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Penn State favored for a 5th straight NCAA Division I men’s wrestling title
Penn State is out to claim an elusive fifth straight NCAA Division I men’s wrestling title this weekend. The Nittany Lions have won four straight championships three times under coach Cael Sanderson, including the current run. He said the pressure to win a 13th title overall and make this the...
What to know about the Jones Act as the Trump administration unveils a 60-day waiver
NEW YORK — As the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran continues to upend energy markets and supply chains worldwide, the Trump administration says it will temporarily waive maritime shipping requirements under a more than century-old law known as the Jones Act. The Jones Act requires that goods hauled between...
U.S. eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war
WASHINGTON — U.S. companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, on Wednesday as the Trump administration looks for ways to boost world oil supplies during the Iran war. The Treasury issued a broad authorization...
WNBA and players union have reached an agreement in principle on a transformational new CBA
NEW YORK — The WNBA and its players’ union reached an agreement in principle on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning. Specifics still need to be finalized over the next few weeks as lawyers on both sides work on the new CBA. A term sheet should be...
What to know about the resignation of Joe Kent as Trump’s counterterrorism chief
The U.S. counterterrorism official who resigned Tuesday had been a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump through his 2020 election defeat, the Jan. 6 riots and years of conservative media advocacy and failed congressional bids. But Trump’s war in Iran and his alliance with Israel against the Islamic clerics who...
Iran war has U.S. farmers worried about the cost and availability of fertilizer
BISMARCK, N.D. — Tennessee farmer Todd Littleton expects to pay $100,000 more for fertilizer this season, a 40% spike from his bill last year thanks to the war in Iran — and he is scrambling to cover that extra cost. “The problem is, is we’re so strained financially coming into...
Trump’s tariffs are hurting American manufacturers instead of helping them
WASHINGTON — Jay Allen is a fan of President Donald Trump, and voted for him on the belief that the Republican would cut taxes and trim regulations, helping his manufacturing business in northeast Arkansas. But the tariffs at the core of Trump’s economic agenda have wreaked havoc on his company,...
Israel claims another top Iranian official killed while Iran’s attacks kill 2 near Tel Aviv
/ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel said Wednesday it killed another top Iranian official, the third in two days, while Iran lashed out with attacks on its Persian Gulf neighbors and Israel, using some of its latest missiles to evade air defenses and killing two people near Tel Aviv...
Venezuela beats U.S. on Eugenio Suárez’s 9th-inning double to win first World Baseball Classic title
MIAMI — Venezuela won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States 3-2 Tuesday night on Eugenio Suárez’s tiebreaking double in the ninth. Maikel Garcia’s third-inning sacrifice fly and Wilyer Abreu’s fifth-inning homer off rookie Nolan McLean built a...
Former Illinois Republican Party chairman Don Tracy wins GOP primary for U.S. Senate seat
CHICAGO — Illinois voters decided primaries Tuesday for six open U.S. House and Senate seats in contests that became a testing ground for issues shaping the Democratic Party’s future. From questions about the cryptocurrency and AI industries to immigration enforcement to fracturing U.S. support for Israel, the state’s voters confronted...
Afghan man who worked with U.S. military dies after taken into ICE custody
HOUSTON — An Afghan immigrant whose family said had worked with U.S. forces in his home country died at a Texas hospital after having been detained by immigration authorities, according to officials. Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, died Saturday at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, a day after having been taken into...
Howard gets its 1st March Madness win, holding off UMBC in First Four
DAYTON, Ohio — Bryce Harris had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and he sank a turnaround jumper with 13 seconds remaining that sent Howard to its first NCAA Tournament victory in program history, 86-83 over UMBC in the First Four on Tuesday night. Ose Okojie scored a career-high 23 points...
Jet fuel prices and airfares are rising. Travelers are still booking flights, U.S. airlines say
Major U.S. airlines say they are not expecting a significant dent in quarterly profits despite soaring jet fuel costs tied to the war in the Middle East adding hundreds of millions of dollars in expenses. Executives from Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines told investors Tuesday that strong...
Judge orders restoration of Voice of America, putting hundreds of journalists back to work
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to restore the government-run Voice of America’s operations after it had effectively been shut down a year ago, putting hundreds of employees who have been on administrative leave back to work. U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth...
Cameron Young delivered big moment at The Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Cameron Young had given up on his own expectations, and for good reason. Seeing him pose with The Players Championship trophy makes it easy to forget that he once tied a PGA Tour record with seven runner-up finishes — all of them in a 30-month...
New York transit officials sue Trump administration to restore subway project funding
NEW YORK — The transit agency in charge of New York City’s subway system sued the Trump administration Tuesday, accusing it of breach of contract for withholding almost $60 million in federal funding that was supposed to help build new stations in Manhattan. The suit from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority...
March of the freshmen: NCAA Tournament loaded with top NBA prospects
It was early in the final week before March Madness when BYU’s AJ Dybantsa opened his Big 12 Tournament run by scoring 40 points, breaking a freshman single-game record held by NBA great Kevin Durant. “I’m just trying to win games,” Dybantsa said afterward. By Selection Sunday, Darius Acuff Jr....
Chief Justice Roberts says personal criticism of judges is dangerous and has ‘got to stop’
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts warned Tuesday that personal criticism of federal judges is dangerous and “it’s got to stop,” two days after President Donald Trump called a federal judge who ruled against the administration “wacky, nasty, crooked and totally out of control.” As he has done before, Roberts...
Broncos get star wide receiver Jaylen Waddle from Dolphins in blockbuster trade
The Denver Broncos’ offseason is no longer muted. The Broncos are acquiring standout wide receiver Jaylen Waddle in a blockbuster deal that sends three draft picks to the Miami Dolphins, including a first-rounder, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Both spoke on condition...
Ohio jury deliberating in corruption trial of ex-FirstEnergy executives accused of $4.3 million bribe
COLUMBUS — Jurors in Akron began deliberating Tuesday in the corruption trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged for their alleged roles in a sweeping $60 million bribery scheme that resulted in a lucrative bailout of two affiliated nuclear plants. Former CEO Chuck Jones and ex-senior vice president Michael...
Trump fumes at NATO for refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, and embraces going it alone
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday NATO and most other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, grousing that he has been unable to rally support behind his war of choice in Iran that he insists he’s conducting for the good of the world,...
Attorney General Pam Bondi subpoenaed to answer questions from Congress about the Epstein files
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi was subpoenaed Tuesday to answer questions from Congress about the Justice Department’s sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and the agency’s handling of millions of files related to the disgraced financier. Bondi was ordered to appear for a deposition on April 14 by the...
Movie review: Gosling, Lord and Miller make science fun in ‘Project Hail Mary’Video
It’s been a minute since we’ve had a big screen space epic that’s as fun as it is awe inspiring. The last memorable one might have been “The Martian, ” so perhaps it shouldn’t be all that surprising that the drought is ending with another Andy Weir story adapted by...
Rome’s Colosseum gets a fresh look that recreates the footprints of long-gone columns
ROME — The Colosseum has a bright new look following a restoration using the same travertine marble of ancient Rome to recreate parts of columns from 2,000 years ago. Thousands of Romans once flocked to this arena to watch gladiators battle each other and wild animals. The structure still captures...
Iran wants to move its World Cup matches from U.S. to Mexico. FIFA is sticking to its schedule
GENEVA — The public wrangling between Iran, FIFA and President Donald Trump over the narrative of playing at the World Cup in June shifted Tuesday to Mexico where its diplomats suggested Iran’s soccer team could play its games. The Iranian ambassador and embassy in Mexico City said the country was...
