AP NEWS TEST SITE
Listen
  • World News
  • Top News
  • U.S. News
  • Videos
  • Business
  • Oddities
  • AP Travel
  • Ukraine
  • Science
  • Politics
  • apf-lifestyle
  • Reviews
  • Travel
  • Sports
  • testing-default-tag
Listen
  1. TechnologyVideo gamesCryptocurrency
  2. U.S. NewsPress Releases
  3. testing-default-tag
  4. SportsTennisFootballNFLTesla Inc
  5. Oddities
  6. PoliticsElection 2020Elections
  7. Press Releases

  8. apf-lifestyletest 1U.S. Newsapf-lifestyle
  9. Japan
  10. Top NewsNestle SAHong KongWorld War IIWorld War I
  11. MoreWorld NewsUkraine Russia WarEuropean Central Bank
  • Coronavirus pandemic
  • Torrential
  • Trump Setback
  • Wrestlemania
  • BAU
  • Texas
  • Twitterati

U.S. News

  • Press Releases
Click to copy

9 injured in shooting near beach in Hollywood, Florida

By TERRY SPENCERMay 30, 2023 GMT

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Nine people were injured Monday evening when gunfire erupted along a beachside promenade in Hollywood, Florida, sending people frantically running for cover along the crowded beach on Memorial Day.

Most in U.S. say don’t ban race in college admissions but that role should be small: AP-NORC poll

By COLLIN BINKLEY and EMILY SWANSONMay 30, 2023 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most U.S. adults say the court should allow colleges to consider race as part of the admissions process, yet few believe students’ race should ultimately play a major role in decisions, according to a new poll.

Crucial days ahead as debt ceiling deal goes for vote and Biden calls lawmakers for support

By LISA MASCARO and AAMER MADHANIMay 30, 2023 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he “feels good” about the debt ceiling and budget deal negotiated with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as the White House and congressional leaders work to ensure its passage this week in time to lift the nation's borrowing limit and prevent a disastrous U.S.

Biden on Memorial Day lauds generations of fallen US troops who ‘dared all and gave all’

By AAMER MADHANI and REBECCA SANTANAMay 29, 2023 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden lauded the sacrifice of generations of U.S. troops who “dared all and gave all” fighting for their country and called on Americans to ensure their “sacrifice was not in vain” in Memorial Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery.

Site of Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 sold to community group

May 29, 2023 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A converted artists' warehouse in Oakland that burned down in 2016, killing 36 people, was quietly razed this month in preparation for possible development into badly needed low-income housing.

The day has arrived for Elizabeth Holmes to report to a Texas prison

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEMay 30, 2023 GMT

Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is scheduled to move to her new home —-a federal prison where she has been sentenced to spend the next 11 years for overseeing a blood-testing hoax that became a parable about greed and hubris in Silicon Valley.

LGBTQ+ activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target backlash

By DENISE LAVOIE and ANDREW SELSKYMay 30, 2023 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Following Target’s announcement last week that it removed products and relocated Pride displays to the back of certain stores in the South, activists in the LGBTQ+ community are calling for new campaigns to convince corporate leaders not to cave to anti-LGBTQ+ groups.

Teenager walks at brain injury event weeks after getting shot in head for knocking on wrong door

May 30, 2023 GMT

Ralph Yarl — a Black teenager who was shot in the head and arm last month after mistakenly ringing the wrong doorbell — walked at a brain injury awareness event Monday in his first major public appearance since the shooting.

Trial for accused gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre slated to start

By PETER SMITHMay 30, 2023 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The federal jury trial of the suspect in the nation's deadliest antisemitic attack is scheduled to get underway Tuesday morning, four and a half years after the shooting deaths of 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

Exclusive secrets of the National Spelling Bee: Picking the words to identify a champion

By BEN NUCKOLSMay 29, 2023 GMT

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — As the final pre-competition meeting of the Scripps National Spelling Bee's word selection panel stretches into its seventh hour, the pronouncers no longer seem to care.

Before panelists can debate the words picked for the bee, they need to hear each word and its language of origin, part of speech, definition and exemplary sentence read aloud.

Stock market today: Asia shares mixed as investors await debt ceiling vote, eye China economy

By YURI KAGEYAMAMay 30, 2023 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in directionless trading Tuesday following a U.S. holiday, as optimism about a deal on the U.S. debt was dented by worries about the regional economy.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.3% to 31,328.16.

Economic boost or big business hand-out? Nevada lawmakers consider A’s stadium financing

By GABE STERNMay 30, 2023 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers questioned whether a proposal to subsidize a new MLB stadium with tax credits and bonds would further boost Las Vegas’ economy, or serve as a handout for a big business that could strain government resources.

North Korea says it will launch its first military spy satellite in June

By KIM TONG-HYUNGMay 30, 2023 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Tuesday it would launch its first military spy satellite in June and described space-based reconnaissance as crucial for monitoring the United States’ “reckless” military exercises with South Korea.

Prosecutors say Sam Bankman-Fried’s arguments to dismiss cryptocurrency charges are meritless

By LARRY NEUMEISTERMay 30, 2023 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers made meritless arguments in a bid to convince a judge to toss out criminal charges alleging that the FTX founder stole from investors in his multibillion dollar cryptocurrency fund, federal prosecutors said Monday.

Stock market today: Asia shares mixed as investors await debt ceiling vote, eye China economy

By YURI KAGEYAMAMay 30, 2023 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in directionless trading Tuesday following a U.S. holiday, as optimism about a deal on the U.S. debt was dented by worries about the regional economy.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.4% in morning trading to 31,119.27.

New Hampshire town recognized for historic role in racially integrating baseball in the 1940s

By MICHAEL CASEYMay 30, 2023 GMT

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — The conversation around racial integration in baseball often revolves around Jackie Robinson, who broke the major league color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Impeachment trial of Texas’ Ken Paxton to begin no later than August 28

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADOMay 30, 2023 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A historic impeachment trial in Texas to determine whether Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be permanently removed from office will begin no later than August in the state Senate, where the jury that would determine his future could include his wife, Sen.

No fatalities reported in Iowa as officials plan to demolish partially collapsed building

By FREIDA FRISARO and TRISHA AHMEDMay 30, 2023 GMT

Officials in Iowa are making plans to demolish a six-story apartment building a day after it partially collapsed, injuring at least one person and displacing countless residents and business owners.

Why Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment fight isn’t finished yet

By JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERGMay 30, 2023 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature already made one historic move with its impeachment of Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Troopers: 2 killed when wrong-way driver causes head-on collision on busy holiday in Maine

May 29, 2023 GMT

FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) — Two motorists were killed and a passenger critically injured on Interstate 295 on Monday when a motorist traveled the wrong way, causing a head-on collision, state police said.

1 dead, 4 missing after fishing charter boat sinks near Sitka, Alaska

May 29, 2023 GMT

SITKA, Alaska (AP) — The Coast Guard was searching Monday for four people who went missing after a fishing charter vessel was found partially submerged near Sitka.

Coast Guard vessels began searching Sunday night after receiving a call from Kingfisher Charters, a Sitka-based fishing charter company, reporting that a boat was overdue with five people onboard, said Petty Officer Ian Gray.

‘He’s home’: Missing 73 years, Medal of Honor recipient’s remains return to Georgia

By RUSS BYNUMMay 29, 2023 GMT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Regiment made a desperate retreat as North Korean troops closed in around them. A wounded, 18-year-old Army Pfc.

Debt ceiling takeaways: Biden’s invite to liberal skeptics to ‘talk to me,’ McCarthy’s balancing act

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and SEUNG MIN KIMMay 29, 2023 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a deal no one in Washington claims to really like. But after weeks of negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have struck an agreement to raise the debt ceiling and avert a potentially devastating government default.

Motorist with sign claiming to have an explosive device drives to Canadian border

May 29, 2023 GMT

HOULTON, Maine (AP) — The driver of vehicle with a sign indicating there was an explosive device on board led Maine State Police on a chase on Interstate 95 to the Canadian border on Monday, officials said.

Cruise ship passengers left terrified after ship sails through rough seas on return to Charleston

The Associated PressMay 29, 2023 GMT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A cruise ship that navigated rough seas off the South Carolina coast over the Memorial Day weekend has resumed sailing on its next cruise, Carnival Cruise Lines said Monday.

Struggles continue for thousands in Florida 8 months after Hurricane Ian as new storm season looms

By CURT ANDERSONMay 29, 2023 GMT

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Eight months ago, chef Michael Cellura had a restaurant job and had just moved into a fancy new camper home on Fort Myers Beach. Now, after Hurricane Ian swept all that away, he lives in his older Infiniti sedan with a 15-year-old long-haired chihuahua named Ginger.

Shooting in park outside stadium sends 8 to hospitals, 1 teen critically hurt

May 29, 2023 GMT

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a shooting in a parking lot outside a stadium where young people had gathered left eight people injured, one critically, over the weekend.

Police in Chester said the gunfire occurred shortly before 11:30 p.m.

Michigan Supreme Court to hear dispute over drone photos of a salvage yard

May 29, 2023 GMT

LONG LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court will hear a dispute over the legality of using a drone to take pictures of a salvage yard near Traverse City.

Aerial photos were used as evidence in a lawsuit against Todd and Heather Maxon, who were accused of violating a zoning ordinance and creating a nuisance with cars and other salvaged material in Long Lake Township.

Pregnancy and sports a challenging combination for female professional athletes

By ANNA FURMANMay 29, 2023 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pro soccer player Jess McDonald was traded across six teams in her first five years as a single parent, making it difficult to find, let alone afford, child care in new cities.

Colorado teen flouts school policy, wears Mexican and US flag sash to graduation

May 29, 2023 GMT

PARACHUTE, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado student barred from wearing a sash representing the flags of Mexico and the United States to her high school graduation did so anyway, partially covering it with another sash representing her participation in a service organization.

Horse racing authority calls for emergency summit with Churchill Downs in wake of 12 deaths

May 29, 2023 GMT

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s oversight authority will hold an emergency summit Tuesday with Churchill Downs, Kentucky's racing commission and HISA veterinary teams to review information and analysis in the wake of 12 horse fatalities in the past month at the home of the Kentucky Derby.

Man charged in Ohio slaying of 4, wounding of girl, now charged in 2013 New Jersey killing

May 29, 2023 GMT

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A man charged in an Ohio shooting that killed four people and injured a child earlier this year has now been charged in a slaying in New Jersey a decade ago, authorities said.

Martin Muniz, 41, was charged in Cuyahoga County in January with multiple counts of aggravated murder as well as attempted murder, assault and other charges in a shooting in Cleveland in January.

Nun whose body shows little decay since 2019 death draws hundreds to rural Missouri

By TRISHA AHMEDMay 29, 2023 GMT

Hundreds of people flocked to a small town in Missouri this week and last to see a Black nun whose body has barely decomposed since 2019. Some say it's a sign of holiness in Catholicism, while others say the lack of decomposition may not be as rare as people think.

Texas firefighter stabbed while fighting blazes along interstate

May 29, 2023 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas firefighter was stabbed in the thigh early Monday morning by a man accused of starting the multiple fires firefighters were putting out along Interstate 35 in Austin, authorities said.

4 of 7 teens who escaped a juvenile detention center remain at large

May 29, 2023 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Law enforcement officials continued their search Monday for four of seven teens who escaped from a juvenile detention center after assaulting a staff member and stealing her car.

The seven teens, ages 15 to 17, escaped from the Echo Glen Children’s Center campus in Snoqualmie just after midnight Sunday, according to the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families, which runs the facility.

Massachusetts beach reopens on Memorial Day after pair of shootings

May 29, 2023 GMT

REVERE, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts State Police temporarily closed Revere Beach because of a pair of shootings that injured three people as violence erupted over the holiday weekend.

The popular beach reopened on Memorial Day, hours after bedlam erupted Sunday evening in Revere, about four miles (six kilometers) north of Boston.

Northern Illinois police fatally shoot man while trying to arrest him, injure another person

May 29, 2023 GMT

FOX LAKE, Ill. (AP) — Police in northern Illinois fatally shot a man who lunged toward them with a knife when officers tried to arrest him, law enforcement officials said Monday.

A woman was also shot, though the wound was not life-threatening, the Lake County Major Crime Task Force said.

Teen dead, others hospitalized after being pulled from ocean off New Jersey beach

May 29, 2023 GMT

HIGHLANDS, N.J. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy died and several other victims were taken to hospitals after six people were pulled from the ocean at an unguarded New Jersey beach over the weekend, authorities said.

What California’s Ravidassia community believes and why they want caste bias outlawed

By DEEPA BHARATHMay 29, 2023 GMT

In California, members of an under-the-radar, minority religious community are stepping into the public eye to advocate for making the state the first in the nation to outlaw caste bias.

They are the Ravidassia — followers of Ravidass, a 14th century Indian guru who preached caste and class equality.

Casteless utopia: California religious group backs bill to ban caste discrimination

By DEEPA BHARATHMay 29, 2023 GMT

FRESNO, California (AP) — For decades, worshipping in temples, Ram Asra has sung spiritual songs known as kirtans.

He did so on a recent Sunday at the Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha in Fresno, California, seated cross-legged on a dais in the temple’s prayer hall playing a harmonium.

U.S News

U.S News

Historic acquittal in Louisiana fuels fight to review 'Jim Crow' verdicts

  • Pay per wave: Native Hawaiians divided over artificial surf lagoon in the birthplace of surfing

  • As rising oceans threaten NYC, study documents another risk: The city is sinking

  • 'Succession' finale: Fans react to end of Emmy-winning hit drama

  • Police: 3 killed in shootout involving outlaw biker gangs at New Mexico motorcycle rally

  • Pay per wave: Native Hawaiians divided over artificial surf lagoon in the birthplace of surfing

  • As rising oceans threaten NYC, study documents another risk: The city is sinking

  • 'Succession' finale: Fans react to end of Emmy-winning hit drama

  • Police: 3 killed in shootout involving outlaw biker gangs at New Mexico motorcycle rally

  • Pay per wave: Native Hawaiians divided over artificial surf lagoon in the birthplace of surfing

  • As rising oceans threaten NYC, study documents another risk: The city is sinking

  • 'Succession' finale: Fans react to end of Emmy-winning hit drama

  • Police: 3 killed in shootout involving outlaw biker gangs at New Mexico motorcycle rally

  • Debt ceiling deal: What’s in, what’s out of the bill to avert US default

    By KEVIN FREKING, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVESMay 29, 2023 GMT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The details of the deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy were released Sunday in the form of a 99-page bill that would suspend the nation's debt limit through 2025 to avoid a federal default while limiting government spending.

    Texas passes sexual conduct bill drag show artists fear will prompt crackdown

    By JIM VERTUNOMay 29, 2023 GMT

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas would expand what is considered an illegal public performance of sexual conduct, under a bill approved late Sunday by state lawmakers that drag artists fear will be used to criminalize their shows.

    Suspect arrested in 5 separate shootings in Phoenix metro area that left 4 dead

    May 29, 2023 GMT

    MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in connection with five separate shootings in the Phoenix metro area that left four people dead and a woman wounded, authorities said Sunday.

    Mesa police said 20-year-old Iren Byers was taken into custody Sunday on suspicion of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder.

    Fight still ahead for Texas’ Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisions

    By ACACIA CORONADO, JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERGMay 29, 2023 GMT

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was just the first round of a Republican brawl over whether to banish one of their own in America’s biggest red state after years of criminal accusations.

    Police: Fugitive’s body found in Ohio River, days after recapture of fellow Ohio escapee

    May 29, 2023 GMT

    HENDERSON, KY (AP) — A convicted murderer who escaped last week from a northwest Ohio prison with another inmate by hiding in a trash container was found dead Sunday after his body was spotted floating in the Ohio River, police in Kentucky said.

    Josef Newgarden wins his first Indy 500, gives Roger Penske his 19th victory

    By JENNA FRYERMay 28, 2023 GMT

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis 500 is the one race Josef Newgarden desperately wanted to win.

    It's basically the only race that matters to his boss.

    Coming up empty for 11 consecutive years had become personal for the two-time IndyCar champion.

    3 wounded in shooting in Texas strip club parking lot, gunman killed

    May 28, 2023 GMT

    FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A man wounded three people when he opened fire in the parking lot of a Texas strip club early Sunday before being fatally shot by the club's armed security, authorities said.

    ‘The Little Mermaid’ makes box office splash with $95.5 million opening

    By ANDREW DALTONMay 28, 2023 GMT

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — “ The Little Mermaid ” made moviegoers want to be under the sea on Memorial Day weekend.

    Mpox is down, but US cities could be at risk for summertime outbreaks

    By MIKE STOBBEMay 28, 2023 GMT

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The mpox health emergency has ended, but U.S. health officials are aiming to prevent a repeat of last year’s outbreaks.

    Mpox infections exploded early in the summer of 2022 in the wake of Pride gatherings.

    Man in police custody falls to death after breaking California hospital window with oxygen tank

    May 28, 2023 GMT

    SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A man in police custody died Thursday in Northern California after he broke a hospital's window with a metal oxygen tank and fell off a ledge following an altercation with an officer and a nurse, authorities said.

    South Carolina group to ask Supreme Court to rename landmark school desegregation case

    May 28, 2023 GMT

    SUMMERTON, S.C. (AP) — Civil rights leaders in South Carolina plan to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to rename the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision that outlawed segregation of public schools across the country.

    Liz Cheney urges graduates not to compromise with the truth in commencement speech

    By SAM METZMay 28, 2023 GMT

    Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney implored new college graduates to not compromise when it comes to the truth, excoriating her House Republican colleagues for not doing enough to combat former President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen.

    What’s next on the debt ceiling: Selling the plan and making a deal into a law

    By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKINGMay 28, 2023 GMT

    WASHINGTON (AP) —

    After weeks of negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have announced an “ agreement in principle ” to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and avoid a potentially catastrophic default.

    AP NEWS
    1. Top Stories
    2. Video
    3. Contact Us
    4. Accessibility Statement
    Download AP NEWS
    Connect with the definitive source for global and local news
    More from AP
    1. ap.org
    2. AP Insights
    3. AP Definitive Source Blog
    4. AP Images Spotlight
    5. AP Explore
    6. AP Books
    7. AP Stylebook
    Follow AP
    The Associated Press
    1. About
    2. Contact
    3. Customer Support
    4. Careers
    5. Terms & Conditions
    6. Privacy
    All contents © copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.