May 19 Singer Dawn Richard says Sean Combs threatened to make her disappear after she saw him beat up Cassie By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Richard told jurors at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial on Monday that the hip-hop mogul threatened to kill her if she told anyone she saw him physically abusing his longtime girlfriend. Continue reading
May 19 Judge blocks Trump administration from shutting peace institute that sought to end violent conflicts By Gary Fields, Associated Press A judge said that because the removal of the board by the administration was illegal, all subsequent actions are null and void, including the firing of the staff and the transfer of the headquarters to the General Services Administration. Continue reading
May 19 Economists say Trump’s tariffs are unpredictable and still working their way through the system By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press Trump’s tariffs are still huge, unpredictable and working their way through the system. Continue reading
May 19 N.J. Transit engineers reach tentative deal to end strike that halted trains to NYC By Bruce Shipkowski, Christopher Weber, Associated Press New Jersey Transit’s train engineers have reached a tentative deal to end their three-day strike that had halted service for some 100,000 daily riders. Continue reading
May 19 New season of ‘Sesame Street’ to stream on Netflix and air on PBS By Associated Press Starting later this year, new Sesame Street episodes will run on Netflix, PBS and the PBS Kids app on the same day. Continue reading
May 19 Supreme Court allows Trump to strip Temporary Protected Status from some Venezuelans By Associated Press The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife. Continue reading
May 19 More storms take aim at central U.S., where many are still digging out from tornado damage By Matthew Brown, Carolyn Kaster, Associated Press Already, at least 19 people were killed in Kentucky, seven in Missouri and two in Virginia after severe weather battered much of the country. Continue reading
May 19 Turbulent waters may have contributed to Mexican navy tall ship crash into Brooklyn Bridge By Joshua Goodman, Susan Haigh, Associated Press Two sailors were killed and 19 were injured Saturday when the 300-foot (90-meter) Cuauhtemoc struck the iconic New York bridge. Continue reading
May 19 Authorities say suspect in California fertility clinic car bombing left behind ‘anti-pro-life’ writings By Sarah Raza, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The explosion gutted the single-story American Reproductive Centers clinic, damaging the office space but not stored embryos. Continue reading
May 19 What to know about Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press When caught early, prostate cancer is highly survivable, but it is also the second-leading cause of cancer death in men. Continue reading