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 ReadingAll 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 ReadingAll 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 ReadingAll 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 ReadingBy 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 ReadingAll 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 ReadingBy 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 ReadingKANSAS 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 ReadingTODAY’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 ReadingAssociated 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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By ISAAC SCHARF, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister said on Wednesday that troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely, remarks that could further complicate talks with Hamas over a ceasefire and hostage release. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes across Gaza killed
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By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China appointed a new trade negotiator Wednesday in the midst of its tariff fight with the United States as the world’s two largest economies steadily increase tariffs on each other’s goods. China’s government said Li Chenggang replaces Wang Shouwen, who participated in negotiations for the countries’
Continue ReadingNATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Donovan, St. Louis, .380; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .367; Alonso, New York, .365; Tatis, San Diego, .348; Farmer, Colorado, .333; J.Lee, San Francisco, .333; Carroll, Arizona, .329; Edwards, Miami, .328; Naylor, Arizona, .328; Machado, San Diego, .324. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 20; Tucker, Chicago, 19; J.Lee, San Francisco, 17; Turang, Milwaukee, 17; Carroll, Arizona, 16;
Continue ReadingAMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Aranda, Tampa Bay, .396; Judge, New York, .381; Springer, Toronto, .375; Goldschmidt, New York, .349; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .333; Soderstrom, Athletics, .328; Bregman, Boston, .321; Kwan, Cleveland, .313; Witt, Kansas City, .313; Altuve, Houston, .311. RUNS_Judge, New York, 18; Buxton, Minnesota, 15; Soderstrom, Athletics, 15; Torkelson, Detroit, 14; W.Abreu, Boston, 13; Giménez, Toronto, 13;
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf z-Cleveland 64 18 .780 — 6-4 L-1 34-7 30-11 41-11 y-Boston 61 21 .744 3 8-2 W-2 28-13 33-8 39-13 x-New York 51 31 .622 13 6-4 W-1 27-14 24-17 34-18 x-Indiana 50 32 .610 14 8-2 W-1 29-11 20-20 29-22
Continue ReadingAP 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 – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–TARIFFS-IOWA Iowa relies on exports and its senior senator opposes tariffs. Trump
Continue ReadingAP 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 – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–TARIFFS-IOWA Iowa relies on exports and its senior senator opposes tariffs. Trump
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