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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A government inquiry into a rise in antisemitism across Australia before a mass shooting killed 15 people at a Hannukah celebration late last year recommended on Thursday that authorities prioritize gun reform. The government established the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion after father and son Sajid and Naveed Akram allegedly opened fire with legally-owned guns at the celebration at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14., […]

HONG KONG (AP) — The price of Brent crude oil surged past $125 a barrel early Thursday as stalled U.S.-Iran talks raised doubts over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a permanent end to the Iran war. Brent crude to be delivered in June jumped 6.2% to $125.36 and Brent to be delivered in July rose 3.1% to $113.85. Benchmark U.S. crude climbed 2.3% to $109.38 per barrel. […]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Another home loss in the playoffs has the Tampa Bay Lightning on the brink of an early vacation once again. Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed a fluke goal on the day he was nominated for the Vezina Trophy, the Lightning struggled to win faceoffs, lucky bounces went the other way and they lost to the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Wednesday night to fall behind 3-2 in the series. […]

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham came through for the Pistons when they needed him. With Detroit teetering on the brink of elimination, Cunningham outdueled Orlando’s Paolo Banchero in a sensational scoring matchup of former No. 1 overall picks. Cunningham had a franchise playoff-record 45 points and the top-seeded Pistons held off the eighth-seeded Magic for a 116-109 win on Wednesday night in Game 5 of their first-round series, avoiding elimination […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the organization overseeing a treaty banning nuclear testing warned Wednesday that if the United States, Russia or any other nation goes ahead with a test, other nations will follow. “That is a spiral that we do not want to see start, because it may never be able to be stopped,” Robert Floyd, executive secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization, told […]

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth likely accelerated in the first quarter on a rebound in government spending after a crippling government shutdown, but the pickup is expected to be short-lived as the war with Iran drives up gasoline prices and squeezes household budgets. The anticipated increase in gross domestic product last quarter also would reflect robust growth in business investment in equipment, fueled by […]

April 29 (Reuters) – Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry told Republican House candidates on Wednesday that he planned to suspend next month’s primary elections to allow state lawmakers to pass a new congressional map, the Washington Post reported, citing two people with knowledge of the calls.  The Republican governor’s announcement to suspend the May 16 primary could come as early as Friday, a day before early voting is set to start, […]

By Iain Axon VANCOUVER, April 30 (Reuters) – Soaring ticket prices and transport costs at this year’s World Cup will expose fans to cyber fraud and scams as supporters are attracted by fakes in the mistaken belief they have bagged a bargain, an industry expert has warned. Scam artists are active around every major global sporting event but there is an increased danger with World Cup tickets more expensive than […]

SEOUL, April 30 (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics said on Thursday it expects to win more deals to manufacture logic chips using its advanced 2 nanometer process in the near future, adding it has been in talks with big tech customers regarding the foundry contracts. Samsung, which competes with TSMC and Intel in the contract chip manufacturing business, said it is in a preliminary review to build a second fab in […]