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Continue ReadingThe following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–LOTTERY GAME-BIGGER JACKPOTS Will new Mega Million odds make you a jackpot winner? Don’t get your hopes up
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Comic Amber Ruffin has a new spring gig. PEN America told The Associated Press on Monday that Ruffin will host the free expression organization’s gala fundraiser on May 15. The comic had been scheduled as a featured speaker April 26 at the White House Correspondents
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By PETER SMITH Associated Press The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Monday that it is ending a half-century of partnerships with the federal government to serve refugees and migrant children, saying the “heartbreaking” decision follows the Trump administration’s abrupt halt to funding. The break will inevitably result in fewer services than what Catholic agencies
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — US Catholic bishops end federal partnerships for major aid work, citing Trump administration funding cuts.
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By YEHOR KONOVALOV and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine (AP) — Anger and outrage gripped the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday as it held funerals for some of the 20 people, including nine children, killed by a Russian missile that tore through apartment buildings and blasted a playground. More than
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, TIA GOLDENBERG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. will hold direct talks with Iran about its nuclear program, while warning the Iranians they would be in “great danger” if the talks don’t succeed in persuading them to abandon their nuclear weapons program. For
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Undeterred by a panicked stock market, President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs on China on Monday, raising fresh concerns that his drive to rebalance the global economy could intensify a financially destructive trade war. Trump’s threat came after China said it would retaliate against
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ROME (AP) — King Charles III arrived in Rome on Monday for a state visit to Italy on his first overseas trip since being briefly hospitalized for side effects of cancer treatment. Charles is traveling with Queen Camilla on the three-day visit, which includes the first address to the Italian Parliament of a British monarch,
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By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department’s recently fired pardon attorney accused the leadership of the law enforcement agency of “ongoing corruption,” testifying Monday at a congressional hearing meant to showcase concerns that the Trump administration is assaulting the rule of law, abusing its power and forcing
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By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Not long ago Yvonne Strahovski, who plays beautiful, ruthless, deeply complicated Serena on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” was forced to watch early scenes of her character’s cruelty. Of course, Serena was being cruel to long-suffering heroine June (Elisabeth Moss). It wasn’t a nice experience to relive. “I was dying. I
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For 11 seasons, Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from his guests on the popular PBS series “Finding Your Roots” and led them through secrets in their family tree. On Tuesday, it’s his turn. The Harvard scholar learns a long-buried puzzle about his great-great
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Continue ReadingNew York(AP)-noon stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 26.67 +.03 Altria 55.38 — .69 AmerenCp 94.04 —1.75 AmExpress 230.96 —2.72 ArchDanM 43.30 — .02 AutoZone 3461.83—191.41 BPPLC 26.91 —1.47 Boeing 134.47 —2.12 BristMySq 54.14 —1.16 Brunswick 44.42 —2.26 Chevron 139.39 —3.89 Citigroup 57.91 — .22 CocaCola 67.70 —2.23 ConAgraBr 26.29 — .39 ConocoPhil 84.09 —2.20 Corning 39.02 —
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By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador. The temporary order comes hours after a Justice Department emergency appeal to the Supreme Court arguing U.S. District
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (31) 37-3 775 3 2. South Carolina 35-4 744
Continue ReadingHere are the scores from yesterday’s men’s college basketball tournaments: ___ NCAA No games scheduled. NIT No games scheduled. CBI No games scheduled. Today’s men’s college basketball tournament schedule: ___ NCAA No games scheduled. NIT No games scheduled. CBI No games scheduled.
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly before he was forced to resign, the nation’s top vaccine regulator says he refused to grant Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s team unrestricted access to a tightly held vaccine safety database, fearing that the information might be manipulated or even deleted. In an interview
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, April 8 BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE Noon NBATV — Rivers Hoopers BC vs. Al Ittihad, Rabat, Morocco 3 p.m. NBATV — FUS de Rabat vs. Stade Malien, Rabat, Morocco COLLEGE BASEBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Florida St. at Florida SECN — Arkansas
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Columbus 4 0 3 15 10 5 Inter Miami CF 4 0 2 14 12 6 Philadelphia 4 2 1 13 13 8 Charlotte FC 4 2 1 13 12 7 Cincinnati 4 2 1 13 9 9 Orlando City 3 2 2 11
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 6 4 .600 — Boston 6 5 .545 ½ Toronto 6 5 .545 ½ Baltimore 5 6 .455 1½ Tampa Bay 4 5 .444 1½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 6 4 .600 — Kansas City 5 5 .500 1 Cleveland 3
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 7 2 .778 — New York 7 3 .700 ½ Miami 5 5 .500 2½ Washington 4 6 .400 3½ Atlanta 1 8 .111 6 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 8 5 .615 — Milwaukee 5 5 .500 1½ St. Louis 4 6
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 6 4 .600 — — 6-4 L-2 4-2 2-2 78 51 27 Boston 6 5 .545 ½ — 5-5 L-1 3-1 3-4 65 51 14 Toronto 6 5 .545 ½ — 6-4 W-1 5-2
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Boston 6 4 .600 — New York 6 4 .600 — Toronto 5 5 .500 1 Tampa Bay 4 5 .444 1½ Baltimore 4 6 .400 2 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 6 4 .600 — Kansas City 4 5 .444 1½ Cleveland 3
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By The Associated Press The Supreme Court on Monday lifted an order blocking President Donald Trump ’s administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act, a rarely used 18th-century wartime law. In a bitterly divided 5-4 decision, the court said that the migrants, whom the administration has accused of being gang members, must
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike on Monday hit next to a charity kitchen where Palestinians crowded to receive cooked meals as food supplies dwindle under Israel’s monthlong blockade of the Gaza Strip, one of a string of attacks in the territory that killed
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By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mega Millions players will get slightly better odds and should start seeing more billion-dollar jackpots, but at a cost — literally — with tickets for the multistate lottery jumping in price to $5. The price for playing Mega Millions more than doubled for drawings starting
Continue Reading By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mega Millions players will get slightly better odds and should start seeing more billion-dollar jackpots, but at a cost — literally — with tickets for the multistate lottery jumping in price to $5. The price for playing Mega Millions more than doubled for drawings starting
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By BILL BARROW Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — On a day when stock markets around the world dropped precipitously, Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl led a celebration of the president whose global tariffs sparked the sell-off. With no mention of the Wall Street roller coaster and global economic uncertainty, Wahl declared his state
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BANGKOK (AP) — Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar’s devastating March 28 earthquake were winding down Monday, as rescue efforts were supplanted by increasing relief and recovery activity. The death toll surpassed 3,600 and was still climbing. A situation report issued late Monday by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or
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