Advancing the power of facts, globally 🌎https://bsky.app/profile/apnews.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkwd4j7xge2lFive members of a pickleball club who died after the small plane carrying them crashed in Texas are being mourned by a tight-knit community of fellow players. https://bit.ly/4djk1xo03 May 2026 04:30 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwd4j7xge2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkw63wytth2eGreat White is doing well after flipping before the Kentucky Derby, throwing his jockey and getting scratched minutes before the Triple Crown race, trainer John Ennis said. https://bit.ly/4n2Pozr03 May 2026 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkw63wytth2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkvz2rj4ww2nThe Eta Aquarid meteor shower will soon light the sky with debris from Halley's comet. https://bit.ly/4dl6THZ03 May 2026 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvz2rj4ww2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkvu23cdkj2tIsraeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon have killed at least seven people and wounded others. https://bit.ly/4d2oByU03 May 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvu23cdkj2thttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkvrpmg2ko26Golden Tempo wins the Kentucky Derby as Cherie DeVaux becomes the first woman to train its winner. https://bit.ly/3QK8bne02 May 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvrpmg2ko26https://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkvqojo6ng2xSpring is when wildlife from birds to deer to alligators nest or bear young, often close to humans. https://bit.ly/42dmnYp02 May 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvqojo6ng2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkvpri6rle2ePresident Donald Trump says he is reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war. https://bit.ly/48AF6kd02 May 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvpri6rle2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkvne7m3va2pHundreds of years ago, Yemen helped introduce the world to coffee. https://bit.ly/4n7aqx402 May 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvne7m3va2phttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkvjxwxkdq2uThe collapse of the U.S.-based Spirit Airlines may mark the end of an era for travelers with a certain financial sensibility. https://bit.ly/49pgISR02 May 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvjxwxkdq2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkvhcngbi526The San Diego Padres have reached an agreement to sell control of the team to an investor group led by Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano. https://bit.ly/4umeQlX02 May 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvhcngbi526https://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkvgobdaea26Spirit Airlines has ended its 34-year run, closing the chapter on a discount carrier that reshaped U.S. air travel. https://bit.ly/48BPJ6r02 May 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvgobdaea26https://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkvdb74xfn2uThe 152nd edition of the Kentucky Derby will be run with 19 horses instead of the maximum 20 after a late scratch less than 12 hours before the race. https://bit.ly/4dgG5Zv02 May 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvdb74xfn2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkv7wzyu6w25The United States is warning shipping companies about potential sanctions for paying Iran to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. https://bit.ly/3P1iin902 May 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv7wzyu6w25https://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkv4lmwo442pPope Leo XIV is encouraging some of the wealthiest U.S. Catholics to keep on giving to support his charitable works. https://bit.ly/426ViGn02 May 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv4lmwo442phttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkuzah2x2j2nBerkshire Hathaway's new CEO Greg Abel opened the first annual meeting without Warren Buffett on stage Saturday. https://bit.ly/42GMlnd02 May 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuzah2x2j2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkuvu2dwfi2xBuilding trades unions have long been considered a voice of the American worker. Now, they're intertwined with the richest companies in the world as they create America’s artificial intelligence economy. https://bit.ly/4tf3cZk02 May 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuvu2dwfi2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkusirlddy2pSome experts who study why and what we disclose about ourselves in person say people should actually be sharing more than they do. https://bit.ly/3OBjy0c02 May 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkusirlddy2phttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkup7dde7g25Ukrainian drones are flying deep into Russia to strike oil facilities. https://bit.ly/4ejcbF102 May 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkup7dde7g25https://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkumdy5fha26How are people handling financial stress right now? The AP explores it with expert guidance in a new audio series. https://bit.ly/4cUQTes02 May 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkumdy5fha26https://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkuls6hg3426Tickets for most of the World Cup group games remain on general sale with just over a month to go until the tournament kicks off on June 11. https://bit.ly/4dkfA5n02 May 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuls6hg3426https://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkugr7shp22nGerry Conway, a renowned comic book writer who helped create characters and stories for Marvel and DC, including the Punisher character in the Spider-Man comics, has died. https://bit.ly/425HNqp02 May 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkugr7shp22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkubqchpji25Cellphone tower operators across Africa are increasingly turning to solar power to reduce reliance on costly diesel fuel and expand connectivity in off-grid areas. https://bit.ly/4n1BjlP02 May 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkubqchpji25https://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkuavuhepi2pHumpback whale 'Timmy' has been released in North Sea after being stranded in shallow waters off Germany since March, witnesses said. https://bit.ly/3Pc8qqJ02 May 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuavuhepi2phttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mkua7hf6dd2tAlex Zanardi, the Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist whose career was marked by two life-altering accidents, has died. He was 59. https://bit.ly/3PgzO6T02 May 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkua7hf6dd2thttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mku4pczg6b2tPro Bowl linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair will be with the Houston Texans through the 2029 season after signing a three-year extension this week. https://bit.ly/3OEyUB702 May 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mku4pczg6b2thttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mku27sxvwx25Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years. https://bit.ly/4vZzp9r02 May 2026 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mku27sxvwx25https://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mktxokjk552tGrammy-winning rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel of the Fugees has reported to federal prison to begin a 14-year sentence following a conviction over illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign. https://bit.ly/4tM6t3902 May 2026 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktxokjk552thttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mktsnhhhfl2cIn what Gov. Gavin Newsom hailed as a major milestone, his $20 billion Delta tunnel largely cleared another chokepoint last week, but it still faces obstacles of a different magnitude. https://bit.ly/4tazKni02 May 2026 04:30 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktsnhhhfl2chttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mktnmvnlqv2tThe world’s maritime nations preserved a plan to adopt the first global carbon fee on shipping, as they agreed to keep working on it in the fall and adjourned their meeting. https://bit.ly/3QNvoow02 May 2026 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktnmvnlqv2thttps://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mktkwmed6s2pA young southern sea otter named Rey has become a surrogate mother to an orphaned pup, Sunny, at the Aquarium of the Pacific in California. https://bit.ly/4tOp27302 May 2026 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktkwmed6s2p