US Supreme Court sides with Alabama inmate who seeks to die by nitrogen hypoxia
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith, who requested he be put to death by…
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At least six dead in New Zealand hostel fire, according to report
By Tatiana Arias, CNN At least six people have reportedly died after a fire erupted inside a hostel in New Zealand’s capital city of Wellington…
Continue Reading UN chief in Jamaica urges international response to Haiti’s spiraling crisis
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.N. Secretary General António Guterres is warning that Haiti’s “tragic…
Continue Reading Connecticut high court nominee regrets signing 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A nominee to Connecticut’s highest court told state lawmakers Monday that she would…
Continue Reading Ja Morant in limbo again as he awaits review of latest gun video on social media
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Ja Morant still had his endorsement deals Monday. While his latest gun video on social media is costing him…
Continue Reading Peacock will exclusively carry NFL playoff game in a first for streaming service
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The NFL is taking another big step into streaming by putting one of its playoff games exclusively on a digital platform…
Continue Reading Historical marker dedicated to feminist, Communist Party leader removed in New Hampshire
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A historical marker dedicated to a feminist and labor activist in New Hampshire who also led…
Continue Reading Trump tells former adviser Michael Flynn: ‘We’re going to bring you back’
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump called into an event hosted by his former national security…
Continue Reading Where next? Vermont shrinks housing program for homeless people as advocates raise alarm
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — As federal money has dried up, Vermont is ending the last of its COVID-era hotel housing for…
Continue Reading Egg prices are crashing. Here’s why
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN For months and months, the price of eggs was soaring. Now, they’re going splat. As of last week, Midwest large…
Continue Reading Woman sues Rudy Giuliani, saying he coerced her into sex, owes her $2 million in unpaid wages
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who says she worked as an off-the-books employee for Rudy Giuliani during his stint as…
Continue Reading CDC warns about potential risk of US mpox resurgence this summer
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising the alarm about the potential risk for new cases of mpox,…
Continue Reading Mississippi removes hurdle to child care for low-income single parents
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Single parents in Mississippi will no longer face a policy that made…
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 Cook Medical to cut 500 jobs globally under plan to refocus efforts
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Cook Medical says it will cut 500 jobs worldwide under a plan to refocus efforts on product innovation. The Indiana-based…
Continue Reading Colorado man tries to trade places with dog to avoid DUI arrest
SPRINGFIELD, Colo. (AP) — Police in Colorado say a driver, who was pulled over for speeding, tried to switch places with his dog to avoid arrest.…
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 writers strike was evident as major television networks began their annual week…
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Face masks are still a good idea at the doctor’s office, study says
Signs urging everyone to mask up have largely disappeared from places like grocery stores and schools in the third year of the COVID-19…
Continue Reading 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 Minnesota Democrats set emergency meeting in response to melee at Minneapolis political convention
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Democratic leaders will convene an emergency meeting Thursday evening to respond…
Continue Reading Pelé’s mausoleum in Brazil opens to public
By ANDRE PENNER and TATIANA POLLASTRI Associated Press SANTOS, Brazil (AP) — The mausoleum built for the golden casket of Pelé was opened for…
Continue Reading Hitler speech and Nazi slogans played on Austrian train’s loudspeakers
By Inke Kappeler, CNN Passengers on an Austrian train running from Bregenz to Vienna were shocked when they heard a recording of an Adolf Hitler…
Continue Reading Special prosecutor ends Trump-Russia investigation, saying FBI acted hastily
By ERIC TUCKER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A special prosecutor found that the FBI rushed into its investigation of…
Continue Reading Turkey’s opposition faces an uphill battle in runoff with Erdogan
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN A hushed silence fell over the crowd outside the Istanbul headquarters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s…
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 Fire breaks out at Marathon refinery in Texas; 1 worker dead
TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) — A fire at a Marathon Petroleum refinery near Houston caused visible flames and has left at least one worker dead. The…
Continue Reading New Mexico gunman who killed 3 and injured 6 shot randomly at cars, houses, police say
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, KEN RITTER and MORGAN LEE Associated Press FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — An 18-year-old man armed with at least three guns roamed…
Continue Reading Indianapolis officer pleads guilty to federal charge for kicking handcuffed man
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis police officer accused of kicking a handcuffed man in the face during a 2021 arrest pleaded guilty Monday to a…
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 Gunman who killed 3 people and injured 2 officers in Farmington, New Mexico, was 18 years old, police say
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN The gunman who on Monday shot and killed three people and wounded multiple others, including two law enforcement officers, in…
Continue Reading Ghana’s Mahama to run for president again after winning opposition’s ticket
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Former Ghanian President John Mahama says he thinks the current administration has…
Continue Reading St. Louis prosecutor seeks to free man imprisoned 33 years for murder, citing evidence of innocence
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ top prosecutor has asked a court to set aside the conviction of a man who has…
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…
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 Nigerian chef cooks nonstop for 100 hours to set new global record
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian chef on Monday set a new global record for the longest hours of nonstop cooking…
Continue Reading South African army general in Moscow days after country accused of sending weapons to Russia
By GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Russia’s top army general and his South African counterpart…
Continue Reading Israeli foreign minister makes first visit to Sweden in two decades
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister has paid a visit to Sweden in a new sign of warming ties between the two countries. Eli Cohen said…
Continue Reading New Chicago mayor pledges commitment to progressive strategy, asks for unity
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has begun his first term leading the nation’s third-largest…
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 sports history fences by establishing the…
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…
Continue Reading State education officials want to interview students of Florida teacher under investigation for showing Disney movie to class
By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — Florida education officials want to speak with students who were shown a Disney movie in their fifth-grade class,…
Continue Reading Russia aims to obtain more attack drones from Iran after depleting stockpile, White House says
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 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 others injured when more than 150 shots were fired in a gunfight between…
Continue Reading Americans’ debt surpasses $17 trillion for the first time
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Americans’ debt levels continue to climb to new heights at a time when economic conditions are becoming increasingly…
Continue Reading COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency, but others remain
The COVID-19 pandemic hit a major milestone this month as public health emergency declarations were ended by both the United States government and…
Continue Reading Updated human DNA map captures diversity of life
By Katie Hunt, CNN An international team of scientists mapped nearly the entire human genome for the first time two decades ago, cracking the genetic…
Continue Reading ‘Wii Sports’ and ‘The Last of Us’ join the World Video Game Hall of Fame
Four influential video games have been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame: “Wii Sports,” “The Last of Us,” “Computer Space,” and “Barbie…
Continue Reading The Fed probably won’t cut rates anytime soon. Why that’s good news for markets
By Krystal Hur, CNN Wall Street is eager to see the Federal Reserve wind down its aggressive rate-hiking cycle that’s battered markets and…
Continue Reading Wagner boss denies Washington Post report he offered Russian intelligence to Kyiv in exchange for territory
By Kostan Nechyporenko, Victoria Butenko, Anna Chernova and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Yevgeny Prigozhin has denied a report that he proposed sharing Russian…
Continue Reading Bobi, the world’s oldest dog, celebrates 31st birthday
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The world’s oldest dog is living it up in his 30s. Bobi, a Portuguese pooch who was declared the world’s oldest dog…
Continue Reading Idaho’s murky abortion law is driving doctors out of the state
The state of Idaho is in the beginning stages of a grand exodus. Doctors — specifically, those who care for pregnant women and perform abortions –…
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 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 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,…
Continue Reading Bear in a tree holds Michigan city in suspense for hours on Mother’s Day
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A city in northern Michigan has a new Mother’s Day memory: A 350-pound bear was in a tree for hours, watched by…
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 Pacific Island leaders say rich countries are not doing enough to control climate change
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Pacific Island leaders have criticized rich countries for not doing enough to control…
Continue Reading IMF: Sri Lanka’s crisis-hit economy likely to resume growth 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 Nigerian Afrobeat star Kuti arrested over alleged police assault
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian Afrobeat star has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer in the…
Continue Reading What to stream this weekend: Jack Harlow’s acting debut, Kesha, Scott brothers on HGTV
By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming options include rapper Jack Harlow’s acting debut, the return of Kesha and new projects…
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…
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…
Continue Reading With Turkey’s presidential election going to a runoff, what comes next?
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received the most votes in a weekend presidential…
Continue Reading Florida 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 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 Florida 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 Finnish air force training jet crashes; pilots eject
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A jet-powered training aircraft has crashed in central Finland, the Finnish Air Force said, adding that the pilots…
Continue Reading IOC puts trust at risk by seeking ways to allow Russia to compete at Olympics, EU official tells AP
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — The country currently in charge of the European Union’s presidency says a boycott of…
Continue Reading A far-right nationalist politician may decide Erdogan’s political fate
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Until Sunday, Sinan Ogan was a fringe, ultranationalist Turkish politician virtually unknown outside…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to review Democratic lawmakers’ suit over Trump hotel lease
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Biden administration appeal to limit lawsuits filed by…
Continue Reading Top Cambodian opposition party denied registration for July elections, will appeal ruling
Bt SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s National Election Committee has refused to register the opposition…
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 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 Reading Teen 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 Turkey faces momentous runoff election after Erdogan fails to win outright
By Tamara Qiblawi, Jomana Karadsheh, Gul Tuysuz and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Turkey will have a runoff election on May 28 after longtime leader President…
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 Sudan military chief freezes bank accounts of rival armed group in battle for control of the nation
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military chief says he is freezing all bank accounts of a rival paramilitary force. It’s the latest step in the fight…
Continue Reading Cartier uses images of Amazon tribe devastated by illegal gold mining. Critics call that hypocrisy
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press BOA VISTA, Brazil (AP) — Until two months ago, Cartier’s website showed Yanomami children playing in a…
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 UN migration agency elects American as 1st woman director, replacing her European boss
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Amy Pope of the United States has elbowed aside her European boss to land the top job at the…
Continue Reading Serbian state TV: Girl wounded in school shooting has died, bringing death toll to 10
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian state television says a girl who was gravely wounded in a shooting in a school in…
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BRATISLAVA Police says a crash between a bus and truck on a major highway in western Slovakia has injured 37 people. They say the accident closed the…
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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 Repelled by high car prices, Americans are holding on to their vehicles longer than ever
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — With new and used cars still painfully expensive, Ryan Holdsworth says he plans to keep his…
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By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Despite our plans, life sometimes throws a curveball. Maybe you have to move quickly and can’t take everything, or…
Continue Reading South Korean president urges expanded technology cooperation with Japan
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has met with Japanese business leaders and called…
Continue Reading German prosecutors charge 4 men involved in far-right group with crimes of violence
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say they have filed charges against four alleged members of a far-right group that aimed to kill left-wing…
Continue Reading Back in the Arab League after 12 years, Syria urges group to invest in war-torn country
By ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria is calling on Arab countries to invest in the war-torn nation, now…
Continue Reading Slovakia gets technocratic caretaker government until September’s early election
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s President Zuzana Caputova has sworn in a government of technocrats to lead the country to snap elections…
Continue Reading A Venezuelan dad made a dangerous trek to the US to provide for his kids. Here’s what he encountered at an El Paso detention center
By Gloria Pazmino and Norma Galeana, CNN “Welcome to the United States.” This was the greeting Enderson Amaya Blanco dreamed of hearing…
Continue Reading Minor league host families, once a pillar of pro baseball, phased out by new CBA
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Long before David Peralta was a veteran outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was an…
Continue Reading Duo in Austria charged with playing Hitler speeches on train intercom
BERLIN (AP) — Two people have been charged in Austria for allegedly playing speeches by Adolf Hitler via the loudspeaker system of a train running…
Continue Reading Norwegian officer found guilty of negligence over sinking of Navy frigate
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The duty commander of a Norwegian Navy frigate that sank following a collision with an oil tanker, has been found guilty…
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