By MICHAEL CASEY and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation’s top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations. Dr. Peter Marks sent a letter to Acting FDA Commissioner Sara
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By COLLEEN BARRY and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce after surviving a life-threatening bout with double-pneumonia, the doctor who coordinated the pontiff’s five-week hospitalization said Saturday. “I find him very lively,’’ Dr. Sergio Alfieri said, after visiting the
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The sun was shining outside President Donald Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course on Saturday morning when Alan Mentser got a call letting him know that police were shutting down a road nearby. It was almost time to “show the boss a little love.”
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of protesters again congregated in Istanbul Saturday to how their support for the city’s imprisoned mayor and demand his release. Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) organized the demonstration, the latest in a series of protests that resulted in hundreds of detentions and have turned up
Continue ReadingHere are the scores from yesterday’s men’s college basketball tournaments: ___ NCAA Elite Eight EAST at Prudential Center Final Duke 85 Alabama 65 WEST at Chase Center Final Florida 84 Texas Tech 79 NIT No games scheduled. CBI No games scheduled. Today’s men’s college basketball tournament schedule: ___ NCAA Elite Eight SOUTH at State Farm
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By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to change how U.S. elections are run is creating uncertainty for state and local election officials and worries about voter confusion before the next federal election, the 2026 midterms. Election officials were already dealing with the loss of some cybersecurity
Continue Reading By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to change how U.S. elections are run is creating uncertainty for state and local election officials and worries about voter confusion before the next federal election, the 2026 midterms. Election officials were already dealing with the loss of some cybersecurity
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By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appellate court denied the state Democratic attorney general’s request to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters at a rally planned for Sunday, just two days before a closely contested Supreme Court election. The denial Saturday by the
Continue Reading By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appellate court denied the state Democratic attorney general’s request to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters at a rally planned for Sunday, just two days before a closely contested Supreme Court election. The denial Saturday by the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, March 30 AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE 4 p.m. NHLN — Coachella Valley at Chicago AUTO RACING Noon FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Pomona, Calif. (Taped) 3 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR Cup Series: The Cook Out 400, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville,
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA Vancouver 4 1 1 13 10 5 San Diego FC 3 1 2 11 10 6 Minnesota United 3 1 2 11 9 6 Colorado 3 1 2 11 8 7 FC Dallas 3 2 1 10 9 9 Austin FC 3 2 0
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 2 0 1.000 — Baltimore 2 1 .667 ½ Tampa Bay 1 1 .500 1 Boston 1 2 .333 1½ Toronto 1 2 .333 1½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 1 1 .500 — Cleveland 1 1 .500 — Kansas City 1
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 AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 2 0 1.000 — — 2-0 W-2 2-0 0-0 24 11 13 Baltimore 2 1 .667 ½ +½ 2-1 W-1 0-0 2-1 23 15 8 Boston 1 1 .500 1 — 1-1 L-1 0-0
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT FIRST FOUR Wednesday, March 19 At Purcell Pavilion South Bend, Ind. Iowa St. 68, Princeton 63 At Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles Southern U. 68, UC San Diego Tritons 56 Thursday, March 20 At Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, N.C. Columbia 63, Washington 60 At Moody Center Austin, Texas William & Mary 69, High
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 2 0 1.000 — Miami 2 1 .667 ½ New York 1 2 .333 1½ Washington 0 2 .000 2 Atlanta 0 3 .000 2½ Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 2 0 1.000 — Cincinnati 1 1 .500 1 Chicago 2 3
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By MELINA WALLING and RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — In Uganda’s Mbale district, famous for its production of arabica coffee, a plague of plastic bags locally known as buveera is creeping beyond the city. It’s a problem that has long littered the landscape in Kampala, the capital, where buveera are woven into
Continue Reading By MELINA WALLING and RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — In Uganda’s Mbale district, famous for its production of arabica coffee, a plague of plastic bags locally known as buveera is creeping beyond the city. It’s a problem that has long littered the landscape in Kampala, the capital, where buveera are woven into
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Steph Curry has a deal with a Random House Publishing Group imprint that you could call a 3-point play. The NBA superstar has agreed to release three books through One World, beginning Sept. 9 with “Shot Ready,” which Curry is calling a “personal reflection” on
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP CROWTHER, KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press NUUK, Greenland (AP) — The Danish foreign minister on Saturday scolded the Trump administration for its “tone” in criticizing Denmark and Greenland, saying his country is already investing more into Arctic security and remains open to more cooperation with the U.S. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke
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BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from Myanmar’s powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake keeps climbing amid rescue efforts. The military government said Saturday that 1,644 people have been killed, with thousands of others injured and dozens missing. Myanmar’s main resistance movement, meanwhile, announced a partial ceasefire to facilitate relief efforts. The earthquake struck midday Friday, followed
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By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The most important Republican in New Jersey’s race for governor this year might well be a part-time resident of Bedminster who burnished his reputation and his brand near the Atlantic City Boardwalk. “Donald Trump is the X factor in this GOP primary,” said Ben Dworkin, director
Continue ReadingBy JEAN-FERNAND KOENA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The United Nations on Saturday condemned the killing of a Kenyan peacekeeper in an ambush of a patrol in the east of the Central African Republic. Florence Marchal, the spokesperson for MINUSCA, the peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, said the soldier was
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A U.S. passenger flight preparing to leave the nation’s capital and an incoming military jet received instructions to divert and prevent a possible collision, officials said. Delta Air Lines Flight 2983 was cleared for takeoff at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday around 3:15 p.m., the same time four U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon
Continue ReadingTODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final N.Y. Yankees 20 Milwaukee 9 Final St. Louis 5 Minnesota 1 Final Colorado 2 Tampa Bay 1 Final Houston 2 N.Y. Mets 1 Final L.A. Dodgers 7 Detroit 3 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final L.A. Angels 1 Chicago White Sox 0 Final Baltimore 9 Toronto 5 Final Kansas City 4
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Saturday, Mar. 29. 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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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Mar. 29. 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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By MARIAM FAM Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Muslims around the world are bidding farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is typically greeted with joy and excitement and is marked with congregational prayers and festivities that usually include family visits, gatherings, outings
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