Wrexham earns promotion on wild journey under Ryan Reynolds
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Ryan Reynolds held his head in his hands. Rob McElhenney leaned forward, took a deep breath and was soon wiping…
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Trump defends push to restrict abortion rights after rebuke
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump, stinging from a rebuke by the nation’s leading…
Continue Reading DeSantis seeks federal aid for Fort Lauderdale flood victims
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday that he will ask the Biden administration to declare Broward County a disaster…
Continue Reading Israelis protest legal changes before nation’s 75th birthday
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters have flocked to Tel Aviv and cities across Israel to vent their opposition to Prime…
Continue Reading Shannen Doherty files for divorce after 11-year marriage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Shannen Doherty of hit shows “Charmed” and “Beverly Hills, 90210” has filed for divorce from her husband, Kurt…
Continue Reading ‘Park outside’: GM recalls 40,000 pickups to fix fire risk
NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors is recalling certain Chevrolet Silverado medium-duty trucks for model year 2019 or later, following the discovery of…
Continue Reading Akron temporarily bans use of nonlethal force on protesters
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in an Ohio city have agreed to temporarily bar the use of tear gas, pepper spray and other types of nonlethal force…
Continue Reading Longtime Trump ally Laxalt joins PAC supporting DeSantis
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a longtime Donald Trump ally, will help…
Continue Reading After Russia bombs own city, explosive found at same site
By The Associated Press Seventeen apartment buildings were evacuated Saturday in a Russian city near the Ukrainian border after an explosive device…
Continue Reading Oklahoma county worried about fallout from racist recording
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press IDABEL, Okla. (AP) — So many residents of northern Texas cross the border into McCurtain County in far southeast…
Continue Reading Campaign for Greek election begins with dissolved parliament
By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The campaign for Greece’s May 21 national election has officially opened with the…
Continue Reading 5 charged in youth game brawl; man later died of heart event
ALBURGH, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say five adults have been charged with misdemeanor assault for a brawl that erupted at a middle school…
Continue Reading Brazil’s school violence mirrors US. Its reaction doesn’t
By LAÍS MARTINS and COLLIN BINKLEY SAO PAULO Brazil is grappling with a wave of violence in its schools that resemble U.S.-style attacks. As the…
Continue Reading Serbian, Hungarian leaders attend military display in Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The populist leaders of Serbia and Hungary are observing a Serbian military exercise. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban…
Continue Reading Pittsburgh Jews keep defying hate as synagogue trial nears
By PETER SMITH Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Three Jewish congregations, resolute in their defiance of the hatred that tried to destroy them,…
Continue Reading Fox settlement seen as unlikely to change conservative media
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Days after Fox News agreed to pay nearly $800 million to settle a lawsuit over its airing of 2020…
Continue Reading Lawmakers war-game conflict with China, hoping to deter one
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s April 22, 2027, and 72 hours into a first-strike Chinese attack on Taiwan and the…
Continue Reading Elephant dies at Pakistani zoo days after procedure
By ADIL JAWAD Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — An ailing elephant who underwent a critical medical procedure by a team of international…
Continue Reading Rare big tornado near Myanmar capital kills 8
BANGKOK (AP) — A tornado that tore through two villages in central Myanmar near the capital Naypyitaw has killed eight people and destroyed more…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Lula kicks off visit to European ally Portugal
By HELENA ALVES Associated Press LISBON (AP) — Portugal’s president has welcomed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil on an official…
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