9:27 p.m. EDT National News Summary

Taylor Swift’s Eras tour returns in London, with assist from Ed Sheeran, after foiled terror plot

LONDON (AP) — Taylor Swift has made a triumphant return to the Eras Tour at London’s Wembley Stadium with an assist from Ed Sheeran. He joined the headliner for the crowd-pleasing acoustic section of the show to play the pair’s collaborations. It’s been tough few weeks with a tragedy and thwarted terror plot surrounding the singer. Heartbreak remains after the death of three young fans in Southport, northern Eng…

International astronomy group joins calls for a lunar clock to keep time on the moon

WASHINGTON (AP) — An international group of astronomers has joined calls to create a standard for keeping time on the moon, where seconds tick by faster. As more countries and private companies set their sights on future lunar missions, astronomers want to ensure perfect synchrony with a unified clock. The International Astronomical Union voted Thursday encouraging space organizations across the globe to collaborate on a timekeeping standard. The U.S. and Europe …

‘Hollywood Squares’ host and Broadway star Peter Marshall dies at 98

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Marshall, who played straight man to the stars for 16 years as host of “The Hollywood Squares,” has died at 98. The West Virginia-born Marshall was a singer and actor who appeared in films and on Broadway before landing the job in 1966 on “Hollywood Squares,” which he would host for more than 5,000 episodes through 1981. The questions Marshall would ask celebrity guests, most famously show regular and center squar…

Police arrest 4 suspects in killing of former ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police have arrested four suspects in the death of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor, who was shot and killed when he interrupted thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his car. Police say that early on May 25, Wactor was leaving his shift as a bartender when three men approached who had hoisted his car in downtown LA. Police say one of them shot him, a…

Detroit judge sidelined for making sleepy teen wear jail clothes on court field trip

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit judge has been sidelined for ordering a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs while she was on a field trip to his courtroom. The chief judge of the 36th District Court says Judge Kenneth King will undergo what he calls “necessary training.” The 15-year-old fell asleep in King’s courtroom during a visit organized by a nonprofit group she volunteers for. King said the girl’s attitude lead…

Panda twins are born in Hong Kong to Ying Ying, the world’s oldest first-time mom

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has welcomed the births of its first locally born giant pandas. The theme park where the twins were born said their mother is the world’s oldest first-time giant panda mother on record. Ying Ying gave birth to the male and female pandas at Ocean Park on Thursday just a day before she turned 19 years old. Ying Ying and her partner Le Le were the second pair of pandas gifted by Beijing to Hon…

Stumpy, the gnarled, old cherry tree, is gone. But its clones — little Stumplings — live on

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stumpy lives on! The stunted and gnarled cherry tree that became an unlikely social media celebrity was cut down earlier this year, along with more than 100 other trees, to make way for a massive repair protect on the crumbling seawall protecting the Tidal Basin. But as construction on the seawall begins in earnest, horticulturists at the National Arboretum have successfully clon…

Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in Colombia to promote mental health and combat cyberbullying

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have arrived in Colombia, where they will participate in several events promoting mental health for young people and how to combat cyberbullying, one of the couple’s latest philanthropic causes. Harry and Meghan were welcomed at the residence of Colombia’s Vice President Francia Márquez in the heart of Bogotá, where treated to Colombian coff…

Notre Dame suspends men’s swim team for one year after review finds NCAA gambling violations

Notre Dame has suspended its men’s swimming program for at least one year after an external review found members of the team violated NCAA rules by wagering among themselves on results of their competitions. The review also found that team members failed to “treat one another with dignity and respect.” Athletic director Pete Bevacqua said in a statement Thursday that not all team members participa…

Sweden reports 1st case of more infectious form of mpox first identified in Congo

LONDON (AP) — Swedish health officials say they have identified the first case of a person with the more infectious form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo. It comes a day after the World Health Organization declared the outbreaks there and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency. In a statement Thursday, the Swedish public health agency said the patient recently sought health care in Stockholm. …

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