The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–CARBON CAPTURE-PIPELINE Carbon dioxide pipeline regulations pass in testy Iowa Senate but still need governor’s signature SUMMARY: The
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–CARBON CAPTURE-PIPELINE Carbon dioxide pipeline regulations pass in testy Iowa Senate but still need governor’s signature SUMMARY: The
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–CARBON CAPTURE-PIPELINE Carbon dioxide pipeline regulations pass in testy Iowa Senate but still need governor’s signature SUMMARY: The
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN said Tuesday that its new all-encompassing streaming service will take on a familiar name — ESPN — and launch in September at an initial price of $29.99 per month. The service will enable consumers to view all of ESPN’s various networks, including ones devoted
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER, BASSEM MROUE and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will move to normalize relations with Syria and lift sanctions imposed on its new government to give the country “a chance at peace.” The development came shortly before Trump was set to meet Wednesday
Continue Reading By MELANIE LIDMAN and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there is “no way” Israel will halt its war in Gaza — where airstrikes on two hospitals Tuesday killed at least eight and wounded dozens — even if a deal is reached to release more hostages.
Continue Reading By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court appeared inclined Tuesday to revive a lawsuit accusing a conservative group of violating the Voting Rights Act when it announced it was challenging the eligibility of more than 360,000 Georgia voters. The lower court committed “legal error” in its ruling finding no violation
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By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft began laying off about 6,000 workers Tuesday, nearly 3% of its entire workforce and its largest job cuts in more than two years as the company spends heavily on artificial intelligence. Hardest hit was the tech giant’s home state of Washington, where Microsoft informed state officials it was
Continue Reading STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is continuing its rapid pace of executions this year, with one convicted killer set to die this week and another on June 10 who would be the sixth person put to death by the state in 2025. Glen Rogers, 62, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at Florida State
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs was sworn in to a new term on Tuesday after the Democrat won a monthslong fight against her Republican rival’s challenges to thousands of ballots. The State Board of Elections earlier Tuesday issued an election certificate to Riggs
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By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax breaks tallying more than $5 trillion — but also sizable reductions in Medicaid health care, food stamps and green energy strategies to fight climate change — faced sharp debate as House lawmakers slogged through marathon overnight hearings on Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill.” Tensions
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Only a few Capitol riot defendants remained jailed after President Donald Trump issued mass pardons to supporters who joined a mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021. A trial for one of them — a military veteran charged with federal firearms offenses and a hoax bomb threat —
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Only a few Capitol riot defendants remained jailed after President Donald Trump issued mass pardons to supporters who joined a mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021. A trial for one of them — a military veteran charged with federal firearms offenses and a hoax bomb threat —
Continue Reading By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Senate advanced a bill that could further complicate a massive carbon-capture pipeline project routed across several Midwestern states after a long-winded and testy debate that exposed a clear rift among Republicans over property rights and the future of the state’s agricultural dominance. The
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By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A popular Turkish American online streamer who is critical of President Donald Trump was recently detained and questioned at O’Hare International Airport after his flight from Paris landed in Chicago. Hasan Piker, who has 2.8 million followers on Twitch, recounted his experience online Monday saying he was
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By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press WAKEFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the child molestation trial of a former Rhode Island high school basketball coach who asked hundreds of male student-athletes to take off their underwear so he could check their body fat. Defense attorneys contend Aaron Thomas conducted the tests because he
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The fist bump seems so long ago. Three years after Joe Biden’s cursory greeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Donald Trump luxuriated in an extravagant royal welcome as he arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Concerns about human rights and fossil fuels in the oil-rich autocracy
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The fist bump seems so long ago. Three years after Joe Biden’s cursory greeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Donald Trump luxuriated in an extravagant royal welcome as he arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Concerns about human rights and fossil fuels in the oil-rich autocracy
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By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Pete Buttigieg returned to Iowa with some subtle and not-so-subtle messages about what has changed since he ran in the state’s 2020 Democratic presidential caucuses. His speech Tuesday included mentions of his adopted twins, a boy and a girl, and how he explained to his
Continue Reading By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Pete Buttigieg returned to Iowa with some subtle and not-so-subtle messages about what has changed since he ran in the state’s 2020 Democratic presidential caucuses. His speech Tuesday included mentions of his adopted twins, a boy and a girl, and how he explained to his
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Casandra Ventura, the R&B singer and actor known simply as Cassie, began testifying Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ sex trafficking trial. The music mogul is charged with leveraging his status to coerce women — including Cassie — into abusive sexual encounters and using violence
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NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of 12 New Yorkers, plus a half-dozen alternates, is hearing testimony at the federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. The group tilts male and middle-aged or older. Only three jurors are under 40. Five are over 60. Classical music listeners outnumber people who identified as hip-hop fans.
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By RONALD BLUM Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — When Klaus Mäkelä climbed the Concertgebouw podium and turned to the audience at the orchestra’s third Gustav Mahler Festival in 105 years, the conductor could see the writing on the wall. Facing him was “MAHLER” etched in gold on a cartouche and shining in a spotlight, centered
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainments Writer NEW YORK (AP) — You can’t keep Stanley Tucci from his beloved Italy just like you can’t keep cheese from lasagna. The Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning actor is once again elegantly roaming through the land of his heritage in National Geographic’s new food-travel series “Tucci in Italy,” less than
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Major social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and X have failed to protect LGBTQ+ users from hate and harassment, in part, because they intentionally rolled back previous safety practices, the advocacy group GLAAD said Tuesday in its annual Social Media Safety Index. The report
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, May 14 AUTO RACING Noon FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 4 p.m. FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis IIHF HOCKEY (MEN’S) 10 a.m. NHLN — 2025 IIHF World Championship Group Stage: U.S.
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference New York 4, Detroit 2 Saturday, April 19: New York 123, Detroit 112 Monday, April 21: Detroit 100, New York 94 Thursday, April 24: New York 118, Detroit 116 Sunday, April 27: New York 94, Detroit 93 Tuesday, April 29: Detroit 106, New York 103
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Indiana 117, Milwaukee 98 Denver 112, L.A. Clippers 110, OT New York 123, Detroit 112 Minnesota 117, L.A. Lakers 95 Sunday, April 20 Oklahoma City 131, Memphis 80 Boston 103, Orlando 86 Cleveland 121, Miami 100 Golden State 95, Houston 85 Monday, April 21
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