Month: March 2024

By JACQUELYN MARTIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jacquelyn Martin, a photojournalist with The Associated Press in Washington, recalls how she often was one of a few female photographers covering news and politics in the nation’s capital and the fine line she had to walk to ensure access. She says that experience was useful when

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike has hit a tent camp inside a hospital in central Gaza, killing two Palestinians and wounding another 15. The strike on Sunday hit one of several tents in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, where thousands of displaced

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police in Indianapolis say seven young people between the ages of 12 and 17 were wounded in a shooting outside a downtown shopping mall. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Deputy Chief Tanya Terry says officers patrolling the area heard shots fired near the Circle Centre Mall shortly after 11:30 p.m. Saturday and found

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan says its experts have held talks with Chinese counterparts to try to assuage Beijing’s concerns over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. The discharges have been opposed by fishing groups and neighboring countries especially China,

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian cruise missile strike on infrastructure in Ukraine’s western Lviv region killed one man, officials said Sunday. The attack destroyed a building and sparked a fire, Gov. Maksym Kozytskyi wrote on social media app Telegram. He said that rescue operations were ongoing. Meanwhile, thousands in Ukraine’s Odesa region were temporarily

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fool’s Day not long after starting their company more than a quarter century ago. One year, Google posted a job opening for a Copernicus research

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is expected to join the queen and other members of the royal family for an Easter service at Windsor Castle in what will be his most significant public appearance since he was diagnosed with cancer last month. The appearance of the 75-year-old monarch is seen as an effort to

NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of people have attended a rally by an alliance of India’s opposition parties that criticized the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of stifling opponents and undermining democratic institutions ahead of a national election next month. The “Save Democracy” rally on Sunday is the first major public demonstration by the opposition bloc

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis overcame concerns about his health to preside over Easter Sunday Mass, leading tens of thousands of people in a flower-decked St. Peter’s Square in one of the most important liturgies of the year. Just hours after celebrating the 2½-hour nighttime Easter Vigil, the 87-year-old Francis

By BRIAN P. D. HANNON Associated Press Longtime U.S. Rep. William D. Delahunt of Massachusetts has died following a long-term illness. His family says Delahunt died Saturday at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts, at the age of 82. Delahunt, a Democrat, served 14 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 1997 to 2011, for

By STEPHEN McGRATH and VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Romania and Bulgaria partially joined Europe’s Schengen ID-check-free travel zone on Sunday, marking a new step in the two countries’ integration with the European Union. After years of negotiations on joining the so-called Schengen area, there will be free access for travelers arriving

BEIRUT (AP) — A car bomb has exploded in a busy market in a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkey-based Syrian opposition fighters, killing at least three people, rescue workers and a war monitor said. Volunteers with the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, said the blast early Sunday killed two children and

TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Police in California say two people died when a small airplane crashed in a California town near the Nevada state line. The Truckee Police Department says a single-engine plane crashed while attempting to land at Truckee Tahoe Airport shortly after 6:38 p.m. Saturday. Police say the two deaths were confirmed but

By FARAI MUTSAKA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press MANGWE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Delicately and with intense concentration, Zanyiwe Ncube poured her small share of precious golden cooking oil into a plastic bottle at a food aid distribution site deep in rural Zimbabwe. “I don’t want to lose a single drop,” she said. Her relief at

BEIJING (AP) — Manufacturing in China expanded in March after contracting for five consecutive months. That’s according to an official survey of factory managers released Sunday that suggests a rebound in industrial activities after many factories stopped running during the Lunar New Year holiday. The official purchasing managers index, or PMI, rose from 49.1 in

By TERRY CHEA and ADAM BEAM Associated Press LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) — Most fast food workers in California will be paid at least $20 an hour beginning Monday when a new law is scheduled to kick in giving more financial security to an historically low-paying profession while threatening to raise prices in a state already

By SHARON LURYE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A group of students from a New Orleans high school staged a play they developed on the steps of Louisiana’s Capitol to protest a series of anti-LGBTQ+ legislative proposals. In the past, students at Kreutziger’s high school in New Orleans have held walkouts to protest anti-inclusion

By SUZAN FRASER and CINAR KIPER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The race is on for control of Istanbul and other key cities as Turkey holds local elections. Sunday’s vote is also a barometer of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s popularity as he seeks to win back control of key urban areas he lost

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Generations of Maryland workers — longshoremen, seafarers, steelworkers and crabbers whose livelihoods depend on Baltimore’s port — watched in disbelief this week as an iconic symbol of their maritime culture crumbled into the Patapsco River. The deadly collapse of the historic Francis Scott Key Bridge has shaken

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers have been drawn for an estimated $935 million Powerball jackpot that has been growing since the last winner nearly three months ago. The numbers drawn Saturday night were: 12, 13, 33, 50, 52 and the red Powerball 23. No one has won Powerball’s top prize since New Year’s

By The Associated Press Actor Chance Perdomo has died at age 27 following a motorcycle crash. He rose to fame as a star of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and “Gen V.” A statement from a publicist said no one else was involved in the crash. No details about the crash, including when and where it

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is facing criticism from Donald Trump and religious conservatives for proclaiming March 31 — which corresponds with Easter Sunday this year — as “Transgender Day of Visibility.” The Democratic president issued the proclamation on Friday. It calls on “all Americans to join us in

By ANUPAM NATH Associated Press GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Anupam Nath has been covering Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Guwahati in northeastern India for two decades. In that time, he’s mastered navigating the large, vibrant celebrations, which allows him to focus on the small details. In this photo one can even see the

Associated Press SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma State Patrol says it closed a highway south of Sallisaw after a barge struck a bridge over the Arkansas River. Troopers closed South U.S. Highway 59 on Saturday after the incident and diverted traffic from the area. The state patrol said on social media that the bridge,

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Three law enforcement officers in northern Nevada were shot and wounded Friday after a traffic stop in the Reno area quickly escalated into a violent standoff. The police chief in the city of Sparks said Saturday that two officers and a Washoe County deputy were treated and released from the hospital.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti say two men have been hacked to death by a mob who thought they were buying ammunition or guns for gangs that have terrorized the country. Police confirmed Saturday that the crowd snatched the men from police custody after they were found with the equivalent of about $63,000

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Joe Biden has won North Dakota’s Democratic presidential primary. The state party on Saturday announced the results of the mostly mail-in primary. The party began circulating ballots in February to voters who asked for them. Biden’s victory was virtually assured, though seven other candidates were

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Easter weekend storm has slammed into Southern California, bringing more rain and mountain snow to a region already drenched by winter weather. The slow-moving storm was expected to unleash 1 to 3 inches of rain, as well as up to 2 feet of snow in

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani official says heavy rains have killed eight people, mostly children, and injured 12 in the country’s northwest. Pakistan has this year experienced a delay in winter rains, which started in February instead of November. A spokesperson for the local disaster management authority said downpours in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province caused

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson is on the verge of reaching the 1,000 NHL games milestone, and pop singer Vanessa Carlton is part of the celebration. Carlton remixed her hit song “A Thousand Miles” with Carlson-themed lyrics as part of a collaboration between the team and

DALLAS (AP) — AT&T says it has begun notifying millions of customers about the theft of personal data recently discovered online. The telecommunications giant said Saturday that a dataset found on the “dark web” contains information such as Social Security numbers for about 7.6 million current AT&T account holders and 65.4 million former account holders.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Police in Munich say they have stepped up security measures ahead of the Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund soccer match on Saturday amid reports of threatening online material, but they say no concrete plans for an attack have been detected.

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — An office manager at a weekly newspaper in Kansas is the latest employee to sue over a police raid last year that sparked a firestorm. Cheri Bentz alleges in the suit filed Friday in federal court that she was unlawfully detained and interrogated, and had her

LONDON (AP) — Cambridge has extended its dominant run in the annual Boat Race with victories in the men’s and women’s events on a polluted River Thames. The men claimed a fifth trophy in six years against Oxford to lead 87-81 overall. The women cruised to a seventh straight triumph for a 48-30 overall lead.

Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, clearly had all the horsepower in a chase captured on bodycam video. The footage shows a shoplifter being detained outside a Walgreens this month after trying to outrun a horse-mounted police officer. A dark-brown horse is seen trotting through a parking lot and catching

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University said it has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th century book about the afterlife that has been in its collections since the 1930s. The decision came after a review found ethical concerns with the book’s origin and history. The book, “Des Destinées de L’âme,” meaning “Destinies

ROME (AP) — Napoli’s players have taken a knee before their Serie A game against Atalanta in a public show of support for teammate Juan Jesus. It came after a sports judge ruled that Inter Milan defender Francesco Acerbi will not face sanctions for allegedly racially abusing Jesus, who is Black, in another Serie A

NEW YORK (AP) — A procession of New York Police Department officers, on foot and driving motorcycles, have escorted the remains of their slain colleague, Jonathan Diller, to a Long Island church for his funeral service. The solemn cry of bagpipes and drums hailed Diller’s arrival at Saint Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in