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Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says authorities will expel hundreds of thousands more Afghans who have been living in Pakistan for years, the latest in a monthslong government clampdown on undocumented migrants. Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch told reporters on Thursday that this would be the “second phase” of the “Illegal Foreigners Repatriation
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to announce a new $225 million aid package for Ukraine, including an additional Patriot missile system to bolster its air defenses against a deadly onslaught of Russian airstrikes. Two U.S. officials said the announcement is expected to be made during Biden’s meeting Thursday with Ukrainian
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The nearly complete fossilized remains of a 161-million-year-old stegosaurus discovered in Colorado in 2022 will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York next week. Sotheby’s officials have named the dinosaur Apex. They say it stands 11 feet tall and measures 27 feet nose to tail. Apex was discovered in May 2022
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — A lawsuit was filed Thursday against Hershey, Walgreens and several others in the case of a Massachusetts teen who died after he participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge that was widely promoted on social media. Harris Wolobah, a 10th grader from the city of Worcester, died Sept. 1, 2023,
Continue ReadingBy Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — A piece of woolly mammoth skin excavated from the Siberian permafrost has been found to contain fossil chromosomes in a first-of-its-kind discovery, according to a new study. Researchers unearthed the 52,000-year-old remains in 2018 near the village of Belaya Gora in northeastern Siberia, where freezing temperatures helped preserve the
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Children who live in homes where adults use e-cigarettes are exposed to significantly less nicotine through secondhand aerosols than children in homes where adults use traditional cigarettes, a new study shows. But vaping still exposes kids to nicotine and may present other risks, too. To keep children completely nicotine-free,
Continue ReadingCNN By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Americans weighed down by fast-rising prices for three years just received more encouraging news on the inflation front. The Consumer Price Index, a measurement of the average change in prices for a commonly purchased basket of goods and services, dropped 0.1% from May, which helped to slow the
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By Larry Madowo, Niamh Kennedy and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Kenyan President William Ruto has fired almost his entire cabinet after weeks of anti-government protests, he announced Thursday. Only Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi have been left in their posts, the president said. The decision was taken “upon reflection,
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Colombia advanced to the Copa América final following a 1-0 win over Uruguay at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday, but the game was marred by unsavory scenes after full-time. Jefferson Lerma scored the match’s only goal in the 39th minute as Los Cafeteros extended
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — A fire broke out in the spire of the cathedral in the French city of Rouen on Thursday morning. The blaze erupted at the top of the spire of the gothic Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral in Rouen, in the northern region of Normandy. Images
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — As recently as February, Tractor Supply Co., known for selling animal feed, pet food and lawn and garden equipment to hobby farmers, told investors that climate change was a significant threat to its business. Any delay or failure to meet its goals of cutting emissions 50% in
Continue ReadingBy Madison Sawyer Click here for updates on this story PARKER COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — Parker County firefighters recently rescued a man from a burning home, which they say was possible due to the department’s dedication to training. “You are riding the balance of driving fast and driving safe, but of course every time we
Continue ReadingBy Cole Premo, Reg Chapman, and WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There was a major crackdown Wednesday following the Fourth of July chaos in Minneapolis. Prosecutors charged 20 people with serious felonies for allegedly shooting fireworks at people, cars and police officers in Dinkytown. A large-scale law enforcement
Continue Reading By Barbie Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Officials in southern Italy have broken up an alleged racket selling fake olive oil, confiscating 42 tons of the extra virgin variety worth almost $1 million. Seven people are accused of criminal conspiracy, adulteration of food substances intended for marketing, fraud in public military supplies and adulteration of food for export,
Continue ReadingBy KTBS Team Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Shreveport resident Rick Colbert is now offering a $1,000 reward to anyone who helps find his guide dog, Carson, who went missing on the night of July 4. Colbert, who is blind, said he put Carson in his backyard for a
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Weeks after being let go as the publisher of Alfred A. Knopf, Reagan Arthur is returning to her previous employer, Hachette Book Group, as a senior executive who will edit authors from across the company and head her own imprint. Arthur, who will have the title of senior
Continue ReadingBy Tynisa Senior and Danielle Garcia Click here for updates on this story HOLLYWOOD, Florida (WSVN) — A body was found face down on the shoreline of Hollywood Beach Thursday morning, prompting a police investigation. Hollywood Fire Rescue and Hollywood Police were dispatched to South Ocean Drive and Magnolia Terrace following reports of a possible
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration will designate a dangerous Venezuelan gang infiltrating the United States as a significant transnational criminal organization on Thursday, according to a senior administration official, who described the gang as an “emerging threat.” Tren de Aragua, a transnational criminal gang that originated in a Venezuela prison and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh’s most storied steel company, U.S. Steel, is on the cusp of being bought by Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp. in a deal that’s kicking up an election year political maelstrom. The sale comes during a presidential campaign and renewed political support for rebuilding America’s manufacturing sector. With the United
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A leader of a major French union has called for mass demonstrations and possible strikes to pressure President Emmanuel Macron into “respecting the results” of recent legislative elections and allow a leftist coalition to form a new government. The leftist New Popular Front alliance won the most seats in the National Assembly
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