Using a tactical vehicle, New York City police enter an upper floor of Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after a building was taken over by protesters earlier Tuesday. Hundreds of police officers swept into Columbia University on Tuesday night to end a pro-Palestinian occupation of an administration building and sweep away a protest encampment, acting after the school’s president said there was no other way to ensure safety and restore order on campus.(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Using a tactical vehicle, New York City police enter an upper floor of Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after a building was taken over by protesters earlier Tuesday. Hundreds of police officers swept into Columbia University on Tuesday night to end a pro-Palestinian occupation of an administration building and sweep away a protest encampment, acting after the school’s president said there was no other way to ensure safety and restore order on campus.(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall

Police have cleared dozens of people from inside Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the administration building in New York earlier in the day.
 
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Portuguese-flagged ship is hit far in Arabian Sea, raising concerns over Houthi rebel capabilities

 
Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Monday, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Jahjouh)

Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah. And why so many oppose it

 
Former President Donald Trump leaves the courtroom following the day's proceedings in his trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Justin Lane/Pool Photo via AP)

Takeaways from the start of week 2 of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial

 
Virologist Zhang Yongzhen, the first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus, walks down a street in Shanghai, China on Dec. 13, 2020. Zhang was staging a sit-in protest after authorities locked him out of his lab. Zhang wrote in an online post on Monday, April 29, 2024, that he and his team were suddenly notified they were being evicted from their lab, the latest in a series of setbacks, demotions and ousters since he first published the sequence in early January 2020.(AP Photo/Dake Kang)

Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest

 
Budtender Rey Cruz weighs cannabis for a customer at the Marijuana Paradise on Friday, April 19, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

What marijuana reclassification means for the United States

 
  1. Rev. Raymond Johnson, of Marion, S.C., arranges flowers on the lawn of the home on Galway Drive in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, April 30, 2024 where a shootout between a suspect and officers occurred during an attempt to serve a warrant on Monday. Four law enforcement officers were killed. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

    4 officers killed in North Carolina were at disadvantage as shots rained from above, police say

  2. Filipino workers carry streamers and posters during a protest to mark International Labor Day near the presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Hundreds of Filipino workers from various labor groups took to the streets to mark Labor Day and demand a wage increase and job security amid soaring food and oil prices. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe)

    Workers and activists across Asia hold May Day rallies to call for greater labor rights

  3. Edgard Leblanc Fils, left, and Smith Augustin prepare to pose for a group photo with the transitional council after it named Fils as its president in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The transitional council will act as the country’s presidency until it can arrange presidential elections sometime before it disbands, which must be by February 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

    The unexpected announcement of a prime minister divides Haiti’s newly created transitional council

  4. FILE - Sen. Timothy Kennedy, D-Buffalo, left, speaks in the Senate Chamber of the state Capitol, Feb. 6, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. In a special election Tuesday, April 30, voters in upstate New York's 26th Congressional District will choose between Kennedy, a Democrat, and Gary Dickson, the first Republican elected as a town supervisor in the Buffalo suburb of West Seneca in 50 years. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

    Democrats retain upstate New York congressional seat in special election

  5. In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, workers open up the capsule of the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship after it lands successfully at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. China's Shenzhou-17 spacecraft returned to Earth Tuesday, carrying three astronauts who have completed a six-month mission aboard the country's orbiting space station. (Lian Zhen/Xinhua via AP)

    Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6 months on space station

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ELECTION WATCH 2024

FILE - Former South African President Jacob Zuma addresses supporters of the newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) in Durban, South Africa, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. South African police are investigating if former President Jacob Zuma’s new political party forged supporters’ signatures to register for national elections next month. (AP Photo, File)

South African police investigate if former president’s party forged signatures to contest elections

South African police are investigating if former President Jacob Zuma’s new political party forged supporters’ signatures to register for national elections next month.
 
The League leader Matteo Salvini, left, arrives to his book presentation flanked by General Roberto Vannacci, one of the League candidates at the next European Parliament election, in Rome, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Italy’s League party picks a provocative candidate for European Parliament election

Italy’s League, a junior party in the government, is putting forward a provocative candidate for European Party elections.
 

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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Kishida acknowledged Tuesday that his governing party's major defeat in the weekend's by-elections was due to a slush fund scandal, but said he would not step down or replace party executives to take responsibility. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s PM Kishida denies he will step down over his party’s loss in special elections

 
  1. FILE - Tunisia's President Kais Saied casts his ballot as he participates in the legislative elections in Tunis, Dec. 17, 2022. Tunisia’s main opposition coalition said Tuesday, April 30, 2024, it won’t take part in the upcoming presidential election unless Saied’s political opponents are freed and judicial independence is restored. Saied is widely expected to seek reelection, but it is unclear if anyone will challenge him. (AP Photo/Slim Abid, File)

    Tunisian opposition wants political prisoners freed before taking part in presidential election

  2. FILE - Pemex oil workers set the drill on the Centenario deep-water drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Veracruz, Mexico, Nov. 22, 2013. The 1938 nationalization of Mexico's oil sector from U.S. and British companies is a point of pride for millions of Mexicans.(AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)

    Mexico proudly controls its energy but could find it hard to reach its climate goals

Discover

Visitors take a photo in front of a convenient store at Fujikawaguchiko town, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan, with a backdrop of Mr. Fuji on April 28, 2024. The town of Fujikawaguchiko, known for a number of popular photo spots for Japan's trademark of Mt. Fuji, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 began to set up a huge black screen on a stretch of sidewalk to block view of the mountain in a neighborhood hit by a latest case of overtourism in Japan. (Kyodo News via AP)

To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji

Known for a number of scenic photo spots that offer a near-perfect shot of Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji, the town on Tuesday began constructing a large black screen on a stretch of a sidewalk to block the view of the mountain.
 
This combination of images fshows promotional art for the Hulu series "The Veil," left, the Hulu series "Welcome to Wrexham," center, and the comedy series "Hacks." (Hulu/Hulu/Max via AP)

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Ryan Gosling, left, and Mikey Day arrive at the premiere of "The Fall Guy" on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day reprise viral Beavis and Butt-Head characters at ‘Fall Guy’ premiere

 
In this photo provided by Carrie Clark of Lehi, Utah, is Galena, a 6-year-old house cat. Clark says Galena went missing after jumping into a box being returned to Amazon without its owners noticing. (Carrie Clark via AP Photo)

Utah cat with a fondness for cardboard takes surprise trip to California in an Amazon box

 
A woman holds the new Zimbabwean banknotes and coins called the ZiG, in the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Zimbabwe started circulating banknotes and coins for another new currency Tuesday in its latest attempt to solve a long-running and at times baffling monetary crisis that has seen the government try gold coins and a digital currency among other ideas. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Zimbabwe’s ZiG is the world’s newest currency and its latest attempt to resolve a money crisis

 

TODAY IN HISTORY

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Victorious North Vietnamese troops on tanks take up positions outside Independence Palace in Saigon, April 30, 1975, the day the South Vietnamese government surrendered, ending the Vietnam War. Communist flags fly from the palace and the tank. (AP Photo/Yves Billy)

Vietnam War ends with fall of Saigon

On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended as the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

FILE - Bottles of alcohol sit on shelves at a bar in Houston on June 23, 2020. Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods starting in the 2010s have thrown cold water on that. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

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FILE - South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem attends an event Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. The Guardian has obtained a copy of Noem's soon-to-be released book, where she writes about killing an unruly dog, and a smelly goat, too. She writes, according to the Guardian, that the tale was included to show her willingness to do anything "difficult, messy and ugly." (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)

Politicians and dog experts vilify South Dakota governor after she writes about killing her dog

 
In this image provided by Hulu, Japanese comedian Nasubi appears on a hit TV reality show in Tokyo in 1998. “The Contestant” directed by Clair Titley, explores the story behind the late 1990s reality show from Japan, “A Life in Prizes,” in which a comedian nicknamed Nasubi is forced to survive on whatever he can redeem from mail-in coupons, as he is denied contact with the outside world. (Hulu via AP)

Documentary focuses on man behind a cruelly bizarre 1990s Japanese reality show

 
This image shows three views of the Horsehead Nebula. Image left, released in November 2023, features the Horsehead Nebula as seen in visible light by ESA’s Euclid telescope, which has contributions from NASA. The second image, middle, shows a view of the Horsehead Nebula in near-infrared light from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in 2013. The third image, right, features a new view of the Horsehead Nebula from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument. (NASA via AP)

A horse-shaped nebula gets its close-up in new photos by NASA’s Webb telescope

 
Jerry Seinfeld poses for a portrait to promote the film "Unfrosted" on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)

Jerry Seinfeld’s commitment to the bit

 
FILE - This electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health shows a human T cell, in blue, under attack by HIV, in yellow, the virus that causes AIDS. Three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are the first believed to have contracted the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles, according to federal health officials. (Seth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer, Austin Athman/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH via AP, File)

‘Vampire facials’ were linked to cases of HIV. Here’s what to know about the beauty treatment

 
FILE- In this Feb. 5, 2018, file photo, the seal of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System is displayed in the ground at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Affluent Americans are driving US economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cuts

 
FILE - A TikTok sign is displayed on their building in Culver City, Calif., March 11, 2024. If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that's probably because it has, at least if you're measuring via internet time. What's now in question is whether it will be around much longer — and if so, in what form. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

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MADRID OPEN

Rafael Nadal, of Spain, reacts during a match against Jiri Lehecka, of Czech Republic, during the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Rafael Nadal, of Spain, reacts during a match against Jiri Lehecka, of Czech Republic, during the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Nadal gets emotional after a loss in his last Madrid Open appearance. Alcaraz reaches quarterfinals

It was an emotional end for Rafael Nadal in what likely was his last match at the Madrid Open. While Carlos Alcaraz was put to the test and pulled through, Nadal couldn’t overcome his challenge on Tuesday.
 
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Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior celebrates after scoring his side's second goal on a penalty kick during the Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Christian Bruna)

Vinícius Júnior leads Real Madrid to 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich in Champions League semifinal

 

  1. Mitch Marsh to lead Australia at cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup. Steve Smith misses selection

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Seattle Mariners' Josh Rojas is doused by teammate Ty France, left, during an interview after the team's win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game Friday, April 26, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

AP Sports Week in Pictures

 
Polling officials and security personnel headed to a remote polling booth travel on a boat to cross the river Brahmaputra on the eve of parliament election at Baghmora Chapori (small island) of Majuli, northeastern Assam, India, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Ferrying voting machines to mountains and tropical areas in Indian elections is a Herculean task

 
A girl competes during a Hobby horsing competition in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russian kids ride sticks with a horse’s head in hobby horsing competition

 
Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., speaks during a Northern Hamilton County GOP Meeting, Monday, April 22, 2024, in Sheridan, Ind. Spartz, the first and only Ukrainian-born member of Congress who emerged as a natural voice for Ukraine, recently voted against sending $61 billion of aid to the country. Her reversal aligns with other hard-right Republicans in the House. Thanks to a year off from campaigning, Spartz's district in central Indiana is vulnerable in the upcoming primary election where the U.S.-Mexico border is of top concern. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., speaks during a Northern Hamilton County GOP Meeting, Monday, April 22, 2024, in Sheridan, Ind. Spartz, the first and only Ukrainian-born member of Congress who emerged as a natural voice for Ukraine, recently voted against sending $61 billion of aid to the country. Her reversal aligns with other hard-right Republicans in the House. Thanks to a year off from campaigning, Spartz’s district in central Indiana is vulnerable in the upcoming primary election where the U.S.-Mexico border is of top concern. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

This congresswoman was born and raised in Ukraine. She just voted against aid for her homeland

U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz is the first and only Ukrainian-born member of Congress. In the first days of the war, she emerged as a natural voice for Ukraine.
 
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Myth of ‘superhuman strength’ in Black people persists in deadly encounters with police

 

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Topics

Politics

Students with the Gaza solidarity encampment block the entrance of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University after taking over it on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in New York. Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine called for mobilization close to midnight. Students have been occupying part of campus since calling for the university to divest from institutions that have ties to Israel. (Marco Postigo Storel via AP)

Trump’s comparison of student protests to Jan. 6 is part of effort to downplay Capitol attack

 

  1. Trump returns to campaign facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order

  2. Biden’s historic marijuana shift is his latest election-year move for young voters

  3. Trump says he’ll use National Guard to deport migrants, doubling down on anti-immigration rhetoric

Entertainment

Dua Lipa poses for a portrait to promote her new album "Radical Optimism" on Friday, April 26, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP)

Dua Lipa is all about ‘Radical Optimism,’ in her music and other pursuits

 

  1. How to be a ‘Fall Guy': Stunt performers on their rough-and-tumble life

  2. ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and ‘Stereophonic’ lead Tony Award nominations, 2 shows honoring creativity’s spark

  3. Movie Review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt are great fun in ‘The Fall Guy’

SPORTS

Philadelphia 76ers' Tyrese Maxey (0) shoots over New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson (11), Mitchell Robinson (23) and Josh Hart (3) during the second half of Game 5 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. The 76ers won 112-106 in overtime. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Tyrese Maxey saves Sixers from elimination with huge finish in OT win that cuts Knicks’ lead to 3-2

 

  1. Evan Mobley has huge block in final seconds as Cavaliers hold off Banchero, Magic 104-103 in Game 5

  2. Former MVP Mike Trout needs surgery on torn meniscus. The Angels hope he can return this season

  3. Middleton, Portis each score 29 as Bucks stay alive with 115-92 victory over Pacers in Game 5

US News

Using a tactical vehicle, New York City police enter an upper floor of Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after a building was taken over by protesters earlier Tuesday. Hundreds of police officers swept into Columbia University on Tuesday night to end a pro-Palestinian occupation of an administration building and sweep away a protest encampment, acting after the school’s president said there was no other way to ensure safety and restore order on campus.(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall

 

  1. How Columbia University became the driving force behind protests over the war in Gaza

  2. ‘A step back in time': America’s Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways

  3. Louisiana won’t immediately get a new majority-Black House district after judges reject it

WORLD NEWS

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 28, 2023. Netanyahu pledged Tuesday, April 30 to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war, just as cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining steam. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’ as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue

 

  1. Greece boosts special firefighting units to cope with its growing heat risk

  2. Phones, Islamic books and currency exchange. Some businesses are making money out of Taliban rule

  3. Over 500 baby sea turtles washed ashore in a big storm off South Africa. Here’s the rescue effort

BUSINESS

A construction workers cuts wood at a residential building site in Mount Prospect, Ill., Monday, March 18, 2024. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the Labor Department reports on wages and benefits for U.S. workers during the first quarter of 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Workers’ paychecks grew faster in the first quarter, a possible concern for the Fed

 

  1. Stock market today: Asian stocks follow Wall St tumble. Most markets in the region close for holiday

  2. Amazon reports strong 1Q results driven by its cloud-computing unit and Prime Video ad dollars

  3. G7 nations commit to phasing out coal by 2035 but give Japan some flexibility

SCIENCE

FILE - A gray wolf is seen, July 16, 2004, at the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, Minn. The U.S. House moved Tuesday, April 30, 2024, toward ending federal protections for gray wolves, approving a bill that would remove wolves across the lower 48 states from the endangered species list. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella, File)

US House votes to remove wolves from endangered list in 48 states

 

  1. Climate change could virtually disappear in Florida — at least according to state law

  2. Indonesia’s Mount Ruang erupts again, spewing ash and peppering villages with debris

  3. What’s causing the catastrophic rainfall in Kenya?

LIFESTYLE

French baker Tony Dore prepares baguettes, like those that will be served during the. Olympic Games, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in Paris. Some 40,000 meals will be served each day during the Games to over 15,000 athletes housed at the Olympic village. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Paris Olympic athletes will feast on freshly baked bread, select cheeses and plenty of veggies

 

  1. King Charles III returns to public duties with a trip to a cancer charity

  2. These cities raised taxes — for child care. Parents say the free day care ‘changed my life’

  3. Lawmakers and advocates make last-ditch push to extend affordable internet subsidy

South Korea considers joining alliance for sharing military technology with Australia, US and UK

South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik says his government is considering sharing advanced military technology with the United States, United Kingdom and Australia through the so-called AUKUS partnership.
 

The Islamic State group says it was behind a mosque bombing in Afghanistan that killed 6 people

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a deadly shooting targeting members of the country’s minority Shiite community inside a mosque in western Afghanistan that killed six people.
 

Indiana looks to close out series in game 6

The Indiana Pacers look to clinch the Eastern Conference first round over the Milwaukee Bucks in game six. The teams meet for the 11th time this season.
 

Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall

Police have cleared dozens of people from inside Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the administration building in New York earlier in the day.
 

Roman Josi and Alexandre Carrier score goals and Predators stay alive with 2-1 win over Canucks

Roman Josi and Alexandre Carrier scored and the Nashville Predators kept their season alive with a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.
 

Study says El Nino, not climate change, was key driver of low rainfall that snarled Panama Canal

A study says the climate phenomenon known as El Nino and not climate change was a key driver in low rainfall that disrupted shipping at the Panama Canal last year.
 

Student protesters reach a deal with Northwestern University that sparks criticism from all sides

An agreement between anti-war protesters and Northwestern University has largely ended demonstrations on the suburban Chicago campus.
 

Nearly 50 years later, Asian American and Pacific Islander month features revelry and racial justice

It has been almost 50 years since the U.S. government established that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments should be recognized annually across the nation.
 

New era for pot regulation leaves old problem: Many cannabis companies can’t find a bank

The Biden administration’s move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous but still controlled drug was hailed as a monumental step in reshaping national policy.
 

Minnesota man who regrets joining Islamic State group faces sentencing on terrorism charge

A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria but now expresses remorse and has been cooperating with authorities will learn Wednesday how much prison time he faces.
 

Arizona’s Democratic leaders make final push to repeal 19th century abortion ban

Democrats at the Arizona Legislature are expected to make a final push to repeal the state’s long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions that a court said can be enforced.
 

Highway collapse in China’s southern Guangdong province leaves at least 19 dead

City authorities in southern China’s Guangdong province say a section of a highway has collapsed leaving at least 19 people dead.
 

Rantanen scores twice in the 3rd period to lead Avalanche past Jets 6-3 and into the 2nd round

Mikko Rantanen scored his first two goals of the playoffs in the third period, leading the Colorado Avalanche to a 6-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets that clinched their opening-round playoff series in five games.
 

Darvish earns 1st win of season and Machado hits 3-run double as Padres defeat Reds 6-4

Yu Darvish earned his first win of the season, pitching five shutout innings after coming off the injured list, and Manny Machado hit a three-run double as the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 to halt a five-game slide.
 

Just 21, Magic star Paolo Banchero scores 39 in magnificent performance against Cavs in Game 5 loss

One number stood out above all the others that Paolo Banchero put up in just his fifth NBA playoff game: 21.
 

Australian PM Albanese vows new funding to help women escape domestic violence after homicides rise

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced new funding to help women escape domestic violence and a crackdown on misogynistic online content in reaction to an uptick in homicides committed by current and former male partners that he described as a national crisis.
 

Rojas and Castellanos homer in the 9th, leading the Phillies to a 7-5 comeback win over the Angels

Johan Rojas hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning moments after Nick Castellanos’ tying shot, sending the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
 

Tyrese Maxey’s huge finish in OT cuts Knicks’ lead to 3-2

NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrese Maxey saved Philadelphia from elimination with seven points in the final 25 seconds of regulation, finished with 46 and led the 76ers to a 112-106 overtime victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night in Game 5 of their first-round series.
 

Harvey Weinstein to return to court Wednesday after his NY rape conviction was overturned

Harvey Weinstein is due back in a New York courtroom for the first time since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by an appeals court last week.
 

Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care

Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy has gone into effect, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care.
 

Castillo throws 7 shutout innings and then Mariners bullpen hangs on for 3-2 win over Braves

Luis Castillo threw seven shutout innings to continue Seattle’s run of starting pitching dominance and the Mariners’ bullpen held on for a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
 

JJ Bleday connects twice for first career multi-homer game, A’s beat Pirates 5-2

JJ Bleday hit a go-ahead home run with one out in the fifth and a two-run drive in the seventh for his first career multi-homer game, leading the Oakland Athletics past the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2.
 

Court case over fatal car crash raises issues of mental health and criminal liability

No one disputes that Michelle Wierson crashed her SUV into a car stopped at a traffic light in suburban Atlanta, causing the death of a young boy.
 

Powell likely to signal that lower inflation is needed before Fed would cut rates

After three straight hotter-than-expected inflation reports, Federal Reserve officials have turned more cautious about the prospect of interest rate cuts this year.
 

Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws helped build their technology empires

The U.S. Justice Department has launched a double-barreled antitrust attack on Google’s dominant search and Apple’s trendsetting iPhone.
 

Caratini’s 2-run homer in 10th and Hader’s 2-inning outing lift Astros over Guardians 10-9

Pinch-hitter Victor Caratini’s two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and Josh Hader’s first two-inning outing since 2019 lifted the Houston Astros over the Cleveland Guardians 10-9.
 

Adames powers Brewers past Rays 8-2. Uribe and Siri at center of wild brawl

Willy Adames hit a three-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-2 in a game that included a nasty fight between the teams.
 

Kepler lifts Twins over White Sox 6-5 for team’s first 9-game win streak in 16 years

Max Kepler drove in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning for the second straight game, this time hitting a sacrifice fly, and the Minnesota Twins won their ninth in a row, 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox.
 

Over 7 million people in South Sudan likely to face acute food insecurity between now, July, UN says

The United Nations says over 7 million people in South Sudan are expected to face acute food insecurity or worse during “the lean season” between now and July.
 

Rays and Brewers get into wild brawl, with Uribe and Siri in the middle of it

Punches were thrown when a brawl broke out between the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers. The fracas ensued after Jose Siri grounded out against Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe leading off the eighth inning.