KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas man who was falsely accused of being among the shooters who opened fire at a rally celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory last year has died, his attorney said. Denton Loudermill Jr., of Olathe, was briefly handcuffed but was never charged in the chaos that followed
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas man who was falsely accused of being among the shooters who opened fire at a rally celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory last year has died, his attorney said. Denton Loudermill Jr., of Olathe, was briefly handcuffed but was never charged in the chaos that followed
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas man who was falsely accused of being among the shooters who opened fire at a rally celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory last year has died, his attorney said. Denton Loudermill Jr., of Olathe, was briefly handcuffed but was never charged in the chaos that followed
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By SAM MAGDY and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The head of a U.S.-funded Arabic-language television and online news outlet that claims a 30 million-strong audience in the Middle East and North Africa terminated most staff and curtailed TV programming Saturday, accusing the Trump administration and Elon Musk of having “irresponsibly and unlawfully”
Continue Reading By SAM MAGDY and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The head of a U.S.-funded Arabic-language television and online news outlet that claims a 30 million-strong audience in the Middle East and North Africa terminated most staff and curtailed TV programming Saturday, accusing the Trump administration and Elon Musk of having “irresponsibly and unlawfully”
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By MAE ANDERSON and MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Trump administration late Friday said it would exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from reciprocal tariffs, a move that could help keep the prices down for popular consumer electronics that aren’t usually made in the U.S. It would also benefit big tech
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By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group launched a two-day attack on famine-hit camps for displaced people that left more than 100 dead, including 20 children and nine aid workers, in the Darfur region, a U.N. official said Saturday. The Rapid Support Forces and allied militias launched an offensive on
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By MARTÍN ADAMES Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A woman hospitalized after being rescued from the rubble of a roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic died on Saturday, raising the death toll to 226, health officials said. The latest victim was a 41-year-old Costa Rican national, according to
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs are urging a judge to let prospective jurors at the hip-hop mogul’s upcoming sex trafficking trial be questioned about their views regarding sex, drugs and violence. The lawyers raised the subject as they submitted a proposed questionnaire to be filled out
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs are urging a judge to let prospective jurors at the hip-hop mogul’s upcoming sex trafficking trial be questioned about their views regarding sex, drugs and violence. The lawyers raised the subject as they submitted a proposed questionnaire to be filled out
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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has relaxed a ban she’d put on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency preventing it from accessing sensitive Treasury Department information related to millions of Americans. Judge Jeannette A. Vargas said in a written opinion late Friday that one DOGE worker, Ryan Wunderly, can access sensitive payment
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By The Associated Press Russia and Ukraine’s top diplomats on Saturday used a high-level conference in Turkey to once again trade accusations of violating a tentative U.S.-brokered deal to pause strikes on energy infrastructure, underscoring the challenges of negotiating an end to the 3-year-old war. The two foreign ministers spoke at separate events at the
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By FRANCESCO SPORTELLI Associated Press NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Hundreds of once-missing artifacts, hunted down over decades by a special police unit, have been unveiled for the first time in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, in southern Italy. In its vaults, the museum preserves 15,000 artifacts seized or confiscated from the black market over
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze funds intended for a Maine child nutrition program that were suspended amid a disagreement between the state and the president over transgender athletes. District Court Judge John Woodcock issued a temporary restraining order on Friday in a case brought by the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, April 13 AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE 4 p.m. NHLN — Texas at Chicago AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:05 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Port Adelaide AUTO RACING 10:55 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: The Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain International
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By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Kristan Hawkins, president of the national anti-abortion group Students for Life, tours college campuses, she has grown accustomed to counterprotests from abortion rights activists. But more recently, fellow abortion opponents, who call themselves abortion abolitionists, are showing up to her booths with signs, often screaming “baby
Continue Reading By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Kristan Hawkins, president of the national anti-abortion group Students for Life, tours college campuses, she has grown accustomed to counterprotests from abortion rights activists. But more recently, fellow abortion opponents, who call themselves abortion abolitionists, are showing up to her booths with signs, often screaming “baby
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press CANTON, Ohio (AP) — If you’ve been intrigued by President Donald Trump’s praise of his long-ago White House predecessor William McKinley and yearn to know more, it’s time you head to Ohio. America’s 25th president was born and is buried in the Buckeye State, where museums and monuments to
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By PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Woldenberg thought he had come up with a sure-fire plan to protect his Chicago-area educational toy company from President Donald Trump’s massive new taxes on Chinese imports. “When he announced a 20% tariff, I made a plan to survive 40%, and I
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By JOSH BOAK and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are quick to say that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are horrible, awful, terrible. But Democrats are also stressing that they are not inherently anti-tariff. What Trump’s political opponents say they really dislike is the “chaos” he has unleashed. “Tariffs are an important tool
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By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic on Saturday demanded that authorities restore “order and peace” in the Balkan country following months of anti-corruption protests that have shaken his firm grip on power. Vucic was addressing a large crowd of his supporters during a rally in downtown Belgrade
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By AYAKA McGILL and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, speaking at Saturday’s opening ceremony for the Osaka expo, expressed his hope that the event will help restore global unity in a world plagued by conflicts and trade wars. “The world, having overcome the coronavirus pandemic, is now
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BEIJING (AP) — High winds and the threat of sandstorms Saturday prompted Beijing to cancel hundreds of flights and close public parks, as massive gales felled hundreds of trees, crushing cars and damaging older homes across China’s capital. Beijing’s two massive international airports, Beijing Capital and Daxing, canceled 693 flights by 2:00 p.m. with warnings
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