May 19 Mexican tall ship was underway less than 5 minutes before crashing into Brooklyn Bridge By Susan Haigh, Associated Press Less than a minute before the Cuauhtemoc training vessel sped backward into the bridge on Saturday, a radio call went out asking for help from any additional tugboats in the area. Continue reading
May 19 Storms and tornadoes continue to ravage central U.S. after killing dozens By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press The National Weather Service is warning of still more days of dangerous weather conditions across the central U.S. The agency issued the forecast Monday after four days of tornadoes, thunderstorms and heavy rain killed more than two dozen people. Continue reading
May 19 The U.S. hasn’t seen a human bird flu case in 3 months. Experts are wondering why By Mike Stobbe, JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of new human cases have stopped. Continue reading
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