SENECA, Kan. (AP) — An Oklahoma man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting a Catholic priest at a church rectory in northeast Kansas, authorities said Friday. Officers called to the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca on Thursday afternoon found Arul Carasala with gunshot wounds outside the rectory, the
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By STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Three alleged MS-13 gang members have been federally charged in connection with a killing a decade ago in Florida, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday, seeking to highlight the Trump administration’s push to prosecute violent gangs. Bondi joined law enforcement officials in Fort Lauderdale
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, April 5 AFRICA LEAGUE BASKETBALL Noon NBATV — Stade Malien vs. Rivers Hoopers BC, Rabat, Morocco 3 p.m. NBATV — FUS de Rabat vs. Al Ittihad, Rabat, Morocco AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 1:05 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: St. Kilda at
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Adv05-06 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, April 7 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 8:30 p.m. CBS — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Championship, San Antonio NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. NBATV — Sacramento at Philadelphia NHL HOCKEY 7:30 p.m. NHLN — St. Louis at Winnipeg SOCCER (MEN’S) 3 p.m. USA —
Continue ReadingBy R.J. RICO Associated Press Real estate software company RealPage filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Berkeley, California — the latest city to try to block landlords from using algorithms when deciding rents. Officials in many cities claim the practice is anti-competitive and is driving up the price of housing. Texas-based RealPage said Berkeley’s ordinance,
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SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A critically injured burn victim from a nightclub fire last month in North Macedonia has died while receiving treatment in Lithuania, raising the death toll to 60, the country’s health minister said Friday. “Unfortunately, this morning I received the bad news that one patient, who was among the four most
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has unveiled his latest tariffs, and they could have significant implications for your wallet. Trump’s sweeping new tariffs, on top of previous levies and retaliation worldwide, are expected to increase prices for everyday items. The trade wars have already roiled
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By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has issued a list of demands Harvard University must meet as a condition for receiving almost $9 billion in grants and contracts, federal money that is being threatened during an investigation into campus antisemitism. In a letter to Harvard’s president on Thursday, three
Continue ReadingBy GHAITH ALSAYED Associated Press ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Scores of U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters left two neighborhoods in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo Friday as part of a deal with the central government in Damascus, which is expanding its authority in the country. The fighters left the predominantly Kurdish northern neighborhoods of Sheikh Maksoud and
Continue ReadingAll 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
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 5 2 .714 — Toronto 5 3 .625 ½ Tampa Bay 4 3 .571 1 Boston 4 4 .500 1½ Baltimore 3 5 .375 2½ Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 3 4 .429 — Detroit 3 4 .429 — Kansas City 3
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 5 2 .714 — Toronto 5 3 .625 ½ Tampa Bay 4 3 .571 1 Boston 4 4 .500 1½ Baltimore 3 5 .375 2½ Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 3 4 .429 — Detroit 3 4 .429 — Kansas City 3
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 6 1 .857 — New York 4 3 .571 2 Miami 4 4 .500 2½ Washington 1 6 .143 5 Atlanta 1 7 .125 5½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 6 4 .600 — St. Louis 4 3 .571 ½ Milwaukee 3 4
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 5 2 .714 — — 5-2 W-2 4-2 1-0 62 36 26 Toronto 5 3 .625 ½ +½ 5-3 L-1 5-2 0-1 32 36 -4 Tampa Bay 4 3 .571 1 — 4-3 L-2
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By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — What’s in a suit? According to curators busy prepping the newest Met Gala exhibit, a whole lot more than tailoring: history, culture, identity, power and, most of all, self-expression. “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” this year’s spring show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute,
Continue Reading By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — What’s in a suit? According to curators busy prepping the newest Met Gala exhibit, a whole lot more than tailoring: history, culture, identity, power and, most of all, self-expression. “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” this year’s spring show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute,
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police on Friday charged Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault following an 18-month investigation sparked when four women alleged they had been assaulted by the controversial comedian. London’s Metropolitan Police force said Brand, 50, faces one count of rape, one of indecent assault, one of
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By LORNE COOK and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European NATO allies and Canada on Friday said they are willing to ramp up defense spending but are cool on American demands for the size of their military budgets, particularly given U.S. President Donald Trump’s readiness to draw closer to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary was never fully committed to the International Criminal Court, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday, a day after his government announced a decision to quit the global tribunal for war crimes and genocide. Speaking on state radio, Orbán offered justification for why Hungary did
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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — One was a young teenager in Ohio whose family was moving to Texas. Another was a college kid at Kansas looking for help with his swing. And then there was Scottie Scheffler, a 6-year-old in New Jersey whose mother had taken a C-suite job at
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Israeli strikes killed more than a dozen people in the Gaza Strip early Friday, as Israel sent more ground troops into the Palestinian territory to ramp up its offensive against Hamas. At least 17 people, some from the same family, were killed after an
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU, ELAINE KURTENBACH and DIDI TANG Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China announced Friday that it will impose a 34% tax on all U.S. imports next week, part of a flurry of retaliatory measures to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs that delivered the strongest response yet from Beijing to the American leader’s
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By FOSTER KLUG and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL (AP) — Dancing and consoling hugs. Wild whoops and anguished screams. Tears, both of joy and rage. Reaction to the court verdict ousting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol from office Friday was a vivid window into the nation’s deep political divisions, as tens of thousands
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By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — After giving a red carpet welcome this week to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity in Gaza, Hungary announced it would quit the court. Should Hungary follow through with its withdrawal from the
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By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump’s tariff blitz has sent shock waves throughout every aspect of the global economy, including the auto sector, where multi-billion-dollar plans to electrify in the United States are especially at risk. Here’s what consumers should know about the impact of tariffs on electric vehicles.
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By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Search teams in Myanmar recovered more bodies from the ruins of buildings on Friday, a week after a massive earthquake killed more than 3,300 people, as the focus turns toward the urgent humanitarian needs in a country already devastated by a continuing civil war. United Nations humanitarian
Continue ReadingTODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Boston 13 St. Louis 9 Final N.Y. Mets 5 Toronto 0 Final N.Y. Yankees 9 Pittsburgh 4 Final Athletics 6 Colorado 3 Final San Francisco 10 Seattle 9 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Detroit 7 Chicago White Sox 4 Final Texas 5 Tampa Bay 2 Final Kansas City 8 Baltimore
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Friday, Apr. 04. 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
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Friday, Apr. 04. 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 Nebraska Daybook for Friday, Apr. 04. 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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