AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The mayor and police chief of Akron have called on witnesses to come forward with information about a mass shooting in the Ohio city that killed one person and wounded 24 others, some critically. No arrests were immediately made in connection with the shooting early Sunday. Police Chief Brian Harding says
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares began June with big gains on Monday after a report showing that inflation in the U.S. is not worsening drove a rally on Wall Street. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng led the region’s gain, jumping 2.7% to 18,560.98 and the Shanghai Composite index rose 0.3%, to 3,095.63. Tokyo’s
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China on Monday accused Britain of recruiting a married couple employed by the Chinese central government to spy for its MI6 intelligence service, as the two countries trade allegations of espionage. In a statement, China’s civilian spy agency, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), said it had recently cracked
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP National Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — There used to be a time when Simone Biles would find “beauty in the blindness” ahead of the Olympics, reveling in not knowing what she didn’t know. That was eight years ago. Back when she was still just a teenager. Still kind of “ditzy.”
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico congressional representative Jenniffer González has defeated Gov. Pedro Pierluisi in a surprise upset during a primary election held by their pro-statehood party. The two ran on the same ticket four years ago under the New Progressive Party, but González, a Republican, announced
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — The NCAA Tournament game at the Corvallis Regional between No. 15 national seed Oregon State and UC Irvine was suspended Sunday night with the Beavers leading 6-4 in the bottom of the fourth inning. Oregon State (44-14) scored five runs in the top of the second inning to take the lead
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Stanford is the last team standing in the Pac-12. NiJaree Canady struck out eight and went the distance as the Cardinal defeated UCLA 3-1 on Sunday night to reach the Women’s College World Series semifinals and eliminate the Bruins. Stanford won the final game between
Continue ReadingBy Jalen Beckford, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas announced Sunday that she’s been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and warned her constituents that she’ll likely be “occasionally absent” from Congress while undergoing treatment. “My doctors have confirmed my diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. I am currently undergoing treatment to battle this disease
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing Hunter Biden’s gun trial dealt his defense two setbacks Sunday, on the eve of jury selection, by blocking one of his expert witnesses and excluding a key piece of evidence the president’s son hoped to use. The rulings from Judge Maryellen Noreika resolved some of
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG and TIAN MACLEOD JI Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China has quashed large-scale commemorations of Tuesday’s 35th anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown within its borders. But outside the country, commemorative events have grown increasingly crucial for preserving memories of the 1989 bloodletting, in which government troops opened fire on pro-democracy
Continue ReadingCNN, WOIO, WEWS By Raja Razek, Michelle Watson, Christina Maxouris and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Police searching for a suspect in a mass shooting at a birthday party in Akron, Ohio, that left a 27-year-old-man dead and 24 others injured said they’re worried about the possibility of retaliatory violence. Officers responded to 911 calls
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — The mother of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old whose case captured national attention after she disappeared on a cross-country trip with her fiancé, has said she forgives him – but not his mother. Petito and fiancé Brian Laundrie embarked on the trip in June 2021. Her family reported
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors plan to dismiss murder and manslaughter charges against a white Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot Ricky Cobb II, a Black motorist, as Cobb tried to pull away from a traffic stop, saying the decision comes in response to recent statements from the trooper’s attorney and new analysis of video from
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz has defeated Sen. Juan Zaragoza in a gubernatorial primary held by their Popular Democratic Party, which seeks a return to power in the general elections. Zaragoza conceded defeat after obtaining 38% of the votes in Sunday’s primary, compared
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media say Israeli airstrikes around the Syrian city of Aleppo killed several people. The state-run SANA news agency gave no specific toll. It said the strikes happened early Monday morning around the southeastern edge of Aleppo. Israel did not immediately acknowledge the strikes. Syria and Israel have been at war
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Giants pitcher Blake Snell appears headed to the injured list for a second time this season after leaving Sunday’s start against the New York Yankees with left groin tightness. A similar injury landed Snell on the IL for a month this year when he was sidelined
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post said Sunday that its executive editor, Sally Buzbee, has stepped down after three years at the top of one of journalism’s most storied brands. She will be replaced by Matt Murray, former editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, through this
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in the Philippines on Monday in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organized global peace summit on the war in Ukraine that he accuses Russia, with China’s help, of trying to undermine. Zelenskyy arrived unannounced and
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Earthquakes have again struck Japan’s north-central region of Ishikawa that is still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1. The shaking Monday that started with a 5.9 magnitude quake left only minor damage. There was no danger of a tsunami. Two houses
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP National Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles won her ninth U.S. Championship on Sunday, leaving little doubt that at 27 and a decade-plus into her run atop the sport, she is as good as ever. Biles posted a two-day all-around total of 119.750, nearly six points clear
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