Apr 30 Sri Lanka lifts social media ban imposed after Easter blasts By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Krishan Francis, Associated Press President Maithripala Sirisena ended the blocking of Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube and other popular sites, but asked the public to "act in a responsible manner" on social media, according to a government statement. Continue reading
Apr 30 Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams won't run for Senate in 2020 By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams says she will not run for a U.S. Senate seat in 2020, dimming her party's hopes of a Senate majority and renewing speculation about her political future after last year's unsuccessful run for governor. Continue reading
Apr 29 Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to resign May 11 By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Rosenstein's departure had been expected since the confirmation of William Barr as attorney general. The White House nominated a replacement for the department's No. 2 slot weeks ago. Continue reading
Apr 29 Read Rod Rosenstein's full resignation letter By Molly Finnegan Rosenstein, a Trump administration appointee who oversaw special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe at the Justice Department, will step down from his role May 11, according to a resignation letter he submitted Monday. Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: Trump hosts winning Baylor women's basketball team By Associated Press This is the third time the Lady Bears have won the national championship. The team finished the season 37-1. Continue reading
Apr 29 John Singleton, Oscar-nominated filmmaker, dies at 51 By Jake Coyle, Hillel Italie, Associated Press Singleton, the director of "Boyz N the Hood," made movies that probed the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and beyond. Continue reading
Apr 29 California terror plot planned by Army veteran thwarted, officials say By Brian Melley, Associated Press A 26-year-old infantryman who served a combat stint in Afghanistan was arrested by federal agents Friday while finalizing plans to plant a bomb at a Nazi rally that had been scheduled Sunday in Long Beach. Continue reading
Apr 29 Director John Singleton to be taken off life support By Jake Coyle, Associated Press The 51-year-old director of "Boyz in the Hood," ''Poetic Justice" and other films has been in intensive care in a Los Angeles hospital since he had a stroke on April 17. Continue reading
Apr 29 Challenge to Georgia's election system faces first court test By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The lawsuit accuses the secretary of state and election board members of mismanaging the 2018 election in ways that deprived some citizens, particularly low-income people and minorities, of their constitutional right to vote. It seeks substantial reforms and asks that… Continue reading
Apr 29 Protesters go bananas after artwork removed from Polish museum By Monika Scislowska The 1973 video "Consumer Art," by prominent artist Natalia LL, showing a young woman eating a banana with great pleasure, was removed from the National Museum in Warsaw last week after the new museum head was summoned to the Ministry… Continue reading