Rick Hummel, esteemed St Louis-based baseball writer, dies at 77
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rick Hummel, an esteemed writer who covered the St. Louis Cardinals and Major League Baseball for five decades for the…
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UN urges Sudan’s warring parties to honor 7-day cease-fire that began Monday night
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Sudan is urging the country’s warring generals to honor a…
Continue Reading German chancellor calls some climate activists’ protests ‘nutty’
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply criticized climate activists as “nutty” for…
Continue Reading Rick Hoyt, who became a Boston Marathon fixture with father pushing wheelchair, has died at 61
BOSTON (AP) — Rick Hoyt, who with his father pushing his wheelchair became a fixture at the Boston Marathon and other races for decades, has died.…
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Here’s why Idaho student murder suspect Bryan Kohberger may have chosen to ‘stand silent’ in court, experts say
By Cheri Mossburg, Veronica Miracle and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of stabbing four Idaho college students…
Continue Reading How 2 inmates were able to escape from a Philadelphia prison, according to court documents
By Danny Freeman. CNN (CNN) — Two Philadelphia inmates planned and executed an escape from prison with the help of a lookout on the inside, a…
Continue Reading New search for Madeleine McCann, UK toddler missing since 2007, Portuguese police confirm
LISBON (AP) — Portuguese police have said they will resume searching for Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who disappeared in the country’s…
Continue Reading Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors
By MARGERY A. BECK and JOSH FUNK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed a bill Monday that bans abortion…
Continue Reading Daniel Penny, the man who held Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold, says race had nothing to do with it, New York Post reports
By Aya Elamroussi and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — The Marine veteran who held an unhoused Black man in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City…
Continue Reading Who is Tim Scott? Here’s what to know about the newest 2024 GOP presidential candidate
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — As Sen. Tim Scott enters the 2024 GOP presidential field, he will be eager to…
Continue Reading Breakthrough proposal would aid drought-stricken Colorado River as 3 Western states offer cuts
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Arizona, Nevada and California said Monday they’re willing to cut back on…
Continue Reading In Cannes, standing ovations stretch on and on — but they’re designed to
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival is on, which means stopwatches are out. Nowhere are the length of…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico to decentralize its Education Department in bid to improve services
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government says it will decentralize its Education Department to better serve students.…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Girl, 16, fights off mom to save a sister from being drowned after 2nd sister killed
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 37-year-old mother drowned one of her daughters in their South Carolina…
Continue Reading Air Force looks to better control access to classified data after intelligence leak
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force says it is looking at ways to better control access to classified information.…
Continue Reading Emergency beach repairs start in New Jersey town amid $33M legal fight with state
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Heavy equipment crews are moving sand along a stretch of badly eroded beach in North…
Continue Reading Florida man loses arm after gator attack behind bar
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — A man in Florida lost his arm after being attacked by an alligator behind a bar. The Florida Fish and Wildlife…
Continue Reading China’s Sinopec signs agreement to enter retail fuel market in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Chinese petroleum giant Sinopec has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka to enter…
Continue Reading ‘SmartLess’ podcast goes on tour with Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes, ends up on TV
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes get together, they can instantly tell if…
Continue Reading ‘Cookie activist’ celebrates Asian Americans with portraits in dough
By TERRY TANG Associated Press May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, but artist and baker Jasmine Cho brings attention to AAPIs…
Continue Reading Russia alleges border incursion by Ukrainian saboteurs; Kyiv claims they are disgruntled Russians
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian officials claimed that Ukrainian military saboteurs launched an attack across the…
Continue Reading Top prosecutor in trial of officer who killed George Floyd writes book recounting case
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison reveals in a new book how worried prosecutors…
Continue Reading Turkey’s third-placed presidential election candidate backs Erdogan
By Gul Tuysuz, CNN Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) — Turkey’s third-placed presidential election candidate, Sinan Ogan, on Monday backed frontrunner…
Continue Reading Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware won’t seek reelection, opening up seat in liberal state
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware says he will not seek reelection to a fifth term in the…
Continue Reading 2 boys found dead in separate Manhattan rivers may have been playing at water’s edge, source says
By John Miller and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Two boys who were reported missing last week and found dead in different rivers in Manhattan may…
Continue Reading Russia accuses Ukraine of mounting ‘sabotage’ attack across border
By Victoria Butenko, Anna Chernova and Sam Kiley, CNN (CNN) — A group of anti-Putin Russian nationals – who are aligned with the Ukrainian…
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Anti-Putin Russians say they launched a cross-border attack from Ukraine. Here’s what we know
By Rob Picheta and Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — The images are arresting: Russian fighters aligned with Ukraine crossing the border into…
Continue Reading A timeline of the killings of four University of Idaho students
By Alaa Elassar, Eric Levenson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The killings of four University of Idaho students in an off-campus home in Moscow…
Continue Reading Russia has claimed to control Bakhmut, but Ukraine says it’s still fighting. Here’s what we know
By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has claimed it still controls parts of Bakhmut after Russian forces said they had finally captured the…
Continue Reading States reach landmark deal on water cuts to stave off a crisis on the Colorado River
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Three Southwest states announced Monday they have struck a historic deal to cut billions of gallons of Colorado…
Continue Reading Lebanese prosecutor summons central bank chief following Interpol warrant over corruption charges
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Judicial officials say the office of the Lebanese public prosecutor has summoned the country’s…
Continue Reading An Iranian nuclear facility is so deep underground that US airstrikes likely couldn’t reach it
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Near a peak of the Zagros Mountains in central Iran, workers are building a…
Continue Reading South Korea, EU agree to boost pressure on Russia, condemn North Korean missile tests
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Leaders of South Korea and the European Union have agreed to increase pressure on…
Continue Reading Thailand’s victorious progressive Move Forward Party, 7 allies agree on coalition platform
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s opposition Move Forward Party, the top vote-getter in last week’s national…
Continue Reading Space station welcomes 2 Saudi visitors, including kingdom’s 1st female astronaut
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station rolled out the welcome mat Monday for two Saudi…
Continue Reading Germany rejects criticism it watered down language on gas at G7 summit
BERLIN (AP) — The German government is rejecting criticism that it pushed to weaken existing commitments for phasing out natural gas at a summit of…
Continue Reading Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to US
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine Monday and ordered it to…
Continue Reading SpaceX mission carrying former NASA astronaut, three paying customers docks with space station
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX capsule carrying a decorated former NASA astronaut and three paying customers linked up with the…
Continue Reading Lexi Rubio’s mom and dad are trying to give her a legacy beyond being a school shooting victim. But all they want is to see her again
By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN Uvalde, Texas (CNN) — Each morning, Felix Rubio helps his wife Kim get their…
Continue Reading Lexi Rubio’s mom and dad are trying to give her a legacy beyond being a school shooting victim. But all they want is to see her again
By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN Uvalde, Texas (CNN) — Each morning, Felix Rubio helps his wife Kim get their…
Continue Reading Their son was banned from school for 3 years because of his dreadlocks
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — For years, Alli Nansolo grappled with whether to cut his son’s dreadlocks or not. Although it is not a legal…
Continue Reading More women sue Texas, asking court to put emergency block on state’s abortion law
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman had to carry her baby, missing much of her skull, for months knowing she’d bury…
Continue Reading In the Amazon, Brazilian ecologists try new approach against deforestation and poverty
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE CARAUARI, Brazil (AP) — In a remote corner of the Amazon, Brazilian ecologists are trying to succeed where a lack of…
Continue Reading Fire kills 6, injures 7 in a house in Abu Dhabi, officials say, cause unknown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A house fire in Abu Dhabi has killed six people and injured seven on Monday. The UAE Capital’s Civil Defense…
Continue Reading Greenpeace to close in Russia after its activities are deemed ‘undesirable’
By Anna Chernova and Alex Hardie, CNN (CNN) — The Russian branch of Greenpeace International has been forced to shut down after officials in…
Continue Reading Venmo to be officially available for teenagers, although many use it already
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Venmo will officially allow teenagers to open an account with their parents’ permission, the…
Continue Reading Spy chief warns authoritarian states stoking anti-government mood in Germany
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency warned Monday of a rise in anti-government…
Continue Reading A North Carolina man plans to use his $100,000 lottery prize to build classrooms in Mali
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A North Carolina man is planning to use his $100,000 lottery prize to help build classrooms for children in…
Continue Reading New Mexican Spanish, a unique American dialect, survives mostly in prayers
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press HOLMAN, N.M. (AP) — On a spring Saturday afternoon, two “hermanos” knelt to pray in the chapel of…
Continue Reading Search ongoing for boy, 4, after sister, 8, dies in California river closed after storms
SANGER, Calif. (AP) — Rescuers who recovered the body of an 8-year-old girl Sunday were searching for her 4-year-old brother after the siblings…
Continue Reading India scorched by extreme heat with monsoon rains delayed
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE and SIBI ARASU Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Swathes of India are bracing for more scorching heat, with New Delhi…
Continue Reading Belarusian dissident who was pulled off forced-down plane says he has been pardoned
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The Belarusian state news agency on Monday reported that a dissident journalist who was…
Continue Reading Spanish acknowledge they have a racism problem after more abuse of Vinícius Júnior
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Continue Reading Fire razes Guyana dormitory, killing at least 19 children, mainly Indigenous girls
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — An overnight fire raced through a dormitory in Guyana, killing at least 19 students…
Continue Reading ‘Brokeback Mountain’ brings two rising acting stars to the London stage
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — “Brokeback Mountain” was a star-making story onscreen. It may turn out to be the same onstage.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 22: Presidential race, Economy, SpaceX, Ukraine, Meta fine
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The FAA has received 670 reports of unruly passengers on flights this year, according to recent data from the…
Continue Reading 5 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 5 things to know for May 22: Presidential race, Economy, SpaceX, Ukraine, Meta fine
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The FAA has received 670 reports of unruly passengers on flights this year, according to recent data from the…
Continue Reading US bomb designed to hit targets like Iran underground nuclear sites briefly reappears amid tensions
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Continue Reading UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency reported Monday that nearly 12,000 extreme weather, climate and water-related events over much of the past…
Continue Reading Pakistan frees Imran Khan associate even as authorities plan to prosecute thousands of his followers
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has ordered the release of an associate of former Prime Minister Imran Khan from…
Continue Reading How damage from a US debt default could cascade across the global economy
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into…
Continue Reading Koepka gets another major win at PGA, LIV gets a major champion
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Brooks Koepka now has five major championships with his two-shot win at the PGA…
Continue Reading At least 19 children killed in school dormitory fire in Guyana
By Sandi Sidhu, Xiaofei Xu, Tara John, Hande Atay Alam, Sahar Akbarzai and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — At least 19 children died in a…
Continue Reading TikTok and other social media trends are thrusting performance crimes into the US spotlight
By CLAUDIA LAUER and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A sharp uptick in thefts of Hyundais and Kias over the past two years has…
Continue Reading Judge enters not guilty pleas on behalf of Bryan Kohberger, charged in Idaho student murders
By Dakin Andone and Jason Kravarik, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho judge entered not guilty pleas on behalf of Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of…
Continue Reading Belgian unions demonstrate in Brussels to demand better worker protection
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s trade unions are mounting a major demonstration to protest what they see as increasingly bad working conditions and the…
Continue Reading Iran’s president appoints new official in powerful security post, replacing longtime incumbent
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president has appointed a new official to take over the post of the…
Continue Reading Dignity denied as more than 3,000 schools in South Africa still use pit toilets
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press GA-MASHASHANE, South Africa (AP) — At a high school in rural northern South Africa, more than 300 students and…
Continue Reading Greece faces new election in weeks, after center right triumphs but falls short of majority
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece faces new national elections as early as June 25, after Prime Minister Kyriakos…
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Continue Reading G20 delegates begin meeting in disputed Kashmir, with region’s intense security largely out of view
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Delegates from the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations have begun a meeting on…
Continue Reading Rare earths, Ukraine top agenda on French President Macron’s historic visit to Mongolia
BEIJING (AP) — Access to rare earth minerals and Russia’s war against Ukraine topped the agenda on French President Emmanuel Macron’s…
Continue Reading 3 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in occupied West Bank; US slams latest settlement expansion
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Palestinian officials say three Palestinians militants were killed in an Israeli army…
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time after returning home…
Continue Reading Couple killed at Texas mall shooting along with 3-year-old son had ‘perfect synergy’
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Among the eight people killed when a gunman opened fire at a Texas shopping mall earlier this month…
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By The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — “Don’t say gay.” Regulation of books and classroom discussion. Teachers, parents and…
Continue Reading One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continues
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A criminal investigation in Texas over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary…
Continue Reading Greece’s ruling conservatives win elections but fail to secure outright majority
By Elinda Labropoulou, CNN Athens (CNN) — Greece’s ruling New Democracy party scored a crushing victory in parliamentary elections Sunday but…
Continue Reading Fire destroys main post office in Philippine capital, a nearly 100-year-old neoclassical landmark
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A massive fire tore through Manila’s historic post office building overnight, slightly injuring seven people and…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed ahead of talks to avoid U.S. default
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted to a mixed close as Wall Street waits to see whether a pivotal meeting later in the…
Continue Reading Debt ceiling explained: What to know about the showdown in Washington as default looms
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans still don’t have a deal with…
Continue Reading Death of 8-year-old girl in Border Patrol custody highlights challenges providing medical care
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The recent deaths of an 8-year-old Panamanian girl and 17-year-old boy from Honduras who were…
Continue Reading Tim Scott launches 2024 presidential bid seeking optimistic contrast with other top rivals
By MEG KINNARD and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has launched his presidential…
Continue Reading No debt ceiling agreement in White House meeting, though Biden and McCarthy call talks productive
By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy both said…
Continue Reading Russia TV celebrates as it reports the capture of Bakhmut, comparing it to Berlin in 1945
By DASHA LITVINOVA and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian TV went into a full frenzy of celebration as it reported…
Continue Reading Biden gets low ratings on economy, guns, immigration in AP-NORC Poll
By AAMER MADHANI and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden embarks on his reelection campaign, just 33% of…
Continue Reading What to watch this weekend: ‘Succession’ finale, John Wick, Matchbox Twenty, ‘American Born Chinese’
By The Associated Press Sure, lots of folks are eagerly anticipating this Sunday’s “Succession” finale. But what if you haven’t followed the…
Continue Reading US and Papua New Guinea sign defense pact as Washington, Beijing vie for influence in the Pacific
By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Papua New Guinea have signed a new bilateral defense cooperation agreement – a move…
Continue Reading Survey of economists: Inflation will stay high this year, and so will Fed’s key interest rate
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will make only modest progress in its fight against inflation for…
Continue Reading ‘Uncle Roger’ jokes about China, and censors don’t see the funny side
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A Malaysian comedian has been banned from China’s Twitter-like social media platform, days after he…
Continue Reading With G20 event, India seeks to project normalcy in disputed Kashmir
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — As India prepares to host a meeting of tourism officials from the Group of 20 in the…
Continue Reading Inferno tears through Manila’s historic Central Post Office
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A massive fire broke out at the historic Manila Central Post Office in the Philippine capital late…
Continue Reading Heat roll past Celtics 128-102, take 3-0 lead in Eastern Conference finals
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Erik Spoelstra had his team fully expecting that Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals would be…
Continue Reading Brazil’s president, players support Vinícius Júnior, criticize racism in Spanish league
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has joined soccer clubs and players in…
Continue Reading Rain, even smoke help fight wildfires in Alberta; new blaze brings evacuation in British Columbia
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Canadian officials say scattered rains and even smoke cover have cooled air temperatures and helped efforts to fight…
Continue Reading 8-year-old migrant girl who died in US Border Patrol custody was treated for flu several days before her death, authorities say
By Tina Burnside and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old migrant girl who died in the custody of US immigration authorities last week was…
Continue Reading Public drunkenness, disorderly conduct leads to 230 arrests at annual Texas Jeep weekend event
By Michelle Watson, Cara Lynn Clarkson and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A weekend of rowdiness that authorities say included public…
Continue Reading Brooks Koepka delivers another major performance to win PGA
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Confidence was never an issue for Brooks Koepka until the injuries piled up, the doubts…
Continue Reading US to sign new security pact with Papua New Guinea amid competition with China
By NICK PERRY Associated Press PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — The United States is scheduled to sign a new security pact with Papua New…
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