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BBCUS says Israel may have breached international law with American weapons in Gaza
Report says it is "reasonable to assess" there have been breaches in Gaza, but admits it does not have "complete information".
- The Daily Beast
Jaw-Dropping Aurora Borealis Illuminate the Northern Sky Amid Solar Storm
Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty ImagesAs night descended across the Earth on Friday, a solar storm suffused the skies with a gorgeous display of aurora borealis, and well, it was jaw-dropping.For the first time in 20 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a watch for a “very rare” severe geomagnetic storm, which was upgraded to an extreme G5 storm later on Friday. This is the first G5 storm since 2003, and could effect the power grid, as well as radio communications
- Associated Press
Sean Burroughs, former MLB player, Little League World Series and Olympic champion, dies at 43
Sean Burroughs, a two-time Little League World Series champion who won an Olympic gold medal and went on to a major league career that was interrupted by substance abuse, has died. USA Today, citing unnamed sources, reported Burroughs died at Stearns Champions Park in Long Beach, California, where he grew up. “It is with heavy heart that I am writing this message to inform you that yesterday afternoon one of our Coaches, Sean Burroughs, tragically passed away,” Doug Wittman, president of Long Beach Little League, wrote in a statement posted on social media Friday.
- Local Journalism Initiative
STF resoundingly rejects government ‘Final Offer’
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) voted overwhelming against the government’s ‘Final Offer’ over May 8-9. In results announced Thursday evening with 92.2 percent of Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation members casting a vote over the two-day period and 90 per cent of those voting against the offer. “This vote is a clear demonstration of the high level of engagement of teachers throughout this entire process, and also shows the results that they have to fight for their students and for pub
- NY Daily News
New York judge strikes down Nassau County trans sports ban
NEW YORK — A state judge on Friday evening struck down Nassau County’s controversial sports ban on transgender women and girls, finding that the county’s Republican executive had acted beyond his authority in enacting the ban. The decision, issued in Nassau Supreme Court by Justice Francis Ricigliano, delivers a significant victory to the New York Civil Liberties Union, which had sued the ...
- NFL Highlights
Brock Bowers: Michael Mayer and I will be 'difficult for defensive personnel' to contain
Las Vegas Raiders Brock Bowers: Tight end Michael Mayer and I will be 'difficult for defensive personnel' to contain.
- Reuters
Ukraine ground force commander expects Russian push ahead of arms supplies
"Russia knows that if we receive enough weapons within a month or two, the situation could turn against them," General Oleskander Pavliuk told The Economist magazine. Supplies of U.S. weapons slowed for months while an aid package proposed by President Joe Biden was held up by wrangling in Congress. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukraine still needed "timely" future supplies of key weapons.
- KCRA - Sacramento Videos
A Folsom athlete rows her way to 2024 Summer Olympics
Sechser is a two-time Olympic rower in lightweight double sculls. The 2024 games will be her final Olympic games.
- Global News
Feds hold meeting to tackle ballooning immigration amid housing crisis
Immigration Minister Marc Miller met with his provincial and territorial counterparts on Friday, to discuss ways to tackle the country’s ballooning immigration numbers. The federal government has already taken the step of slashing the number of temporary foreign visas by 600,000 as it tries to figure out the country’s housing shortage at the same time. Mackenzie Gray reports.
- Deadline
Sony Sets Summer 2025 Release For Danny Boyle’s ’28 Years Later’
Mark your calendar for June 20, 2025 as that’s when the next installment in Danny Boyle’s 28 franchise hits theaters, 28 Years Later. Boyle returns to direct off a screenplay by Alex Garland. Boyle and Garland are also producing, as is original producer Andrew Macdonald and Peter Rice. Bernie Bellew is also producing. Cillian Murphy …
- Associated Press Videos
David Banner talks 'Finding Tony' film amid women's basketball popularity
Actor and rapper David Banner stars in the new film “Finding Tony” along with Stephen Bishop and Raquel Justice. The movie follows a depressed, alcoholic former NBA star who begins coaching a high school girls basketball team and forms a strong bond with an orphaned player. (May 10) (AP Production by Gary Gerard Hamilton)
- KERO - Bakersfield Scripps
Western Caucus holds Rural Broadband hearing in Bakersfield
Western Caucus holds Rural Broadband hearing in Bakersfield
- Kansas City Star
Man who confessed to murder at Kansas hospital also opened fire in the emergency room
Man, who fired a round into ceiling of emergency room before confessing to murder, first appeared in court Friday.
- Sky News
Man arrested after police officer shot with crossbow while responding to reports of stabbing
A police officer has been shot in the leg with a crossbow during an incident in High Wycombe. A 54-year-old man, from High Wycombe, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Thames Valley Police say he has been taken to hospital under police supervision with potentially life-changing injuries after he was shot by an armed police officer.
- WMTW - Portland ME
Cheverus and Windham softball teams stay unbeaten
Cheverus and Windham softball teams stay unbeaten
- Tasting Table
The History Of New York's Iconic Bacon, Egg, And Cheese Breakfast Sandwiches
Tourists know about bagels and pizza, but the real New Yorkers know that their lives would be incomplete without a bacon, egg, and cheese each morning.
- The Wrap
KTLA’s Sam Rubin Honored by Ben Stiller, Kiefer Sutherland and Numerous Others: ‘A Buoy of Kindness’
"Devastated," writes "Bridesmaids" Director Paul Feig, adding, "I truly loved Sam, who was so supportive of me and the industry" The post KTLA’s Sam Rubin Honored by Ben Stiller, Kiefer Sutherland and Numerous Others: ‘A Buoy of Kindness’ appeared first on TheWrap.
- MMA Junkie
PFL CEO Pete Murray: Jake Paul will make ‘biggest MMA debut ever’ likely in 2025
PFL CEO Pete Murray expects Jake Paul to finally step into the cage in 2025.
- Indiewire
Nicholas Galitzine Cut His Teeth In Roles He’d Like to Forget: ‘I Find the Result of Them, Admittedly, Maybe Not Great’
The male lead of Amazon Prime Video's "The Idea of You" has opened about the roles that shaped him and the fears of how he's seen.
- KSHB - Kansas City Scripps
Planned Parenthood, KC Care Health Center react to Gov. Parson signing HB 2634
Planned Parenthood, KC Care Health Center react to Gov. Parson signing HB 2634