Department of Veterans Affairs Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Facts There are 17.8 million veterans in the United States, according…
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Plane crashes into building near Milan; all 8 aboard die
ROME (AP) — A small private plane has crashed into a vacant office building in a Milan suburb. A prosecutor said all eight people aboard were…
Continue Reading Pope calls for more humane prison life after Ecuador deaths
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has called for “more humane” prison life in the wake of bloodshed in a prison in Ecuador in which 118 people…
Continue Reading Merkel urges Germans to keep fighting for democracy
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germans must keep working for democracy, as the country celebrated the 31st anniversary of the…
Continue Reading Johnson eyes post-COVID economy as UK Conservatives meet
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he’s ready to take “bold decisions” to rebuild the…
Continue ReadingAn oil spill off the California coast destroyed a wildlife habitat and caused dead birds and fish to wash up on Huntington Beach, officials say
By Alta Spells and Holly Yan, CNN A swath of the Southern California coast is covered with oil after 3,000 barrels’ worth gushed into the…
Continue ReadingGOP lawmakers push to uncover ‘bias’ in Covid probe during contentious classified intel briefing
By Zachary Cohen and Katie Bo Williams, CNN Frustrations boiled over during a closed-door intelligence briefing last week as Republican lawmakers…
Continue ReadingPressure is growing on Biden to lift Trump’s tariffs as supply chain problems worsen
By Katie Lobosco, CNN There’s a quick move President Joe Biden could make to immediately help relieve the stress the pandemic-related supply…
Continue Reading Florida school shooting suspect faces trial for jail brawl
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The suspect in the 2018 killing of 17 people at a Florida high school goes on trial…
Continue Reading Virus surge hits New England despite high vaccination rates
By WILSON RING Associated Press Despite having some of the highest vaccination rates in the country, the six New England states are still grappling…
Continue Reading Bomb at Kabul mosque kills 5 civilians, Taliban say
SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least five civilians were killed in a bomb blast outside a Kabul mosque Sunday, a…
Continue Reading Why Democrats’ climate goals may test their Latino appeal
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Congressional Democrats are going bigger than ever on the environment, with a spending…
Continue Reading First official EgyptAir flight lands at Israel airport
JERUSALEM (AP) — An EgyptAir jet has landed in Tel Aviv, making the first official direct flight by the Egyptian national carrier since the two…
Continue ReadingWhy everyone loves Fat Bear Week
By Leah Asmelash, CNN The leaves are changing color, there’s a slight crisp feeling in the air and the shelves are stocked with pumpkin spice…
Continue Reading UN: Over 550 Europe-bound migrants intercepted off Libya
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says Libya’s coast guard has intercepted a wooden boat carrying…
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Lemma wins London Marathon, off podium as COVID precaution
LONDON (AP) — Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia has won the men’s London Marathon for the first time and Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya was victorious on her…
Continue Reading Former Marseille president, businessman Bernard Tapie dies
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writers PARIS (AP) — Bernard Tapie, the charismatic president of French soccer club Marseille…
Continue Reading Blaze damages historic bridge spanning Tiber River in Rome
ROME (AP) — A blaze that possibly was sparked by a gas canister explosion has destroyed part of an historic bridge spanning the Tiber River in…
Continue Reading China tightens political control of internet giants
By JOE McDONALD and ZEN SOO AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — After flourishing for two decades with little regulation, China’s internet…
Continue Reading Munoz fired by Watford, 1st managerial exit of EPL season
WATFORD, England (AP) — Watford has fired Xisco Munoz. He is the first managerial departure of the Premier League season. The Spaniard left with…
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