Swiss fans get ready to welcome Eurovision winner Nemo back home
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Swiss Eurovision fans were getting ready Sunday to give a hero’s welcome to singer Nemo,…
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More US parents than ever have paid leave this Mother’s Day – but most still don’t
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and CLAIRE SAVAGE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — More working U.S. parents than ever are celebrating their first Mother’s…
Continue ReadingA magnitude 6.4 earthquake wakes people on the Mexico-Guatemala border
By EDGAR M. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A strong earthquake has shaken the border of Mexico and Guatemala driving frightened…
Continue ReadingSuspect in shooting death of an Ohio police officer is found dead after standoff, officials say
EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an Ohio police officer was shot and killed while answering a disturbance call over the weekend. Police in the…
Continue ReadingPutin replaces Shoigu as Russia’s defense minister as he starts his 5th term
By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in a Cabinet shakeup that comes as he…
Continue ReadingMichael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
By JENNIFER PELTZ and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — He once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump. Now Michael Cohen is…
Continue ReadingApartment building partially collapses in a Russian border city after shelling. At least 13 killed
By The Associated Press An apartment building has partially collapsed in the Russian border city of Belgorod, and officials say at least 13 people…
Continue ReadingCanadian police announce the arrest of a fourth Indian suspect in the killing of a Sikh activist
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A fourth Indian national living in Canada has been charged in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June…
Continue ReadingUS aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and more
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Air Force fighter jets recently squared off in a dogfight in California. One was flown by a…
Continue ReadingFlash floods in northern Afghanistan sweep away livelihoods, leaving hundreds dead and missing
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Shopkeeper Nazer Mohammad ran home as soon as he heard about flash floods crashing into the…
Continue ReadingA police officer was killed in Pakistan-held Kashmir during protests against price hikes
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A protest against rising costs of food, fuel and utility bills has turned violent in Pakistani-controlled portion of Kashmir,…
Continue ReadingPolice: 3 officers wounded in Atlanta street altercation that left suspect dead
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities in Atlanta say three police officers were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after an altercation that left a man dead.…
Continue ReadingIsrael moves deeper into Rafah and fights Hamas militants regrouping in northern Gaza
By WAFAA SHURAFA, JOSEPH KRAUSS and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The exodus of Palestinians from Gaza’s last refuge…
Continue ReadingA fire burns down a shopping complex housing 1,400 outlets in Poland’s capital
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A major fire broke out in a vast shopping complex in the Polish capital that housed some…
Continue ReadingFlash floods and cold lava flow hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island. At least 37 people were killed
By KASPARMAN PILIANG Associated Press PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano’s slopes…
Continue ReadingWildfire in Canada’s British Columbia forces thousands to evacuate. Winds push smoke into Alberta
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian authorities are urging all remaining residents in a town in British Columbia to leave immediately,…
Continue ReadingA rural Ugandan community is a hot spot for sickle cell disease. But one patient gives hope
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press MBALE, Uganda (AP) — Barbara Nabulo was one of three girls in her family. But when a sister died, her mother…
Continue ReadingWith the shock of Oct. 7 still raw, profound sadness and anger grip Israel on its Memorial Day
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Memorial Day is always a somber occasion in Israel. But it has taken on a profound and…
Continue ReadingA combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with ‘Furiosa,’ ‘Megalopolis’ and a #MeToo reckoning
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer The Cannes Film Festival rarely passes without cacophony but this year’s edition may be more raucous and uneasy than…
Continue ReadingBuddha’s birthday: When is it and how is it celebrated in different countries?
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press The birthday of the historical Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, known as Vesak in several countries, celebrates the…
Continue ReadingSherpa guide Kami Rita scales Mount Everest for 29th time, extending his own record again
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — One of greatest climbing guides on Mount Everest has scaled the world’s…
Continue ReadingLocal governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlements
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Settlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out to small…
Continue ReadingAt least 11 dead, mostly students, in Indonesia bus crash after brakes apparently failed, police say
BANDUNG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian officials say a bus slammed into cars and motorbikes after its brakes apparently malfunctioned in West Java…
Continue ReadingRise in UK knife attacks leads to a crackdown and stokes public anxiety
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A familiar horror reached Pooja Kanda first on social media: There had been a sword attack in…
Continue ReadingFor a second time, Sen. Bob Menendez faces a corruption trial. This time, it involves gold bars
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For the second time in a decade, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez faces a corruption…
Continue ReadingControlled demolition at Baltimore bridge collapse site postponed due to weather
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The controlled demolition of the largest remaining steel span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key…
Continue ReadingWary of wars in Gaza and Ukraine, old foes Turkey and Greece test a friendship initiative
By SUZAN FRASER and DEREK GATOPOULOS ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Old foes Turkey and Greece will test a five-month-old friendship initiative Monday when…
Continue ReadingSchools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds
By DAVID A. LIEB and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Schools across the U.S. are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence…
Continue ReadingCatalan separatists lose majority as Spain’s pro-union Socialists win regional elections
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Six years after plunging Spain into its worst political crisis in decades,…
Continue ReadingDespite Indiana’s strong record of second-in-command women, they’ve never held its highest office
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Women have never held Indiana’s top office, but their streak as the state’s…
Continue ReadingIn progressive Argentina, the LGBTQ+ community says President Milei has turned back the clock
By DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — When Luana Salva got her first formal job after years of prostitution, she was…
Continue ReadingLithuanians vote in a presidential election as anxieties rise over Russia and the war in Ukraine
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanians have voted in a presidential election at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling…
Continue ReadingRoger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98
By BOB THOMAS and AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roger Corman, the “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics…
Continue ReadingFirst person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later
BOSTON (AP) — The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure, his…
Continue ReadingFederal prosecutors request 40-year sentence for man who attacked Pelosi’s husband with hammer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to impose a 40-year prison sentence for the man who broke into former U.S. House…
Continue ReadingControversy follows Gov. Kristi Noem as she is banned by another South Dakota tribe
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from entering nearly 20% of her state after another tribe banished her this…
Continue ReadingSmall pro-Palestinian protests held Saturday as college commencements are held
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Small pro-Palestinian protests popped up sporadically Saturday as colleges and universities from North Carolina to…
Continue ReadingExperts say gun alone doesn’t justify deadly force in fatal shooting of Florida airman
By JEFF MARTIN and CLAUDIA LAUER The Associated Press On the afternoon of May 3, Roger Fortson opened the door of his Florida apartment with a gun in…
Continue ReadingFormer Florida Gov. and US Sen. Bob Graham remembered for his civility at memorial service
By TERRY SPENCER and LYNNE SLADKY Associated Press MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (AP) — Family and friends have remembered former Florida Gov. and U.S. Sen.…
Continue ReadingMarc Benioff lunch auction raises $1.5M for charity. Not bad for first year without Warren Buffett
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The $200,100 winning bid for a private lunch with software titan Marc Benioff might appear…
Continue Reading8 people were killed in a shooting attack at a bar in Ecuador, local police say
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Police say eight people have been killed in a shooting attack on a birthday party in a bar in Ecuador, which has suffered an…
Continue ReadingLA County prosecutors say leaked racist recording involved a crime. But they won’t file charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County prosecutors say they suspect a crime was committed in the recording of a racist conversation that prompted…
Continue ReadingDuchess of Sussex, called ‘Ifeoma’ in Nigeria, speaks with women about her Nigerian roots
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, says it’s been “humbling” to find out through a…
Continue ReadingConnecticut Democrats unanimously nominate U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy for a third term
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Democrats have unanimously endorsed U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy for a third term. They praised the state’s…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico governor seeks hydrogen investment with trip to Netherlands
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The governor of New Mexico has announced plans to court new investments in hydrogen fuel development at a business summit in…
Continue ReadingBackcountry skier dies after being buried in Idaho avalanche
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A backcountry skier has died after being buried by an avalanche in Idaho. The Sawtooth Avalanche Center says the avalanche…
Continue ReadingReport: Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A report by The New York Times and ProPublica says former President Donald Trump may face an IRS…
Continue ReadingHaitians demand the resignation and arrest of the country’s police chief after a new gang attack
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A growing number of civilians and police officers are demanding the dismissal and…
Continue ReadingFederal agency says a second, if weaker, solar storm surge is likely Sunday
By TOM KRISHER, JOSH FUNK and MARCIA DUNN Associated Press A U.S. government agency said a weaker repeat of Saturday’s powerful solar storm was…
Continue ReadingJill Biden tells Arizona college graduates to tune out people who tell them what they ‘can’t’ do
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press Jill Biden on Saturday told Arizona community college graduates to tune out the people who like to tell them…
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