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Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approval

By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES
May 30, 2023 9:11 PM - WASHINGTON -- Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked strenuously Tuesday to sell fellow Republicans on the debt ceiling and budget deal he negotiated with President Joe Biden and win approval in time to avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default.
Russia says drones damage Moscow buildings before dawn, while Ukraine's capital bombarded

By SUSIE BLANN and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA
May 30, 2023 6:16 PM - A rare drone attack jolted Moscow early Tuesday, causing only light damage but forcing evacuations as residential buildings were struck in the Russian capital for the first time in the war against Ukraine. The Kremlin, meanwhile, pursued its relentless bombardment of Kyiv with a third assault on the city in 24 hours.
Elizabeth Holmes enters Texas prison to begin 11-year sentence for blood-testing hoax

By LEKAN OYEKANMI and MICHAEL LIEDTKE
May 30, 2023 6:00 PM - Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes entered Texas prison where she could spend the next 11 years for overseeing a blood-testing hoax that became a parable about greed and hubris in Silicon Valley.
DeSantis kicks off presidential campaign in Iowa as he steps up criticism of Trump

By HANNAH FINGERHUT, THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES
May 30, 2023 5:58 PM - Ron DeSantis plans to kick off his presidential campaign in Iowa on Tuesday, the start of a busy week that will take him to 12 cities in three states as he tests his pitch as the most formidable Republican challenger to former President Donald Trump.
NATO to send 700 more troops to Kosovo to help quell violent protests

By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI
May 30, 2023 5:55 PM - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that the military organization will send 700 more troops to northern Kosovo to help quell violent protests after clashes with ethnic Serbs there left 30 international soldiers wounded.
Poll: Most in U.S. say don't ban race in college admissions but its role should be small

By COLLIN BINKLEY and EMILY SWANSON
May 30, 2023 3:08 PM - As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most U.S. adults say the court should allow colleges to consider race as part of the admissions process, yet few believe students' race should ultimately play a major role in decisions, according to a new poll.
Florida police search for 3 gunmen who wounded 9 at crowded beach on Memorial Day

By TERRY SPENCER
May 30, 2023 3:08 PM - Police launched a search Tuesday for three suspects they believe to be the gunmen who opened fire along a crowded Florida beachside promenade on Memorial Day, wounding nine people and sending others frantically running for cover.
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, The Carter Center says

By BILL BARROW
May 30, 2023 1:12 PM - Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, her family announced Tuesday. Carter, now 95, remains at home with former President Jimmy Carter, who has been at home receiving hospice care since early this year.
Consumer confidence declines again in May, particularly for older Americans

By MATT OTT
May 30, 2023 12:58 PM - Consumer confidence fell in May as Americans, particularly older ones, became more pessimistic about the labor market, on top of elevated anxiety over inflation.
California overtime law threatens use of grazing goats to prevent wildfires

By TERRY CHEA
May 30, 2023 12:58 PM - New state labor regulations are making it more expensive to provide goat-grazing services, and herding companies say the rules threaten to put them out of business. The changes could raise the monthly salary of herders from about $3,730 to $14,000, according to the California Farm Bureau.

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