By COLLIN BINKLEY and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s feud with America’s elite universities is lending momentum to Republicans on Capitol Hill who want to increase a tax on wealthy college endowments by tenfold or more. House Republicans already were considering a hike in the tax on college endowments’ earnings
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By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal officials filed charges Tuesday against five people in connection to a boat carrying migrants that capsized a day earlier off San Diego’s Pacific coast, killing three people, including a 14-year-old boy from India. The boy’s 10-year-old sister is still missing at sea and is presumed
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Two separate federal judges 2,000 miles apart ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump improperly used an 18th century wartime law to try to speed the deportations of people his administration labels members of a Venezuelan gang, adding to mounting judicial skepticism over the president’s attempt to avoid deportation hearings by
Continue Reading By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that President Donald Trump is improperly using an 18th century wartime law to try to speed the deportations of people his administration labels members of a Venezuelan gang, becoming the second judge to bar the administration from removing immigrants under the act. District Court
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By KENYA HUNTER and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Spencer Goidel, a 33-year-old federal worker in Boca Raton, Florida, with autism, knew what he could be losing when he got laid off from his job as an equal employment opportunity specialist at the IRS. Because of his autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, Goidel had
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs is expected to be in place sometime Wednesday, lawyers told a federal judge after dozens of prospective jurors were questioned over two days to see if they can judge the music mogul fairly. The lawyers
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By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus opened a criminal case against a 78-year-old activist who became the face of the country’s pro-democracy protests in 2020, a rights organization said Tuesday. Retired geologist Nina Bahinskaya was charged with repeatedly violating Belarus’ laws on holding and organizing protests, Belarus’ Viasna human
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Carney rebuffs Trump push for 51st state in Oval Office, says Canada ‘won’t be for sale, ever.’
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lizzy McAlpine is surrounded by music these days. She’s making her Broadway debut in a daring stage musical, and when she retreats to her dressing room, her own songs demand attention. “When the inspiration hits, I’ve got to write. I’ve got to have a guitar
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By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. agency that fights HIV plans to slash its workforce by more than half and move many posts to cheaper locations as a result of drastic funding cuts from longtime donors in the United States, Asia and Europe, the agency and staffers told The Associated Press
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By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Soprano Patricia Racette will become artistic director of the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, filling a key management position of a company she has been associated with since her debut there in 1993. General Director Andrew Jorgensen said Tuesday that she will take over on Oct. 1 from James Robinson,
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Soprano Patricia Racette will become artistic director of the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, filling a key management position of a company she has been associated with since her debut there in 1993. General Director Andrew Jorgensen said Tuesday that she will take over on Oct. 1 from James Robinson,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, May 7 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 6:05 a.m. (Thursday) FS2 — AFL: Collingwood at Fremantle COLLEGE GOLF 4 p.m. GOLF — The 2025 PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship: Final Round, Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wis. COLLEGE SOFTBALL 11 a.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast
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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By DAVID CRARY and PETER SMITH Associated Press The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any nation except Italy, home to 17 of the electors who will gather Wednesday for the Vatican conclave to choose the successor to Pope
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida 4, Tampa Bay 1 Tuesday, April 22: Florida 6, Tampa Bay 2 Thursday, April 24: Florida 2, Tampa Bay 0 Saturday, April 26: Tampa Bay 5, Florida 1 Monday, April 28: Florida 4, Tampa Bay 2 Wednesday, April 30: Florida 6, Tampa Bay 3
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Winnipeg 5, St. Louis 3 Colorado 5, Dallas 1 Sunday, April 20 Carolina 4, New Jersey 1 Toronto 6, Ottawa 2 Vegas 4, Minnesota 2 Monday, April 21 Washington 3, Montreal 2, OT Winnipeg 2, St. Louis 1 Dallas 4, Colorado 3, OT Los
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA Vancouver 8 1 2 26 22 8 Minnesota United 5 2 4 19 15 10 Portland 5 3 3 18 21 19 San Diego FC 5 4 2 17 21 15 Los Angeles FC 5 4 2 17 17 16 Austin FC 5 5
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 20 16 .556 — Boston 18 19 .486 2½ Tampa Bay 16 19 .457 3½ Toronto 16 19 .457 3½ Baltimore 13 21 .382 6 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 22 13 .629 — Cleveland 21 15 .583 1½ Kansas City 21
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 23 13 .639 — Philadelphia 19 15 .559 3 Atlanta 16 18 .471 6 Washington 17 20 .459 6½ Miami 13 21 .382 9 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 22 14 .611 — Cincinnati 18 18 .500 4 Milwaukee 18 18 .500
Continue Reading By ELENA BECATOROS and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military bombed the airport in Yemen’s rebel-held capital Tuesday, claiming to have disabled the airfield in an attack that left commercial aircraft burning on the tarmac as its fighter jets struck power plants and other targets. The rare daytime attack on Sanaa,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press All four international airports around Moscow temporarily suspended flights Tuesday as Russian forces intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones fired at almost a dozen Russian regions, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said. Nine other regional Russian airports also temporarily stopped operating as drones struck areas along the border with Ukraine and
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Responding to coverage of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation, the Trump administration has called journalists “despicable,” questioned CNN’s patriotism, scolded Fox News and even admitted to a mistake — in admitting to a mistake in the first place. The vigorous reaction was noteworthy even in service
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Responding to coverage of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation, the Trump administration has called journalists “despicable,” questioned CNN’s patriotism, scolded Fox News and even admitted to a mistake — in admitting to a mistake in the first place. The vigorous reaction was noteworthy even in service
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer The U.S. Justice Department is doubling down on its attempt to break up Google by asking a federal judge to force the company to part with some of the technology powering the company’s digital ad network. The proposed dismantling coincides with an ongoing federal effort to separate Google’s Chrome
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