Shooting, blast in Ecuador port city kills 5, damages homes
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Gunfire and a subsequent explosion have left at least five people dead, 15 injured and several others missing, as well as…
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How a tiny nonprofit with no full-time employees became the foremost tracker of gun violence in America
By Eric Levenson, CNN In the Supreme Court decision overturning a New York gun law, the three liberal justices opened their dissent by citing data…
Continue ReadingNew US intelligence assessment finds al Qaeda ‘has not reconstituted its presence in Afghanistan’
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN A new US intelligence assessment prepared after the US killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike earlier…
Continue Reading French wildfire stops expanding; workers seek to tame it
PARIS (AP) — A major wildfire that ravaged pine forests in a tourist-beloved area of southwestern France has stopped expanding after rain fell…
Continue Reading Private prison firm to settle lawsuit over inmate death
JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A private prison company has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit over a Tennessee…
Continue ReadingFive Americans among injured in Jerusalem shooting attack
By Amir Tal and Hadas Gold, CNN At least eight people, including five Americans, were wounded in a shooting attack targeting a bus near the Western…
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More US lawmakers visit Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip
By JOHNSON LAI and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of American lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, just 12…
Continue Reading 2 soldiers killed in fighting with militants in SW Pakistan
By ZARAR KHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police say an attack by militants in Pakistan’s volatile southwestern Baluchistan province left…
Continue Reading7 million people are under flood watches while 7 million face extreme heat alerts
By Haley Brink and Theresa Waldrop, CNN A flood watch is in place from Arizona to Wyoming, covering more than 7 million people, with afternoon and…
Continue Reading ‘China threat’ emerges in elections from UK to Australia
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It’s not just the economy. While inflation and recession fears weigh heavily on the minds of…
Continue Reading Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent says
By HILLEL ITALIE and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie is “on the road to recovery,” his agent confirmed…
Continue ReadingDavid Popovici, 17, breaks 100m freestyle world record at European championships
By George Ramsay, CNN Romanian teenager David Popovici set a world record in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 46.86 seconds at the European…
Continue Reading1 person is dead and 17 injured after a car drove through a crowd at a Pennsylvania community event
By Tina Burnside, CNN A man was arrested on suspicion of driving his car into a crowd Saturday evening in Pennsylvania, killing one person and…
Continue Reading Police: Man killed himself after ramming US Capitol barrier
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man drove his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol early Sunday and then began firing…
Continue Reading School shooter’s brain exams to be subject of court hearing
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A defense mental health expert in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter…
Continue Reading Correction: Prison Packages story
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In a story published August 14, 2022, about New York barring state prison inmates from getting care packages from home, The…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Tension between Nicaragua and the Catholic Church
By GABRIELA SELSER and MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Earlier this month Nicaragua shuttered seven radio stations…
Continue Reading Mexico president to bypass congress to keep army in streets
By MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has begun exploring plans to sidestep congress to hand formal control of…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Trump, Egypt church fire, Megaflood, Salman Rushdie, Uvalde
By Andrew Torgan, CNN Did you go on a health kick during the pandemic? A lot of people did. And with millions suddenly working from home and gyms…
Continue ReadingA second US congressional delegation visits Taiwan
By Eric Cheung and Devan Cole, CNN A US congressional delegation led by Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey has arrived in Taipei on an…
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