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Change in itinerary for US Vice President JD Vance brings cautious relief for Greenland and Denmark

By JOSH BOAK, DAVID KEYTON AND DANICA KIRKA Associated Press Greenland and Denmark appeared cautiously relieved early Wednesday by the news that U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife are changing their itinerary for their visit to Greenland Friday, reducing the likelihood that they will cross paths with residents angered by the Trump administration’s

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Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaking ceasefire terms protecting energy sites

By ILLIA NOVIKOV and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of breaking the terms of a tentative U.S-brokered deal to pause strikes on energy infrastructure, underscoring the challenges to negotiating a broader peace in the war in Ukraine. Russia’s Defense Ministry alleged that Ukrainian drone attacks

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German authorities raid group that allegedly aims to overthrow Eritrean government

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Police were executing raids in six German states Wednesday against a group that authorities say “is part of an international network whose aim is to overthrow the government in Eritrea.” Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office is accusing 17 suspects of founding or being members of the German branch

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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Washington 119 Philadelphia 114 Final L.A. Clippers 126 New York 113 Final Toronto 116 Brooklyn 86 Final L.A. Lakers 120 Indiana 119 Final Denver 127 Milwaukee 117 Final Boston 132 Phoenix 102 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final New Jersey 5 Chicago 3 Final Vancouver 5 N-Y Islanders

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Wednesday, Mar. 26. 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

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Wednesday, Mar. 26. 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

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Wednesday, Mar. 26. 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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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Wednesday, Mar. 26. 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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Australia focuses foreign aid spending on Pacific region as US slashes aid programs

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia plans to spend a larger share of its foreign aid on its neighbors in Asia and the Pacific islands after the United States announced major cuts to development and humanitarian aid abroad. Three-quarters of Australia’s total overseas development aid will directly benefit the Indo-Pacific region,

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Thai prime minister survives a challenge by rivals who say her father is pulling the strings

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra easily survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday, following a two-day debate in which rivals charged that she has mismanaged the country and let her father, a former prime minister, control her administration. Opposition lawmakers argued that she has been unduly influenced by her father, former

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South Korea’s truth commission says government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s truth commission concluded the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare costs and enabled by private agencies that often manipulated children’s backgrounds and origins. The landmark report released Wednesday followed

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

AP 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–IOWA-BOOK BAN Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

AP 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–IOWA-BOOK BAN Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

AP 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–IOWA-BOOK BAN Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

AP 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–IOWA-BOOK BAN Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NBA Thursday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at ORLANDO 6½ (219) Dallas at CLEVELAND 14 (239) San Antonio Indiana 11 (235½) at WASHINGTON at MIAMI 2 (227) Atlanta LA Lakers 3½ (238½) at CHICAGO at OKLAHOMA CITY 10½ (238) Memphis Houston 12½ (228) at UTAH at SACRAMENTO 6 (225½) Portland COLLEGE BASKETBALL

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‘Like a sound from hell:’ Was an illegal sonic weapon used against peaceful protesters in Serbia?

By JOVANA GEC and DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Ivana Ilic Sunderic had never heard anything quite so alarming and disturbing at a protest as the sound that broke a commemorative silence during a huge anti-government rally in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade. “It was quiet and peaceful and then we heard something we

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