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BEREA, Kentucky (AP) — Two bank employees were fatally shot during a robbery in Kentucky and a search was underway for the suspect, authorities said Thursday. A man wearing a gray-white hoodie, gloves and a mask entered a branch of U.S. Bank in Berea and shot a male and female employee, said Trooper Scottie Pennington, a spokesperson for the Kentucky State Police. “They’re our people that work in our community, […]

May 1 (Reuters) – Kei Nishikori will hang up his racquet at the end of the 2026 season, the 36-year-old said on Friday, bringing down the curtain on a professional career that saw him break new ground for Japanese tennis. Nishikori became the first Japanese player to reach a Grand Slam singles final at the 2014 U.S. Open and was the second Asian man after Thailand’s Paradorn Srichaphan to make […]

ATLANTA (AP) — The New York Knicks set an NBA playoff record Thursday night by taking a 47-point halftime lead over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference first-round series. The Knicks led 83-36 at the break, after leading by as many as 51 at one point in the second quarter. Before Thursday, the biggest halftime playoff lead was 41 points. It had happened twice: Cleveland led […]

BROOK PARK, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and his family marked a significant milestone on Thursday with the groundbreaking ceremony for the new domed stadium scheduled to open for the 2029 season. There are still a couple of questions to be answered though even as construction commences on the 67,500-capacity facility, which will be next to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and about 15 miles (24 kilometers) south […]

PARIS (AP) — Activists worldwide will march in May Day rallies Friday, calling for peace, higher wages and better working conditions as many workers grapple with rising energy costs and shrinking purchasing power tied to the Iran war. The day is a public holiday in many countries, and demonstrations, some of which have turned violent in the past, are expected in many of the world’s major cities. “Working people refuse […]

By Rory Carroll VANCOUVER, April 30 (Reuters) – Homelessness advocates and hotel workers rallied outside the FIFA Congress in Vancouver on Thursday, criticizing the city’s preparations for the upcoming World Cup and warning that vulnerable residents and workers are being ignored. Protesters from an anti-FIFA coalition said a displacement of homeless people had already begun, citing street sweeps, restrictions on tents and the loss of belongings.  They demanded no police […]

By Kalea Hall and Nora Eckert April 30 (Reuters) – A federally appointed monitor overseeing the United Auto Workers found “multiple points of breakdown” in a delayed investment of union funds that could have cost the labor group millions in unrealized stock gains. Reuters first reported last June that the union’s leadership was in turmoil over an alleged investment blunder that officials said at the time cost the UAW about […]

By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, April 30 (Reuters) – Memory chip maker Sandisk on Thursday reported soaring revenue and profit while predicting another rosy quarter, adding it has signed long-term contracts worth at least $42 billion to help it counter any extreme price cycles. It also said it would embark on a $6 billion buyback. Sandisk has become one of the later beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence boom, with its […]

By Mrinmay Dey April 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday approved a proposal by Nasdaq’s options trading venue to list and trade a new class of stock market prediction instruments tied to a major index, according to a regulatory order. Several firms are increasingly seeking to enter the prediction markets space, which allows users to bet on the outcomes of real-world events as it gains […]