EXPLAINER: What to know about the UN General Assembly
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After two years of virtual and hybrid summits, the world’s leaders are reconvening on the…
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A squirrel in a substation caused a power outage for over 10,000 Virginians
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A small creature caused a blackout in Virginia Beach last week: a wandering squirrel that made its way into the substation. It…
Continue Reading Sarah Sanders released from hospital after cancer surgery
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, a Republican who is running for governor in Arkansas, was released from…
Continue Reading WHO raises alarm on disease in flood-hit areas of Pakistan
By ZARAR KHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The World Health Organization raised the alarm Saturday about a “second disaster” in the…
Continue Reading 1st female president at Alabama’s Stillman College to retire
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Stillman College’s first female president, Cynthia Warrick, has announced plans to retire after leading the Tuscaloosa,…
Continue ReadingWhy it’s time to start paying with $2 bills
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Inflation has made it hard to buy much with a buck these days. $1 pizza has disappeared. Dollar stores…
Continue Reading Oregon high court declines appeal in $1 billion timber suit
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from 13 counties in a long-running $1 billion timber revenue lawsuit.…
Continue ReadingUS Postal Service appoints Manhattan’s first Latina postmaster
By Isa Kaufman-Geballe and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The first Latina to become postmaster for the US Postal Service in Manhattan was sworn in on Friday…
Continue ReadingAngry customer arrested after threating restaurant staff with a gun in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A woman was arrested early Saturday morning in Colorado Springs after threatening to shoot restaurant staff with a…
Continue ReadingThe search for a missing woman in Wyoming partly revolves around a mysterious 55-gallon drum
By Faith Karimi, CNN The console of Stacy Koester’s black Audi is stashed with items not found in most cars: Blue latex gloves. Allergy…
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Annual Pawtoberfest is back after several years to benefit homeless and abused pups
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pikes Peak Humane Society’s annual Pawtoberfest kicked off at 9 a.m. Saturday at Bear Creek Regional Park. The…
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Convenience store robbed in northeast Colorado Springs, suspect at large
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A suspect robbed a convenience store early Saturday morning on the northeast side of town and got away, according…
Continue Reading Court hearing set for Monday in Baltimore’s Adnan Syed case
BALTIMORE (AP) — A court hearing has been set for Monday in Baltimore to consider a request from prosecutors to vacate the 2000 murder conviction…
Continue Reading Yeshiva University halts clubs amid high court LGBTQ ruling
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Yeshiva University has abruptly suspended student club activity in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision…
Continue ReadingNew images show intriguing Perseverance discovery on Mars
By Ashley Strickland, CNN If you love space and exploring the cosmos, there is no shortage of wonder right now. Scientists identified mysterious…
Continue Reading Strong quake hits Taiwan, topples house, halts rail traffic
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A strong earthquake has struck southeastern Taiwan, toppling objects from store shelves, collapsing a house and interrupting…
Continue Reading US-backed Syrian forces free women in 3-week raid of IS camp
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed Syrian fighters say they have concluded a 24-day sweep at a sprawling camp in northeast…
Continue Reading US-UK relations enter new chapter as new PM, king settle in
By AAMER MADHANI and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press LONDON (AP) — President Joe Biden arrived in London to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth…
Continue ReadingWelcome to the future of European high-speed rail travel
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel news, a new high-speed train is unveiled in Europe, an RAF plane carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s…
Continue Reading Once home to a princess, Malta remembers the queen
By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A dilapidated villa outside Malta’s capital where a young Princess Elizabeth and…
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