By ALEX BABENKO and KATIE MARIE DAVIES Associated Press Attacks by Ukrainian long-range drones caused flight disruption at Moscow’s main airports for a third straight day on Wednesday as Russia prepared to receive the Chinese president and other foreign leaders for the annual Victory Day military parade in Red Square. Russian flag carrier Aeroflot on
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The incident Tuesday marks the latest mishap to mar the
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–KANSAS HIGHWAY CRASH-8 DEAD Teen basketball players were among those who died
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By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Henry Adams had reached a fashion crossroads by the early 1970s: As bell bottoms and afros became the trend and the look of film figures like John Shaft and “Super Fly” became style prototypes, the teenager felt unrepresented. But a previous trip to the
Continue ReadingNATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Donovan, St. Louis, .331; Alonso, New York, .328; Tatis, San Diego, .321; Turang, Milwaukee, .318; T.Hernández, Los Angeles, .315; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .309; Stowers, Miami, .303; J.Lee, San Francisco, .301; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .301; Machado, San Diego, .300. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 40; Carroll, Arizona, 30; Tucker, Chicago, 30; Crow-Armstrong, Chicago, 29; Happ, Chicago, 29;
Continue ReadingNATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Donovan, St. Louis, .331; Alonso, New York, .328; Tatis, San Diego, .321; Turang, Milwaukee, .318; T.Hernández, Los Angeles, .315; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .309; Stowers, Miami, .303; J.Lee, San Francisco, .301; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .301; Machado, San Diego, .300. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 40; Carroll, Arizona, 30; Tucker, Chicago, 30; Crow-Armstrong, Chicago, 29; Happ, Chicago, 29;
Continue ReadingAMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .412; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .357; Goldschmidt, New York, .351; Kwan, Cleveland, .333; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .317; Springer, Toronto, .316; Bregman, Boston, .315; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .315; Witt, Kansas City, .310; Meyers, Houston, .297. RUNS_Judge, New York, 34; Bregman, Boston, 26; Buxton, Minnesota, 26; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 25; Rooker, Athletics, 25; Torkelson, Detroit,
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By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The war in Gaza may be on the cusp of a new phase after Israel approved plans over the weekend to intensify its operations. Which raises the question: After 19 months of bloodshed and destruction, why is there still no end in sight? Israel and
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The cardinals participating in the most geographically diverse conclave in the
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BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli drone strike on a car in southern Lebanon killed an official with the Palestinian militant group Hamas early Wednesday, authorities said. Hamas said in a statement that Khaled Ahmad al-Ahmad, who was a member of its military wing, was killed while he was on his way to a mosque to
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Citizen activists supporting a public vote on important issues could have to brush up on their reading, writing and arithmetic if they want to get their initiatives on next year’s ballot in some states. A new Arkansas law will bar initiative ballot titles written above an eighth-grade reading level.
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Citizen activists supporting a public vote on important issues could have to brush up on their reading, writing and arithmetic if they want to get their initiatives on next year’s ballot in some states. A new Arkansas law will bar initiative ballot titles written above an eighth-grade reading level.
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Citizen activists supporting a public vote on important issues could have to brush up on their reading, writing and arithmetic if they want to get their initiatives on next year’s ballot in some states. A new Arkansas law will bar initiative ballot titles written above an eighth-grade reading level.
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By The Associated Press Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is set to host the leaders of China, Brazil and other heads of states for festivities on Friday marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Victory Day, which is celebrated in Russia on May 9, has become the country’s most
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By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Attorneys for a Utah man who has been on death row for 37 years are due before a state judge Wednesday as they seek to spare the convicted murderer from execution because he has dementia. Ralph Leroy Menzies was sentenced to die
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By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press It may feel like you have to attend law school to understand the American legal system. However, that is not the case. We broke down some of the most common legal terms used in the lawsuits surrounding the Trump administration. What’s the general process for a lawsuit? Lawsuits are sometimes
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By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Most airports around the United States operated smoothly as new REAL ID requirements took effect Wednesday because travelers without the updated document were still allowed to move through security easily. Those without the IDs were given pieces of paper informing them that going forward they
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By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A hearing Wednesday before Nevada’s high court could provide the first public window into a secretive legal dispute over who will control Rupert Murdoch’s powerful media empire after he dies. The case has been unfolding behind closed doors in state court in Reno, with most documents
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PARIS (AP) — Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa is visiting Paris on Wednesday for talks with President Emmanuel Macron. It’s his first trip to Europe since taking office in January, and a possible opening to broader ties with Western countries. Al-Sharaa took power after his Islamist group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), led a dayslong offensive
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