By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners — a 34% tax on imports from China and 20% on the European Union, among others — that threaten to dismantle much of the architecture of the global economy and trigger broader
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By JONATHAN MATTISE, KIMBERLEE KRUESI and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The shooter behind the 2023 Nashville elementary school attack that killed six people, including three children, had been obsessively planning it for years while hiding mental health issues from family and doctors, a police report released Wednesday reveals. The nearly 50-page
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Continue Reading New York(AP)-noon stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 28.19 — .29 Altria 56.18 —2.61 AmerenCp 100.76 +.09 AmExpress 274.51 +4.03 ArchDanM 47.75 — .46 AutoZone 3811.32 —1.95 BPPLC 33.77 — .04 Boeing 167.76 — .42 BristMySq 59.40 — .15 Brunswick 55.08 +1.15 Chevron 166.89 —1.62 Citigroup 71.44 +.90 CocaCola 71.27 — .60 ConAgraBr 26.30 — .31 ConocoPhil 105.88
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By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. government forecasters are using a relatively rare “high-risk” designation — the highest category they use — to warn that a major tornado outbreak appears likely Wednesday in an area that’s home to about 2.5 million people. That area most at risk of catastrophic weather on Wednesday
Continue Reading By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. government forecasters are using a relatively rare “high-risk” designation — the highest category they use — to warn that a major tornado outbreak appears likely Wednesday in an area that’s home to about 2.5 million people. That area most at risk of catastrophic weather on Wednesday
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By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday night that would thwart President Donald Trump’s ability to impose tariffs on Canada, delivering a rare rebuke to the president just hours after he unveiled sweeping plans to clamp down on international trade. The Senate resolution, passed by a 51-48 vote
Continue Reading By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday night that would thwart President Donald Trump’s ability to impose tariffs on Canada, delivering a rare rebuke to the president just hours after he unveiled sweeping plans to clamp down on international trade. The Senate resolution, passed by a 51-48 vote
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man will plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.C, nearly three years ago, the defendant’s attorneys said in a court filing on Wednesday. Nicholas John Roske, of Simi Valley, California, was arrested
Continue Reading Here are the scores from yesterday’s men’s college basketball tournaments: ___ NCAA No games scheduled. NIT No games scheduled. CBI No games scheduled. Today’s men’s college basketball tournament schedule: ___ NCAA No games scheduled. NIT No games scheduled. CBI No games scheduled.
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Val Kilmer once proclaimed that he’s almost been fired from all his movies. Thankfully for us, he wasn’t. Though he might have frustrated more than a few directors, they too knew the headaches were ultimately worth it. An actor’s actor, trained at Juilliard and forever fighting against the simplest
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Associated Press It’s International Fact-Checking Day, an event to highlight the work of fact-checkers around the world. In a message marking the day, Angie Drobnic Holan, director of the the International Fact-Checking Network, noted the recent challenges faced by fact-checkers, including a loss of funding and attacks on fact-checkers and their organizations. “This is indeed
Continue Reading By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. government forecasters are using a relatively rare “high-risk” designation — the highest category they use — to warn that a major tornado outbreak appears likely Wednesday in an area that’s home to about 2.5 million people. That area most at risk of catastrophic weather on Wednesday
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS and ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writers Paige Bueckers is widely expected to become the first WNBA No. 1 overall draft pick from the University of Connecticut since Breanna Stewart nine years ago. Both became can’t-miss stars in college, both are UConn icons, both went to four Final Fours. Stewart did it while
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By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Protests that erupted across Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul’s opposition mayor — the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — took a new direction Wednesday with calls for a one-day shopping boycott. The student groups behind the call also urged businesses to close Wednesday. Large-scale
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By FATMA KHALED Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — At least two people were killed in attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary forces on a famine-stricken camp in North Darfur for people displaced by the war in the country, officials and humanitarian organizations said. The Abo Shouk displacement camp in el-Fasher has been attacked on and off over
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By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case on Wednesday, agreeing it was the only practical outcome while blasting the Justice Department’s “troubling” rationale for wanting the charges thrown out — namely so the Democrat could help President
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, April 3 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 4:30 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Carlton at Collingwood 4:35 a.m. (Friday) FS2 — AFL: Melbourne at Geelong AUTO RACING 10:25 p.m. ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Practice, Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan 1:55 a.m. (Friday) ESPN2 —
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA Vancouver 4 1 1 13 10 5 Austin FC 4 2 0 12 5 3 San Diego FC 3 1 2 11 10 6 Minnesota United 3 1 2 11 9 6 Colorado 3 1 2 11 8 7 Portland 3 2 1 10
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Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 5 2 .714 — Tampa Bay 4 2 .667 ½ New York 3 2 .600 1 Baltimore 3 3 .500 1½ Boston 2 4 .333 2½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 2 4 .333 — Cleveland 2 4 .333 — Detroit 2 4
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Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 4 1 .800 — Miami 4 3 .571 1 New York 3 3 .500 1½ Washington 1 5 .167 3½ Atlanta 0 6 .000 4½ Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 4 2 .667 — Chicago 5 4 .556 ½ Cincinnati 2 4
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST FOUR Tuesday, March 18 At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Alabama St. 70, St. Francis (Pa.) 68 North Carolina 95, San Diego St. 68 Wednesday, March 19 At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Mount St. Mary’s 83, American 72 Xavier 86, Texas 80 EAST REGIONAL First Round Friday, March 21 At Lenovo Center
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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump announced plans for sweeping tariffs Wednesday, saying “our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, plundered” by other nations. The aggressive rhetoric came as Trump showed a willingness to dismantle a global economic system that the United States helped to build after World War II. Trump held up a
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A high-stakes contest to decide who gets to build a casino in New York City could potentially result in a $115 million jackpot for President Donald Trump. The Republican stands to win big if state officials award one of three available gaming licenses to Bally’s Corp.,
Continue Reading By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A high-stakes contest to decide who gets to build a casino in New York City could potentially result in a $115 million jackpot for President Donald Trump. The Republican stands to win big if state officials award one of three available gaming licenses to Bally’s Corp.,
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By BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s military junta has set Sept. 21 as the date for a long-promised constitutional referendum that would set the west African country on the path of a return to democratic rule more than three years after it experienced a coup. A presidential decree scheduling the referendum
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Biden administration Health Secretary Xavier Becerra on Wednesday became the latest Democrat to join the crowded field seeking to become California’s next governor, a contest that could be dramatically reshaped if former Vice President Kamala Harris becomes a candidate. The Stanford Law School
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Biden administration Health Secretary Xavier Becerra on Wednesday became the latest Democrat to join the crowded field seeking to become California’s next governor, a contest that could be dramatically reshaped if former Vice President Kamala Harris becomes a candidate. The Stanford Law School
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