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Michigan cities, counties have spent 18% of opioid settlement funds 05/18/2026 01:14pm • Michigan towns, cities, townships and counties have $176 million sitting in bank accounts meant to fight the state’s opioid crisis. The state’s first official accounting of spending by local governments of opioid settlement funds, produced by the Michigan Attorney General’s Office, found that Summer travelers who relied on Spirit Airlines may struggle to find budget alternatives 05/18/2026 01:12pm • Days after Spirit Airlines shut down in the middle of the night, a lawyer for the defunct budget carrier stood before a bankruptcy judge and apologized to the price-conscious customers who might struggle to find affordable flights in its absence. “We apologize most specifically to those Americans Humanitarian aid ship arrives in Havana from Mexico as US-Cuba tensions escalate 05/18/2026 01:12pm • HAVANA (AP) — Humanitarian aid ship arrives in Havana from Mexico as US-Cuba tensions escalate. After years of tension, Hungary and Ukraine hold talks on Hungarian minority rights 05/18/2026 01:10pm • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary and Ukraine will begin consultations on the rights of Ukraine's ethnic Hungarian minority, the countries' foreign ministers said Monday, an early sign that strained relations between Budapest and Kyiv could improve under Hungary's new government. Bilateral ties be Ukraine's attack on Moscow is another sign the war is not so distant anymore for Russians 05/18/2026 01:09pm • It’s getting harder for officials in the Kremlin to cast the war in Ukraine — now in its fifth year — as something so distant that it doesn’t affect the daily routines of Russian civilians. From irritating internet disruptions to this month’s scaled-down Victory Day parade and a massive we Search for suspect who threw beer keg through Georgetown bakery window in Northwest DC 05/18/2026 01:06pm • Police are searching for a male suspect accused of throwing a beer keg through the front window of a Georgetown bakery late Sunday night, leaving significant damage but no reported injuries. According to D.C. police, officers responded shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday to a report of property damage a USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll 05/18/2026 01:05pm • Dropped out: No. 24 Boston College (36-20); No. 25 Jacksonville State (42-13). Others receiving votes: Jacksonville St. (42-13) 43; Wake Forest (38-18) 22; Boston College (36-20) 18; Oklahoma (32-20) 10; UC Santa Barbara (37-16) 10; Mercer (43-13) 6; California Baptist (43-13) 5; East Carolina (33-2 Denny Hamlin doing his homework to stay on top of NASCAR heading into Coca-Cola 600 05/18/2026 01:02pm • Denny Hamlin was so bothered by his middling performance at Dover Motor Speedway 12 years ago that he saw a sports psychologist to restore his faith. After winning the NASCAR All-Star Race on Sunday for his third consecutive victory at the 1-mile track, he spoke with the confidence to conquer any UK police find cocaine worth $9.3 million stashed in a shipment of Kim Kardashian brand underwear 05/18/2026 01:00pm • LONDON (AP) — A British court sentenced a truck driver to prison for smuggling 7 million pounds ($9.4 million) worth of cocaine in a shipment of underwear and clothing from Skims, Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand, authorities said Monday. The National Crime Agency said Jakub Jan Konkel, 40, was dr 4 people killed and dozens injured in Kenya protests over record fuel prices 05/18/2026 12:56pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Four people died and over 30 others were injured when police clashed with protesters in Kenya's capital on Monday as a nationwide public transport strike kicked off to protest record fuel prices. Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen also said 348 people were arrested and woul Young Kyiv couple killed in a fierce Russian airstrike hoped to start a family, mourners say 05/18/2026 12:49pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Like many Ukrainians, Maryna Homeniuk fled her homeland after Russia's full-scale invasion four years ago. She managed to complete her degree in the Czech Republic, adding Vietnamese to her impressive list of languages, before returning home the following year and meeting her {US prosecutors drop fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman Gautam Adani} (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously spelled Adani's last name.}) 05/18/2026 12:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) — {US prosecutors drop fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman Gautam Adani} (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously spelled Adani's last name.}). Belarus launches joint drills with Russia to practice nuclear weapons use 05/18/2026 12:43pm • Belarus said Monday it launched joint drills with Russia to practice the use of nuclear weapons that Moscow has deployed on the territory of its neighbor and ally. Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has allowed Russia to deploy some of its tactical nuclear weapons to his country. Slumping Austin FC fires coach and sporting director in shakeup before World Cup break 05/18/2026 12:35pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Slumping Austin FC fired head coach Nico Estévez and sporting director Rodolfo Borrell on Monday as the team sits near the bottom of the Major League Soccer standings just one season after returning to the playoffs. The move comes after a 2-1 home loss Saturday night to Sport Lebanon death toll reaches 3,000 in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah 05/18/2026 12:25pm • BEIRUT (AP) — The death toll in the latest round of fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon surpassed 3,000, Lebanon's health ministry said Monday. The ministry said the toll is now 3,020 killed in the Israeli strikes, including 292 women and 211 children. Fighting beg