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What to know about the battle for Russia’s Kursk region
President Vladimir Putin visited Russia’s Kursk region for the first time since Moscow claimed that it drove Ukrainian forces out of the area, the Kremlin said Wednesday. The Russian military announced that its troops have fully reclaimed the border territory in late April — nearly nine months after losing chunks...
Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense plan was inspired by Israel’s multitiered defenses
JERUSALEM — U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for a “Golden Dome” to protect the United States from long-range missiles was at least partly inspired by Israel’s multitiered missile defenses. Trump announced the $175 billion concept in the Oval Office on Tuesday, saying it would put U.S. weapons in space for...
Target sales drop in 1st quarter and retailer warns they will slip for all of 2025
NEW YORK — Sales at Target fell more than expected in the first quarter, and the retailer warned they will slip for all of 2025 year as its customers, worried over the impact of tariffs and the economy, pull back on spending. Target also said that customer boycotts have also...
82 are killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as desperately needed aid fails to reach Palestinians
DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA — Israeli strikes continued to pound the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, despite a surge in international anger at Israel’s widening offensive, killing at least 82 people, including several women and a week-old infant, according to the Gaza Health Ministry and area hospitals. Israel began allowing dozens of...
Larry Krasner wins Philadelphia’s Democratic primary for a 3rd term as district attorney
PHILADELPHIA — Progressive stalwart Larry Krasner has won Philadelphia’s Democratic primary election Tuesday to continue serving as district attorney after withstanding an impeachment attempt and years of criticism by President Donald Trump and other Republicans. Krasner’s victory all but guarantees him a third four-year term in office as the city’s...
Tyrese Halburton ties it at buzzer, Pacers beat Knicks in OT
NEW YORK — Tyrese Haliburton tied the score with a long jumper that bounced high off the back of the rim and in as time expired in regulation, then the Indiana Pacers went on to finish off their stunning rally by beating the New York Knicks, 138-135, on Wednesday night...
Justice Department investigating former New York Gov. Cuomo over pandemic testimony
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after congressional Republicans recommended that he be charged with lying over his handling of the covid-19 pandemic, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The U.S. attorney’s office in Washington launched the...
Much the same even with some new names as Stars and Oilers meet again in West finalVideo
DALLAS — Much is still the same, even though a lot of names have changed for the Dallas Stars and the Edmonton Oilers, meeting in the Western Conference final for the second year in a row. Coaches Pete DeBoer and Kris Knoblauch are still in charge, so the structures are...
Prosecutors open investigation related to Hope Florida Foundation
TALLAHASSEE — Prosecutors have opened an investigation related to the Hope Florida Foundation, the nonprofit behind the welfare program that has been touted as the signature achievement of first lady Casey DeSantis. A public records custodian in the office of Second Judicial Circuit State Attorney Jack Campbell confirmed the existence...
Power leagues look to bind schools to rules of $2.8B NCAA settlement, AP source saysVideo
The four biggest conferences in college sports are working to tie their schools to the pending $2.8 billion NCAA antitrust settlement and could have drastic penalties for anyone refusing to comply. Officials from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC have drafted a document intended to prevent their members...
Joe Biden’s office says his ‘last known’ prostate cancer screening was in 2014
Former President Joe Biden’s “last known” prostate cancer screening was in 2014, and he had never been diagnosed with the disease before last week, his office said Tuesday. Biden’s aides released the new details about his diagnosis amid intense scrutiny of Biden’s health during his presidency and skepticism that the...
U.S. immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants to South Sudan, attorneys say
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration appears to have begun deporting people from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan despite a court order restricting removals to other countries, attorneys for the migrants said in court documents. Immigration authorities may have sent up to a dozen people from several countries to Africa,...
Pagenaud easing back into motorsports after serious injury in 2023. Finding a new career outside carVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Simon Pagenaud’s career was cut short eight races into the 2023 season when he was badly injured in a crash that caused concussion-related symptoms he still is battling nearly two years later. He wants no sympathy, no pity, and looks back fondly on a career in which he...
NFL owners approve player participation in Olympic flag football
EAGAN, Minn. — NFL owners have unanimously approved permission for players to participate in flag football for the 2028 Olympics. The vote at the spring meetings in Minnesota on Tuesday authorized the league to negotiate safety provisions and scheduling logistics with the NFL Players Association, the sport’s international governing body...
George Wendt, who played a beloved barfly on ‘Cheers’ and found another home onstage, dies at 76
NEW YORK — George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers” and later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in “Art,” “Hairspray” and “Elf,” has died. He was 76. Wendt’s family said he...
Prosecutors charge Rep. McIver with pushing, grabbing agents while trying to stop mayor’s arrestVideo
Federal prosecutors alleged Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey pushed and grabbed officers while attempting to block the arrest of the Newark mayor outside an immigration detention facility, according to charges in court papers unsealed on Tuesday. In an eight-page complaint, interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba’s office said McIver...
Trump’s Homeland Security secretary claims habeas corpus lets him ‘remove people from this country’Video
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border. She called habeas corpus “a constitutional right that the president has to be...
IRS nominee who sponsored legislation to abolish the agency faces pointed questionsVideo
WASHINGTON — A former congressman who sponsored legislation to abolish the IRS and is now the nominee to lead that agency faced pointed questions from senators Tuesday about his past promotion of questionable tax credits, his lack of background in tax administration and the political contributions he received after being...
New Trump vaccine policy limits access to covid shots
WASHINGTON — Annual covid-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration. Top officials for the Food and Drug Administration laid out new requirements for access to yearly covid shots, saying they’d continue...
Elon Musk says he will cut back on political spending after heavily backing Trump in 2024
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk, the richest person in the world and a key financial supporter of President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he’ll be spending “a lot less” on political campaigns, a reversal that could be a setback for Republicans ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Musk disclosed his decision...
N.Y. governor apologizes for ‘atrocities’ at state boarding school for Native Americans
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul formally apologized Tuesday for the “atrocities” she says were committed at an upstate boarding school where Native American youths were forcibly separated from their families and forced to assimilate into American society. The Democrat, speaking on Seneca Nation land alongside tribe leaders,...
Arrested New Orleans jail worker says he helped inmates to escape after stabbing threat
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans jail maintenance worker has been arrested on accusations that he turned water off to a toilet covering a hole in a cell wall, allowing 10 men to squeeze through the gap and escape the facility. The inmates, six of whom remain on the lam,...
Personal secretary and adviser to Mexico City’s mayor killed in attack
MEXICO CITY — The personal secretary and an advisor to Mexico City’s mayor were killed by gunmen on a motorcycle in a central neighborhood of the capital Tuesday, authorities said. Mayor Clara Brugada holds the second most powerful political post in the country to President Claudia Sheinbaum, and they are...
Trump expected to announce ‘Golden Dome’ space missile defenses that would cost billions
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to announce on Tuesday the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — and while it would not be the most expensive option that the Pentagon had offered, it would still cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars and...
Iran’s supreme leader rejects U.S. stance on uranium enrichment
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday pushed back against U.S. criticism of the country’s nuclear program, saying that Tehran won’t seek permission from anyone to enrich uranium and calling American statements “nonsense.” “They say, ‘We won’t allow Iran to enrich uranium.’ That’s way out of line,” Ayatollah Ali...
