Six people were killed in a shooting during a birthday party at a Colorado Springs, Colorado, mobile home, according to police. The suspected shooter — believed to be a boyfriend of one of the victims — is also dead, police said.
The South Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill that allows for firing squads to carry out death penalty sentences and makes electrocution a more likely means of execution when lethal injection isn't possible.
The British Royal Navy and Royal Marines tested out a jet suit developed by the company Gravity Industries. Gravity says its suit can fly up to 80 mph and climb to 12,000 feet in the air.
Caitlyn Jenner – a Republican whose campaign for California governor has elicited angry reaction from some members of the LGBTQ community – says "I move on" from critics. She was interviewed by Fox News' "Hannity" host Sean Hannity. (May 6)
Experts say this has already been a busy year for volcanic activity, but now NASA scientists say they may be able to predict eruptions far enough in advance to save lives. VOA's Arash Arabasadi has more.
New York Daily News reporter Larry McShane and Baltimore Sun reporter Liz Bowie describe their efforts to line up local owners for Tribune's newspapers and avoid a hedge fund takeover. They say cities are strengthened by responsible local ownership of newspapers.
Brian Stelter says Covid-19 coverage is changing as cases dissipate in the United States, and it's important for media outlets to model the "new normal." Amanda Marcotte says journalists are feeling more "empowered to ask hard questions" of public health authorities.
France is angry that after decades of unfettered access to the waters around Jersey, fishing boats must now provide proof they have historically fished in the waters, and paperwork that is required since Britain left the European Union. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.
World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe says he believes the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics can be "a beacon of hope and optimism", despite infections surging in Japan and other countries.
A Columbus, Ohio, police officer shot and killed a Black teenage girl after she allegedly attempted to cut two females with a knife, according to officials and body camera footage. The bodycam footage has been put in slow motion and blurred by the Columbus Division of Police.
Hundreds of revellers in Brussels had to be dispersed by police Saturday night. The crowds of mainly young people had gathered in the Place Flagey to celebrate the first day of the lifting of curfew. Police used water cannon as the mayor of Ixelles, Christos Doulkeridis, urged people to go home.
Brasov (Romania) (AFP) – This weekend, visitors to Romania's Bran Castle – widely known as the inspiration for the lair of Dracula – are being jabbed with needles rather than vampire fangs as authorities look for creative ways to boost the number of people who receive the coronavirus vaccination.
