Van carrying oxygen tanks explodes in Milan; driver injured
MILAN (AP) — A van that was transporting oxygen tanks to a nearby medical facility exploded in the center of the Italian city of Milan on Thursday,…
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Japan’s Honda records lower profit, projects recovery ahead on sales rebound
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda’s profit for the fiscal year that ended in March has dropped 1.7% as sales took a hit from…
Continue Reading 9 railcars from Norfolk Southern train derail in Pennsylvania, no hazardous chemicals on board
NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) — Officials say nine railcars from a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Pennsylvania, with no hazardous chemicals on…
Continue Reading Australian trade minister visits China as part of joint efforts to repair ties
BEIJING (AP) — Australian Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell is visiting China as part of a joint effort to repair ties scarred by political…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 11: CNN town hall, Immigration, Covid, Sudan, Textbook ban
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The most popular search engine in the world will soon look a little different. The next evolution of Google’s homepage…
Continue Reading Woman struck by police motorcycle escorting UK royal
LONDON (AP) — British police say a woman in her 80s is in critical condition after being hit by a police motorcycle that was escorting Prince…
Continue Reading Title 42 has expired. Here’s what happens next
By Dakin Andone and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The expiration of a pandemic-era public health restriction that will significantly alter several years of…
Continue Reading Blast at residential building in Germany injures 12; suspect detained
BERLIN (AP) — A senior security official says German police have detained a suspect in connection with an explosion at a residential building that…
Continue Reading Chinese vice president visits Netherlands, continuing diplomatic push in Europe
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — China is continuing its diplomatic push in Europe with a high-level visit to the Netherlands where Vice President Han…
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Real-life ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press HAMPDEN, Maine (AP) — David Bishop spends the school day as a mild-mannered custodian, but before the final bell…
Continue Reading Real-life ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press HAMPDEN, Maine (AP) — David Bishop spends the school day as a mild-mannered custodian, but before the final bell…
Continue Reading Sweden charges man for spreading sensitive military information online
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish prosecutors say that a 50-year-old man has been charged with spreading sensitive military information online. Authorities…
Continue Reading Minister: Student visas issued by breakaway north used to seek asylum in Cyprus
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The interior minister of ethnically divided Cyprus says some 70% of arriving…
Continue Reading Japan tech investor SoftBank sinks into second year of losses
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group is reporting a loss of 970 billion yen, or $7 billion,…
Continue Reading 2 Michigan school districts ban backpacks amid safety concerns, with one citing the 4th gun confiscated from a student
By Amy Simonson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Two Michigan school districts have banned students from bringing backpacks to campus, with one of the…
Continue Reading Police: 24 people, many of them children, hurt in bridge collapse in Finland
HELSINKI (AP) — Police say two dozen people, many of them children, were injured when a temporary pedestrian bridge collapsed in the southern…
Continue Reading Leader of pro-independence party in Wales quits after report slams toxic culture
LONDON (AP) — The leader of Wales’ pro-independence political party has resigned after an inquiry found it was riddled with bullying and…
Continue Reading UN human rights body passes resolution on human rights abuses in Sudan, amid worsening conflict
GENEVA (AP) — The top U.N. human rights body has adopted a resolution concerning mounting civilian deaths and rights abuses in Sudan since a bloody…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s Supreme Court orders release of former PM Imran Khan, after his arrest sparks violence
By MUNIR AHMED and RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered the release of former Prime Minister Imran…
Continue Reading Yellen: Different system needed to end repeated standoffs over US debt ceiling
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer NIIGATA, Japan (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that in her opinion, the United States should…
Continue Reading Ukraine says its counteroffensive now delayed; Britain says it’s sent cruise missiles to Kyiv
By SUSIE BLANN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in remarks broadcast Thursday that Kyiv is…
Continue Reading Jacklyn Zeman, longtime ‘General Hospital’ cast member who played nurse Bobbie Spencer, dies at 70
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Jacklyn Zeman, who for 45 years played nurse Bobbie Spencer on ABC’s ‘General Hospital,” has died…
Continue Reading ‘It will get worse.’ Asylum officers, Secret Service agents and troops have surged toward border with Title 42’s expiration
By Nouran Salahieh and Rosa Flores, CNN Along border fences from California to Texas, crowds of undocumented migrants shelter in tents or queue in…
Continue Reading As Turkey heads to runoff presidential race, domestic issues loom large
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has parlayed his country’s NATO membership and…
Continue Reading Western weapons, growing experience harden Ukrainian air defenses against renewed Russian onslaught
By DAVID RISING and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press NEAR KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — By the time Kyiv residents hear the air-raid sirens signaling an…
Continue Reading New fighting kills 2 Palestinian militant commanders, elderly man in Israel as Egypt pushes truce
By FARES AKRAM and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed two militant commanders…
Continue Reading How Europe is leading the world in building guardrails around AI
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Authorities around the world are racing to draw up rules for artificial intelligence, including in…
Continue Reading Bank of England raises UK interest rates to highest level since 2008
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has raised interest rates to their highest level since late 2008 as it continues to…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Stocks dip following inflation data, drops for Disney, banks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street slipped, sending the S&P 500 down 0.2%. Disney was one of the heaviest forces…
Continue Reading Forced from Grand Canyon National Park, the Havasupai Tribe embraces spiritual homecoming
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Carletta Tilousi hit the trail as the sun rose, the light revealing a…
Continue Reading Family of California man who yelled ‘I can’t breathe’ before dying in police custody in 2020 reaches $24 million settlement
By Taylor Romine, CNN The family of Edward Bronstein, who died while in custody of law enforcement in 2020, reached a $24 million settlement in a…
Continue Reading Long-haul carrier Emirates sees highest-ever profit in 2022 of $2.9B after pandemic grounded flights
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates says it saw its most-profitable year ever in 2022,…
Continue Reading War, natural disasters left record 71 million people internally displaced in 2022, report says
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press The war in Ukraine helped push the global total of people left internally displaced by conflict or natural disasters…
Continue Reading Migrants rush across US border in final hours before Title 42 expires
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Migrants rushed across the Mexico border Thursday, racing to enter the U.S. before…
Continue Reading Migrants rush across US border in final hours before Title 42 expires
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Migrants rushed across the Mexico border Thursday, racing to enter the U.S. before…
Continue Reading Lakers coach Ham expects Anthony Davis to play in Game 6 vs Warriors
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lakers coach Darvin Ham said he expects Anthony Davis to play Friday night in Los Angeles,…
Continue Reading Stephen Curry, Warriors stave off elimination, force Game 6 by beating Lakers 121-106
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Draymond Green loved Golden State’s defensive energy against LeBron James and knows…
Continue Reading Lainey Wilson triumphs at Academy of Country Music Awards; Chris Stapleton wins top honor
By The Associated Press FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Lainey Wilson was seemingly everywhere at the Academy of Country Music Awards, collecting four…
Continue Reading Figuring out Texas: From guns to immigration, here’s how one state’s challenges echo the country’s
By JUAN A. LOZANO and TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Thirteen people dead in two mass shootings. Eight immigrants killed when an SUV…
Continue Reading As public health emergency ends, pandemic-era support programs have already been fading away
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The formal end of the national Public Health Emergency on Thursday is largely a symbolic and…
Continue Reading 5.4 magnitude earthquake near Tokyo causes minor injuries, damage
TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake has shaken Japan’s capital, Tokyo, and surrounding areas, injuring several people and causing minor damage. The Japan…
Continue Reading House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends; Biden promises veto
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans passed a sweeping bill Thursday to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and…
Continue Reading Expel George Santos? GOP leaders aren’t ready to take that step
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Protecting a narrow, four-vote majority, Republican leaders in the House are making clear that…
Continue Reading Free speech, racial equity battles are playing out on Wisconsin campuses
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The debate over free speech and racial equity on Wisconsin’s college campuses is…
Continue Reading Colorado legislative session reinforces once-purple state’s Democratic shift
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s chaotic legislative session this year underscores the once-purple…
Continue Reading ASEAN leader: No progress in ending Myanmar’s deadly civil strife
By EDNA TARIGAN and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has somberly acknowledged to fellow…
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Applications open for Monterey County Ag Pass program
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The application period for the Monterey County Ag Pass for agricultural operators is officially open. People in…
Continue Reading Son of NBA great Dennis Rodman transferring to USC, joining Bronny James
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California’s basketball roster is getting more star-studded by the moment. The Trojans had already landed Bronny…
Continue Reading G7 finance ministers to vow support for Ukraine, seek ways to spur global economy as debt risks loom
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer NIIGATA, Japan (AP) — Financial leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies are discussing ways to…
Continue Reading South Korea to lift quarantine mandate for COVID-19 and end testing recommendation for travelers
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will drop its COVID-19 quarantine requirements and end testing…
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