France's first lady seems to push her husband as they land in Vietnam. He says they were joking
PARIS (AP) -- Video images show France's first lady pushing her husband away with both hands on his face just before they disembarked from their presidential plane to start a tour of southeast Asia this weekend. President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the couple were simply joking around. His office said the images caught "a moment where the president and his wife were decompressing one last time before the start of the trip by horsing around." But the moment quickly made headlines in France. Media there tried to decipher the interaction that cameras spotted through the just-opened door of the plane.
Demi Lovato marries singer-songwriter Jordan "Jutes" Lutes in California
Demi Lovato is officially married. The musician-actor tied the knot with Canadian singer-songwriter Jordan "Jutes" Lutes on Sunday in California. The ceremony was first exclusively reported by Vogue. The couple met while working on Lovato's last album, 2022's "Holy Fvck." They dated for nearly two years before Lutes proposed in December 2023. Lutes co-wrote a few of the songs that made the album, including the pop-punk single, "Substance." Lovato wore a white Vivienne Westwood dress and Lutes wore a Saint Laurent suit. Representatives for Lovato did not immediately respond to The Associated Press' request for comment.
King Charles III's visit to Canada underscores its sovereignty to Trump
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) -- King Charles III is to arrive in Ottawa on a visit that underscores Canada's sovereignty to U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump's repeated suggestion that the U.S. annex its northern neighbor prompted Prime Minister Mark Carney to invite Charles to give the speech from the throne that will outline his government's agenda for the new Parliament. The king is the head of state in Canada, which is a member of the British Commonwealth of former colonies. Canadians are largely indifferent to the monarchy, but Carney has been eager to show the differences between Canada and the United States. He said the king's visit clearly underscores the sovereignty of Canada.
Meet Hercules and Ned, the border collies fending off wildlife at West Virginia's busiest airport
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Two border collies have a full-time job keeping birds and other wildlife off the runway at West Virginia's busiest airport. Hercules and Ned make daily patrols with their handler to keep planes and passengers safe along the milelong airfield at West Virginia International Yeager Airport. Hercules is 8 years old and has been on the job at the mountaintop airport in Charleston since 2018. Ned is 3 and was brought in last year. Hercules is also the airport's chief ambassador, soaking in affection from passengers inside the terminal while providing calm for some nervously waiting to board a flight.
Did Brad Marchand really have a Blizzard between periods of Game 3?
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A controversy -- a creamy, delicious one -- has been brewing in the Florida Panthers' locker room, surrounding some potentially decadent behavior on the part of Brad Marchand during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes. The issue: Did he REALLY have ice cream after the second period Saturday night? Turns out, he did not. It was honey, not ice cream.
Strauss' 'Blue Danube' waltz is launching into space to mark his 200th birthday
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Strauss' "Blue Danube" waltz is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth. The European Space Agency's big dish antenna in Spain will beam the waltz into the cosmos as it's performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. The celestial send-off on May 31 will also celebrate the space agency's founding 50 years ago. The radio signals will hurtle away at the speed of light. Within 23 hours, the signals will be as far from Earth as NASA's Voyager 1, the world's most distant spacecraft some 15 billion miles away.
Publix recalls baby food pouches after testing finds elevated levels of lead
The Publix supermarket chain is recalling fruit and vegetable baby food because testing found elevated levels of lead. Publix recalled Greenwise Pear, Kiwi, Spinach & Pea Baby Food, sold in 4-ounce plastic pouches. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted the recall notice late Thursday. The pouches were sold in more than 1,400 stores. The contamination was flagged by officials in North Carolina, the state that first identified an outbreak of lead in baby food that sickened more than 500 U.S. children in 2023.
As more Argentines go childless, pampered dogs become part of the family
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires has among the most pet owners per capita in the world. The country's rising passion for dogs has coincided with falling human fertility. In Buenos Aires, statistics show residents increasingly prefer pups to kids: The city is home to almost 33,000 more tail-wagging tenants than children under the age of 14 as a growing number of residents opt to stay childless in a country notorious for its economic instability. Even libertarian President Javier Milei moved into the government house not with a spouse and children, but with the English mastiffs that he calls his "four-legged children." A growing tendency to treat dogs like kids is changing Buenos Aires.
Hot diggity dog! Wienermobiles put on riveting race in Wienie 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The top dog in a race among the six iconic Wienermobiles from Oscar Mayer proved to be the one representing the Southeast. The hot dog-on-wheels known as Slaw Dog passed the Wienermobile representing Chicago at the finish line to win the inaugural Wienie 500 on Carb Day, the final day of practice ahead of Sunday's running of the Indianapolis 500. It was one of the rare times in which all six Wienermobiles in the Oscar Mayer fleet were in one place at one time.
Billion dollar pizza? Bitcoin soars on key anniversary of crypto's growth
It's not an official holiday - yet - but for many cryptocurrency enthusiasts "Bitcoin Pizza Day" is still special. Thursday marks the 15th anniversary of the first known use of cryptocurrency to buy real-world goods. The 10,000 bitcoin that software developer Laszlo Hanyecz paid for two Papa John's pizzas delivered to his Florida home on May 22, 2010, were worth about $41 at the time. Today they're worth $1.1 billion, as bitcoin hits record high prices. Several cryptocurrency companies are announcing promotions and other celebrations to mark Bitcoin Pizza Day..