Wall Street closes out another winning week

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks closed out another strong week. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% Friday, its fifth gain in a row and bringing its gain for the week to 5.3%. It was the third week of solid gains in the last four. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5%.

16 charged over Thai building collapse

BANGKOK (AP) - A construction magnate and more than a dozen other people surrendered to police Friday on criminal negligence charges for the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise during a March 28 earthquake.

Austria wins 69th Eurovision Song Contest

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - Classically trained countertenor JJ of Austria wins 69th Eurovision Song Contest with his pop-opera song "Wasted Love. JJ beat 25 other competitors during Saturday's grand final in the Swiss city of Basel.

Japan's economy shrinks as Trump's trade war hits

TOKYO (AP) - The Japanese economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.7% in the first quarter, according to government data released Friday, as U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war hurt exports and dented consumer confidence.

Crystal Palace wins the FA Cup

LONDON (AP) - Crystal Palace pulled off one of the biggest FA Cup final upsets in history to beat Manchester City 1-0 at Wembley Stadium on Saturday and lift the famous trophy for the first time. Eberechi Eze's strike secured Palace's first major trophy and ensured the once dominant City ends a campaign empty-handed for the first time in eight years.

 

China blasts US ban of Huawei's advanced computer chips

China has blasted a new U.S. rule against use of Ascend computer chips made by Huawei Technologies anywhere in the world, chafing Thursday against the limitations of a temporary truce in the trade war between the two biggest economies.

Editorials from Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Boston Globe and others

Editorials from Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Boston Globe and others

Japan inspects 200 military training planes after crash

TOKYO (AP) - Japan’s air force has begun emergency safety inspections on all of its nearly 200 military training aircraft after one of the planes crashed minutes after takeoff, officials said Thursday.