Russia puts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on its wanted list
The Associated Press Russia has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, Russian state media reported Saturday, citing the…
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Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger’s pants
MIAMI (AP) — Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week. It was a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s pants.…
Continue Reading London, meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Mayor Sadiq Khan wins historic third term
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London Mayor Sadiq Khan has won a historic third term in office. The win announced Saturday marks…
Continue Reading Cheers and flames as Orthodox worshipers greet the ancient ceremony of the ‘Holy Fire’
JERUSALEM (AP) — Bells and clamor, incense and flames. One of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar is the ancient ceremony of the…
Continue Reading Missouri man charged in 1966 killing in suburban Chicago, based on DNA evidence
CREVE COEUR, Mo. (AP) — A 79-year-old Missouri man is accused of killing a woman in her suburban Chicago home — a crime that happened nearly six…
Continue Reading Senate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The student protest movement disrupting university campuses, classes and graduation ceremonies…
Continue Reading A British Palestinian doctor was denied entry to France for a Senate meeting about the war in Gaza
By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A British Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals says he was denied entry to France…
Continue Reading It’s Cinco de Mayo time, and festivities are planned across the US. But in Mexico, not so much
The United States is gearing up for Cinco de Mayo. Music, all-day happy hours and deals on tacos are planned at venues across the country on Sunday…
Continue Reading Afghanistan’s only female diplomat resigns in India after gold smuggling allegations
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An Afghan diplomat in India who was appointed before the Taliban seized power in 2021 and says she…
Continue Reading Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the latest entry to space travel
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to…
Continue Reading After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as ‘the underground’
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,”…
Continue Reading After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as ‘the underground’
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,”…
Continue Reading A group of Republicans has united to defend the legitimacy of US elections and those who run them
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — It was Election Day last November, and one of Georgia’s top election officials saw that…
Continue Reading A candidate for Germany’s key party was beaten up while campaigning for European elections
By STEPHEN GRAHAM Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A candidate for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party in next month’s European elections was beaten…
Continue Reading Hulk Hogan, hurricanes and a blockbuster recording: A week in review of the Trump hush money trial
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Crucial witnesses took the stand in the second week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush…
Continue Reading Pakistan records its wettest April since 1961 with above average rainfall
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s national weather center says the country has recorded its wettest April since 1961. The weather service said on…
Continue Reading Kevin Spacey denies new allegations of inappropriate behavior to be aired on UK television next week
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor, has denied new allegations of inappropriate behaviour from men…
Continue Reading There’s progress reported in Gaza truce talks, but Israel downplays chances of ending war with Hamas
By SAM MEDNICK and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A Hamas delegation was in Cairo on Saturday as Egyptian state media…
Continue Reading A Chinese driver is praised for helping reduce casualties in a highway collapse that killed 48
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese truck driver was praised in local media Saturday for parking his vehicle across a highway and preventing more cars from…
Continue Reading Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in the closest 3-horse photo finish since 1947
By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The 150th Kentucky Derby produced one of the most dramatic finishes in its storied history…
Continue Reading Labour’s Sadiq Khan reelected as London mayor as UK’s ruling Conservatives face more electoral pain
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Sadiq Khan, the Labour Party’s mayor of London, has romped to victory, securing a record third…
Continue Reading Drone footage shows Ukrainian village battered to ruins as residents flee Russian advance
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian village of Ocheretyne has been battered by fighting, drone footage obtained…
Continue Reading South Sudan removes newly imposed taxes that had triggered suspension of UN food airdrops
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUNA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan has removed recently imposed taxes and fees that had triggered the suspension…
Continue Reading Cyclone Hidaya weakens as it moves toward Tanzania’s coastline, officials say
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s meteorology department says Cyclone Hidaya has significantly weakened as…
Continue Reading Hundreds rescued from flooding in Texas as waters continue rising in Houston
By JUAN A. LOZANO and LEKAN OYEKANMI Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy…
Continue Reading The UN warns Sudan’s warring parties that Darfur risks starvation and death if aid isn’t allowed in
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations food agency warned Sudan’s warring parties Friday that there is a…
Continue Reading New Orleans’ own PJ Morton returns home to Jazz Fest with new music
By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer PJ Morton comes home with a new…
Continue Reading The Kentucky Derby is turning 150 years old. It’s survived world wars and controversies of all kinds
By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — As a record crowd cheered, American Pharoah rallied from behind and took aim at his…
Continue Reading Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas vows to continue his bid for an 11th term despite bribery indictment
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For two decades, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar has stood out as a…
Continue Reading As the US moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, could more states legalize it?
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press As the U.S. government moves toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, there may be little immediate…
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