Nobel peace laureate transferred to brutal prison in Belarus, his wife says
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The wife of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski says he’s been transferred…
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FIRST ON CNN: Parents of Idaho student murder suspect have been subpoenaed to testify before Pennsylvania grand jury
By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The parents of Bryan Kohberger have been subpoenaed to testify before a Monroe County, Pennsylvania,…
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After a year of long overdue Hollywood love, actor James Hong is still having his moment
By TERRY TANG Associated Press Greeted with a standing ovation at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, James Hong could easily have just basked in the…
Continue ReadingAlex Murdaugh indicted on 22 federal counts for alleged financial schemes
By Dianne Gallagher, Devon M. Sayers and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A federal grand jury has indicted disbarred South Carolina attorney and…
Continue ReadingNearly 50-year-old cold case in Canada solved through DNA link to West Virginia man
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A nearly 50-year-old cold case in Quebec was finally solved after DNA linked the murder of a 16-year-old girl to…
Continue ReadingThe nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group joins others in warning people about visiting Florida
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Minorities, immigrants and now members of the LGBTQ community are being warned of the risks of visiting…
Continue Reading Resident doctors at NYC’s Elmhurst Hospital reach tentative deal after 3-day strike
NEW YORK (AP) — Resident physicians who went on strike at New York City’s Elmhurst Hospital Center have reached a tentative deal on the third day…
Continue Reading Over half of the contaminated water leaked at nuclear plant recovered, Xcel says
MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) — Officials say crews are making substantial progress in recovering contaminated groundwater at a Minnesota nuclear plant.…
Continue Reading Rapper Fetty Wap sentenced to 6 years in prison for drug-trafficking scheme
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — As friends and family looked on, rapper Fetty Wap on Wednesday apologized for his…
Continue Reading Police: Student arrested in shooting death of another student outside Pittsburgh school
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities say a student was arrested in the shooting death of another student just outside a Pittsburgh school. Police say the…
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A’s, Nevada leaders reach tentative ballpark agreement
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Wednesday a tentative…
Continue Reading Who’s who in the debt limit fight: Meet the five negotiators working to save the US from default
By SEUNG MIN KIM and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are turning to a select…
Continue Reading Yellowstone baby bison put to death after visitor picks it up, leading herd to reject it
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials killed a newborn bison because its herd wouldn’t take the animal back…
Continue Reading NCAA survey shows 58% of 18- to 22-year-olds are wagering; athlete-only study is set for fall
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer More than half of the respondents to an NCAA-commissioned survey of 18- to 22-year-olds acknowledged placing sports…
Continue Reading Kenneth Anger, influential avant-garde filmmaker and author, dies at 96
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Kenneth Anger, the shocking and influential avant-garde artist who defied sexual and religious taboos in such…
Continue Reading McCarthy says debt ceiling standoff ‘not my fault,’ as White House warns of economic risks
By LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A defiant House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says the debt ceiling standoff is…
Continue Reading Spain’s Melilla exclave rocked by alleged vote tampering scheme days before elections
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s north African exclave of Melilla has been rocked by an alleged mail-in vote-buying scheme just days before the city goes to…
Continue Reading Taking a daily multivitamin appears to boost brains of adults over 60, but more study is needed
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Millions of American adults take daily multivitamins, even though the pills have not been shown to prevent ailments…
Continue Reading Prosecutors in Guyana mull charges for teen suspect in deadly blaze at girl’s dorm
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Police in Guyana are conferring with prosecutors on what charges to bring against the…
Continue Reading This Memorial Day, will you eat like a king or go camping? A new cookbook says you can do both
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Is your idea of a meal while camping something quick and bland — maybe a power bar, a can…
Continue Reading Officers describe chaos, fear on Jan. 6 as judge weighs prison time for Oath Keepers’ Rhodes
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and…
Continue Reading What to know about Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor running for president
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is considered Donald Trump’s strongest Republican rival in the crowded…
Continue Reading UN: Sudan conflict displaces over 1.3 million, including some 320K to neighboring countries
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says the fighting between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary…
Continue Reading Authorities capture 1 inmate who escaped Ohio prison, but convicted murderer still on the lam
LIMA, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say one of two inmates who escaped from an Ohio prison has been captured in Kentucky after a police pursuit of a…
Continue Reading Germany cracks down on climate activists after Scholz calls protest group ‘nutty’
By GEIR MOULSON and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German police raided 15 properties linked to the Last Generation climate activist…
Continue Reading Swiss executive branch backs re-export of decommissioned Leopard 2 tanks to Germany
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s executive branch has thrown its weight behind a proposal to decommission 25 out-of-service Leopard 2 battle tanks…
Continue Reading Court annuls EU approval of $140 million of COVID-19 aid for Italian airlines
BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union court has ruled that the European Commission was wrong to approve millions of euros (dollars) in aid to help…
Continue Reading Uvalde victim’s mother perseveres through teaching, connecting with daughter’s memory
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The first thing Veronica Mata sees when she wakes up each day is her 10-year-old daughter,…
Continue ReadingA man went to CIA Headquarters and said, ‘I’m here and I have a gun,’ source says. He was later arrested at a preschool with an AK-47 in his car
By Andrea Cambron, John Miller, Holly Yan and Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A man arrested for having an AK-47 on school property walked up to the…
Continue Reading Bodies of 18 Afghan migrants who died while being smuggled into Bulgaria returned to Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A spokesman for the Taliban government’s foreign ministry says the bodies of 18 Afghan migrants who died while…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s attorney general will review the decision not to charge a security guard in the fatal shooting of a suspected Walgreens shoplifter
By Veronica Miracle and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The California attorney general’s office will review the decision not to charge a security…
Continue Reading Japan to provide 100 military vehicles to Ukraine
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has held a ceremony marking its planned donation of about 100 military vehicles to Ukraine,…
Continue Reading Polish ruling party wants commission to investigate Russian influence; critics fear witch hunt
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s ruling party is pushing for the creation of a commission which it says would…
Continue Reading5 things to know for May 24: Ron DeSantis, Debt limit, Catholic Church, China, Apple
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — The pandemic-fueled home improvement kick seems to finally be waning. That’s bad news for Lowe’s and Home…
Continue Reading Edmunds: Who offers hands-free driving systems for 2023?
By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds Fully autonomous or self-driving cars are the future of transportation, but they’re still a ways away. In the meantime,…
Continue Reading Valencia slams ‘disproportionate’ punishment after racial abuse against VinÃcius Júnior
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Valencia says it will appeal the partial closure of its stadium following the racial abuse directed…
Continue Reading 95-year-old Australian woman dies after police shoot her with stun gun; officer faces charges
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A 95-year-old Australian woman died Wednesday, a week after a police officer shot her with a stun gun in a nursing home…
Continue Reading German prosecutor says clues to McCann child disappearance possible at Portuguese dam site
By FILIPE BENTO Associated Press ARADE DAM, Portugal (AP) — Police searching for clues regarding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the British…
Continue Reading After AP report, Iran’s nuclear chief says Tehran to cooperate with inspectors on ‘new activities’
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of Iran’s nuclear program is insisting that his nation will…
Continue Reading US aircraft carrier arrives in NATO member Norway, to take part in drills
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in Oslo with the Norwegian armed forces saying it…
Continue Reading Turkish anti-migrant party backs Erdogan’s rival in presidential runoff
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A hard-line anti-migrant party has decided to throw its weight behind the opposition candidate who is running against…
Continue Reading Red Sea corals threatened by mass sea urchin die-off, Israeli researchers say
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Scientists say that sea urchins in Israel’s Gulf of Eilat in the Red Sea are dying at an…
Continue Reading Sustainable till death do us part, and 45 days beyond; mushroom coffin a last best wish for some
By RAF CASERT and ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Associated Press DELFT, Netherlands (AP) — For those seeking to live in the most sustainable way, there now is…
Continue Reading Head of Russian private army Wagner says more than 20,000 of his troops died in Bakhmut battle
By SUSIE BLANN and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the Russian private army Wagner has again broken with the…
Continue ReadingA bill that would have required Texas public schools to display the Ten Commandments has failed
By Ashley Killough and Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-controlled Texas State House failed to advance a controversial bill on Tuesday…
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California State Parks planning to conduct prescribed burn at Henry Cowell State Park
FELTON, Calif. (KION-TV)- Fire personnel from the California Department of Parks and Recreation are planning to conduct an 11-acre prescribed burn…
Continue ReadingTakeaways of AP report on DEA probe of drug distributor accused of fueling opioid epidemic
By JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has allowed one of the…
Continue Reading Texas lawmakers set new standards to ban books from schools for sexual content
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas would set new standards and ratings for sexually explicit material in order to ban books from public and charter school…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street sinks as stocks tumble worldwide
By STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street fell again Wednesday as stocks tumbled worldwide on worries about…
Continue Reading DEA’s failure to punish distributor blamed in opioid crisis raises revolving door questions
By JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has allowed one of the…
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