If you’ve tried meditating but can’t sit still, here’s how — and why — to try again
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US to send an unofficial delegation as Taiwan’s president is sworn in. It will test ties with China
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says the White House is sending an unofficial delegation to Taiwan this…
Continue Reading Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts say it’s too soon to celebrate
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Continue Reading Cargo ship outages on the day before the Baltimore bridge collision may have impacted ship’s operations, NTSB chief says
By Gregory Wallace and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The cargo ship Dali experienced two blackouts while moored in the Port of Baltimore a day…
Continue Reading Independent UN experts say radical Saudi Arabia scholar held for years should be tried or released
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A radical Sunni scholar whose criticisms of Saudi Arabia’s government and the…
Continue Reading Staff member dies after assault by juvenile at Iowa youth facility
JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — Officials say a woman who worked at an Iowa center that provides services for troubled youths has died days after she was…
Continue Reading Preakness favorite Muth ruled out of the 2nd leg of the Triple Crown after spiking a fever
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Preakness favorite Muth has been ruled out of the second leg of the Triple Crown after spiking a…
Continue Reading Community colleges offer clean energy training as climate-related jobs expand across America
By ALEXA ST. JOHN and MELINA WALLING Associated Press DANVILLE, Illinois (AP) — As students across the nation consider jobs that play a role in…
Continue Reading The jurors in Trump’s hush money trial are getting a front row seat to history — most of the time
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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was wounded in a shooting Wednesday afternoon and taken to hospital.…
Continue Reading Slovakia’s Prime Minister Fico shot multiple times in ‘politically motivated’ attack
By Ivana Kottasová, Sugam Pokharel and Zahid Mahmood, CNN (CNN) — Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was hospitalized on Wednesday after…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ could be worth almost $1 billion to British economy
Taylor Swift’s smash-hit “Eras Tour” is set to boost spending in the United Kingdom by nearly $1 billion, according to estimates by…
Continue Reading United Methodists scrap their anti-gay bans. A woman who defied them seeks reinstatement as pastor
By DAVID CRARY, HOLLY MEYER and PETER SMITH Associated Press Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked from her beloved job as a United Methodist…
Continue Reading Hungary will vote against U.N. resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide in Bosnia, minister says
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will vote against a United Nations resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide of…
Continue Reading Biden challenges Trump to 2 debates but won’t participate nonpartisan commission’s debates
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he won’t participate in the campaign debates sponsored by a nonpartisan…
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Continue Reading S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow all hit record highs after encouraging inflation data
All three major indexes surged to record highs Wednesday after new data showed that inflation cooled in April after ticking up…
Continue Reading Mosque attack in Nigeria’s north injures at least 24 people, including children
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 24 worshippers, including four children, were injured in northern Nigeria’s Kano…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacking a US destroyer and a commercial vessel in the Red Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed targeting a U.S. Navy destroyer and a commercial ship in the Red Sea, but…
Continue Reading On the eve of his visit to China, Putin says Russia is prepared to negotiate over Ukraine
BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says his regime is prepared to negotiate over the conflict in Ukraine in an interview with Chinese…
Continue Reading ‘Furiosa’ speeds into the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) — Start your engines. “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” rolls into the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. It returns the dystopian…
Continue Reading Mohamed Amra: Who is ‘The Fly,’ the French prisoner who escaped in deadly ambush?
By Sophie Tanno, Niamh Kennedy and Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — A rare episode of violence disrupted the peaceful region of Normandy in northern…
Continue Reading Report: Welding at water slide caused huge fire in Sweden that killed one person
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A welding operation sparked a huge fire in February at a water park that was under construction at one of Sweden’s…
Continue Reading Canadian historian Michael Ignatieff wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
MADRID (AP) — Organizers of Spain’s Princess of Asturias Awards have awarded the prize for the social sciences to Canadian historian and writer…
Continue Reading Pakistan test-fires a new rocket system developed by its military, the army says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says it has successfully test-fired an indigenously developed rocket system with a range of 400…
Continue Reading UN agency authorizes second vaccine against dengue amid outbreaks in the Americas
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has authorized a second dengue vaccine, a move that could provide protection for millions worldwide…
Continue Reading Blinken plays ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ in Kyiv bar
CNN By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — There was no doubting the message from Antony Blinken’s musical debut in Kyiv on Tuesday night. The US…
Continue Reading Blinken plays ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ in Kyiv bar
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — There was no doubting the message from Antony Blinken’s musical debut in Kyiv on Tuesday night. The US…
Continue Reading Paris garbage collectors lift strike threat ahead of Olympic Games
PARIS (AP) — Paris garbage collectors have lifted the strike notice that threatened to leave the French capital facing piles of rubbish during the…
Continue Reading Israel defense chief says he would oppose ‘Israeli military rule’ in Gaza
CNN By Jeremy Diamond and Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has called on Prime Minister Benjamin…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 15: Trump trial, Israel, Bus crash, Tariffs, Canadian wildfires
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A shortage of air traffic controllers in the US has long plagued the aviation industry, often resulting in…
Continue Reading Slovakia plans to build a new nuclear reactor
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s government approved a plan to build another nuclear reactor in a country that relies heavily on nuclear…
Continue Reading German court convicts a Palestinian man of murder over a fatal stabbing on a train last year
BERLIN (AP) — A court in Germany has convicted a man of murder and sentenced him to life in prison for carrying out a fatal stabbing on a train…
Continue Reading Edmunds: The five things you need to know before buying your first used Tesla
By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds Used Teslas aren’t as expensive as you might think, especially with the company’s recent price cuts on its new models.…
Continue Reading Villa’s Champions League qualification gets royal approval as Postecoglou questions culture at Spurs
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The Premier League’s fourth and final representative for next season’s Champions League will be Aston Villa…
Continue Reading Massive manhunt in France for prison-break gang that gunned down officers
PARIS (AP) — A massive manhunt is underway in France for an armed gang that killed two prison officers and seriously injured three others, to…
Continue Reading Voice-cloning technology bringing a key Supreme Court moment to ‘life’
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The use of a voice-cloning technology marrying old audio clips to an actor’s narration is…
Continue Reading Labor laws largely exclude nannies. Some are banding together to protect themselves
By CLAIRE SAVAGE and MORIAH BALINGIT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nannies, housekeepers, and home care workers are excluded from many federal…
Continue Reading The WNBA’s challenge: How to translate the Caitlin Clark hype into sustained growth for the league
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer The stars have aligned for the WNBA with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese joining the ranks of A’ja Wilson,…
Continue Reading CNX plans $1.5B hydrogen fuels plant at Pittsburgh airport, but wants federal tax credit to build it
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Natural gas producer CNX Resources says it plans to build a $1.5 billion facility at…
Continue Reading Swiss court convicts a former interior minister of Gambia for crimes against humanity
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s top criminal court has convicted a former interior minister of Gambia for crimes against humanity during repression…
Continue Reading An Afghan military helicopter crash in western Afghanistan kills at least 1 person, the Taliban say
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say a military helicopter crashed in Ghor province in western Afghanistan, killing at least one person. A defense…
Continue Reading Why this French island in the Pacific is being roiled by violence over a vote held 10,000 miles away
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Continue Reading Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending…
Continue Reading Young South Koreans are increasingly drawn to Buddhism via social media-savvy influencers
By JUWON PARK Associated Press SEOUL (AP) — South Korean young people are increasingly drawn to Buddhism due to social media-savvy influencers,…
Continue Reading A fire at a marina in Croatia destroys 22 boats, causes huge damage but no injuries
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A fire at a marina in Croatia has destroyed 22 boats and caused huge damage but no injuries. An investigation is underway to…
Continue Reading French president convenes top ministers to discuss spiraling violence in territory of New Caledonia
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has convened a meeting of top ministers to discuss spiraling violence in the French Pacific territory…
Continue Reading A third miner is declared dead in a cave-in in southern Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Rescuers in southern Poland have recovered the body of a third miner a day after a cave-in in which 12 other workers were…
Continue Reading Palestinians across the Middle East mark their original ‘catastrophe’ with eyes on the war in Gaza
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Continue Reading A Dutch anti-Islam party is on the verge of forming the EU’s latest hard-right government
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders is on the verge of brokering a four-party coalition in the…
Continue Reading Russia says it downed 10 U.S.-supplied missiles over Crimea as Blinken visits Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses shot down 10 U.S.-supplied Ukrainian missiles targeting Crimea early…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian markets follow Wall Street higher ahead of key inflation update
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly higher on Wednesday after a rally on Wall Street that took the Nasdaq…
Continue Reading Indonesia seeds clouds to block rainfall after floods killed at least 58 people while 35 are missing
By KASPARMAN PILIANG and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press TANAH DATAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have seeded clouds in a bid to…
Continue Reading India’s parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi’s party grows
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press MALAPPURAM, India (AP) — The political power of Muslims is declining in the world’s…
Continue Reading Young Thai activist’s death in detention after 65-day hunger strike sparks calls for justice reform
By Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — A young activist jailed for insulting Thailand’s monarchy died on Tuesday following a prolonged…
Continue Reading Opening statements set to kick off second criminal trial for Sen. Bob Menendez
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is ready to start with…
Continue Reading Morocco’s automotive industry shifts gears to prep for electric vehicle era
By SAM METZ Associated Press TANGIERS, Morocco (AP) — Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa’s largest…
Continue Reading What is the celebrity ‘blockout’ over the war in Gaza?
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Some social media users are calling out celebrities for what they say is inaction in the face of…
Continue Reading South Africa braces for what may be a milestone election. Here is a guide to the main players
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — After 30 years of dominating South African politics, the ruling African National…
Continue Reading Mexican citizens were traveling to work at a Florida farm when a pickup hit their bus, killing 8
By MIKE SCHNEIDER and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Mexican citizens were among those going to work at a Florida watermelon…
Continue Reading YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court injunction bans song in the city
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — YouTube has blocked access to videos of a protest song in Hong Kong, days after court approved an…
Continue Reading Naval Academy plebes end their first year with daunting traditional climb of Herndon Monument
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — First-year students at the U.S. Naval Academy are taking part in the annual Herndon Monument Climb, a ritual that marks the…
Continue Reading 70 years ago, school integration was a dream many believed could actually happen. It hasn’t
By ANNIE MA AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Seventy years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled separating children in schools by race…
Continue Reading Utah judge to decide if author of children’s book on grief will face trial in her husband’s death
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband, then published a…
Continue Reading Brazilian dance craze created by young people in Rio’s favelas is declared cultural heritage
By JULIA DIAS CARNEIRO and DIARLEI RODRIGUES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The passinho is a Brazilian dance style created in the 2000s by…
Continue Reading An Arizona judge helped revive an 1864 abortion law. His lawmaker wife joined Democrats to repeal it
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press When it was Shawnna Bolick’s turn to speak, the words tumbled out of her for 20 minutes. The conservative lawmaker…
Continue Reading Latest US inflation report may provide clues to future path of prices and interest rates
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s perhaps the biggest question swirling around the U.S. economy right now: Is…
Continue Reading Caught between China and the US, asylum seekers live in limbo in New York City
By Tara John and Yong Xiong, CNN Flushing, NY (CNN) — A simple act of walking into a mosque with his wife and two children in New York City is…
Continue Reading Filipino activists and fishermen sail in 100-boat flotilla to disputed shoal guarded by China
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A flotilla of about 100 fishing boats led by Filipino activists has sailed to a disputed…
Continue Reading ICC prosecutor faces demand for action against Israeli leaders and Russian attack over Putin warrant
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor is facing demands for speedy action…
Continue Reading A little dog wins big at the Westminster Dog Show
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Sage the Miniature Poodle has won best in show at the 2024 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The all-black ball…
Continue Reading 11 people die in shootings in small town in southern Mexico state of Chiapas, prosecutors say
By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press MERIDA, Mexico (AP) — Authorities in Mexico say 11 people have been killed by shootings in a small town in…
Continue Reading Report: Suspect in break-in at home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says he was on drugs, not targeting the mayor
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The man charged with burglary in connection with a break-in at Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ official…
Continue Reading From Hogan to a Trumpier Senate: Early takeways from Tuesday’s primaries
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential primary may be decided, but election season marches on. Voters in several…
Continue Reading Wong will be sworn in as Singapore’s prime minister, as Lee Hsien Loong bows out after 20 years
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore’s deputy leader Lawrence Wong is set to be sworn in as the nation’s…
Continue Reading Sun releases the strongest flare in current cycle from the same region that triggered auroras this weekend
By Kaila Nichols and Taylor Ward, CNN (CNN) — After causing the dazzling waves of aurora borealis this weekend, our Sun isn’t done yet: The…
Continue Reading Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker rails against Pride month, working women in commencement speech
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker railed against Pride month, working women, President Biden’s leadership during…
Continue Reading Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in almost 2 decades, but Earth should be out of the way this time
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The sun isn’t done yet. That’s the message from the National Oceanic and…
Continue Reading The ‘accidental hero’ gold medalist Steven Bradbury receives an Australian bravery award for rescues
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Steven Bradbury is back in the news for another good reason more than 20 years after winning an unlikely gold medal in…
Continue Reading What to watch in Tuesday’s Maryland US Senate primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Topping the list of contests in this week’s primaries in four states is a U.S. Senate race…
Continue Reading Biden administration is moving ahead on $1 billion arms package for Israel, AP sources say
By SEUNG MIN KIM, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending…
Continue Reading Sheriff faces questions from Arkansas lawmakers over Netflix series filmed at county jail
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers are questioning a sheriff’s decision to allow a Netflix…
Continue Reading FIFA meets with women’s soccer decisions, anti-racism pledge and retreat from key reforms on agenda
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer FIFA’s gravest crisis erupted with police raids at its annual meeting in 2015. Nine years later soccer’s 211…
Continue Reading California to make $3.3 billion available for mental health, substance use treatment centers
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday the state will make $3.3 billion…
Continue Reading Justice Department says Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes
By DAVID KOENIG and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has determined that Boeing violated a settlement…
Continue Reading ESPN announces Jason Kelce’s hiring. He will be part of the ‘Monday Night Football’ pregame show
NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Kelce is officially a member of ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown” team. ESPN announced Kelce had signed a multiyear…
Continue Reading Suspect in shooting of 2 Jewish men in Los Angeles last year agrees to plead guilty to hate crimes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say a 29-year-old man accused of shooting and wounding two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles last…
Continue Reading Lies, loyalty and a gag order upheld: Tuesday’s Trump hush money trial takeaways
MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER, MICHELLE L. PRICE and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s defense attorneys have…
Continue Reading Texas university leaders say hundreds of positions, programs cut to comply with DEI ban
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas public university leaders say hundreds of positions and programs across state…
Continue Reading Colorado Avalanche try to forge ahead after losing Valeri Nichushkin to six-month suspension
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — For a second consecutive year, the Avalanche are on the brink of elimination with Valeri Nichushkin,…
Continue Reading Colorado city agrees to settle police beating lawsuit for $2.1 million
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The city of Colorado Springs has agreed to pay $2.1 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by…
Continue Reading Westminster dog show is a study in canine contrasts as top prize awaits
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Westminster Kennel Club dog show is gearing up to award its coveted best in show prize. By…
Continue Reading Giuliani bankruptcy judge frustrated with case, rebuffs attempt to challenge $148 million judgement
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press A New York bankruptcy judge has denied Rudy Giuliani a chance to pursue an appeal of a $148 million defamation…
Continue Reading Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s…
Continue Reading 16-year-old suspect in Florida bar shooting that injured Texans wide receiver to be charged as adult
By Rebekah Riess and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The 16-year-old suspect accused of opening fire at a club in Florida last month, injuring 10…
Continue Reading The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr, dies at 95
HOUSTON (AP) — The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate Houston, Texas, and worked with…
Continue Reading Serena Williams to host The ESPYs in July
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Serena Williams is returning to the sports spotlight to host The ESPYS in July. The retired 23-time major tournament winner will…
Continue Reading A deadly heat wave worsened Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. It was fueled by climate change, new data shows
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A deadly heat wave in Gaza in April, which saw punishing temperatures worsen an already dire humanitarian…
Continue Reading CANNES DIARY: Behind the scenes of the 2024 film festival
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Welcome to Cannes. The annual film festival is always a spectacle, but 2024’s edition may be…
Continue Reading Georgia’s governor and others pile into state court race where challenger has focused on abortion
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will spend more than $500,000 from his political committee to help a…
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