LONDON (AP) — Partial results from local elections in England showed large losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party and gains for the hard-right party Reform U.K. The votes are being widely seen as an unofficial referendum on Starmer, elected less than two years ago. Areas that counted their ballots overnight saw Reform …
LONDON (AP) — The BBC is hosting a party for David Attenborough at the Royal Albert Hall. Cinemas are playing his nature films. Friends have spent weeks lavishing praise on the man and his work. But the world’s most famous wildlife presenter is likely to be uncomfortable with all the attention as he celebrates his …
By Laurie Chen and Michael Martina BEIJING/WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) – The White House has invited a scaled-back CEO delegation to accompany President Donald Trump to Beijing next week, five sources briefed on preparations said, reflecting divisions in the administration on economic policy toward China and limited expectations for the summit. Unlike Trump’s 2017 China …
BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) – The death toll has risen to 37 from 26 after a fireworks factory explosion in the southern Chinese province of Hunan, state agency Xinhua reported Friday, adding that one person remains missing. The explosion happened at around 4:40 p.m. (0840 GMT) on Monday in Hunan’s Liuyang, known as China’s fireworks …
EDGEWOOD, N.M. (AP) — The only person ever charged in the unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay, whose case became a symbol of the nationwide crisis of violence against Native Americans, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in federal court. Under the conditions of a plea agreement, Preston Henry Tolth, 26, faces …
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge is set to decide Friday if news outlets can continue to film, photograph and livestream the high-profile murder case against the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Tyler Robinson’s attorneys argue potential jurors could be biased by slanted stories and online comments that depict the …
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers looking to take part in a national redistricting battle could vote Friday on a plan to alter state’s congressional primaries if the courts allow Republican state officials to switch to more advantageous U.S. House maps ahead of the November midterm elections. The Alabama legislation, which needs only a final …
JAKARTA, May 8 (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities are rushing to rescue 20 hikers after the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera island, a local rescue agency official told Reuters. Nine of the hikers are Singaporean, the official said. (Reporting by Ananda Teresia; Editing by David Stanway) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities plan to update the public Friday on a grounds search at a home connected to the man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996. Her body was never found. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office in California has planned a news conference for 9 a.m. …
Libyan Dr. Faysal Alghoula must renew his green card to continue caring for roughly 1,000 patients in southwestern Indiana, but hasn’t been able to since the Trump administration stopped reviewing applications for people from several dozen countries it deemed high-risk. Alghoula’s current visa will expire in September if his application is denied. But last week, …