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Australian court rejects convicted murderer’s appeal of deportation to small island nation
MELBOURNE, Australia — An Iranian man who murdered his wife has lost his landmark court bid to prevent Australia from deporting him to the tiny Pacific island of Nauru. Seven High Court judges unanimously dismissed an appeal by the man against an order last year deporting him to the independent...
For many Americans, Trump’s immigration crackdown is personal, new poll shows
WASHINGTON — Most U.S. adults say the United States is no longer a great place for immigrants, according to a new AP-NORC poll, as about one-third of Americans report knowing someone impacted by the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement. A new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs...
Global shares advance and oil prices slip as hopes grow for ending war with Iran
TOKYO — Global shares mostly gained on Wednesday and oil prices fell as hopes rose for progress in ending the war with Iran. France’s CAC 40 added 1.6% to 8,192.68, while the Germany DAX rose 1.5% to 24,767.57. Britain’s FTSE 100 surged 1.9% to 10,408.98. U.S. futures gained 0.6%. News...
U.S. fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military fired on an Iranian oil tanker Wednesday as President Donald Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war. The Islamic Republic said it was reviewing the latest American proposals. A fighter jet shot out the rudder of the tanker in...
MacKinnon has goal and 2 assists in 5-2 win over Wild as Avalanche take 2-0 lead in series
DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon scored a goal and assisted on two more as the Colorado Avalanche rolled through Minnesota’s newest netminder, Filip Gustavsson, on their way to a 5-2 win over the Wild on Tuesday night, grabbing a 2-0 lead in the second-round playoff series. The Avalanche now have won...
Michigan Democrats keep control of state Senate in election win that offers clues about midterms
SAGINAW, Mich. — Democrat Chedrick Greene won a special election in Michigan on Tuesday, securing his party’s control of the state Senate through the remainder of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s term. Greene, a firefighter and Marine veteran, defeated Republican Jason Tunney, a former prosecutor, in the race for Michigan’s 35th Senate...
Cade Cunningham scores 23, Tobias Harris has 20 to help Pistons beat Cavs in Game 1
DETROIT — Cade Cunningham scored 23 points, Tobias Harris had 20 and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 111-101, on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their second-round series. Duncan Robinson added 19 points for the top-seeded Pistons, who ended an NBA record-tying 12-game postseason losing streak against a...
Trump-backed candidates win majority of GOP primary races for Indiana Senate
COLUMBUS, Ind. — A majority of Republican state senators whose opponents were endorsed by President Donald Trump lost on Tuesday, dealing the president wins in a deep red state just four months after lawmakers rejected his redistricting plan. Of the seven challengers endorsed by Trump, at least four won. Twenty-one...
Knicks are East favorites in sportsbooks, suddenly look like it on court
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — The New York Knicks are now the favorites to win the Eastern Conference in the sportsbooks, and they sure look like it on the court. The first team to win three straight postseason games by at least 25 points is looking more and more like the one...
Rahm resolves dispute with European tour as LIV Golf faces loss of Saudi funding
STERLING, Va. — Jon Rahm has resolved his financial dispute with the European tour, a move that potentially gives him a place to compete in 2027 and beyond with LIV Golf facing an uncertain future. Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton took questions Tuesday at LIV Golf Virginia after LIV CEO Scott...
Toronto Maple Leafs win lottery for the No. 1 pick in NHL Draft
The Toronto Maple Leafs won the lottery for the first pick in the NHL Draft, a significant victory that could change the trajectory of the storied franchise at a critical time. The Maple Leafs got some lottery luck Tuesday night, a little more than 48 hours after hiring John Chayka...
Woods, Mickelson out of PGA Championship
Tiger Woods is officially out of the PGA Championship. Ditto for Phil Mickelson, who has played only one LIV Golf event this year as he copes with a family health matter and withdrew shortly after the list of 154 players was announced Tuesday for Aronimink Golf Club. And the big...
Sabres host Canadiens in 2nd-round clash of youthful teams
BUFFALO, N.Y. — In between addressing the Sabres’ anemic power play and needing to be better on home ice, coach Lindy Ruff took time to reflect on Buffalo’s rich but relatively ancient playoff history against the Montreal Canadiens. His memories go back to 1983, when a 23-year-old Ruff was part...
Ohio set for marquee races in the fall. U.S. Senate contest seen as crucial for control of the chamber
COLUMBUS — Tuesday’s primary in Ohio set up what is expected to be one of the most expensive races for U.S. Senate this year as Republicans try to hold on to the chamber during a difficult midterm year, while biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy will face a challenge from the state’s...
Gasoline costs 50% more in the U.S. than it did before the Iran war
NEW YORK — The price of a gallon of regular gasoline climbed 31 cents in the past week, spiking to an average of $4.48 per gallon Tuesday, according to AAA, hitting the wallets of drivers after rising 50% since the war with Iran began. The main reason drivers are paying...
Wall Street rallies to records after oil prices ease and corporate profits keep topping expectations
NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market rose to records Tuesday after oil prices eased and companies kept reporting bigger profits for the start of the year than analysts expected. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% to top its prior all-time high set at the end of last week. The Dow...
Trump administration sues Denver over its 1989 assault weapons ban
The Trump administration sued Denver and its police department on Tuesday seeking to strike down an assault weapons ban that’s been in place for Colorado’s largest city since 1989. The lawsuit came a day after city officials publicly rejected calls by the Department of Justice to repeal the longstanding local...
Education Department opens probe into Smith College for admitting trans women
The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into Smith College, an all-women’s institution in Massachusetts, for admitting transgender women. The probe by the department’s Office of Civil Rights will look at whether the college violated Title IX, a 1972 law forbidding discrimination based on sex in education. The move...
Former FedEx driver sentenced to death for killing 7-year-old girl after delivery at her Texas home
DALLAS — A former FedEx driver was sentenced to death on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to killing a 7-year-old girl he took from her Texas home while delivering a Christmas gift. Jurors in a Fort Worth courtroom decided on Tanner Horner’s punishment after hearing about a month of testimony...
2 killed, 3 injured in shootings at shopping center north of Dallas, police say
CARROLLTON, Texas — A man shot five people in Texas on Tuesday, killing two of them, after meeting at a shopping center north of Dallas, police said. It was not a random act of violence and the attacker knew the victims, Carrollton Police Chief Roberto Arredondo said. “It was a...
Report: White House East Wing debris dumped at nearby golf course has toxic metals
WASHINGTON — Debris from the demolition of the White House East Wing that was dumped at a nearby public golf course has tested positive for lead, chromium and other toxic metals, the National Park Service said. An interim report by a Virginia engineering firm says the toxic metals, along with...
What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare rodent-borne illness called hantavirus has left three people dead and sickened others. The virus, which usually spreads when people inhale contaminated residue of rodent droppings, has been confirmed in two of the cases. The World Health Organization said...
Man accused of attacking OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home pleads not guilty to attempted murder
SAN FRANCISCO — The man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of attempted murder and attempted arson. Daniel Alejandro Moreno-Gama, wearing an orange jail uniform, did not speak as his attorney entered the pleas...
France reckons with Nazi-looted art in new Paris museum gallery
PARIS — The painting shows a girl in a bonnet and her younger brother staring across the Normandy coast toward an unknown horizon. The artwork itself faced an unknown future in 1942, when it was acquired in Paris for Adolf Hitler, one of countless works swept up in the Nazi...
Jon Rahm resolves his dispute with European tour as LIV Golf faces loss of Saudi funding
STERLING, Va. — Jon Rahm has resolved his financial dispute with the European tour, a move that potentially gives him a place to compete in 2027 and beyond with LIV Golf facing an uncertain future. Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton took questions Tuesday at LIV Golf Virginia after LIV CEO Scott...
