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'Inappropriate' behavior shuts down Dublin to New York City portal
Marnie Hunter, CNN | Posted May 14 - 10:16 p.m. | Save Story
Less than a week after two public sculptures featuring a livestream between Dublin, Ireland, and New York City debuted, "inappropriate behavior" in real-time interactions between people in the two cities has prompted a temporary shutdown.
Miss USA's and Miss Teen USA's mothers say they they were 'abused, bullied and cornered'
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN | Posted May 14 - 10:01 p.m. | Save Story
Days after their daughters' decisions to relinquish their pageant titles, the mothers of former Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava are speaking out — in place of their daughters, who they say are still bound by nondisclosure agreements with the Miss USA organization.
American sought after 'So I raped you' Facebook message detained in France
Maryclaire Dale and Nicolas Vaux-montagny, Associated Press | Posted May 14 - 9:46 p.m. | Save Story
An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, "So I raped you," has been detained in France after a three-year search.
Ship that struck Baltimore bridge lost power twice before crash, NTSB preliminary report finds
Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace and Eric Levenson, CNN | Posted May 14 - 9:26 p.m. | Save Story
The cargo ship Dali that crashed into Baltimore's Key Bridge in March had a pair of catastrophic electrical failures minutes before the crash and had experienced two blackouts a day earlier, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday.
Blinken in Kyiv says US arms will make a difference as Ukraine reels from new Russian offensive
Matthew Lee, Associated Press | Posted May 14 - 7:32 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that American military aid on its way to Ukraine will make a "real difference" on the battlefield. The remarks Tuesday came as the top diplomat made an unannounced visit to reassure an ally facing a fierce new Russian offensive.
'Micropreemie' baby who weighed just over 1 pound at birth goes home from Illinois hospital
Associated Press | Posted May 14 - 6:08 p.m. | Save Story
Nyla Brooke Haywood, a baby girl born Nov. 17, 2023, is finally going home. Nyla was born at just 22 weeks weighing 1 pound and 1 ounce.
Judge rejects Hunter Biden's bid to delay his June trial on federal gun charges
Claudia Lauer and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press | Posted May 14 - 4:34 p.m. | Save Story
A judge in Delaware has denied a request by Hunter Biden's lawyers to delay his federal gun trial set for next month.
8 dead, at least 40 injured as farmworkers' bus overturns; truck driver arrested
Associated Press | Updated May 14 - 3:20 p.m. | Save Story
The Florida Highway Patrol says a bus carrying farmworkers in central Florida has overturned, killing eight people and injuring another 40 passengers.
Biden sharply hikes US tariffs on Chinese imports, including chips, cars
Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters | Posted May 14 - 2:33 p.m. | Save Story
President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a bundle of steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports including electric vehicle batteries, computer chips and medical products.
Bumble gets stung for sneering at celibacy as an alternative to dating
David Hamilton, Associated Press | Posted May 14 - 1:22 p.m. | Save Story
The dating app Bumble got stung after running billboard ads that appeared to sneer at celibacy as an alternative to meeting people online. The company backtracked Monday, apologizing for its billboards.
Utah, 17 other states, sue over federal policy on transgender workers
Daniel Wiessner, Reuters | Posted May 14 - 11:39 a.m. | Save Story
A group of Republican-led states, including Utah, filed a lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing broad legal protections for transgender workers.
Amazon's self-driving robotaxi unit Zoox under investigation by US after 2 rear-end crashes
The Associated Press | Posted May 14 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
Amazon's self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government's highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists.
At Westminster dog show, a display of dogs and devotion
Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press | Posted May 13 - 10:19 p.m. | Save Story
The 148th Westminster Kennel Club dog show is underway. Monday marked the start of the traditional judging that leads to the best in show prize, to be awarded Tuesday night.
White House sees no genocide in Gaza, condemns aid convoy attacks
Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason, Reuters | Posted May 13 - 10:13 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that President Joe Biden's administration does not view the killings of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel in its war with Hamas as genocide.
Prosecutors urge 40 years in prison for attacker of Pelosi's husband
Steve Gorman, Reuters | Posted May 13 - 9:45 p.m. | Save Story
The man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home and clubbed her husband with a hammer should serve 40 years in prison for his conviction on federal offenses that amount to a crime of terrorism, prosecutors urged on Friday.
Utah senators blast pause in weapons to Israel as 'reprehensible,' 'dithering'
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted May 13 - 9:05 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Sens. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney have criticized the White House over its decision to withhold some military aid to Israel.
Demolition charges set off to free cargo ship from the wreckage of Baltimore bridge
Nicole Grether and Gloria Pazmino, CNN | Posted May 13 - 8:34 p.m. | Save Story
Charges were set off at a key portion of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Monday evening in a planned demolition aimed at freeing the cargo ship Dali from the fallen structure, video from the scene showed.
We know late-night screens are bad for sleep. Here's how to stop doomscrolling in bed
Albert Stumm, Associated Press | Posted May 13 - 8:07 p.m. | Save Story
A smartphone's artificial light suppresses the melatonin that helps you fall asleep. Experts recommend turning off electronic devices at least one hour before bed.
