Biden chooses cancer expert to lead National Institutes of Health
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has tapped a cancer specialist to become director of the National…
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Russia aims to obtain more attack drones from Iran after depleting stockpile, White House says
By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Russia is looking to buy additional advanced…
Continue Reading Photos of Belarus leader emerge after days of absences that sparked health rumors
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — For nearly a week, the whereabouts of Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander…
Continue Reading After school shooting, Tennessee governor signs bill to shield gun firms further against lawsuits
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on additional protections for gun and…
Continue Reading European human rights summit to step up aid for Ukraine to counter Russian invasion
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe’s pre-eminent human rights organization is holding a two-day summit in Reykjavik…
Continue Reading Oakland students to return to class after district, striking teachers reach deal
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Students in the Oakland Unified School District will return to full classroom instruction Tuesday after the district and…
Continue Reading Elon Musk must still have his tweets approved by Tesla lawyer, federal appeals court rules
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court says Elon Musk cannot back out of a settlement with securities…
Continue Reading Bear in a tree holds Michigan city in suspense for hours on Mother’s Day
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A city in northern Michigan has a new Mother’s Day memory. A 350-pound bear was in a tree for hours on Sunday before…
Continue Reading Microsoft’s bid to buy Activision Blizzard clears a key hurdle. But the $69B deal is still at risk
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union has approved Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision…
Continue Reading UN migration agency elects American as 1st woman director
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says Amy Pope of the U.S. has been elected as its next director general. She will be the first woman to…
Continue Reading Norway’s king released from hospital after treatment for infection
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s King Harald V has been released from a hospital Monday after receiving treatment for an infection. The…
Continue Reading Biden endorses Democrat in special election with Pennsylvania House control at stake
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Democrat running for a vacant seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 59 injured in in crash between bus and truck in western Slovakia
BRATISLAVA Police says a crash between a bus and truck on a major highway in western Slovakia has killed one person and injured dozens. Firefighters…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to review Democratic lawmakers’ suit over Trump hotel lease
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Biden administration appeal to limit lawsuits filed by…
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72-year-old man graduates from college in Georgia
A crowd at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) cheered loudly as 72-year-old Sam Kaplan received his Cinema and Media Arts Diploma in Lawrenceville on May…
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AAA conducts Memorial Day travel forecast
AAA predicts that 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend. That is a 7%…
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Three dead, seven injured in California freeway crash
The crash unfolded just before 7:30am Sunday on eastbound lanes of I-10 near Haugen Lehmann…
Continue Reading NATO mulls future security guarantees for Ukraine but wary of igniting a wider war
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts are…
Continue Reading Philadelphia Democratic mayoral primary pits moderates against progressives
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America The Democratic primary for Philadelphia mayor has become a battle between progressives and…
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Oakland teachers strike ends after more than a week
After more than a week on the picket line, the Oakland Teachers Union reached a tentative agreement with the Oakland Unified School District on all…
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