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Labour's Sadiq Khan reelected as London mayor as UK's ruling Conservatives face more electoral pain 05/04/2024 04:55pm • LONDON (AP) — Sadiq Khan, the Labour Party's mayor of London, romped to victory Saturday, securing a record third straight term at City Hall, on another hugely disappointing day for the U.K.'s governing Conservatives ahead of a looming general election. Khan won a little over a million votes, or n Logan Sargeant is the only American driver in F1. His seat is in jeopardy as he heads into home race 05/04/2024 04:39pm • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The only American driver in Formula One had a somewhat decent showing in the Saturday sprint race ahead of the Miami Grand Prix. Then Logan Sargeant totally tanked in qualifying at a time his seat with Williams seems in serious jeopardy. The sprint race was won by three I-95 overpass in Connecticut scorched during a fuel truck inferno has been demolished 05/04/2024 03:51pm • NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — A bridge damaged in a fiery crash that kept Interstate 95 in Connecticut closed Thursday and Friday has been demolished. A live camera operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation on Saturday showed excavators and bucket loaders scooping up rubble from the destroy London, meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Mayor Sadiq Khan wins historic third term 05/04/2024 03:27pm • LONDON (AP) — London Mayor Sadiq Khan has a lot of cleaning up to do. Khan, who made history Saturday by becoming the city's first mayor elected to a third term, has pledged to make the River Thames swimmable. It wasn't a top campaign issue but it's an audacious goal considering the waterway was 2024 NFL Draft Selections 05/04/2024 03:03pm • Thursday, April 25FIRST ROUND 1. Chicago (from Carolina), Caleb Williams, qb, Southern Cal. 2. Washington, Jayden Daniels, qb, LSU. 3. New England, Drake Maye, qb, North Carolina. 4. Arizona, Marvin Harrison Jr., wr, Ohio State. 5. L.A. Chargers, Joe Alt, ot, Notre Dame. 6. N.Y. Giants, Malik Nabers Former security guard convicted of killing unarmed man during an argument at a Memphis gas station 05/04/2024 12:54pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former security guard has been convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting of an unarmed Black man during a dispute over loud music at a supermarket gas station in Memphis, Tennessee. Gregory Livingston, 57, was found guilty by a jury Friday in the August 2021 fatal sh It's Cinco de Mayo time, and festivities are planned across the US. But in Mexico, not so much 05/04/2024 11:17am • The United States is gearing up for Cinco de Mayo. Music, all-day happy hours and deals on tacos are planned at venues across the country on Sunday — May 5 — in a celebration with widely misunderstood origins that is barely recognized south of the border. In the U.S., the date is largely seen a Traffic snarled as workers begin removing I-95 overpass scorched in Connecticut fuel truck inferno 05/04/2024 08:53am • Work crews began demolishing a bridge damaged in a fiery crash that kept Interstate 95 in Connecticut closed for a second day Friday, as motorists' nerves continued to fray in hours of traffic jams on and around the main artery linking New England and New York. “It’s crazy,” said Marco Ortiz, The bystander's role is changing in the era of livestreaming. North Carolina's standoff shows how 05/04/2024 08:48am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Saing Chhoeun was locked out of his Charlotte, North Carolina, home on Monday as law enforcement with high-powered rifles descended into his yard and garage, using a car as a shield as they were met with a shower of gunfire from the direction of his neighbor's house. As bul A Chinese driver is praised for helping reduce casualties in a highway collapse that killed 48 05/04/2024 08:19am • BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese truck driver was praised in local media Saturday for parking his vehicle across a highway and preventing more cars from tumbling down a slope after a section of the road in the country’s mountainous south collapsed and killed at least 48 people. Wang Xiangnan was driving Today in History: May 4, four killed during anti-war protest at Kent State University 05/04/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, May 4, the 125th day of 2024. There are 241 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire during an anti-war protest at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others. On this Are skin care products with benzoyl peroxide dangerous? This Va. doctor says 'context matters' 05/03/2024 11:16pm • A recent report links benzoyl peroxide skin care products, often used for acne, to an increased risk of cancer. One local dermatologist says more context is needed, and her message is: don't panic. "A small, independent research organization called Valisure recently did a study where they took, e Heavy rains over Texas have led to water rescues, school cancellations and evacuation orders 05/03/2024 06:27pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Heavy storms slammed the Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous flooding in Texas and leading to numerous high-water rescues, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes. Officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warni Judge denies pretrial release of a man charged with killing a Chicago police officer 05/03/2024 06:23pm • CHICAGO (AP) — A judge denied pretrial release of a 22-year-old man charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an off-duty Chicago police officer during a court appearance Friday. Xavier L. Tate Jr. is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen fi F1 now makes 3 stops a season in the United States. Could Miami become a victim of oversaturation? 05/03/2024 05:12pm • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Formula 1 is back in the United States for the first time in six months and the first stop is the Miami Grand Prix, the race that was supposed to be the American showpiece. But the sparkling debut of Las Vegas last November was rated as one of the best races of the 2023