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HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — One retiree walking through Hiroshima, Japan's peace memorial park says it's time for the U.S. and Japanese people to move forward without grudges. President Barack Obama will visit Hiroshima Friday, becoming the first U.S. president to walk the ground where 140,000 people died from a U.S. atomic bomb decades ago.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A debate between Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders? Representatives for Fox News, ABC News and CBS News say the networks are interested in hosting such a showdown, but Trump has a steep price: A donation of at least $10 million to women's health causes. The networks are not commenting on whether they'd agree to Trump's terms.
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Officials are asking Flint, Michigan residents to flush the pipes in their homes every day for two weeks to help rid the system of lead. But not all residents believe the effort will help Flint recover from the lead water crisis. Lifelong resident Tammy Brewer says she runs the faucets daily simply "because you have to try everything." The state is paying all Flint water bills in May to encourage the practice.
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The Scripps National Spelling Bee has ended in a tie for the third year in a row. Thirteen-year-old Jairam Hathwar (JAY'-rahm HATH'-wahr) and 11-year-old Nihar Janga (NEE'-hahr JANG'-uh) were declared co-champions Thursday night after a roller-coaster finish. Each will receive a trophy and $45,000 in cash and prizes. Nihar, of Austin, Texas, is the youngest winner of the bee on record.
TOKYO (AP) — An official says seven people may have been injured when an engine fire broke out on a Korean Air jet about to take off from a Tokyo airport. A government official says firefighters put out the blaze within the hour, and all 302 passengers and 17 crewmembers were evacuated. The plane at Haneda Airport was headed to Seoul.
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