All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 5 2 .714 — New York 3 1 .750 ½ Tampa Bay 4 2 .667 ½ 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
Continue ReadingAll 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
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 5 2 .714 — — 5-2 W-4 5-2 0-0 32 31 1 Tampa Bay 4 2 .667 ½ +½ 4-2 L-1 4-2 0-0 25 13 12 New York 3 2 .600 1 — 3-2 L-2
Continue ReadingAll 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 ReadingAll 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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By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The problems for Head Start began days after President Donald Trump took office. Trump’s administration announced it would freeze federal grants — the primary funding for the early education program that serves more than half a million low-income children. Then came glitches with the funding website
Continue Reading By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The problems for Head Start began days after President Donald Trump took office. Trump’s administration announced it would freeze federal grants — the primary funding for the early education program that serves more than half a million low-income children. Then came glitches with the funding website
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to arrive in Hungary on Wednesday to meet with its nationalist prime minister despite an international arrest warrant for the Israeli leader over the war in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu’s four-day visit to Budapest is a sign of both
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By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A judge in Boston is holding a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in contempt after he detained a suspect while the man was on trial. ICE agent Brian Sullivan detained Wilson Martell-Lebron last week as he was leaving court. But a Boston Municipal Court judge issued
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By SAMY MAGDY and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press Thousands of Palestinians chanted against Hamas during anti-war protests last week in the Gaza Strip, the biggest show of anger at the militant group since its attack on Israel ignited the war. Protesters said they were venting anger and desperation as they endure a new round of
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By KATHY McCORMACK and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities had been moved to Vermont by the time a federal judge ordered authorities to keep her in Massachusetts, lawyers for the U.S. government said. Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was taken by immigration
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By SARAH PARVINI and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After TikTok was banned in the United States earlier this year, President Donald Trump gave the platform a reprieve, barreling past a law that was passed in Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court that said the ban was necessary for national security.
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The trade war that U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated in his second term is a challenge for all Asian economies, large and small, in an era when the most populous region of the world is expected to drive global economic growth. Export manufacturing and free
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By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, a rising star in the Democratic Party, announced her bid Wednesday for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, becoming the first well-known candidate to officially enter the race for what will undoubtedly be one of 2026’s most competitive and expensive contests. McMorrow, 38,
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LONDON (AP) — American authors Elizabeth Strout and Miranda July are among finalists announced Wednesday for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, alongside four debut novelists exploring the search for freedom in different countries and cultures. Pulitzer Prize winner Strout’s Maine-set mystery novel “Tell Me Everything” and writer’-filmmaker July’s “All Fours,” in which a “semi-famous artist”
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — American authors Elizabeth Strout and Miranda July are among finalists announced Wednesday for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, alongside four debut novelists exploring the search for freedom in different countries and cultures. Pulitzer Prize winner Strout’s Maine-set mystery novel “Tell Me Everything” and writer’-filmmaker July’s “All Fours,” in which a “semi-famous artist”
Continue ReadingBy DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s ruling military declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil war Wednesday to facilitate relief efforts following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 3,000 people. The surprise announcement by military leaders who also head the unelected government came late Wednesday on state television
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By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and JOHNSON LAI Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China conducted military drills around Taiwan for a second day Wednesday, focusing on the Taiwan Strait — a crucial conduit for international trade separating the self-governing island democracy from China. The Strait Thunder-2025A drills were held in the middle and southern areas of
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and ISAAC SCHARF Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel is establishing a new security corridor across the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas, suggesting it would cut off the southern city of Rafah, which Israel has ordered evacuated, from the rest of the
Continue ReadingTODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Texas 1 Cincinnati 0 Final Pittsburgh 4 Tampa Bay 2 Final St. Louis 12 L.A. Angels 5 Final Milwaukee 3 Kansas City 2 Final Toronto 4 Washington 2 Final Chicago Cubs 10 Athletics 2 Final San Diego 5 Cleveland 2 Final San Francisco 6 Houston 3 Final Arizona 4
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Wednesday, Apr. 02. 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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