By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After just two weeks in theaters, “A Minecraft Movie” is already the highest grossing Hollywood release of 2025. The Warner Bros. videogame adaptation followed up its blockbuster opening with a second weekend of $80.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Worldwide, it’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin teenager charged in the deaths of his parents faces wider allegations that he killed them to “obtain the financial means” to assassinate President Donald Trump and overthrow the government, according to a recently unsealed federal warrant. Nikita Casap, 17, was charged last month by Waukesha County authorities with
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press A private plane that crashed in upstate New York over the weekend was carrying six members of a close-knit family of physicians and distinguished student-athletes on a trip to the Catskills for a birthday celebration and the Passover holiday. The twin-engine Mitsubishi MU-2B went down shortly after noon Saturday in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, April 14 COLLEGE BASEBALL 11 a.m. CBSSN — Oregon vs. Georgetown, Tysons, Va. COLLEGE GOLF 7 p.m. GOLF — The Western Intercollegiate: First Round, Pasatiempo Golf Club, Santa Cruz, Calif. COLLEGE SOFTBALL 4:30 p.m. BTN — Rutgers at Michigan 7 p.m.
Continue ReadingAll 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 ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 9 7 .563 — New York 8 7 .533 ½ Boston 8 9 .471 1½ Tampa Bay 7 8 .467 1½ Baltimore 6 9 .400 2½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 9 6 .600 — Cleveland 8 7 .533 1 Kansas City 8
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 10 5 .667 — Philadelphia 9 6 .600 1 Miami 8 7 .533 2 Washington 6 9 .400 4 Atlanta 4 11 .267 6 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 11 7 .611 — Cincinnati 8 8 .500 2 Milwaukee 8 8 .500
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 9 7 .563 — — 5-5 W-1 5-2 4-5 63 60 3 New York 8 7 .533 ½ — 5-5 L-1 5-4 3-3 95 77 18 Boston 8 9 .471 1½ 1 5-5 W-1 4-3
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 9 7 .563 — New York 8 7 .533 ½ Boston 8 9 .471 1½ Tampa Bay 7 8 .467 1½ Baltimore 6 9 .400 2½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 9 6 .600 — Cleveland 8 7 .533 1 Kansas City 8
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Toronto 80 50 26 4 104 260 228 x-Tampa Bay 80 46 26 8 100 289 214 x-Florida 80 47 29 4 98 248 213 x-Ottawa 80 44 30 6 94 233 225 Montreal 80 39 31 10 88 238 259
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div x-Toronto 80 50 26 4 104 260 228 26-13-1 24-13-3 15-8-1 x-Tampa Bay 80 46 26 8 100 289 214 28-8-4 18-18-4 10-12-3 x-Florida 80 47 29 4 98 248 213 27-11-2 20-18-2 12-11-2 x-Ottawa 80 44 30
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By LAURA UNGAR, MICHELLE R. SMITH and DEVI SHASTRI Associated Press The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, ripped through Texas communities in part because health departments were starved of the funding needed to run vaccine programs, officials say. Nationwide,
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By LAURA UNGAR, MICHELLE R. SMITH and DEVI SHASTRI Associated Press The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, ripped through communities sprawling across more than 20 Texas counties in part because health departments were starved of the funding needed to
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By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Happy Palm Sunday, Happy Holy Week,” in yet another reassuring public sign of his recovery from a life-threatening battle with double pneumonia. Many in the crowd
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Like many in the tech industry, Jeremy Lyons used to think of himself as a relatively apolitical guy. The only time he had participated in a demonstration before now was in the opening days of Donald Trump’s first presidential term, when he joined fellow Google
Continue Reading By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Like many in the tech industry, Jeremy Lyons used to think of himself as a relatively apolitical guy. The only time he had participated in a demonstration before now was in the opening days of Donald Trump’s first presidential term, when he joined fellow Google
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After President Donald Trump reversed course on his tariffs and announced he would pursue trade negotiations, he had a simple explanation for how he would make decisions in the coming weeks. “Instinctively, more than anything else,” he told reporters this past week. “You almost can’t take a
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By JUSTIN KABUMBA and JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — At least 50 people were killed in weekend attacks in Congo’s conflict-battered east, authorities said Saturday. The government traded blame with Rwanda-backed rebels over who was responsible for the violence that quickly escalated the conflict in the region. The renewed violence that residents
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By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press SUMY, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles struck the heart of the Ukrainian city of Sumy as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, killing at least 34 people, officials said, in the second large-scale attack to claim civilian lives in just over a week. The two ballistic missiles hit around 10:15
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A wave of Israeli strikes across Gaza on Sunday hit a hospital and other sites, killing at least 21 people, including children, as Israel vowed to expand its security presence in the small coastal strip. The predawn strike on Al-Ahli Hospital
Continue ReadingTODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final San Francisco 5 N.Y. Yankees 4 Final Tampa Bay 8 Atlanta 3 Final N.Y. Mets 8 Athletics 0 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Kansas City 4 Cleveland 2 Final Minnesota 5 Detroit 1 Final Boston 3 Chicago White Sox 1 Final Houston 7 L.A. Angels 3 Final Toronto 7 Baltimore
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Sunday, Apr. 13. 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 Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Kansas Daybook for Sunday, Apr. 13. 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 Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Sunday, Apr. 13. 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
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Sunday, Apr. 13. 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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By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday on Sunday, but in the wake of a devastating earthquake last month, Myanmar is missing out on the fun. The holiday is an occasion for merrymaking during what is usually the hottest time of the year.
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By YVES LAURENT GOMA and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s interim president who staged a 2023 coup that ended a decadeslong political dynasty, has been elected president, according to provisional results announced by the country’s interior ministry. Oligui Nguema, 50, recorded a landslide victory with 90.35%
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian lawmakers are preparing to vote on a constitutional amendment viewed by many critics as both a crackdown on the freedoms of assembly and expression and the most recent move by the populist government to restrict the rights of LGBTQ+ communities. The amendment, which will almost
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By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — After his arrest, the boy’s mother was stunned to discover that her 12-year-old had been learning how to kill and gorging on videos of decapitation and torture so gruesome they made even case-hardened French court officials look away. The mother told criminal investigators that she’d thought her
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By HUIZHONG WU and DIDI TANG Associated Press When the first two rounds of 10% tariffs hit, Zou Guoqing, a Chinese exporter, groaned but didn’t find the barriers insurmountable. He gave up some of his profits and offered his client, a snow-bike factory in Nebraska, price cuts ranging from 5% to 10%. It seemed to
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