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Canadian cruise passenger gets a presumptive positive hantavirus test result after ship outbreak

2:09 PM on Saturday, May 16

Canadian officials have reported that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has a “presumptive positive” test result

Demonstrators protest against Israel ahead of the Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

The Latest: The grand final in this year's Eurovision Song Contest gets underway in Vienna

12:14 PM on Saturday, May 16

The Eurovision Song Contest's final is underway with tight security and rainy weather failing to dampen fans' enthusiasm

FILE - Skulls of some of those who were slaughtered as they sought refuge in a church sit in glass cases, kept as a memorial to the thousands who were killed in and around the Catholic church during the 1994 genocide, in Ntarama, Rwanda, April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague at age 91

11:13 AM on Saturday, May 16

A U.N. court says that a Rwandan suspect charged in connection with the 1994 genocide died in a hospital while in custody in The Hague

Financial Police patrol a scene after a car incident in a street of Modena, Italy, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Lapresse via AP)

Driver plows into pedestrians in Modena, 8 injured as driver detained after attempted escape

10:24 AM on Saturday, May 16

A driver has plowed into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena, injuring eight people, four of them critically, before trying to flee and being detained by police, local authorities said

This photo provided by the Maine Department of Public Safety shows flames from a large fire at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont, Maine on Friday, May 15, 2026 (Maine Department of Public Safety via AP)

Maine communities mourn the 27-year-old firefighter killed in a lumber mill explosion

9:07 AM on Saturday, May 16

A 27-year-old firefighter who died in a massive fire and explosion at a lumber mill in Maine's midcoast region is being honored

The humpback whale recovered from a shallow bay off Wismar is being transported towards the North Sea in a flooded cargo ship just before the Danish border in Fehmarn, Germany, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (Philip Dulian/dpa via AP)

Humpback whale released after spectacular rescue effort found dead off Denmark

7:33 AM on Saturday, May 16

Authorities say a humpback whale found dead this week off a Danish island has been identified as the animal released two weeks ago in a spectacular and contentious rescue effort

Long Island Rail Road workers, including locomotive engineer Karl Bischoff, center, picket outside Penn Station on the first day of a strike in New York, on Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael R. Sisak)

North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike

4:11 AM on Saturday, May 16

North America’s largest commuter rail system has shut down after unionized workers went on strike

A health official uses a thermometer to screen people in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/ Hajarah Nalwadda)

Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 80

4:00 AM on Saturday, May 16

At least 80 people have died in Congo’s new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province

Police forces stand in front of the far right Unite the Kingdom march in London, Saturday, May 16, 2026.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

London police were out in force to deal with rival rallies and a soccer final

2:41 AM on Saturday, May 16

Police say 43 people were arrested in London in connection two rival marches on the streets of capital

This image released by the Maldives President's Media Division, shows divers preparing to search for the four missing Italian divers near Alimathaa Island, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives, Saturday, May 15, 2026. (Maldives President's Media Division via AP)

Maldives suspends search for 4 Italians in underwater cave after military diver dies

1:39 AM on Saturday, May 16

Maldivian authorities have suspended the search for four Italian divers believed to be trapped in an underwater cave

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Friday, May 15, 2026, as he returns from a trip to Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission

10:08 PM on Friday, May 15

President Donald Trump says U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out a mission to kill a leader of the Islamic State group

FILE - Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Manchester, arrives a fringe meeting during the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, England, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)

Many see Andy Burnham as UK government's savior. First he needs a seat in Parliament

9:15 PM on Friday, May 15

Britain’s government is in turmoil, and some see Andy Burnham as the one to save it

Spectators wait for the start of the Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

The Eurovision Song Contest reaches its grand final in Vienna with pop and protests

9:01 PM on Friday, May 15

The Eurovision Song Contest final has arrived with tight security and rainy weather failing to dampen fans' enthusiasm

Aaron McGuire sings a spirtual song during a voting rally, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation

8:57 PM on Friday, May 15

Thousands of people gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, to mobilize support for voting rights amid concerns about redistricting efforts

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