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Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, while releasing a report on smoking, Wednesday, May 23, 1984 in Washington, entitled ?The Consequences of Smoking: Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease?, blamed cigarette smoking for up to 90 percent of the 60,000 deaths associated with obstructive lung disease in 1983. (AP Photo/Scott Stewart)

Today in History: May 23, cigarette smoke linked to lung disease in non-smokers

By The Associated Press

May 23, 2026 at 2:01 a.m.

Surgeon General C. Everett Koop issued a report saying there was “very solid” evidence linking...

SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight

By The Associated Press

May 22, 2026 at 6:09 p.m.

It��ap the 12th test flight of the rocket that will get people to Mars.

ARCHIVO – Kyle Busch sonríe al ser presentado durante la carrera de estrellas de la NASCAR, el domingo 17 de mayo de 2026 en Dover, Delaware (AP Foto/Derik Hamilton, archivo)

NASCAR’s Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood day before his death, 911 call reveals

By The Associated Press

May 22, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

Busch experienced shortness of breath and was coughing up blood the day before his death.

Talk show host Johnny Carson reflects on his 30 years as host of the “Tonight Show” during taping of his last show at NBC Studios in Burbank, Calif., Friday, May 22, 1992. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)

Today in History: May 22, Johnny Carson hosts final ‘Tonight Show’

By The Associated Press

May 22, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

After a reign lasting nearly 30 years, Johnny Carson hosted his final episode of NBC’s...

FILE – Kyle Busch is introduced during the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton, File)

2-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after being hospitalized with a ‘severe illness’

By The Associated Press

May 22, 2026 at 6:01 a.m.

Busch died after being hospitalized.

FILE – A Navy officer helps a woman cross a flooded street after heavy rain in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)

Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be milder than normal thanks to El Nino

By The Associated Press

May 22, 2026 at 6:18 a.m.

The Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1 and ends November 30.

Travelers wait to board an Amtrak train at Union Station in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Memorial Day: Higher fuel prices have some Americans scaling back their travel plans

By The Associated Press

May 21, 2026 at 11:17 a.m.

Some travelers are opting for shorter getaways and low-cost activities.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Ringmaster Kristen Michelle Wilson performs Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will end the “The Greatest Show on Earth” in May, following a 146-year run of performances. Kenneth Feld, the chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment, which owns the circus, told The Associated Press. Declining attendance combined with high operating costs are among the reasons for closing. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

Today in History: May 21, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus takes final bow

By The Associated Press

May 21, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closed out its 146-year-old show featuring animal acts...

FILE – The gates of Harvard Yard at Harvard University, Sept. 30, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn A’s

By The Associated Press

May 20, 2026 at 2:52 p.m.

Supporters say the changes will restore the meaning of top grades.

Rioters storm the West Front of the U.S. Capitol

Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

By The Associated Press

May 21, 2026 at 6:59 a.m.

Lawsuit describes fund as "most brazen act of presidential corruption this century."

A sign is posted for a new home for sale in Ambler, Pennsylvania.

Single Gen Z women outpace Gen Z men to homeownership despite overall decline in first-time buyers

By The Associated Press

May 20, 2026 at 9:22 a.m.

Single Gen Z women accounted for 35% of all homebuyers in their generation.

An attendee holds a poster of Charlie Kirk during a Turning Point USA rally.

Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement

By The Associated Press

May 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

The 61-year-old retired police officer spent 37 days behind bars before the charge was dropped.

FILE – This is a May 1961 file photograph of a Freedom Rider bus that went up in flames when a fire bomb was tossed through a window near Anniston, Ala. Crews broke ground Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 on a park aimed at illustrating the violence as well as the hope embodied following a 1961 attack on civil rights workers. The groundbreaking was held Freedom Riders Park in the Anniston area. The park commemorates a brutal attack on civil rights activists 51 years ago and the progress made since then. (AP Photo/File)

Today in History: May 20, white mob attacks Freedom Riders bus

By The Associated Press

May 20, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

A white mob attacked a bus carrying Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Alabama, prompting the federal...

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Google announces slew of AI advances, including a personal AI assistant coming soon

By The Associated Press

May 19, 2026 at 2:11 p.m.

Gemini Spark is Google's latest big bet in AI technology.

People in protective gear remove waste from the MV Hondius cruise ship after its arrival at the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

US health officials order quarantine for 2 passengers from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak

By The Associated Press

May 19, 2026 at 3:29 p.m.

They are among 18 people being assessed in Omaha.

The Jeffrey Energy Center coal-fired power plant operates at sunset

Climate scientists update predictions, with 2015 goal no longer plausible

By The Associated Press

May 19, 2026 at 11:23 a.m.

Scientists jettisoned worst- and best-case scenarios for global warming.

Lawyers for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk ask to seal evidence and parts of a key hearing

By The Associated Press

May 19, 2026 at 11:45 a.m.

The case has focused largely on public access in its first eight months.

Erno Rubik, a professor at the college of Applied Science at Budapest Univeristy is pictured in London, holding his Rubik cube, Dec. 10, 1981. (AP Photo/John Glanvill)

Today in History: May 19, Rubik’s Cube debuts as teaching tool

By The Associated Press

May 19, 2026 at 2:01 a.m.

Hungarian architecture professor Ernő Rubik debuted the Rubik’s Cube, his multicolored invention that would make...

FILE – Los Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman shows the jury in the O.J. Simpson double murder trial evidence during testimony Friday, March 10, 1995, in Los Angeles. Fuhrman, 72, who was convicted of lying on the witness stand in the O.J. Simpson trial three decades ago, is now barred from law enforcement under a California police reform law meant to strip the badges of police officers who act criminally or with bias. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, Pool, File)

Mark Fuhrman, former LA police detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson murder trial, has died

By The Associated Press

May 19, 2026 at 6:39 a.m.

Fuhrman retired from the Los Angeles Police Department after Simpson’s 1995 acquittal.

ICE agent charged with shooting man through door in Minneapolis

By Mara Gottfried

May 18, 2026 at 3:20 p.m.

It happened during Operation Metro Surge in January.

San Diego, CA – Several people embrace one another not from the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, May 18, 2026. Five dead, including two teenage suspects, at San Diego mosque shooting. A security guard at the Islamic Center of San Diego was among those killed outside the building on Monday morning, police said. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Five dead, including two teenage suspects, at San Diego mosque shooting

By Karen Kucher

May 19, 2026 at 12:00 a.m.

San Diego police responded to a report of an "active shooter" at the Islamic Center...

Elon Musk arrives at the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Federal court rejects Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late

By The Associated Press

May 18, 2026 at 3:43 p.m.

Musk accused OpenAI of shifting into a moneymaking mode behind his back.

Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence at Mangione’s trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

By The Associated Press

May 18, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.

Mangione’s state murder trial is set to begin on Sept. 8.

Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel, third from left, walks away from the site where a Boeing 737 plummeted into a yuca field with more than 100 passengers on board, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 18, 2018. The Cuban airliner crashed just after takeoff from Havana’s international airport on Friday. (AP Photo/Enrique de la Osa)

Today in History: May 18, only 1 survives Boeing 737 crash near Havana airport

By The Associated Press

May 18, 2026 at 2:01 a.m.

A Boeing 737 chartered by Cuba’s national airline from a Mexican company crashed a short...

People wait in line to enter the Swatch store in Times Square in New York on May 16, 2026, ahead of the Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop watch release. The launch of limited edition Swatch watches descended into chaos Saturday in several European cities and New York, with French police firing tear gas to restore order at one store near Paris. (Raphalle Peltier, AFP via Getty Images)

Denver police respond to Cherry Creek Shopping Center amid chaotic Swatch launch

By Lauren Penington

May 17, 2026 at 5:26 p.m.

Dozens of Swatch stores shut down globally on Saturday as crowds tried to snag the...

Guest attend the Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee Of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Thousands flocked to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally

By The Associated Press

May 17, 2026 at 3:08 p.m.

By TIFFANY STANLEY WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for...

FILE – In this May 18, 1973, file photo, the hearing of the Senate select committee on the Watergate case on Capitol Hill in Washington. In 1973, millions of Americans tuned in to what Variety called “the hottest daytime soap opera” _ the Senate Watergate hearings that eventually led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation. For multiple reasons, notably a transformed media landscape, there’s unlikely to be a similar communal experience when the House impeachment inquiry targeting Donald Trump goes on national television starting Nov. 13, 2019. (AP Photo)

Today in History: May 17, televised Watergate hearings begin

By The Associated Press

May 17, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

A special committee convened by the U.S. Senate began its televised hearings into the Watergate...

The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, a cruise ship carrying nearly 150 people remains off Cape Verde on Monday, May 4, 2026 after three passengers died and several others fell seriously ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak. (Qasem Elhato via AP)

Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite hantavirus and other onboard outbreaks

By The Associated Press

May 17, 2026 at 1:03 p.m.

By DEE-ANN DURBIN and MAE ANDERSON Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships...

FILE – Queen Elizabeth II is applauded by Vice President Dan Quayle and House Speaker Thomas Foley before her address to the U.S. Congress on May 16, 1991 in Washington. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, file)

Today in History: May 16, Queen Elizabeth addresses US Congress

By The Associated Press

May 16, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress, speaking to...

Sergio Alcubilla stands with a balikbayan box he sealed in Honolulu, on Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

The balikbayan box: The way Filipino Americans have sent love all the way back home

By The Associated Press

May 15, 2026 at 12:50 p.m.

Learn how Filipino Americans send care packages, fostering economic ties, sharing culture.

Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan criminal court,

Judge declares a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial after jury deadlocks

By The Associated Press

May 15, 2026 at 4:13 p.m.

Mistrial leaves the New York rape charge in limbo after three trials.

A McDonald’s sign listing burgers for 15 cents and a historical marker stand in front of the unofficial McDonald’s museum in San Bernardino, built on the site of the first restaurant. (File photo by David Bauman, Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Today in History: May 15, first McDonald’s opens in California

By The Associated Press

May 15, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

Brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonald’s fast-food restaurant, in San Bernardino, California.

A Waymo sits in traffic on Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Waymo recalls thousands of its driverless cars after some failed to avoid flooded roads

By Tribune News Service

May 14, 2026 at 4:01 p.m.

A software defect caused vehicles to drive into flooded roadways.

Passengers board a plane after disembarking from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship.

The world’s reaction to hantavirus is tinged by echoes of something else: COVID

By The Associated Press

May 14, 2026 at 8:55 a.m.

Despite reassurances of low risk, the fear highlights a deeper issue: an erosion of trust.

Shoppers stop their carts to observe big-screen televisions on display in a Costco warehouse.

Retail sales growth slowed in April from March as higher gas cost leaves less room for nonessentials

By The Associated Press

May 14, 2026 at 9:43 a.m.

Excluding gas prices, retail sales were up 0.3% in April.

The Saturn V rocket, topped by Skylab I, sits on the launch site at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Kennedy, Fla., on April 26, 1973. Skylab I will be launched unmanned on May 14, (AP Photo/NASA)

Today in History: May 14, Skylab, the first American space station, launches into space

By The Associated Press

May 14, 2026 at 2:01 a.m.

NASA launched Skylab, the first American space station, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

China’s President Xi Jinping, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)

China’s Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict

By The Associated Press

May 14, 2026 at 11:23 a.m.

President Donald Trump was greeted by Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of...

Passengers walk in a hall at the Humberto Delgado Airport in Lisbon on April 2, 2025. (Henrique Casinhas/AFP/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/TNS)

Summer travel 2026 will be most expensive in years as airlines aren’t backing off high prices

By Tribune News Service

May 13, 2026 at 4:12 p.m.

Summer 2026 will be one of the most costly for consumers in a long time.

FILE – A technician draws blood at a women’s clinic in Jackson, Miss., on Dec. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

The condition PCOS is now called PMOS. What to know about the name change and what it means for care

By The Associated Press

May 13, 2026 at 2:55 p.m.

“The thought behind that is that one, there’s no cysts in the ovary, so it��ap...

A person looks at the fresh fish at a grocery store Monday, May 11, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

US grocery prices rose in April, but gas spikes weren’t the only reason

By The Associated Press

May 13, 2026 at 9:27 a.m.

Prices for food eaten at home rose 2.9% last month compared to a year earlier.

Customers shop in the produce section of a grocery store on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Producer prices shot up 6%, adding pressure on companies to hike prices for struggling customers

By The Associated Press

May 13, 2026 at 11:31 a.m.

It's the biggest rise since December 2022.

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill leaves The Admiralty, London, May 12, 1940, to go to Buckingham Palace to meet the King. (AP Photo)

Today in History: May 13, Winston Churchill offers his ‘blood, toil, tears and sweat’ in speech

By The Associated Press

May 13, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

In his first speech to the House of Commons as British prime minister, Winston Churchill...

FILE – Brooklyn Nets center Jason Collins warms up before an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, March 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman, File)

Jason Collins, NBA’s first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor

By The Associated Press

May 12, 2026 at 6:08 p.m.

Collins had been diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma, which has an extremely low survival rate.

FILE – Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke looks on from the bench in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Feb. 3, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill, File)

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at 29

By The Associated Press

May 12, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

He was an all-rookie player and a beloved teammate. No cause of death was provided.

FILE – This photo provided by the National Park Service shows a wolf in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on Nov. 7, 2017. (Jacob W. Frank/National Park Service via AP, File)

Disease outbreak cuts Wyoming, Yellowstone wolf numbers to lowest level since reintroduction era

By The Associated Press

May 12, 2026 at 4:27 p.m.

Lethal disease flare-up in 2025 cut wolf populations. The virus was lethal to pups.

A driver picks up an order at an Amazon Now location.

Amazon looks to redefine a need for speed with 30-minute deliveries

By The Associated Press

May 12, 2026 at 2:50 p.m.

The ultrafast service, called Amazon Now, first launched in India last June.

Tiger Woods sits in an unmarked police vehicle as he speaks with law enforcement.

Tiger Woods’ prescription drug records will be handed over to prosecutors in Florida DUI case

By The Associated Press

May 12, 2026 at 1:43 p.m.

Prosecutors agreed to protective order limiting who can access the records.

A shopper peruses cheese offerings at a Target store in Sheridan, Colorado.

The Iran war is hitting home as gasoline prices fuel inflation surge of 3.8% in the US

By The Associated Press

May 12, 2026 at 11:06 a.m.

April prices rose 0.6% from March as gasoline prices rose 5.4%.

Communist Khmer Rouge soldiers aboard the SS Mayaguez, May 12, 1975. (AP Photo)

Today in History: May 12, SS Mayaguez seized by Khmer Rouge soldiers

By The Associated Press

May 12, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

Members of the new Khmer Rouge-led Cambodian government seized an American merchant ship, the SS...

Passengers are sprayed with disinfectant after disembarking from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship.

Passengers from virus-stricken cruise ship fly to home countries for monitoring

By The Associated Press

May 12, 2026 at 6:18 a.m.

“This is not another COVID. And the risk to the public is low," an official...

Bob Marley performs onstage, late 1970s. (Express Newspapers/Getty Images/TNS)

Today in History: May 11, Bob Marley dies of skin cancer

By The Associated Press

May 11, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

Reggae artist Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital at age 36 after battling an...

Inspired by a speech of the Reichsminister of Propaganda Goebbels, German students gather around a huge bonfire to throw “un-German” books into the flames in the evening of May 10, 1933 in Berlin. These burnings of the books of oppositional or jewish authors, considered to be “degenerated,” spread throughout German cities in 1933. (AP Photo)

Today in History: May 10, Nazis burn books across Germany

By The Associated Press

May 10, 2026 at 2:01 a.m.

Book burnings were held in 34 cities across Germany, targeting authors whose ideologies were in...

A car is halted at the edge of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge across Tampa Bay, Fla., after the freighter Summit Venture struck the bridge during a thunderstorm and tore away a large part of the span, May 1980. At least 31 persons were killed, 23 of them aboard a bus that toppled into the water. (AP Photo/Jackie Green)

Today in History: May 9, freighter slams into Tampa Bay bridge, killing 35

By The Associated Press

May 9, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

35 people were killed when a freighter rammed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay...

Grace Chyuwei pours water on Joe Chyuwei

What to know about the predictions for a potentially record-breaking El Nino

By The Associated Press

May 8, 2026 at 1:20 p.m.

An El Nino event is expected to develop from the middle of this year.

Olivia and Liam top the list of most popular US baby names for the seventh year running

By The Associated Press

May 8, 2026 at 10:16 a.m.

Here are the top 10 girl and boy names of 2025.

Mount Brown is tucked behind Bearhat Mountain at Glacier National Park.

Deadly bear attack in Glacier National Park is the first in decades at the iconic park

By The Associated Press

May 8, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

The hiker's body was discovered Wednesday in a densely wooded area.

An image of a notice sent by Georgia Tech about the Canvas breach.

Canvas system is online after a cyberattack disrupted thousands of schools

By The Associated Press

May 8, 2026 at 2:59 p.m.

Canvas is used to manage grades, course notes, assignments, lecture videos and more.

President Truman sits before a microphone, holding his speech, at the White House, Washington, DC, May 8, 1945, after he had finished reading his announcement to the nation that Allied Armies have won unconditional surrender from the German forces on all fronts. (AP Photo/stf)

Today in History: May 8, Allies celebrate Nazi surrender in World War II

By The Associated Press

May 8, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

President Harry S. Truman announced in a radio address that Nazi Germany’s forces had surrendered,...

The CSU system is making a bold promise: Every student will graduate with a clear path to a career or graduate school. And it is planning changes to make the system’s degree programs more career-focused, possibly by phasing out some majors. Cal State Long Beach College of Engineering graduates walk into Angel Stadium for a commencement ceremony in Anaheim in May 2025. (File Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

Colleges, universities impacted by nationwide breach of Canvas

By Kristy Hutchings

May 7, 2026 at 6:37 p.m.

"Instructure is working diligently to gather more information and get systems restored," the CSU wrote...

FILE – A Transportation Security Administration worker hands a passport back to a traveler at a TSA checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport in Imperial, Pa., March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns

By The Associated Press

May 7, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

New U.S. policy revokes passports for parents owing over $100K, soon expanding to $2,500

Health workers in protective gear arrive to evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

How public health officials are tracing people who came in contact with hantavirus victims

By The Associated Press

May 8, 2026 at 6:25 a.m.

Scientists are urgently studying the Andes virus, which may spread between people.

USPS considers allowing people to ship handguns through the mail

By The Associated Press

May 7, 2026 at 12:36 p.m.

A 1927 law prohibits shipment of handguns through USPS unless they are from licensed retailers.

General Alfred Jodl, center, signs the unconditional surrender of all armed German forces imposed by the Allied Powers, at Supreme Commander Eisenhowers headquarters in Rheims, France, on May 7, 1945. He is flanked by General Wilhelm Oxenius, Commander of the German Luftwaffe, left, and General Admiral and Commander in Chief of the German fleet, Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, right. (AP Photo)

Today in History: May 7, Nazi Germany surrenders

By The Associated Press

May 7, 2026 at 2:01 a.m.

Nazi Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims, France, ending its role...

A tractor fertilizes the ground on a farm in Ruthsburg, Maryland, on March 20, 2025. (Jim Watson/AFP/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/TNS)

American farmers shun USDA surveys as trust in data erodes

By Tribune News Service

May 6, 2026 at 5:22 p.m.

Reply rates for the USDA’s annual prospective planting report sank to a record low.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, right, introduces Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin during a news conference about the DNC's site visit for Denver's bid to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention at Ball Arena in Denver on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

DNC chair says he feels at home in Denver’s spring snow during 2028 convention scouting visit

By Elliott Wenzler

May 6, 2026 at 4:25 p.m.

Mayor Mike Johnston shared some details of the visit so far, including taking the DNC...

Mexican businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego in Puerto Vallarta.

Man charged in US with stealing $450 million from Mexican billionaire in loan scheme

By The Associated Press

May 6, 2026 at 9:50 a.m.

The man's sham company purported to be connected to the famed Astor family, prosecutors said.

Ted Turner speaks during the CNN World Report Contributors banquet

CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87

By The Associated Press

May 6, 2026 at 4:11 p.m.

Turner also owned professional sports teams in Atlanta.

A girl adds a balloon outside the home of Gina DeJesus Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Cleveland. Ariel Castro, the man accused of raping and kidnapping DeJesus and 2 other women, who were missing for about a decade before being found alive at his home, was ordered held Thursday on $8 million bail. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Today in History: May 6, kidnapped women found alive a decade later at Ohio home

By The Associated Press

May 6, 2026 at 2:01 a.m.

Three women who had been kidnapped and held for years are found alive at their...

A teenage girl is arrested on Blaisdell Avenue after colliding with a Border Patrol vehicle on Jan. 21, 2026, in Minneapolis. A teenage boy and girl, and multiple observers, were arrested by Border Patrol after the incident. The Trump administration has sent a reported 3,000 federal plus federal agents into the area, with more on the way, as they make a push to arrest… (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images North America/TNS)

Immigration street sweeps led to more ‘collateral’ arrests of noncriminals

By Tribune News Service

May 5, 2026 at 5:24 p.m.

It's a type of arrest that's been challenged in court as violation of civil rights.

FILE – This photo provided by the National Park Service shows a sign marking the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park, May 7, 2018. (Jacob W. Frank/National Park Service via AP, File)

Bear attack injures two hikers in Yellowstone National Park

By The Associated Press

May 5, 2026 at 3:56 p.m.

Park officials described the attack as a single event along the Mystic Falls Trail.

Luciano V. replaces the fuel nozzel after filling the tank of their 1999 Mazda Miata at an Astro gas station on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Gasoline costs 50% more in the US than it did before the Iran war

By The Associated Press

May 6, 2026 at 6:25 a.m.

The price of a gallon of regular gasoline spiked to an average of $4.48.

Mayor Mike Johnston announces Denver’s 2026 citywide goals at La Alma Recreation Center in Denver on Jan. 26, 2026. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Denver welcomes national Democrats for 2028 convention site visit, starting with a trip on the A-Line

By Elliott Wenzler

May 5, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

During the visit, much of which could happen during a spring snowstorm, Denver city leaders...

FILE – In this Feb. 6, 2015, file photo, Lonnie Franklin Jr., who has been dubbed the “Grim Sleeper” serial killer, looks back at his attorney, Louisa Pensanti, during a court hearing in Los Angeles. In May, 2016, Franklin was convicted of 10 counts of first-degree murder last month for crimes dating back more than 30 years. On Monday, June 6, 2016, jurors recommend the death penalty for Franklin for murdering nine women and a teenage girl. (AP Photo/Nick Ut,File)

Today in History: May 5, ‘Grim Sleeper’ convicted of murder

By The Associated Press

May 5, 2026 at 2:01 a.m.

Lonnie Franklin Jr. was convicted of 10 counts of murder in the “Grim Sleeper” serial...

A window display shows current clothing styles at the headquarters of the Gap in San Francisco, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg,File)

Doris Fisher, Gap co-founder who helped reshape US casual style, dies at 94

By The Associated Press

May 5, 2026 at 7:06 a.m.

Doris and Don Fisher founded The Gap after a frustrating shopping experience.

A member of the forensics team walks near the scene after a person was shot by law enforcement near the Washington Monument in Washington, Monday, May 4,, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr.)

Secret Service says suspect opened fire on them and was shot in exchange near Washington Monument

By The Associated Press

May 4, 2026 at 5:38 p.m.

The person’s condition and the circumstances surrounding the shooting were not immediately known.

Rudy Giuliani arrives for a New Year's Eve celebration

Rudy Giuliani is breathing on his own while hospitalized with pneumonia, spokesperson says

By The Associated Press

May 4, 2026 at 10:45 a.m.

The 81-year-old remains in critical but stable condition at a Florida hospital.

FILE – In this 1942 file photo, crew abandons the USS Lexington after the decks of the aircraft carrier sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II. A piece of prized World War II U.S. naval history, the wreckage of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington, which was sunk by the Japanese in a crucial sea battle, was discovered by an expedition funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen on Sunday, March 4, 2018. (U.S. Navy via AP)

Today in History: May 4, Battle of the Coral Sea begins

By The Associated Press

May 4, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

The Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval clash fought entirely with carrier aircraft,...

FILE – Former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani participates in a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks in New York, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig,File)

Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition, his spokesman says

By The Associated Press

May 3, 2026 at 10:21 p.m.

Rudolph Giuliani, the ex-mayor of New York City and a former adviser to President Donald...

This undated photo provided by Big Dog Ranch Rescue in Loxahatchee, Fla., shows Daisy, one of about 1,500 beagles being removed from Ridglan Farms, a Wisconsin dog breeding and research business. (Big Dog Ranch Rescue via AP)

1,500 beagles will get new lives, warm laps after release from research facility

By The Associated Press

May 3, 2026 at 5:34 p.m.

The first beagles removed from a Wisconsin dog breeding and research facility that was the...

**FILE** “Gone With the Wind” author Margaret Mitchell is shown in this 1937 photo . A batch of purported business correspondence belonging to Mitchell is now the prize in a legal battle.(AP Photo/File)

Today in History: May 3, ‘Gone with the Wind’ author wins Pulitzer Prize

By The Associated Press

May 3, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, “Gone with the Wind.”

Miners working to free 50 trapped fellow workers receive instructions At the Silver Summit portal of the Sunshine Mine in Kellogg, Idaho, May 5, 1972. Rescue workers from Canada and the northwestern U.S. joined in the round-the-clock search effort. (AP Photo/Sal Veder)

Today in History: May 2, carbon monoxide from Idaho mine fire kills 91

By The Associated Press

May 2, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

A fire at the Sunshine silver mine in Kellogg, Idaho, claimed the lives of 91...

A motorcyclist rides down the highway near Redstone in western Colorado on June 23, 2020. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Motorcyclist deaths spiking this year on Colorado roads

By Bruce Finley

May 1, 2026 at 10:54 a.m.

For motorcycle riders in Colorado, 2026 is shaping up as the deadliest year in nearly...

** FILE ** In this May 1, 2003 file photo, President Bush gives a “thumbs-up” sign after declaring the end of major combat in Iraq as he speaks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the California coast. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Today in History: May 1, Bush declares ‘Mission Accomplished’ in Iraq

By The Associated Press

May 1, 2026 at 2:01 a.m.

President George W. Bush declared that “major combat operations in Iraq have ended” in a...

FILE – Britney Spears arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Britney Spears charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs

By The Associated Press

April 30, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

The 44-year-old pop star was charged with a single misdemeanor count.

Zoe Lloyd works from her laptop at Sosta in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Weekly US jobless claims fall to 189,000, lowest in more than 5 decades

By The Associated Press

April 30, 2026 at 1:15 p.m.

U.S. jobless aid applications for the week ending April 25 fell by 26,000 by to...

Luciano V. replaces the fuel nozzle after filling their tank in Portland, Oregon.

Key inflation gauge jumps to highest level in 3 years as Iran war spikes gas prices

By The Associated Press

April 30, 2026 at 9:01 a.m.

An inflation gauge monitored by the Fed rose 0.7% in March from February.

Map shows the vast stretch of land shown April 20, 1953, nearly a million square miles, which the U.S. acquired from France in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and the subsequent westward and southward expansion that brought America to its present continental limits just half a century later, in 1953. The Louisiana Purchase involved total payments of $27,267,622. (AP Photo)

Today in History: April 30, Louisiana Purchase doubles the United States

By The Associated Press

April 30, 2026 at 2:01 a.m.

The United States completed its purchase of the 828,000 square-mile Louisiana Territory from France for...

FILE – Employees walk in front of the entrance to the JBS meat processing plant, July 23, 2021, in Greeley, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Brazil prosecutors launch suit against meatpacking giant JBS over beef tied to slavery-like labor

By The Associated Press

April 29, 2026 at 5:42 p.m.

Labor inspectors have rescued 53 workers from properties owned by seven ranchers who supplied JBS.

FILE – A copy of the satirical outlet The Onion is seen, Nov. 14, 2024, in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Jill Bleed, File)

What to know about The Onion’s new effort to take over Alex Jones’ Infowars

By The Associated Press

April 29, 2026 at 4:34 p.m.

Jones has vowed to fight an Onion takeover

Canisters of infant formula are priced as high as $31.75 per 12.4-ounces at a market serving the Central American immigrant community in the Westlake/Pico Union area of Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

New FDA analysis says US infant formula supply is safe after testing for potential contaminants

By The Associated Press

April 30, 2026 at 7:24 a.m.

A new FDA analysis tested over 300 samples of commercial infant formula

FILE – The NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis is seen on March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

NCAA agrees to lift restrictions on student-athletes earning prize money before enrolling in college

By The Associated Press

April 29, 2026 at 12:50 p.m.

The NCAA agreed to pay $2.02 million in damages to two tennis players.

Cole Tomas Allen takes a photo of himself in the mirror in his hotel room.

Man charged with trying to kill Trump took hotel room selfie before rushing gala, investigators say

By The Associated Press

April 29, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

He was outfitted with ammunition bag, shoulder gun holster and sheathed knife, investigators said.

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 29: Their Royal Highnesses Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge journey by carriage procession to Buckingham Palace following their marriage at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London, England. The marriage of the second in line to the British throne is to be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury and will be attended by 1900 guests, including foreign Royal family members and heads of state. Thousands of well-wishers from around the world have also flocked to London to witness the spectacle and pageantry of the Royal Wedding. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

Today in History: April 29, Britain’s Prince William marries Kate Middleton

By The Associated Press

April 29, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton were married in an opulent ceremony at London’s Westminster...

Hikers are passed by a group of pedal-assist mountain bikers on the West Ridge trail inside Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park in Aliso Viejo, California on April 4, 2026. (Marc Martin/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

E-bikes are all over mountain trails. Some want them banned

By Tribune News Service

April 28, 2026 at 2:43 p.m.

The intrusion of e-bikes, with their unmistakable electric whine, is sparking a fierce backlash from...

Elon Musk takes stand in trial vs. Sam Altman that could reshape AI’s future

By The Associated Press

April 28, 2026 at 6:22 p.m.

The jury was elected Monday and the trial is scheduled to take three weeks.

Kid Rock comes on stage to speak and introduce Vice President JD Vance

Kid Rock flies in Army helicopter weeks after flights near his house drew scrutiny

By The Associated Press

April 28, 2026 at 10:33 a.m.

An Army official estimated the hourly flight cost of an Apache helicopter at about $7,000

People rally outside a courthouse while a hearing for Purdue Pharma takes place inside.

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma set to dissolve after judge approves its criminal sentence

By The Associated Press

April 29, 2026 at 6:53 a.m.

Payments to individual victims are expected to range from about $8,000 to about $16,000.

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