Kentucky Derby fans pack the track for the 150th Run for the Roses
By CLAIRE GALOFARO AP National Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — When Lori Hennesy imagined her outfit for the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, she…
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Escaped zebra captured near Seattle after gallivanting around Cascade mountain foothills for days
SEATTLE (AP) — A zebra that has been hoofing through the foothills of western Washington for days was recaptured Friday evening, nearly a week…
Continue ReadingIn Botswana, 44 victims of an Easter bus crash in South Africa are laid to rest
By SELLO MOTSETA Associated Press MOLEPOLOLE, Botswana (AP) — At least 44 people who died in a horrific bus crash during Easter weekend in South…
Continue ReadingNew mission could shed light on the secrets of the moon’s ‘hidden side’
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Over the past few years, competing countries have turned the moon into a hotspot for activity not witnessed…
Continue ReadingBodies recovered likely those of 2 Australians, 1 American who went missing, Mexican prosecutors say
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Three bodies recovered in an area of Mexico’s Baja California state are likely to be…
Continue ReadingAngel Reese, Cardoso debuts watched widely on fan’s livestream after WNBA is unable to broadcast
By The Associated Press The WNBA debuts of Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso were widely watched on a social media livestream from a fan who stepped in…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man indicted for allegedly making threats to Georgia prosecutor in Trump election case
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A California man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta for sending threats to the…
Continue ReadingNearly 100,000 children in the US lost a parent to a drug overdose or gun violence in 2020, study finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Deaths from drug overdoses and firearm-related injuries have reached record levels in the United States in…
Continue ReadingI-95 overpass in Connecticut scorched during a fuel truck inferno has been demolished
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — A bridge damaged in a fiery crash that kept Interstate 95 in Connecticut closed Thursday and Friday has been demolished. A…
Continue ReadingJapan and India reject Biden’s comments describing them as xenophobic countries
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and India on Saturday decried remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden describing them as…
Continue ReadingMusk just slashed Tesla’s Supercharger team. What does that mean for America’s EV network?
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The news this week that Elon Musk laid off Tesla’s entire Supercharger team sent shockwaves of uncertainty…
Continue ReadingBerkshire’s profit plunges 64% on portfolio holdings as Buffett sells Apple
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway says its first quarter profit plummeted on the paper value of its…
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Firefighters called out on NE Madras brush fire instead find, douse outbuilding blaze; losses estimated at $20,000
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A report of a brush fire in a northeast Madras neighborhood early Saturday morning brought out fire crews who instead found…
Continue ReadingEscaped zebra captured near Seattle after gallivanting around Cascade mountain foothills for days
SEATTLE (AP) — A zebra that has been hoofing through the foothills of western Washington for days was recaptured Friday evening, nearly a week…
Continue ReadingMadonna’s biggest-ever concert transforms Rio’s Copacabana beach into a massive dance floor
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Madonna put on a free concert on Copacabana beach Saturday night, turning Rio de…
Continue ReadingInvestigators say student killed by police outside Wisconsin school had pointed pellet rifle
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a student who was killed by police outside a Wisconsin school pointed a pellet rifle at officers and had…
Continue Reading25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters
By PHILIP MARCELO and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press Twenty-five people were arrested Saturday for trespassing at the University of Virginia after…
Continue ReadingA look at commencement ceremonies as US campuses are roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war
The Associated Press Commencement ceremonies are being held at colleges and universities across the U.S. As many campuses have been roiled by…
Continue ReadingEscaped zebra captured after nearly a week on the lam
By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A zebra’s almost week-long Washingtonian adventure came to an end on Friday, when the animal was recaptured…
Continue ReadingBoeing locks out its private firefighters around Seattle over pay dispute
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Boeing has locked out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle…
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