Its fight for access could help dozens of others
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press For four hours, Raymond V. Buelna, a cultural leader for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, sat on a metal bench in a concrete…
Continue ReadingUnusually early heat wave in Pacific Northwest tests records
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An early heat wave took hold Saturday in parts of the Pacific Northwest,…
Continue ReadingUnusually early heat wave in Pacific Northwest tests records
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An early heat wave took hold Saturday in parts of the Pacific Northwest,…
Continue ReadingLeBron James, Lakers eliminate champion Warriors with 122-101 victory in Game 6
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six months and a day after the Los Angeles Lakers fell to 2-10 to start the regular season,…
Continue ReadingA year after Buffalo supermarket massacre, city’s Black youth still shaken
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — It’s hard for Jamari Shaw, 16, to have fun at the park with his younger brothers in…
Continue ReadingScabby the Rat gives bite to union protests, but is he at the tail end of his relevancy?
By MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, a giant, inflatable rat with beady eyes, sharp teeth and a pustule-covered belly has…
Continue ReadingDeSantis in Iowa warns of GOP ‘culture of losing’ as weather sidelines Trump’s event in the state
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Decrying a Republican “culture of losing,” Florida Gov. Ron…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina governor vetoes abortion limits, launches override showdown
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Democratic governor has vetoed legislation that…
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