Medina Spirit could lose Ky. Derby win; track bans Baffert

Published: 2021-05-10 08:22:03 UTC

[Associated Press] LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Medina Spirit’s victory in the Kentucky Derby is in serious jeopardy because of a failed postrace drug test, one that led Churchill Downs to suspend Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert on Sunday in the latest scandal to plague the sport...

Man kills 6, then self, at Colorado birthday party shooting

Published: 2021-05-10 08:22:03 UTC

[Associated Press] COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado, slaying six adults before killing himself Sunday, police said. The shooting happened just after midnight in a mobile home park on the east side of Colorado Springs, police sa…

German Catholics to bless gay unions despite Vatican ban

Published: 2021-05-10 08:22:03 UTC

[Associated Press] BERLIN (AP) — Germany's powerful Catholic progressives are openly defying a recent Holy See pronouncement that priests cannot bless same-sex unions by offering such blessings at services in about 100 different churches all over the country this week...

Inside Arizona's election audit, GOP fraud fantasies live on

Published: 2021-05-10 08:22:03 UTC

[Associated Press] PHOENIX (AP) — On the floor of Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where Sir Charles Barkley once dunked basketballs and Hulk Hogan wrestled King Kong Bundy, 46 tables are arrayed in neat rows, each with a Lazy Susan in the middle...

US trashes unwanted gear in Afghanistan, sells as scrap

Published: 2021-05-10 08:22:03 UTC

[Associated Press] BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) — The twisted remains of several all-terrain vehicles leaned precariously inside Baba Mir’s sprawling scrapyard, alongside smashed shards that were once generators, tank tracks that have been dismantled into chunks of metal, and mount…

Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom

Published: 2021-05-10 08:22:03 UTC

[Associated Press] JERUSALEM (AP) — When Samira Dajani’s family moved into their first real home in 1956 after years as refugees, her father planted trees in the garden, naming them for each of his six children.Today, two towering pines named for Mousa and Daoud stand watch ove…

Cyberattack on US pipeline is linked to criminal gang

Published: 2021-05-10 08:22:03 UTC

[Associated Press] NEW YORK (AP) — The cyberextortion attempt that has forced the shutdown of a vital U.S. pipeline was carried out by a criminal gang known as DarkSide that cultivates a Robin Hood image of stealing from corporations and giving a cut to charity, two people clos…

Hit by COVID, Senegal's women find renewed hope in fishing

Published: 2021-05-10 08:22:03 UTC

[Associated Press] BARGNY, Senegal (AP) — Since her birth on Senegal’s coast, the ocean has always given Ndeye Yacine Dieng life. Her grandfather was a fisherman, and her grandmother and mother processed fish. Like generations of women, she now helps support her family in the s…

Capitol rioters make questionable claims about police

Published: 2021-05-10 08:22:03 UTC

[Associated Press] PHOENIX (AP) — Joshua Matthew Black said in a YouTube video that he was protecting the officer at the U.S. Capitol who had been pepper sprayed and fallen to the ground as the crowd rushed the building entrance on Jan...

Medics: 80 Palestinians hospitalized in Jerusalem clashes

Published: 2021-05-10 08:22:03 UTC

[Associated Press] JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday, the latest in a series of confrontations that is pushing the contested city to the brink of eruption...

Dozens hurt as Israeli forces raid Al-Aqsa compound: Live

Published: 2021-05-10 06:34:59 UTC

[Al Jazeera English] Crackdown comes ahead of ‘Jerusalem Day’ marches when Israelis mark the occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967.

Lampedusa: More than 1,000 migrants arrive on Italian island

Published: 2021-05-10 05:07:25 UTC

[BBC News] The arrivals on Lampedusa in the space of a few hours coincided with the improving weather.

New Zealand: At least four injured in supermarket stabbing

Published: 2021-05-10 05:07:18 UTC

[BBC News] The motive behind the attack is unclear but there is no indication it was a domestic terror event.

Violence-hit Jerusalem braces for Jewish nationalist march

Published: 2021-05-10 04:37:18 UTC

[BBC News] There are fears of new clashes between Palestinians and Israelis during the annual Jerusalem Day march.

Afghanistan: Visualising the impact of 20 years of war

Published: 2021-05-10 04:36:56 UTC

[Al Jazeera English] As the US-led war in Afghanistan draws to an end, we break down the latest figures in nine graphics to show the impact of 20 years of war on the people.

Cryptocurrency: Musk's SpaceX to launch dogecoin moon mission

Published: 2021-05-10 03:37:24 UTC

[BBC News] The value of the cryptocurrency has fallen sharply after Mr Musk called it a "hustle" on US TV.

Mental health: Can you tell if someone is struggling?

Published: 2021-05-10 00:52:20 UTC

[BBC News] Coronavirus has affected many people in different ways - how you would react if someone needed support.

Should You Go Back to the Office?

Published: 2021-05-10 00:00:00 UTC

[The Wall Street Journal] It can be a complicated choice for those lucky enough to have a job, with mental health, physical fitness and professional prospects to consider

Biden declares state of emergency over fuel cyber-attack

Published: 2021-05-09 23:52:21 UTC

[BBC News] The largest fuel pipeline in the US has been taken offline by an ongoing ransomware cyber-attack.

Gunman shoots dead six people at Colorado Springs birthday party

Published: 2021-05-09 23:37:25 UTC

[BBC News] The suspect opened fire in a mobile home before taking his own life, police in the US city say.