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A Thai court sentences an opposition lawmaker to 2 years in prison for defaming the monarchy 05/27/2024 01:52am • BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Monday sentenced a lawmaker from a progressive opposition party to two years in prison after finding her guilty of defaming the monarchy in a speech she made during a protest rally three years ago. Chonthicha Jangrew of the Move Forward Party was greeted by several s 12 people injured after Qatar Airways plane hits turbulence on flight to Dublin 05/27/2024 01:31am • LONDON (AP) — Twelve people were injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin on Sunday hit turbulence, airport authorities said. Eight of the injured were hospitalized. Dublin Airport said in a statement that flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed safely as scheduled befor Forced to rebuild a life at 12, a Haitian girl joins thousands seeking an escape from gang violence 05/27/2024 12:05am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — For 12-year-old Juliana St. Vil, life begins every afternoon. She bounds out of the crowded shelter where she’s been sleeping on the concrete floor for 10 months, a smile on her face despite harsh surroundings. Not yet a teenager, Juliana must navigate a Haiti oppres Today in History: May 27, the Golden Gate Bridge opens 05/27/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Monday, May 27, the 148th day of 2024. There are 218 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 27, 1937, the newly completed Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, California, was opened to pedestrian traffic (vehicles began cros 2 killed in Montgomery County shooting, police say 05/26/2024 11:23pm • Two young men died Sunday evening after a shooting near Nolte Local Park in Silver Spring, Maryland, Montgomery County police said in a statement. Officers were called just before 7 p.m. to the 500 block of Thayer Ave for a reported shooting. When officers arrived, they found two 20-year-old m Nigeria is emerging as a critical mineral hub. The government is cracking down on illegal operations 05/26/2024 10:26pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's government is cracking down on illegal mining, making dozens of arrests of unlicensed miners since April for allegedly stealing the country’s lithium, a critical mineral used in batteries for electric vehicles, smartphones and power systems. The recent arrests co At least 15 dead after severe weather carves path of ruin across multiple states in the South 05/26/2024 09:18pm • VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — Powerful storms killed at least 15 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter in a restroom during the latest deadly weather to s Georgian PM, president criticize each other over media freedom law on Independence Day 05/26/2024 09:11pm • TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The president and prime minister of Georgia on Sunday lashed out at each other at a ceremony marking the country's independence day as strong tensions persist over a law that critics say will obstruct media freedom and damage Georgia's bid to join the European Union. The m Davis Riley gets 1st individual PGA Tour win by 5 at Colonial in final group with Scheffler 05/26/2024 08:16pm • FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Davis Riley was practicing a week before Colonial when he got an unsettling call that his older sister had a seizure at work, which led to the discovery of a tumor on her brain and surgery the next day. Riley wasn't even sure then that he would be able to, or even want to, What we know about the young missionaries and religious leader killed in Haiti 05/26/2024 07:44pm • The bodies of a young missionary couple from the U.S. who were attacked and fatally shot by gang members in Haiti are expected to be transported to Missouri this week, a spokesperson for the families said Sunday. Thursday’s killings of Davy and Natalie Lloyd, and Jude Montis, the local director of Gunman arrested after wounding 5 people in Los Angeles area home, firing at helicopter, police say 05/26/2024 07:39pm • SAN FERNANDO, Calif. (AP) — A 61-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of shooting and wounding five people at a Los Angeles area home and then firing at a police helicopter after locking himself inside, authorities said. Officers responded shortly before 11:30 p.m. Saturday and found four gunsh In a north Texas county, dazed residents sift through homes mangled by a tornado 05/26/2024 05:27pm • VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — The dazed residents of a north Texas county sifted through their mangled homes on Sunday after seven people there were killed when a tornado ripped through the remote region near the tiny community of Valley View. Cooke County Sheriff Ray Sappington said there's “just Man accused in fiery liquid attacks on New York City subway riders 05/26/2024 05:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A man set a cup of liquid on fire and tossed it at a fellow subway rider in New York City, setting the victim's shirt ablaze and injuring him, police said Sunday. The random attack happened on a No. 1 train in lower Manhattan on Saturday afternoon, city police said, adding that the PHOTOS: Rolling to Remember brings thousands to DC ahead of Memorial Day 05/26/2024 04:42pm • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 4 people killed and over 30 injured after a bus and a cargo train collide in Peru 05/26/2024 04:20pm • LA OROYA, Peru (AP) — Four people were killed and more than 30 others were injured after a passenger bus and a cargo train collided Sunday in central Peru, the country's national police said. Authorities said the crash happened after 4 a.m. in the district of La Oroya, about 110 miles (177 kilomet