The search for a wayward primate in South Carolina was in its second day Friday as its owner hired help to corral the animal in the town of Walterboro. Authorities on Saturday said the ape was kept as a pet. It’s unclear exactly how the animal, possibly a baboon, escaped. The pursuit of the rare … Read more
LOS ANGELES — The end of encampments at some American college campuses this spring was not the end of pro-Palestinian protests at Harvard and UCLA. Hundreds who attended annual graduation Thursday at Harvard College, Harvard University’s undergraduate college, staged a walkout to decry its disqualification of 13 students involved in earlier protests. At UCLA on Thursday, … Read more
Singer Sean Kingston was arrested in California, the same day his mother was taken into custody in a raid at his residence in Florida, authorities said Thursday night. Kingston’s arrest happened Thursday evening in Fort Irwin, a small desert town adjacent to the U.S. Army National Training Center, about 180 miles southwest of Las Vegas, … Read more
A Florida priest is accused of biting a woman during a dispute at Sunday Mass and could be charged with battery. The woman attended a 10 a.m. service at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in St. Cloud on Sunday and tried to take Communion, the Diocese of Orlando said. She had a brief discussion with the … Read more
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos — The airport was hectic as Ryan Watson and his wife were preparing to fly home to Oklahoma after celebrating his 40th birthday on the archipelago’s white sands. A search of his duffel bag was slowing things down, but two of his friends who came along were ribbing him for it: He … Read more
New U.S. women’s national soccer coach Emma Hayes stopped short of predicting Olympic gold for her squad Thursday, saying the world’s commitment to the sport has made it “an equal playing field.” In her first national TV interview since she was hired to run the world’s most famed women’s soccer program, Hayes diplomatically sidestepped when … Read more
Cassie has spoken out publicly for the first time since video emerged last week that to showed her former romantic partner Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulting her in a hotel in 2016. The 37-year-old singer, whose name is Casandra Ventura, said in a candid Instagram post Thursday that domestic violence “broke me down to someone I never … Read more
A tornado ripped through central Texas on Wednesday evening, causing huge damage and destroying homes, as forecasters warn of a potentially record-breaking heat wave in the state. The city of Temple, northeast of Austin, declared a state of emergency and opened a shelter for displaced people after a twister caused widespread devastation. Cars were overturned, … Read more
In the highest hurricane season forecast they have ever issued in May, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration forecasters said Thursday that the coming months may be exceptionally busy. “The forecast for named storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes is the highest NOAA has ever issued for the May outlook,” Rick Spinrad, the agency’s administrator, said in … Read more
New York City began a new policy Wednesday to evict some migrants from shelters within 30 days, or 60 days for younger adults. About 250 new arrivals face eviction this week if they cannot meet the city’s list of requirements for extensions. Advocates have criticized the shift in policy as inhumane and unrealistic for migrants … Read more