Month: April 2024

MEMPHIS (AP) — FedEx has pledged $25 million over the next five years to be used in sponsorship deals with University of Memphis athletes. The…

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Family members say a former Russian tycoon jailed in Azerbaijan on charges stemming from his time as a top separatist…

LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — On April 20, 1999, two teenage boys dressed in black trench coats went on a killing rampage at Columbine High School in…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer There’s a 64-win team in Boston that ran away with the league’s best record. The defending champions in…

By STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is preparing to push a $95 billion national security…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers’ ambitious drive to expand its reach to nonunion factories across the South…

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it will investigate after a flight at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Apple says it has removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the…

By TRAVIS LOLLER and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press John Maas spent years buying and outfitting a 17-foot aluminum boat called the Superskiff 1 so…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is imposing sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for…

By GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — An Italian court has dismissed a long-running case against the crew of three humanitarian…

By DALATOU MAMANE and JACK THOMPSON Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A UN report says drug seizures have soared in the West African Sahel…

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises? No. On Friday,…

By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris police say they are carrying out an operation at the Iranian consulate after a witness…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has designated two forever chemicals used in cookware,…

Israel’s long-term credit rating is being downgraded by S&P, which cited the risk of military escalation with Iran. It is the second major U.S.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection in the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump is set to resume Friday following a frenetic day Thursday…

By CHINEDU ASADU and JOHN MINCHILLO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate is attempting to…

LONDON (AP) — Olympic organizers have unveiled their plans to use artificial intelligence in sports, joining the global rush to capitalize on the…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The American envoy to the United Nations has called for countries armed with atomic weapons to…

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will go before voters next week in…

CAPRI, Italy (AP) — Group of Seven foreign ministers warned of new sanctions against Iran on Friday for its drone and missile attack on Israel, and…

By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon could get weapons moving to Ukraine quickly if Congress passes a…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The head of the European Union’s executive branch says that Finland’s decision to close its border crossings with…

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Firefighters in Copenhagen plan to start taking down scaffolding that is left dangling…

By BECKY BOHRER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration has finalized rules that would restrict new oil…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a…

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain…

By GRACEY WAKARY and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — More people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia’s…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government says it will slow down a plan to admit more students to…

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s air force is claiming it shot down a Russian strategic bomber. But Moscow…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — A group of Japanese doctors has filed a civil lawsuit against U.S. search giant Google, demanding…

BEIRUT (AP) — An opposition war monitor and a pro-government media outlet say an attack on pro-government fighters by suspected members of the…

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s president says that two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian…

BEIJING (AP) — San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed…

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — A pair of nude feet — dirty, wounded and vulnerable — are painted on the façade of the…

By MARK BAKER and KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Shoppers and workers have returned to a “really quiet” Sydney mall, where six…

By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks tumbled Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 2.4% on heavy selling of…

By BABA AHMED and CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Street vendors in Mali’s capital of Bamako peddle water sachets,…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates says it is halting local check-in for passengers traveling on its flights as the…

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Marijuana advocates are gearing up for April 20. Known as 4/20, marijuana’s high holiday on…