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Alabama Senate Passes Near-Total Ban on Abortion

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s Senate passed a near-total ban on abortion Tuesday, sending what would be the nation’s most stringent abortion law to the state’s Republican governor.
Joshua Jones, front, who was wounded while trying to stop a gunman involved in the attack on the STEM School Highlands Ranch last week, speaks during a news conference as his father, David, listens Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in Littleton, Colo. Photo: David Zalubowski / AP

Colorado Teen Called Mom While Subduing School Shooter

LITTLETON, Colo. — A student who helped thwart a shooting at a suburban Denver high school says he was still pinning one of the...

AG Barr to Examine Russia Probe Origins

WASHINGTON  — Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was “lawful and appropriate,” a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday.

Game Of Thrones: King’s Landing Will Rise Again

DRAGONSTONE — Scorched by a dragon, overrun by enemy soldiers and its buildings reduced to rubble, King's Landing, the capital city in "Game of Thrones," seems destroyed for good. But history suggests that the city could rise again.
Saudi Arabia Says 2 Oil Tankers Damaged by Sabotage Attacks

Saudi Arabia Says 2 Oil Tankers Damaged by Sabotage Attacks

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia said Monday two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates...
In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018 file photo, Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Musk will have to go to trial to defend himself for mocking a British diver as a pedophile in a verbal sparring match that unfolded last summer after the underwater rescue of youth soccer players trapped in a Thailand cave. A federal court judge in Los Angeles set an Oct. 22, 2019, trial date in a Friday, May 10, court filing that rejected Musk's attempt to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by British diver Vernon Unsworth. Photo: Robyn Beck / Pool Photo via AP

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Faces Trial for ‘Pedo’ Insult of Diver

LOS ANGELES — Tesla CEO Elon Musk will have to go to trial to defend himself for mocking a British diver as a pedophile...

Venezuela’s Guaidó Promises to Persevere Despite Crackdown

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó is looking to jumpstart his movement to oust Nicolas Maduro in the wake of last week’s failed military uprising, promising to persevere in the face of a deepening crackdown.

US-China Talks Break Up After Trump Raises Tariffs

WASHINGTON — Trade talks between the U.S. and China broke up Friday with no agreement, hours after President Donald Trump more than doubled tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports.

Australia Takes Responsibilty for Bank Notes Typo

CANBERRA — Australia’s central bank has taken responsibility for typos on 46 million bank notes after a radio station posted an image of the microscopic error on social media.

Fake German Heiress Sentenced to Jail

NEW YORK — Anna Sorokin, the German con artist who passed herself off as a wealthy heiress to swindle banks, hotels and even close friends as she lived out a high-society, Instagram-ready fantasy in New York, was sentenced Thursday to four to 12 years in prison.

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