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A man displays blood-stained British, Polish, and Australian passports after an Israeli airstrike, in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Monday, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

A man displays blood-stained British, Polish, and Australian passports after an Israeli airstrike, in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Monday, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Food charity halts Gaza operations after alleged Israeli strike kills 6 foreign aid workers

Footage showed the bodies of the dead at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Several of them wore protective gear with the World Central Kitchen charity’s logo.
 
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Forced from their Gaza home by Israeli troops, a family makes a frightening walk through a war zone

 

Israel clears way to expel Al Jazeera. Channel says Netanyahu’s incitement claim is a dangerous lie

 

Iran vows response after strike it blames on Israel demolishes consulate in Syria

 
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at 40 Wall Street after a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan criminal court, Monday, March 25, 2024, in New York. A New York judge has scheduled an April 15 trial date in former President Donald Trump's hush money case. Judge Juan M. Merchan made the ruling Monday.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Judge expands Trump’s gag order after ex-president’s social media posts about judge’s daughter

 
Oleksandr Turovskyi, whose 35-year old son Sviatoslav was among eight men executed in a vacant lot in the suburb of Bucha in March 2022, takes a moment at a memorial on the lot where his son was found in Bucha, Ukraine, Saturday, March 30, 2024. Days after Russian forces withdrew from the area in late March, in the dramatic first weeks of the full-scale invasion, a photo taken by AP Photographer Vadim Ghirda revealed what happened to the eight men. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Life has returned to Ukraine’s Bucha. But 2 years after the killings, some families can’t move on

 
Wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge rests on the container ship Dali, Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Cargo ship’s owner and manager seek to limit legal liability for deadly bridge disaster in Baltimore

 
UConn guard Paige Bueckers reacts as the game ends during an Elite Eight college basketball game against Southern California in the women's NCAA Tournament, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)

Paige Bueckers lifts UConn back to the Final Four

 
  1. FILE - Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek listens during a walking tour, Feb. 13, 2024, in Vancouver, Wash. Kotek has signed into law a bill that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of drugs, Monday, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

    Oregon governor signs a bill recriminalizing drug possession into law

  2. Police officers and vehicles at the scene of Viertola comprehensive school, in Vantaa, Finland, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Finnish police say a number of people were wounded in a shooting at a school outside Helsinki and a suspect was detained. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)

    3 children wounded in a school shooting in Helsinki, police detain a suspect

  3. FILE - Federico Gutierrez, presidential candidate representing the Team for Colombia coalition, talks during a presidential debate at the El Tiempo newspaper building in Bogota, Colombia, May 23, 2022. On Monday, April 1, 2024, Gutierrez, the mayor of Colombia’s second largest city Medellín, issued a six-month ban on prostitution in some of the city’s most famous neighborhoods, arguing that it is a necessary step to prevent the sexual exploitation of children. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

    Mayor of Medellín, Colombia, bans prostitution in neighborhoods that are popular with tourists

  4. FILE - The Microsoft logo is pictured outside the headquarters in Paris, on Jan. 8, 2021. Microsoft will stop packaging its Teams videoconferencing app with its Office software after the practice attracted antitrust scrutiny. The tech giant said Monday, April 1, 2024, that customers buying Office subscriptions starting this week won't get Teams bundled with the service. Microsoft will start selling the two products separately around the world, following a move last year to separate the products in Europe. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

    Microsoft splits Teams from Office after antitrust scrutiny

  5. People walk outside of the Tropicana hotel-casino Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Las Vegas. The property is scheduled to close April 2, 2024. (AP Photo/John Locher)

    After welcoming guests for 67 years, the Tropicana Las Vegas casino’s final day has arrived

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Gunbattle between Haitian police and gangs paralyzes area near the National Palace

Heavy gunfire erupted Monday in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital as police battled gang members near the National Palace for several hours. Local media reported that at least one policeman was shot after he and other officers were forced to flee an armored car that was later set on fire. (AP Video by Pierre Luxama)
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Reaction outside Tokyo’s Imperial Palace as Japan’s royal family joins Instagram

ELECTION WATCH 2024

FILE- Indian women stand in a queue to cast their votes in Rajnandgaon, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, April 17, 2014. With a population of over 1.4 billion people and close to 970 million voters, India’s 2024 general election will pit Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an avowed Hindu nationalist, against a broad alliance of opposition parties that are struggling to play catch up. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Here’s what you need to know about the world’s largest democratic election kicking off in India

With a population of over 1.4 billion people and close to 970 million voters, India’s general election pits Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an avowed Hindu nationalist, against a broad alliance of opposition parties that are struggling to play catch up.
 
FILE - Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi reviews an honor guard during his swearing-in ceremony for a second term in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. Tshisekedi appointed the country's first female prime minister on Monday, April 1, fulfilling a campaign promise and making an important step towards the formation of a new government after being reelected late last year. (AP Photo/Guylain Kipoke, File)

Congo appoints its first female prime minister as violence surges in the east

Congo’s president has appointed the country’s first female prime minister, fulfilling a campaign promise and taking an important step toward the formation of a new government after his reelection late last year.
 

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Two women sit near a campaign banner of Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, Recep Tayyip in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, March 11, 2024. Turkey was coming to terms on Monday with the opposition's unexpected success in local elections which saw it outperform President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party and add to municipalities gained five years ago. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

After a huge setback in local elections, which way forward now for Turkey’s Erdogan?

 
  1. Security vehicles escort a police van carrying Arvind Kejriwal, leader of the Aam Admi Party, or Common Man's Party, to Tihar prison from a local court, in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 1, 2024. A court in India on Monday placed a top opposition leader in two weeks of judicial detention after his 10 days in the custody of a federal agency expired, in a case that opposition parties say is part of a crackdown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on rivals ahead of a national election later this month. (AP Photo/Dinesh Joshi)

    An Indian court sends a top opposition leader to jail until shortly before election

  2. CAPTION CORRECTS INFO Former South African President Jacob Zuma addresses supporters of the newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) in Durban, South Africa, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Zuma's new party is involved in a copyright infringement case brought by the ruling African National Congress he used to lead. The ANC says MK is illegally using the name and a similar logo of the now disbanded military wing of the ANC that was called uMkhonto weSizwe. (AP Photo)

    Former South Africa leader Jacob Zuma is barred from running in elections, election authority says

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Efua, a 25-year-old fashion designer and single mother in Ghana who became pregnant in 2023, poses for a photo in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Efua sought an abortion at a health clinic but worried the procedure might be illegal. More than 20 countries across Africa have loosened restrictions on abortion in recent years, but experts say that like Efua, many women probably don't realize they are entitled to a legal abortion. Efua spoke to the AP on condition that only her middle name be used, for fear of reprisals from the growing anti-abortion movement in her country. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Abortions are legal in much of Africa. But few women may be aware, and providers don’t advertise it

More than 20 countries across Africa have loosened restrictions on abortion in recent years, but experts say many women probably don’t realize they are entitled to a legal abortion.
 
FILE - The Google building is seen in New York, Feb. 26, 2024. Google has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the U.S. surfing the internet through its Chrome web browser as part of settlement in a lawsuit accusing it of illegal surveillance. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Google to purge billions of files containing personal data in settlement of Chrome privacy case

 
Sixth-generation lemon farmer Pierre Ciabaud collects lemons at his farm in Menton, France, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. “A young person today would not be able to live from lemon farming,” Ciabaud said. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

On French Riviera hillsides, the once-dominant Menton lemon gets squeezed by development

 
Lottery player Julius Obembe, originally from Nigeria, displays Powerball tickets we purchased at the Las Palmitas Mini Market in in the Fashion District downtown Los Angeles on Monday, April 1, 2024. A $1 billion Powerball jackpot will tempt lottery players who think they just might hit it rich after three months without a big winner. No one has won Powerball's jackpot since New Year's Day, a stretch of 38 consecutive drawings without anyone matching the game's six numbers. Powerball announced Monday that the prize has now reached $1 billion. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Powerball jackpot rises to $1.09 billion and stretches a 3-month losing streak

 
The instagram page of Japan's Imperial Household Agency is seen on a mobile phone Monday, April 1, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan’s Imperial Family made an Instagram debut on Monday, with images of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako capturing moments of their official duties, an effort to shake off their cloistered image and reach out to the younger generations.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan’s royal family makes formal debut on Instagram as world’s oldest monarchy tries to draw youth

 

TODAY IN HISTORY

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FILE -- The first appearence of Pope John Paul II after his election on Oct. 16, 1978 at the balcony of Peters Dome at the Vatican. The pontiff died on Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti)

Pope John Paul II dies at 84

On April 2, 2005, John Paul II, the Polish pope born Karol Józef Wojtyła, who became one of the most influential leaders of the 20th and early 21st centuries while working to build a moral foundation in the modern world and playing a crucial role in overthrowing communism, died in his Vatican apartment at age 84.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

FILE - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, speaks with United States President Joe Biden during a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 12, 2023. The Pentagon confirms that a senior Defense Department official who attended last years’ NATO summit in Lithuania had symptoms similar to those reported by U.S. officials who have experienced “Havana syndrome." (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

US defense official had ‘Havana syndrome’ symptoms during a 2023 NATO summit, the Pentagon confirms

 
Alex Murdaugh cries as he addresses the court during his sentencing for stealing from 18 clients, Nov. 28, 2023, at the Beaufort County Courthouse in Beaufort, S.C. Murdaugh is scheduled to be sentenced Monday, April 1, 2024 on financial crime charges. It's likely the last time he will face a judge for punishment. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool, file)

Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm

 
Jazmin Evans, a student at Temple University, meets with a doctor at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia on Feb. 16, 2024. Evans had been waiting for a new kidney for four years when her hospital revealed shocking news: She should have been put on the transplant list in 2015 instead of 2019 — and a racially biased organ test was to blame. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)

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

 
FILE - The sign in front of an AT&T retail store is seen in Miami, July 18, 2019. The theft of sensitive information belonging to millions of AT&T’s current and former customers has been recently discovered online, the telecommunications giant said Saturday, March 30, 2024. In an announcement addressing the data breach, AT&T said that a dataset found on the dark web contains information including some Social Security numbers and passcodes for about 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former account holders. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

AT&T says a data breach leaked millions of customers’ information online. Were you affected?

 
FILE - This Nov. 13, 2008 file photo shows the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University said it has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th century book about the afterlife that has been in its collections since the 1930s. The decision came after a review found ethical concerns with the book's origin and history. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)

Harvard says it has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th century book

 
LSU head coach Kim Mulkey reacts during the second quarter of a Sweet Sixteen round college basketball game against the UCLA during the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Newspaper edits its column about LSU-UCLA game after Tigers coach Kim Mulkey blasted it as sexist

 
This combination of photos shows, top row from left, Anthony Timpa, Austin Hunter Turner, Carl Grant, Damien Alvarado, Delbert McNiel and Demetrio Jackson; second row from left, Drew Edwards, Evan Terhune, Giovani Berne, Glenn Ybanez, Ivan Gutzalenko and Mario Clark; bottom row from left, Michael Guillory, Robbin McNeely, Seth Lucas, Steven Bradley Beasley, Taylor Ware and Terrell "Al" Clark. Each died after separate encounters with police in which officers used force that is not supposed to be deadly. (AP Photo)

Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn’t meant to kill?

 
This image provided by NOAA shows a smalltooth sawfish. Endangered smalltooth sawfish, marine creatures virtually unchanged for millions of years, are exhibiting erratic spinning behavior and dying in unusual numbers in Florida waters. Federal and state wildlife agencies are beginning an effort to rescue and rehabilitate sawfish to find out why. (NOAA via AP)

Sawfish are spinning, and dying, in Florida waters as rescue effort begins

 

Total solar eclipse coming soon

FILE - A total solar eclipse April 8 will enter over Mexico's Pacific coast, dash up through Texas and Oklahoma, crisscross the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and New England, before exiting over eastern Canada into the Atlantic. (AP Photo, File)

What to know about next week’s total solar eclipse in the US, Mexico and Canada

 
A donut with toppings representing an eclipse is displayed at the Donut Dude shop on Friday, March 8, 2024, in Liberty Township, Ohio. Businesses are capitalizing on the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse expected to dim skies across a generous stretch of North America. (Travel Butler County/RVP Photography via AP)

Businesses are ready for April’s total solar eclipse with celestial-themed doughnuts and beer

 
Alex Impion, 12, shines a flashlight on a model moon held by Necmeddin Aljabri, 8, at Riverside Elementary School in Cleveland on March 14, 2024. The two were learning about the upcoming total solar eclipse, a topic that has challenged and inspired teachers in and near the eclipse's path. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)

Schools in the path of April’s total solar eclipse prepare for a natural teaching moment

 
Information regarding the total solar eclipse is shown on a digital bill board as drivers make their way down a busy road in Addison, Texas, Thursday, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Tips to prepare for April’s total solar eclipse

 
Minh Ha, assistive technology manager at the Perkins School for the Blind tries a LightSound device for the first time at the school's library in Watertown, Mass., on March 2, 2024. As eclipse watchers look to the skies in April 2024, new technology will allow people who are blind or visually impaired to hear and feel the celestial event. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon)

Blind people can hear and feel April’s total solar eclipse with new technology

 
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

 
A gorilla family is observed by people visiting the Fort Worth Zoo in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Researchers will be standing by to observe how animals’ routines at the zoo are disrupted when skies dim on April 8. They previously detected other strange animal behaviors in 2017 at a South Carolina zoo that was in the path of total darkness. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

How do animals react during a total solar eclipse? Scientists plan to find out in April

 
This photo provided by NASA shows three APEP rockets at NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va., on Feb. 21, 2024, with Mission Principal Investigator Dr. Barjatya, top left, and NASA Mission Manager Jay Scott, top right, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and NASA personnel. During the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse, the rockets will blast off with science instruments into the electrically charged portion of the atmosphere near the edge of space known as the ionosphere. (Berit Bland/NASA via AP)

April’s total solar eclipse promises to be the best yet for experiments

 
FILE - The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Cerulean, Ky. On April 8, 2024, the sun will pull another disappearing act across parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada, turning day into night for as much as 4 minutes, 28 seconds. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

April’s total solar eclipse is nearly here. Here’s why it’s worth the watch and how to stay safe

 

March Madness
Purdue center Zach Edey (15) reacts near Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht (3) after the team defeated Tennessee in an Elite Eight college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Purdue center Zach Edey (15) reacts near Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht (3) after the team defeated Tennessee in an Elite Eight college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Final Four road for Purdue began with look in the mirror and decision to stay the course

Instead of rebuilding with transfer portal or overhauling the roster with some splashy NIL deals when its season came to an embarrassing halt last year, Purdue looked straight in the mirror.
 
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UConn, Purdue, Alabama, NC State ride transfer portal additions straight into the Final Four

 

Tall Final Four task: Beating reigning champion UConn will not be an easy task in the desert

 
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates after defeating LSU in an Elite Eight round college basketball game during the NCAA Tournament, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Caitlin Clark leads Iowa back to Final Four, scoring 41 points in 94-87 win over defending champ LSU

 

  1. Iowa’s Caitlin Clark matches March Madness 3-point record with 9 in Elite Eight game against LSU

  2. Aziaha James powers NC State into the Final Four against undefeated South Carolina

AP Photography
FILE - A member of the "Penitencia de los Apóstoles y Discípulos de Jesús" Catholic brotherhood before a Holy Week procession in the southern city of Alcala la Real, Spain, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

The blessing of rain dampens Holy Week in drought-stricken Spain

 
Revelers wearing decorated hats and costumes participate in the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday, March 31, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

These images capture Easter Sunday around the world

 
Jockeys compete in last Macao races at the Macao Jockey Club in Macao, Saturday, March 30, 2024. After more than 40 years, Macao’s horse racing track hosted its final races on Saturday, bringing an end to the sport in the city famous for its massive casinos. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

China’s gambling hub of Macao holds its final horse race, ending a tradition of over 40 years

 

SPOTLIGHT
A periodical cicada nymph is held in Macon, Ga., Wednesday, March 27, 2024. This periodical cicada nymph was found while digging holes for rosebushes. Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

A periodical cicada nymph is held in Macon, Ga., Wednesday, March 27, 2024. This periodical cicada nymph was found while digging holes for rosebushes. Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Invaders from underground are coming in cicada-geddon. It’s the biggest bug emergence in centuries

Trillions of evolution’s bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas, are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.
 
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Black coaches are rare in soccer. Is this because of a lack of diversity in the boardroom?

 

AP photographer’s early experiences in Washington helped prepare her to cover wartime diplomacy

 

Federal EV charging stations are key to Biden’s climate agenda, yet only 4 states have them

 

Topics

Politics

In this combination photo, President Joe Biden speaks in Milwaukee, March 13, 2024, left, and former President Donald Trump speaks in New York, Jan. 11, 2024. Voters in Wisconsin, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island will weigh in Tuesday, April 2, on their parties' presidential nominees, a largely symbolic vote now that both Biden and Trump have locked up the Democratic and Republican nominations. (AP Photo)

Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin get their say in presidential primaries

 

  1. Trump to go after Biden on the border and crime when he visits battleground Michigan and Wisconsin

  2. Wisconsin voters are deciding whether to ban private money support for elections

  3. Mississippi Republicans to choose opponent for longtime Democratic congressman

Entertainment

Gillian Anderson poses for photographers upon arrival at the World premiere of the film 'Scoop' on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell recreate a royal media disaster in Prince Andrew drama ‘Scoop’

 

  1. Music Review: Vampire Weekend’s frenetic, challenging ‘Only God Was Above Us’ is an ode to New York

  2. Barbara Rush, actor who co-starred with Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman among others, dies at 97

  3. Book Review: Short story anthology ‘The Black Girl Survives in This One’ challenges the horror canon

SPORTS

Houston Astros starting pitcher Ronel Blanco celebrates after throwing a no hitter in a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox)

Houston’s Blanco throws the first no-hitter in the majors this season in a 10-0 win over Toronto

 

  1. Devin Booker scores 52 points to lift the Suns over the Pelicans 124-111

  2. Former Dolphins, Colts player Vontae Davis found dead in his South Florida home at age 35

  3. The Pittsburgh Pirates see significance in being 5-0 for the first time in 41 years

US News

FILE - Participants wave signs as they walk back to Orlando City Hall during the March for Abortion Access, Oct. 2, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. The Florida Supreme Court on Monday, April 1, 2024, upheld the state's ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which means a subsequently passed six-week ban can soon take effect. (Chasity Maynard/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week abortion ban, but voters will soon have a say

 

  1. A channel has opened for vessels clearing wreckage at the Baltimore bridge collapse site

  2. Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102

  3. Mosques in NYC struggle to house and feed an influx of Muslim migrants this Ramadan

WORLD NEWS

A man displays blood-stained British, Polish, and Australian passports after an Israeli airstrike, in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Monday, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Food charity halts Gaza operations after alleged Israeli strike kills 6 foreign aid workers

 

  1. Iran vows response after strike it blames on Israel demolishes consulate in Syria

  2. Peru’s embattled president replaces 6 ministers as lawmakers ask Parliament to remove her

  3. The Latest | Aid group says Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed at least 7 of its workers

BUSINESS

FILE - A delivery vehicle passes by a UPS depot, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in New York. UPS has received an air cargo contract from the United States Postal Service, significantly expanding on an existing partnership between the two. UPS said Monday, April 1, 2024, that it will become USPS's primary air cargo provider and move the majority of its air cargo in the U.S. following a transition period.(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

UPS to become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service

 

  1. Israel clears way to expel Al Jazeera. Channel says Netanyahu’s incitement claim is a dangerous lie

  2. Stock market today: Asia markets are mixed after Wall Street’s strong manufacturing data

  3. Trump Media stock falls more than 21% after company discloses $58 million loss for 2023

SCIENCE

FILE - This aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, situated in coastal towns of both Okuma and Futaba, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2023, shortly after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings TEPCO began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. Japan said Sunday, March 31, 2024, its experts have held talks with their Chinese counterparts to try to assuage Beijing’s concerns over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Japan confirms experts met in China to ease concerns over discharge of treated radioactive water

 

  1. Uranium is being mined near the Grand Canyon as prices soar and the US pushes for more nuclear power

  2. Study says that since 1979, climate change has made heat waves last longer and spike hotter

  3. Canada’s Niagara region declares a state of emergency to prepare for an influx of eclipse viewers

LIFESTYLE

This image released by Milk Street shows a recipe for chicken and bell pepper stir-fry with savory-sweet, umami-rich hoisin sauce. (Milk Street via AP)

For an easy, flavorful stir-fry, combine chicken breasts, bell peppers and umami-rich hoisin

 

  1. Germany has legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis. Not everyone is mellow about that.

  2. Motorists creep along 1 lane after part of California’s iconic Highway 1 collapses

  3. Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google’s April Fools’ Day joke

The ICC prosecutor and government officials are discussing justice and compensation for Ukraine

Ministers and officials from dozens of countries are gathering in the Netherlands for a conference on restoring justice in Ukraine, as the war sparked by Russia’s invasion drags on in its third devastating year.
 

Seton Hall and Georgia meet in NIT

The Seton Hall Pirates and Georgia Bulldogs square off in the National Invitation Tournament. The teams match up Tuesday for the first time this season.
 

Indiana State and Utah square off in NIT

The Indiana State Sycamores and Utah Utes meet in the National Invitation Tournament. Tuesday’s matchup is the first of the season between the squads.
 

Vehicle carrying suspected migrants crashes into a river in Albania, killing 8 people

Albanian police say a car crashed into a river in the country’s southeast, killing all eight people on board, including seven suspected migrants and a local driver.
 

Mathews scores half century as Sri Lanka remains in control of 2nd test against Bangladesh

Veteran Angelo Mathews scored a half-century as Sri Lanka set an improbable 511-run target for Bangladesh to win the second and final cricket test.
 

Stock market today: Hong Kong stocks lead Asia market gains while developer Vanke slumps

Hong Kong stocks are leading gains in Asian markets while investors evaluate economic data from South Korea and Australia. U.S. futures were lower while oil prices rose.
 

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

For days, Heba al-Haddad and her family huddled in their Gaza City home, watching Israeli troops drive their neighbors out of nearby buildings.
 

JuJu Watkins gets a taste of Mach Madness, and wants more next season

USC freshman JuJu Watkins’ NCAA Tournament run is over, but she’s got plenty to build on. The AP All-American averaged 27 points this season, second only to Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, who set the game’s all-time Division I scoring record this season.
 

Bjorkstrand has goal, assist as Kraken beat Sharks 4-2

Oliver Bjorkstrand scored his 20th goal of the season and added an assist as the Seattle Kraken beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2.
 

LSU settles case involving sexual assault, domestic violence allegations against football players

LSU and 10 former students who sued the school over alleged mishandling of sexual assault and domestic violence complaints against football players and others at Louisiana’s flagship state university have settled the case.
 

Kansas GOP lawmakers revive a plan to stop giving voters 3 extra days to return mail ballots

The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature has revived a proposal to stop giving voters three extra days after polls close to return mail ballots.
 

The man charged in an Illinois attack that left 4 dead is due back in court

The northern Illinois man charged with killing four people and injuring seven others by stabbing, beating and driving over them is expected back in court.
 

Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernández power Dodgers to 8-3 victory over Giants

Freddie Freeman had three hits, Teoscar Hernández homered for the second straight game and the Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 8-3 Monday night.
 

Yankees earn first 5-game winning streak to start season since 1992, knock off Diamondbacks 5-2

Luis Gil had a successful outing in his return from Tommy John surgery and the New York Yankees started the season on a five-game winning streak for the first time in 32 years, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2.
 

Contreras, Donovan homer, Gibson dominates as the Cardinals beat Schildt’s Padres 6-2

Willson Contreras and Brendan Donovan each hit a two-run home run, Kyle Gibson was dominant in his St.
 

Canzone hits 3-run homer, Mariners hold on to beat Guardians 5-4

Dominic Canzone hit a three-run homer and Julio Rodríguez thrilled the crowd with a pair of highlight-reel catches as the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Monday night.
 

Ex-officer who beat Black man with gun goes on trial in Colorado

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado police officer is set to go on trial for his actions in the 2021 arrest of a Black man, including repeatedly hitting the man with a gun after he swatted his hands at the officer’s weapon, according to body camera footage and court documents.
 

Cole Perfetti and Kyle Connor get 3-points each as Jets edge Kings 4-3

Cole Perfetti scored twice and Kyle Connor contributed a trio of assists as the Winnipeg Jets snapped a six-game losing skid with a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.
 

LSU’s triumphant and tumultuous 12 months ends one game short of another Final Four

The year-long wild ride that has been LSU women’s basketball is over — for now. The defending national champion Tigers fell one game short of returning to the Final Four with a 94-87 loss to Iowa, almost a year after beating the Hawkeyes and star Caitlin Clark for the title.
 

Hijikata defeats Eubanks in first round of U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships

Rinky Hijikata defeated fifth-seed Christopher Eubanks in his first career clay-court match at an ATP Tour event in the first round of the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S.
 

Houck strikes out 10 and the Red Sox capitalize on 5 errors to beat the Athletics 9-0

Tanner Houck struck out 10 batters in six scoreless innings and the Boston Red Sox capitalized on five early errors by Oakland to beat the Athletics 9-0 in front of an announced crowd of 6,618 fans.
 

Brandon Saad scores in OT to help the Blues beat the Oilers 3-2

Brandon Saad scored 2:09 into overtime, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2. Brayden Schenn scored twice and Jordan Binnington stopped 35 shots to help St.
 

Iowa tops LSU behind Caitlin Clark’s 41 points

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Caitlin Clark made nine 3-pointers and finished with 41 points and 12 assists as Iowa knocked defending national champion LSU out of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 94-87 victory on Monday night, advancing the Hawkeyes to their second straight Final Four.
 

Swimmer Joseph Schooling retires. He beat Michael Phelps for Singapore’s first Olympic gold medal

Joseph Schooling, who beat Michael Phelps in the 100-meter butterfly to win Singapore’s first and only Olympic gold medal at Rio de Janeiro in 2016, has announced his retirement.
 

Tuesday’s Time Schedule

Tuesday’s Time Schedule
 

Rangers 3B Josh Jung fractures right wrist

Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung fractured his right wrist on a strange strike in the ninth inning of Monday night’s 9-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
 

Blue Jackets score three goals in the second period to beat the Avalanche

Alex Nylander scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets used a three-goal second period to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 Monday night for their second straight home win.
 

Mistake-prone A’s make 5 errors in 1st 3 innings against the Red Sox

The Oakland Athletics are dropping and throwing away the ball at a staggering rate. The A’s committed five errors in the first three innings of a 9-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox to become the first team in 29 years with at least 13 fielding miscues in the first five games of the season.
 

After beating the Hornets, Celtics intently watch TV coverage of Caitlin Clark leading Iowa past LSU

After the Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night, the focus of the NBA’s best team quickly turned to something else: watching Caitlin Clark and the final minutes of Iowa’s victory over LSU in the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
 

Blanco throws a no-hitter in Houston’s rout of Toronto

HOUSTON (AP) — Ronel Blanco of the Houston Astros threw the first no-hitter in the major leagues this season, blanking the Toronto Blue Jays 10-0 on Monday night.