May 23, 2024 Kosovo's parliament passes a bill on leasing some of its prison space for Denmark's use Kosovo’s parliament has approved a bill that would allow leasing of some of the country's prison space to Denmark to help it with its overcrowded prison system.
May 23, 2024 Boston aquarium on lookout for great white sharks after suspicious bites observed Scientists with the New England Aquarium in Boston are encouraging beachgoers to report potential white shark sightings after suspicious bites were observed on marine mammals.
May 23, 2024 Pennsylvania Rep. Dwight Evans says he's recovering from a minor stroke U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans of Philadelphia, a Democrat who's serving his fourth term, is recovering in a rehabilitation facility from a minor stroke; he plans to return to Washington in around 6 weeks.
May 23, 2024 Black bear swipes at hiker in Colorado resort town A mother black bear was "humanely euthanized" after swiping at a Colorado hiker on Tuesday. Her cubs, old enough to fend for themselves, were released.
May 23, 2024 $15M fine levied against owner of unlicensed New York cannabis shops who claims he gave free samples David Tulley, the owner of seven unlicensed New York cannabis shops, has been fined over $15 million for repeatedly ignoring notices to cease operating.
May 23, 2024 Baltimore's Catholic archdiocese will cut parishes as attendance falls and infrastructure ages Baltimore's Catholic archdiocese will cut the number of parishes by around two-thirds in the city and nearby suburbs as part of a realignment plan due to aging infrastructure and falling attendance.
May 23, 2024 Arizona man convicted in 6-year-old son's starvation death Anthony Martinez was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder in the starvation death of his son, Deshaun. An autopsy found the six-year-old weighed just 18 pounds when he died.
May 23, 2024 High schooler shot in suburban New Orleans An 18-year-old student was reportedly shot and wounded across from West Jefferson High School in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on Thursday.
May 23, 2024 Louisiana Legislature approves bill classifying abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances Louisiana lawmakers approved a bill that would reclassify abortion-inducing drugs mifepristone and misoprostol as 'controlled and dangerous substances;' the bill is expected to be signed into law.
May 23, 2024 At Cannes, the dogs steal the show Since the 77th Cannes Film Festival's opening day featuring Messi from “Anatomy of a Fall," human actors have shared the limelight with their canine co-stars on and off the red carpet.