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A child is dead and 2 adults are hospitalized in a car crash with a semitruck in Idaho, police say

Idaho State Police say a driver crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a semi-truck, killing a child and sending two adults to the hospital

Crime|News|US

3 dead, including shooter, after shooting inside Las Vegas law office, police say

Authorities say three people died Monday in a shooting inside a law office in the affluent Summerlin neighborhood of Las Vegas

3 dead, including shooter, after shooting inside Las Vegas law office, police say
Europe|News|Political|US|World

US lawmakers urge release of Russia critic Kara-Murza on the anniversary of his imprisonment

Members of Congress on Tuesday are calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. The renewed calls from lawmakers have come on the second anniversary of his imprisonment, part of the Kremlin’s relentless crackdown on critics of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

US lawmakers urge release of Russia critic Kara-Murza on the anniversary of his imprisonment
Arts|Entertainment

Cirque du Soleil's Beatles-themed Las Vegas show will end after an 18-year run

The final curtain will come down this summer on Cirque du Soleil’s long-running Las Vegas show “The Beatles Love.”

Cirque du Soleil's Beatles-themed Las Vegas show will end after an 18-year run
Asia|Election|News|World

Chinese President Xi meets former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou on pro-unification visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing in a bid to promote unification between the sides that separated amid civil war in 1949

Chinese President Xi meets former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou on pro-unification visit
Asia|News|US|World

China sanctions 2 U.S. companies over 'support for arms sales to Taiwan'

China has sanctioned two U.S. companies over what it says is their support for arms sales to Taiwan, the self governing island democracy Beijing claims as its own territory to be recovered by force if necessary

China sanctions 2 U.S. companies over 'support for arms sales to Taiwan'
Economy|Europe|News

Hungary will impose new restrictions on agricultural imports from Ukraine

Hungary’s government will add new restrictions on the import of Ukrainian agricultural products to protect Hungarian farmers from market fluctuations caused by cheaper Ukrainian imports

Crime|US

Trump will be first ex-president on criminal trial. Here's what to know about the hush money case

Donald Trump will make history as the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges when his hush money case opens with jury selection

Trump will be first ex-president on criminal trial. Here's what to know about the hush money case
News|World

Iran and Israel have a history of enmity. What key recent events led to Iran's assault on Israel?

Iran’s dramatic aerial attack on Israel follows years of enmity between the countries and marks the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel

Iran and Israel have a history of enmity. What key recent events led to Iran's assault on Israel?
News|US|World

Much of central US faces severe thunderstorm threat and possible tornadoes

Tens of millions of Americans stretching from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Baltimore could face strong thunderstorms tonight through Wednesday, with tornadoes possible in a few states

Much of central US faces severe thunderstorm threat and possible tornadoes
Crime|Sports|US

A woman who accused Trevor Bauer of sex assault is now charged with defrauding ex-MLB player

An Arizona woman who accused former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault has been charged with defrauding the baseball player

A woman who accused Trevor Bauer of sex assault is now charged with defrauding ex-MLB player
Europe|News|World

Russia reports downing 5 Ukrainian military balloons in Kyiv's latest apparent war innovation

Russia’s defense ministry says air defenses have downed what authorities describe as five Ukrainian balloons

Russia reports downing 5 Ukrainian military balloons in Kyiv's latest apparent war innovation
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Tesla shares tumble below $150 per share, giving up all gains made over the past year

Tesla’s stock tumbled below $150 per share, giving up all of the gains made over the past year as the electric vehicle maker reels from falling sales and steep discounts intended to lure more buyers

Tesla shares tumble below $150 per share, giving up all gains made over the past year
Americas|Crime|News

Guatemalan prosecutors raid offices of Save the Children charity

Guatemalan prosecutors have raided the offices of the charity Save the Children, citing a complaint alleging the violation of migrant children’s rights

Guatemalan prosecutors raid offices of Save the Children charity
Business|News|US

House and Senate negotiate bill to help FAA add more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors

Congressional negotiators are agreeing to help the Federal Aviation Administration hire more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors

House and Senate negotiate bill to help FAA add more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors
Asia|Science|Technology|World

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6 months on space station

A Chinese spacecraft has returned to Earth with three astronauts who lived for six months on the country’s space station

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6 months on space station
Americas|Environment|News|World

Death toll from heavy rains in southern Brazil jumps to 29, with 60 more still mising

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state has jumped to 29, with another 60 people missing, according to the state’s civil defense agency

Africa|Crime|News

Bomb kills at least 12 people, including children, at two displacement camps in eastern Congo

Attacks at two displacement camps in eastern Congo's North Kivu province have killed at least 12 people, including children

Bomb kills at least 12 people, including children, at two displacement camps in eastern Congo
News|US

I-95 in Connecticut reopens after flaming crash left it closed for days

Interstate 95 in Connecticut has reopened

I-95 in Connecticut reopens after flaming crash left it closed for days
Europe|News|US|World

Biden hosts Romanian leader at the White House to celebrate NATO partnership

President Joe Biden has hosted Klaus Iohannis, the president of Romania, at the White House

Biden hosts Romanian leader at the White House to celebrate NATO partnership
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Spanish prosecutors recommend 2nd investigation into Shakira's taxes be thrown out

Spanish state prosecutors have recommended that an investigating judge shelve a probe into another alleged case of tax fraud by pop star Shakira

Spanish prosecutors recommend 2nd investigation into Shakira's taxes be thrown out
Africa|Environment|Health|News

Unusual floods in eastern Congo causing hardship to almost half a million people, WFP says

Floods in South Kivu and Tanganyika provinces in eastern Congo have hit nearly half a million people, creating food shortages, displacements and risk of diseases, according to a World Food Program report released Wednesday

Crime|News|US

Suspect in shooting death of an Ohio police officer is found dead after standoff, officials say

Authorities say an Ohio police officer was shot and killed while answering a disturbance call over the weekend

Africa|Arts|Travel|World

Thousands replaster Mali's Great Mosque of Djenne, which is threatened by conflict

Thousands of Malians joined the replastering of the world’s largest mud-brick building this weekend, a key ritual that maintains the integrity of the Great Mosque of Djenne in central Mali

Thousands replaster Mali's Great Mosque of Djenne, which is threatened by conflict
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Roaring Kitty is back and so are meme stocks. GameStop and AMC surge like it's 2021

The man at the center of the pandemic meme stock craze returned to the social platform X for the first time in three years and sent prices of those stocks surging overnight

Roaring Kitty is back and so are meme stocks. GameStop and AMC surge like it's 2021

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