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Twitter shareholders to meet amid Elon Musk's takeover drama

Twitter’s regularly scheduled shareholder meeting Wednesday won’t include a vote on Tesla billionaire Elon Musk’s $44 billion bid for the social platform. That vote will take place at a … more

By BARBARA ORTUTAY | 5/25/22

First lady Jill Biden speaks after a Fedex cargo plane arrived with 100,000 pounds of baby formula at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Jill Biden, Murthy welcome 2nd mass delivery of baby formula

Jill Biden and the U.S. surgeon general are empathizing with parents across the country who have been scrambling to find infant formula for their children. Both say President Joe Biden and his team … more

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE | 5/25/22

This photo released by the Casa Grande Police Department, shows a collagen supplement bottle that concealed approximately 500,000 fentanyl pills that were found in an SUV pulled over for speeding on Interstate 10 in Pinal County, Arix., on Monday May 23, 2022. Two women, Martha Lopez, 31, and Tania Luna Solis, 30, were arrested Monday after about 500,000 fentanyl pills were found collagen supplement bottles in an SUV pulled over for speeding on Interstate 10 in Arizona, police said.(Casa Grande Police Department via AP)

Cops: 500,000 fentanyl pills found in Arizona traffic stop

Arizona police say two women were arrested after about 500,000 fentanyl pills were found in an SUV pulled over for speeding. A statement from police in the small city of Casa Grande south of … more

5/25/22

Fire damages Wyoming abortion clinic ahead of June opening

A fire in Wyoming has damaged a building that was being renovated to house a new abortion clinic in the conservative state where opposition to abortion is widespread. No one was hurt in the blaze in … more

By MEAD GRUVER | 5/25/22

Parkland parent Tom Hoyer, speaks during to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission as his wife Gena, right, looks on, April 10, 2019, in Sunrise, Fla. Hoyer stood outside the Fort Lauderdale courtroom Wednesday, May 25, 2022 where jury selection is underway in the penalty phase of the gunman who killed his son Luke and 16 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. He said it's “heartbreaking" to think about what happened Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. An 18-year-old gunman killed 19 students and two teachers. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Texas school shooting invades trial of Parkland murderer

The mass shooting at a Texas elementary school has invaded jury selection at the penalty trial of Florida’s campus killer. Lawyers in the trial of Nikolas Cruz argued Wednesday over whether … more

By TERRY SPENCER | 5/25/22

FILE - Nancy Rose, who contracted COVID-19 in 2021 and continues to exhibit long-haul symptoms including brain fog and memory difficulties, pauses while organizing her desk space, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Port Jefferson, N.Y. Rose, 67, said many of her symptoms waned after she got vaccinated, though she still has bouts of fatigue and memory loss. A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, found that up to a year after an initial coronavirus infection, 1 in 4 adults aged 65 and older had at least one potential long COVID health problem, compared with 1 in 5 younger adults. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Long COVID affects more older adults; shots don't prevent it

Research in U.S. veterans provides fresh evidence that long COVID-19 can happen even after breakthrough infections following vaccination. In the study published Wednesday, about 1% who had COVID-19 … more

By LINDSEY TANNER | 5/25/22

Pfizer to offer low-cost medicines, vaccines to poor nations

Pfizer says it will provide nearly two dozen products at not-for-profit prices in some of the world’s poorest countries. That includes its top-selling COVID-19 vaccine and treatment. The … more

By TOM MURPHY | 5/25/22

This May 4, 2022, photo shows oceanographers Andrew McDonnell, left, and Claudine Hauri, middle, along with engineer Joran Kemme after an underwater glider was pulled aboard the University of Alaska Fairbanks research vessel Nanuq from the Gulf of Alaska. The glider was fitted with special sensors to study ocean acidification. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

An ocean first: Underwater drone tracks CO2 in Alaska gulf

In the choppy, cold waters of Alaska’s Resurrection Bay, oceanographers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks have been conducting tests this spring with a drone that goes underwater. They … more

By MARK THIESSEN | 5/25/22

FILE - Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School administrative employees Margarita LaSalle, left, and JoEllen Berman, walk along the hill near the school lined with 17 crosses to honor the students and teachers killed on Valentine's Day, as teachers and staff returned to the school, Feb. 23, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. There have been dozens of shootings and other attacks in U.S. schools and colleges over the years, but until the massacre at Colorado's Columbine High School in 1999, the number of dead tended to be in the single digits. Since then, the number of shootings that included schools and killed 10 or more people has mounted. (Charles Trainor Jr/Miami Herald via AP, File)

A look at some of the deadliest US school shootings

There have been dozens of shootings and other attacks connected to U.S. schools and colleges over the years. Until the massacre at Colorado’s Columbine High School in 1999, the number of dead … more

By The Associated Press | 5/25/22

FILE - Demonstrators hold a banner to protest the visit of President Donald Trump to the border city after the Aug. 3 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 7, 2019. A gunman killing multiple elementary school children and adults in Texas on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, adds to the state's grim recent history of mass shootings. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)

School massacre continues Texas' grim run of mass shootings

The gunman who killed 19 elementary school children and two adults in Texas added to the state's grim recent history of mass shootings. More than 85 people have been killed in five of Texas' worst … more

By PAUL J. WEBER | 5/25/22

FILE - The family of Daunte Wright gathers on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's death, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. A candlelight vigil to honor Floyd's memory at the intersection where he died was among the remembrances scheduled for Wednesday's second anniversary of the Black man's killing at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa, File)

Vigil, rally planned for 2nd anniversary of Floyd killing

A candlelight vigil to honor George Floyd’s memory at the intersection where he died was among the remembrances scheduled for the second anniversary of the Black man’s killing at the hands of … more

By MOHAMED IBRAHIM | 5/25/22

Relatives worry, mourn in wake of elementary school shooting

Relatives turned to social media in a desperate attempt to find their missing children as the death toll in a gruesome school shooting at a Texas elementary school rose to at least 19 students and … more

By JAMES VERTUNO and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | 5/24/22

A pumpjack operates on Jan. 15, 2015, in Bakersfield, Calif. Residents of Bakersfield are concerned about potential explosions after a state agency found that six idle oil wells near homes were leaking methane in the past several days. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Gas wells leak explosive levels of methane in Bakersfield

Residents of Bakersfield are concerned for their health and safety after a state agency found that six idle oil wells near homes were leaking methane in the past several days. State and regional … more

BY DREW COSTLEY | 5/24/22

Chihuahua found with arrow through neck expected to survive

Southern California authorities say a chihuahua puppy shot through the neck with an arrow in is expected to survive. The Riverside County Animal Services agency says a woman reported to 911 that she … more

5/24/22

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2020 photo, Sven Spichiger, Washington state Department of Agriculture managing entomologist, displays a canister of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a nest in a tree behind him in Blaine, Wash. Authorities in Washington state said Tuesday, May 24, 2022, that scientists will set about 1,000 traps in their quest to wipe out the Asian giant hornet in the state. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Scientists will set 1,000 traps for murder hornets this year

Scientists will set about 1,000 traps in Whatcom County this year in their quest to wipe out the Asian giant hornet in Washington state. The state Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that … more

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS | 5/24/22

This undated photo provided by Charon Reed shows Celestine Chaney, who was killed in Saturday's shooting at a supermarket, in Buffalo, N.Y. (Charon Reed via AP)

Celestine Chaney, Buffalo supermarket victim, mourned

Family and friends of Celestine Chaney are remembering her as resilient and caring as they say their final good-byes. Mourners filled the Elim Christian Fellowship sanctuary in Buffalo Tuesday for … more

By CAROLYN THOMPSON | 5/24/22

Top Southern Baptists plan to release secret list of abusers

Southern Baptist leaders say they will release a secret list of hundreds of pastors and church-affiliated staff members accused of sexual abuse. The announcement comes two days after a scathing … more

By DEEPA BHARATH | 5/24/22

FILE - This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Sam, center right, in the Atlantic Ocean, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at 3:20 p.m. ET. On Tuesday, May 24, 2022, federal meteorologists say the Atlantic should expect another extra busy hurricane season in 2022. Tuesday's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Atlantic hurricane season forecast calls for 14 to 21 named storms, with six to 10 becoming hurricanes. (NOAA via AP, File)

Stormy repeat: NOAA predicts busy Atlantic hurricane season

Federal meteorologists say the Atlantic should expect another extra busy hurricane season this year. Tuesday's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Atlantic hurricane season forecast … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 5/24/22

FILE - The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, addresses the media during a joint press conference with the President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen, in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Guterres is on Wednesday, May 18 launching a five-point plan to jump-start broader use of renewable energies as the U.N. weather agency reported that greenhouse gas concentrations, ocean heat, sea-level rise, and ocean acidification hit new records last year. (AP Photo/Theresa Wey, file)

UN chief Guterres urges graduates to shun 'climate wreckers'

The head of the United Nations is imploring graduating college students to reject jobs at companies that fund the fossil fuel industry he described as “killing our planet.” U.N. Secretary-General … more

5/24/22

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) sprays water on his face during a timeout against the Florida Panthers during the third period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series Monday, May 23, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning back in East finals

The Tampa Bay Lightning are headed to the Eastern Conference finals for the sixth time in eight years after sweeping the Florida Panthers in four games. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champions … more

By FRED GOODALL | 5/24/22