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US hotel operators say promised boon from hosting World Cup hasn’t materialized yet

By PHILIP MARCELO
May 12, 2026 2:56 pm - The promised economic boon from the World Cup hasn’t matched expectations, at least not yet, for U.S. hotels. Room bookings have been lighter than expected in most of the 11 U.S. cities hosting the world’s most watched sporting event, according to an April survey by the American Hotel & Lodging Association.
The Iran war is hitting home as gasoline prices fuel inflation surge of 3.8% in the US

By PAUL WISEMAN
May 12, 2026 1:40 pm - U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran delivered higher gasoline prices and more pain for Americans. The Labor Department's consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025, the biggest jump in three years, and up from a 3.3% year-over-year gain in March.
Eurovision song competition starts with the first semifinal after boycott over Israel

By PHILIPP JENNE
May 12, 2026 7:16 am - Competition starts Tuesday at the Eurovision Song Contest, with divisions over Israel’s participation hanging over the 70th birthday of the over-the-top pop music extravaganza.
Supreme Court temporarily extends women’s access to widely used abortion pill

By MARK SHERMAN, GEOFF MULVIHILL and MATTHEW PERRONE
May 11, 2026 4:57 pm - The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect.
Democrats ask the Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districts

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
May 11, 2026 4:55 pm - Democrats on Monday filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt a Virginia ruling invalidating a ballot measure that would have given their party an additional four winnable U.S. House seats.
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING
May 11, 2026 2:35 pm - Republicans returning to Washington on Monday are facing questions about a $1 billion Senate security proposal that could help pay for President Donald Trump’s ballroom as Democrats say they will try to defeat it.
Trump says he'll move to suspend federal gasoline tax. He can't do it on his own

By MATTHEW DALY
May 11, 2026 1:19 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he will move to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran...
Man charged in White House correspondents' dinner attack pleads not guilty

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
May 11, 2026 11:00 am - A man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner while armed with guns and knives pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he attempted to kill President Donald Trump and fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer who tried to stop the attack.
US home sales flat in April as lackluster spring homebuying season lurches forward

By ALEX VEIGA
May 11, 2026 10:20 am - Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes were essentially flat in April, another lackluster showing for the housing market during what’s traditionally its busiest time of the year.
Tulsa Race Massacre reparations is soul-redeeming work for the US, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer says

By AARON MORRISON
May 11, 2026 8:58 am - Civil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons learned about the Tulsa Race Massacre during college. This revelation inspired him to lead a reparations campaign for survivors and descendants.

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