By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press President Donald Trump has just started his second term, his last one permitted under the U.S. Constitution. But he’s already started talking about serving a third one. “There are methods which you can do it,” Trump insisted to NBC News in a telephone interview on Sunday. That follows months of
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By JACK BROOK Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana voters soundly rejected four constitutional amendments championed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry related to crime, courts and finances. Voters said no to each amendment by margins exceeding 60%, according to preliminary results the secretary of state’s office released after voting concluded Saturday evening.
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press A lawyer for New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday asked the judge handling his federal corruption case to hurry up and decide if he’s going to toss the charges, arguing that the embattled mayor needs to turn his attention to running for reelection. In a letter to Judge
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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.
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court and his Democratic-backed challenger made a final blitz across the state on Monday, the day before voting concludes in a race where early turnout has surged and spending is nearing $100 million. Billionaire Elon Musk, a top
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By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The makers of hit Netflix show “Adolescence ” have sparked a conversation in Britain and beyond on how to protect children from violent misogyny and other harmful content on social media. Now they have the ear of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who welcomed the filmmakers to
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PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to a five-year ban on running for public office for embezzling EU funds, a major political earthquake. The ruling, which takes effect immediately, is likely to bar her from running in France’s next presidential election. Le Pen, who was twice runner-up to French
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By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The court’s decision landed like a political shockwave — barring French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from holding office for five years and instantly upending the country’s next presidential race. By Monday afternoon, the ruling had reverberated far beyond France’s borders, sending ripples through nationalist circles across
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The Associated Press The White House Correspondents Association canceled comedian Amber Ruffin from performing at its annual dinner because it wants to refocus the event on journalistic excellence. The association’s announcement over the weekend made no mention of Ruffin’s appearance on a podcast by the Daily Beast last week in which she referred to the
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Documentary filmmaker Bruce David Klein had finished shooting for the day when he was told that his subject, Liza Minnelli, wanted to see him privately. He found her sitting on the edge of her bed. “She grabbed my hand. She started petting it and she looked up at me
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For once, things are working out for Wile E. Coyote. After being shelved by Warner Bros. in 2023, the Looney Tunes film “Coyote vs. Acme” has found a new home. Ketchup Entertainment announced Monday that it acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film for an
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DETROIT (AP) — About a dozen people have been injured, including six children, following an apparent explosion and fire Monday morning at a 2-story apartment building in Detroit. The explosion was reported about 4 a.m., according to fire officials. When firefighters arrived, some people were in windows of the building “kind of hanging off ready
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, April 1 COLLEGE BASEBALL 6 p.m. BTN — Louisville at Indiana 7 p.m. SECN — Presbyterian at South Carolina 8 p.m. ACCN — Mercer at Georgia Tech COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 3 p.m. FS1 — College Basketball Crown Tournament: DePaul vs. Cincinnati,
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Jack Black got the call to star in the “Minecraft” movie, the perks were plenty. He got to work alongside Jason Momoa, reunite with “Nacho Libre” director Jared Hess and engulf himself into a beloved gaming universe. But before agreeing, Black turned to
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 ReadingKALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A tree fell on a van in Michigan, killing three children, during a fierce weekend storm that swept the region and contributed to the death of an 84-year-old man in an Amish buggy in Indiana, authorities said Monday. Meanwhile, more potentially dangerous weather rolled across parts of the Southeastern U.S. Trees
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 3 2 .600 ½ New York 2 2 .500 1 Washington 1 3 .250 2 Atlanta 0 5 .000 3½ Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 3 1 .750 — Cincinnati 2 2 .500 1 Chicago 3 4
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
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 President Donald Trump says Wednesday will be “Liberation Day” — when he plans to roll out a set of tariffs he promises will free the United States from foreign goods. The details of Trump’s next round of import taxes are still sketchy. Most economic analyses say average U.S. families would have
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By The Associated Press Russia views efforts to end its three-year war with Ukraine as “a drawn-out process,” a Kremlin spokesman said Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration with the two countries’ leaders as he tries to bring about a truce. “We are working to implement some ideas in connection with the Ukrainian
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By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday instructed the Justice Department to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a sweeping election overhaul that Georgia Republican lawmakers passed in the wake of President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in the state. The lawsuit, filed in June 2021 under former President
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By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — When the earthquake that hit Myanmar sent its tremors to Thailand, Naruemon Thonglek didn’t immediately know it also had collapsed a high-rise building under construction in Bangkok. Seeing images of the debris on television news later, Naruemon immediately recognized the building where her long-time Burmese partner, his
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By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Democratic base is angry. Not just at President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the “Make America Great Again” movement. Rank-and-file Democrats are mad at their own leaders and increasingly agitating to replace them. Democrats in Arizona and Georgia pushed out their party chairs. And Senate
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two books on the history of indigenous people in the U.S. have received $10,000 awards presented by the J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project. Rebecca Nagle’s “By the Fire We Carry: The Generations — Long Fight for Justice on Native Land” won the Lukas Book Prize,
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By AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration remains a strength for President Donald Trump, but his handling of tariffs is getting more negative feedback, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. About half of U.S. adults approve of Trump’s approach to immigration, the survey
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