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May 2, 2024

Trump-backed Brad Knott on track to win Democratic NC House seat after opponent bows out before runoff

Republican North Carolina congressional candidate Kelly Daughtry has suspended her campaign, all but clearing Trump-backed opponent Brad Knott's path to an easy win.

May 2, 2024

Filibuster against $4B Missouri Medicaid bill ends

A dayslong filibuster ended Thursday in the Missouri Senate after Republicans allowed a vote on a Medicaid program worth over $4 billion.

May 2, 2024

Colorado dentist accused of poisoning wife tried to get fellow inmate to plant fake suicide notes: police

James Craig, a dentist accused of killing his wife by poisoning her protein shakes, allegedly tried to bribe a jail inmate into planting fake suicide notes at the couple's residence.

May 2, 2024

The first wrongful-death trial in Travis Scott concert deaths has been delayed

The start of jury selection has been delayed in the first civil trial stemming from the Astroworld festival in 2021, where 10 people died in a crowd surge at a concert by rapper Travis Scott.

May 2, 2024

Mary J. Blige enlists Jill Scott, Taraji P. Henson and others for NYC women's summit

Mary J. Blige will appear alongside superstar friends Tiffany Haddish, Jill Scott, Taraji P. Henson, and others at her Strength of a Woman Summit and Festival, which begins May 10.

May 2, 2024

Limited-edition Wheaties box will feature tennis great Billie Jean King

Two-time tennis Hall of Famer Billie Jean King is set to appear on a limited-edition box of Wheaties, with rollout to begin later this month.

May 2, 2024

EU announces 1 billion euros in aid for Lebanon amid a surge in irregular migration

The EU has announced an aid package of about $1.06 billion for Lebanon, which will largely go to boosting border control in order to halt the flow of migrants and asylum seekers to Italy and Cyprus.

May 2, 2024

Indianapolis police wound man who pointed weapon at people, threatened them

Indianapolis police shot and critically injured a suspect Thursday after he was seen pointing a weapon at people, threatening to shoot them.

May 2, 2024

Fugitive shooting suspect arrested without incident in northern Arizona

Derick Myron, 44, has been taken into federal custody under suspicion he killed one person and wounded two others in a shooting earlier this week.

May 2, 2024

Exiled Belarus opposition leader says she hasn’t heard from her imprisoned husband for over 400 days

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, an exiled opposition leader in Belarus, said she has not heard from her imprisoned husband Siarhei Tsikhanouski for 421 days; he has been behind bars since 2020.