Group says New Jersey toxic waste dumping caused $1B in harm, calls settlement inadequate
Associated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A Jersey Shore environmental group says damage from decades of toxic waste dumping at one of…
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Watch out for ‘leakage’: These are some clues students can look out for to help prevent school violence
By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — To help avert potential school violence, students and staff need to know certain warning signs – and feel…
Continue ReadingAnimal welfare group says bacterial infection killed Sonia the elephant in Pakistan
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani veterinary surgeons found that a bacterial infection killed an elephant at a safari park in the city of…
Continue ReadingInjured spelunker carried to safety in northern Italy after being trapped for 75 hours
MILAN (AP) — An injured cave explorer in northern Italy has been carried to safety 75 hours after she fell while attempting to map an unexplored…
Continue ReadingWisconsin school shooter was in contact with a California man accused of planning separate attack, report says
By Karina Tsui, Jessie Yeung, Amanda Jackson, Michelle Watson and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Unanswered questions remain about a fatal shooting…
Continue ReadingUK inflation increase solidifies expectations interest rates will be kept on hold
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. has risen to its highest level since March. It’s being driven by an increase in fuel…
Continue ReadingRussia detains Uzbek national over bomb assassination of senior general
By Anna Chernova, Christian Edwards and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Russia said on Wednesday it had detained a man from Uzbekistan over the…
Continue ReadingRussia says it has detained a suspect in the Moscow bombing that killed a senior general
Russia’s security service said Wednesday it detained a citizen from Uzbekistan in the bombing that killed a senior general as he left his…
Continue ReadingMan convicted of quadruple homicide is put to death in Indiana’s 1st execution in 15 years
Associated Press MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man convicted of killing four people including his brother and his sister’s fiancé…
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Crook County Superintendent Melissa Skinner is under fire with community members over accusations of suspect hiring decisions and nepotism
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The trouble continues for Crook County Superintendent Melissa Skinner as a group looking to oust her from her role has…
Continue ReadingFilipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad seeks clemency
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino woman who spent years on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking, and who was nearly…
Continue ReadingAs wars rage around them, Armenian Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City feel the walls closing in
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — As the war in Gaza rages, Syria’s government transforms, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank seethes,…
Continue ReadingThese Brazilian caramel-colored stray dogs were long overlooked. Now, they’re having a major moment
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — For decades, they have scrounged for food on streets across the country — undesired, abandoned and overlooked.…
Continue ReadingCommunity members wrestle with grief in aftermath of Wisconsin school shooting
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Community members in Wisconsin continued to wrestle with grief and called for change in the aftermath of a…
Continue ReadingNew York prosecutors may have trouble proving first-degree murder charge against Luigi Mangione, legal experts say
By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The indictment of UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione on suspicion of murder as an act of…
Continue ReadingOregon State earns 82-45 victory against Sacramento State
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Michael Rataj scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Oregon State beat Sacramento State 82-45 on Tuesday. Liutauras…
Continue ReadingMusk and Trump are viewed roughly the same by Americans, an AP-NORC poll finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk’s attachment to President-elect Donald Trump has created an unprecedented alliance between…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve cuts its key rate by a quarter-point but envisions fewer reductions next year
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point — its third cut this year —…
Continue ReadingChina says astronauts completed nine-hour spacewalk, breaking US record
By Lex Harvey and Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China says two of its astronauts completed a nine-hour spacewalk Tuesday, a figure that…
Continue Reading‘We’re at this pivotal moment.’ These young innovators are tackling some of humanity’s biggest problems
By Amy Gunia, CNN (CNN) — Tech for Good is a series that highlights students and young people who are designing technology to make our world…
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