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Tennis legend Boris Becker discharged from bankruptcy court in England

Tennis legend Boris Becker discharged from bankruptcy court in England

LONDON (AP) — German tennis legend Boris Becker was discharged from bankruptcy court in London after a judge found Wednesday he had done “all that he reasonably could do” to repay creditors tens of millions of pounds.
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Dueling protesters clash at UCLA hours after police clear pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia

Dueling protesters clash at UCLA hours after police clear pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dueling groups of protesters clashed Wednesday at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another.
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Highway collapse in China's southern Guangdong province leaves at least 19 dead

Highway collapse in China's southern Guangdong province leaves at least 19 dead

BEIJING (AP) — A section of a highway collapsed early Wednesday in southern China leaving at least 19 people dead, local officials said, after the area had experienced heavy rain in recent days. Eighteen cars fell down a slope after a 17.
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Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest

Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest

BEIJING (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China said he was allowed back into his lab after he spent days locked outside , sitting in protest.
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Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall

Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall

NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers carrying zip ties and riot shields stormed a Columbia University building being occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters, streaming in through a window late Tuesday and arresting dozens of people.
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1 person dead, homes destroyed after tornado rips through northeastern Kansas

1 person dead, homes destroyed after tornado rips through northeastern Kansas

WESTMORELAND, Kan. (AP) — One person died Tuesday when a tornado ripped through the small city of Westmoreland in northeastern Kansas, destroying houses, RVs and outbuildings, authorities said.
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Democrats retain upstate New York congressional seat in special election

Democrats retain upstate New York congressional seat in special election

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy won a special election Tuesday for the New York congressional seat vacated by Democrat Brian Higgins.
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Louisiana won't immediately get a new majority-Black House district after judges reject it

Louisiana won't immediately get a new majority-Black House district after judges reject it

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new congressional map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday by a panel of three federal judges, fueling new uncertainty about district boundaries as the state prepares for fall congressional
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Metro train collides with bus in downtown Los Angeles, injuring more than 50, 2 seriously

Metro train collides with bus in downtown Los Angeles, injuring more than 50, 2 seriously

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least 55 people were hurt, two seriously, when a Metro light rail train and a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided Tuesday along a busy thoroughfare in downtown Los Angeles, officials said.
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Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab

Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab

SHANGHAI (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility — a sign of Beijing's continuing pressure on scientists conducting resea
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