By Joseph Ataman and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — It was a stinging blow and a shocking parry. French President Emmanuel Macron saw his party fall into second place in European Parliament elections in France on Sunday, with the two main far-right parties together taking close to 40% of the vote. When Jordan Bardella,
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — At least 40 people have been displaced after a massive fire broke out at a four-story apartment complex near downtown Miami. First responders received calls about a fire around 8:15 a.m. Monday. When Miami police and firefighters arrived they also found a man with
Continue ReadingBy Tori Apodaca Click here for updates on this story POLLOCK PINES, California (KOVR) — A bear is causing problems in Pollock Pines after residents said the bear has gotten into three homes and seven cars within a span of just a couple of weeks. “I shine the flashlight on the passenger side and there’s
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — DePaul University says it dismissed a part-time biology instructor after she gave an optional assignment related to the Israel-Hamas war. Anne d’Aquino told students in May that they could write about the impact of “genocide in Gaza” on human health. The theme of the spring class at the Chicago school was how
Continue ReadingBy Perla Shaheen Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Amani al Bahri refers to century-old Palestinian dresses as her sisters. “I store them at my mom’s house. I always tell my mom, if there’s a fire, you need to go to the thobes and throw them out the window,” al
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Palestinian chef using ancient cooking techniques, a Senegalese restaurant in New Orleans and an upscale Thai restaurant in Oregon won coveted James Beard Awards Monday at a red carpet awards ceremony in Chicago. More than 100 restaurants were finalists across 22 categories for the culinary world’s
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Oxford University has agreed to return a 500-year-old bronze sculpture of a Hindu saint to India. The university’s Ashmolean Museum says the Indian High Commission in the U.K. had made a claim four years ago for the bronze figure of Tirumankai Alvar that was allegedly looted from a temple. The Ashmolean says
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris, in an interview published Monday, criticized a suggestion made last week by Republican Rep. Byron Donalds that Black families were “together” during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation. Politico reports that the vice president called up the outlet to weigh in on former President Donald
Continue ReadingCNN By George Ramsay and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — As a child, Carlos Alcaraz used to run home from school to watch the French Open on TV, dreaming of one day playing on the tournament’s clay courts and becoming champion. That dream became a reality on Sunday as the Spaniard defeated world No. 4
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — As a child, Carlos Alcaraz used to run home from school to watch the French Open on TV, dreaming of one day playing on the tournament’s clay courts and becoming champion. That dream became a reality on Sunday as the Spaniard defeated world No. 4 Alexander
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Maren Morris shared some personal news, while celebrating Pride Month over the weekend. “Happy to be the B in LGBTQ+,” the Grammy-winning singer wrote in a post on Instagram on Sunday. “Happy pride.” The “B” in LGBTQ+ stands for “bisexual.” Morris received plenty of praise in the comments
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Japan says the United States needs Japan’s help to quickly replenish missile inventory and repair warships as conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine continue and Washington seeks to keep its deterrence credible in the Indo-Pacific. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel says it is clear
Continue ReadingBy Tim Caputo Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A terrifying armed robbery was caught on camera at a downtown Los Angeles jewelry store. The video shows three armed robbers, wearing masks and hoodies, first subdue a security guard and then ransack the store, making off with an estimated half-million
Continue ReadingBy Eric Resendiz Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — An AutoZone store in South Los Angeles was looted by a large crowd overnight and it was all caught on video. The incident happened around 4 a.m. Monday on Century Boulevard and Hoover Street. According to the Los Angeles Police Department,
Continue ReadingBy Eyewitness News Click here for updates on this story NEW JERSEY (WABC) — A 6-year-old girl from New Jersey died after being pierced by a badminton racket while playing with her brother while on vacation in Maine, police said. The local fire department and EMS responded to a residence in Limerick on June 1
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On the campaign trail, President Joe Biden likes to take a hard thwack at corporate America. But for the past several months, top Biden administration officials have also stepped up their outreach to CEOs and other corporate leaders to ask about what they need. The effort encroaches
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN and BARBARA SURK Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron called snap legislative elections after his pro-European party was handed a chastening defeat and projected to garner less than half the support of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally. He hopes that voters will band together to contain the far right in national elections
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The number of internally displaced people in Sudan has reached more than 10 million as war drives about a quarter of the population from their homes, the U.N. migration agency told The Associated Press on Monday. More than 2 million other people have been driven abroad, mostly to neighboring Chad, South Sudan
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. and Philippine generals say that hundreds of American and Filipino troops have concluded a newly introduced war exercise in the northern Philippines. The drills tested their combat endurance in more than a week of brutal heat and volatile weather. The exercise braced them to respond
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette University President Michael Lovell has died in Rome after a three-year battle with cancer. He died Sunday at age 57. University officials said in a news release that Lovell had been suffering from sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that develops in the bones and soft tissues. Lovell and his wife,
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