First Mission scratched from Preakness by vet 36 hours before Triple Crown race
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Brad Cox-trained First Mission has been scratched from the Preakness on the advice of…
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More protests against violence in Serbia as authorities reject opposition criticism and demands
By JOVANA GEC and DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people rallied in Serbia on Friday for a third…
Continue Reading Pay Transparency Laws: What Small Businesses Need to Know
By OLIVIA CHEN of NerdWallet As more states adopt pay transparency laws, many small businesses will need to comply with legislation if they or the…
Continue Reading Sen. Tim Scott makes it official: He’s a Republican candidate for president
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina made it official Friday: He’s running for president.…
Continue Reading Sean Penn, backing WGA strike, calls Producers Guild the ‘Bankers Guild’ at Cannes Film Festival
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Sean Penn has strongly backed the current Hollywood screenwriters strike while speaking at the…
Continue Reading Canadian airline WestJet, pilots reach 11th-hour deal as strike averted
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Canada’s second-largest airline WestJet and its pilots union say they have reached a last-minute deal to avert a strike…
Continue Reading Bass guitarist Andy Rourke of The Smiths, one of Britain’s most influential bands, dies at 59
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of The Smiths, one of the most influential British bands of the 1980s, has…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s president begins visit to Saudi Arabia, aims to enhance ties with Arab world
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that he has begun a visit to Saudi Arabia where Arab leaders are holding…
Continue Reading Britain unveils $1.2B strategy to boost computer chip industry
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government has unveiled its long-awaited semiconductor strategy. It’s catching up with similar efforts by Western…
Continue Reading Shooting at Ohio auto plant kills 1, sends 2nd victim and alleged gunman to hospital
MORAINE, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a man was killed and a second victim was wounded in a shooting at an auto plant Thursday night. Police Sgt.…
Continue Reading Saudi surge of diplomacy brings Assad, Zelenskyy to Arab summit
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia is hosting an Arab League summit that is welcoming back Syrian President…
Continue Reading Italy’s deadly floods just latest example of climate change’s all-or-nothing weather extremes
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA, SETH BORENSTEIN and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Climate experts say the floods that sent rivers of mud…
Continue Reading Myanmar says official death toll from Cyclone Mocha at least 145, says aid is being provided
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The official death toll from the powerful cyclone that struck Myanmar has burgeoned to at least 145,…
Continue Reading Atomic bomb survivors look to G7 summit in Hiroshima as a ‘sliver of hope’ for nuclear disarmament
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Holding this week’s Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, the site of the world’s…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street drifts lower, still headed for best week since March
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting lower Friday, but it’s still heading for its best week since March.…
Continue Reading Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year’s anti-government protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has executed three men accused of deadly violence during last year’s anti-government protests despite…
Continue Reading Tkachuk ends 6th-longest game in NHL history, Panthers outlast Hurricanes 3-2 in 4th OT
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk beat Frederik Andersen in the final seconds of the fourth overtime to give the…
Continue Reading Australian police use Taser on 95-year-old with dementia who held steak knife
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Police shocked a 95-year-old woman with a stun gun as she approached them with a walking…
Continue Reading Macao further restricts political freedoms with revisions to national security law
BEIJING (AP) — Echoing the crackdown on freedoms in neighboring Hong Kong, the former Portuguese colony of Macao has revised its legal system to…
Continue Reading China’s Xi meets Central Asian leaders, calls for trade, energy development
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promised to build more railway and other trade links with Central Asia and proposed jointly developing…
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