By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A Bangladesh air force training aircraft crashed into a school in the nation’s capital Monday afternoon, killing the pilot and 26 other people, most of whom were students, officials said. The crash caused a fire that left the two-story building in Dhaka smoldering. Officials said 171
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The Boss performed with the artist who has become known as his “heir.” Bruce Springsteen surprised the audience at Zach Bryan’s concert Sunday night at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, according to video shared by concertgoers on social media. “One of the greatest men to ever
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By John King, CNN (CNN) — Jaclyn Taylor and Lawrence Malinconico live on opposite sides of the Trump canyon that defines and divides American politics. “The amount of progress he has made over the first six months is unmatched,” said Taylor, a businesswoman in Iowa. She grades the first six months of President Donald Trump’s
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By JACQUELYN MARTIN Associated Press WESLACO, Texas (AP) — As President Donald Trump intensifies deportation activity around the country, some immigrants — including many who have lived in Texas’s southern tip for decades — are unwilling to leave their homes, even for necessary medical care. “He waited and waited because he felt the pain but
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By BILL BARROW and MATT BROWN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — It’s been six months since Joe Biden left the Oval Office. Republicans, including President Donald Trump, can’t stop talking about him. The House has launched investigations asserting that Biden’s closest advisers covered up a physical and mental decline during the 82-year-old Democrat’s presidency. The
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By AMR NABIL and NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of people who have been displaced by fighting in Sudan gathered Monday at the central train station in Cairo to begin a free journey home. The Egyptian government is funding train rides to Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, which recently was recaptured by the Sudanese
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By Wakisha Bailey Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — For more than seven decades, Garris Fabrics & Fashion has been a quiet staple on 60th Street in West Philadelphia. What began as a manufacturing company in 1947, founded by the parents of Denise Garris, has evolved into a beloved seamstress
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By Renee Anderson Click here for updates on this story BRONX, New York (WCBS) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s office was vandalized with red paint overnight in New York City. Police said they responded to a 911 call shortly before 12:45 a.m. Monday at her campaign office located on Herschell Street in the Bronx. When officers
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By Victoria D Click here for updates on this story FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A teenage boy was taken to the hospital Sunday afternoon after he was pulled from a pond in Framingham, Massachusetts and the city said no lifeguards were on duty at the time this happened. It happened shortly after 3 p.m. at
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s artwork featuring a fresh banana taped to a wall has been eaten by a visitor to a museum in France. The piece, titled “Comedian,” was eaten by a gallery-goer at the Centre-Pompidou Metz in eastern France on July 12, according to a statement from the
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By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University appeared in federal court Monday in a pivotal case in its battle with the Trump administration, as the storied institution argued the government illegally cut $2.6 billion in federal funding. President Donald Trump’s administration has battered the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university with sanctions for
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Millions of people might be coping with extreme heat, but Starbucks is already getting ready for chilly fall temperatures with its most anticipated annual menu announcement. It could use the boost. The coffee chain revealed that its wildly popular Pumpkin Spice Latte beverage will return to menus
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By Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — The Windy City is getting a boost from “the pope economy.” Since Pope Leo XIV’s election in May, creative entrepreneurs across the globe have worked overtime to stamp his likeness on everything from baby onesies to a cold pint of beer. But the frenzy to own the pope’s likeness
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Ellen DeGeneres has confirmed that she decided to leave the United States because of the re-election of President Donald Trump, as well as addressing the allegations of a toxic work culture at her former show, according to British media reports. The comedian and her wife, actress Portia de Rossi,
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations on Monday expressed concern about the Taliban’s arrest of Afghan women and girls for their alleged failure to comply with the authorities’ dress code. In May 2022, the Taliban government issued a decree calling for women to show only their eyes and recommending they wear a head-to-toe burqa. The
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CNN By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Harvard University was back in court Monday for a hearing in its funding fight case against the Trump administration, a key step in a battle over restoring more than $2 billion in federal funding for research frozen by the White House this spring. US District Judge Allison Burroughs
Continue Reading CNN, POOL By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Harvard University was back in court Monday for a hearing in its funding fight case against the Trump administration, a key step in a battle over restoring more than $2 billion in federal funding for research frozen by the White House this spring. US District Judge Allison
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Rocks and eggs were thrown at police as they tried to protect a hotel near London being used as accommodation for asylum seekers, prosecutors said Monday as a man arrested in connection with the incident appeared in court. More than 100 protesters — some wearing British flags
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By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S. envoy doubled down on Washington’s support for Syria’s new government, saying Monday there is “no Plan B” to working with it to unite the country still reeling from years of civil war and wracked by new sectarian violence. In an exclusive interview with The Associated
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops for the first time Monday pushed into areas of a central Gaza city where several aid groups are based, in what appeared to be the latest effort to carve up the Palestinian territory with military corridors. Deir
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — England’s Jess Carter says she will step back from social media after the defender said she has received “a lot of racist abuse” since the beginning of the 2025 UEFA Women’s Euros. Carter has started all four matches for England as the team has reached the semifinal stage of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Monday, Jul. 21. 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 Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Vickie Moretz had never left the southern United States, let alone traveled abroad. The prospect of flying across the Atlantic was equal parts exhilarating and terrifying. It was February 1982. Vickie was 22, a recent graduate from the University of Tennessee, en route to London to participate in a
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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Pittsburgh 3 Detroit 0 Final Philadelphia 3 Boston 2 Final N.Y. Mets 7 L.A. Angels 5 Final Kansas City 12 Chicago Cubs 4 Final Milwaukee 6 Seattle 0 Final Houston 6 Arizona 3 Final L.A. Dodgers 5 Minnesota 2 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Cleveland 10 Baltimore 5 Final Toronto
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (48-52, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (59-40, first in the NL Central) Chicago; Monday, 8:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (3-4, 2.31 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 58 strikeouts); Cubs: Ryan Brasier (0-0, 1.04 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 14 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -140, Royals
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By GHAITH ALSAYED and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria (AP) — Syria ‘s government on Monday started evacuating Bedouin families trapped inside the southern city of Sweida, where deadly fighting between Druze militiamen and Bedouin fighters has largely stopped as a ceasefire takes told. Last week’s clashes killed hundreds and threatened to unravel
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Besides being a fan, John Oliver has had a certain affinity for minor league baseball. On Saturday night, the comedian and host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” saw his latest crazy creation set out into the world as the Erie Moon Mammoths made their debut
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