WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer sentiment fell sharply in May to the lowest level in six months as Americans cited stubbornly high inflation and interest rates, as well as fears that unemployment could rise. The University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, released Friday in...
Police Arrest Over 40 as They Clear Pro-Palestinian Protest Camps at Penn, MIT and Arizona
Police made more than 40 arrests as pro-Palestinian protest encampments were dismantled Friday at the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, hours after police tear-gassed demonstrators and took down a similar camp at the University of Arizona. The dismantling at Penn came around 5:30 a.m., as campus...
Lithuania Holds a Presidential Vote as Anxieties Rise in the Baltics Over Russia and War in Ukraine
VILNIUS, Lithuania - Lithuania is holding a presidential election on Sunday at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears across all of Europe about Moscow's intentions, but particularly in the strategically important Baltic region. The popular incumbent, Gitanas Nausėda, is favored to win...
Scores of Starving and Sick Pelicans Found Along the California Coast
NEWPORT BEACH — Scores of sick and starving pelicans have been found in coastal California communities in recent weeks and many others have died. Lifeguards spotted a cluster of two dozen sick pelicans earlier this week on a pier in coastal Newport Beach and called in wildlife experts to assist....
UC President Backs $10M Annual UCLA Payment to Cal Berkeley
LOS ANGELES — The University of California Board of Regents is expected to accept a recommendation that UCLA pay University of California at Berkeley $10 million a year for six years as a result of the Bruins' upcoming move to the Big Ten and the demise of the Pac-12. The...
California’s Budget Deficit is Likely Growing, Complicating Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Plans
SACRAMENTO - California Gov. Gavin Newsom will update his budget proposal on Friday, and the news likely won't be good. Newsom, in his last term as governor and widely seen as a future presidential candidate, announced a nearly $38 billion deficit in January, driven by declining revenues. Days later, the...
Trump’s Hush Money Trial Nears End of Third Week, Michael Cohen Awaits Testimony
NEW YORK — The third week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial draws to a close Friday after jurors heard the dramatic, if not downright seamy, account of porn actor Stormy Daniels, while prosecutors gear up for their most crucial witness: Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney. Stormy's Encounter with Trump...
Utah Avalanche Claims 2 Skiers’ Lives Amid Late Spring Snowstorms
SANDY, Utah — Two backcountry skiers were killed and one was rescued after an avalanche Thursday in the mountains outside of Salt Lake City that occurred after several days of spring snowstorms, authorities said. A rescue team went to the area mid-morning after the avalanche was reported near Lone Peak...
Eurovision Explained: ABBA to Zorra Amidst the Shadow of Israel-Hamas Conflict
MALMO, Sweden — Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans have gathered in Malmo, Sweden, where the Eurovision Song Contest is building towards Saturday's exuberant, glitter-drenched final. But even Eurovision can’t escape the world’s divisions. Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters are also expected in the city for demonstrations urging a...
Abortion Ban States See Decline in Medical Residency Applicants
Fewer U.S. medical school graduates are applying to residency programs, but the drop is more striking in states that ban abortion compared with other states. Figures released Thursday by the Association of American Medical Colleges showed continuing declines after the group first spotted the difference in an analysis last year. “It looks even...