By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Cannes is a short trip from Bono’s seaside villa in Eze-sur-Mer. He bought it with The Edge in 1993, and considers himself grateful to a coastline that, he says, gave him a “delayed adolescence.” “I can tell you I’ve slept on beaches close to here,”
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All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 28 16 .636 — Philadelphia 25 18 .581 2½ Atlanta 22 22 .500 6 Washington 18 27 .400 10½ Miami 16 26 .381 11 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 25 19 .568 — St. Louis 24 20 .545 1 Milwaukee 21 23
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By JEFF AMY, SUDHIN THANAWALA and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead after a medical emergency has been on life support for three months to let the fetus grow enough to be delivered, a move her family says a hospital told them was required
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By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Air traffic controllers in Denver lost communications with planes for 90 seconds earlier this week and had to scramble to use backup frequencies in the latest Federal Aviation Administration equipment failure. The outage at a control center that directs planes flying at high altitude between airports all over the country
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Business travel to the U.S. fell 9% in April as companies and workers grappled with economic uncertainty and anger over the Trump administration’s tariffs and border policies. The National Travel and Tourism Office released preliminary figures Thursday showing the number of airline and ship passengers who entered the country
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By KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a Florida State University student on murder charges for the killings of two people and the wounding of six others in a mass shooting on campus last month. The indictment released Wednesday divulged new details of how 20-year-old Phoenix
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By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gavin Newsom hosts President Donald Trump’s allies on his podcast. He’s pushing city officials to crack down on homeless encampments. And this week, he proposed limiting health care coverage for immigrants in the country illegally. Make no mistake: California’s Democratic governor is appealing to
Continue Reading By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gavin Newsom hosts President Donald Trump’s allies on his podcast. He’s pushing city officials to crack down on homeless encampments. And this week, he proposed limiting health care coverage for immigrants in the country illegally. Make no mistake: California’s Democratic governor is appealing to
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–WNBA-BETTING ODDS DESCRIPTION: LAS VEGAS — Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are attracting lots of betting action. The Fever
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–WNBA-BETTING ODDS DESCRIPTION: LAS VEGAS — Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are attracting lots of betting action. The Fever
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–WNBA-BETTING ODDS DESCRIPTION: LAS VEGAS — Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are attracting lots of betting action. The Fever
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–WNBA-BETTING ODDS DESCRIPTION: LAS VEGAS — Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are attracting lots of betting action. The Fever
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By JILL LAWLESS and HILARY FOX Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Ukraine’s musicians can’t escape war, even at the Eurovision Song Contest. Rock band Ziferblat were in Basel, Switzerland to represent their country when they learned the home of backing singer Khrystyna Starykova in a frontline region of eastern Ukraine had been destroyed by
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By The Associated Press Podcaster Theo Von performed a set for U.S. troops in Qatar on Thursday where he joked about snorting drugs off a mixed-race baby and the sexuality of men in the U.S. Navy, and compared the Qatari hosts’ attire to Klansman robes. His appearance preceded President Donald Trump’s visit to the Al-Udeid
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Podcaster Theo Von performed a set for U.S. troops in Qatar on Thursday where he joked about snorting drugs off a mixed-race baby and the sexuality of men in the U.S. Navy, and compared the Qatari hosts’ attire to Klansman robes. His appearance preceded President Donald Trump’s visit to the Al-Udeid
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By STEPHANY MATAT and KATE PAYNE Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure Thursday prohibiting local governments from adding fluoride to their water systems, making it the second state in the country after Utah to implement a statewide ban on the mineral. DeSantis signed the bill
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amber Ruffin looked out upon hundreds of writers, publishers and editors gathered for PEN America’s annual gala and shared her experience of being on the receiving end of censorship. “I’m officially a banned book,” the comic-writer joked, referring to her being dropped as a speaker
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By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has heard its first set of Trump-related arguments in the second Trump presidency. The case stems from the executive order President Donald Trump issued on his first day in office that would deny citizenship to children born on U.S. soil to parents who are in
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LONDON (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown was charged Thursday in England for allegedly beating a music producer in a London nightclub in 2023, prosecutors said. Brown, 36, was charged with one count of causing grievous bodily harm after being arrested at a Manchester hotel. The Sun, which first reported the story, said producer Abe
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By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America A rock climber who survived a long fall that killed his three companions hiked back to his car despite serious injuries and told a 911 dispatcher that he could “hardly breathe,” according to a recording obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. Anton Tselykh and his climbing partners were
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By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him. Researchers described the case in a new study, saying he’s among the first to be successfully treated with a custom therapy that seeks to
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, May 16 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:35 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Carlton at Sydney 11 p.m. FS2 — AFL: Adelaide at Collingwood 2 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: Fremantle at Greater Western Sydney AUTO RACING 7:25 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1:
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By TERRY TANG Associated Press The first monologue Daniel Dae Kim ever performed was by David Henry Hwang. He had to do one for his college summer program at the National Theater Institute in Connecticut. Kim chose a scene from “FOB,” Hwang’s play about the assimilation struggles of a Chinese American. So, it’s fitting that
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Batiste is hitting the road again. The Grammy and Oscar winner is launching his second headlining tour, promising fresh sounds for his forthcoming album and material from his latest project, “Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1).” Batiste announced Thursday that his Big
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By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press AL-UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar (AP) — When President Donald Trump addressed U.S. and Qatari troops at a military base in Qatar on Thursday, he assured the rank and file that “we don’t care if you’re politically correct.” Anyone needing proof of that could have watched comedian Theo
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By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations’ humanitarian chief has defended using the term “genocide” to describe what aid workers are trying to prevent in Gaza, saying the world should not make the same mistakes seen in past violations of international law, when it wasn’t “called out soon enough.” Tom
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By SAFIYAH RIDDLE and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press/Report For America MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers have passed legislation that would make it a felony to knowingly bring someone into the state who is in the U.S. illegally, echoing similar bills nationwide that could restrict domestic travel for some immigrants. The legislation given final
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By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press New Jersey Transit train engineers went on strike Friday, leaving an estimated 350,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City to seek other means to reach their destinations or consider staying home. The walkout comes after the latest round of negotiations on Thursday didn’t produce an agreement. It is
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