This year’s eclipse is expected to be the most-watched celestial event in our lifetime. In preparation of this historic event, B&H Photo has launched a new Solar Eclipse Observing page, where enthusiasts can learn how to view and photograph the eclipse, discover where the best viewing spots will be, and shop for solar viewing equipment (Photo: Business Wire)

This year’s eclipse is expected to be the most-watched celestial event in our lifetime. In preparation of this historic event, B&H Photo has launched a new Solar Eclipse Observing page, where enthusiasts can learn how to view and photograph the eclipse, discover where the best viewing spots will be, and shop for solar viewing equipment (Photo: Business Wire)

What’s the weather forecast along the path of Monday’s total solar eclipse?

Clouds may spoil the view for many eclipse watchers. Clouds are forecast for much of the eclipse route through the U.S. with some possible patches of clear skies.
 
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Weather is the hot topic as eclipse spectators stake out their spots in US, Mexico and Canada

 

Small town businesses embrace total solar eclipse crowd, come rain or shine on Monday

 
Israeli demonstrators call on the government to secure the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas during a rally marking six months since the outbreak of war against the Islamic militant group, outside the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israel is pulling some troops from southern Gaza. Now the plan is to clear Hamas from Rafah

 
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley celebrates after the Final Four college basketball championship game against Iowa in the women's NCAA Tournament, Sunday, April 7, 2024, in Cleveland. South Carolina won 87-75. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

South Carolina finishes perfect season with NCAA championship, beating Clark and Iowa 87-75

 
In this photo provided by the Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command, response crews begin removing shipping containers from the deck of the cargo ship Dali using a floating crane barge at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Sunday, April 7, 2024, in Baltimore. (Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command via AP)

Salvage crews have begun removing containers from the ship that collapsed Baltimore’s Key bridge

 
A sign for the Powerball jackpot is displayed at a 7-Eleven, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Before a winner was announced, why was Powerball’s $1.3 billion jackpot drawing delayed?

 
  1. FILE - The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, is seen in the background of the shallow Kakhovka Reservoir after the dam collapse, in Energodar, Russian-occupied Ukraine, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Officials at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant said that the site was attacked Sunday April 7, 2024, by Ukrainian military drones, including a strike on the dome of the plant’s sixth power unit. (AP Photo/Libkos, File)

    Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant significantly increase accident risk, IAEA head says

  2. A supporter of former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas protests as a military vehicle transports him from the detention center he was held following his arrest at the Mexican Embassy in Quito Ecuador, Saturday, April 6, 2024. Glas, who held the vice presidency of Ecuador between 2013 and 2018, was convicted of corruption and had been taking refuge in the embassy since December. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

    Mexico and Ecuador’s governments had been feuding before police broke into the Mexican Embassy

  3. FILE - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., talks to the media as he walks to the House chamber before President Joe Biden's State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. Police in Vermont are seeking a suspect who allegedly started a fire Friday, April 5, 2024, outside the office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. The small blaze caused minor damage but no injuries. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

    Man arrested for setting fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office

  4. FILE - An airplane flies over a sign on Boeing's 737 delivery center, Oct. 19, 2015, at Boeing Field in Seattle. The Federal Aviation Administration says a Southwest Airlines jet leaving Denver was forced to land after the engine cover fell off and struck the wing flap during takeoff. Southwest Airlines says the Boeing 737 landed safely Sunday, April 7, 2024, and the passengers headed to Houston are being put onto another aircraft. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

    An engine cover on a Southwest Airlines plane rips off, forcing the flight to return to Denver

  5. FILE - A Filipino port worker looks as the Japanese Ship Akebono (DD-108), a Murasame-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, prepares to dock for a goodwill visit at Manila's south harbor, Philippines on Sept. 27, 2018. The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine warfare training, in a show of force Sunday, April 7, 2024 in the South China Sea where Beijing’s aggressive actions to assert its territorial claims have caused alarm. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

    China says it patrolled the South China Sea in an apparent response to US naval drills with allies

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FILE - The X logo is shown on a computer screen in Belgrade, Serbia, July 24, 2023. Social media accounts who shield their real identities behind clever slogans and cartoon avatars have come to dominate right-wing political discussion online, even as they spread false information. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Anonymous users are dominating right-wing discussions online. They also spread false information

As the presidential election draws nearer, the spread of bogus information online is getting a huge boost from social media accounts that have been created anonymously.
 
President Russell M. Nelson gestures during The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints conference Sunday, April 7, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Latter-day Saints leader addresses congregants without a word on racial or LGBTQ+ issues

 
Fenerbahce's players withdrew from the pitch after Galatasaray's first goal during Turkey Super Cup Final soccer match in Sanliurfa, Turkey, Sunday, April 7, 2024. (Murat Akbas/Dia Images via AP)

Turkish Super Cup chaos as Fenerbahçe U19 team walks off after 1st-minute goal for Galatasaray

 
British runner Russ Cook celebrates with supporters after arriving to the finish line in Ras Angela, the most northern point of the African continent, in Tunis, Tunisia, Sunday, April 7, 2024. Cook — known on social media by his nickname, Hardest Geezer — has run more than 16,000 kilometers (10,000 miles), from the south to north of Africa, in 352 days. (The Snapshot People LTD via AP)

10,000 miles and 352 days later, a UK man reaches his goal of running the length of Africa

 
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Godzilla, left, and Kong in a scene from "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

‘Godzilla x Kong’ maintains box-office dominion in second weekend

 

TODAY IN HISTORY

April
7
Tutsis refugees wait for food distribution by relief agencies at the camp run by the French military in Bisesero, 40 miles southwest of Kigali on Saturday, July 2, 1993. The French troops are protecting the civilians from armed Hutus who can be seen waiting outside the camp. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju)

Genocide erupts in Rwanda

On April 7, 1994, genocide erupted in Rwanda, a day after a mysterious plane crash claimed the lives of the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi; in the months that followed, hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsi and Hutu moderates were slaughtered by Hutu extremists.

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One Extraordinary Photo
Isaac Cruz, of Mexico, hits Rolando Romero in a super lightweight title bout Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Isaac Cruz, of Mexico, hits Rolando Romero in a super lightweight title bout Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

An AP photographer works quickly to land a shot from ringside in Las Vegas

John Locher has been photographing boxing for more than two decades. He’s been ringside for a rollcall of the best fighters this century: Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Wladimir Klitschko, Manny Pacquiao, Bernard Hopkins and Shane Mosley are among the boxers he’s covered.
 
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One Must-Read: A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It’s finally changing

 

One Tech Tip: How to use apps to track and photograph the total solar eclipse

 

One Extraordinary Photo: An AP photographer finds a buzzy photo by focusing on the small details during Holi

 

One Notable Number

 

Stories Under 60 Seconds

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Can AI deepfakes sway elections?
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Iowa’s Caitlin Clark learns she’s been named AP Player of the Year
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South Carolina Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley is named AP Coach of the Year
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Biden calls for an immediate ceasefire on call to Israel’s Netanyahu
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KISS sells catalog, brand name and IP. Gene Simmons doesn’t call it an ‘acquisition’
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Paris Hilton visits Jamaica to support boys sent to alleged troubled teen school
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WEEKEND READS

FILE - A sign for the Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., on Dec. 10, 2020. According to research published Sunday, April 7, 2024, in the Journal of the American Medical Association, most cancer drugs granted accelerated approval by the FDA, meant to give patients early access to promising drugs, do not demonstrate such benefits within five years. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Many cancer drugs remain unproven 5 years after accelerated approval, a study finds

 
FILE - Shoppers walk to a Walmart in Vernon Hills, Ill., Tuesday, March 28, 2023. If you purchased some weighted groceries or bagged fruit at Walmart in recent years, you may be eligible for a cash payment from a class action settlement with the retailer. The class action lawsuit, which was first filed in October 2022, alleges that Walmart shoppers across the U.S. and Puerto Rico who purchased certain sold-by-weight meat and seafood as well as select citrus sold in bulk bags paid more than the lowest price advertised in stores.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Buy groceries at Walmart recently? You may be eligible for a class action settlement payment

 

A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It’s finally changing

 
This photo provided by Black Tomato shows an Icelandic glacier on a hiking trek. Black Tomato, the avant-garde travel company offers a trip they call Get Lost. You fill out an extensive questionnaire on what you're expecting from your escape, but you'll have no idea where you're going till they get you there. Environment options are Polar, Desert, Coastal, Jungle or Mountain. (Black Tomato via AP)

Shhh, I’m on vacation. Travelers are on a quest for the quiet

 
FILE - Hulk Hogan fires up the crowd between matches during WrestleMania 21 in Los Angeles, April 3, 2005. As WrestleMania approaches 40, it’s never been bigger.(AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

In the coliseum of American over-the-topness, WrestleMania stands alone

 
FILE - The Capitol is seen as water sprinklers soak the National Mall on a hot summer morning in Washington, July 15, 2022. A new poll finds that most Americans share many core values on what it means to be an American despite the country’s deep political polarization. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that about 9 in 10 U.S. adults say the right to vote, the right to equal protection under the law and the right to privacy are important or very important to the U.S.’s identity as a nation.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Yes, Americans are divided. But new AP-NORC poll shows Americans still agree on most core American values

 
FILE - Pope Francis, left, and Pope Benedict XVI, meet each other on the occasion of the elevation of five new cardinals at the Vatican, on June 28, 2017. Pope Francis has exposed the political “maneuvers” to sway votes during the past two conclaves and denied he is planning to reform the process to elect a pope in a new book-length interview published Tuesday April 2, 2024. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool photo via AP, File)

Pope exposes confidential details of past conclaves and settles scores with Pope Benedict XVI’s aide

 
FILE - The Chesapeake 1000 crane, which will be used to help remove wreckage from the collapse of the Key Bridge, is docked at Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrows Point, Md., March 29, 2024. The floating crane that’s been hauling away shattered steel from the collapsed Baltimore bridge played a much different role during the Cold War. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File)

What do a top-secret CIA mission and the Maryland bridge wreck have in common? Well, the same crane

 

SIX MONTHS OF WAR
Palestinians flee to the southern Gaza Strip on Salah al-Din Street in Bureij, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Palestinians flee to the southern Gaza Strip on Salah al-Din Street in Bureij, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

AP Photos chronicle 6 months of devastation in Gaza war with no sign of an end

Associated Press photographers have captured what six months of devastating war have brought for Israel and for Palestinians.
 
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After six months of war, Israel’s isolation grows with no end in sight

 

Half a year into the war in Gaza, here’s a look at the conflict by the numbers

 

Forced from their Gaza home by Israeli troops, a family makes a frightening walk through a war zone

 

Israel says its strike that killed aid workers was a mistake. Rights groups say it was no anomaly

 
Rola Saqer feeds her baby Masa Mohammad Zaqout at her parents' home in the neighborhood of Zawaida, central Gaza, Thursday, April 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

These Palestinian mothers in Gaza gave birth Oct. 7. Their babies have known only war

 

  1. For families of hostages, it’s a race against time as Israel’s war reaches six-month mark

  2. Aid worker deaths have appalled Israel’s European allies. Some are considering a halt to arms sales

April 8 Total Solar Eclipse

FILE - This combination of photos shows the path of the sun during a total eclipse by the moon Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, near Redmond, Ore. On April 8, 2024, spectators who aren't near the path of totality or who get cloudy weather on eclipse day can still catch the total solar eclipse, with NASA, science centers and media organizations planning to stream live coverage online from different locations along the path. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Not in the path of totality? You can still watch Monday’s total solar eclipse online

Spectators who aren’t near the path of totality or who get cloudy weather on eclipse day can still catch the total solar eclipse.
 
FILE - Justin Coleman, of Birmingham, Ala., holds his glasses up to his eyes as he watches the solar eclipse atop a parking structure, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Birmingham. Safe solar eclipse glasses block out the sun’s ultraviolet rays and nearly all visible light. When worn indoors, only very bright lights should be faintly visible – not household furniture or wallpaper. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Looking at a solar eclipse can be dangerous without eclipse glasses. Here’s what to know

 
Motorists traveling toward Austin, Texas are reminded of Monday's eclipse and the possibility of traffic delays Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Austin. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Small town businesses embrace total solar eclipse crowd, come rain or shine on Monday

 
FILE - The moon passes in front of the setting sun during a total solar eclipse in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April’s 2024 total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun chasers who plan to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk in North America. (AP Photo/Marcos Brindicci, File)

What to know about Monday’s total solar eclipse

 
This combination of images shows Bad Bunny, from left, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift. (AP Photo)

Solar eclipse playlist: 20 songs to rock out to on your cosmic adventure

 

WEEKEND PLAYLIST
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Dev Patel on the set of "Monkey Man." (Akhirwan Nurhaidir/Universal Pictures via AP)

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Dev Patel on the set of “Monkey Man.” (Akhirwan Nurhaidir/Universal Pictures via AP)

How Dev Patel got ‘Monkey Man,’ his directorial debut beset by challenges, to the finish line

Oscar-nominated actor Dev Patel is making his feature directorial and screenwriting debut with the action thriller, “Monkey Man.”
 
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A familiar American goes to Italy to live his best life in the bloody Netflix series ‘Ripley’

 

What to stream this week: Sheila E. plays salsa, Andrew Scott gets evil and Colin Farrell detects

 

Hits for sale: Notable artists who have had their music catalogs sell for big money

 
FILE - Sean Paul performs during his concert at Strand Festival in Zamardi, Lake Balaton, Hungary, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. The Jamaican singer and songwriter is embarking on a 22-date U.S. run dubbed the “Greatest Tour,” kicking off on May 2. (Tamas Vasvari/MTI via AP, File)

Sean Paul helped bring dancehall to the masses. With a new tour, he’s ready to do it all over again

 

  1. Glass Animals return this summer with a new album, each song exploring a ‘different side of love’

  2. Music Review: Lizzy McAlpine tells intimate folk-pop stories on her third album, ‘Older’

MOVIE REVIEWS

Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ is a political allegory bathed in blood

 

Love wins in the triumphant ‘Housekeeping for Beginners’

 

Ken Loach, longtime chronicler of social ills, seeks a hopeful note in ‘The Old Oak’

 

In ‘Girls State,’ Missouri teens start a mock government

 

March Madness
Purdue head coach Matt Painter yells during the first half of the NCAA college basketball game against NC State at the Final Four, Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson )

Purdue head coach Matt Painter yells during the first half of the NCAA college basketball game against NC State at the Final Four, Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson )

Purdue’s Painter draws closer to an elusive title by doing things the old-fashioned way

Purdue coach Matt Painter mostly stays away from the transfer portal and stays away from making promises he can’t keep to incoming recruits.
 
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Purdue’s Zach Edey and UConn’s Donovan Clingan anchoring the middle in national title game

 

The keys for Monday night’s national title game between UConn and Purdue

 
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley cuts down the net after the Final Four college basketball championship game against Iowa in the women's NCAA Tournament, Sunday, April 7, 2024, in Cleveland. South Carolina won 87-75. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Perfect ending: South Carolina’s Dawn Staley wins third national title as Gamecocks down Clark, Iowa

 

  1. Staley, South Carolina achieve perfection, becoming 10th unbeaten team in NCAA Division I history

  2. Tennessee hires Marshall’s Kim Caldwell as the Lady Vols’ 4th coach in NCAA era

AP Photography
Cambodian villagers race their oxcarts at Romdoul village, Kampong Speu province, southwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, April 7, 2024. Hundreds of Cambodian villagers on Sunday held a rare oxcart racing ceremony in aims of reviving the country's centuries-old tradition and to celebrate the arrival of their lunar new year. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

AP PHOTOS: Cambodian villagers hold rare oxcart race, seeking to revive a centuries-old tradition

 
Visitors look at the seasonal cherry blossoms at the Ueno Park Friday, April 5, 2024, in Tokyo. Crowds gathered Friday in Tokyo to enjoy Japan’s famed cherry blossoms, which are blooming later than expected in the capital because of cold weather. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Crowds picnic to see Tokyo’s cherry blossoms at full bloom

 
People attend a meeting by French far right politician Marion Marechal, executive vice president of the Reconquete party, in Charvieu-Chavagneux, outside Lyon, France, April 3, 2024. Marechal is the granddaughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of National Front, renamed National Rally. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

AP Week in Pictures: Global

 

SPOTLIGHT
Bhaskar Rao, a farm worker, sprays natural pesticide at a multi-crop farm belonging to Meerabi Chunduru, an avid practitioner and advocate of natural farming techniques, in Aremanda village in Guntur district of southern India's Andhra Pradesh state, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. The area has become a positive example of the benefits of natural farming, a process of using organic matter as fertilizers and pesticides that makes crops more resilient to bad weather. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Bhaskar Rao, a farm worker, sprays natural pesticide at a multi-crop farm belonging to Meerabi Chunduru, an avid practitioner and advocate of natural farming techniques, in Aremanda village in Guntur district of southern India’s Andhra Pradesh state, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. The area has become a positive example of the benefits of natural farming, a process of using organic matter as fertilizers and pesticides that makes crops more resilient to bad weather. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Farmers in India are hit hard by extreme weather. Some say expanding natural farming is the answer

India’s southern Andhra Pradesh state has become a positive example of the benefits of natural farming, a process of using organic matter as fertilizers and pesticides that makes crops more resilient to bad weather, and advocates say active government support is the primary driver for the state’s su
 
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Even in the age of Google Earth, people still buy globes. Here’s why they remain so alluring

 

10 years after her killing, Anja Niedringhaus’ photos speak for her

 

What to know about the latest bird flu outbreak in the US

 

Topics

Politics

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about abortion access during a Democratic National Committee event Oct. 18, 2022, in Washington. As he campaigns for a second term, Biden is highlighting how women’s health has been affected by the overturning of federal abortion protections. His campaign is getting help from two women who say abortion restrictions put them in medical peril. Amanda Zurawski of Texas and Kaitlyn Joshua of Louisiana say their personal experiences are driving them to campaign for Biden in North Carolina and Wisconsin over the next two weeks. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

2 women who say abortion restrictions put them in medical peril feel compelled to campaign for Biden

 

  1. He once swore off politics. Now, this Georgia activist is trying to recruit people who seldom vote

  2. Yellen says US-China relationship on ‘more stable footing’ but more can be done to improve ties

  3. Key lawmakers float new rules for personal data protection; bill would make privacy a consumer right

Entertainment

FILE - Singer/songwriter Kelsea Ballerini poses for a portrait, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Los Angeles. The CMT Music Awards return Sunday night, April 7, 2024, live from Austin, Texas’ Moody Center, with host Kelsea Ballerini. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

CMT Awards return Sunday night with host Kelsea Ballerini and a tribute to the late Toby Keith

 

  1. Lawsuit naming Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as co-defendant alleges his son sexually assaulted woman on yacht

  2. Happy ABBA-versary! Fans mark 50 years since ‘Waterloo’ took the world by storm

  3. Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher say they filed for divorce

SPORTS

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark stands on the court during the second half of the Final Four college basketball championship game against South Carolina in the women's NCAA Tournament, Sunday, April 7, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Iowa star Caitlin Clark pours in 30 points in final NCAA game but Hawkeyes fall to South Carolina

 

  1. UConn, Purdue set to collide in NCAA title game after dominating in a romp-filled March Madness

  2. Bhatia loses 6-shot lead and wins Texas Open in a playoff. The next stop is the Masters

  3. Korda wins 4th straight LPGA Tour start, beating Maguire in T-Mobile Match Play

US News

Gabriel Kauffman, 4, and his brother, Theodore, 6, demonstrate a total solar eclipse at a NASA booth at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, on Sunday, April 7, 2024. They live in Baltimore and came to the Cleveland area to see the eclipse with relatives. (AP Photo/Stephanie Nano)

Weather is the hot topic as eclipse spectators stake out their spots in US, Mexico and Canada

 

  1. What’s the weather forecast along the path of Monday’s total solar eclipse?

  2. Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffett’s railroad to court

  3. In a call with Blinken, the father of a killed aid worker urges tougher US stance on Israel in Gaza

WORLD NEWS

Police stand guard at the entrance of the penitentiary where former Vice President Jorge Glas is being held, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Saturday, April 6, 2024. Ecuadorian police broke through the external doors of the Mexican Embassy in Quito, Friday evening, to arrest Glas, who had been residing there since December. (AP Photo/Cesar Munoz)

International leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy in Quito

 

  1. Top UN court will hold hearings in a case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel’s Gaza conflict

  2. A Dubai company’s staggering land deals in Africa raise fears about risks to Indigenous livelihoods

  3. Conservative opposition leads Prime Minister Tusk’s party in Poland’s local races, exit poll says

BUSINESS

FILE - Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, March 20, 2024. With the economy still humming, consumers spending freely and employers hiring briskly, some economists are beginning to wonder whether the Fed might decide it doesn’t need to cut rates until late this year. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates? With a robust US economy, it might not need to

 

  1. GOP interference on decades-old gun lawsuit leaves some Indiana residents disheartened and angry

  2. Another month of robust US job growth points to continued economic strength

  3. Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground following surprisingly strong US jobs report

SCIENCE

A man looks at the cordoned off site of a leaning building in the aftermath of an earthquake in Hualien, eastern Taiwan on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush hour Wednesday, damaging buildings and highways (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Why is Taiwan so exposed to earthquakes and so well prepared to withstand them?

 

  1. East Coast earthquakes aren’t common, but they are felt by millions. Here’s what to know

  2. A Soyuz capsule carrying 3 crew from the International Space Station lands safely in Kazakhstan

  3. Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again

LIFESTYLE

Bess Goldy, left, helps arrange a display at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Ky., on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Goldy is curator of a new exhibit chronicling the outpouring of emotions in Ali's hometown following the boxing champion's death in 2016. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)

Exhibit chronicles public mourning over Muhammad Ali in his Kentucky hometown

 

  1. Giorgio Armani bags were produced by exploited Chinese workers near Milan, Italian police say

  2. Muslim athletes push boundaries to keep on training despite fasting during Ramadan

  3. Right to children or children’s rights? Surrogacy debate comes to a head in Rome

Blanco follows no-hitter with six 1-hit innings as Astros beat Rangers 3-1

Houston right-hander Ronel Blanco followed his no-hitter with one-hit ball over six scoreless innings, and the Astros beat the Texas Rangers 3-1.
 

Brunson scores 43 as Knicks rally in 2nd half to beat slumping Bucks 122-109

Jalen Brunson scored 43 points and the New York Knicks surged in the second half to win 122-109 on Sunday and hand the Milwaukee Bucks their fourth consecutive loss.
 

Every player on South Carolina’s bench feels like a starter. They played a pivotal role in title run

South Carolina’s bench wore down Iowa in the national championship game. The Gamecock reserves outscored the Hawkeyes reserves 37-0.
 

Red Sox surpass early expectations with 7-3 trip to start the season

The Boston Red Sox return home with a 7-3 record, one game behind the Yankees in the AL East. The last two times Boston has started with seven or more wins in its first 10 games — 2018 and ’21 — the Red Sox reached the postseason.
 

Capitals blow another late lead, lose to the Senators 3-2 in overtime

Charlie Lindgren allowed three goal on 21 shots and the Washington Capitals lost to the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in overtime.
 

Crouse, Schmaltz, Keller each have goal and assist in Coyotes’ 5-2 win over Sharks

Lawson Crouse, Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller each had a goal and an assist, and the Arizona Coyotes beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Sunday.
 

NCAA president hopeful women’s teams rewarded for appearance in tournament like the men

Despite huge TV ratings and unprecedented attention to women’s basketball, teams in the NCAA Tournament don’t cash in like their male counterparts.
 

Quickley scores season-high 31 as Raptors win 130-122, hand Wizards franchise-worst 64th loss

Immanuel Quickley had a season-high 31 points and 13 assists, RJ Barrett scored 22 points, and the Toronto Raptors beat Washington 130-122, handing the slumping Wizards their franchise-worst 64th loss of the season.
 

Magic beat Bulls 113-98, still hoping to finish as high as No. 2 in the East

Paolo Banchero scored 24 points, Jalen Suggs added 19 and the Orlando Magic kept up a playoff push that could land them as high as second in the Eastern Conference with a 113-98 win over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night.
 

Josh Giddey has 11th career triple-double, Thunder hold off Hornets 121-118 to snap 3-game skid

Josh Giddey had 20 points, 13 assists and 13 rebounds for his 11th career triple-double, Isaiah Joe had two key 3-pointers in the final 1:30 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Charlotte Hornets 121-118 on Sunday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
 

McCollum, Williamson help Pelicans beat Suns 113-105, leaving teams tied for 6th

C.J. McCollum scored 31 points, Zion Williamson had 29 and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Phoenix Suns 113-105 on Sunday, leaving the teams tied for the sixth and final guaranteed Western Conference playoff spot.
 

Boy trapped and killed after a truck crashes into river in Colorado, sheriff says

A Colorado sheriff’s office says a 12-year-old boy was trapped and killed after a truck went off the road and into a river in the Rocky Mountains west of Denver.
 

Bhatia wins Texas Open playoff to get last Masters spot; Korda makes it 4 in a row on LPGA

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Akshay Bhatia nearly celebrated too soon Sunday, hurting his left shoulder while pumping his arms on a 12-foot birdie to force a playoff.
 

Devils goalie Kahkonen leaves game against Predators in first period with undisclosed injury

New Jersey goalie Kaapo Kahkonen left the Devils’ game against Nashville on Sunday in the first period with an undisclosed injury.
 

Bucks’ Khris Middleton leaves game after getting hit in the mouth

Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton left his team’s game with the New York Knicks after getting hit in the mouth midway through the second quarter.
 

Jaylen Brown scores 26 points and reaches 10,000 in his career in Celtics’ 124-107 win over Portland

Jaylen Brown scored 26 points and reached 10,000 in his NBA career, leading the Boston Celtics past the Portland Trail Blazers 124-107 on Sunday night for the 13th straight home victory.
 

Bellinger homers, rain shortens Imanaga start, as Cubs beat Dodgers 8-1

Cody Bellinger homered against his former team, Shota Imanaga threw four shutout innings in a rain-shortened start, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1.
 

Myles Turner’s double-double helps Pacers stay ahead of Miami in East with 117-115 win over Heat

Myles Turner finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds, T.J. McConnell added 22 points and the Indiana Pacers hung on to strengthen their playoff prospects with a 117-115 victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday.
 

Frederik Andersen makes 23 saves as Hurricanes shut out Blue Jackets 3-0

Frederik Andersen made 23 saves for his third shutout in his past seven games and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0.
 

Dean Burmester wins LIV Golf after Sergio Garcia’s blunders

Dean Burmester won on the LIV Golf League with a little help from Sergio Garcia. Burmester made bogey on the final hole for a 68 to fall out of the lead at LIV Golf Miami.
 

2 dead after car crash with a Washington State Patrol trooper, authorities say

Washington State Patrol says two people were killed in a weekend car crash involving a trooper’s vehicle just west of Seattle.
 

LeBron James to miss Lakers’ key showdown with Minnesota due to flu-like symptoms

LeBron James is sitting out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ meeting with Minnesota due to flu-like symptoms.
 

McGuire drives in 5, O’Neill hits fifth homer as Red Sox defeat Angels 12-2 to cap trip

Reese McGuire drove in five runs, Tyler O’Neill hit his third home run of the series and the Boston Red Sox finished off 10-game road trip with a 12-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
 

Byron leads Hendrick Motorsports to 1-2-3 finish at Martinsville on anniversary weekend

William Byron took the lead with 73 laps to go and held onto it during a two-lap overtime finish to enhance Hendrick Motorsports’ celebration of its 40-year anniversary with a victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway.
 

Rangers’ title-clinching reliever Sborz goes to IL with right rotator cuff strain

Texas Rangers reliever Josh Sborz has been placed on the 15-day injured list a right rotator cuff strain.
 

Matt Chapman keys late rally for Giants in 3-2 comeback win over Padres

Matt Chapman drove in two runs, including a go-ahead single in the eighth inning that led the San Francisco Giants over the San Diego Padres 3-2 for their first series win this season.
 

Shelton outlasts Tiafoe in three sets to win U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship

Ben Shelton captured his second career ATP Tour title by outlasting defending champion Frances Tiafoe to win the U.S.
 

Irving scores 48, Exum forces OT with buzzer-beating 3 as Mavs rally past Rockets 147-136

Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 48 points, Dante Exum forced overtime with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from 22 points down for a 147-136 victory over the Houston Rockets.
 

Kaprizov scores twice, rookie Wallstedt has 24 saves for 1st shutout as Wild blank Blackhawks 4-0

Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist, rookie Jesper Wallstedt made 24 saves in posting his first NHL shutout and the Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 on Sunday.
 

Celtics star Jayson Tatum sits out against Trail Blazers because of right knee contusion

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum sat out Sunday night against the Portland Trail Blazers because of a right knee contusion.