Shohei Ohtani says he never bet on sports, interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole money, told lies
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani said Monday he never bet on sports or knowingly paid any gambling debts…
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3 Maryland middle schoolers charged with hate crimes after displaying swastikas, officials say
HUNTINGTOWN, Md. (AP) — Prosecutors in southern Maryland say three 13-year-old middle schoolers have been charged with hate crimes after they…
Continue Reading Guns and sneakers were seized from a man accused of killing a pregnant Amish woman, police say
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police investigating the killing a pregnant Amish woman in rural Pennsylvania say they…
Continue Reading Russian massacre suspects’ homeland is plagued by poverty and religious strife
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The four men charged with the massacre at a Moscow theater have been identified by…
Continue Reading U.S. sanctions Russian entities accused of enabling digital currency sanctions evasion
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is imposing sanctions on a collection of mostly Russian fintech firms and people…
Continue Reading About 2,000 migrants begin a Holy Week walk in southern Mexico to raise awareness of their plight
By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — About 2,000 migrants have begun walking in southern Mexico in what has become a…
Continue Reading Binance executive detained in Nigeria amid a crypto crackdown has escaped custody
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria say an executive of global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has…
Continue Reading Russian ambassador is a no-show after Poland summons him over a missile that entered its airspace
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish Foreign Ministry says the Russian ambassador to Poland did not appear for a meeting despite being summoned after a…
Continue Reading Nearly $2 billion is up for grabs as Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots soar
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press The stars have aligned in the lottery universe like never before, with two jackpots totaling nearly $2 billion.…
Continue Reading Trump’s social media company to start trading on the Nasdaq on Tuesday
NEW YORK (AP) — Trump Media & Technology Group, whose flagship product is social networking site Truth Social, will begin trading on the Nasdaq…
Continue Reading Six more bodies are found days after a boat of Rohingya refugees capsized off Indonesia
By REZA SAIFULLAH and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Local authorities say six more bodies of Rohingya refugees have…
Continue Reading An explosion near a police station in northern Kenya has killed 4 people, including 3 officers
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities in Kenya say that an explosion at a small hotel located near a police station in the northeast of the country has…
Continue Reading Russian Soyuz spacecraft with 3 astronauts docks at the International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian spacecraft with three astronauts has successfully docked at the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft…
Continue Reading Analysis: Florida insurers made money last year for first time in 7 years
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years. That is thanks to investment income and a…
Continue Reading Man convicted in killing of Iraqi analyst who criticized militias is acquitted and released
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials in Iraq say that an Iraqi police officer previously sentenced…
Continue Reading More than 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria are returning home after weeks in captivity
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren rescued after more than two weeks in captivity have…
Continue Reading Florida’s DeSantis signs one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will have one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for…
Continue Reading Wind and sun are free, but it’s harder to get renewable energy projects built these days. Here’s why
By DAVID McHUGH Associated Press SPRAKEBUELL, Germany (AP) — These are turbulent times for wind and solar energy. High interest rates needed to…
Continue Reading Italy follows France in raising security after the IS-claimed concert hall attack in Russia
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Italy has followed France in stepping up security following the attack on a suburban Moscow concert…
Continue Reading Two Polish military engineers die after the detonation of TNT during a training exercise
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s defense minister says that two military engineers have died following the detonation of TNT during a training…
Continue Reading Putin says Islamic extremists raided concert hall but attack masterminds are yet to be found
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the gunmen who killed 139 people at a suburban Moscow concert…
Continue Reading Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary pleads not guilty to terrorism charges
LONDON (AP) — Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary has pleaded not guilty in a London courtroom to two terrorism-related charges. The…
Continue Reading Prosecutors allege South Africa’s parliamentary speaker took $135,000 and a wig in bribes
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South African prosecutors say they intend to charge the parliamentary speaker…
Continue Reading US and UK go after Chinese hackers accused of state-backed operation against politicians, dissidents
By SYLVIA HUI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a sweeping, state-backed…
Continue Reading Boeing CEO to step down in management shake-up as manufacturing issues plague storied plane maker
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer A leadership shake-up at Boeing, including news Monday that its top executive plans to step down, highlights the…
Continue Reading China releases South Korean soccer star after a nearly 1-year detention over bribery suspicions
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A star South Korean soccer player who was detained and investigated in China for…
Continue Reading Death of Missouri student Riley Strain appears accidental, police in Tennessee say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee say the death of University of Missouri student Riley Strain appears to be accidental. The Tennessean…
Continue Reading Abducted as babies in the 1970s, these Argentines found a way toward their true identity
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Claudia Poblete can’t help it. On certain days, as she passes in…
Continue Reading Bryan Cranston leading face of Major League Baseball’s promotional campaign
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Emmy, Tony and Olivier Award winner Bryan Cranston is a leading face of Major League Baseball’s…
Continue Reading A major European nature protection plan stumbles at the final hurdle. ‘How could we give that up?’
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A major European Union plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc and fight climate change…
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