BRUSSELS — The far-right was seen scoring big gains in Germany and France in Sunday’s E.U. election, opinion polls showed, joining the Netherlands in offering the first signs that an expected rightwards shift in the European Parliament is under way. In France, Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party won around 32% of the votes, a 10 point … Read more

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s newly selected prime minister, Garry Conille, was hospitalized late Saturday in the capital of Port-au-Prince just days after arriving in the country, the government said. It wasn’t immediately known why Conille was hospitalized. The office of the prime minister said in a statement that Conille was feeling slightly unwell “following a week … Read more

BOSTON — A soaring demand for food delivered fast has spawned small armies of couriers — and increasing alarm — in big cities where scooters, motorcycles and mopeds zip in and out of traffic and hop onto pedestrian-filled sidewalks as their drivers race to drop off salads and sandwiches. Officials in Boston, New York and … Read more

A head-on collision in Texas killed seven people and seriously injured two children Thursday, officials said. The crash occurred around 4:40 p.m. local time on FM 1433, about eight miles north of Carrizo Springs, said Rene Cordova, spokesperson at the Del Rio office of the Texas Department of Public Safety. Carrizo Springs is about 116 … Read more

Two adults and two children were hospitalized after a small plane crashed Friday morning in a suburb near Denver, authorities said. The fiery crash occurred about 9:30 a.m. in front of a home in Arvada, about 10 miles northwest of Denver, Arvada Fire Operations Chief Matt Osier said during a brief news conference. The plane came … Read more

The Paris Olympics organizers on Friday unveiled a display of the five Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower as the French capital marks 50 days until the start of the Summer Games. The structure of rings, made of recycled French steel, will be displayed on the south side of the 135-year-old landmark in central … Read more

The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department are set to open antitrust investigations into Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia, examining the powerful companies’ influence on the artificial intelligence industry, a source familiar confirmed to CNBC. The FTC will take the lead on looking into Microsoft and OpenAI, while the DOJ will focus on Nvidia, and the investigations will focus … Read more

Share Scottish lament played as dawn breaks on Gold Beach As dawn broke on Gold Beach in Maj. Trevor Macey-Lillie played the Scottish lament “Highland Laddie” on the bagpipes on Gold Beach in Normandy. The time-honored tradition recreates the moment that thousands of British troops disembarked onto French beaches. Christopher Furlong / Getty Images Macey-Lillie … Read more

The Food and Drug Administration is now investigating whether cucumbers are responsible for a nationwide Salmonella outbreak that has led to 54 hospitalizations. In a notice posted on its website Wednesday, the agency said data indicate affected cucumbers contaminated with Salmonella may be responsible for 162 illnesses that comprise the outbreak. Zero fatalities have been reported … Read more

Actor Mamie Laverock has been on life support after a five-story fall, but she has since opened her eyes, her family says. The “When Calls the Heart” actor’s mom, actor Nicole Rockmann, told the Los Angeles Times that Laverock is “doing well” and hoping for a “turnaround” on her health. “Mamie just opened her eyes,” Rockmann said. … Read more