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Massachusetts shooting claims life of baby delivered after mother was one of several hit by gunfire

Massachusetts shooting claims life of baby delivered after mother was one of several hit by gunfire

HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — A shooting claimed the life of a baby that was delivered after its mother was one of several people hit by gunfire during a fight Wednesday on a downtown street in the western Massachusetts city of Holyoke, authorities said.
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Simone Biles leads U.S. women to record 7th straight team title at gymnastics world championships

Simone Biles leads U.S. women to record 7th straight team title at gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Simone Biles and her teammates were far from perfect, and yet nothing could stand in the way of a victory that set a record for both the U.S. women's team and the greatest gymnast in history. The U.S.
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3 scientists win Nobel in chemistry for quantum dots research used in electronics, medical imaging

3 scientists win Nobel in chemistry for quantum dots research used in electronics, medical imaging

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots — tiny particles just a few nanometers in diameter that can release very bright colored light and whose applications in everyday life include
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Point of no return: Pope challenges leaders at UN talks to slow global warming before it's too late

Point of no return: Pope challenges leaders at UN talks to slow global warming before it's too late

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders on Wednesday to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it’s too late, warning that God’s increasingly warming creation is fast reaching a “point of no return.
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5 people were wounded in a shooting after a homecoming event at Morgan State University in Baltimore

5 people were wounded in a shooting after a homecoming event at Morgan State University in Baltimore

BALTIMORE (AP) — A shooting interrupted a homecoming week celebration at Baltimore's Morgan State University on Tuesday, wounding five people and prompting an hourslong lockdown of the historically Black college.
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McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a House vote

McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a House vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown — a first in U.S. history, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and throwing the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.
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Bus crash near Venice, Italy, kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists

Bus crash near Venice, Italy, kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists

ROME (AP) — At least 21 people were killed and 18 injured in a fiery bus crash in Mestre, Italy, just across the Venetian Lagoon from old Venice, where firefighters and other emergency responders worked into the night trying to extract bodies and squ
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Butler sworn in as third Black female senator in US history, replaces late California Sen. Feinstein

Butler sworn in as third Black female senator in US history, replaces late California Sen. Feinstein

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler was sworn in as the newest member of the Senate on Tuesday, replacing California Sen.
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Shooting at major Bangkok shopping mall kills 2 people, and a teen suspect is arrested

Shooting at major Bangkok shopping mall kills 2 people, and a teen suspect is arrested

BANGKOK (AP) — A teenage boy with a handgun opened fire inside a major shopping mall in the center of Thailand’s capital Tuesday afternoon, killing two people before being apprehended, authorities said.
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Trio wins Nobel Prize in physics for split-second glimpse of superfast spinning world of electrons

Trio wins Nobel Prize in physics for split-second glimpse of superfast spinning world of electrons

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for giving us the first split-second glimpse into the superfast world of spinning electrons, a field that could one day lead to better electronics or disease diagnoses.
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