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Jewish cemetery in Poland attacked by vandals

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Vandals have desecrated a Jewish cemetery in Poland, spraying swastikas and anti-Semitic slogans on tombstones and memorial plaques, an official said Monday....

Grayling attacks media over jobs

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
Employment Minister Chris Grayling criticises the BBC and other media for their coverage of last month's row about the government's Work Experience Scheme.
Categories: BBC, News

Amir blames Butt for spot-fixing

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
Former Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir blames ex-captain Salman Butt for misleading him in the spot-fixing saga in 2010.
Categories: BBC, News

Balloon pilot killed in Ga., passengers are safe

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
ATLANTA (AP) -- As a fierce thunderstorm that seemed to come out of nowhere closed in, hot-air balloon pilot Edward Ristaino spotted an open field 4,000 feet below and calmly and tersely warned the five skydivers aboard the craft, "You need to get out now."...
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Parents: Slain American loved teaching in Yemen

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Joel Shrum had already traveled abroad several times and had a growing interest in helping people in far-flung places, yet his parents were still surprised when he told them he planned to move to Yemen to learn Arabic....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

No hurry on Kauto Star - Nicholls

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
Talk of retiring two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kauto Star would be "very premature", says trainer Paul Nicholls.
Categories: BBC, News

Lawyer describes talk with Afghan killings suspect

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) -- The lawyer for the Army sergeant accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians met with his client behind bars for the first time Monday to begin building a defense and said the soldier gave a powerfully moving account of what it is like to be on the ground in Afghanistan....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

APNewsBreak: Afghan killings suspect cited in Fla

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- An Army staff sergeant suspected of killing 16 Afghans was cited for possessing alcohol on the beach in Florida 14 years ago....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Panel says problem schools hurt nation's security

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's security and economic prosperity are at risk if America's schools don't improve, warns a task force led by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Joel Klein, the former chancellor of New York City's school system....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Deutsche to challenge NYSE ruling

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
Deutsche Boerse is to legally challenge the European Union's decision to block its planned merger with rival NYSE Euronext.
Categories: BBC, News

Santorum courts conservative Christians

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
CENTRAL, La. (AP) -- When a nationally influential evangelical leader gathered dozens of pastors at his home church to hear from a presidential candidate, he had a simple message: Rick Santorum is one of us, and your parishioners should vote for him....

'Looking to kill:' 4 slain at French Jewish school

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
TOULOUSE, France (AP) -- A motorbike assailant opened fire with two handguns Monday in front of a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse, killing a rabbi, his two young sons and a girl. One witness described him as a man chasing small children and "looking to kill."...

Airline passengers may get a break on electronics

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government is taking a tentative step toward making it easier for airlines to allow passengers to use personal electronic devices such as tablets, e-readers and music players during takeoffs and landings....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Kids found slashed in Mass. home fire; mom charged

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
SALEM, Mass. (AP) -- Blood and lighter fluid stained her clothes and slash wounds marked her neck when Tanicia Goodwin walked to a police station, smashed a display case in the lobby and collapsed to the floor....
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Best of the Web Today: Green yet Barren

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
You can't make a baby by hugging a tree.


Students want watch leader who shot teen arrested

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- College students around Florida rallied Monday to demand the arrest of a white neighborhood watch captain who shot an unarmed black teen last month, though authorities may be hamstrung by a state law that allows people to defend themselves with deadly force....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

As violence reigns, some flee north Nigeria

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
NNEWI, Nigeria (AP) -- A town hall meeting called by Christians to discuss funeral arrangements turned into a bloodbath in northern Nigeria when members of a radical Islamist sect opened fire with assault rifles....

As violence reigns, some flee north Nigeria

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
NNEWI, Nigeria (AP) -- A town hall meeting called by Christians to discuss funeral arrangements turned into a bloodbath in northern Nigeria when members of a radical Islamist sect opened fire with assault rifles....

As violence reigns, some flee north Nigeria

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
NNEWI, Nigeria (AP) -- A town hall meeting called by Christians to discuss funeral arrangements turned into a bloodbath in northern Nigeria when members of a radical Islamist sect opened fire with assault rifles....

22 killed in drug violence in south Mexico state

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 06:54
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) -- Gunmen ambushed and killed 12 police officers who had been sent to investigate the beheadings of 10 people in southern Guerrero state, Mexican authorities said Monday....
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