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June 3, 2024

Zelenskyy accuses China and Russia of undermining peace summit during visit to Manila

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during a trip to Asia, accused China of aiding Russia in efforts to undermine a Swiss-organized global peace summit.

June 2, 2024

'Garfield,' 'Furiosa' continue topping box office charts amid slow summer start

"The Garfield Movie" and "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" continued their reign as box office toppers this weekend amid an underwhelming start to Hollywood's summer season.

June 2, 2024

3 South Dakota counties to vote on returning to ballot tabulation by hand

Three rural South Dakota counties are set to vote Tuesday on whether they will return to counting ballots by hand, an initiative based on concerns stemming from machine tabulation.

June 2, 2024

Lobster-shaped monster truck topples utility poles in Maine mishap

The lobster-shaped "Crushstation" monster truck struck a power line after going airborne during a Saturday event at Maine's Topsham Fairgrounds.

June 2, 2024

Fire breaks out at Russian oil refinery; deaths, injuries reported

A fire reportedly broke out Sunday at an oil refinery in northwestern Russia's Komi Republic, leading to an unspecified number of injuries and deaths.

June 2, 2024

2 dead, 7 injured in suburban Pittsburgh bar shootout

Two people were reported dead and seven others injured following a shootout at the Ballers Hookah Lounge and Cigar Bar in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania.

June 2, 2024

Former NJ officer gets 27 years for killing driver, wounding passenger during 2019 chase

Jovanny Crespo, a former Newark, New Jersey, police officer, has been sentenced to a cumulative 27 years in prison for the death of one man and injury of another during a 2019 chase.

June 2, 2024

2 dead in South Carolina block party shooting

Two people were reportedly killed and two others sustained minor gunshot wounds during a shooting at a Rock Hill, South Carolina, block party.

May 31, 2024

Turkish drone strikes in Syria kill 4 U.S.-backed fighters, wound 11 civilians, Kurdish group says

Four U.S.-backed fighters have been killed and 11 civilians wounded in northeastern Syria by Turkish drone strikes; civilian vehicles and homes in and near the city of Qamishli were hit.

May 31, 2024

Kansas Constitution doesn't include right to vote: state high court majority

The Kansas Supreme Court released a majority opinion Friday suggesting that the state Constitution's Bill of Rights does not include a right to vote.