Sheriff: 2 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Georgia motorcycle club event
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff says two people were killed and four were injured when more than 150 shots were fired in a gunfight between…
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Fire at New Zealand hostel kills at least 6 people, officials say
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least…
Continue Reading Debt ceiling: McCarthy says ‘no progress’ ahead of talks Tuesday with Biden
By LISA MASCARO, FATIMA HUSSEIN and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says there’s been “no…
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Ruf signs with Brewers after refusing minor league assignment from Giants
ST. LOUIS (AP) — First baseman/outfielder Darin Ruf agreed to a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday, two days after he elected…
Continue Reading Writers strike felt in missing NBC stars, absence of Fox schedule for TV sales pitches
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The impact of the Hollywood writers strike was felt as major television networks began their annual…
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Oakland A’s reach agreement for potential stadium site on Las Vegas Strip
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have reached an agreement with Bally’s and Gaming & Leisure…
Continue Reading Extended boycott disqualifies 2 GOP senators, 1 independent in Oregon Senate from being reelected
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Two Republicans and an Independent taking part in a boycott that has stalled hundreds of bills…
Continue Reading 3 people killed, at least 7 injured in New Mexico shooting
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, KEN RITTER and MORGAN LEE Associated Press FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Three people were killed and two police officers were…
Continue Reading Judge: 29-year-old who posed as teen student because she was lonely can enter pretrial program
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A 29-year-old woman accused of using false documents to enroll as a New Jersey high school student and attend some…
Continue Reading Prosecutor ends probe of FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation with harsh criticism, but no new charges
By ERIC TUCKER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A special prosecutor found that the FBI rushed into its investigation of…
Continue Reading English scrap metal recycler sentenced to 9 months in jail for wall collapse that killed 5
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — The British workplace safety agency says the owner and a manager of a scrap metal recycling plant have been sentenced to…
Continue Reading Man in custody after baseball bat attack hurts 2, including intern, at congressman’s Virginia office
By MATTHEW BARAKAT and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A man with a metal baseball bat walked into the northern Virginia office…
Continue Reading Dubai-based professional baseball league announces first franchise, Mumbai Cobras
By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Baseball United, which swung for the sporting history fences by establishing…
Continue Reading Vending machines are the latest tool for fighting opioid overdoses
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Vending machines that have long been stocked with snacks are getting repurposed to distribute…
Continue Reading 1 lawsuit over appointment of Mississippi judges dismissed, another case still alive
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has dismissed one lawsuit that challenges a new law dealing with…
Continue Reading White House: Russia looks to purchase more attack drones from Iran after depleting stockpile
By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Russia is looking to buy additional advanced…
Continue Reading Abbas urges UN to suspend Israel during first commemoration of 1948 flight of the Palestinians
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is urging the United Nations to suspend Israel’s…
Continue Reading Biden is just ‘pop’ at granddaughter Maisy Biden’s graduation from the University of Pennsylvania
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe Biden took a break from being president on Monday to focus on just being “pop” at…
Continue Reading Cannes director defends festival after Adèle Haenel slams French film industry’s #MeToo response
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — After one of France’s top actors, Adèle Haenel, announced she was quitting a French film…
Continue Reading Vatican’s Caritas Internationalis gets new leadership team after papal firings
ROME (AP) — A former Jesuit novice with a background in non-profit organizations has been elected secretary-general of the Vatican’s preeminent…
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2-time world champion Doyle Brunson, called the Godfather of Poker, dies at 89
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Doyle Brunson, one of the most influential poker players of all time and a two-time world champion, died Sunday, according to his…
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Fewer than expected migrants arrived at the border after Title 42 expired, but officials remain on high alert
Originally Published: 15 MAY 23 01:54 ET Updated: 15 MAY 23 12:03 ET By Nouran Salahieh, Polo Sandoval and Rosa Flores, CNN…
Continue ReadingOakland teachers, school district reach tentative agreement to end strike
By Cheri Mossburg, Chris Boyette and Zoe Sottile, CNN More than a week after educators first hit the picket line, the Oakland Education Association,…
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Gloria Molina, groundbreaking Latina leader in California politics, dies at 74
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gloria Molina, a groundbreaking Chicana leader in state and local California politics for more than 30 years, has died after a…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy’s European tour aimed to replenish Ukraine’s arsenal and build political support
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Volodymyr Zelenskyy set off across Europe with a long shopping list. Ukraine’s president will head…
Continue ReadingPhotos of Belarus leader emerge after days of absences that sparked health rumors
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — For nearly a week, the whereabouts of Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander…
Continue Reading After school shooting, Tennessee governor signs bill to shield gun firms further against lawsuits
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on additional protections for gun and…
Continue Reading European human rights summit to step up aid for Ukraine to counter Russian invasion
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe’s pre-eminent human rights organization is holding a two-day summit in Reykjavik…
Continue Reading Oakland students to return to class after district, striking teachers reach deal
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Students in the Oakland Unified School District will return to full classroom instruction Tuesday after the district and…
Continue Reading Oakland students to return to class after district, striking teachers reach deal
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Students in the Oakland Unified School District will return to full classroom instruction Tuesday after the district and…
Continue Reading Elon Musk must still have his tweets approved by Tesla lawyer, federal appeals court rules
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk cannot back out of a settlement with securities regulators that was reached after…
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Otters win first CCAA Tournament Championship in program history
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION) – After Cal State San Bernardino forced a winner-take-all “If Necessary Game,” Cal State Monterey Bay stunned the Coyotes with…
Continue Reading IMF: Sri Lanka’s crisis-hit economy likely to resume growing in 2024 after contracting 3% this year
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says Sri Lanka’s crisis-hit economy is expected to…
Continue Reading EU backs Microsoft buying Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard. But the $69B deal is still at risk
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union has approved Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision…
Continue Reading UN migration agency elects American as 1st woman director
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says Amy Pope of the U.S. has been elected as its next director general. She will be the first woman to…
Continue Reading Norway’s king released from hospital after treatment for infection
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s King Harald V has been released from a hospital Monday after receiving treatment for an infection. The…
Continue ReadingFlorida teacher says she is under investigation after showing 5th grade class Disney movie with gay character
By Melissa Alonso and Isabel Rosales, CNN A fifth-grade teacher said she is being investigated by the Florida Department of Education after she…
Continue Reading Biden endorses Democrat in special election with Pennsylvania House control at stake
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Democrat running for a vacant seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 59 injured in in crash between bus and truck in western Slovakia
BRATISLAVA Police says a crash between a bus and truck on a major highway in western Slovakia has killed one person and injured dozens. Firefighters…
Continue ReadingFlorida scientist breaks record for time spent living underwater
By Jack Guy, CNN A Florida scientist who calls himself Dr. Deep Sea has broken the record for the longest time lived underwater. In an Instagram post…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to review South Carolina congressional map for discrimination against Black voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether South Carolina’s congressional districts need to be redrawn because they…
Continue Reading NATO mulls future security guarantees for Ukraine but wary of igniting a wider war
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts are…
Continue Reading Philadelphia Democratic mayoral primary pits moderates against progressives
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America The Democratic primary for Philadelphia mayor has become a battle between progressives and…
Continue Reading Cyprus, Israel working on deal for natural gas pipeline, processing plant in Cyprus
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Cypriot energy minister says Cyprus and Israel are working on a deal to build a…
Continue Reading Denmark’s mystery tremors caused by acoustic waves from unknown source, officials say
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Scientists are puzzled by a series of minor tremors that were recorded on the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm on…
Continue ReadingTeen uses slingshot to fend off kidnapper who tried to nab his 8-year-old sister
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A Michigan teen used a slingshot to successfully ward off a kidnapper who had grabbed his younger sister while she was…
Continue Reading Montreal bike festival heralds release from grip of COVID
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press MONTREAL (AP) — In early June, Montrealers will line sidewalks, toot horns and pound drums as swarms of…
Continue Reading Is Twitter’s new CEO heading toward a glass cliff?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Less than two months into his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk declared that whoever took over as…
Continue Reading Ethnic Greek candidate detained on vote-buying charges wins mayoral election in Albania
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Preliminary results of Albania’s municipal elections show that a mayoral candidate from…
Continue Reading Vice Media files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the latest in a string of digital media setbacks
NEW YORK (AP) — Vice Media on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the most recent digital media company to falter after a meteoric…
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