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Risky, impatient climbers bring danger to US highest peak

Risky, impatient climbers bring danger to US highest peak

Rangers who keep an eye on North America's highest mountain peak say impatient and inexperienced climbers are taking more risks and endangering themselves and other climbers after a year off because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fueling box office rebound, 'Quiet Place' opens with $58.5M

Fueling box office rebound, 'Quiet Place' opens with $58.5M

NEW YORK (AP) — Moviegoing increasingly looks like it didn't die during the pandemic. It just went into hibernation. John Krasinski's thriller sequel “A Quiet Place Part II” opened over the Memorial Day weekend to a pandemic-best $48.
Ex-'Tarzan' actor among 7 plane crash victims in Tennessee

Ex-'Tarzan' actor among 7 plane crash victims in Tennessee

SMYRNA, Tenn. (AP) — Investigators on Sunday continued searching for the bodies of seven people believed killed in the crash a day earlier of a small jet into a Tennessee lake, including an actor who portrayed Tarzan in a 1990s television series.
The Latest: Germany hunts down possible fraud in virus tests

The Latest: Germany hunts down possible fraud in virus tests

BERLIN — The German government is following up on media reports that coronavirus test centers across the country have overbilled authorities for the number of tests taken.
Vets return to Memorial Day traditions as pandemic eases

Vets return to Memorial Day traditions as pandemic eases

BOSTON (AP) — A pair of military vets navigate the hilly, meandering paths in a historic cemetery in Boston, searching out soldiers' graves and planting American flags in front of them.
East champs no more, the Heat start to look to what's next

East champs no more, the Heat start to look to what's next

MIAMI (AP) — Not even an hour into the offseason, Jimmy Butler was already looking ahead.
Tulsa Race Massacre centennial events proceed amid hiccups

Tulsa Race Massacre centennial events proceed amid hiccups

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Joi McCondichie is a native of this city, but her life and career in public education kept her away from home for decades.
UK PM Boris Johnson marries fiancee in private ceremony

UK PM Boris Johnson marries fiancee in private ceremony

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has married his fiancée, Carrie Symonds, in a small private ceremony that came at the end of a tumultuous week during which a former top aide said he was unfit for office.
'Hooked on a Feeling' singer B.J. Thomas dies at 78

'Hooked on a Feeling' singer B.J. Thomas dies at 78

B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” and “Hooked on a Feeling,” has died. He was 78.
New Zealand hosts Australia PM in 1st meeting since outbreak

New Zealand hosts Australia PM in 1st meeting since outbreak

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Growing friction with China and how to reopen borders after the pandemic will likely be among the topics discussed by the leaders of Australia and New Zealand in their first face-to-face meeting since the coronavirus
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