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Bodies Found in Lake Mead Renew Interest in Vegas Mob Lore

A formally sunken boat sits on cracked earth hundreds of feet from what is now the shoreline on Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Monday, May 9, 2022, near Boulder City, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)

LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas is being flooded with lore about organized crime after a second set of human remains… Continue reading Bodies Found in Lake Mead Renew Interest in Vegas Mob Lore

Shanghai Disinfects Homes, Closes All Subways in COVID Fight

A woman talks on her phone near a screen depicting a giant hand at an empty mall area with closed retail shops and restaurants only offering takeaway on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

BEIJING — Teams in white protective suits are entering the homes of coronavirus-infected people to spray disinfectant as Shanghai tries… Continue reading Shanghai Disinfects Homes, Closes All Subways in COVID Fight

Curry, Warriors Rally Past Grizzlies 101-98 for 3-1 Lead (Highlights)

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates with the crowd in the final minute against the Memphis Grizzlies during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball Western Conference playoff semifinal in San Francisco, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

SAN FRANCISCO — Their coach sidelined again as has happened several times before, even during the playoffs, Stephen Curry took… Continue reading Curry, Warriors Rally Past Grizzlies 101-98 for 3-1 Lead (Highlights)

Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Min Stylianides to Have Series of Meetings in Rome

FILE - Christos Stylianidis. (Photo by Eurokinissi/ Yiannis Panagopoulos)

ROME – Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides is in Rome on Tuesday to hold a series of… Continue reading Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Min Stylianides to Have Series of Meetings in Rome

Earth Given 50-50 Chance of Hitting Key Warming Mark by 2026

FILE - A man and a boy walk across the almost dried up bed of river Yamuna following hot weather in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

The world is creeping closer to the warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent, with nearly a 50-50 chance… Continue reading Earth Given 50-50 Chance of Hitting Key Warming Mark by 2026

Biden Signs Ukraine Bill, Seeks $40B Aid, in Putin Rejoinder

President Joe Biden signs the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, May 9, 2022, in Washington. Witnessing the signing are Ukraine-born Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., right, and Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

WASHINGTON — Washington sought to portray a united front against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as President Joe Biden signed a… Continue reading Biden Signs Ukraine Bill, Seeks $40B Aid, in Putin Rejoinder

Pulitzer Prizes Award Washington Post for Jan. 6 Coverage

Cecilia Reyes, of the Chicago Tribune, reacts as she and Madison Hopkins of the Better Government Association, not pictured, win the Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting at the Chicago Tribune's Freedom Center in Chicago, Monday, May 9, 2022. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune via AP)

NEW YORK — The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize in public service journalism Monday for its coverage of the… Continue reading Pulitzer Prizes Award Washington Post for Jan. 6 Coverage

New Life, New Struggles: Afghans Still Adjusting to US

Hasibullah Hasrat, 29, is interviewed at his apartment, in Hyattsville, Md., Wednesday, May 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

WASHINGTON — Taliban forces had taken the Afghan capital. Crowds of panicked people thronged the airport. And a young man… Continue reading New Life, New Struggles: Afghans Still Adjusting to US

Timeline of NATO Expansion since 1949

FILE - Secretary of State Dean Acheson signs the Atlantic defense treaty for the United States, April 4, 1949. (AP Photo/File)

STOCKHOLM — Finland and Sweden are nearing decisions on whether to ditch their long-standing policy of military nonalignment and join… Continue reading Timeline of NATO Expansion since 1949

Warhol’s “Marilyn” Auction Nabs $195M; Most for US Artist

The 1964 painting Shot Sage Blue Marilyn by Andy Warhol is carried in Christie's showroom in New York City on Sunday, May 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

NEW YORK — Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” sold for a cool $195 million on Monday, making the iconic… Continue reading Warhol’s “Marilyn” Auction Nabs $195M; Most for US Artist

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