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Retired volunteers become a part of an elementary school community in Gaithersburg 05/13/2026 12:41pm • It’s a mixing of the generations. A group of retirees in Gaithersburg, Maryland, every week head to a nearby elementary school to volunteer their time and go back to work to help the newest generation learn to read, improve their math skills and even pick up a second language. The volunteer France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak 05/13/2026 12:40pm • PARIS (AP) — Over 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship were ordered to remain on board after an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness, French authorities said Wednesday. They dismissed any link to a deadly hantavirus outbreak on another vessel that has put European health authorities Vatican issues final warning to breakaway traditionalist group attached to the old Latin Mass 05/13/2026 12:38pm • ROME (AP) — With Pope Leo XIV's first big crisis looming, the Vatican on Wednesday issued a final warning to a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics that their planned consecration of bishops without papal consent constitutes a schismatic act that incurs automatic excommunication. Leo is pra Sandra Oh, Kumail Nanjiani among 'A List' Asian American, Pacific Islander names in new HBO doc 05/13/2026 12:36pm • Director Eugene Yi has always been interested in the term Asian American and Pacific Islander and which ethnicities it includes. “When we’re talking about Asian Americans or Asian people in the U.S., oftentimes it’s people who might look like you and me, and maybe not people who look like (New Foul calls are up in the NBA playoffs. History says that's to be expected 05/13/2026 12:28pm • CHICAGO (AP) — NBA referees are calling about 11% more personal fouls per game so far in these playoffs than they did during the regular season, a differential that's on pace to be one of the largest in NBA history. And in the league's eyes, that's to be expected. Mindful of criticism from players Company says it’s not clear when its hantavirus-hit ship will start cruises again 05/13/2026 12:19pm • The operator of the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak told The Associated Press on Wednesday it expects to know by the end of the week if the vessel will keep to its schedule for the coming months, as it previously indicated it would. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius is listed on Oceanw Phoenix New Media: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/13/2026 12:17pm • WANGJING, China (AP) — WANGJING, China (AP) — Phoenix New Media Ltd. (FENG) on Wednesday reported a loss of $2.4 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Wangjing, China-based company said it had a loss of 20 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 27 cents per share EU commissioner warns of potential jet fuel shortage in the long term 05/13/2026 12:15pm • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The European Union's energy commissioner said Wednesday that while there is no immediate threat to jet fuel supplies, the possibility of a longer-term shortage cannot be ruled out. Commissioner Dan Jørgensen told reporters that any shortage will depend on how the Iran war a Gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate where authorities tried to arrest a senator 05/13/2026 12:14pm • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A burst of gunfire rang out late Wednesday in the Philippine Senate, sparking chaos in the building where authorities had tried to arrest a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court in connection with a deadly government crackdown on drugs. No one was hurt, off US and China seek to repair damage from tariff war that sent trade into a freefall 05/13/2026 12:14pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — During a tumultuous 2025, the United States and China proved how much they could hurt each other in a trade war. Now Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing to repair some of the damage. A decade of conflict between the world's two biggest economies has left ¿Está lista la Ciudad de México para mover a millones de turistas durante el Mundial 2026? 05/13/2026 12:04pm • Mientras la cuenta regresiva para la Copa del Mundo de 2026 avanza, la Ciudad de México acelera obras de movilidad para enfrentar uno de sus mayores desafíos: cómo trasladar de manera segura y eficiente a millones de visitantes en una de las ciudades más congestionadas del mundo.La capital mexic Fani Willis vows to sue over new Georgia law that removes party labels in Atlanta-area elections 05/13/2026 12:03pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law requiring nonpartisan elections for most local officials in the five most populous counties in the Atlanta area, leading Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and another Democratic prosecutor to threaten to sue over the bill's constitution All-American RB Ahmad Hardy discharged after shooting, heads back to Missouri to begin recovery 05/13/2026 11:57am • All-American running back Ahmad Hardy has been discharged from a Mississippi hospital following a shooting over the weekend, and the Missouri standout is returning to Columbia to begin the recovery effort in the hopes of playing this season. The school said in a statement early Sunday that Hardy, a Photos of Laurel Park as storied track reaches final chapter 05/13/2026 11:57am • photos-of-laurel-park-as-storied-track-reaches-final-chapter Telecom Argentina: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/13/2026 11:57am • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Telecom Argentina SA (TEO) on Tuesday reported profit of $448.9 million in its first quarter. The Buenos Aires, Argentina-based company said it had profit of $1.04 per share. The telecommunications company posted revenue of $1.66 bill