May 2024

Afghanistan’s only female diplomat resigns in India after gold smuggling allegations

May 4, 2024 6:23 am Associated Press

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…

Anakin is burned alive and reborn as Darth Vader in "Revenge of the Sith."

The ‘Star Wars’ timeline is confusing. Here’s when ‘The Acolyte,’ ‘Ahsoka’ and more take place

May 4, 2024 6:15 am CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — The “Star Wars” galaxy is ever-expanding. In the last year, we’ve gotten new tales of a beloved former…

Protesters lock arms while occupying a building where they had established an encampment at Fordham University in New York City on May 1

Young Democrats face Gaza blowback as they try to mobilize students for Biden

May 4, 2024 6:04 am CNN Newsource

By Gregory Krieg and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s support for the Israeli military offensive in Gaza mixed with student…

The moment Trump defied gravity is coming back to haunt him

May 4, 2024 6:00 am CNN Newsource

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Being elected president shortly after surviving the publication of the leaked “Access Hollywood”…

Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the latest entry to space travel

May 4, 2024 5:57 am Associated Press

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to…

After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as ‘the underground’

May 4, 2024 5:48 am Associated Press

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,”…

After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as ‘the underground’

May 4, 2024 5:47 am Associated Press

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,”…

Callum and Jake Robinson posing for a picture.

Bodies, pickup truck found in Mexican region where American and Australian tourists went missing, sources say

May 4, 2024 5:37 am CNN

CNN By Jose Alvarez, Sandi Sidhu, Fidel Gutierrez, David Shortell and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Three bodies were found Friday in the Mexican…

A group of Republicans has united to defend the legitimacy of US elections and those who run them

May 4, 2024 5:32 am Associated Press

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — It was Election Day last November, and one of Georgia’s top election officials saw that…

A candidate for Germany’s key party was beaten up while campaigning for European elections

May 4, 2024 5:28 am Associated Press

By STEPHEN GRAHAM Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A candidate for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party in next month’s European elections was beaten…

Why do brown eggs cost more than white eggs? Blame the bird

May 4, 2024 5:00 am CNN Newsource

By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s a moment many shoppers grapple with at some point during a grocery run: Why does a carton of…

Kris Kim impressed on his PGA Tour debut.

16-year-old amateur Kris Kim wows golf world by making cut on PGA Tour debut

May 4, 2024 4:59 am CNN Newsource

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — English teenager Kris Kim stunned the golfing world on his PGA Tour debut, as he became the youngest player to make…

Hulk Hogan, hurricanes and a blockbuster recording: A week in review of the Trump hush money trial

May 4, 2024 4:59 am Associated Press

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Crucial witnesses took the stand in the second week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush…

Pakistan records its wettest April since 1961 with above average rainfall

May 4, 2024 4:50 am Associated Press

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s national weather center says the country has recorded its wettest April since 1961. The weather service said on…

The Justice Department on Friday is expected to announce the indictment of US Rep. Henry Cuellar. The Texas Democrat is pictured here on April 10.

Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife allegedly took nearly $600,000 in bribes, indictment says

May 4, 2024 4:42 am CNN

CNN By Haley Talbot and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife have been charged with accepting nearly $600,000…

Kevin Spacey denies new allegations of inappropriate behavior to be aired on UK television next week

May 4, 2024 4:32 am Associated Press

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor, has denied new allegations of inappropriate behaviour from men…

Opinion: The magic art of changing your mind

May 4, 2024 4:30 am CNN Newsource

Opinion by Tess Taylor (CNN) — When I’m teaching new poets about how to think about where a poem might be inside themselves, I often offer up…

There’s progress reported in Gaza truce talks, but Israel downplays chances of ending war with Hamas

May 4, 2024 4:18 am Associated Press

By SAM MEDNICK and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A Hamas delegation was in Cairo on Saturday as Egyptian state media…

Trump trades the courtroom for RNC retreat in Florida

May 4, 2024 4:00 am CNN Newsource

By Alayna Treene, CNN Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump this weekend traded a New York courtroom for Florida banquet…

A Chinese driver is praised for helping reduce casualties in a highway collapse that killed 48

May 4, 2024 3:53 am Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese truck driver was praised in local media Saturday for parking his vehicle across a highway and preventing more cars from…

Month: May 2024