Japan, South Korea leaders pray at memorial for Korean atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol have prayed together at a memorial for Korean victims of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit, as the two leaders continue efforts to mend ties repeatedly hurt by disputes stemming from Japan’s wartime brutality
2023-05-21 11:15
Smoke from Canada wildfires prompts air quality alerts in Colorado, Montana
Officials in Colorado and Montana have issued air quality alerts due to smoke from dozens of wildfires in Canada that has drifted south into the United States
2023-05-21 09:46
A transgender girl will not attend her high school graduation after Mississippi judge denies emergency plea to permit her to go dressed as a girl
A Mississippi federal judge denied a motion Friday, filed by the family of a transgender high school student requesting she be allowed to wear a dress and heels under her robe at her Gulfport high school graduation.
2023-05-21 09:26
Horse dies after race at Churchill Downs, 9th recent fatality at home of Kentucky Derby
A ninth horse has died after being injured following a race at Churchill Downs, making it the ninth fatality since late April at the home of the Kentucky Derby
2023-05-21 09:18
One Baffert horse euthanized on track on undercard before another Baffert entry wins Preakness
A horse trained by Bob Baffert has been euthanized on the track after going down with injury and unseating his jockey during a race on the undercard at Pimlico hours before a different Baffert horse won the Preakness Stakes
2023-05-21 08:29
British author Martin Amis dead at 73, his publisher says
British author Martin Amis, best known for the 1984 novel, "Money," and 1989's "London Fields," has died, his publisher Penguin Books UK announced Saturday. He was 73.
2023-05-21 08:20
Lawyer who quit Trump legal team cites disagreements with Trump adviser as basis for departure
A lawyer who quit Donald Trump’s legal team this past week is attributing his decision to strategy disagreements with a close adviser to the former president
2023-05-21 08:20
Warring factions in Sudan agree to temporary ceasefire, say US-Saudi mediators
Sudan’s warring factions have agreed to a new short-term ceasefire after several previous attempts to broker a truce that holds have failed
2023-05-21 07:45
G7 talks culminate Sunday with in-person appeal from Zelensky
Group of Seven talks were set to culminate Sunday with a dramatic, in-person appeal from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is pressing leaders gathered here to remain united against Russian aggression.
2023-05-21 07:27
Minnesota bill legalizing recreational pot passes Senate, heads to governor's desk
The Minnesota Senate has passed a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21, making it the 23rd state to do so
2023-05-21 07:26
Arizona student arrested and accused of bringing AR-15 and ammunition to high school
A student in Phoenix faces "a number of serious felony charges" after police accused him of bringing an AR-15 weapon and ammunition to a high school, authorities said.
2023-05-21 07:22
South Korea's Yoon thanks Japan's Kishida for his efforts to mend ties
SEOUL South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's words resonated
2023-05-21 07:20