By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, challenging the president’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs that have set off a global trade war. The lawsuit argues that President Donald Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs
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By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press On one side is Harvard, the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university, with a brand so powerful that its name is synonymous with prestige. On the other side is the Trump administration, determined to go further than any other White House to reshape American higher education. Both sides are digging in
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By The Associated Press MLB Thursday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Athletics -148 at CHICAGO WHITE SOX +126 Cleveland -112 at BALTIMORE -104 at DETROIT -148 Kansas City +126 N.Y Yankees -116 at TAMPA BAY -102 at TEXAS -142 LA Angels +120 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Arizona -154 at MIAMI +130 at
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers asked a judge on Wednesday to allow the ailing ex-studio boss to spend his nights at a New York City hospital instead of jail for the duration of his #MeToo rape retrial. Weinstein’s lawyers made the request as jury selection resumed for
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 2025 Tribeca Festival will feature a medley of music stars, including Billy Joel, Miley Cyrus and Eddie Vedder, in its 24th edition. The annual New York festival, which in 2022 dropped “Film” from its name, unveiled the lineup Wednesday. The festival, which runs June
Continue Reading By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that his state will file a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs that have set off a global trade war. The suit will argue that Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, April 17 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Collingwood at Brisbane COLLEGE BASEBALL 7 p.m. ACCN — Virginia at Florida St. 8 p.m. ESPNU — Alabama at LSU SECN — Texas A&M at Arkansas COLLEGE GYMNASTICS (WOMEN’S) 4:30
Continue Reading All Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Columbus 5 0 3 18 12 6 Charlotte FC 5 2 1 16 13 7 Cincinnati 5 2 1 16 10 9 Inter Miami CF 4 0 3 15 12 6 Philadelphia 4 3 1 13 13 9 Nashville 4 3 1 13 12
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 11 7 .611 — Toronto 11 8 .579 ½ Boston 10 10 .500 2 Tampa Bay 8 10 .444 3 Baltimore 7 10 .412 3½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 10 8 .556 — Cleveland 9 8 .529 ½ Kansas City 8
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 11 7 .611 — Philadelphia 10 8 .556 1 Miami 8 9 .471 2½ Washington 7 11 .389 4 Atlanta 5 13 .278 6 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 12 9 .571 — Milwaukee 10 9 .526 1 Cincinnati 9 9 .500
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 11 7 .611 — Toronto 11 8 .579 ½ Boston 10 10 .500 2 Tampa Bay 8 10 .444 3 Baltimore 7 10 .412 3½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 10 8 .556 — Cleveland 9 8 .529 ½ Kansas City 8
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 11 7 .611 — — 5-5 W-3 8-4 3-3 107 83 24 Toronto 11 8 .579 ½ +1 6-4 W-2 7-3 4-5 76 72 4 Boston 10 10 .500 2 ½ 4-6 W-2 4-3
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Adv19-20 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, April 21 COLLEGE SOFTBALL 7 p.m. SECN — Kentucky at South Carolina MARATHON 9 a.m. ESPN2 — The Boston Marathon: From Boston MLB BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. FS1 — San Diego at Detroit NBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. TNT — Playoffs First
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div z-Washington 81 51 21 9 111 286 227 26-9-6 25-12-3 17-8-0 y-Toronto 81 51 26 4 106 264 228 26-13-1 25-13-3 16-8-1 x-Tampa Bay 81 47 26 8 102 294 215 29-8-4 18-18-4 11-12-3 x-Carolina 81 47 29 5 99
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By GEIR MOULSON and MARKUS SCHREIBER Associated Press MARIENBERG, Germany (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to become a tough nut to crack in an unlikely place — a small company whose factory nestled deep in the hills of eastern Germany produces painstakingly hand-crafted nutcrackers that are snapped up by American collectors. Alongside
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By The Associated Press A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold President Donald Trump’s administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg warned he could refer the matter for prosecution if the
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday sued Maine for not complying with the government’s push to ban transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian glide bombs and artillery struck a city in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding nine others as Moscow forces continued daily attacks across the country. The city of Kherson was struck with glide bombs on Wednesday morning, and when rescue teams arrived
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By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press In 2022, federal officials rebuked a major coal plant next to the Ohio River for letting coal waste — in a pile so big it could fill the Dallas Cowboys’ football stadium twice over — threaten groundwater with heavy metal pollution. That coal ash, the waste from burning coal, was
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Ryan Coogler was the one who convinced Michael B. Jordan he could be a movie star. That was 13 years ago on “Fruitvale Station,” Jordan’s first time leading a feature film and Coogler’s first time making one. And it was the start of an enviably rich creative collaboration that
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By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Malaysia’s leader Wednesday that China will be a collaborative partner and stand with its Southeast Asian neighbors in the wake of global economic shocks. “In the face of shocks to global order and economic globalization, China and Malaysia will stand with countries
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Transit train engineers have rejected a labor agreement with management, raising the potential for a strike or a lockout next month. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen on Tuesday rejected the March deal by a margin of 87%, the union said in a statement. The Railway Labor Act
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By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the U.S. capital, hundreds of Ethiopians dressed in traditional white shawls chant in the ancient liturgical language of one of the oldest branches of Christianity. During hourslong worship services, the Ge’ez language reverberates throughout DSK Mariam Church. Congregants prostrate themselves in reverence to God and bow
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Commerce Bancshares Inc. (CBSH) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $131.6 million. The Kansas City, Missouri-based bank said it had earnings of 98 cents per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was
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By JON GAMBRELL and NASSER KARIMI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran confirmed Wednesday that the next round of nuclear talks with the United States this weekend will be held in Rome after earlier confusion over where the negotiations would be held. The announcement by Iranian state television came as Iran’s President
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By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A notorious paramilitary group fighting against the Sudanese military said it’s forming a rival government that will rule parts of the country controlled by the group, including the western Darfur region where the United Nations says recent attacks by the group have killed over 400 people. Gen.
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Milwaukee 5 Detroit 1 Final St. Louis 4 Houston 1 Final Toronto 3 Atlanta 1 Final Minnesota 4 N.Y. Mets 3 Final Seattle 5 Cincinnati 3 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Baltimore 9 Cleveland 1 Final Boston 1 Tampa Bay 0 Final N.Y. Yankees 4 Kansas City 3 Final Athletics
Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Wednesday, Apr. 16. 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 Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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Continue Reading Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Wednesday, Apr. 16. 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 Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
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