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May 2, 2024, 11:56 p.m.
Asian shares were mostly higher Friday ahead of a report on the U.S. jobs market , while several major markets including Tokyo and Shanghai were closed for holidays. Oil prices and U.S. futures were higher. The Japanese yen strengthened slightly ...
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May 2, 2024, 11:53 p.m.
TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final San Francisco 3 Boston 1 Final Texas 6 Washington 0 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Baltimore 7 N.Y. Yankees 2 Final Houston 8 Cleveland 2 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Final Miami 5 Colorado 4 Final N.Y. ...
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May 2, 2024, 11:42 p.m.
SYDNEY (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters were camped on university campuses across Australia on Friday, with some scuffling with pro-Israel protesters in Sydney, mirroring similar events in the United States. Students have set up encampments at universities in major Australian cities ...
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May 2, 2024, 11:16 p.m.
LONDON (AP) — Britain's governing Conservative Party is suffering heavy losses as local election results pour in Friday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a U.K. general election in which the main opposition Labour Party appears increasingly ...
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May 2, 2024, 11:06 p.m.
April 25 – May 1, 2024 From clashes in Istanbul, to protests in Berlin, people around the world demonstrated on May Day. Kenya, along with other parts of East Africa, has been overwhelmed by flooding. The Olympic flame started its ...
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May 2, 2024, 11:00 p.m.
KASHAN, Iran (AP) — The historic Kashan bazaar in central Iran once sat on a major caravan route, its silk carpets known the world over. But for the weavers trying to sell their rugs under its ancient arches, their world ...
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May 2, 2024, 10:38 p.m.
HONOLULU (AP) — Defense chiefs from the U.S., Australia, Japan and the Philippines vowed to deepen their cooperation as they gathered Thursday in Hawaii for their second-ever joint meeting amid concerns about China's operations in the South China Sea. The ...
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May 2, 2024, 10:26 p.m.
TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander scored twice, Joseph Woll made 22 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Thursday night to force a seventh game in the first-round Eastern Conference series. “We battled and competed,” ...
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May 2, 2024, 10:26 p.m.
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — It's a dilemma no business owner should have to face: whether to reopen after a mass shooting. The answer didn't come easily to Justin and Samantha Juray. But when they did decide to reopen their Maine ...
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May 2, 2024, 10:19 p.m.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With a frenzied Philly crowd clamoring for defense, Josh Hart hesitated for just a second after Jalen Brunson passed him the ball from the left wing before Hart realized the 76ers weren't playing any D on him. ...
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May 2, 2024, 10:19 p.m.
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' signing of the repeal of a Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions was a stirring occasion for the women working to ensure that the 19th century law remains in the past. Current ...
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May 2, 2024, 10:08 p.m.
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia has been engulfed by huge protests triggered by a proposed law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union. Here is a look at the ...
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May 2, 2024, 9:58 p.m.
LYPIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — This Orthodox Easter season, an extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka. Two years ago, it also provided physical refuge from the horrors outside. Almost 100 residents ...
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May 2, 2024, 9:57 p.m.
NBA Friday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at ORLANDO 4 (199) Cleveland at DALLAS 8 (206½) LA Clippers MLB Friday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at N.Y YANKEES -168 Detroit +142 at CLEVELAND -172 LA Angels +144 Texas -112 at ...
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May 2, 2024, 9:47 p.m.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Given the significance of two Mexican fighters facing each other on Cinco de Mayo weekend, Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia have been especially respectful of each other heading into Saturday night's bout. Much more so than ...
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May 2, 2024, 9:39 p.m.
CHENGDU, China (AP) — In 2018, the censors who oversee Chinese media issued a directive to the nation's entertainment industry: Don't feature artists with tattoos and those who represent hip-hop or any other subculture. Right after that well-known rapper GAI ...
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May 2, 2024, 9:37 p.m.
NEW YORK (AP) — There are two things to keep in mind while being burned alive for a movie scene. The first, says stunt performer Ben Jenkin, is not to breathe in a flame. That would be bad. Jenkin was ...
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May 2, 2024, 9:32 p.m.
BOSTON (AP) — A highly anticipated trial began in Massachusetts this week involving a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowbank. John O’Keefe died in a suburb ...
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May 2, 2024, 9:21 p.m.
Asian shares were mostly higher Friday ahead of a report on the U.S. jobs market , while several major markets including Tokyo and Shanghai were closed for holidays. Oil prices and U.S. futures were higher. The Japanese yen strengthened slightly ...
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May 2, 2024, 9:21 p.m.
SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — When Oklahoma and national officials held a press conference Monday to discuss the scale of devastation following tornadoes two days earlier , Kathy John did what she always does: She showed up to report on it ...
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