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A federal judge has denied motions to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the father of a30-year-old woman alleging personnel at theLuzerne County Correctional Facility ignored her pleas for help and left her to suffer for hours until she died. Read moreJudge denies motions to dismiss LCCF inmate death lawsuit

Harrisburg, Pa. — Peregrine falcon nestlings atop a state office building in Harrisburg were banded during a livestream event last week, allowing wildlife biologists all over the world to track the birds. Read morePeregrine falcon nestlings get banded

The fourth annual Easton Twilight Criterium brought together hundreds of professional and amateur cyclists and spectators who lined the streets. Read moreCyclists take over downtown Easton

French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to lift the state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. Macron's office said the move is meant to allow political dialogue following the unrest that left seven dead and a trail of destruction. The statement said the state of emergency won’t be extended “for the moment." It said the decision aims at “enabling meetings of the various components” of pro-independence movement FLNKS, the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front, and allow elected officials and other local leaders “in a position to call” for lifting the barricades to go there and meet with protesters. Read moreFrance to lift state of emergency in efforts to allow political dialogue in riot-hit New Caledonia

An evangelical seminary in Pasadena, California, is considering revisions to its sexual standards. According to a draft of those changes obtained by The Associated Press, these changes could mean more freedom for LGBTQ+ students at Fuller Theological Seminary. The seminary's president formed a task force to look into the college's sexual standards after a senior administrator was fired in January for refusing sign the unrevised document. Two students filed lawsuits in 2019 and 2020 after they were expelled for being in same-sex marriages. A spokesperson for the seminary has said no solid proposal has come before the board for a vote and that the revisions are still being discussed. Read moreCalifornia evangelical seminary ponders changes that would make it more welcoming to LGBTQ students

Ben Lively pitched seven innings of two-run ball, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 for their ninth consecutive win. It’s the longest win streak for Cleveland since it won an AL-record 22 in a row from Aug, 24 to Sept. 14, 2017. It matched the franchise’s best 53-game start at 36-17, also accomplished in 1920, 1954 and 1995. The team reached the World Series in all three of those seasons, winning in 1920. Lively allowed four hits, struck out five and walked two. Emmanuel Clase got three outs for his 17th save. Read moreLively helps the Guardians beat the Angels 5-4 for their 9th consecutive win

Japan says North Korea has informed it of a plan to launch a satellite by June 3. Japan’s coast guard said Monday it has been notified by North Korea about its pla nned launch of a “satellite rocket" beginning Monday through midnight June 3. The launch plan likely refers to the North’s efforts to launch its second military spy satellite into space. South Korea’s military said Friday that it detected signs of North Korea engaging in activities believed to be preparations to launch a spy satellite at its main Tongchangri launch facility. Read moreNorth Korea informs Japan of a plan to launch satellite

David Pastrnak and David Kampf scored as the Czech Republic shut out Switzerland 2-0 to win the ice hockey world championship. Boston Bruins forward Pastrnak broke the deadlock with 10:47 remaining in the final period. Pastrnak one-timed from his usual place in the left circle past goaltender Leonardo Genoni after he was fed by defenseman Tomas Kundratek from the blue line. Pastrnak scored his first goal at the tournament. Kampf added the second into an empty net with 19 seconds to go. Read moreCzech Republic shuts out Switzerland 2-0 to win hockey world championship

Palestinian health workers say Israeli attacks have killed at least 35 people and hit tents for displaced people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. They say “numerous” others are trapped in flaming debris. Sunday's attacks came two days after theInternational Court of Justice ordered Israel to end its military offensive in Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s population had sought shelter before Israel’s incursion. Israel’s army says it hit a Hamas installation where senior Hamas members were located. Gaza’s Health Ministry says women and children make up most of the dead and dozens of wounded. Read morePalestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes kill 35 in Gaza's Rafah as displaced people are hit

A spokesperson for the families of a young missionary couple from the U.S. says their bodies are going to be transported to Missouri this week. The couple and a Haitian man who led a religious organization were fatally shot by criminal gang members in Haiti’s capital. Davy Lloyd's sister on Friday told The Associated Press that her brother, his wife Natalie Lloyd and Missions in Haiti Inc. local Director Jude Montis were killed by gang members while leaving a church. The attack happened Thursday evening in Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital undergoing a relentless assault by violent gangs that control much of its territory. Read moreWhat we know about the young missionaries and religious leader killed in Haiti

Davis Riley shot even-par 70 while playing in the final group with Scottie Scheffler, and still won Colonial by five strokes over the world’s No. 1 player and Keegan Bradley. It is Riley's first individual victory on the PGA Tour. Riley finished at 14-under 266. Bradley had a closing 67 Sunday, and Scheffler shot 71. Riley began the day with a four-stroke lead, and gave up one stroke with a bogey on the second hole. But that was the closest Scheffler or anybody else would get all day. The 27-year-old Riley’s only other PGA Tour win came with Nick Hardy to win the Zurich Classic team event in New Orleans last year. Read moreDavis Riley gets 1st individual PGA Tour win by 5 at Colonial in final group with Scheffler

Alex Wennberg deflected home a goal 5:35 into overtime, and the New York Rangers reclaimed home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference finals with a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers in Game 3 on Sunday. Ryan Lindgren took a shot from the left point and Wennberg — in front of the Florida net — redirected it past Sergei Bobrovsky to give the Rangers a 2-1 lead in the series. Igor Shesterkin made 34 stops, while Alexis Lafrenière scored two goals and Barclay Goodrow continued his surprising playoff barrage with two more scores for the Rangers. Sam Reinhart had two power-play goals, while Aleksander Barkov and Gustav Forsling also scored for the Panthers. Read moreWennberg scores in OT, Rangers top Panthers 5-4 to take lead in East finals

The Coca-Cola 600 got underway at Charlotte Motor Speedway without one of NASCAR’s biggest stars. Kyle Larson, the Cup Series points leader, is busy competing in the rain-delayed Indianapolis 500, but is hopeful of making it to the race in time to complete NASCAR’s longest race. Justin Allgaier started the race in Larson’s No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, forced to go to the back of the field because he did not qualify the car. Larson had hoped to run the double and join Tony Stewart as the only drivers to completing all 1,100 laps at Indianapolis and Charlotte. But a four-rain delay in Indianapolis made that impossible. Read moreCoca-Cola 600 underway with Justin Allgaier filling in for Cup Series points leader Kyle Larson

Stan Wawrinka repeatedly used his trademark one-handed backhand to get the better of Andy Murray at the French Open once again. Wawrinka won 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday night in what might have been Murray’s last singles match at Roland Garros. Wawrinka, at 39, is just the third man of at least that age to win a match at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament since 1980, joining his Swiss countryman and pal Roger Federer, who did it in 2021, and Ivo Karlovic, who did it two years earlier. Murray just turned 37, and this first-rounder was the second-oldest combined age for two men in Paris since 2000. Read moreStan Wawrinka, who is 39, beats Andy Murray, who is 37, at the French Open. Alcaraz and Osaka win

Bangladesh has evacuated nearly 800,000 people from vulnerable areas as the country and neighboring India await the arrival of a severe cyclone that has formed over the Bay of Bengal. Three airports have also been closed. The cyclone is expected to cross Bangladesh and India’s West Bengal coasts around midnight Sunday. TheIndia Meteorological Department said the storm is expected to reach maximum wind speeds of up to 75 miles per hour, with gusts up to 85 mph. The region's coasts are often hit by cyclones, butchanging climate patterns have caused them to become more intense, making preparations for natural disasters more urgent. Read moreBangladesh evacuates hundreds of thousands as a severe cyclone approaches from the Bay of Bengal

Powerful storms have killed at least 15 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The storms obliterated homes and destroyed a truck stop where drivers took shelter during the latest deadly weather to strike the central U.S. Seven deaths were reported in Cooke County, Texas, near the Oklahoma border, where a tornado Saturday night plowed through a rural area near a mobile home park. Storms also caused damage in Oklahoma, where guests at an outdoor wedding were injured. Tens of thousands of residents were without power across the region. Read moreAt least 15 dead after severe weather carves path of ruin across multiple states in the South

The Memorial Day box office is cruising for a two-decade low. “Furiosa,” the Mad Max prequel starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, claimed the first place spot for Friday-Saturday-Sunday with $25.6 million. That is according to studio estimates on Sunday. Warner Bros. is waiting until Monday to release its four-day estimates. That left room for the weekend's other new opener, “The Garfield Movie,” to claim No. 1 for the four-day holiday weekend with $31.9 million. Aside from Memorial Day in 2020 when theaters were closed due to COVID-19, these are the lowest-earning No. 1 movies on this weekend in 29 years. Read more‘Furiosa,’ ‘Garfield’ lead slowest Memorial Day box office in decades