Former childcare worker charged with over 1,600 counts of abuse in Australia
By Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — A former childcare worker has been charged with 1,623 child abuse offenses allegedly carried out against 91…
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Police officer shot and wounded; suspect also hit in Los Angeles suburb of Whittier
WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer has been shot and the suspected gunman wounded in the Los Angeles suburb of Whittier. The…
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Possible lightning strike catches house on fire
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — CSFD crews responded to a house off Mount Baldy Drive, near Voyager Pkwy on the north end of town. They say they…
Continue ReadingNiger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate and coup leaders get support from other juntas
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A French military transport plane carrying Europeans from Niger arrived in Paris Wednesday, in…
Continue ReadingPowerful Typhoon Khanun lashes southwest Japanese islands, grounding flights and closing businesses
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon is approaching Japan’s southwestern island of Okinawa, lashing the region with…
Continue ReadingMega Millions winner could net $1.25 billion as top lottery prize is still up for grabs
By The Associated Press The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.25 billion after no one beat the odds Tuesday night and won the…
Continue ReadingDoes Texas A&M’s botched hire spell doom for classroom diversity? Some say yes
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press With pageantry that included balloons, a banner and an outdoor signing ceremony, Texas A&M University…
Continue ReadingJudge won’t dismiss charges against movie armorer in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on film set
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge told attorneys to “stay the course” on charges including involuntary…
Continue ReadingThe Crimean Peninsula is both a playground and a battleground, coveted by Ukraine and Russia
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Its balmy beaches have been vacation spots for Russian czars and Soviet general…
Continue ReadingOxford school shooter was ‘feral child’ abandoned by parents, defense psychologist says
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A psychologist is testifying in a Michigan court where a judge must decide whether the Oxford…
Continue ReadingAcusan a agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza de EE.UU. de cargos de soborno y contrabando por supuestamente ofrecer “papeles” a migrantes
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza de EE.UU. que trabajaba en un centro de procesamiento en El Paso, Texas, fue…
Continue ReadingFloods around Chinese capital kill at least 20, leave 27 missing as thousands evacuated
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say days of unusually heavy rains around China’s capital, Beijing, have flooded houses, torn apart roads and…
Continue ReadingAid efforts for Haitians suffer new blow with kidnapping of American nurse and daughter
By EVENS SANON and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Aid efforts for Haitians enduring the gang violence ravaging their…
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GOP senator recovering at home after hospitalization for facial numbness
By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama is recovering at home after being hospitalized over the weekend while in…
Continue ReadingSinger Coco Lee mourned by fans and family at Hong Kong funeral
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Singer and songwriter Coco Lee is being mourned by family and friends at a private ceremony a day…
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Move to Higher Ground Order enacted around Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Manitou Springs Fire Department enacted a move to higher ground order for all homes and buildings located near…
Continue Reading US Border Patrol agent indicted on bribery and smuggling charges for allegedly offering migrant immigration ‘papers’ for $5,000
By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A US Border Patrol agent working at a processing center in El Paso, Texas, was indicted last…
Continue ReadingA test case challenging election results in Texas’ biggest county follows a post-Trump playbook
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Republican judicial candidate who lost a district court election in Harris County, Texas, is…
Continue ReadingHawaii could see a big hurricane season, but most homes aren’t ready
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Two-thirds of the single-family homes on Hawaii’s most populous island have no hurricane…
Continue Reading ‘Nowhere to hide’: The question troubling Ukrainian troops amid a grinding counteroffensive
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kostyantin Gak and Brice Lâiné, CNN Neskuchne, Ukraine (CNN) — The four roads of…
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