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Mississippi Democrats improperly excluded candidate for governor, judge says 05/26/2023 07:59pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi could have a Democratic primary for governor in August because a judge ruled Friday that the party improperly excluded a candidate from the ballot. The state Democratic Party immediately filed notice that it will ask the Mississippi Supreme Court to overturn the j Videos, 911 calls capture frantic response to deadly New Mexico rampage 05/26/2023 07:12pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of frantic calls poured in to dispatchers about a barrage of gunfire and bloodied victims along a busy street during this month's deadly shooting in Farmington, prompting authorities to rush to the chaotic scene not knowing what was in store. Breathless with guns Russia says its border regions attacked; Moscow's forces hit clinic in central Ukrainian city 05/26/2023 04:56pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine came under attack Friday from Ukrainian artillery fire, mortar shells and drones, authorities said, hours after two drones struck a Russian city in an area next to the annexed Crimea Peninsula. Moscow’s forces, meanwhile, Serbian border troops on high alert after ethnic clashes inside Kosovo 05/26/2023 04:35pm • PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Serbian troops on the border with Kosovo were put on high alert Friday following clashes inside Kosovo between police and ethnic Serbs that injured more than a dozen people. Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo, who are a majority in that part of the country, had tried to block Farmer-turned-policeman is Mexico's eyes and ears at Popocatepetl volcano 05/26/2023 04:13pm • SANTIAGO XALITZINTLA, Mexico (AP) — When the Popocatepetl volcano reawakened in 1994, Mexican scientists needed people in the area who could be their eyes and ears. State police helped them find one, Nefi de Aquino, a farmer then in his 40s who lived beside the volcano. From that moment on, his li With Memorial Day getaway out of the way, some weekend congestion remains 05/26/2023 04:12pm • More than 1 million people from the D.C. metro area are expected to travel 50-plus miles this Memorial Day weekend, with plenty of them getting an early start Thursday and Friday. The vast majority are traveling by car — more than last year and just shy of pre-pandemic numbers, according to AAA Protester involved in pulling down abolitionist's statue in Wisconsin gets 6 months in jail 05/26/2023 02:35pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man who drove the car that helped pull down the statue of a Civil War hero and abolitionist outside of the Wisconsin state Capitol during a night of protests in 2020 has been sentenced to six months in jail. The statue of Hans Christian Heg was toppled and beheaded during a Regulators take aim at AI to protect consumers and workers 05/26/2023 02:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — As concerns grow over increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, the nation’s financial watchdog says it’s working to ensure that companies follow the law when they’re using AI. Already, automated systems and algorithms help determine credit ratings, Sato paces strong Ganassi contingent in final Indianapolis 500 practice 05/26/2023 01:39pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time champion Takuma Sato led a strong showing from the Chip Ganassi Racing quartet in final practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Friday, while Graham Rahal and Katherine Legge worked feverishly to get up to speed before race day. Sato turned a fast lap of 227.855 mph early Fernando Alonso out to end 10-year F1 drought with victory in Monaco 05/26/2023 12:54pm • MONACO (AP) — Ten years after last winning a Formula One race, Fernando Alonso fancies his chances of victory in the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. The 41-year-old Spanish driver has four third-place finishes in five races with Aston Martin this season. “I will attack more than any other weekend,â NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 05/26/2023 11:31am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Target’s Pride collection features ‘tuck-frie Hugh Grant's lawsuit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid cleared for trial 05/26/2023 11:20am • LONDON (AP) — A London court on Friday rejected an attempt by the publisher of The Sun tabloid to throw out a lawsuit by actor Hugh Grant alleging that journalists and investigators it hired illegally snooped on him. Justice Timothy Fancourt said a trial will have to determine whether Rupert Murd Over more than 100 years, 9 women have raced the Indianapolis 500 and the push for more has stalled 05/26/2023 10:55am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Katherine Legge remembers returning to the Indianapolis 500 for the second time a decade ago, and the unmistakable feeling of satisfaction she experienced walking through Gasoline Alley and knowing that she was not alone. For the third time in four years, a record-tying four A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve increased in April 05/26/2023 10:45am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A key index of U.S. prices ticked higher in April, and consumer spending rebounded, a sign that inflationary pressures in the economy remain high. The index, which the Federal Reserve closely monitors, showed that prices rose 0.4% from March to April. That was much higher than t Today in Sports - Julius Erving becomes only player to win MVP award in NBA and ABA 05/26/2023 10:00am • May 27 1823 — A $20,000 match race between American Eclipse (representing The North) and Henry (representing The South) is held at Union Course, Long Island, N.Y. American Eclipse wins in two-of-three heats, after his original jockey, William Crafts, is replaced by Samuel Purdy before the second h