By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a long-time coming, but Shohei Ohtani’s highly-anticipated return to pitching might not be far away. The Japanese star took a big step to returning to the mound on Sunday when he delighted the crowd at Citi Field ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ game against the New
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By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed a viral video showing his wife Brigitte pushing his face away as they disembarked from a plane in Vietnam for the first leg of a Southeast Asia tour. Speaking to reporters in Hanoi on Monday, Macron addressed the clip directly, pushing back
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By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A 72-year-old mother has filed a lawsuit against South Korea’s government and its largest adoption agency, alleging systematic failures in her forced separation from her toddler son who was sent to Norway without her consent. Choi Young-ja searched desperately for her son for nearly five
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV and VOLODYMYR YURCHUK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched its biggest drone attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Monday, part of an escalating bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the 3-year-old war. On the third straight night of significant aerial
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By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has summoned France’s representative in protest after the French foreign minister praised a prize-winning Iranian film as “a gesture of resistance against the Iranian regime’s oppression.” Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot had praised “It Was Just an Accident” after it won the prestigious Palme
Continue Reading By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has summoned France’s representative in protest after the French foreign minister praised a prize-winning Iranian film as “a gesture of resistance against the Iranian regime’s oppression.” Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot had praised “It Was Just an Accident” after it won the prestigious Palme
Continue ReadingPor Brad Lendon y Mike Valerio Corea del Norte arrestó a cuatro personas que, según afirma, son responsables del accidente la semana pasada que dejó al nuevo buque de guerra del líder Kim Jong Un volcado y parcialmente sumergido en un astillero, según informaron medios estatales. Entre las cuatro personas detenidas se encontraba Ri Hyong
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CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — The manhunt continues for the last two of 10 inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail earlier this month. Authorities are also searching for a former police chief serving time for rape and murder who fled from an Arkansas prison on Sunday. What prompted these prison breaks?
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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Detroit 3 San Francisco 1 Final Milwaukee 3 Boston 2 Final Baltimore 5 St. Louis 2 Final Cincinnati 7 Kansas City 4 Final N.Y. Mets 2 Chicago White Sox 1 Final L.A. Dodgers 7 Cleveland 2 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Toronto 2 Texas 1 Final Tampa Bay 7 Minnesota
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The theme of the Eastern Conference Finals so far has been comebacks and that continued on Sunday night in Indiana. After the Indiana Pacers’ miraculous Game 1 comeback, Game 3 of the best-of-seven series saw the New York Knicks produce their own dramatic ending on the road at a
Continue Reading Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Monday, May. 26. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
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Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Doctors interact with patients, in many cases, when they are feeling their worst – so, how they talk to those patients during such a vulnerable time matters. That’s the philosophy of Abraham Verghese, the bestselling author, Stanford professor, and infectious disease doctor who will address students at Harvard University’s
Continue ReadingPor Kelly McCleary Phil Robertson, amante de la naturaleza, empresario y patriarca de la familia que aparece en el reality show de A&E “Duck Dynasty”, falleció a los 79 años, según informaron sus allegados en un comunicado. “Celebramos hoy que nuestro padre, esposo y abuelo, Phil Robertson, está ahora con el Señor”, dice el comunicado
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer, but this year, it may also kick off a season of higher prices. Small businesses that sell beer, fireworks and other summer staples told CNN they are grappling with higher costs amid new tariffs that the Trump administration placed on nearly
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By The Associated Press Cincinnati Reds (26-28, third in the NL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (29-25, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Monday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Nick Martinez (2-5, 3.43 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 43 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Lorenzen (3-5, 3.77 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 50 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals
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By FIRDIA LISNAWATI Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities arrested an Australian for allegedly smuggling cocaine on the tourist island of Bali, a charge that could carry the death penalty, officials said Monday. The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad. The 43-year-old
Continue ReadingLauren Izso y Manveena Suri Una soldado de las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI) liberada durante un acuerdo de alto el fuego e intercambio de rehenes dijo que uno de sus mayores temores durante su cautiverio eran los ataques llevados a cabo por Israel. Na’ama Levy, una de las cinco mujeres soldados de las
Continue Reading AP News Digest – Great Plains To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–DIGITAL EQUITY ACT-SHUTDOWN The Digital Equity Act tried to close the digital
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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian state government is banning the sale of machetes after a violent gang fight in a suburban shopping mall injured a young man. Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan announced Monday the ban on the sale of large knives would take effect Wednesday after machete-wielding gang members
Continue ReadingBy Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Gas prices are holding steady for the nearly 40 million Americans expected to hit the road on Memorial Day. The average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded in the United States on Sunday was $3.18, according to AAA, the lowest over a Memorial Day weekend since 2021, when
Continue ReadingJeremy Diamond, Hira Humayun y Jessie Yeung El jefe de un nuevo programa de distribución de ayuda para Gaza, respaldado por Estados Unidos e Israel, renunció después de semanas de controversia, citando preocupaciones sobre la imparcialidad e instando a Israel a permitir que ingrese más ayuda al enclave bloqueado. La Fundación Humanitaria de Gaza (GHF)
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Immigration officials said Tomás Hernández worked in high-level posts for Cuba’s foreign intelligence agency for decades before migrating to the United States to pursue the American dream. The 71-year-old was detained by federal agents outside his Miami-area home in March and accused of hiding his ties to
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A new aid system in Gaza opened its first distribution hubs Monday, according to a U.S.-backed group that said it began delivering food to Palestinians who face growing hunger after Israel’s nearly three-month blockade to pressure Hamas. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
Continue ReadingFrom CNN’s Lauren Izso and Manveena Suri (CNN) — An Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldier released during a ceasefire-hostage deal has said one of her biggest fears during captivity were strikes carried out by Israel. Na’ama Levy, one of five IDF female soldiers released in January, made the comments during a weekly rally at Tel
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