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Thursday, May 19, 2022 10:26 AM ET

World News

Russia could actually lose territory amid Ukraine war disaster

Newsweek - 43 minutes ago

The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine said Russian troops could be expelled from more regions they had occupied, which raises the prospect of Moscow losing Crimea.

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SF Gate

NATO chief: Dispute over Sweden, Finland will be resolved

SF Gate - 1 minute ago

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday he was...

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CTV News

U.K. police conclude probe into Johnson's 'partygate' scandal

CTV News - 41 minutes ago

Britain's Metropolitan Police says it has concluded its investigation into breaches of COVID-19 regulations at British government offices, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson's official residence, and has issued a total of 126 fines.

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Daily Express

Crossbow and pistol-yielding suspect detained following German school shooting

Telegraph UK - 2 hours ago

The suspected gunman is in custody, police said

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Politics News

Boston Globe

Biden invokes Defense Production Act for baby formula shortage - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 22 minutes ago

President Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and authorized flights to import supply from overseas.

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Boston Globe

Oz, McCormick still neck and neck in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 1 hour ago

Heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick went into Wednesday essentially tied in Pennsylvania’s hotly contested Republican nomination for an open Senate seat.

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New York Times

Senate confirms Bridget Brink as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. It was unanimous.

CBS News - 2 hours ago

American diplomats evacuated Kyiv when the war began but the U.S. just reopened the embassy.

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SF Gate

Biden has an eye on China as he heads to South Korea, Japan

SF Gate - 2 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden departs on a six-day trip to South Korea and...

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Business News

Houston Chronicle

Wall Street edges lower, stabilizing a day after big drop

Houston Chronicle - 1 minute ago

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening moderately lower in early trading on Wall Street,...

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AP News

Shanghai to reopen subways in easing of COVID lockdown

Seattlepi.com - 3 hours ago

BEIJING (AP) — The locked-down Chinese metropolis of Shanghai will reopen four of its...

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International Business Times

Global Stocks Slump On Recession Fears

International Business Times - 17 minutes ago

Global stocks slump on recession fears

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San Francisco Chronicle

Wall Street points lower, extending inflation-driven retreat

San Francisco Chronicle - 13 minutes ago

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street headed for more losses at the open following the previous...

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Technology

Irish Sun

Twitter’s account of deal shows Elon Musk signing without asking for more information

The Globe and Mail - 1 hour ago

Musk has questioned the accuracy of Twitter’s public filings about spam accounts representing less than 5% of its user base, claiming they must be at least 20%

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CNBC

Google's Russian subsidiary to file for bankruptcy after bank account seized

CNBC - 14 hours ago

Google's Russian subsidiary plans to file for bankruptcy after authorities seized its bank account, making it impossible to pay staff and vendors.

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Irish Sun

Opinion | For Canada’s cultural sector, it’s now or never. We need the Online Streaming Act to end free rides for Big Tech

Toronto Star - 19 hours ago

Streaming platforms are crashing on our cultural couch, paying nothing toward the structures and systems that allow Canadian storytelling to thrive.

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Ars Technica

Opinion | It’s time for Apple to move beyond iPhone updates and transform our world … again

Toronto Star - 3 hours ago

The world’s largest tech company finds itself in a strange position raking in billions quarterly while offering mere updates to slick products when the world is crying out for more innovation.

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Sports Headlines

FIFA World Cup 2022: 6 female referees, assistants among 129 officials selected for mega event-Sports News , Firstpost

First Post - 13 minutes ago

Three female referees and three female assistant referees were announced Thursday by FIFA among 129 officials selected for World Cup duty.

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Europa League: Frankfurt erupts with joy after Eintracht end 42-year wait for European trophy-Sports News , Firstpost

First Post - 52 minutes ago

City streets filled with honking cars as strangers wearing Frankfurt scarves spilled out of pubs, embraced each other and celebrated together following Frankfurt’s first European trophy since the 1980 UEFA Cup

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ESPN

From Tiger to Scheffler, Southern Hills to sleepers: Everything you need to know for the PGA Championship

ESPN - 33 minutes ago

Can Scheffler do it again? Will Tiger contend? Who else should we be paying attention to? We answer all the big questions for the PGA Championship.

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The Mercury News

Curry’s 21 points, 12 boards lead Warriors in Game 1, 112-87

Toronto Star - 2 hours ago

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Once Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson slowed down, caught their breath and stopped rushing shots, the Splash Brothers got on a rol...

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Entertainment News

New York Magazine

Tom Cruise Is Being Boring at Cannes

New York Magazine - 33 minutes ago

The once-infamous agent of chaos has overcorrected his press strategy as he promotes Top Gun: Maverick at the French festival.

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New York Times

Review | The power in the story: Toronto writers Martha Bátiz and Fawn Parker grapple with life’s relationships

Toronto Star - 20 minutes ago

Bátiz’s short stories and Parker’s ‘gut-punch’ of a novel explore power distribution and imbalance

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Fox News

Amber Heard's sister Whitney Heard Henriquez says Johnny Depp hit her in the back

Fox News - 10 minutes ago

Amber Heard's sister Whitney Henriquez Heard told jurors Wednesday that Johnny Depp smacked her in the back during the infamous staircase fight in 2015.

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BuzzFeed News

Taylor Swift just got super real about the “price” she paid for starting her career at 15 and revealed the “thinly veiled warnings” industry experts gave her

BuzzFeed News - 3 minutes ago

"Being publicly humiliated over and over again at a young age was excruciatingly painful."

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Odd/Weird News

Huffington Post

Tennessee Couple Finds Stray Dog Cuddled Up Next To Them In Bed

Huffington Post - 2 days ago

"Whose dog is this?" Jimmy Johnson asked his wife.

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AP News

German Town Grounds Cats To Avoid A Catastrophe For Rare Birds

Huffington Post - 22 hours ago

Authorities in Walldorf have ordered some cat owners to keep their pets indoors until the end of August, to protect the crested lark during its breeding season.

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SF Gate

'Extremely aggressive' jumping worms now seen in California

SF Gate - 14 hours ago

When caught, they shed their tails like a lizard.

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WalesOnline

Arkansas water tower leak makes Johnny Cash silhouette appear to be urinating

UPI - 1 day ago

Johnny Cash is once again making headlines in his Arkansas hometown after a bullet hole in a "very sensitive area" of the musician's silhouette on the local water tower made the man in black appear to be urinating.

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