At least 21 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South
April 2, 2023 GMTWYNNE, Ark. (AP) — Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 21 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through the Arkansas capital, collapsing the roof of a packed concert venue in Illinois, and stunning people throughout the region Saturday with the damage's scope.
Tornado survivors recount flying debris, destroyed buildings
April 2, 2023 GMTWYNNE, Ark. (AP) — With tornadoes hitting the Midwest and the South this weekend, some survivors said they emerged from their homes to find buildings ripped apart, vehicles tossed around like toys, shattered glass and felled trees.
Trump indictment ends decades of perceived invincibility
April 1, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — When Donald Trump steps before a judge this coming week to be arraigned in a New York courtroom, it will not only mark the first time a former U.S.
Butler’s buzzer-beater sends San Diego State to title game
April 2, 2023 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — Lamont Butler made a jumper at the buzzer, sending San Diego State to its first national championship game with a 72-71 win over fellow mid-major Florida Atlantic in the Final Four on Saturday night.
Ukrainian court puts an Orthodox leader under house arrest
April 1, 2023 GMTKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Kyiv court ordered a leading priest to be put under house arrest Saturday after Ukraine's top security agency said he was suspected of justifying Russian aggression, a criminal offense.
Drug trafficking blamed as homicides soar in Costa Rica
April 1, 2023 GMTLIMON, Costa Rica (AP) — In this colorful Caribbean port, where cruise ship passengers are whisked to jungle adventures in Costa Rica’s interior, locals try to be home by dark and police patrol with high-caliber guns in the face of soaring drug violence.
Alaska Natives rescued Navy crew in 1955. Their medals have arrived
April 1, 2023 GMTGAMBELL, Alaska (AP) — Bruce Boolowon, then a lean 20-year-old, and a group of friends were hunting for murre eggs in a walrus skin boat on a remote Alaska island in the Bering Strait when they saw a crippled airplane flying low.
Kaley Cuoco has 1st child, a daughter, with Tom Pelphrey
April 1, 2023 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Kaley Cuoco is flying high after giving birth to her first child.
After Nashville, Congress confronts limits of new gun law
April 1, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Nine months ago, President Joe Biden signed a sweeping bipartisan gun law, the most significant legislative response to gun violence in decades.
“Lives will be saved,” he said at the White House.
Doomsday plot? After 3 years, slain kids’ mom to stand trial
April 1, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — It has been more than three years since police announced that two kids were missing from a rural eastern Idaho town, and each twist in the grim investigation has seemed stranger than the last.
Harris peeks at peppers on farm with climate change in mind
April 1, 2023 GMTLUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday traveled down a dirt road to tour a farm outside Zambia's capital that’s using new techniques and technology to boost its vegetable crop as she highlighted ways to secure food supplies in an age of global warming.
Biden and his 2024 campaign: Waiting for some big decisions
April 1, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has all but announced he's running for reelection, but key questions about the 2024 campaign are unresolved: Who will manage it?
Purdue’s Zach Edey named AP men’s player of the year
April 1, 2023 GMTIn the days after Purdue's historic NCAA Tournament loss, Zach Edey kept to himself. He turned his phone turned off, along with the rest of the outside world.
NBA, players reach deal for a new labor agreement
April 1, 2023 GMTThe most financially successful era in NBA history will continue uninterrupted for at least six more years, after the league and its players came to a tentative agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement that will kick in this summer.
Lanterns and crescents: more retailers court Ramadan buyers
April 1, 2023 GMTWith her 3-year-old daughter sitting inside a red Target shopping cart, Aya Khalil looked through the aisles with anticipation. The author was on a mission: See for herself that her children's book about a boy and his grandmother baking for an Islamic feast was actually carried by her local Target store in Toledo.
‘War of the states’: EV, chip makers lavished with subsidies
April 1, 2023 GMTHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — States are doling out more cash than ever to lure multibillion-dollar microchip, electric vehicle and battery factories, inspiring ever-more competition as they dig deeper into their pockets to attract big employers and capitalize on a wave of huge new projects.
Probe of deadly Black Hawk crash begins as Army IDs victims
April 1, 2023 GMTLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The nine service members who died in a crash involving two U.S.
Clark, Iowa end perfect South Carolina season in Final Four
April 1, 2023 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Caitlin Clark tossed the ball high in the air as the clock ticked down, gave a huge shout-out to her adoring fans and then took off on a gleeful gallop around the court.
In the biggest matchup of her life, the dazzling point guard from Iowa had done it all -- poured in 41 points to set a record for the highest-scoring NCAA Tournament semifinal, ended the perfect season of South Carolina and, most importantly, put her Hawkeyes into the championship game.
Fatal fire complicates border city’s tensions with migrants
April 1, 2023 GMTCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — When Irwing López made it to Ciudad Juarez on the U.S.-Mexico border in January, the 35-year-old construction worker thought he had survived the worst and was steps away from his goal.
Storms strike Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana; 7 reported dead
April 1, 2023 GMTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A monster storm system tore through the South and Midwest on Friday, spawning deadly weather including tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers in Arkansas, collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois and made a fatal sweep into rural Indiana.
Credit Suisse takeover hits heart of Swiss banking, identity
April 1, 2023 GMTGENEVA (AP) — The UBS takeover of embattled rival Credit Suisse has shaken Switzerland’s self-image and dented its reputation as a global financial center, analysts say, warning that the country’s prosperity could grow too dependent on a single banking behemoth.
Russia-Ukraine war: Will there be a spring counteroffensive?
April 1, 2023 GMTEurope’s biggest armed conflict since World War II is poised to enter a new phase in the coming weeks.
With no suggestion of a negotiated end to the 13 months of fighting between Russia and Ukraine, the Ukrainian defense minister said last week that a spring counteroffensive could begin as soon as April.
AP sources: Trump facing at least 1 felony charge in NY case
April 1, 2023 GMTTikTok attorney: China can’t get U.S. data under plan
April 1, 2023 GMTSAULSALITO, Calif. (AP) — Under intense scrutiny from Washington that could lead to a potential ban, the top attorney for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance defended the social media platform’s plan to safeguard U.S.
Intensity and insults rise as lawmakers debate debt ceiling
April 1, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Fights over increasing the nation’s borrowing authority have been contentious in Congress, yet follow a familiar pattern: Time and again, lawmakers found a way to step back from the brink before markets began to panic and the nation risked a dangerous default on its debt.
Mulkey, LSU women rally in Final Four, reach 1st title game
April 1, 2023 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Kim Mulkey is back in another national championship game, this time taking the flagship university from her home state there for the first time.
It took LSU only two seasons to get there with the feisty and flamboyantly dressed coach, and a big comeback in the national semifinal game that was quite an undercard Friday night.
Members of exiled Chinese church detained in Thailand
April 1, 2023 GMTBANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — More than 60 self-exiled members of a Chinese Christian church who were detained in Thailand paid fines for overstaying their visas but remained in police custody Saturday uncertain about their legal status amid fears they would be deported against their will to their home country, where they face possible persecution.
Taiwan leader scrambles for allies in Central America visit
April 1, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — As Taiwan’s diplomatic partners dwindle and turn instead to rival China, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is aiming to shore up ties with the self-governing island’s remaining allies during a trip this week to Central America.
‘Window into history’: Tapes detail LBJ’s stolen election
April 1, 2023 GMTDALLAS (AP) — The story was a blockbuster: A former Texas voting official was on the record detailing how nearly three decades earlier, votes were falsified to give then-congressman Lyndon B. Johnson a win that propelled the future president into the U.S.
UN food chief: Billions needed to avert unrest, starvation
April 1, 2023 GMTUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving children and adults in the next 12 to 18 months, the head of the Nobel prize-winning U.N.
Body of Florida toddler found in alligator jaws after search
April 1, 2023 GMTST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The body of a 2-year-old Florida boy who had been the subject of a frantic search after his mother was slain was found Friday in a lake in the jaws of an alligator, police said.
Factory explosion survivor, on fire, fell into chocolate vat
April 1, 2023 GMTA woman pulled alive from the rubble of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory after an explosion that killed seven co-workers says flames had engulfed the building, and her arm, when the floor gave way beneath her.
Vice President Harris’ trip aims to deepen US ties in Africa
March 31, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will try to deepen and reframe U.S. relationships in Africa during a weeklong trip that is the latest and highest profile outreach by the Biden administration as it moves to counter China's growing influence.
Many electric vehicles to lose big tax credit with new rules
March 31, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer new electric vehicles will qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit later this year, and many will get only half that, under rules proposed Friday by the U.S.
March Madness betting guide: UConn, Texas new favorites
March 31, 2023 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — The craziest March Madness will conclude with the unlikeliest Final Four on Saturday and Monday in Houston. UConn is the highest remaining seed at No.
Romania: Andrew Tate’s detention replaced with house arrest
March 31, 2023 GMTBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, the divisive internet personality who has spent months in a Romanian jail on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, has won an appeal to replace his detention with house arrest, an official said Friday.
Italy temporarily blocks ChatGPT over privacy concerns
March 31, 2023 GMTROME (AP) — Italy is temporarily blocking the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT in the wake of a data breach as it investigates a possible violation of stringent European Union data protection rules, the government's privacy watchdog said Friday.
Judge: Dominion defamation case against Fox will go to trial
March 31, 2023 GMTDOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge's ruling Friday set the stage for a dramatic springtime trial on whether Fox News bears financial responsibility for airing false allegations that a voting machine company rigged the 2020 presidential election against former President Donald Trump.
MLB opening day has 14 clock violations, stolen base spike
March 31, 2023 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Marcus Stroman is getting used to Major League Baseball's new pitch clock. And it's no small deal for the Chicago Cubs right-hander.
Florida teen debuts trans visibility film as bans spread
March 31, 2023 GMTST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida teenager has documented how it feels to be young and transgender for a film set to debut at a festival as transgender people around the world celebrate visibility and lawmakers across the country look to restrict their rights and care.
Minneapolis and state agree to revamp policing post-Floyd
March 31, 2023 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights signed a “court-enforceable settlement agreement” Friday to revamp policing in the city where George Floyd was murdered by an officer nearly three years ago.
Biden: Feds ‘not leaving’ Mississippi town hit by tornado
March 31, 2023 GMTROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — President Joe Biden saw for himself the flattened homes, broken furniture and upended lives left behind by last week's deadly tornado in Mississippi and pledged Friday that the federal government is not leaving until the area is back on its feet.
EPA approves California rules phasing out diesel trucks
March 31, 2023 GMTSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Biden administration cleared the way Friday for California's plan to phase out a wide range of diesel-powered trucks, part of the state's efforts to drastically cut planet-warming emissions and improve air quality in heavy-traffic areas like ports along the coast.
Ukraine marks grim Bucha anniversary, calls for justice
March 31, 2023 GMTBUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians marked the anniversary of the liberation of Bucha Friday with calls for remembrance and justice after a brutal Russian occupation that left hundreds of civilians dead in the streets and in mass graves, establishing the town near Kyiv as an epicenter of the war's atrocities.
Baldwin codefendant gets 6 months probation on gun charge
March 31, 2023 GMTSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on a movie set in New Mexico was convicted Friday of unsafe handling of a firearm and sentenced to six months of probation.
Journalist’s arrest threatens reporting from Russia
March 31, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The arrest of a Wall Street Journal reporter on espionage charges in Russia has news organizations based outside the country weighing for the second time in a year whether the risks of reporting there during wartime are too great.
US Marine’s adoption of Afghan war orphan voided
March 31, 2023 GMTCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — In a highly unusual ruling, a state court judge on Thursday voided a U.S. Marine’s adoption of an Afghan war orphan, more than a year after he took the little girl away from the Afghan couple raising her.
Worries grow that Trump indictment will eclipse other probes
March 31, 2023 GMTBrooke Shields takes charge of her story in ‘Pretty Baby’
March 31, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Brooke Shields has been known as beautiful, smart and famous since she was a baby, but a new documentary reveals why it’s taken decades for her to feel confident in her talent.
Gwyneth Paltrow scores court win that means more than $1
March 31, 2023 GMTPARK CITY, Utah (AP) — All that for a dollar?
Nah, Gwyneth Paltrow ’s motivation to go to trial to fight a lawsuit accusing her of sending a fellow skier “absolutely flying” at a posh Utah ski resort in 2016 was about vindication.
Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern over derailment
March 31, 2023 GMTThe federal government filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern over environmental damage caused by a train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that spilled hazardous chemicals into nearby creeks and rivers.
Vatican: Pope OK to leave hospital, has pizza, baptizes baby
March 31, 2023 GMTROME (AP) — Pope Francis has been cleared by doctors for discharge on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, the Vatican said, adding that the pontiff had pizza one evening with medical staff and baptized a baby in the pediatrics ward.
China’s global influence looms over Harris trip to Africa
March 31, 2023 GMTLUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — When Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Zambia on Friday for the final stop of her weeklong trip across Africa, she touched down at an airport that’s doubled in size and features glittering new terminals.
Final Four: At Florida Atlantic, it’s not ‘F-A-Who?’ anymore
March 31, 2023 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — Nobody will ever mistake Tobacco Road for 777 Glades Road, which is the address of one of history’s most unexpected Final Four party crashers.
But there, across the street from a strip mall anchored by a Whole Foods in the upscale retirement town of Boca Raton, Florida, sits one of the fastest-growing, most-diverse college campuses that very few basketball fans had heard of until this month.
Europe’s inflation eases to 6.9% as energy falls but food up
March 31, 2023 GMTLONDON (AP) — Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro currency slowed to the lowest level in a year as energy prices dropped, but food costs were still on the rise, keeping pressure on the European Central Bank to hike interest rates further.
Gwyneth Paltrow won her ski trial. Here’s how it played out
March 31, 2023 GMTPARK CITY, Utah (AP) — When two skiers collided on a beginner run at an upscale Utah ski resort in 2016, no one could foresee that seven years later, the crash would become the subject of a closely watched celebrity trial.
A key inflation gauge tracked by the Fed slowed in February
March 31, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve's favored inflation gauge slowed sharply last month, an encouraging sign in the Fed's yearlong effort to cool price pressures through steadily higher interest rates.
Oscar Pistorius stays in prison after his parole is denied
March 31, 2023 GMTPRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was denied parole Friday and will have to stay in prison for at least another year and four months after it was decided that he had not served the “minimum detention period” required to be released following his murder conviction for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp 10 years ago.
Biden to Russia on detained US journalist: ‘Let him go’
March 31, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday urged Russia to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on espionage charges — allegations the newspaper denies.
Pirates hold hostage some crew of oil tanker off West Africa
March 31, 2023 GMTCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Six members of the 16-man crew on a Liberia-flagged tanker are being held hostage by pirates who boarded the ship in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea last week, the Danish shipper that owns the vessel and the French Navy said Friday.
Finland’s NATO membership: What’s next?
March 31, 2023 GMTHELSINKI (AP) — Finland received the green light to join NATO when Turkey ratified the Nordic country’s membership late Thursday, becoming the last country in the 30-member Western military alliance to sign off.
Funerals set for Nashville school shooting’s 6 victims
March 31, 2023 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Funeral arrangements were disclosed Thursday for the six people killed in this week's school shooting in Nashville, as the grieving city mourns the victims of the horrific attack that transformed what should have been a normal day of school on a bright, sunny morning into wrenching tragedy.
Gwyneth Paltrow gets vindication at ski collision trial
March 31, 2023 GMTPARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow wasn’t to blame for a 2016 collision with a retired optometrist on a beginner run at a posh Utah ski resort during a family vacation, a jury decided Thursday following a live-streamed trial that became a pop culture fixation.
Donald Trump indicted; expected to surrender early next week
March 31, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, a historic reckoning after years of investigations into his personal, political and business dealings and an abrupt jolt to his bid to retake the White House.
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit slashing 85% of its workforce
March 31, 2023 GMTRichard Branson's Virgin Orbit is letting go of almost its entire work force with the satellite launch company finding it difficult to secure funding three months after a failed mission.
The company, headquartered in Long Beach, California, will cut 675 jobs, about 85% of its workforce, according to a Friday filing with the U.S.
36 bodies found inside well after collapse at Indian temple
March 31, 2023 GMTNEW DELHI (AP) — Thirty-six bodies have been found inside a well at a Hindu temple in central India after dozens of people attending a festival fell into the muddy water when its cover collapsed, officials said Friday.
Death scene in burned ferry moves Filipino rescuers to tears
March 31, 2023 GMTMANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine coast guard commander said Friday that the tragic scenes of death his team saw aboard a gutted ferry, including bodies of adults clutching children, had moved them to tears and sparked fears other passengers could be found dead in the still-smoldering ship.
52 years after capture, orca Lolita may return to Pacific
March 31, 2023 GMTMIAMI (AP) — More than 50 years after the orca known as Lolita was captured for public display, plans are in place to return her from the Miami Seaquarium to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest, where a nearly century-old, endangered killer whale believed to be her mother still swims.
Finland’s NATO membership: What’s next?
March 31, 2023 GMTHELSINKI (AP) — Finland received the green light to join NATO when Turkey ratified the Nordic country's membership late Thursday, becoming the last country in the 30-member Western military alliance to sign off.
Review: Sandler, Aniston reteam in ‘Murder Mystery 2’
March 31, 2023 GMTYou would have a hard time defending the limp plotting, the bland action-adventure set pieces or the Agatha Christie-light whodunit twists of the first “Murder Mystery.” And, yet, it was kind of good.
Taiwan’s leader, in US, stresses security for her island
March 31, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — In a highly sensitive U.S. visit, Taiwan’s president delivered the message Thursday that keeping her self-ruled island strong will help ensure the world’s safety — even as her travel is carefully calibrated to try to contain what furious Chinese officials warn could be a strong response.
Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge
March 31, 2023 GMTRussia's security service arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first time a U.S. correspondent has been detained on spying accusations since the Cold War.
Bill to criminalize help for Idaho minors’ abortions passes
March 31, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill that would criminalize helping minors obtain an abortion without parental consent won final passage in Idaho's legislature on Thursday and is headed to the desk of Republican Gov.
FBI documents give new view into Las Vegas shooter’s mindset
March 31, 2023 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — The high-stakes gambler who carried out the deadliest mass shooting in modern America, killing 60 and injuring hundreds more in Las Vegas, was apparently angry over how the casinos were treating him despite his high-roller status, according to a fellow gambler.
911 calls reveal terror at Nashville school during attack
March 31, 2023 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities released 911 recordings on Thursday that capture the terror inside a Nashville elementary school during a mass shooting this week, as callers pleaded for help in hushed voices while sirens, crying and gunfire could be heard in the background.
High inflation pushes poverty rate even higher in Argentina
March 31, 2023 GMTBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — One of the world’s highest inflation rates is making it more difficult to make ends meet in Argentina, where at the end of last year nearly four of every 10 people were poor, official figures revealed Thursday.
House GOP approves broad bill to ‘unleash’ American energy
March 31, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Thursday approved a sprawling energy package that seeks to undo virtually all of President Joe Biden's agenda to address climate change.
Fox lawsuit highlights effects of conspiracies on Dominion
March 31, 2023 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — In Arizona’s most populous county, elected officials are bracing for what could happen when it comes time to replace its $2 million-a-year contract for voting equipment.
Officials in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, say they have no concerns about their current vendor, Dominion Voting Systems.
Arrest orders issued for 6 in Mexican detention center fire
March 30, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican court issued arrest orders Thursday for six people in relation to the fire that killed 39 migrants at a detention facility this week in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, according to the federal prosecutor leading the investigation.
Joint Base Andrews lifts lockdown; no armed suspect found
March 30, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Joint Base Andrews, one of the nation’s most sensitive military bases and home to Air Force One, emerged from a lockdown Thursday evening after officials were unable to confirm reports of a man carrying an “assault-style” rifle on the base, authorities said.