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UConn wins second straight NCAA title by beating Purdue 75-60

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - UConn delivered the latest of its suffocating basketball beatdowns Monday night, smothering Purdue for a 75-60 victory to become the first team since 2007 to capture back-to-bac...

Apr 8, 2024

New York appeals judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay his April 15 hush money trial

NEW YORK (AP) - A New York appeals court judge has rejected former President Donald Trump's request to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial while he fights to move the case out of Manhattan. T...

Apr 8, 2024

A total solar eclipse begins its race across North America. Clouds may spoil the view for some

MESQUITE, Texas (AP) - A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on Monday as a total solar eclipse began its race across the continent, thrilling those lucky enough to behold the spectacle ...

Apr 8, 2024

NAIA approves transgender policy limiting women's sports to athletes whose biological sex is female

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the governing body for mostly small colleges, announced a policy Monday that essentially bans transgender athletes from women's sports. The NAIA'...

Apr 8, 2024

Palestinians returning to Khan Younis after Israeli withdrawal find an unrecognizable city

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Streams of Palestinians filed into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday to salvage what they could from the vast destruction left in the wake of Israel's of...

Apr 8, 2024

Trump declines to endorse a national abortion ban and says it should be left to the states

NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Donald Trump said he believes abortion should be left to the states in a video released Monday morning outlining his position after months of mixed messages and specul...

Apr 8, 2024

Vatican blasts sex change surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as grave threats to human dignity

VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican on Monday declared sex change operations and surrogacy as grave threats to human dignity, putting them on par with abortion and euthanasia as practices that violate God...

Apr 8, 2024

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

CLEVELAND (AP) - Dawn Staley and South Carolina completed their perfect season, ending Caitlin Clark's historic college career with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the NCAA championship game Sunday. With St...

Apr 7, 2024

Drone attack on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant significantly increases accident risk, IAEA head says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The head of the U.N.'s atomic watchdog agency said Sunday a drone attack on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant "significantly i...

Apr 7, 2024

Russia declares federal emergency in the flood-hit Orenburg region as evacuation efforts continue

MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's government has declared on Sunday flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency, state media reported. The floods, caused by rising water levels in the Ural River, ...

Apr 7, 2024