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Scooby doobie don't: Discarded joints pose hazards for dogs 05/02/2023 10:36am • NEW YORK (AP) — Bondi, an 8-month-old toy poodle, had just returned from a walk when he began stumbling. His head wobbled and soon he could barely stand, so his owner, Colleen Briggs, rushed him to the vet. The good doctor quickly made a diagnosis: Bondi was stoned. On his walk, a sniff must have Folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84 05/02/2023 09:15am • TORONTO (AP) — Gordon Lightfoot, the folk singer-songwriter known for “If You Could Read My Mind" and "Sundown” and for songs that told tales of Canadian identity, died Monday. He was 84. Representative Victoria Lord said the musician died at a Toronto hospital. His cause of death was not imme Challenger in Turkey presidential race offers sharp contrast 05/02/2023 02:33am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The main challenger trying to unseat Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in this month's presidential election cuts a starkly different figure than the incumbent who has ruled the country for two decades. Where Erdogan is a mesmerizing orator, the unassuming Kemal Kilicdar Kings eager to take next step after ending playoff drought 05/01/2023 10:05pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Through every playoff triumph and every glaring mistake, Mike Brown stuck by his young Sacramento Kings knowing how much all of these moments will mean for the future. He instructed rookie Keegan Murray to “let it fly” when his shot wasn't falling. The NBA coach of th Tornadoes in Virginia and Florida, flooding in other states 05/01/2023 09:55pm • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A rare and powerful tornado sent residents of a coastal city in Virginia fleeing for cover over the weekend as it peeled roofs from buildings and pushed homes from their foundations. It was the most powerful tornado ever to hit Virginia Beach, Virginia, officials conf US readies second attempt at speedy border asylum screenings 05/01/2023 08:59pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Joe Biden scrapped expedited asylum screenings during his first month in office as part of a gutting of Trump administration border polices that included building a wall with Mexico. Now he is preparing his own version. Donald Trump’s fast-track reviews drew sharp crit US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week 05/01/2023 08:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends, the White House said Monday. Vaccine requirements for federal workers and federal contractors, as well Judge blocks Missouri rule that would limit transgender care 05/01/2023 08:39pm • COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge on Monday temporarily blocked a unique rule that would require adults and children to undergo more than a year of therapy and fulfill other requirements before they could receive gender-affirming treatments such as puberty blockers, hormones and surgery. St. L At least 6 dead after dust storm causes crashes in Illinois 05/01/2023 08:34pm • DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — A windstorm in central Illinois kicked up dangerous clouds of blinding dust off farm fields Monday, causing numerous crashes that killed at least six people on Interstate 55, police said. The late morning crashes involved 40 to 60 cars and multiple tractor-trailers, two of May Day: World’s workers rally, France sees pension anger 05/01/2023 08:28pm • PARIS (AP) — People squeezed by inflation and demanding economic justice took to streets across Asia, Europe and the Americas on Monday to mark May Day, in an outpouring of worker discontent not seen since before the worldwide COVID-19 lockdowns. French police charged at radical protesters and tro The Top 10 Largest Private Equity Firms in the World 05/01/2023 08:00pm • 2022 was a rough year for many public market investors. Major stock indexes fell sharply, with most ending the year in bear market territory. Fixed income didn't do much better, as bonds slumped amid a serious bout of inflation. Although stocks have recovered some ground in the early months of 2023, 7 Best ETFs to Buy Now 05/01/2023 08:00pm • The stock market pulled back in March, but came roaring back in April to challenge earlier 2023 highs. As of May 1, the S&P 500 index was up about 9% on the year. The U.S. economy is certainly not without its challenges, with steady interest rate increases reshaping both business and consumer sp Gwyneth Paltrow won't recoup attorney fees in ski crash suit 05/01/2023 07:45pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow will not recoup the attorneys' fees she paid to successfully defend herself against a lawsuit from a 76-year-old retired optometrist who claimed she was at fault for crashing into him at a posh Utah ski resort in 2016. In a ruling published on Saturday, a Utah 'A crisis in nursing is upon us,' nursing survey shows, even after the pandemic 05/01/2023 07:42pm • As an emergency room nurse, Terry Foster has cared for people on their worst days. He loves his work, and as president of the Emergency Nurses Association, a group that represents about 50,000 nurses, he's met countless others who share a similar commitment to helping others. But he's concerned abou Hawaii Digest, 1pm update 05/01/2023 07:00pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select Hawaii stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of Hawaii and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to t