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Cooler New Mexico weather aids big wildfire fight -- for now

Tue, 24 May 2022 00:40:57 -0400
Cooler weather is helping nearly 3,000 firefighters in New Mexico prevent the nation’s largest active wildfire from growing
Today in History: May 24, first major league night game

Tue, 24 May 2022 00:01:56 -0400
Today in History Today is Tuesday, May 24, the 144th day of 2022. There are 221 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 24, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message “What hath God wrought” from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America’s first telegraph line. On this date: In 1935, the first major league baseball game to be played at night took place at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field as the Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1. In 1937, in a set of rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Social Security Act of 1935. In 1941, the German battleship Bismarck sank the British battle cruiser HMS Hood in the North Atlantic, killing all but three of the 1,418 men on board. In 1961, a group of Freedom Riders was arrested after arriving at a bus terminal in Jackson, Mississippi, charged with breaching the peace for entering white-designated areas. (They ended up serving 60 days in jail.) In 1962, astronaut...
Lee University considers limiting student speech on gender

Mon, 23 May 2022 23:34:41 -0400
A private Christian university has drafted a policy that would strictly limit what students can say about gender and sexuality on campus
Adult sex abuse survivors win 2nd chance to sue in New York

Mon, 23 May 2022 22:39:11 -0400
Adult sexual assault survivors who missed legal deadlines to sue their abusers would get a second chance to file lawsuits
1 found dead, 3 injured on beach below California cliff

Mon, 23 May 2022 21:26:16 -0400
Authorities say four people fell off a Southern California ocean cliff in the early morning darkness
UN envoy urges Somalia's new leaders to tackle urgent issues

Mon, 23 May 2022 21:14:41 -0400
The U.N. envoy for Somalia is urging the country to build on last week's election of a new president and make progress on urgent issues
Charges tossed for officers who pulled students from car

Mon, 23 May 2022 22:17:20 -0400
A prosecutor says he will not prosecute Atlanta police officers involved in a May 2020 confrontation with two college students
Indiana pastor admits 'adultery'; woman says she was a teen

Mon, 23 May 2022 22:17:05 -0400
A church pastor told his Indiana congregation that he had committed “adultery” about 20 years ago
Southern Baptists face push for public list of sex abusers

Mon, 23 May 2022 20:23:47 -0400
A blistering report on the Southern Baptist Convention’s mishandling of sex abuse allegations is raising the prospect that the denomination, for the first time, will create a publicly accessible database of pastors known to be abusers
Global Citizen NOW summit seeks solutions for global issues

Mon, 23 May 2022 18:35:43 -0400
The statistics discussed at the inaugural Global Citizen NOW conference were bleak
Monaco GP: F1's burgeoning title race heads to iconic 'crown jewel'

Tue, 24 May 2022 12:00:00 BST
After an intensifying title race took another twist in Spain, it's time for Formula 1's most legendary and glamorous event - the Monaco GP.
Zouma arrives at court to face charges over animal welfare offences

Tue, 24 May 2022 10:40:00 BST
Kurt Zouma arrived at court on Tuesday charged with three offences under the Animal Welfare Act after video emerged in February of him allegedly kicking and slapping his cat.
'I'm a Tipp man now': The Kerry native answering the Premier call

Tue, 24 May 2022 10:00:00 BST
Growing up in Templenoe in Kerry, playing inter-county football with Tipperary was never on the agenda for Teddy Doyle.
Bowen on verge of debut England call-up

Tue, 24 May 2022 09:50:00 BST
Jarrod Bowen is on the verge of a first senior England call-up when Gareth Southgate names his squad today for the Nations League matches against Hungary, Italy and Germany, SSN's Rob Dorsett reports.
West Ham make enquiries over Lingard free transfer

Tue, 24 May 2022 08:40:00 BST
West Ham have made "initial enquiries" with Jesse Lingard's representatives over signing the Manchester United midfielder on a free transfer.
Transfer Centre LIVE! Mbappe reveals Liverpool talks before signing PSG deal

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Mexican Ayala wakes from induced coma following Rankin fight

Tue, 24 May 2022 09:03:00 BST
Mexican boxer Alejandra Ayala, who underwent surgery after a defeat to Scotland's Hannah Rankin in Glasgow earlier this month, has woken from her induced coma.
Mayer vs Baumgardner unification title bout confirmed

Tue, 24 May 2022 07:49:00 BST
WBO and IBF world champion Mikaela Mayer and WBC champion Alycia Baumgardner will face off in a unification bout in the 130-pound division later this year, it has been confirmed.
WNBA: Young hits milestone as Aces roll over Sparks

Sat, 07 May 2022 06:31:00 BST
NBA Playoffs: Tatum scores 31 as Celtics level Heat series 2-2

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:01:00 BST