By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Madonna will give a free concrete on Copacabana beach, turning its vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor. It takes place Saturday night after Rio de Janeiro spent the last few days readying itself for the historic performance by the “Queen of Pop.”
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Sadiq Khan, the Labour Party’s mayor of London, has romped to victory, securing a record third straight term at City Hall, on another hugely disappointing day for the U.K.’s governing Conservatives ahead of a looming general election. Khan won a little more than a million votes, or
Continue ReadingMOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a student who was killed by police outside a Wisconsin school pointed a pellet rifle at officers and had refused to drop the weapon. The Wisconsin Department of Justice released very few other details Saturday, three days after the shooting at Mount Horeb Middle School, 25 miles west
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reported a steep drop in earnings Saturday as the paper value of its investments plummeted and it pared its Apple holdings. Nevertheless, tens of thousands of shareholders looked forward to hearing from Buffett directly, buoyed by a jump in performance of
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press Protesters chanted anti-war messages and waved Palestinian flags during the University of Michigan’s commencement, as student demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war collided with the annual pomp-and-circumstance of graduation ceremonies. The protest happened at the beginning of the event at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. About 75 people, many wearing traditional
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Commencement ceremonies are being held at colleges and universities across the U.S. As many campuses have been roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war, some school administrations have taken steps to contain disruptions during their commencement activities. The University of Michigan’s commencement was held early Saturday with a few interruptions. Ahead of
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A zebra’s almost week-long Washingtonian adventure came to an end on Friday, when the animal was recaptured after escaping from a trailer on the highway, according to local authorities. The zebra was one of four that escaped on April 28 from a trailer near North Bend in Washington state, Regional Animal
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Boeing has locked out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area and brought in replacements after the latest round of negotiations with the firefighters’ union failed to deliver an agreement on wages. The company said Saturday that it locked out about 125
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Sadiq Khan, the Labour Party’s mayor of London, has romped to victory, securing a record third straight term at City Hall, on another hugely disappointing day for the U.K.’s governing Conservatives ahead of a looming general election. Khan won a little more than a million votes, or
Continue ReadingMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former security guard has been convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting of an unarmed Black man during a dispute at a supermarket gas station in Memphis, Tennessee. News outlets report that 57-year-old Gregory Livingston was found guilty by a jury Friday in the August 2021 fatal shooting of 48-year-old
Continue ReadingCONROE, Texas (AP) — A Texas police officer has died of injuries he suffered when a tornado struck his home. The Conroe Police Department announced Friday that Lt. James Waller died at a hospital where he was taken after the tornado struck his home in Trinity. The department said Waller and his wife were at
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell $25,000 for verbally abusing a game official shortly after the Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs by the Denver Nuggets earlier this week. Joe Dumars, the league’s executive vice president and head of basketball operations, announced the fine on Saturday. The Lakers’ season
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week. It was a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s pants. According to an X post by the Transportation Security Administration, officers at the Miami International Airport found the small bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s trousers on April 26.
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Russia has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, Russian state media reported Saturday, citing the interior ministry’s database. As of Saturday afternoon, both Zelenskyy and his predecessor, Petro Poroshenko, featured on the ministry’s list of people wanted on unspecified criminal charges. The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, Gen. Oleksandr
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer San Diego acquired two-time batting champion Luis Arraez from the Miami Marlins along with nearly $7.9 million on Saturday in a deal for four players that left the Padres responsible only for the major league minimum salary. First baseman Nathan Martorella, outfielders Dillon Head and Jakob Marsee, and right-hander
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London Mayor Sadiq Khan has won a historic third term in office. The win announced Saturday marks his staying power despite unhappiness among some voters, who blame him for a lot of the capital’s problems. Khan, who had been favored in polls, has built his narrative around
Continue ReadingBy ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A British Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals says he was denied entry to France to speak at the French Senate. The French senator who invited him says Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta was placed in a holding zone in the Charles de Gaulle airport and will
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Bells and clamor, incense and flames. One of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar is the ancient ceremony of the “Holy Fire,” with worshipers thronging the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Saturday. Cheers and prayers rang out as candles one by one were lit after reaching through a small
Continue ReadingCREVE COEUR, Mo. (AP) — A 79-year-old Missouri man is accused of killing a woman in her suburban Chicago home — a crime that happened nearly six decades ago. James Barbier was arrested Monday at his St. Louis County home and charged with first-degree murder in the November 1966 death of 18-year-old Karen Snider in
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The student protest movement disrupting university campuses, classes and graduation ceremonies over the war in Gaza is also roiling Senate contests across the nation as Democrats tread cautiously over an internal divide and Republicans play up their rivals’ disagreements. The political impact of the protests on
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