5 things to know for May 23: Trump, Extreme weather, Uvalde, Student debt relief, Ticketmaster
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5 things to know for May 23: Trump, Extreme weather, Uvalde, Student debt relief, Ticketmaster
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Billions of dollars’ worth of sunken treasure has been found at a shipwreck site off the coast of Colombia,…
Continue Reading Bangkok hospital says most seriously injured from turbulence-hit flight need spinal operations
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Bangkok hospital says many of the more seriously injured people who were on the…
Continue Reading Russian missiles kill 6 in Ukraine’s second-largest city where Moscow’s troops are pressing
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles slammed into Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast of the…
Continue Reading Doctors treat hundreds of victims of heatstroke in Pakistan after heatwave hits the country
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Pess ISLAMABAD (AP) — Doctors are treating hundreds of victims of heatstroke at hospitals across Pakistan. People started…
Continue Reading Spanish police recover fourth of 5 Francis Bacon paintings stolen in Madrid in 2015
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have recovered the fourth of five paintings by Irish-born painter Francis Bacon that were stolen from a…
Continue Reading Takeaways: How intelligence agencies’ are cautiously embracing generative AI
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies are scrambling to embrace the AI revolution, convinced…
Continue Reading France is proud of its secularism. But struggles grow in this approach to faith, school, integration
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Brought into the international spotlight by the ban on hijabs for French…
Continue Reading US intelligence agencies’ embrace of generative AI is at once wary and urgent
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) — Long before generative AI’s boom, a Silicon Valley firm contracted to collect…
Continue Reading EV maker Tesla breaks ground on Megapack energy storage battery factory in Shanghai
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media have reported that electric vehicle maker Tesla has begun construction of a factory in Shanghai to make its…
Continue Reading Biden, Kenyan leader urging global leaders to help lessen crushing debt on developing nations
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Kenya’s William Ruto want economies around the globe to take…
Continue Reading Toronto awarded WNBA’s first franchise outside US, with expansion team set to begin play in 2026
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Toronto has been awarded the WNBA’s first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to…
Continue Reading ‘Seeds are life’: How a seed bank in the Mojave Desert is preserving an ancient ecosystem under threat
Inside a Mojave aster flower, a tiny bee is fast asleep. At night, the pale lavender petals close, providing a safe resting place. In the morning, as…
Continue Reading ‘Seeds are life’: How a seed bank in the Mojave Desert is preserving an ancient ecosystem under threat
CNN By Samantha Bresnahan, CNN (CNN) — Inside a Mojave aster flower, a tiny bee is fast asleep. At night, the pale lavender petals close,…
Continue Reading Israel grapples with postwar options for Gaza as Hamas regroups
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Diminished but not deterred, Hamas is still putting up a fight after seven brutal months of war…
Continue Reading Norway further tightens its restrictions on the entry of Russians
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway says it will further tighten its restrictions on the entry of people from Russia, saying those with tourist visas…
Continue Reading UK politicians set off on a 6-week election campaign framed as choice between continuity and change
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s political party leaders are crisscrossing the country on the first day of a six-week…
Continue Reading Missile splashes into the Red Sea, causing no damage in latest suspected Yemen Houthi rebel attack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A missile has splashed down in the waters of the Red Sea, but caused no damage to a passing commercial vessel in…
Continue Reading Deputy Russian military chief of staff jailed for bribery in latest arrest of high defense official
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news reports say a deputy chief of the military general staff has been arrested on charges of large-scale bribery. The arrest…
Continue Reading China has launched new drills encircling Taiwan. Why now?
By Jessie Yeung and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Tensions are once again ratcheting up in the Taiwan Strait, with China launching two days of…
Continue Reading Top UN court to give preliminary ruling in dispute between Mexico, Ecuador over Quito embassy raid
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court is set to rule on an urgent request by Mexico to order Ecuador to protect Mexican…
Continue Reading The Constitutional Court of Thailand agrees to hear a case that could imperil the prime minister
By NAPAT KONGSAWAD Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has accepted a petition from members of the country’s…
Continue Reading With Ukraine losing ground, allies debate how to squeeze cash for Kyiv out of frozen Russian assets
By DAVID McHUGH and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Ukraine’s allies are looking for ways to squeeze money out of…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, with China stocks down, after Wall St retreat
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Thursday, as investor sentiment in Tokyo was boosted by news of…
Continue Reading Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will meet next week for the first time since 2019
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will meet next week in Seoul for their first trilateral talks since 2019. South…
Continue Reading Iran prepares to bury late president, foreign minister and others killed in helicopter crash
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is preparing to inter its late president at the holiest site for Shiite…
Continue Reading ‘The entire town is burning.’ Fires rage as Rohingya caught up on the front lines of Myanmar’s civil war
By Helen Regan and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — Families of Rohingya people trapped in Myanmar’s west are desperately trying to contact loved…
Continue Reading From schools to the Olympics, how France’s staunch secularism affects religion in public life
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Walk around multicultural metropolises like Paris or Marseille, or any small…
Continue Reading France is proud of its secularism. But struggles grow in this approach to faith, school, integration
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Brought into the international spotlight by the ban on hijabs for French…
Continue Reading UN will vote on commemorating the 1995 Srebrenica genocide annually — which Serbs vehemently oppose
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. is scheduled to vote on establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995…
Continue Reading Three little piggies at a yoga class = maximum happiness
By RODRIQUE NGOWI The Associated Press SPENCER, Mass. (AP) — Three little piggies went to a yoga class. Their human companions had a blast. Wilbur,…
Continue Reading Minneapolis police investigate hit-and-run at a mosque as a potential bias crime as search for suspect continues
By Joe Sutton and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The Minneapolis Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run incident as a potential bias crime…
Continue Reading Ex-top prosecutor for Baltimore to be sentenced for mortgage fraud and perjury convictions
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore is to be sentenced this week for lying about her finances to improperly…
Continue Reading Remember last year’s Memorial Day travel jams? Chances are they will be much worse this year
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Highways and airports are likely to be jammed in the coming days as Americans head out on and home from Memorial…
Continue Reading 9 dead, 121 injured as wind causes stage collapse at Mexico election rally
By Michael Rios, Mia Alberti and Fidel Gutierrez and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Nine people were killed and a presidential candidate was…
Continue Reading 5 dead and nearly 3 dozen hurt in tornadoes that tore through Iowa, officials say
By HANNAH FINGERHUT and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — A deadly tornado that wreaked havoc in the small city of…
Continue Reading Colorado the first state to move forward with attempt to regulate AI’s hidden role in American life
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — State lawmakers first attempts at regulating discrimination from artificial…
Continue Reading Sony says focus is on creativity, with games, movies, music, sensors, IP, and not gadgets
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony says it’s focusing on creativity in movies,…
Continue Reading Tennessee’s Medicaid program to be the first to provide free diapers for infants and 1-year-olds
By Sara Smart and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Tennessee’s Medicaid program will in a few months provide free diapers for covered children under…
Continue Reading Trump is holding a rally in the South Bronx as he tries to woo Black and Hispanic voters
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will campaign in one of the most Democratic…
Continue Reading She trails the ruling party’s candidate to be Mexican leader. Visiting her hometown helps show why
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press TEPATEPEC, Mexico (AP) — She sold snacks in a small town in central Mexico as a girl. She rose to national…
Continue Reading At the ‘Super Bowl of Swine,’ global barbecuing traditions are the wood-smoked flavor of the day
By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — The smell of wood fire wafting on the breeze is the first sense that gets triggered…
Continue Reading Leaders of Northwestern, UCLA and Rutgers to testify before Congress on campus protests
By ANNIE MA AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have summoned the leaders of Northwestern University and Rutgers University to…
Continue Reading Baseball becomes a shelter for Venezuelan children in soccer-mad Peru
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — The crack of bat on ball and the sight of Venezuelan children running the bases on the…
Continue Reading Donald Trump may be stuck in a Manhattan courtroom, but he knows his fave legal analysts
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump may be stuck in a Manhattan courtroom for his hush money trial, but he knows his…
Continue Reading Diversity jobs at North Carolina public universities may be at risk with upcoming board vote
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s public university system could soon see its existing diversity programs…
Continue Reading A comment from Trump and GOP actions in the states put contraceptive access in the 2024 spotlight
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Republican state lawmakers across the U.S. have been knocking down…
Continue Reading China starts ‘punishment’ military drills around Taiwan days after island swears in new leader
By Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon and Eric Cheung, CNN (CNN) — China has launched two days of large-scale military drills surrounding Taiwan in what…
Continue Reading Thousands of journalists have fled homelands due to repression, threats and conflict, UN expert says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. independent investigator says thousands of journalists have fled their home…
Continue Reading High wind topples part of stage and sends a Mexican presidential candidate running for safety
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A gust of wind has toppled part of the stage at a campaign rally in northern Mexico, sending a long shot presidential candidate…
Continue Reading Javier Milei, the hard rocker in Argentina’s highest office, turns his book talk into wild show
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A book presentation about neoclassical economic theory may not sound like a…
Continue Reading China’s military holds drills around Taiwan, says it is punishment after new president took office
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s military is holding exercises surrounding Taiwan in what it called punishment for separatist forces seeking…
Continue Reading An explosion has occurred at an apartment building in Harbin, China. Casualties are unknown
BEIJING (AP) — State media say an explosion has occurred at an apartment building in Harbin, a city in northeastern China. Casualties are unknown.…
Continue Reading Italian museum recreates Tanzanian butterfly forest to raise awareness on biodiversity research
By CARLOS MUREITHI, LUCA BRUNO and SARA LEMLEM Associated Press TRENTO, Italy (AP) — An Italian science museum has created a butterfly forest…
Continue Reading Trump allies face skepticism as they try appealing to disaffected Arab Americans in Michigan
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An adviser to Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has met with close to 40 Arab…
Continue Reading Wind towers crumpled after Iowa wind farm suffers rare direct hit from powerful twister
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A wind farm in southwest Iowa suffered a direct hit from a powerful tornado that crumpled five…
Continue Reading FBI agents raided the office and business of a Mississippi prosecutor, but no one is saying why
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The FBI has raided a local prosecutor’s office and his private business in Mississippi’s capital city. Officials declined…
Continue Reading Families of Israeli hostages release video of female soldiers being captured by Hamas
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A group representing the families of hostages held in Gaza has released new video footage…
Continue Reading Centrist challenger ousts progressive prosecutor in DA race in Portland, Oregon
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive…
Continue Reading Texas health department appoints anti-abortion OB-GYN to maternal mortality committee
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ health department has appointed an outspoken anti-abortion OB-GYN to a state committee that reviews pregnancy-related…
Continue Reading Florida Sen. Rick Scott, a close Trump ally, joins race to succeed Mitch McConnell as GOP leader
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he will run for Senate Republican leader when Mitch…
Continue Reading Charlie Colin, founding member of the pop-rock band Train, dies at 58
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Colin, bassist and founding member of the American pop-rock band Train, has died. He was 58.…
Continue Reading Woman in wheelchair killed by Russian forces while evacuating border town, Ukrainian prosecutors say
By Svitlana Vlasova and Radina Gigova The Russian military opened fire on civilians trying to evacuate the town of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv…
Continue Reading On Chinese doping case, lawmakers demand action, answers from Olympic and law-enforcement leaders
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A bipartisan group of U.S. senators have sent a letter to the leader of the World Anti-Doping Agency asking for…
Continue Reading NYC vowed to reform its protest policing. A crackdown on a pro-Palestinian march is raising doubts
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing questions about his commitment to…
Continue Reading City strikes deal to sell its half of soon-to-be-former Oakland A’s coliseum
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The city of Oakland is selling its share of the Oakland Coliseum to a local Black development group for at least $105…
Continue Reading Buy now, pay later companies must adhere to credit card standards, consumer agency says
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says in a new rule that buy now, pay later lenders are…
Continue Reading Missouri prosecutors to seek death penalty in killing of court employee and police officer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a Kansas City-area man charged with murder in the killings of a…
Continue Reading Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A second flag of a type carried by rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was displayed outside a house…
Continue Reading FCC is considering AI rules for political ads
The Federal Communications Commission is taking initial steps toward new rules that could require political ads on TV and radio to include…
Continue Reading Scientists say they’ve found where the sun’s magnetic field originates
The sun has a powerful magnetic field that creates sunspots on the star’s surface and unleashes solar storms such as the one that bathed much of…
Continue Reading Privacy experts sound the alarm over Microsoft’s latest AI tool
Microsoft’s buzziest new AI feature is raising concerns that it could potentially be misused in the wrong…
Continue Reading Fed officials aren’t easing Wall Street’s nerves
Earlier this week, some officials at the Federal Reserve said they’re no longer worried about inflation reaccelerating, after data showed that…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley says she’s voting for Trump in November
By Eric Bradner, Jeff Zeleny and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley plans to vote for Donald Trump, she said…
Continue Reading First aid from US pier in Gaza has reached starving Palestinians, the UN says
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.N. World Food Program says it’s handed out in Gaza the first small amounts of…
Continue Reading NYC is beginning to evict some people in migrant shelters under stricter rules
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is stepping up its efforts to push migrants out of its overwhelmed shelters as it…
Continue Reading New York Senate passes bill to tighten legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to toss rape conviction
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York state Senate has passed a bill to explicitly allow evidence of prior sexual…
Continue Reading Person fatally shot by Washington state trooper during altercation on I-5 identified as Idaho man
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — The person who was fatally shot by a Washington state trooper during an altercation on Interstate 5 north of Seattle last…
Continue Reading Lawmakers call for further inquiry into Virginia prison that had hypothermia hospitalizations
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Leading Virginia Democrats say recently uncovered hypothermia hospitalizations among inmates…
Continue Reading Michigan school shooter’s parents do not have to help their son with his appeal, court rules
By Jean Casarez and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A Michigan judge on Wednesday denied Ethan Crumbley’s request for his parents’ pre-sentence…
Continue Reading Abrupt shutdown of financial middleman Synapse has frozen thousands of Americans’ deposits
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The bank accounts of tens of thousands of U.S. businesses and consumers have been frozen in the…
Continue Reading Feds face trial over abuse of incarcerated women by guards at now-shuttered California prison
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons will go to trial next year over claims it allowed an environment where guards at a…
Continue Reading Catch up on the day’s stories: AI helping injured soldiers, surging home prices, endless cruise
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! How would you like to spend the rest of your life on a cruise ship? I’m in the “no thanks”…
Continue Reading UCLA Police Department chief temporarily reassigned, vice chancellor says
By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — The police chief for the University of California, Los Angeles Police Department has been temporarily…
Continue Reading Nashville council rejects proposed sign for Morgan Wallen’s new bar, decrying his behavior
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville councilmembers have rejected a plan to erect a glowing sign at Morgan…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump following their disputes during Republican primary
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she will be voting for Donald Trump in the general election,…
Continue Reading Can Medicare money protect doctors from abortion crimes? It worked before, desegregating hospitals
By MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Supreme Court’s pending Idaho abortion ruling may hinge on how federal spending power…
Continue Reading Top Apple exec acknowledges shortcomings in effort to bring competition in iPhone app payments
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller on Wednesday acknowledged a court-ordered…
Continue Reading Nvidia’s profit soars, underscoring its dominance in chips for artificial intelligence
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nvidia overshot Wall Street estimates as its quarterly profit skyrocketed, bolstered by the chip-making dominance that has…
Continue Reading National Folk Festival to be held in Mississippi’s capital from 2025 through 2027
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s capital city has been tapped to host the National Folk Festival from 2025 through 2027. The Clarion Ledger…
Continue Reading Wisconsin criminal justice groups argue for invalidating constitutional amendments on bail
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin criminal justice advocates are arguing that Republican-backed cash bail…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in Florida shooting that injured Auburn RB Brian Battie and killed his brother
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A man has been charged with murder in a shooting in Florida that killed the brother of Auburn running back Brian Battie and…
Continue Reading TNT will begin airing College Football Playoff games through sublicense with ESPN
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer TNT Sports will begin airing College Football Playoff games this upcoming season through a sublicense with ESPN. The…
Continue Reading Savannah police arrest suspect in weekend shootings that injured 11 in downtown square
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Police say they have arrested a suspect in connection with an outbreak of gunfire that left 11…
Continue Reading New Big Ten schools will make at least 1 appearance on Fox’s Friday night college football package
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Each of the Big Ten Conference’s new West Coast schools will make at least one appearance…
Continue Reading Families of female Israeli hostages release graphic abduction footage to pile pressure on Netanyahu
CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Families of seven female Israeli soldiers captured by Hamas during the October 7 attacks have released graphic…
Continue Reading Nevada can start tabulating ballots earlier on Election Day for quicker results
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada election officials can start tabulating in-person Election Day votes as…
Continue Reading $100 million for equity: MacArthur Foundation’s new big bet and mandate
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The MacArthur Foundation will let loose another $100 million to a single…
Continue Reading Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd US case tied to dairy cows
By MIKE STOBBE and JONEL ALECCIA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu in what is the second…
Continue Reading Chiefs’ Mahomes: Butker entitled to his beliefs, even though the QB doesn’t always agree with him
By DAVE SKRETTA and TERESA WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes said Wednesday that while he doesn’t agree with all…
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