Month: April 2024

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis met Monday with relatives of hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, marking the six-month anniversary of the attack in…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — For nearly two decades, Mitch McConnell’s only job uncertainty hinged on whether…

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press Someone in Oregon has claimed the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot won last weekend, which is the eighth-largest…

CHILPANCINGO, Mexico (AP) — Protesters in southern Mexico have set the state government building afire and torched vehicles in the parking lot. The…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court judge on Monday rejected Donald…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An appellate court has granted Disney’s request for a two-month pause in its federal…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Kevin Costner’s multi-episode epic “Horizon, An American Saga” will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is blasting Republicans’ effort to hold Attorney General Merrick…

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister Monday accused the United States of giving…

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A police officer died and six other officers were wounded in a grenade attack at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan,…

The Associated Press MOORELAND, Okla. (AP) — Two Oklahoma volunteer firefighters are recovering after suffering burns battling a weekend wildfire…

PANAMA CITY (AP) — The trial of 27 people charged in connection with the worldwide “Panama Papers” money laundering started Monday in a…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The first labor union for Amazon workers in the United States is divided, running out of money and still does…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina can add another first to its perfect season: The national champion Gamecocks finished atop the…

By The Associated Press Russians in the city of Orsk gathered in a rare protest Monday calling for compensation following the collapse of a dam and…

ROME (AP) — Police have arrested a Tajik national accused of being an active member of the Islamic State group. The man, identified only as S.I.…

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Precautions were in place Monday at the University of Connecticut designed to prevent a…

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has denied clemency for Brian Dorsey one day before his scheduled…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — All of the New Jersey clerks who opposed a federal court ruling requiring them to redraw Democratic primary ballots have…

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government says it will scrap so-called “golden visas” that allow wealthy people from outside the European Union to…

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The governing party in the country of Georgia has submitted to parliament a draft law calling for media and non-commercial…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s National Police says it has recovered a hijacked cargo ship laden with rice following a gunbattle with gangs…