PHILADELPHIA — State Rep. Kevin Boyle had not yet turned himself in to Philadelphia police as of Wednesday evening, a day after a warrant was issuedfor his arrest on charges related to violating a protection from abuse order.

As Boyle eluded arrest, his older brother, U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, said the reemergence of a mental health condition led to his brother’s charges and has been “a nightmare for me and our family.” His warrant and absence from the Capitol in Harrisburg also caused hours of delay and partisan disagreement on the Pennsylvania House floor.

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From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere
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From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

  • By SETH BORENSTEIN, SUMAN NAISHADHAM, SIBI ARASU and FABIANO MAISONNAVE - Associated Press

In a world growing increasingly accustomed to wild weather swings, the last few days and weeks have seemingly taken those environmental extremes to a new level. Some climate scientists say they are hard pressed to remember when so much of the world has had its weather on overdrive at the same time. Scientists expect record weather disasters this year, connecting it to climate change, hot oceans and El Nino. Dozens are dead in Brazil after flooding. Houston is still drying out from nearly two feet of rain. Triple digit heat has hit from Asia to Africa. Records keep falling.

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Mobile home explodes in Minnesota, killing 2 people, sheriff's office says

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Two people have died in the explosion of a mobile home in Minnesota in a blast heard miles away. A sheriff's deputy told the Minneapolis Star Tribune the explosion occurred in Princeton just after 4 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities identified the victims as 61-year-old Katherine A. Kreger and her 60-year-old husband, Royce E. Kreger Jr. Stuart Bryan told the Star Tribune that he owns the property and was renting the home to the couple. Deputies who arrived at the scene said they saw a tank shooting propane in the air. The cause is under investigation by the state fire marshal’s office. Authorities say a dog also died in the blast.

Sparks move home game against Caitlin Clark and Indiana from Long Beach to downtown Los Angeles
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Sparks move home game against Caitlin Clark and Indiana from Long Beach to downtown Los Angeles

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Caitlin Clark’s first WNBA game in Los Angeles is being moved to a bigger stage. The Los Angeles Sparks say their home game against Clark and the Indiana Fever on May 24 is being moved from Walter Pyramid on the Long Beach State campus to Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. That's where the Sparks usually play their home games, but they had to move some games because of construction at the arena. The Sparks also are moving their games on May 26 against Dallas and June 5 against Minnesota to Crypto.com Arena.

Met Opera hosts 4 female conductors in landmark week. From its founding to 2016, there were only 4
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Met Opera hosts 4 female conductors in landmark week. From its founding to 2016, there were only 4

  • By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Only four women conducted the Metropolitan Opera in its first 133 years ending in 2016, but now four women have taken the baton in a one-week span. Oksana Lyniv, Speranza Scappucci, Marin Alsop and Xian Zhang led orchestras during a landmark week in April. Lyniv led Puccini’s “Turandot," and Scappucci conducted Puccini’s “La Rondine.” Alsop was in the pit for the Met premiere of John Adams’ “El Niño,” and Zhang helmed Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly." Sarah Caldwell became the first woman to conduct at the Met in 1976, and Susanna Mälkki became the fourth in 2016. There have now been 14 female conductors, including Keri-Lynn Wilson, wife of Met general manager Peter Gelb. The Met was founded in 1883.

Colorado adds basketball great Danny Manning to coaching staff as Buffs prepare to rejoin the Big 12
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Colorado adds basketball great Danny Manning to coaching staff as Buffs prepare to rejoin the Big 12

  • By PAT GRAHAM - AP Sports Writer

Colorado coach Tad Boyle is adding basketball great Danny Manning to his coaching staff in a reunion of the former Kansas teammates. Boyle and Manning spent a season together with the Jayhawks in 1984-85. Manning would later go on to lead Kansas to the 1988 NCAA championship, an improbable run that earned the team the nickname “Danny and the Miracles.” The addition of Manning comes as the Buffaloes prepare to rejoin the Big 12 Conference. Manning and Boyle will now routinely face their alma mater.

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Movie review: 'Poolman' happy to swim among LA noir influences

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Chris Pine might love Los Angeles more than anyone else. He also loves movies about Los Angeles, talking about movies about Los Angeles, going to the movies in Los Angeles, and making movies about making movies in Los Angeles, which is all laid out in his affable directorial debut, “Poolman,…

Maradona's World Cup Golden Ball trophy had mysteriously disappeared. It will be auctioned in Paris
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Maradona's World Cup Golden Ball trophy had mysteriously disappeared. It will be auctioned in Paris

  • By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - AP Sports Writer

Diego Maradona’s Golden Ball trophy from the 1986 World Cup has resurfaced. The award which had been missing for decades will be auctioned in Paris next month according to the Aguttes house. Maradona died in 2020 at age 60. He was awarded the trophy for his scintillating play at the tournament where he captained Argentina in its 3-2 win over West Germany in the final. Before that, he scored the “Hand of God” goal and the “Goal of the Century” in a 2-1 win over England in the quarterfinals. The auction house says it expects the trophy “to fetch millions due to its uniqueness.”

Rep. Greene and Speaker Johnson meet for a second day as possible vote on his ouster simmers
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Rep. Greene and Speaker Johnson meet for a second day as possible vote on his ouster simmers

  • By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson is working to position himself as in control in the face of a looming vote for his ouster. He insisted Tuesday he’s not negotiating with far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as they prepared to meet again at the Capitol and she weighed whether to proceed with a vote on the motion to vacate him from office.  It’s the second day Johnson is huddling privately with Greene, a top ally of Donald Trump, and she outlined four demands. Among them, Greene wants no more funding for Ukraine as it fights Russia and an end to the Justice Department special counsel’s legal cases against the indicted former president. Greene said she has “high expectations” the speaker will deliver.

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One Tech Tip: How to spot AI-generated deepfake images

  • By KELVIN CHAN and ALI SWENSON - Associated Press

AI fakery is quickly becoming one of the biggest problems confronting us online. Deceptive pictures, videos and audio are proliferating thanks to the rise and misuse of generative artificial intelligence tools. With AI deepfakes cropping up almost every day, depicting everyone from Taylor Swift to Donald Trump, it’s getting harder to tell what’s real from what’s not. Video and image generators like DALL-E, Midjourney and OpenAI’s Sora make it easy — just type a request and the system spits it out. Fake images can be used for scams and identity theft or propaganda and election manipulation. To spot a deepfake, look for the consistency of shadows and lighting, the edges of faces and people's teeth.

Israeli tanks have rolled into Rafah. What does this mean for the Palestinians sheltering there?
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Israeli tanks have rolled into Rafah. What does this mean for the Palestinians sheltering there?

  • By JULIA FRANKEL, MELANIE LIDMAN and JACK JEFFERY - Associated Press

Israel has launched an operation on Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, and seized control of the Gaza side of the key Rafah border crossing with Egypt. The operation that began Tuesday followed a dramatic 24 hours in which hopes for a long-awaited cease-fire between Israel and Hamas rose and then fell, though negotiators were still talking. The Israeli incursion appeared to fall short of a full-fledged offensive into Rafah, but Israel encouraged 100,000 Palestinians in an eastern part of the city to evacuate to Muwasi, a strip of land whose current inhabitants say is little more than a makeshift tent camp with squalid conditions.

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Answer Angel: Socks with sandals?

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Dear Answer Angel Ellen: My male relatives (son and husband) wear rubbery slip-on “slides” sometimes called “pool” or “shower” sandals — the style that soccer athletes, etc. wear when they take off their cleats.

Bruins-Panthers getting set for Game 1. Canucks-Oilers ready to open their series
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Bruins-Panthers getting set for Game 1. Canucks-Oilers ready to open their series

  • By TIM REYNOLDS - AP Sports Writer

The season for the Florida Panthers cannot end on Wednesday night. It’s not an elimination game, the Boston Bruins cannot close them out and no matter what happens there’s a flight to Massachusetts on Thursday and another game there on Friday. So, it’s not a must-win. The Panthers might feel otherwise. Game 2 of Panthers-Bruins is Wednesday night, with Boston looking to go up 2-0 in the NHL second-round playoff series. Florida-Boston is the first of two NHL playoff games on Wednesday’s schedule. It’ll be followed by Game 1 of Vancouver-Edmonton in a Western Conference second-round series.

Anguish as Kenya's government demolishes houses in flood-prone areas and offers $75 in aid
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Anguish as Kenya's government demolishes houses in flood-prone areas and offers $75 in aid

  • By EVELYNE MUSAMBI - Associated Press

Kenya’s government has begun bulldozing homes built in flood-prone areas and promising evicted families the equivalent of $75 to relocate after a deadline passed to evacuate amid deadly rains. In the capital, Nairobi, a bulldozer ripped through iron-sheet walls as residents watched in despair. The government last week told those living near rivers, dams and other flood-prone areas to vacate amid heavy rains that have left 238 people dead in recent weeks. Many evicted people say they don't know where to go. Civil society groups say three people have died after being run over by the bulldozers in the capital, Nairobi.

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Poland's Tusk calls secret services meeting after defection of judge to Belarus

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Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk says he is calling a special meeting of the secret services to discuss alleged Russian and Belarusian influence. The hastily organized meeting comes after a Polish judge who had access to sensitive state information defected to Belarus. Polish authorities are investigating the judge, Tomasz Szmydt, under suspicions that he was acting on behalf of a foreign intelligence service. The Polish government said in a statement Tuesday that “Szmydt had constant and direct access to classified information. He has also been in contact with Belarusians for a long time. This situation should be of the utmost concern.” Tusk announced the meeting of the the Secret Services College for Wednesday.

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Anne Hathaway finds her groove in Amazon rom-com ‘The Idea of You’

  • Rodney Ho - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)

ATLANTA — In the film “The Idea of You,” the meet-cute happens when 40-year-old single mom Solène Marchand (Anne Hathaway) accidentally enters the trailer of 24-year-old boy band leader Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine) at Coachella while looking for a bathroom.

MCT Reports A 2% Lock Volume Increase Despite Rising Rates
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MCT Reports A 2% Lock Volume Increase Despite Rising Rates

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SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 7, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), the de facto leader in innovative mortgage capital markets technology, today reported a 1.87% increase in mortgage lock volume compared to the previous month. To gain comprehensive insights into the…

US youth prospect Keyrol Figueroa signs pro contract with Liverpool
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US youth prospect Keyrol Figueroa signs pro contract with Liverpool

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United States youth international Keyrol Figueroa has signed a professional contract with Liverpool. The Premier League club announced the deal and described him as a “prolific goalscorer.” The 17-year-old Figueroa has impressed since moving to the Merseyside club when he was 14 and has consistently scored at different age levels. Figueroa scored seven goals to help the United States reach the final of the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship in 2023.

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Key takeaways from Stormy Daniels' testimony in Trump hush money trial

  • By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press

Porn actor Stormy Daniels has taken the witness stand in the hush money case against former president Donald Trump in the biggest spectacle yet of the historic first criminal trial of a former president. Daniels is at the center of the case because she was paid $130,000 the final weeks of Trump’s 2016 Republican presidential campaign to keep quiet about what she says was an awkward and unexpected sexual encounter with Trump a decade before. He has denied having sex with her. Daniels on Tuesday recounted her childhood in Louisiana before moving on to her career in the porn industry and a chance encounter with Trump at a celebrity golf tournament.

Murder trial opens in death of Detroit-area teen whose disappearance led to grueling landfill search
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Murder trial opens in death of Detroit-area teen whose disappearance led to grueling landfill search

  • By ED WHITE - Associated Press

The trial is underway in Detroit in the death of a 17-year-old girl whose disappearance led to a monthslong search through tons of rotting trash. Jaylin Brazier is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Zion Foster. Her remains haven’t been found. Detroit police in 2022 raked through tons of rotting trash at a landfill to try to find any trace of Foster’s body. The search was ultimately called off. Brazier told police that Foster died while they were using marijuana. He says he panicked and dropped her body in a dumpster. But Brazier insists he didn't kill her.

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Georgia woman identified as person killed in fall at Ohio State graduation ceremony

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A woman who fell to her death during a graduation ceremony at Ohio State University last weekend has been identified as a Georgia resident. The Franklin County Coroner’s Office says 53-year-old Larissa Brady was pronounced dead at the scene on Sunday, just below the stands, which the school says are 136 feet high. An investigation is ongoing. Brady’s daughter was among those graduating. The commencement continued without mention of what happened, but some students and others at the ceremony were visibly upset. An Ohio State University spokesman said the university has contacted all graduates and staff who volunteered at graduation to offer counseling services.

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WA lawmaker retaliated by releasing names of witnesses, says report

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OLYMPIA, Wash. — A state representative violated the House of Representatives' respectful workplace policy when she named several employees who were identified anonymously in a prior investigation into her conduct, according to a report released Monday.

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Denver City Council clears way for small homeless shelter

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DENVER — The Denver City Council on Monday gave local nonprofit Haven of Hope the green light to turn an industrial building in the Lincoln Park neighborhood into a homeless shelter with eight to 12 beds for people in a recovery program.

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Where do Kendrick Lamar and Drake go from here?

  • Mikael Wood - Los Angeles Times (TNS)

LOS ANGELES — After a weekend that saw two of hip-hop's biggest stars trade increasingly ugly accusations of domestic violence and child sexual abuse, it's all but official: Kendrick Lamar has triumphed over Drake in what many have deemed the most significant rap beef of all time.

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TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform

  • By HALELUYA HADERO - AP Business Writer

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance are suing the U.S. federal government to challenge a law that would force the sale of ByteDance’s stake or face a ban, saying that the law is unconstitutional. The lawsuit filed on Tuesday may be setting up what could be a protracted legal fight over its future in the United States.  The popular social video company alleged the law, which President Joe Biden signed as part of a larger $95 billion foreign aid package, is so “obviously unconstitutional” that the sponsors of The Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act are trying to portray the law not as a ban, but as a regulation of TikTok’s ownership.

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An Italian governor accused in a corruption probe has been placed under house arrest

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The governor of the Italian region surrounding the port city of Genoa has been placed under house arrest as part of a corruption investigation. The judge’s order signing off on the arrest says Giovanni Toti was accused of doing favors for local figures in exchange for money to fund four local elections in 2021 and 2022. Members of Toti’s staff and Genoa businessmen were implicated in the investigation. Toti's lawyer says he is “serene and convinced he’ll be able to explain everything.” The justice minister questions the pretrial house arrest and calls it rare.

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A jury awards $9 million to a player who sued the US Tennis Association over sexual abuse by a coach

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A tennis player has been awarded $9 million in damages by a jury in federal court in Florida after accusing the U.S. Tennis Association of failing to protect her from a coach she said sexually abused her at one of its training centers when she was 19. The lawsuit filed by Kylie McKenzie in March 2022 said Anibal Aranda, who was employed by the sport’s national governing body for about seven years and later fired, used his position as a USTA coach to get access to vulnerable female athletes and commit sexual battery against them. McKenzie said she feels validated by the outcome of the case. The USTA said it would appeal.

PGA Championship invites 7 LIV players to get top 100 in the world
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PGA Championship invites 7 LIV players to get top 100 in the world

  • By DOUG FERGUSON - AP Golf Writer

The PGA Championship field next week at Valhalla includes everyone from the top 100 in the world. The list officially has Tiger Woods. And seven invitations have gone out to LIV Golf players. The PGA Championship tries to get the top 100 in the world to maintain its reputation as having the strongest field. Patrick Reed is No. 92 and he extends his streak of playing in every major since the 2014 Masters. Two spots are being held for winners of two PGA Tour events if they're not already eligible. The PGA Championship returns to Valhalla in Louisville, Kentucky, for the fourth time on May 16-19.