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With the shock of Oct. 7 still raw, profound sadness and anger grip Israel on its Memorial Day 05/13/2024 10:19am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Ruby Chen’s son, Itay, was killed in the Hamas attack on Oct. 7. But unlike scores of other families of soldiers killed that day, Chen doesn’t have a grave to visit because his son’s remains are held captive in Gaza. The absence of a final resting place is being felt Sports on TV for Tuesday, May 14 05/13/2024 10:00am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, May 14 COLLEGE BASEBALL 6 p.m. PAC-12N — Utah Tech at Utah 7 p.m. ACCN — Liberty at Wake Forest IIHF HOCKEY (MEN’S) 10 a.m. NHLN — World Championship Group Stage: Kazakhstan vs. Latvia, Group B, Ostrava, Czech Republic Fine dining, at a new high. A Michelin-starred chef will take his cuisine to our upper atmosphere 05/13/2024 09:40am • COPENHAGEN (AP) — Ever since humans have journeyed to space, their meals there have proved to be, well, nothing to write home about. But that could change after a Michelin-starred chef teamed up with the Florida-based startup Space Perspective to take fine-dining to our upper atmosphere in late 20 Are US interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed will take its time to find out 05/13/2024 08:19am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to bring down inflation, several Federal Reserve officials have said in recent comments, suggesting there may be few, if any, rate cuts this year. A major concern expressed by bot Long-haul carrier Emirates sees $4.7 billion profit in 2023 as airline takes flight after pandemic 05/13/2024 07:22am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The long-haul carrier Emirates announced Monday it saw record profits of $4.7 billion in 2023 as the airline fully took flight after the turbulent years of the coronavirus pandemic disrupted its operations. Emirates, owned by Dubai's government, announced revenu All things no-go? The ticketing nightmare behind Maryland's premier indie music festival 05/13/2024 06:34am • The All Things Go music festival, hosted at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, has only grown since its inception in 2014. Now, it's bursting out of its 40-acre cage and seems like a whole different animal for potential festivalgoers. This year's festival sold out altogether sh PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: Spieth gets another Grand Slam shot. Hardly anyone is talking about it 05/13/2024 06:00am • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The attention starts building weeks, if not months, ahead of the one major keeping Rory McIlroy from the career Grand Slam, the most elite club in golf. It's like that every year, and it doesn't make it any easier when he gets to the Masters. Jordan Spieth should be able to India's mammoth election is more than halfway done as millions begin voting in fourth round 05/13/2024 05:26am • SAMASTIPUR, India (AP) — Millions of Indians across 96 constituencies began casting their ballots on Monday as the country's gigantic, six-week-long election edges past its halfway mark. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third straight term with an eye on winning a supermajority in Parliam Are US interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed will take its time to find out 05/13/2024 05:06am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to bring down inflation, several Federal Reserve officials have said in recent comments, suggesting there may be few, if any, rate cuts this year. A major concern expressed by bot 'A thing of beauty': 25 years later, Ted Leonsis reflects on Capitals ownership 05/13/2024 04:53am • Owner Ted Leonsis and Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals pose with the Stanley Cup after their team defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game Five of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) While the pinnac Australian judge lifts court ban on X showing video of Sydney church stabbing 05/13/2024 03:53am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge Monday lifted a ban on the social media platform X showing Australians a video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church. The temporary ban was put in place April 22, but the judge rejected the application from Australia’s eSafety Commission to Sleepy far-flung towns in the Philippines will host US forces returning to counter China threats 05/13/2024 03:44am • SANTA ANA, Philippines (AP) — The far-flung coastal town of Santa Ana in the northeastern tip of the Philippine mainland has long been known by tourists mostly for its beaches, waterfalls, fireflies and a few casinos. But that’s changing after the laid-back town of about 35,000 people, which sti This Week: Producer prices, inflation check, April retail sales 05/13/2024 03:10am • Inflation foresight The Labor Department releases producer price data for April on Tuesday. The producer price index measures inflation at the wholesale level, before businesses pass costs on to consumers. Wholesale inflation jumped in March, the latest sign that inflation pressures in the economy r Germany limits cash benefit payments for asylum-seekers. Critics say it's designed to curb migration 05/13/2024 02:30am • EICHSFELD, Germany (AP) — When Erdina Laca goes grocery shopping in Eichsfeld these days, she pulls out a special payment card that’s for asylum-seekers only. She no longer pays in cash for her apples, eggs and fish — like most of the Germans standing in line with her at the register. Laca, 45 Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country's breaking a taboo on mental health services 05/13/2024 12:15am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Students often throw up or wet themselves when gunfire erupts outside their school in northern Port-au-Prince. When they do, school director Roseline Ceragui Louis finds there's only one way to try to calm the children and keep them safe: getting them to lie on the cla