By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, told senators Tuesday that he understands he is an unknown and unconventional nominee — but that the U.S. is facing
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The final U.S. soldier who went missing in Lithuania has been found dead, bringing to an end a massive weeklong search for the four service members whose armored vehicle was pulled from a swampy training area, the U.S. military said Tuesday. The bodies of the three
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. food agency is closing all of its bakeries in the Gaza Strip, officials said Tuesday, as supplies dwindle after Israel sealed off the territory from all imports nearly a month ago. Israel, which later resumed its offensive to pressure
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By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press A Cornell University student facing deportation after his visa was revoked because of his campus activism said he decided to leave the United States. Momodou Taal, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Gambia, had asked a federal court to halt his detention. But he posted on X late Monday
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By BEN FINLEY Associated Press President Donald Trump’ s administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison last month, but is arguing against returning him to the United States because of his alleged gang ties and the U.S. government’s lack of power over the Central
Continue Reading By BEN FINLEY Associated Press President Donald Trump’ s administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison last month, but is arguing against returning him to the United States because of his alleged gang ties and the U.S. government’s lack of power over the Central
Continue Reading By BEN FINLEY Associated Press President Donald Trump’ s administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison last month, but is arguing against returning him to the United States because of his alleged gang ties and the U.S. government’s lack of power over the Central
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday that she has directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, following through on the president’s campaign promise to vigorously pursue capital
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Princeton University says the Trump administration halted dozens of its federal research grants.
Continue ReadingNew York(AP)-noon stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 28.52 +.24 Altria 59.33 — .69 AmerenCp 100.28 — .12 AmExpress 269.43 +.38 ArchDanM 47.92 — .09 AutoZone 3808.71 —4.07 BPPLC 33.63 — .17 Boeing 169.74 — .81 BristMySq 59.80 —1.19 Brunswick 54.40 +.55 Chevron 167.71 +.42 Citigroup 70.49 — .50 CocaCola 71.65 +.03 ConAgraBr 26.48 — .20 ConocoPhil 104.75
Continue ReadingNew York(AP)-noon stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 28.52 +.24 Altria 59.33 — .69 AmerenCp 100.28 — .12 AmExpress 269.43 +.38 ArchDanM 47.92 — .09 AutoZone 3808.71 —4.07 BPPLC 33.63 — .17 Boeing 169.74 — .81 BristMySq 59.80 —1.19 Brunswick 54.40 +.55 Chevron 167.71 +.42 Citigroup 70.49 — .50 CocaCola 71.65 +.03 ConAgraBr 26.48 — .20 ConocoPhil 104.75
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 THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — He wears his suits like armor, smiles like a pop star and boasts more than 2 million followers on TikTok. At just 29, Jordan Bardella has become the fresh-faced figurehead of France’s National Rally party and is now poised to inherit one of the most electorally successful
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By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has denounced as “a democratic scandal” the court ruling that placed a five-year ban on her seeking public office for embezzling European Union funds. The Paris court says it would be undemocratic to allow a convicted official to run for president.
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By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Packed pews, rollicking singing and emotional devotions have marked Lent worship services at Notre Dame d’Haiti, the Catholic church at the heart of the largest Haitian diaspora in the United States. For a community caught in the crossfire of growing violence in their island homeland and disappearing
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By DEVNA BOSE and LINDSEY WHITEHURST Associated Press A coalition of state attorneys general sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $12 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and various public health projects across the country. Attorneys general from 23 states filed the suit in federal court in
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By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Audiences at the Detroit Opera House expecting their performance of “Cosi fan tutte” to begin with the overture may be surprised to hear instead a product launch from a tech company CEO. It’s Mozart meets Artificial Intelligence, in the latest mind-bending production by Yuval Sharon, the company’s
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, April 2 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 4:30 a.m. (Thursday) FS2 — AFL: Carlton at Collingwood COLLEGE BASEBALL 8 p.m. SECN — Ark.-Pine Bluff at Missouri COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 7 p.m. FS1 — College Basketball Crown Tournament: Butler vs. Boise St., Quarterfinal,
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 Tampa Bay 4 1 .800 — New York 3 1 .750 ½ Toronto 4 2 .667 ½ Baltimore 3 2 .600 1 Boston 1 4 .200 3 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 2 3 .400 — Cleveland 2 3 .400 — Detroit 2 3
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
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 3 1 .750 — Miami 4 2 .667 — New York 2 3 .400 1½ Washington 1 3 .250 2 Atlanta 0 5 .000 3½ Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 3 1 .750 — Chicago 3 4 .429 1½ Cincinnati 2 3
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 3 0 1.000 — — 3-0 W-3 3-0 0-0 36 14 22 Tampa Bay 3 1 .750 ½ +½ 3-1 W-2 3-1 0-0 16 9 7 Baltimore 3 2 .600 1 — 3-2 W-1
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 3 0 1.000 — Tampa Bay 3 1 .750 ½ Baltimore 3 2 .600 1 Toronto 3 2 .600 1 Boston 1 4 .200 3 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 2 2 .500 — Cleveland 2 2 .500 — Kansas City 2
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By The Associated Press New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted 25 hours and 5 minutes, setting the record for the longest continuous Senate floor speech in the chamber’s history. His feat of endurance was aimed at showing Democrats’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven years ago, when a joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico was awarded the 2026 World Cup, rifts created by tariffs — yes, back then, too! — and a proposed border wall were glossed over because of the neighbors’ longstanding political and economic
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven years ago, when a joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico was awarded the 2026 World Cup, rifts created by tariffs — yes, back then, too! — and a proposed border wall were glossed over because of the neighbors’ longstanding political and economic
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By The Associated Press The Israeli military struck a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs early Tuesday, killing at least four people in an attack it said targeted a member of the Hezbollah militant group. The airstrike came just days after Israel launched its first attack on the Lebanese capital since a ceasefire ended fighting between
Continue Reading By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department received notices Tuesday that their jobs were being eliminated, part of a sweeping overhaul designed to vastly shrink the agencies responsible for protecting and promoting Americans’ health. The cuts include researchers, scientists, doctors, support staff and senior leaders,
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There are just two Planned Parenthood clinics in South Carolina, but every year they take hundreds of low-income patients who need things like contraception, cancer screenings and pregnancy testing. The organization has long been at the center of the debate over abortion, but its clinics across the
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