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US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say 05/17/2026 09:03am • TECATE, Mexico (AP) — White sage burning, Norma Meza Calles gathers guests at a Mexican wellness resort into a semicircle facing Kuuchamaa Mountain and asks everyone to close their eyes and feel its presence. “This is sacred to us like a church for you all. The mountain is our healer, our psych Deadly single-car crash in Fairfax Co. leaves 2 dead, 2 kids hurt 05/17/2026 08:29am • Two people are dead and two children are injured, one critically, after a single-car crash early Sunday on Chain Bridge Road over Interstate 66 in Oakton, Virginia, police said. Fairfax County police said officers were called to the scene, where a female driver was pronounced dead. An adult male On the voting rights trail, bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while fighting a new fight 05/17/2026 08:12am • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In 1965, Black Americans peacefully demonstrated for voting rights and were beaten by Alabama state troopers before returning two weeks later to complete their march under federal protection. Keith Odom was a toddler then. Now 62 years old, the union man and grandfather of North America’s largest commuter rail system remains shut a second day as Monday rush hour looms 05/17/2026 07:52am • NEW YORK (AP) — The shutdown of the Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, continued into a second day on Sunday after unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades a day earlier. The railroad, which serves New York City and its eastern suburb 3 Finnish divers arrive in the Maldives to remap the search for the bodies of 4 Italian divers 05/17/2026 07:08am • MALE, Maldives (AP) — Three Finnish divers arrived in the Maldives Sunday to draw up a fresh plan in the search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave. The initial search was suspended after a local military diver died during a perilous mission to try t 1 dead and 9 missing after pickup truck falls off bridge in southern China 05/17/2026 06:47am • BEIJING (AP) — One worker died and nine remain missing after a pickup truck fell of a bridge in southwest China on Saturday, state media reported. The truck, carrying a total of 15 people, was transporting workers to a sweet potato farm in the southern Guangxi region. Five people were rescued, aut A drone strike caused a fire outside a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE authorities say 05/17/2026 06:27am • CAIRO (AP) — A drone strike caused a fire outside a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE authorities say. Toronto, one of the most diverse cities in the world, will host 6 World Cup games: 5 things to know 05/17/2026 06:00am • TORONTO (AP) — Toronto, one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world, will host six World Cup games, including the first-ever such match in Canada on June 12. The host country will face Bosnia and Herzegovina in that opening match. Ghana plays Panama on June 17, Germany plays Côte d’I A look at major Ebola outbreaks and when the disease was first identified 05/17/2026 05:17am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Health authorities say there is a new Ebola outbreak in the Central African country of Congo, with more than 300 suspected cases and at least 88 deaths. Cases have also been reported in neighboring Uganda. The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of intern Massive Ukrainian drone strike against Russia leaves at least 4 people dead 05/17/2026 04:54am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Massive Ukrainian drone strike against Russia leaves at least 4 people dead. Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague 05/17/2026 04:26am • KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Félicien Kabuga, accused of bankrolling the Rwandan genocide, died on Thursday in a hospital in The Hague while in custody, a U.N. court said. Kabuga, whose exact birthday is not known but was over 90, was suffering from dementia and has been stranded in legal limbo since 2 It's official: Wes Streeting of the Labour Party wants to be Britain's next prime minister 05/17/2026 04:26am • LONDON (AP) — Wes Streeting's ambition to head the British government was one of the worst-kept secrets in U.K. politics. But if anyone was unaware, it's now official — the former health secretary announced on Saturday his intention to oust Prime Minister Keir Starmer. “We need a proper contes Today in History: May 17, Supreme Court strikes down school segregation 05/17/2026 04:10am • Today is Sunday, May 17, the 137th day of 2026. There are 228 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 17, 1954, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision, which held that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal and there Rockies and Diamondbacks meet to determine series winner 05/17/2026 04:01am • Arizona Diamondbacks (21-23, third in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (18-28, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Sunday, 3:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Mike Soroka (5-2, 3.53 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Rockies: Michael Lorenzen (2-5, 6.55 ERA, 1.84 WHIP, 31 strikeouts) LINE: Diamo Phillies bring 3-game road win streak into game against the Pirates 05/17/2026 04:01am • Philadelphia Phillies (23-23, second in the NL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (24-22, fourth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler (2-0, 2.55 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Pirates: Paul Skenes (6-2, 1.98 ERA, 0.64 WHIP, 56 strikeouts) LINE: P