UK US Airline Plot Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2006 terrorist plot to blow up US-bound flights that originated in the United Kingdom. Facts It is…
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Indonesia set to free Chicago woman who helped kill mother
By NINIEK KARMINI and DON BABWIN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An attorney and an Indonesian official say a Chicago woman will be…
Continue Reading Mexico: help for US on migrants “can’t go on forever”
By MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has again sidestepped questions about reinstating the U.S. “Remain in…
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Former U.S. Afghan translator now in Colorado Springs says family is being hunted by Taliban
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A former Afghan translator for American forces is pleading for help – fearing his family still stuck in Afghanistan…
Continue Reading ‘Making a Murderer’ subject Avery appeals latest defeat
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — “Making a Murderer” subject Steven Avery has appealed his latest unanimous legal defeat, asking the Wisconsin Supreme…
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France’s Macron pushes global tax deal on visit to Ireland
By MIKE FULLER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks with top Irish officials in Dublin, focusing on a…
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Sesquicentennial Minute: Why the USOPC moved to Colorado Springs in the late 70s
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Sports fans know that the road for many American gold medalists runs through Colorado Springs. Hundreds of…
Continue Reading North Carolina Senate OK’s bill limiting racial teachings
By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Senate Republicans on Thursday passed a bill to limit how…
Continue Reading Female Afghan robotics team hopes to work for country
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and ALEXIS TRIBOULARD Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — An all-woman Afghan robotics team known as the “Afghan Dreamers”…
Continue Reading Virus surge breaks hospital records amid rising toll on kids
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and JAY REEVES Associated Press Kentucky and Texas have joined a growing list of states that have surpassed their record for…
Continue Reading New sinking in tilting San Francisco high-rise halts repair
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A $100 million fix to stop a San Francisco luxury high-rise from sinking and tilting even more is on hold while engineers try…
Continue Reading New sinking in tilting San Francisco high-rise halts repair
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A $100 million fix to stop a San Francisco luxury high-rise from sinking and tilting even more is on hold while engineers try…
Continue Reading US average mortgage rates rise slightly; 30-year at 2.87%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mortgage rates edged marginally higher last week, continuing a pattern of little movement in recent weeks amid uncertainty over…
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The School Buzz: New D-20 school uses new app to catch learning disabilities earlier
A first-of-its-kind Academy D-20 program to catch learning disabilities made its debut this last week. Encompass Height Elementary School, which just…
Continue Reading Inmate who helped kill prison staffers with hammer gets life
ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — An inmate who confessed in court to using a hammer to kill a nurse and correctional officer during an escape attempt at an…
Continue Reading U.S. voting rights events reflect multiracial reform agenda
AARON MORRISON Associated Press In the nation’s capital on Saturday, multiracial coalitions of civil, human and labor rights leaders are convening…
Continue Reading Scotland dismisses Spain bid to extradite Catalan official
LONDON (AP) — A Scottish court has dismissed extradition proceedings against a Catalan politician sought by Spain over Catalonia’s failed…
Continue Reading Indian police rescue 17 children employed illegally
By RISHABH R. JAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police accompanied by activists from a children’s rights group have raided automobile…
Continue Reading Afghanistan’s top high school graduate fears for her future
By TAMEEM AKHGAR and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press Salgy Baran got the highest score in all of Afghanistan on her university entrance exams this…
Continue Reading Romania, Japan herald century of diplomacy at bridge site
By STEPHEN McGRATH AND NICOLAE DUMITRACHE Associated Press BRAILA, Romania (AP) — Romania and Japan have celebrated a century of diplomatic…
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