Utah coach says team was shaken after experiencing racist hate during NCAA Tournament
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Members of the Utah women’s basketball team were subjected to racism near their hotel in…
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Convicted sex offender who hacked jumbotron at the Jacksonville Jaguars’ stadium gets 220 years
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A convicted child molester has been sentenced to 220 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material…
Continue Reading Judge issues gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting on witnesses, others in hush money case
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge Tuesday issued a gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting publicly…
Continue Reading Hunger deepens as relentless gang violence targets Haiti’s capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs have intensified their rampage in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital, setting fire to a school and looting…
Continue Reading A woman accuses a schoolmate of raping her at age 12. The school system says she is making it up.
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A 24-year-old woman is telling jurors that she was repeatedly raped and sexually…
Continue Reading Biden administration approves the nation’s seventh large offshore wind project
The Associated Press The Biden administration greenlit the seventh large offshore wind project in the United States Tuesday. Danish wind energy…
Continue Reading South Carolina has $1.8 billion but doesn’t know where the money came from or where it should go
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has collected about $1.8 billion in a bank account over the past decade…
Continue Reading Be like Caitlin: Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is inspiring a younger generation of players
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Caitlin Clark makes pulling up from the midcourt logo look easy, routinely hitting…
Continue Reading Kansas moves to join Texas and other states in requiring porn sites to verify people’s ages
By JOHN HANNA and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is poised to require pornography websites to verify visitors are adults,…
Continue Reading Tunisian journalist accused of insulting a public official to face trial next month
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian journalist is being detained in the lead-up to his trial next month on…
Continue Reading US prosecutors try to send warning to cryptocurrency world with KuCoin prosecution
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A top U.S. prosecutor has announced criminal charges against a once ascending company in the…
Continue Reading Baltimore bridge collapse and port closure send companies scrambling to reroute cargo
By DAVID McHUGH, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, PAUL WISEMAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers The stunning collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key…
Continue Reading After ‘Wonka’ and ‘Dune,’ Timothée Chalamet signs first look deal with Warner Bros.
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Following the success of “Wonka” and the “Dune” movies, Warner Bros. is staying in the Timothée Chalamet…
Continue Reading The British Museum is suing a former curator it says stole 1,800 items and tried to sell them
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British Museum went to court Tuesday against a former curator alleged to have stolen hundreds of…
Continue Reading Dutch hyperloop center aims to advance futuristic transport technology
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press VEENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A 420-meter or quarter-mile white steel tube running alongside a railway line in the…
Continue Reading Pickup truck driver charged for role in crash that left tractor-trailer dangling from bridge
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The driver of a pickup truck has been charged for his role in a four-vehicle crash that sent a tractor-trailer through a…
Continue Reading Travelers through Maine’s biggest airport can now fly to the moon. Or at least a chunk of it
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Travelers through Maine’s largest airport can now take a trip to the moon – sort of.…
Continue Reading Trump is selling ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal bills
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is now selling Bibles as he runs to return to the White House. Trump,…
Continue Reading Do you want fries with that? Krispy Kreme doughnuts are coming to McDonald’s
NEW YORK (AP) — Krispy Kreme and McDonald’s are getting together over breakfast. The doughnut chain and the fast food giant unveiled plans…
Continue Reading Greek opposition party seeks to bring down the government over its handling of a 2023 rail disaster
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek opposition party has submitted a motion of no-confidence in the government over…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania county joins other local governments in suing oil industry over climate change
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A large suburban Philadelphia county has joined dozens of other local governments around the country in suing…
Continue Reading What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse
By BEN FINLEY and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press Authorities are gathering evidence about what led to this week’s bridge collapse in Baltimore.…
Continue Reading Bruce Springsteen becomes first international songwriter made a fellow of Britain’s Ivors Academy
LONDON (AP) — Bruce Springsteen is the first international songwriter to be named a fellow of The Ivors Academy, the U.K’s professional…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden wins Missouri Democratic primary
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — President Joe Biden has won Missouri’s primary, the state Democratic Party announced. Biden’s win was not in doubt; he has…
Continue Reading US imposes more Iran sanctions and hits Syrian regime with penalties for drug trafficking
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB & FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a group of firms and one individual…
Continue Reading A school bus company where a noose was found is ending its contract with St. Louis Public Schools
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A school bus company will terminate its contract with St. Louis Public Schools a year early. The…
Continue Reading Handpicked numbers were the golden ticket to the $1.13B Mega Millions jackpot in New Jersey
NEPTUNE, N.J. (AP) — Someone in New Jersey who bought a single ticket overcame the odds and won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, breaking a…
Continue Reading Who was Francis Scott Key, whose namesake bridge fell? His poem became ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press A major bridge that collapsed in Baltimore after getting hit by a ship is named for Francis Scott Key, who turned a…
Continue Reading How the criminal case against Texas AG Ken Paxton abruptly ended after nearly a decade of delays
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on securities fraud charges has…
Continue Reading Kenya starts to hand over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of a doomsday cult
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s government has begun handing over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of…
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