California sets stage for slavery reparations, Uvalde funerals continue: 5 Things podcast

Nation’s first reparations task force addresses centuries of racial discrimination in California, funerals continue in Uvalde: 5 Things podcast       

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Joy in Shanghai as COVID-19 lockdown eases

Traffic, pedestrians and joggers reappeared on the streets of Shanghai on Wednesday as China’s largest city began returning to normalcy amid the easing of a strict two-month…

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ShowBiz Minute: Cosby, BTS, Depp

Cosby faces sex abuse allegations again as civil trial opens; BTS visits White House to discuss combating hate crime surge; Johnny Depp gets standing ovation at London…

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Injuries among some Amazon drivers spiked sharply in 2021, new report says

Amazon’s third-party delivery contractors suffered 18.3 injuries per 100 full-time-equivalent-workers, a report says.       

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A Community Thrives: Gannett Foundation calls for applications in national, local crowdfunding and grant program

The 2022 A Community Thrives program will award up to $2 million in grants to groups looking to improve their communities.       

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Florida man looking for Frisbees killed in suspected alligator attack at a disc golf park

A man looking for Frisbees at a Florida disc golf park was found dead. An alligator was euthanized and a bite is suspected to be behind the…

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Germany to ship ‘most modern air defense system’

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The systems will allow Ukraine to launch rockets about 50 miles, US officials say. Russia accuses the US of ‘adding fuel to the fire.’

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China bars Russian airlines with foreign planes: Report

China has barred Russia’s airlines from flying foreign-owned jetliners into its airspace, the Russian news outlet RBK reported, after President Vladimir Putin threw the aircrafts’ ownership into…

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China’s Russia dealings irk US, but don’t breach sanctions

China’s support for Russia through oil and gas purchases is irking Washington and raising the risk of U.S. retaliation, foreign experts observed.  Although they could see no sign…

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Woman dies after bison tosses her 10-feet in the air in Yellowstone Park

Yellowstone National Park officials said the 25-year-old woman approached the bison near a boardwalk before she was gored and tossed in the air.       

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First hurricane of the pacific season makes landfall

The strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in May in the eastern Pacific swept ashore on a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns in southern…

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AP Top Stories May 31

Here’s the latest for Tuesday May 31st: EU bans 90 percent of Russia oil over Ukraine; Biden meets with Fed chair as inflation soars; Funerals begin in…

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Shanghai residents celebrate easing of two-month COVID-19 lockdown

Residents have cheered the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Shanghai, but are wary that the virus, and the rules that come with it, could return.

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Germans get €9-a-month travel in response to energy price rises

For the next three months, public transport costs are being cut to tackle the soaring cost of living.

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Opinion: Here’s a way to make Russia pay for Putin’s ruthless war in Ukraine

Sanctions hit Russian President Vladimir Putin perilously close to home in May, when Britain froze assets belonging to his former wife and his rumored mistress along with…

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