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Fire razes school dormitory in Guyana, killing at least 19 children, many of them Indigenous

Fire razes school dormitory in Guyana, killing at least 19 children, many of them Indigenous

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A nighttime fire raced through a dormitory in Guyana early Monday, killing at least 19 students and injuring several others at a boarding school catering to remote, mostly Indigenous villages, authorities said.
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Erdogan wins endorsement for Turkish election runoff from third-place candidate Ogan

Erdogan wins endorsement for Turkish election runoff from third-place candidate Ogan

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The third-placed contender in the Turkish presidential elections on Monday formally endorsed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the second-round runoff vote to be held on May 28th.
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Iran's president appoints new official in powerful security post, replacing longtime incumbent

Iran's president appoints new official in powerful security post, replacing longtime incumbent

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's president on Monday appointed a new official to take over the post of secretary of the country's Supreme National Security Council, replacing the longtime powerful official Ali Shamkhani after becoming implic
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Koepka delivers another major performance to win PGA

Koepka delivers another major performance to win PGA

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Confidence was never an issue for Brooks Koepka until the injuries piled up, the doubts crept in and he began to wonder if he still belonged among golf's elite.
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Heat crush Celtics 128-102, take 3-0 lead in Eastern finals

Heat crush Celtics 128-102, take 3-0 lead in Eastern finals

MIAMI (AP) — Erik Spoelstra had his team fully expecting that Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals would be extremely difficult, that the Miami Heat were going to have to take the best shot that a desperate bunch of Boston Celtics could muster.
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Ukrainian president meets with world leaders at G7 as Russia claims a key victory in the war

Ukrainian president meets with world leaders at G7 as Russia claims a key victory in the war

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with some of his biggest backers in Hiroshima on Sunday, building momentum for his country's war effort even as Russia claimed a symbolic victory on the battlefield.
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At least 9 dead in stampede at soccer stadium in El Salvador

At least 9 dead in stampede at soccer stadium in El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at a quarterfinal match in the Salvadoran league Saturday.
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Polls open in Greece's first election since international bailout spending controls ended

Polls open in Greece's first election since international bailout spending controls ended

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Polls have opened in Greece’s parliamentary election, the first since the country’s economy ceased to be subject to strict supervision and control by international lenders who had provided bailout funds during its nearly decade-
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Baffert's National Treasure wins Preakness, hours after one of his horses euthanized

Baffert's National Treasure wins Preakness, hours after one of his horses euthanized

BALTIMORE (AP) — Bob Baffert’s National Treasure won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, ending Mage’s Triple Crown bid in the trainer’s return from a suspension — and just hours after another of his three-year-old horses was euthanized on the track.
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Russia says Wagner private army, with help from Russian troops, seized Bakhmut

Russia says Wagner private army, with help from Russian troops, seized Bakhmut

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s defense ministry said early Sunday that forces of the Wagner private army, with the support of Russian troops, seized the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
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