Five wounded when man shoots following fight over parking space at a Detroit bar
DETROIT (AP) — Five people are wounded in Detroit after what police say was a dispute over a parking space outside a blues club and bar. Assistant…
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US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia says its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of…
Continue Reading Leader of Northern Ireland’s main unionist party steps down as he is charged with sexual offenses
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s finely balanced power-sharing arrangements have been thrown into disarray as…
Continue Reading In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday rituals
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Christians participated in a customary Good Friday procession through the limestone…
Continue Reading Biden says he’s working to secure release of Wall Street Journal reporter held for a year in Russia
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. is working every day to secure the release of a Wall Street…
Continue Reading EPA sets strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate change
By MATTHEW DALY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has set strict emissions standards for…
Continue Reading Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for…
Continue Reading Chinese investigators arrive in Pakistan to probe suicide attack that killed 5 of its nationals
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a team of Chinese investigators has arrived in Pakistan to join a probe into a suicide attack that killed five…
Continue Reading An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve shows price pressures easing gradually
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve slipped last month in a…
Continue Reading France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help…
Continue Reading Magnitude 2.8 earthquake shakes southern Illinois; no damage or injuries reported
GERMANTOWN, Ill. (AP) — A magnitude 2.8 earthquake has been reported in southern Illinois, near the Missouri state line. The U.S. Geological Survey…
Continue Reading Easter is March 31 this year. Here’s why many Christians will wake up before sunrise to celebrate
By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press On Easter morning, many Christians wake before dawn to celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son…
Continue Reading Girl, 8, only survivor of bus crash that kills 45 Easter pilgrims on South Africa’s deadly roads
By GERALD IMRAY and NQOBILE NTSHANGASE Associated Press MMAMATLAKALA, South Africa (AP) — An 8-year-old girl was the lone survivor after a bus full…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin’s presidential primaries and ballot questions
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will compete in the Wisconsin presidential…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Mississippi’s US House primary runoff
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republicans are competing for the right to challenge 16-term Democratic incumbent Bennie…
Continue Reading Thai court acquits dozens of protesters who shut down Bangkok’s airports in 2008
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court has acquitted nearly 70 people of all charges related to mass protests that shut down Bangkok’s two airports in 2008…
Continue Reading Ukraine and India, a historical ally of Russia, hold talks to strengthen ties
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s foreign minister is meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, who is visiting to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation…
Continue Reading Former South Africa leader Jacob Zuma is barred from running in elections, election authority says
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s election commission has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma is not…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arkansas’ state house primary runoffs
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in three Arkansas state House districts are returning to the polls to complete some…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the April 2 presidential and state primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in the pivotal swing state of Wisconsin and three Northeastern states will weigh in on…
Continue Reading 9 detained in Tajikistan in connection with Moscow concert hall attack, Russian state media report
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian state news agency RIA Novosti says nine people have been detained by Tajikistan’s state security service over suspected…
Continue Reading Takeaways: AP investigation reveals Black people bear disproportionate impact of police force
By MIKE CATALINI, MITCH WEISS, AARON MORRISON and REESE DUNKLIN Associated Press PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — Black people accounted for a…
Continue Reading He didn’t trust police but sought their help anyway. Two days later, he was dead
By AARON MORRISON, MITCH WEISS, MIKE CATALINI and REESE DUNKLIN Associated Press PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — Jameek Lowery entered the dimly lit lobby of…
Continue Reading For years she thought her son had died of an overdose. The police video changed all that
By MITCH WEISS and KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — It was in the den that Karen Goodwin most strongly felt her son’s…
Continue Reading Hijab-wearing players in women’s NCAA Tournament hope to inspire others
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer N.C. State’s Jannah Eissa and UC Irvine’s Diaba Konate are bringing visibility and inspiration to…
Continue Reading Russia launches barrage of 99 drones and missiles on Ukraine’s energy system, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s armed forces say Moscow has launched a large-scale attack on energy infrastructure, with a mass barrage of 99…
Continue Reading French soccer federation limits support for players’ Ramadan observance. Critics see discrimination
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer For Muslim soccer players in deeply secular France, observing Ramadan is a tall order. The country’s soccer…
Continue Reading Thailand steps up border control of livestock after anthrax outbreak is reported in neighboring Laos
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s government has ordered officials to closely monitor livestock along the border with Laos after more than 50 people were…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after another set of Wall St records
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares ended mostly higher in quiet, Good Friday holiday trading, while European and…
Continue Reading The EU plans to fast-track some financial aid to Egypt. The usual funding safeguards will not apply
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union aims to fast-track up to $1.1 billion in financial aid to Egypt, using a funding…
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