By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A transgender high school student who was pushed into the national spotlight this week after President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California over her participation in this weekend’s state track and field championships has advanced to the finals. A.B. Hernandez, a public high school junior in
Continue Reading CNN By Emma Tucker, Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — A transgender high school student who was pushed into the national spotlight this week after President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California over her participation in this weekend’s state track and field championships has advanced to the finals. A.B. Hernandez, a public
Continue ReadingBy Alysha Bibi and Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan complex in Guatemala, revealing sanctuaries, pyramids and a unique canal system that could shed further light on the ancient civilization, the country’s culture minister said Thursday. The complex was discovered across three sites — Los Abuelos,
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By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Actor and comedian Russell Brand pleaded not guilty in a London court Friday to rape and sexual assault charges involving four women dating back more than 25 years. Brand, who turns 50 next week, denied two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph Fire Department worked the scene of a structure fire early Friday morning in the area of South 19th and Belle streets. Firefighters confirmed the structure was empty and was condemned. When News-Press NOW was on the scene around 4 a.m. Friday, firefighters were working to put
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — China will resume Japanese seafood imports it banned in 2023 over worries about Japan’s discharge of treated but slightly radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, a Japanese minister said Friday. Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the agreement was reached after
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By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for two attacks in southern Syria, including one on government forces that an opposition war monitor described as the first on the Syrian army to be carried out by the extremists since the fall of Bashar Assad. IS said in
Continue ReadingPor Jessie Yeung, CNN El exmagnate del rap Marion “Suge” Knight, quien durante décadas mantuvo una tensa relación con Sean “Diddy” Combs, instó a su archirrival a declarar en el juicio que está en curso. En una breve entrevista telefónica con Laura Coates de CNN desde la prisión, donde cumple una condena de 28 años
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By Pau Mosquera, CNN (CNN) — With its enviable climate, food and architecture, Spain pulled in 98 million visitors in 2024 — making it the world’s second most-visited country after France. But that popularity comes with an unenviable side effect. A surge in homes being listed on platforms like Airbnb means Spain’s main urban centers
Continue Reading JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A natural stones quarry in Indonesia’s West Java province collapsed on several people who were working inside on Friday, killing at least two people and leaving several workers missing, officials said. At least 10 people were trapped in the rubble when the mine in Cirebon district collapsed, West Java Governor Dedi
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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Boston 5 Atlanta 1 Final Texas 11 St. Louis 1 Final L.A. Dodgers 8 N.Y. Yankees 5 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Baltimore 2 Chicago White Sox 1 Final Toronto 11 Athletics 7 Final Houston 2 Tampa Bay 1 Final L.A. Angels 4 Cleveland 1 Final Detroit 7 Kansas City
Continue Reading Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Friday, May. 30. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
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Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Friday, May. 30. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
Continue Reading Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Friday, May. 30. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
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CNN, POOL, TRUTH SOCIAL, @REALDONALDTRUMP, Truth Social/@realDonaldTrump By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN (CNN) — US ports have been seeing pandemic-level declines in imports, so good news on tariffs was just what port officials were hoping for. For awhile on Wednesday, it looked like retailers and ports got exactly that, with a court blocking many of President
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN (CNN) — US ports have been seeing pandemic-level declines in imports, so good news on tariffs was just what port officials were hoping for. For awhile on Wednesday, it looked like retailers and ports got exactly that, with a court blocking many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. But a federal appeals
Continue ReadingPor Andrew Freedman, CNN Los masivos incendios forestales fuera de control en el oeste y centro de Canadá están obligando a miles de personas a huir a medida que se cumplen los sombríos pronósticos para la temporada de incendios del país. La intensificación de las llamas también está comenzando a enviar humo peligroso hacia las
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — As the search for escaped prisoner Grant Hardin enters a fifth day, authorities pursuing the convicted murderer and rapist in northern Arkansas face various challenges from the landscape that could give Hardin an advantage in evading capture. Wearing “a makeshift outfit designed to mimic law enforcement,” Hardin broke out
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Lee and Larry Madowo, CNN Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — When Nigerian American actor-singer Rotimi and Tanzanian pop star Vanessa Mdee first met in 2019, it was the beginning of a love story that neither of them expected. That first encounter six years ago could be straight from a rom-com. They had both just
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Mowbray, CNN (CNN) — What do you get when you combine a team of scientists, a lab specializing in sequencing DNA and some extinct species? While the answer could be the plot of “Jurassic Park,” these are actually the foundations of Future Society, a biotech fragrance company that has changed the landscape of
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — North Korea has sent soldiers and millions of munitions, including missiles and rockets, to Russia over the past year, according to a new report by an international watchdog, which details the extent to which Pyongyang has helped Moscow “terrorize” Ukraine’s population over its three-year war. The report was released
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Detroit Tigers (37-20, first in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (30-27, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Casey Mize (6-1, 2.45 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -119, Royals -100; over/under is 8
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — “Knicks in 7” chants echoed around “The World’s Most Famous Arena” on Thursday night as the duo of Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns led the New York Knicks to an Eastern Conference Finals-extending 111-94 win over the Indiana Pacers. Despite being pushed to the brink of elimination, the Knicks
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By JUWON PARK Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Big Ocean, a three-member K-pop group composed entirely of artists with hearing disabilities, is redefining the limits of music and performance — one beat at a time. When Big Ocean takes the stage, they seamlessly incorporate sign language into their performances. But their polished shows
Continue Reading By JUWON PARK Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Big Ocean, a three-member K-pop group composed entirely of artists with hearing disabilities, is redefining the limits of music and performance — one beat at a time. When Big Ocean takes the stage, they seamlessly incorporate sign language into their performances. But their polished shows
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By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand flag printed with the words “please walk on me” and laid on the floor of an art gallery has once again been packed away following public outcry, 30 years after protests forced the removal of the same artwork. The Suter Art Gallery
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By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Scientists say 4 billion people, about half the world’s population, experienced at least one extra month of extreme heat because of human-caused climate change from May 2024 to May 2025. The extreme heat caused illness, death, crop losses, and strained energy and health care systems, according to the analysis from
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, Yong Xiong, Hassan Tayir and Cynthia Chan, CNN Hong Kong/New York (CNN) — Kiwi Zhang, a computer science student from China, was full of hope for his academic future in the United States – until his visa was revoked at the US border last week. The first-year PhD student at a university
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By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Dozens of countries joined China on Friday in establishing an international mediation-based dispute resolution group. Representatives of more than 30 other countries, from Pakistan and Indonesia to Belarus and Cuba, signed the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation in Hong Kong to
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