By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Some kids in Houston got just a three-week summer break this year. In Richmond, Virginia, two elementary schools have added 20 days to the academic year. And in Indiana, students across the state have received more than 36,000 hours of tutoring over the past year, at no cost
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH and KATIE OYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.. (AP) — First came the darkening skies, then the crescent-shaped shadows on the ground, and finally an eruption of cheers by crowds that gathered Saturday along the narrow path of a rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun. It was a spectacular show for
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Firefighters encountered an unexpected challenge while rescuing a dog trapped in a Tennessee cave: A black bear was also there. The dog, Charlie, spent three days trapped nearly 40 feet deep in an “extremely narrow cave shaft” on English Mountain in eastern Tennessee, according to a Facebook post from
Continue ReadingBy CHETAN NARULA Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav triggered a stunning Pakistan collapse and shared four wickets in India’s dominant victory over its archrival at the Cricket World Cup. The seven-wicket win in front of more than 100,000 fans at Narendra Modi Stadium was India’s eighth consecutive victory over
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Saturday for protecting civilians in the Gaza Strip and Israel as he intensified his diplomatic outreach across the Middle East and beyond to rally an international response to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from expanding.
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Firefighters were on scene of a mulch fire that broke out at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday. It was first reported near the 81800 block of Avenue 51 around 6:15 a.m., according to Cal Fire. Fire crews were expected to stay on scene for several hours in order to get an upper
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH and KATIE OYAN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun that has millions across the Americas waiting with anticipation Saturday has at last appeared into view. With the presence of cloudy skies, a NASA livestream of the phenomenon reported it in Eugene, Oregon, shortly
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water and medical supply shortage ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’ bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel. Israel renewed
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — While the world is focused on the war in Gaza, tensions have risen in the occupied West Bank, where 55 Palestinians were killed over the past week in clashes with Israeli troops, arrest raids and attacks by Jewish settlers. U.N. monitors said it was
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Eclipses have entranced and mystified humans for millennia. In records kept by Chinese astronomers more than 4,000 years ago, people would bang on pans during an eclipse to scare away the dragon that was trying to eat the sun. Now, we know when the moon will move across the face
Continue ReadingKHIAM, Lebanon (AP) — Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah, who was killed in Israeli shelling of southern Lebanon, has been laid to rest in his hometown in a funeral procession attended by hundreds of people. Draped in a Lebanese flag, Abdallah’s body was carried on a stretcher Saturday through the streets of the southern town of
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Foran and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — After a series of setbacks, Republicans ended the week no closer to electing a new speaker as deep internal divisions have left the conference struggling to govern and the House in a state of paralysis. The chaos within House GOP ranks intensified dramatically over the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Jews in communities far from Israel gathered at synagogues this weekend for their first Shabbat services since Hamas militants attacked Israel, igniting an ongoing war. Rabbis led prayers of peace and shared grief with their congregations. At many synagogues security was tight. PITTSBURGH RABBI SAYS HAMAS ATTACK RESURFACES GENERATIONS OF TRAUMA
Continue ReadingBy ANGELA CHARLTON and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday after receiving bomb threats, police said. The French government started deploying 7,000 troops to increase security around the country after a fatal school stabbing by a suspected Islamic extremist. The evacuations
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ada Sagi was getting ready to travel to London to celebrate her 75th birthday with family when Hamas militants attacked her kibbutz and took her hostage. The trip was supposed to be a joyous occasion after a year of trauma. Her husband died of cancer last year,
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water crisis after Israel stopped the flow of resources to the region ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — After a series of setbacks, Republicans ended the week no closer to electing a new speaker as deep internal divisions have left the conference struggling to govern and the House in a state of paralysis. The chaos within House GOP ranks intensified dramatically over the past
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As more children emerge from the pandemic grappling with mental health issues, their parents are seeking ways for them to build emotional resilience. And toy companies are paying close attention. While still in its early phase, a growing number of toy marketers are embracing MESH
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Republicans will reclaim the Louisiana governor’s office, CNN projects, with state Attorney General Jeff Landry winning a majority of the vote Saturday in the state’s “jungle primary” and avoiding the need for a November runoff. Landry hailed the result Saturday night on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter,
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials reported intense combat as Russian forces relentlessly assaulted the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka for a fifth consecutive day Saturday. City leader Vitalii Barabash reported that Moscow was deploying additional forces to encircle the strategically important city in the eastern Donetsk region, situated just north of the Russian-held regional
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