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Polls have closed in Turkey's presidential runoff election
Sunday, May 28, 2023
Voters in Turkey returned to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country's longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade or is unseated by a challenger.
'Anatomy of a Fall' wins the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival
Saturday, May 27, 2023
Anatomy of a Fall, which stars Sandra Hüller as a writer trying to prove her innocence in her husband's death, is only the third film directed by a woman to win the Palme d'Or.
2 more Oath Keepers are sentenced to prison terms for the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Saturday, May 27, 2023
A federal judge sentenced Army veterans Jessica Watkins, of Woodstock, Ohio, to more than eight years in prison and Kenneth Harrelson, of Titusville, Fla., to four years in the 2021 riot.
A judge halts South Carolina's new abortion law pending state Supreme Court review
Friday, May 26, 2023
A judge put South Carolina's new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy on hold until the state Supreme Court can review the measure.
DEA moves to revoke major drug distributor's license over opioid crisis failures
Friday, May 26, 2023
The agency says it will strip Morris & Dickson of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers after finding it failed to flag thousands of suspicious orders at the height of the opioid crisis.
South Korea detains a passenger after a door opens on Asiana flight in mid-air
Friday, May 26, 2023
No one was injured as some people aboard the Asiana Airlines Airbus A321 aircraft tried to stop the person from opening the door but it was eventually opened partially, the government said.
Portugal police end latest search for clues of missing British girl
Friday, May 26, 2023
Authorities gave no details about the search for clues of the missing Madeleine McCann. Portugal said some material had been collected and will be given to German authorities to examine.
Germany's economy contracts, signaling a recession
Thursday, May 25, 2023
The German economy shrank unexpectedly in the first three months of this year, marking the second quarter of contraction that is one definition of recession. High inflation hit consumer spending.
A 95-year-old Australian woman dies after police shoot her with a stun gun
Thursday, May 25, 2023
The woman, who had dementia, had been hospitalized in Cooma in New South Wales state since her skull was fractured when she fell on May 17 after a police officer socked her with a stun gun.
Richard Barnett, who put his feet on Nancy Pelosi's desk, is sentenced to over 4 years
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Richard Barnett became one of the faces of the Jan. 6 riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, and the judge said in announcing the sentence that Barnett seemed to enjoy the notoriety.
Ford reverses course and decides to keep AM radio on its vehicles
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Federal lawmakers cite safety concerns for keeping AM radio, citing its historic role in transmitting vital information during emergencies, such as natural disasters, especially to rural areas.
South Carolina is poised to renew its 6-week abortion ban
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
The proposal restores a ban South Carolina had in place when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year — which was overturned by the state's highest court.
An autopsy cites neglect for man's death in a bedbug-infested Georgia jail cell
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Public outrage over Lashawn Thompson's death spread after a lawyer for his family released photos of Thompson's face and body covered in insects.
A new nasal spray to reverse fentanyl and other opioid overdoses gets FDA approval
Monday, May 22, 2023
Opvee is similar to naloxone, the life-saving drug that has been used for decades to quickly counter overdoses of heroin, fentanyl and prescription painkillers.
Greece's ruling center-right party wins elections but still seeks a majority
Monday, May 22, 2023
Greece's center-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected Monday to seek a second national election within weeks, as he lacks the majority in Parliament to govern alone.
Civil rights groups warn tourists about traveling to Florida
Monday, May 22, 2023
The NAACP joined a Latino civil rights organization and a gay rights advocacy group in issuing travel advisories for the Sunshine State, where tourism is one of the state's largest job sectors.
Saudi astronauts, including nation's 1st woman, catch a SpaceX flight to space station
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Saudi Arabia's first astronauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight. The crew will spend just over a week there before returning home.
Zelenskyy denies Moscow's claims that Russian forces are occupying Bakhmut
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Russia has claimed victory in the invasion's longest battle, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the fight for Bakhmut was not over. "We are not throwing people (away) to die," he said.
At least twelve people have died in a stampede at a soccer stadium in El Salvador
Sunday, May 21, 2023
At least twelve people were killed and dozens more injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at a quarterfinal match in the Salvadoran league Saturday.
Warring factions in Sudan agree to temporary ceasefire, U.S. and Saudi mediators say
Saturday, May 20, 2023
The Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces signed off on a seven-day ceasefire that is due to take effect Monday evening, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia said in a joint statement.