By The Associated Press President Donald Trump is in Saudi Arabia for the first leg of his three-nation visit to the Middle East this week. His first visit is focused on dealmaking with a key Mideast ally while shared concerns about Iran’s nuclear program and the war in Gaza drag on in the background. In
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By TERESA CEROJANO Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Despite his detention thousands of miles away in the International Criminal Court, former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte appeared to have been elected as mayor in his home city by a landslide, according to preliminary results on Tuesday. At least five candidates backed by his family were
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By THOMAS ADAMSON, JOHN LEICESTER and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Kim Kardashian said a silent prayer — for her sister, her best friend, her family — as a masked man pulled her toward him in a Paris hotel room during the 2016 jewelry heist that changed her life. She wore a bathrobe.
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON, JOHN LEICESTER and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Kim Kardashian said a silent prayer — for her sister, her best friend, her family — as a masked man pulled her toward him in a Paris hotel room during the 2016 jewelry heist that changed her life. She wore a bathrobe.
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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 – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— DEMOCRATS-BUTTIGIEG DESCRIPTION: Former Transportation Secretary and potential 2028 contender Pete Buttigieg holds a town
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 – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— DEMOCRATS-BUTTIGIEG DESCRIPTION: Former Transportation Secretary and potential 2028 contender Pete Buttigieg holds a town
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 – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— DEMOCRATS-BUTTIGIEG DESCRIPTION: Former Transportation Secretary and potential 2028 contender Pete Buttigieg holds a town
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Continue Reading By The Associated Press NBA Wednesday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at BOSTON 4½ (208½) New York at MINNESOTA 11½ (204) Golden State MLB Wednesday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Minnesota -118 at BALTIMORE +100 Minnesota -118 at BALTIMORE +100 N.Y Yankees -112 at SEATTLE -104 at DETROIT -220 Boston +184 at TORONTO -142 Tampa
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Machado, San Diego, .331; Alonso, New York, .318; Tatis, San Diego, .316; T.Hernández, Los Angeles, .315; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .314; Donovan, St. Louis, .312; Lindor, New York, .310; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .308; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .306; Sheets, San Diego, .302. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 44; Tatis, San Diego, 34; Carroll, Arizona, 33; Tucker, Chicago, 33;
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .414; Goldschmidt, New York, .350; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .348; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .342; Kwan, Cleveland, .333; Witt, Kansas City, .319; Bregman, Boston, .309; Meyers, Houston, .298; Springer, Toronto, .297; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .295; Ramírez, Cleveland, .295. RUNS_Judge, New York, 39; Buxton, Minnesota, 30; Bregman, Boston, 29; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 28; Rooker, Athletics,
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By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press A judge at a hearing Tuesday is scheduled to consider a Maui doctor’s request to be released on bail while he fights an attempted murder charge on allegations that he tried to kill his wife on a Honolulu hiking trail. Gerhardt Konig previously pleaded not guilty. His wife wrote
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By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Campus activism has flared as the academic year winds down, with pro-Palestinian demonstrations leading to arrests at several colleges. Compared with last spring, when more than 2,100 people were arrested in campus protests nationwide, the demonstrations have been smaller and more scattered. But the stakes are
Continue Reading By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Campus activism has flared as the academic year winds down, with pro-Palestinian demonstrations leading to arrests at several colleges. Compared with last spring, when more than 2,100 people were arrested in campus protests nationwide, the demonstrations have been smaller and more scattered. But the stakes are
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By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press The motto of one newly elected American world leader: ” Fight! ” The other introduced himself to the world with his first public word as pope: “ Peace.” The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark — politically, personally or in their world
Continue Reading By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press The motto of one newly elected American world leader: ” Fight! ” The other introduced himself to the world with his first public word as pope: “ Peace.” The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark — politically, personally or in their world
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By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A budget airline that serves mostly small U.S. cities began federal deportation flights Monday out of Arizona, a move that’s inspired an online boycott petition and sharp criticism from the union representing the carrier’s flight attendants. Avelo Airlines announced in April it had signed an agreement with
Continue Reading By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A budget airline that serves mostly small U.S. cities began federal deportation flights Monday out of Arizona, a move that’s inspired an online boycott petition and sharp criticism from the union representing the carrier’s flight attendants. Avelo Airlines announced in April it had signed an agreement with
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez have spent nearly 30 years in prison for the double murder of their parents. This week in Los Angeles, a judge is set to consider whether they should be resentenced. The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering
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By JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a new shot at freedom after 35 years behind bars for murdering their parents, a judge ruled Tuesday. The ruling from Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic reduced the brothers’ sentences from life in prison without parole to
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By ZEKE MILLER, AAMER MADHANI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday held out Saudi Arabia as a model for a reimagined Middle East, using the first major foreign trip of his term to emphasize the promise of economic prosperity over instability in a region reeling from
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By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French movie star Gérard Depardieu was convicted Tuesday of sexually assaulting two women on a set and received an 18-month suspended prison sentence in a case that was widely seen as a post-#MeToo test for the country’s film industry. The 76-year-old Depardieu, one of the most prominent
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French movie star Gérard Depardieu was convicted Tuesday of sexually assaulting two women on a set and received an 18-month suspended prison sentence in a case that was widely seen as a post-#MeToo test for the country’s film industry. The 76-year-old Depardieu, one of the most prominent
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — The 78th Cannes Film Festival opens Tuesday with expectations running high for what could be a banner edition. All of the ingredients — an absurd number of stars, top-tier filmmakers, political intrigue — seem to be lined up for the French Riviera spectacular. Over the
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Cassie, the R&B singer and former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs, testified Tuesday that the mercurial music mogul — powerful, abusive and controlling — beat her mercilessly and ordered her to have “disgusting” sex with strangers during drug-fueled, multi-day marathons he called
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Cassie, the R&B singer and former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs, testified Tuesday that the mercurial music mogul — powerful, abusive and controlling — beat her mercilessly and ordered her to have “disgusting” sex with strangers during drug-fueled, multi-day marathons he called
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 2, 8, 8 (two, eight, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By IVÁN SÁNCHEZ and ALBA ALEMÁN Associated Press TEXISTEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Gunmen killed a mayoral candidate from Mexico’s governing party in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz and four others who accompanied her, the second such local candidate killing in the state ahead of the June 1 election, authorities confirmed Monday. There were reports
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