By Majlie de Puy Kamp, Curt Devine, Audrey Ash, Casey Tolan, Allison Gordon and Pamela Brown, CNN (CNN) — As horse racing’s elite saddle up for the final race of the coveted Triple Crown at New York’s Belmont Stakes, the sport’s top trainers will face off for their share of the $1.5 million purse at
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An official says an explosion at a rocket and explosives plant in Turkey caused a building to collapse, killing all five workers inside. The explosion occurred at around 8:45 a.m. Saturday at the compound of the state-owned Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation, on the outskirts of the capital, Ankara. Gov. Vasip
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a memorial service in northeast Afghanistan that killed at least 13 people and wounded 30 others. Thursday’s service at a mosque in Badakhshan province was for an official who was killed in a car bombing that was also claimed by
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Multiple victims have been struck by bullets during a mass shooting in San Francisco’s Mission District Friday night, but authorities say there were no fatalities. A tweet by the San Francisco Police Department says there are nine shooting victims but they all are expected to survive their injuries. Police say there
Continue Reading JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Australian surfer who was jailed for attacking several people while drunk and naked in Indonesia’s deeply conservative Muslim province of Aceh is set to be deported to his country after he agreed to apologize and pay compensation. Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones, 23, from Queensland, was detained in late April on Simeulue
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Raging wildfires in Canada have already scorched about 15 times the normal burned area for this time of the year: nearly 11 million acres — more than double the size of New Jersey — with more than 2 million acres concentrated in Quebec alone. Canada’s fire season is only
Continue Reading By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro votes in an early parliamentary election which is seen as a test of whether the small NATO-member Balkan country can overcome deep internal political divisions and instability that have hampered its European Union membership path. Some 542,000 voters will on Sunday choose between 15 parties
Continue Reading By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — State media in Somalia are reporting that security forces have ended an hourslong extremist attack on a beachside hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, that began Friday night. There was no immediate official word Saturday on any deaths. Al-Qaida’s East Africa affiliate, al-Shabab, claimed responsibility for the
Continue Reading KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen says the self-ruled island will work to improve its rescue and defense capabilities with new technologies, adding that strengthening Taiwan is key to maintaining peace. Tsai also pledged her government would promote policies to safeguard maritime and border security after inspecting an anti-terror drill in Kaohsiung city
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — Two passenger planes have bumped into each other on a runway at a major Tokyo airport. No injuries were reported in Saturday’s accident. Government official Isamu Yamane said a Thai Airways International jet headed to Bangkok accidentally hit an Eva Airways plane headed to Taipei at Haneda airport. The runway was temporarily
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) — Students spread out in their rural Kansas classroom, answering questions with a partner about invaders atop elephants attempting to sack Rome more than 2,000 years ago. “Do you want to read?” one of the third graders, Parker, asked his partner after the lesson on the Punic
Continue Reading By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Often depicted as an integral feature of the continent, African wildlife, from iconic big beasts to its vast array of species, continues to attract millions of foreign travelers every year. But a new art exhibition in the heart of Johannesburg is questioning the relationship between humans and
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — A Tennessee woman was indicted on federal charges after allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill the wife of a man she met on a dating site. Melody Sasser, 47, of Knoxville, was taken into custody last month for allegedly trying to arrange the murder. She was indicted
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By Andy Rose, Michelle Watson and Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — At least nine people were shot Friday in what police believe was a “targeted and isolated incident” in San Francisco’s Mission District neighborhood. Of the nine initially hospitalized, at least six people are still being treated at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, the hospital
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By Alexandra Coenjaerts, CNN (CNN) — The largest hospitality union in Southern California has approved a strike for more than 15,000 workers that could begin in early July if an agreement isn’t reached on increased pay and other benefits. Unite Here Local 11 – the union representing room attendants, cooks, dishwashers and front desk agents
Continue Reading By SCOTT McFETRIDGE, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — So many people knew something wasn’t right at the 116-year-old Davenport apartment building. The structural engineer who documented the shaky wall. The head of a masonry company who wouldn’t let his workers onto the site. The city inspector who threatened
Continue Reading By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Four Indigenous children survived an Amazon plane crash that killed three adults and then wandered on their own in the jungle for 40 days before being found alive by Colombian soldiers. The announcement of their rescue on Friday brought a happy ending to a saga that
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents is set to play out in a federal court in Florida. But about a thousand miles away, part of Trump’s defense is well underway in a different venue — the halls of
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — Two passenger planes have accidentally touched each other on a runway at a major Tokyo airport. No injuries were reported in the incident on Saturday. Japanese media reports said a Thai Airways International jet headed to Bangkok made contact with an Eva Airways plane headed to Taipei at Haneda airport, and the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Crews spent Friday night repairing a water main along Providence Road. Utility workers were out late on Friday fixing a main that gushed water into the street. Boone County Joint Communications warned drivers about the problem at Providence Road and Kentucky Boulevard at 5:12 p.m. Water mains broke in a nearby
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