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VIDEO: Briton held in Bali over cocaine

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 15:51
A woman from the North East of England has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling over a million pounds worth of cocaine into Indonesia.
Categories: BBC, News

Beryl soaks Ga., Fla. coasts, now a depression

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Former Tropical Storm Beryl has become a depression with winds dying down.

Still, it is soaking parts of the Southeast and ruined holiday plans along the Georgia and Florida coasts.

Late Monday morning, sustained winds had died down to 35 mph (55 kph).

Mostly, the storm ...

Beryl soaks Ga., Fla. coasts, now a depression

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Former Tropical Storm Beryl has become a depression with winds dying down.

Still, it is soaking parts of the Southeast and ruined holiday plans along the Georgia and Florida coasts.

Late Monday morning, sustained winds had died down to 35 mph (55 kph).

Mostly, the storm ...

Audit finds contract problems at NOAA

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2026-05-01 15:51
The director of the National Weather Service announced his sudden retirement last week after an audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that found $43.8 million in performance awards to contractors granted without proper justification.
Categories: CNN, News

New hearing in airport tweet case

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 15:51
A man who posted a Twitter message threatening to blow up an airport must have his case heard again by three judges.
Categories: BBC, News

Barclays hits back on tax schemes

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 15:51
Barclays criticises the government for saying it had been using schemes that were intended to avoid substantial amounts of tax.
Categories: BBC, News

Football star 'gave false name'

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 15:51
A Scotland football international gave a false name to police who questioned him over drugs but misspelled it and then ran away, a court is told.
Categories: BBC, News

Jobs at risk as refinery to close

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 15:51
Administrators announce the closure of an oil refinery in Essex after efforts to save it fail, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.
Categories: BBC, News

Bramble 'assaulted woman in taxi'

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 15:51
Sunderland footballer Titus Bramble groped a woman in a club before repeatedly sexually assaulting another in a taxi, a court hears.
Categories: BBC, News

Will falling gas prices help Obama?

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2026-05-01 15:51
There's good news for drivers hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend: Gas prices are falling.
Categories: CNN, News

Vote for me, I rode an ostrich

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2026-05-01 15:51
South Dakota Democrat Jeff Barth takes aim at a seat in Congress with a humorous viral ad.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Two injured in mill 'explosion'

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 15:51
Firefighters tackling a large fire at a mill in Greater Manchester say the blaze is now "under control".
Categories: BBC, News

NKorean farmers cite grave drought; aid unlikely

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 15:51
NAMPHO, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea is reporting a serious drought that could worsen already critical food shortages, but help is unlikely to come from the United States and South Korea following Pyongyang's widely criticized rocket launch....

NKorean farmers cite grave drought; aid unlikely

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 15:51
NAMPHO, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea is reporting a serious drought that could worsen already critical food shortages, but help is unlikely to come from the United States and South Korea following Pyongyang's widely criticized rocket launch....

Witness in Kenya blast blames bearded man

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 15:51
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- An explosion ripped through a building full of small shops in downtown Nairobi on Monday, injuring at least 28 people, including a woman who blamed the blast on a "bearded man" who left behind a bag shortly before the detonation....

Crash, attack kill 3 NATO troops in Afghanistan

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 15:51
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A helicopter crash killed two NATO service members in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, and a third died in an insurgent attack in the south, the U.S.-led coalition said....

Family of doctor in bin Laden hunt slams trial

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 15:51
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- The family of the Pakistani doctor sentenced to 33 years in prison for helping the United States track down Osama bin Laden said Monday the man is innocent and dismissed his trial as a sham....

Tony Blair says he ducked fight with UK media

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 15:51
LONDON (AP) -- Former Prime Minister Tony Blair testified Monday that he never challenged the influential British press because doing so would have plunged his administration in a drawn-out and politically damaging fight....

Lawyer: Bahraini activist to end hunger strike

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 15:51
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- Bahraini hunger striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja plans to end his strike Monday, 110 days after he began refusing food, according to his lawyer....
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