By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct, but one sunny morning, Connor Blades lifted a rock in a tiny forest in the eastern Caribbean island and held his
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By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly a decade, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been using science to warn about evermore dangerous climate change in increasingly urgent tones. Now he’s enlisting something seemingly more important to the world’s powerful: Money. In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Guterres
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV and MEHMET GUZEL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Activists on Wednesday called for more protests of a new law that they say weakens Ukraine’s anti-corruption watchdogs, following the first major anti-government demonstration in over three years of war. The legislation, which has also drawn rebukes from European Union officials and international
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By Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — In Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood, a late-night basketball league is bringing much more than friendly competition to the Salvation Army’s Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center. The after-hours action on the hardwood at the facility, at 1250 W. 119th St.,
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By Amelia Mugavero Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — A North Texas teenager is using her love for music — and her heart for others — to help victims of the deadly flooding in Kerr County. Seventeen-year-old Charlotte March, of University Park, has loved music all her life, sharing her
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By The Associated Press A subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight voted Wednesday to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Three Republicans on the panel voted with Democrats for the subpoena, sending it through on an 8-2 vote tally. Republican subcommittee chairman, Rep. Clay Higgins
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CNN By Danya Gainor, Lauren Mascarenhas, Isabel Rosales, Meridith Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A cell phone video showing a White police officer in Jacksonville, Florida, striking a Black man in the face during a February traffic stop before officers dragged the driver from his car has sparked outrage online as conflicting accounts of the incident
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Capitol Federal Financial Inc. (CFFN) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $18.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Topeka, Kansas-based company said it had profit of 14 cents. The holding company for Capitol Federal Savings Bank posted revenue of $105 million in the period. Its adjusted
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A shooting in a rural area of Northern Ireland on Wednesday left a woman and two children dead and a man seriously wounded, police and the ambulance service said. All four were from the same household. Police did not indicate a possible motive, but Jemma Dolan, a member of the Northern Ireland
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NEW YORK (AP) — Luca Guadagnino’s “After the Hunt” will open the 63rd New York Film Festival, Film at Lincoln Center announced Wednesday. “After the Hunt” will first premiere at the Venice Film Festival, but on Sept. 26, it will kick off the New York Film Festival. An Amazon MGM Studios release due out this
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By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Syria’s interim government has requested Turkey’s support to strengthen its defense capabilities, Turkish officials said, following sectarian violence over the past two weeks that increased tensions in Syria and drew Israeli intervention. The defense ministry officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity according to procedures, said
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By Alicia Roberts Click here for updates on this story DELAWARE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Following a tragic scooter accident last month that killed a 12-year-old Delaware County girl, a Pennsylvania state senator is pushing for legislation to make sure something like this never happens again. On June 14, 12-year-old Abby Gillon and her close
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler on Wednesday announced he will run for reelection in his suburban New York swing district rather than launch a long-anticipated campaign for governor. The congressman has been openly considering a run for governor for months and was viewed as a potentially
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By Patrick Damp Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — As the investigation into a woman who used multiple false identities to pose as a nurse at various healthcare facilities across Pennsylvania, state police are asking healthcare companies to review their employment records. Shannon Womack is believed to have used at
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By Jesse Zanger Click here for updates on this story TICONDEROGA, New York (WCBS) — New York State Police have released the cause of death of the 9-year-old girl who was reported missing in Upstate New York over the weekend, sparking an Amber Alert. An autopsy determined Melina Frattolin’s cause of death was asphyxia due
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By Alice Gainer, Adi Guajardo Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — New video offers a first glimpse inside a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center at New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza. It’s an area members of Congress have been trying to access for weeks as
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By Elijah Westbrook Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WCBS) — A New York City man is facing federal charges after prosecutors say he built improvised explosive devices using instructions he found on the internet. Michael Gann is accused of making at least seven explosives, and throwing some off the Williamsburg
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PARIS (AP) — With the support of international partners and $115 million in funding, the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO recently helped rebuild the Iraqi city of Mosul after it was devastated by the Islamic State group. The restoration of the historic city’s iconic Al-Nouri Mosque and Al-Hadba Minaret was just one of many programs run
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By Bri Buckley Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A Texas-based company is hoping drone technology can help stop school shootings or at least help law enforcement in South Florida respond more quickly. Campus Guardian Angel founder and CEO Justin Marston said their system is designed to save lives in
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a medieval knight, buried under a shuttered ice cream parlor in the Polish city of Gdańsk. Experts have been working at the site in the historic Śródmieście (city center) district since 2023, and initially uncovered a medieval tombstone decorated with the carved image
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Venus Williams rolled back the years to produce a brilliant display as she eliminated fellow American Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4 to reach the round of 16 of the DC Open. Williams, 45, becomes the oldest player to win a singles match on the WTA Tour since Martina Navratilova won
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Ozzy Osbourne has been remembered as a “pioneer,” a “fearless talent” and a “dear friend,” in an outpouring of tributes from fellow musicians and his former Black Sabbath bandmates following his death on Tuesday at the age of 76. “It’s really a shock,” Black Sabbath co-founder and guitarist Tony
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Britain on Wednesday signed a preliminary agreement for the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Turkey, a significant step in Ankara’s efforts to modernize its air fleet. Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler and his British counterpart, John Healey, inked a memorandum of understanding during a defense industry fair
Continue Reading Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Wednesday, Jul. 23. 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 Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To
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Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Wednesday, Jul. 23. 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
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By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Six months into President Donald Trump’s second term, a quick glance at the stock market might offer a reassuring picture: The S&P 500 just closed above 6,300 points for the first time ever and has notched eight record highs in the past month. If you look at
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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Pittsburgh 6 Detroit 1 Final N.Y. Mets 6 L.A. Angels 3 Final Kansas City 8 Chicago Cubs 4 Final Milwaukee 10 Seattle 2 Final Houston 4 Arizona 3 Final L.A. Dodgers 4 Minnesota 3 Final Boston 9 Philadelphia 8 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Cleveland 3 Baltimore 2 Final Toronto
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CNN, POOL, @REALDONALDTRUMP , TRUTH SOCIAL, CBC, @realDonaldTrump / Truth Social By Kit Maher and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced a long-awaited trade agreement with Japan on Tuesday night, a framework between allies and major trading partners that appeared elusive just weeks ago. “I just signed the largest trade deal in
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