Taylor Swift returns to Nashville, reveals ‘Speak Now’ date
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Taylor Swift is playing catch-up with her fans this year in a massive and…
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Jazz Fest’s Saturday opening delayed by weather
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A line of strong thunderstorms, with wind gusts of up to 60 mph, prompted organizers of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage…
Continue Reading Jill Biden: Charles’ coronation was ‘just amazing to see’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden says it was “just amazing” to be able to witness the coronation…
Continue Reading 2 Florida men sentenced for armed robbery of postal worker
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida men have been sentenced to federal prison for the armed robbery of a postal worker. Court records show 23-year-old…
Continue Reading Mage wins star-crossed Kentucky Derby amid 7th death
By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — After seven deaths raised questions about the future of horse racing, Mage earned a…
Continue Reading Chicago police officer fatally shot after working her shift
CHICAGO (AP) — An off-duty Chicago police officer has been shot and killed as she headed home on the city’s Southside after her shift. Police say…
Continue Reading Early Kentucky Derby favorite Forte scratched from race
By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The early favorite for the Kentucky Derby was scratched Saturday hours before the race.…
Continue Reading Queen or queen consort? What to know about Camilla’s title
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Now that she has been crowned alongside her husband, King Charles III’s wife is officially known…
Continue Reading Alaska National Park Service worker killed after triggering avalanche
By Melissa Alonso and Paradise Afshar, CNN A National Park Service employee was killed Thursday after setting off an avalanche while backcountry…
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Gaming revenue grew most in Oregon and New York last year—here's how it breaks down across the rest of the US
AskGamblers ranked 27 states and Washington D.C. based on commercial gaming revenue growth or decline between 2021 and…
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Men are 3 times as likely as women to bike in the US. Here's how the demographics of cyclists break down
Using data from a study published in Transport Reviews, Velotric broke down the gender demographics of cycling around the…
Continue Reading Hospitalized Berlusconi makes first public statements
MILAN (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has made his first public statements since being hospitalized a month ago, delivering a video…
Continue Reading Attackers kill Pakistani Sikh in drive-by shooting in Lahore
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say a Sikh was killed by unknown assailants in a drive-by shooting in the eastern city of Lahore. The man…
Continue Reading Over 200 dead, many more missing after Congo floods
By JUSTIN KABUMBA ASSOCIATED PRESS KALEHE, Congo (AP) — The death toll from flash floods and landslides in eastern Congo has risen beyond 200, with…
Continue Reading Abortion pill legal challenge threatens miscarriage care
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Less than a year after losing her daughter Emilia at five days old, Jillian Phillips suffered a miscarriage. It was…
Continue Reading How Mexico City’s mural movement transformed walls into art
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Across the main entrance of a former Jesuit college in the heart of Mexico City, a…
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New Twitter rules expose election offices to spoof accounts
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tracking down accurate information about Philadelphia’s elections on Twitter used to be easy.…
Continue Reading New Twitter rules expose election offices to spoof accounts
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tracking down accurate information about Philadelphia’s elections on Twitter used to be easy.…
Continue Reading Buffett shares good news on profits, AI thoughts at meeting
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett said artificial intelligence may change the world but new technology…
Continue Reading Russia says bomber who injured novelist acted for Ukraine
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia’s top investigative agency on Saturday said the suspect in a car bombing…
Continue Reading Burials held in Serbia for some victims of mass shootings
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Funerals are taking place in Serbia for some of the victims of two mass shootings that…
Continue Reading Formerly homeless woman wins $5 million in the California Lottery
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN A once homeless California woman went to a Walmart Supercenter for an oil change. With the scratch of a lottery ticket…
Continue Reading Ukraine downs Russian hypersonic missile with US Patriot
By DAVID RISING Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s air force claimed Saturday to have downed a Russian hypersonic missile over…
Continue Reading The man who held Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold ‘never intended to harm’ him, his attorneys say
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Amid mounting pressures to charge the man who restrained Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on a New York City subway train car…
Continue Reading Indian troops kill 2 rebels in Kashmir in ongoing operations
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian soldiers have killed two suspected militants in ongoing counterinsurgency operations in Kashmir a day after rebels…
Continue Reading Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank raid
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces have shot dead two Palestinians during a military raid in the…
Continue Reading On this day 141 years ago, a new law began reshaping America. More than a century later, Congress apologized for it
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN On May 6, 1882, President Chester Arthur signed a law that reshaped America. More than a century later, Congress…
Continue Reading Sudan envoys begin talks amid pressure to end conflict
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — The U.S. and Saudi Arabia say that Sudan’s warring sides have begun talks aimed at firming…
Continue Reading 1 dead, at least 6 injured at Mississippi party shooting
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — One person is dead and at least six other people were shot during a Cinco de Mayo party at a Mississippi restaurant…
Continue Reading 21 critically endangered California condors have died from avian flu
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A species that conservationists once saved from the brink of extinction is now facing a new powerful threat: avian flu. In a…
Continue Reading Botticelli’s Venus is an ‘influencer’ and Italy is not happy
By TRISHA THOMAS and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Italian tourism ministry thought it had a sure-fire way to bring…
Continue Reading 5 things to look for during King Charles III’s coronation
BY DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III’s coronation is a chance to unite people with the history and pageantry of the…
Continue Reading King Charles III crowned with regal pomp, cheers and shrugs
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony steeped…
Continue Reading Pederson, Davis propel Giants to 6-4 win over Brewers
By HENRY SCHULMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Joc Pederson hit a go-ahead, two-run single against Corbin Burnes in the fifth inning that…
Continue Reading A’s broadcaster apologizes after apparent racial slur
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper apologized after uttering what sounded like a racial slur while describing a trip…
Continue Reading Qatar flies aid into Sudan, airlifts evacuees amid fighting
By LUJAIN JO Associated Press PORT SUDAN, Sudan (AP) — Qatar has flown a relief flight into Sudan carrying some 40 tons of food. The plane left…
Continue Reading Angels rally for 5-4 victory over Rangers in 10th inning
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — After not having a late comeback in their first 30 games, the Los Angeles Angels have two in…
Continue Reading California reparations panel OKs state apology, payments
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California’s reparations task force voted Saturday to approve…
Continue Reading California reparations panel OKs state apology, payments
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California’s reparations task force voted Saturday to approve…
Continue Reading Biden hopes strong job market means soft landing for economy
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Joe Biden, the past few days have raised hopes that the U.S. economy can stick a soft…
Continue Reading Tatis has 2 HRs, 3 RBIs off Kershaw, Padres beat Dodgers 5-2
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit two home runs off Clayton Kershaw and had three RBIs for San Diego, which…
Continue Reading Iran hangs Iranian-Swedish man over 2018 attack killing 25
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has executed an Iranian-Swedish dual national accused of masterminding a…
Continue Reading W.Va. politicos keep fighting over 2020; voters, not so much
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Some Republican officeholders in West Virginia are already revving up campaigns for…
Continue Reading Police say 1 dead, 3 wounded in San Diego drive-by shooting
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A drive-by shooting near a San Diego recreation center killed one person and wounded three others Friday evening, police said.…
Continue Reading NY jury will have wide latitude to decide civil Trump claims
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury hearing an advice columnist’s claims that she was raped by Donald Trump could begin…
Continue Reading Rooker, Laureano go back-to-back as A’s outslug Royals 12-8
By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brent Rooker and Ramón Laureano hit back-to-back homers, Ryan Noda drove in three runs and…
Continue Reading Over 2,000 migrants kidnapped in Mexico last year
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government says over 2,000 migrants were kidnapped by smuggling gangs and drug…
Continue Reading Military: Contractor error caused Hawaii toxic foam spill
HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. military says an investigation found that a spill of about 1,300 gallons of fire suppressant at a fuel facility in Hawaii…
Continue Reading Attorneys for Menendez brothers claim new evidence could overturn life sentences
By Taylor Romine, CNN Attorneys for brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of the 1989 murder of their parents, say new evidence shows…
Continue Reading Mayorkas: US border ‘very challenging’ as asylum limits end
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday that authorities…
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