Eoin Colfer continues Juniper Lane series with ‘Guardians of Cedar Wood’
NEW YORK (AP) — Bestselling author Eoin Colfer has a new set of adventures ready for young Juniper Lane. Roaring Brook Press announced Thursday…
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Diplomatic crisis erupts between Poland and Israel following killing of Polish aid worker in Gaza
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A new diplomatic crisis between Poland and Israel has erupted following the death of a Polish aid worker in Gaza. The Polish…
Continue Reading Gay rights activists call for more international pressure on Uganda over anti-gay law
By RISDEL KASASIRA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan gay rights activists asked the international community to mount more pressure on…
Continue Reading Gaza aid efforts dealt major blow as Israel’s deadly attack on relief workers prompts withdrawal of agencies
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The plight of starving Palestinians in Gaza is worsening as Israel’s actions have deterred critical aid…
Continue Reading Jailed former Malaysia premier Najib Razak seeks to serve remaining sentence under house arrest
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak is seeking to serve the rest of his prison term under house…
Continue Reading Kuwait votes in its 4th election in as many years in its latest attempt to end political gridlock
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait is holding national elections for the fourth time in as many years as the oil-rich country seeks to break…
Continue Reading North Macedonia starts month-long presidential campaign season
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s presidential race kicked off on Thursday, with seven…
Continue Reading Senior UK jurists have joined calls to stop arms sales to Israel. Other allies face similar pressure
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — More than 600 British jurists, including three retired judges from the U.K. Supreme Court, are…
Continue Reading Myanmar resistance group says its drones hit targets in the capital, but army says it shot them down
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s main pro-democracy resistance group says its armed wing launched drone attacks on the airport and a military…
Continue Reading Tens of millions facing hunger and water shortages as extreme drought and floods sweep southern Africa
By Sarah Dean, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — More than 24 million people in southern Africa face hunger, malnutrition and water…
Continue Reading South Korea’s president meets leader of striking doctors as he seeks to end their walkouts
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president has met the leader of thousands of striking junior doctors…
Continue Reading Israel attacked aid workers ‘systematically, car by car,’ charity founder says, as fury builds over deadly strike
By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK) has accused Israel of targeting his aid workers “systematically, car…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 4: Eclipse, US-Israeli relations, Taiwan earthquake, Trump, Immigration
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Egg prices are rising again, fueled by a short supply caused by an outbreak of bird flu. The cost of specialty…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 4: Eclipse, US-Israeli relations, Taiwan earthquake, Trump, Immigration
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Egg prices are rising again, fueled by a short supply caused by an outbreak of bird flu. The cost of…
Continue Reading Bill Clinton reflects on post-White House years in the upcoming memoir ‘Citizen’
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton has a memoir coming out this fall about his years since leaving…
Continue Reading Doughnuts, smoothies, pizza, MoonPie, eyewear — brands are going all out-of-this-world with solar eclipse-themed goodies
Sellers of doughnuts, pizza, smoothies, chips, and one perfectly named, celestially inspired, snack — MoonPie — are looking at the full solar…
Continue Reading Cruise ship stuck in Spain will resume sailing after Bolivian passengers with visa problems removed
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say a cruise ship stuck in the northeastern port of Barcelona will be able to…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s billionaire prime minister denies allegations of money laundering in France
PARIS (AP) — Lebanon’s billionaire caretaker prime minister has denied all allegations of money laundering after a complaint was formally…
Continue Reading Cleanup begins at Los Angeles ‘trash house’ where entire property is filled with garbage and junk
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass vowed that cleanup would happen at a home where mounds of garbage and debris had piled up several…
Continue Reading New rule strengthening federal job protections could counter Trump promises to remake the government
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s chief human resources agency has issued a new rule making it harder to fire…
Continue Reading EPA awards $20 billion in green bank grants for clean energy projects nationwide
By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $20 billion in grants for clean energy…
Continue Reading Tonga’s prime minister says he’s open to Chinese help with security support at an upcoming summit
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tonga’s prime minister says he is open to Beijing’s offer of security support for…
Continue Reading The true toll of the war in Ukraine is measured in bodies. This man brings them home, one at a time
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Continue Reading The true toll of the war in Ukraine is measured in bodies. This man brings them home, one at a time
By ERIKA KINETZ and SOLOMIIA HERA Associated Press DOVHENKE, Ukraine (AP) — The smell in the car is sick and sweet, the overpowering scent of…
Continue Reading Austrian minister aims to tighten espionage law to ban spying against international organizations
BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s justice minister says she plans to tighten the country’s rules on espionage, which currently is explicitly banned if…
Continue Reading One Tech Tip: How to use apps to track and photograph the total solar eclipse
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer Monday’s total solar eclipse might become one of the year’s most filmed and photographed events. As the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise cheered by Wall Street finish
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Thursday after a firm finish on Wall Street, as expectations remained…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s president-elect holds talks with Malaysian leader on bolstering ties
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto has held talks with Malaysia’s leader on bolstering bilateral ties as…
Continue Reading People jump into the sea to escape raging ferry fire in Gulf of Thailand. All 108 on board are safe
BANGKOK (AP) — Panicked passengers have jumped into the sea to escape a raging ferry fire in the Gulf of Thailand, and all 108 people on board are…
Continue Reading Russia launches drone attack on Kharkiv that kills 4 people and wounds 12
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops launched waves of Shahed drones against the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv overnight, killing four people and…
Continue Reading Kiss sells catalog, brand name and IP. Gene Simmons assures fans it is a ‘collaboration’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer It’s never really the end of the road for Kiss. The hard rock quartet have sold their catalog, brand name and IP…
Continue Reading Kansas’ governor and GOP leaders have a deal on cuts after GOP drops ‘flat’ tax plan
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Republican lawmakers and the Democratic governor in Kansas have brokered a deal on…
Continue Reading NATO marks its 75th birthday as war in Ukraine and rising populism gnaw at its unity
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO will celebrate on Thursday 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America as…
Continue Reading In the aftermath of the Moscow concert hall attack, is a harsher era under Putin in the works?
By The Associated Press Video and photos of suspects in a mass shooting show them apparently being brutalized by Russian security forces — without…
Continue Reading Russia and West join forces to tackle trade in ‘blood diamonds’ despite feud over Moscow’s diamonds
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and its Western allies are feuding with Russia over its diamond…
Continue Reading British billionaire Joe Lewis may dodge prison time at his sentencing for insider trading
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have plenty of stern words to say about 87-year-old British billionaire…
Continue Reading California schools forced to compete with fast food industry for workers after minimum wage hike
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California school districts are preparing for the impacts of a new minimum wage for fast…
Continue Reading Dozens rescued after major Taiwan quake but more than 600 still cut off
By Helen Regan, Gladys Tsai, Jan Camenzind-Broomby and Kenza Wilks, CNN (CNN) — Rescue teams Thursday were trying to reach more than 600 people…
Continue Reading Japanese people could all be called Sato by 2531, study warns. But they’d need to get married first
By Chris Lau and Mai Nishiyama, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Everyone in Japan could one day have the same surname unless its restrictive marriage laws…
Continue Reading In swing-state Wisconsin, Democrat hustles to keep key Senate seat against Trump-backed millionaire
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press NEW GLARUS, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate race between Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde…
Continue Reading Netflix docuseries on abuse allegations at New York boarding school prompts fresh investigation
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press A New York prosecutor is investigating a slew of abuse complaints made after Netflix started streaming a scathing…
Continue Reading Jewish group launches Holocaust survivor speakers bureau to fight increasing antisemitism worldwide
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — More than 250 Holocaust survivors have joined an international initiative to share their…
Continue Reading Southeast Asian countries consider ways to boost ‘green financing’ as region chokes on smog
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AP) — Senior finance and central bank officials from Southeast Asia and major…
Continue Reading Treasury secretary heads to China to talk trade, anti-money laundering and Chinese ‘overproduction’
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is headed to a China determined…
Continue Reading When voters say ‘no’ to new stadiums, what do professional sports teams do next?
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Voter rejection of a stadium sales tax plan for the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs has…
Continue Reading Bringing dental care to kids in schools is helping take care of teeth neglected in the pandemic
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — There’s a renewed push to meet kids where they are when it comes to seeing a dentist.…
Continue Reading Oklahoma prepares to execute man for 2002 double slaying
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma is preparing to execute a death row inmate for shooting and killing two people in…
Continue Reading Israel is using artificial intelligence to help pick bombing targets in Gaza, report says
By Tara John, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military has been using artificial intelligence to help identify bombing targets in Gaza, according to an…
Continue Reading Rescuers search for people out of contact in Taiwan after strong earthquake
By JOHNSON LAI and KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Rescuers searched for dozens of people out of contact Thursday a day after…
Continue Reading Prosecutors say school shooter Ethan Crumbley’s parents show ‘chilling lack of remorse’ after manslaughter convictions
By Lauren del Valle and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — In newly filed court documents, Michigan prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence the…
Continue Reading Palestinians want April vote on UN membership despite US saying peace with Israel must come first
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians want the Security Council to vote later this month on their revived…
Continue Reading Burglars steal $30 million in cash from Los Angeles money storage facility, police say
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say thieves stole as much $30 million in a burglary at a Los Angeles money storage facility in one of the largest…
Continue Reading Grand jury decides not to indict former Orlando officer who shot and killed an unarmed 26-year-old man
By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — An Orange County, Florida, grand jury has decided not to charge a former Orlando police officer for the shooting…
Continue Reading UConn men stuck in Connecticut ahead of Final Four because of plane issues, AP source says
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Continue Reading Canadian authorities have seized 598 stolen vehicles at Montreal port
MONTREAL (AP) — Canadian authorities say they prevented nearly 600 stolen vehicles from being exported overseas after searching 390 shipping…
Continue Reading MS-13 gang member pleads guilty in killing of 4 young men on Long Island in 2017
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — An MS-13 gang member has admitted to participating in the brutal killing of four young men on Long Island in 2017. Edwin…
Continue Reading Rescuers plan helicopter airlift of orca calf stranded in Canada
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Plans are underway to airlift a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off Canada’s…
Continue Reading Idaho lawmakers pass bills targeting LGBTQ+ citizens. Protesters toss paper hearts in protest
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers have passed a series of bills targeting LGBTQ+ residents this year, including two this week that prevent public…
Continue Reading Armed teen with mental health issues shot to death by sheriff’s deputies in Southern California
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say Southern California sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a 17-year-old boy with mental health issues…
Continue Reading Mexican cartel not only forced vendors to buy chicken at inflated prices, they sold them bad birds
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican drug cartel not only forced vendors to buy chicken at wildly inflated prices — they sold them chicken “not fit for…
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By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An artificial intelligence-powered chatbot meant to help small business owners in New York City…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to 37 years on hate crime charges in deadly shooting at Muslim-owned tire shop
DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say a man who shot someone to death at a Muslim-owned tire shop in Dallas has been sentenced to 37 years in prison on…
Continue Reading Chinese signatures on graduation certificates upset northern Virginia police chief
BY MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia town has been excluded from a countywide police training academy after…
Continue Reading Alabama hospital to end IVF treatments at the end of the year, citing litigation concerns
By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama hospital says it is halting in vitro fertilization treatments at the end of the year, citing…
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s defense minister has warned his French counterpart against deploying troops to Ukraine in a rare phone call and noted that…
Continue Reading Indiana House Democratic leader to run for mayor of Fort Wayne following death of Tom Henry
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A major South Korean computer chipmaker said Wednesday it plans to spend more than $3.87 billion in Indiana to build a…
Continue Reading Prosecutors recommend at least 10 years in prison for parents of Michigan school shooter
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors in Michigan are recommending at least 10 years in prison for two parents who are the…
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Continue Reading Transportation officials want NYC Marathon organizers to pay $750K to cross the Verrazzano bridge
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Marathon organizers will soon have to pay a bridge toll, just like every other…
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By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Investigators in New York were finally able to put a name to skeletal remains that were discovered on the shore…
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A man who was briefly handcuffed but not charged in the shooting at the Kansas City…
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By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A wolf has killed a calf in Colorado, wildlife officials said Wednesday,…
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Palestinian American doctor who has volunteered in Gaza walked out of a meeting with…
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By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press A poultry facility in Michigan and egg producer in Texas both reported outbreaks of avian flu this week. The latest…
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Continue Reading Nebraska lawmaker who targeted a colleague during a graphic description of rape is reprimanded
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press An outside investigator has found that a Nebraska lawmaker who invoked the name of a colleague while reading a…
Continue Reading Massachusetts council approves pardoning people with misdemeanor cannabis convictions
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts council has approved Gov. Maura Healey’s plan to pardon tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor…
Continue Reading Judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay hush-money trial until Supreme Court rules on immunity
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal…
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice says he is taking “full responsibility”…
Continue Reading US Sen. Rick Scott spends multiple millions on ads focused on Florida’s Hispanic voters
By STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is spending millions of campaign dollars on ads focused on…
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Continue Reading Trump’s events aren’t drawing big protests this year. Instead, Biden is facing public ire
By JILL COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has routinely faced protesters as a candidate eight years ago and…
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By Hira Humayun and Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN (CNN) — More and more people are going hungry in Haiti, warn aid workers, doctors and missionaries…
Continue Reading Argentina’s Milei takes his chainsaw to the state, cutting 15,000 jobs and spurring protests
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Continue Reading Trump and the Republican Party say they raised more than $65.6 million in March
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump and the Republican Party say they raised more than $65.6 million in March as the…
Continue Reading A billionaire helped bring ‘3-Body Problem’ to Netflix. His business partner ensured he never lived to see its premiere
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Lin Qi, a billionaire fan of “The Three-Body Problem,” had big plans to bring his favorite Chinese…
Continue Reading Iowa repeals gender parity rule for governing bodies as diversity policies garner growing opposition
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An explicit requirement that Iowa’s state, county and local decision-making bodies…
Continue Reading What we know: Trump uses death of Michigan woman to stoke fears over immigration
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump traveled to Michigan and Wisconsin and used the recent death of a…
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By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A attorney defending Texas’ plans to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally told a…
Continue Reading 50 years later, a Braves fan shares long-private video of Hank Aaron’s 715th home run
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Just in time for the 50-year anniversary of Hank Aaron’s record 715th home run, Charlie…
Continue Reading Women’s Final Four ticket on resale market selling for average of $2,300, twice as much as for men
By The Associated Press The average price paid for a ticket on the resale market this week was twice as high for the NCAA women’s Final Four…
Continue Reading Audit finds flaws — and undelivered mail — at Postal Service’s new processing facility in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An audit conducted by the Postal Service’s inspector general found significant problems at a new regional processing…
Continue Reading Demolition of groundbreaking Iowa art installation set to begin soon
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Crews could next week begin ripping out a groundbreaking art installation bordering a…
Continue Reading LSU star Angel Reese declares for WNBA draft via Vogue photo shoot, says ‘I didn’t want to be basic’
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer Bayou Barbie is WNBA bound. LSU star Angel Reese formally declared for the WNBA draft less than two days after the…
Continue Reading New Jersey’s 3 nuclear power plants seek to extend licenses for another 20 years
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press The company that owns New Jersey’s three nuclear power plants says it will seek federal approval to operate them…
Continue Reading Owner of Baffert-trained Muth sues Churchill Downs seeking to allow horse to run in Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The owner of Arkansas Derby winner Muth has sued Churchill Downs Inc. and is seeking a temporary injunction against what it…
Continue Reading EU Council chief travels to Romania for talks on agenda for future with other bloc leaders
Associated press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — European Council President Charles Michel has traveled to Romania’s capital for talks with several…
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