‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squad
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Taking presidential debates out of commission’s hands virtually guarantees fewer viewers
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The planned presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump that were swiftly organized…
Continue Reading Missouri inmate facing execution next month is hospitalized with heart problem
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri inmate who is weeks away from execution is in a hospital after suffering what a Missouri…
Continue Reading Mayoral candidate and five other people killed in gunfire at a campaign rally in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A mayoral candidate and five other people have been killed in a shooting at campaign rally in the violence-wracked southern…
Continue Reading Federal judge hearing arguments on challenges to NYC’s fee for drivers into Manhattan
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s first-in-the-nation plan to levy a hefty toll on drivers entering Manhattan is the…
Continue Reading The unofficial spokesman for the American muscle car, Tim Kuniskis, is retiring
DETROIT (AP) — Tim Kuniskis, CEO of the Ram and Dodge brands and the unofficial voice of American muscle cars, is retiring from Stellantis after…
Continue Reading English fishing village told to boil water after outbreak from parasite sickens over 45 people
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A scenic fishing village in southwest England was under instructions to boil its tap water for a…
Continue Reading EU bans 4 more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the bloc, citing disinformation
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has banned four more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the 27-nation bloc for what it calls the spread…
Continue Reading German parliament approves plans to relax strict restrictions on family names
BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament has approved plans to relax strict restrictions on family names — clearing the way, among other things, for…
Continue Reading Moroccan asylum-seeker gets life sentence for killing UK retiree in attack motivated by war in Gaza
LONDON (AP) — A Moroccan asylum-seeker who stabbed a British retiree to death in revenge for Israel’s war against Hamas has been sentenced to at…
Continue Reading A man is convicted in Malawi over a TikTok video showing a caricature of the president dancing
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — A man in Malawi has been convicted of insulting President Lazarus Chakwera after posting a TikTok video that shows an…
Continue Reading He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own
By DARREN SANDS Associated Press It was daunting when the Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley, at age 22, replaced a beloved pastor who had ministered to one…
Continue Reading Violence in New Caledonia subsides slightly as France sends reinforcements for security
PARIS (AP) — There’s been slight drop in reported violence across New Caledonia Friday, a day after France imposed a state of emergency in the…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Oregon’s primaries
By LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oregon has multiple hotly contested primaries upcoming, as well as some that will set the…
Continue Reading Mexican mayoral candidate and five other people killed at campaign event in Chiapas state
By Gerardo Lemos and Fidel Gutierrez, CNN (CNN) — A mayoral candidate was among the six people killed by gunfire at a political campaign event…
Continue Reading Scheffler detained by police at PGA Championship for not following orders after traffic fatality
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was in police handcuffs going into the PGA Championship.…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Kentucky’s primaries
By LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — All of Donald Trump’s top opponents for the Republican presidential nomination dropped out…
Continue Reading An annual rich list says Paul McCartney is Britain’s first billionaire musician
LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney is a billionaire Beatle. According to figures released Friday, the former member of the Fab Four is the first British…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the California 20th District special election
By MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in California’s 20th Congressional District can be forgiven if they open their ballots…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Idaho’s state primary and Democratic presidential caucus
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Idaho voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide primaries for the U.S. House and the state…
Continue Reading Bike shops boomed early in the pandemic. It’s been a bumpy ride for most ever since
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer For the nation’s bicycle shops, the past few years have probably felt like the business version of the Tour de…
Continue Reading After 12 days, South Africa ends rescue efforts at collapsed building with 33 dead, 19 still missing
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Authorities say an exhaustive rescue operation to find missing construction workers…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other’s ‘expansionism’
By SIMINA MISTREANU and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Russia and China are helped each other expand their territorial…
Continue Reading FIRST ON CNN: Fighting early-stage Alzheimer’s with intensive lifestyle changes works, study finds
CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — As her memory faded from Alzheimer’s disease in her late 50s, Tammy Maida began to lose track of her life.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 17: Trump trial, Southern storms, Middle East, Immigration, Marijuana
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A giant planet as fluffy as cotton candy has been spotted about 1,200 light-years from Earth. Astronomers say…
Continue Reading With ‘Water & Garri,’ Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage makes her acting debut and emerges with a new sound
CNN By Lauren Lee, CNN (CNN) — Despite her extraordinary success in Afrobeats music, Tiwa Savage has long harbored a secret aspiration: to…
Continue Reading With ‘Water & Garri,’ Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage makes her acting debut and emerges with a new sound
By Lauren Lee, CNN (CNN) — Despite her extraordinary success in Afrobeats music, Tiwa Savage has long harbored a secret aspiration: to pursue a…
Continue Reading German council approves a revised plan by Tesla to expand its plant near Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — A local council in Germany has approved a plan by electric carmaker Tesla to expand the grounds of its first plant in Europe, a…
Continue Reading Japan passes a revised law allowing joint child custody for divorced parents for the first time
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament has passed a revision to the country’s civil code that will allow divorced…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan pardons elderly generals imprisoned over 1997 ‘postmodern coup’
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president has pardoned seven former top military officers who were sentenced to life terms in prison over the…
Continue Reading 8 EU members say conditions in Syria should be reassessed to allow voluntary refugee returns
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The governments of eight European Union member states say the situation in Syria…
Continue Reading Former US Army sergeant released from prison after Gov. Abbott pardons him for 2020 fatal Black Lives Matter protest shooting
CNN By Emma Tucker, Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) — Daniel Perry, a former US Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering a…
Continue Reading Suspect in shooting of Slovak prime minister is escorted to his home as police search for evidence
By PETR DAVID JOSEK Associated Press BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A man charged with attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US MQ-9 Predator drone as footage shows wreckage
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed the shooting-down of an American drone,…
Continue Reading Protests are planned in Serbia against a real estate project financed by Trump’s son-in-law Kushner
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Opposition groups in Serbia are planning protests against a real estate development…
Continue Reading Suspected militants bomb a girl’s school overnight in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say suspected militants have bombed a girl’s school in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold, destroying the…
Continue Reading Man kills 2 officers at police station in Malaysia in a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah attack
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Police say a man has stormed a police station in Malaysia and killed two officers in what’s being investigated…
Continue Reading US military starts delivering aid to Gaza through floating pier. Here’s what we know
By Colin McCullough, Jessie Yeung, Nadeen Ebrahim, and Lucas Lilieholm, CNN (CNN) — Trucks carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza have begun…
Continue Reading American medics trapped in Gaza call on US government to help bring them home
By Jeremy Diamond and Muhammad Darwish, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Dr. Ahlia Kattan should already be back home in California with her three young…
Continue Reading Police shoot dead armed attacker who started fire in Rouen synagogue
By Saskya Vandoorne and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Paris (CNN) — Police have shot dead an armed attacker who was trying to set fire to a synagogue in the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as China stocks get bump from new property measures
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares were mixed on Friday, with Chinese stocks reversing earlier losses following the announcement of…
Continue Reading French police fatally shoot a man suspected of planning to set fire to a synagogue
PARIS (AP) — French police shot and killed an armed suspect who appeared to be planning to set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen…
Continue Reading North Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea, South Korea’s military says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military said that North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off the North’s east coast. South…
Continue Reading Massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea leaves Sevastopol without power
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities say a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea has left the city of Sevastopol without power and set a…
Continue Reading US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly…
Continue Reading Brazil is chosen to host soccer’s 2027 Women’s World Cup following a vote by FIFA’s 211 members
BANGKOK (AP) — Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s 211 members chose the South American bid over a joint…
Continue Reading China is expected to announce new measures to fix its property crisis, spur growth
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer China is expected to announce fresh measures to reinvigorate its ailing property industry after the latest…
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Japanese American soldiers in World War II fought the Axis abroad and racial prejudice at home
The Conversation presents the story of the racial prejudice that Japanese American soldiers faced in the US during World War…
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Even where abortion is legal, there are high barriers to obtaining one while in jail
The Marshall Project reports on jail policies in 13 states that found vague, confusing or nonexistent guidelines and major hurdles to obtaining an…
Continue Reading Latinos found jobs and cheap housing in a Pennsylvania city but political power has proven elusive
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) — A federal lawsuit argues the way representatives are elected to a local school board in…
Continue Reading Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on
BY BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah this week struck a military post in northern Israel using a…
Continue Reading NRA kicks off annual meeting as board considers successor to longtime leader Wayne LaPierre
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The National Rifle Association is kicking off its annual meeting in downtown Dallas, gathering for…
Continue Reading South Africa’s election could bring a defining moment — and new complications. Here’s what to know
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s election will determine how weary the country has become of the…
Continue Reading Amy Kremer helped organize the pro-Trump Jan. 6 rally. Now she is seeking a Georgia seat on the RNC
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Amy Kremer is a conservative activist who helped organize the Jan. 6, 2021 rally that led to a mob…
Continue Reading For the children of Gaza, war means no school — and no indication when formal learning might return
By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Atef Al-Buhaisi, 6, once dreamed of a career building houses. Now, all…
Continue Reading FIFA to seek legal advice on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer
BANGKOK (AP) — FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 25 to make a decision on a…
Continue Reading Army will present Purple Heart to Minnesota veteran 73 years after he was wounded in Korean War
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — After 73 years and a long fight with the Army, a Korean War veteran from Minnesota who…
Continue Reading Putin focuses on trade and cultural exchanges in Harbin, China, after reaffirming ties with Xi
By HUIZHONG WU and EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is focusing on trade and cultural exchanges…
Continue Reading Soccer players in Australia charged over alleged transnational betting plot
By Chris Lau and Angus Watson, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Three players from Australia’s top soccer league have been arrested and charged over an…
Continue Reading The latest hot spot for illegal border crossings is San Diego. But routes change quickly
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — On many nights, hundreds of migrants squeeze through poles in a border wall or…
Continue Reading Funeral set for Roger Fortson, the Black US Air Force member killed in his home by Florida deputy
By JEFF MARTIN and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press STONECREST, Ga. (AP) — A funeral will be held Friday for a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who…
Continue Reading UAW’s push to unionize factories in South faces latest test in vote at 2 Mercedes plants in Alabama
By TOM KRISHER and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union faces the latest test of its ambitious plan to…
Continue Reading Vatican updates norms to authenticate visions of Mary, weeping statues and stigmata
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Catholic Church has a long and controversial history of the faithful claiming to have…
Continue Reading Exclusive satellite images show destroyed Russian jets and building at Crimean airbase
By Paul P. Murphy and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Satellite images exclusively obtained by CNN show three destroyed Russian jets and damaged…
Continue Reading Mexico’s cartel violence haunts civilians in the lead-up to June elections
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HUITZILAC, Mexico (AP) — Cartel violence haunted the central Mexican town of Huitzilac days after a mass…
Continue Reading Israel will respond to genocide charges at UN court after South Africa urgently requests cease-fire
By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israel will respond to charges of genocide at the United Nations’ top court after…
Continue Reading Trump will campaign in Minnesota after attending his son Barron’s graduation
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s break from his hush money trial in New York includes a…
Continue Reading Judge considers dismissing indictment against Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge is considering Alec Baldwin’s request to dismiss a grand jury…
Continue Reading Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from Beijing
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Taiwan is reducing its reliance on the Chinese mainland as it seeks to insulate itself from…
Continue Reading 70 years after Brown v. Board, America is both more diverse — and more segregated
By SHARON LURYE Associated Press On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court laid out a new precedent: Separate but equal has no place in American schools.…
Continue Reading It’s been 70 years since Brown v. Board of Education. The US is still trying to achieve the promise of integration.
By Chandelis Duster, Nicquel Terry Ellis and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas – the landmark…
Continue Reading Justice Alito’s home flew flag upside down after Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ claims, report says
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Continue Reading Widespread power outages, risk of tornadoes as Houston area gets pummeled again by thunderstorms
HOUSTON (AP) — Power has been knocked out to nearly 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area as southeastern Texas gets pummeled by severe…
Continue Reading Three soccer players arrested over alleged match-fixing involving yellow cards in Australian league
SYDNEY (AP) — Football Australia says three A-League players have been arrested for alleged betting corruption after police claimed they…
Continue Reading Kim’s sister denies North Korea has supplied weapons to Russia
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has again denied that her…
Continue Reading Prosecutors say Washington officer charged with murder ignored his training in killing man in 2019
KENT, Wash. (AP) — A suburban Seattle police officer ignored his training and unnecessarily resorted to deadly force when he shot and killed a man…
Continue Reading House Republicans ditch their day jobs to stand with Trump, while legislating languishes
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent Leaving Washington behind, prominent far-right House Republicans who have pushed this Congress into…
Continue Reading California’s water tunnel to cost $20 billion. State officials say the benefits are worth it
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration says it will cost more than $20 billion…
Continue Reading South Koreans compete to see who’s best at doing absolutely nothing
By Sophie Jeong, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 people gathered silently on yoga mats over the weekend to do absolutely nothing, in a Seoul event…
Continue Reading Psychedelic therapy and workers’ rights bills fail to advance in California’s tough budget year
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Continue Reading Lawyers discuss role classified documents may play in bribery case against US Rep Cuellar of Texas
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys have discussed in court whether classified documents might play…
Continue Reading They shared a name — but not a future. How two kids fought to escape poverty in Baltimore
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Growing up in the streets of east Baltimore surrounded by poverty and gun violence, two kids named…
Continue Reading UN reports improved prospects for the world economy and forecasts 2.7% growth in 2024
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is reporting improved economic prospects since its January forecast…
Continue Reading Repeal of a dead law to use public funds for private school tuition won’t be on Nebraska’s ballot
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A measure to repeal a now-defunct Nebraska law that would use public money to fund private…
Continue Reading Federal prosecutor in Arkansas stepped down while being investigated, report says
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Justice Department documents show a federal prosecutor in Arkansas stepped down from…
Continue Reading Flowers, socks and sparkling wine: Queen Camilla reveals some of her favorite brands
By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — Queen Camilla has granted her first royal warrants to seven companies, including Shane Connolly, the…
Continue Reading US proposes ending new federal leases in nation’s biggest coal region
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed an end to new coal leasing from federal…
Continue Reading Transgender girl faces discrimination from a Mississippi school’s dress code, ACLU says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a complaint against a Mississippi school district over a dress code policy based…
Continue Reading Oregon man convicted of sexually abusing 2 teen girls he met online gets 12 1/2 years in prison
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man who met two 15-year-old girls on Snapchat, sexually abused them while traveling through three states and…
Continue Reading Google wants judge, not jury, decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press Google is asking that a federal judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by…
Continue Reading Every WNBA team to begin using charter flights by May 21
By The Associated Press Every WNBA team will start using charter flights to travel to games by May 21. The league is following through on plans to…
Continue Reading What to know about how much the aid from a US pier project will help Gaza
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S.-built pier is in place to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea, but no one will know…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses lawsuit by Georgia court candidate who sued to keep talking about abortion
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge is rejecting a lawsuit by a former Democratic congressman running for Georgia state…
Continue Reading Watchdog: EPA’s lead pipe fix sent about $3 billion to states based on unverified data
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency watchdog said the agency distributed about $3 billion to…
Continue Reading Man convicted of killing 4 people at ex-girlfriend’s home near Denver
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man has been convicted of killing four people at his ex-girlfriend’s home in suburban Denver…
Continue Reading Unusual giant planet as fluffy as cotton candy spotted by astronomers
By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — What is big, with a fluffy, cotton candy-like composition? Turns out, a planet. An international coalition of…
Continue Reading Sexual assaults are down in the US military. Here’s what to know about the numbers
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon officials are cautiously optimistic that an overall decline in reported sexual…
Continue Reading Arkansas Supreme Court upholds 2021 voting restrictions that state judge found unconstitutional
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld four voting restrictions passed by Republican…
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Continue Reading Key Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems is laying off 450 after production of troubled 737s slows
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer A key Boeing supplier that makes the fuselages for its popular 737 Max airplanes is laying off about 450 workers.…
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