AP Briefs

By NewsPress Now MLB owners unanimously approve sale of Orioles David Rubenstein’s purchase of the Baltimore Orioles was approved Wednesday by Major League Baseball owners, clearing the way for the Angelos family to finalize the sale after over three decades running the team. Approval of 75% of all owners was required, and MLB said the

By The Associated Press Xi issues positive message at meeting with U.S. business leaders BEIJING | China’s nationalist leader, Xi Jinping, called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting on Wednesday with top American business leaders in Beijing that came amid a steady improvement in relations that had sunk to the lowest

By NewsPress Now Medvedev, Alcaraz advance to Miami Open quarterfinals MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. | Defending Miami Open champion Daniil Medvedev won his 350th career match to move into the quarterfinals for a fourth straight year, beating Dominik Koepfer 7-6 (5), 6-0 on Tuesday. Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz also advanced with ease in a 6-3, 6-3 win

By The Associated Press Colombia threatens to break ties with Israel unless ceasefire demands met BOGOTA, Colombia | Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday threatened to break off diplomatic ties with Israel if the country doesn’t comply with a U.N. Security Council resolution that calls for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Petro made

By The Associated Press Krispy Kreme doughnuts coming to McDonald’s NEW YORK | Krispy Kreme and McDonald’s are getting together over breakfast. The doughnut chain and the fast food giant unveiled plans on Tuesday to offer Krispy Kreme products at McDonald’s locations across the United States. The companies say a phased rollout is expected to

By Associated Press March 29 In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln ordered plans for a relief expedition to sail to South Carolina’s Fort Sumter, which was still in the hands of Union forces despite repeated demands by the Confederacy that it be turned over. In 1867, Britain’s Parliament passed, and Queen Victoria signed, the British North

By The Associated Press Arkansas sued over critical race theory ban LITTLE ROCK, Ark. | A high school teacher and two students are suing Arkansas over the state’s ban on critical race theory in public schools. The lawsuit was filed Monday by the teacher and students from Little Rock Central High School. That’s the site

By The Associated Press Kyiv endures a third bombardment in five days KYIV, Ukraine | Russia has launched missiles against Kyiv for the third time in five days. It’s part of an apparent escalation of aerial bombardment of Ukrainian cities as the war stretches into its third year. The front line is largely stationary. Officials

By NewsPress Now Shohei Ohtani says he never bet on sports LOS ANGELES | Shohei Ohtani said Monday he never bet on sports or knowingly paid any gambling debts accumulated by his longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. Instead, the Los Angeles Dodgers star claims his close friend lied to him for years and stole millions from

By The Associated Press Trump’s social media company to start trading on Nasdaq NEW YORK | Trump Media & Technology Group, whose flagship product is social networking site Truth Social, will begin trading on the Nasdaq stock market on Tuesday. Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded shell company, approved a deal to

By The Associated Press Ireland poised to get its youngest ever premier LONDON | Ireland is poised to get its youngest-ever premier next month after Simon Harris secured the leadership of the Fine Gael party on Sunday, replacing Leo Varadkar who announced his surprise resignation last week. The 37-year-old Harris, who has been the coalition

By NewsPress Now Royals’ Michael Wacha will get X-rays after taking liner off pitching hand SURPRISE, Ariz. | Royals right-hander Michael Wacha was hit on his pitching hand during his final inning of spring training Sunday, just before the club was to leave Arizona, and will have X-rays on his middle finger to determine the

By The Associated Press Poland demands explanation after Russian missile enters its airspace KYIV, Ukraine | Poland has demanded an explanation from Russia after one of its missiles strayed briefly into Polish airspace during a major missile attack on Ukraine. The incident on Sunday prompted the NATO member to activate F-16 fighter jets. It was

By NewsPress Now Average long-term mortgage rate climbs back to nearly 7% LOS ANGELES | The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed back to nearly 7% this week, pushing up borrowing costs for home shoppers with the spring homebuying season underway. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.87% from 6.74% last week,

By The Associated Press More public workers are getting student loans canceled WASHINGTON | Another 78,000 Americans are getting their federal student loans canceled through a program that helps teachers, nurses, firefighters and other public servants, the Biden administration announced Thursday. The Education Department is canceling the borrowers’ loans because they reached 10 years of

By NewsPress Now In Japan, Ohtani’s ‘perfect person’ image could take a hit SEOUL, South Korea | Shohei Ohtani is referred to in Japan as “kanpeki no hito” — the perfect person — because of his manners and impeccable behavior. That image may have taken a hit when the Dodgers fired his good friend and

By NewsPress Now Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter fired by Dodgers after allegations LOS ANGELES | Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend has been fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers following allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball star. Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, 39, was let go from the team Wednesday following reports from the

By The Associated Press United Steelworkers endorses Biden PITTSBURGH | The United Steelworkers Union has endorsed President Joe Biden, giving him support from another large labor union. The announcement Wednesday by the Pittsburgh-based union came less than a week after Biden voiced opposition to the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of Japan.

By NewsPress Now Jets agree to one-year deal with wide receiver Mike Williams The New York Jets have agreed to terms with former Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams on a one-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The 29-year-old Williams visited the Jets’ facility Tuesday and reportedly had

By The Associated Press Bank of Japan ends negative interest rate policy TOKYO | Japan’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding policy of negative rates meant to boost the economy. The Bank of Japan’s overnight call rate was raised to a range of

By Associated Press March 22 In 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to raise money from the American colonies, which fiercely resisted the tax. (The Stamp Act was repealed a year later.) In 1882, President Chester A. Arthur signed a measure outlawing polygamy. In 1894, hockey’s first Stanley Cup championship game was played;