The Latest Breaking News on Memorial Day

Dad of murdered PC Nicola Hughes pays tribute to other officers killed on duty

"We cannot forget the sacrifice that they made as police officers, going out every single day, putting their lives on…

Manchester Evening News

Fallen police officers honoured at a service in Belfast

Home Secretary Suella Braverman was among the dignitaries that attended the service for National Police Memorial Day.

The Independent UK

Permanent memorial to workers could be installed in East Renfrewshire

The SNP group on East Renfrewshire Council has called for an annual commemoration event on Workers' Memorial Day as well…

Glasgow Live

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Editorial: With 750 shootings since Memorial Day, Philadelphia records another summer of mayhem

If 1967 was the Summer of Love in San Francisco, then 2022 in Philadelphia was the Summer of Mayhem.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Thomas Lane sentenced to 2.5 years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights

Former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty in February of depriving the 46-year-old Black man of his civil rights by…

The Independent UK

Commentary: I produce true crime stories. I know what comes next for Highland Park, my hometown

On Memorial Day weekend in 1998, 14-year-old Nicole Van Hyfte was attending church in Danville, Illinois. It was where she…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Frustrated by summer flight delays and cancellations? Here’s why they’re happening

We have entered the busy summer travel season. Since Memorial Day, there have been a slew of flight cancellations and…

Chicago Tribune

US travel chaos unlikely to improve as Fourth of July looms, experts say

Over the Memorial Day and Juneteenth holiday weekends more than 3,000 flights were canceled and over 19,000 were delayed

The Guardian - US

The teddy bear that represents surviving the Holocaust

Holocaust Memorial Day: An online experience will tell the stories of four survivors and victims

The Independent UK

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Why is petrol so expensive and can the Government help with my soaring bills?

CEO of Fuels for Ireland Kevin McPartlan indicated three major factors that have recently an impact on the spike in…

Irish Mirror

‘Comes Across as a Cult Guy’: The Pennsylvania Candidate Freaking Out Both the Left and the Right

Doug Mastriano's come-from-nowhere popularity is fusing religion and politics in a new way. He's either Democrats' dream opponent, or the…

Politico

US jobless claims rise by most since July during holiday week

Applications for US state unemployment insurance rose by the most in nearly a year during the week that included the…

Tribune News Service

Laytown and Bettystown great remembered

Laytown and Bettystown had reason to celebrate on the double on Monday when a Memorial Day for the club’s hugely…

Irish Independent

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'Top Gun: Maverick' cruised to box office heights. Will more summer movies take flight?

The success of "Top Gun: Maverick" has lifted hopes for a robust summer box office, after the long-awaited sequel generated…

Los Angeles Times

Watch: Golf Icon John Daly Shows Off His Belly Flopping Ability

The two-time major champ celebrated Memorial Day weekend in style.

Sports Illustrated

Will Keys boat captain face charges in parasail tragedy at bridge? ‘It’s possible’

MIAMI — A boat driver who police say cut a parasail cable on Memorial Day, dragging three people across the…

Miami Herald

'Stranger Things' return encourages weekend binging

There's no mystery about how millions of fans of Netflix's sci-fi drama “Stranger Things” spent their Memorial Day weekend

The Independent UK

Honors student charged in Memorial Day shooting that critically wounded another teen

There was no apparent reason behind the shooting of a 17-year-old boy, who is not expected to survive, Cook County…

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial: Baltimore gun violence: Easy to find, complicated to fix

While it was hardly shocking to learn that Memorial Day weekend provided no respite from gun violence in Baltimore, there…

Tribune News Service

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US Coast Guard returns 223 migrants back to Haiti, Cuba. Some stopped off Florida Keys

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard returned 223 U.S.-bound migrants back to Haiti and Cuba on Tuesday after detaining eight…

Miami Herald

Lightfoot, top cop praise police efforts after most violent Memorial Day in 5 years

Two years after Mayor Lightfoot slammed Supt. David Brown for a Memorial Day weekend “bloodbath,” her office struck a different…

Chicago Sun-Times

11 guns recovered during party at North Ave. Beach on Memorial Day: ‘Why do you need a gun to enjoy the beach?’

Promoted on social media as a “2000s themed cookout,” the beach “takeover” Monday drew hundreds of people to the lakefront…

Chicago Sun-Times

Santa Anita ahead of horse racing safety curve in advance of national regulations

LOS ANGELES — The infield at Santa Anita had once again been transformed into a carnival atmosphere during the three-day…

Los Angeles Times

"Top Gun" Changes Nothing for AMC Stock, Investors

Yes, some movies draw fans to theaters, but that's only part of the story.

The Street

Chicago fishing, Midwest Fishing Report: Steelhead, bowfin, drum, bass, bluegill, kings, walleye

Summer weather on a long Memorial Day weekend made for a truly sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times