Associated Press stories, Page 627
Powerball jackpot rises to $1.09 billion, stretches a 3-month losing streak
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.09 billion after no one matched the six numbers drawn Monday night, continuing a three-month winless streak for the top prize. The numbers drawn were: 19, 24, 40, 42, 56 and the Powerball 23. No one has won Powerball’s...
Houston’s Ronel Blanco throws 1st no-hitter in MLB this season
HOUSTON — Ronel Blanco put a bow on a remarkable week. In a span of seven days, the Houston right-hander welcomed a new daughter, made his first opening day roster — and then threw the first no-hitter in the major leagues this season. Blanco struck out seven and walked two...
Judge expands Trump’s gag order after ex-president’s social media posts about judge’s daughterVideo
NEW YORK — The judge in Donald Trump’s April 15 hush-money criminal trial declared his family off-limits to the former president’s rancor on Monday, expanding a gag order days after Trump assailed his daughter and made false claims about her on social media. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan amended a...
Paige Bueckers lifts UConn back to the Final Four with win over JuJu Watkins, USCVideo
PORTLAND, Ore. — After being a spectator a year ago, Paige Bueckers is headed back to the Final Four after scoring 28 points and lifting UConn to a 80-73 win over Southern California in the women’s NCAA Tournament on Monday night. Bueckers outdueled fabulous USC freshman All-American JuJu Watkins, sparking...
North Korea fires an intermediate-range missile into its eastern waters, South Korea says
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile toward waters off its eastern coast Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, as it pushes to advance its weapons aimed at remote U.S. targets in the Pacific. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile was launched from...
A channel has opened for vessels clearing wreckage at the Baltimore bridge collapse site
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Coast Guard has opened a temporary, alternate channel for vessels involved in clearing debris from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, part of a phased approach to opening the main shipping channel leading to the vital port, officials said Monday. Crews are undertaking the...
Google to purge billions of files containing personal data in settlement of Chrome privacy case
SAN FRANCISCO — 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. The massive housecleaning comes as part of a settlement in a lawsuit accusing the search giant of illegal...
Caitlin Clark scores 41 as Iowa gains revenge on LSU, earns trip to Final Four
ALBANY, N.Y. — Caitlin Clark made nine 3-pointers and finished with 41 points and 12 assists in a sensational performance as Iowa knocked defending national champion LSU out of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 94-87 victory Monday night, advancing the Hawkeyes to their second straight Final Four. Top-seeded Iowa...
Person diagnosed with bird flu after being in contact with cows in Texas
ATLANTA — A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows, health officials said Monday. The patient was being treated with an antiviral drug and their only reported symptom was eye redness, Texas health officials said....
Judge refuses to toss out tax case against Hunter Biden
WASHINGTON — A judge refused Monday to toss out a tax case against Hunter Biden, moving the case closer to the possible spectacle of a trial as his father campaigns for another term as president. U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi denied eight motions to dismiss the indictment accusing President Joe...
Japan’s royal family makes formal debut on Instagram as world’s oldest monarchy tries to draw youth
TOKYO — Japan’s imperial family made an Instagram debut with a barrage of posts Monday, hoping to shake off their reclusive image and reach out to younger people on social media. The Imperial Household Agency, a government agency in charge of the family’s affairs, posted 60 photos and five videos...
Germany has legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis. But the buzz may not last
FRANKFURT, Germany — Marijuana campaigners in Germany lit celebratory joints Monday as the country legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis for recreational use — a step that hasn’t ended the debate over the drug. The German Cannabis Association, which campaigned for the new law, staged a “smoke-in” at Berlin’s...
Donald Trump posts $175 million bond to avert asset seizure as he appeals NY fraud penalty
NEW YORK — Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond on Monday in his New York civil fraud case, halting collection of the more than $454 million he owes and preventing the state from seizing his assets to satisfy the debt while he appeals, according to a court filing. A...
Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice cooperating with police after sports car crash in Dallas, attorney saysVideo
DALLAS — An attorney for Kansas City Chiefs player Rashee Rice said Monday that the wide receiver is cooperating with authorities after a speeding Corvette and Lamborghini sport utility vehicle caused a chain-reaction crash on a busy Dallas highway over the weekend. A total of six vehicles were involved in...
Barbara Rush, actor who co-starred with Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman among others, dies at 97
LOS ANGELES — Barbara Rush, a popular leading actor in the 1950s and 1960s who co-starred with Frank Sinatra, Paul Newman and other top film performers and later had a thriving TV career, has died. She was 97. Rush’s death was announced by her daughter, Fox News reporter Claudia Cowan,...
Mike Feinsilber fought the epic AP-UPI rivalry from both camps with wit and grace
WASHINGTON — Mike Feinsilber, whose masterful way with words and mischievous wit enlivened American journalism for five decades, the bulk of them at The Associated Press, died Monday. He was a month shy of 90. Feinsilber died at home, said his wife of 55 years, Doris Feinsilber, a pioneering computer...
FBI says a driver rammed a vehicle into the front gate of its Atlanta office
ATLANTA — The FBI says a driver rammed a vehicle into the front gate of its Atlanta office on Monday, but his motives were not immediately known. The crash happened shortly after noon. Pete Ellis, assistant special agent in charge of the agency’s Atlanta office, told reporters the man tried...
Trump Media stock falls more than 21% after company discloses $58 million loss for 2023
NEW YORK — Less than a week after a flashy stock market debut, Donald Trump’s social media company Monday disclosed it lost nearly $58.2 million last year, sending its stock tumbling more than 21%. Losses in 2023 for Trump Media & Technology Group — whose flagship product is Truth Social...
Joe Gibbs has good problem after Denny Hamlin’s pit crew steals win from Martin Truex
RICHMOND, Va. — Joe Gibbs probably expects the organizational meeting of his four NASCAR Cup Series teams to be somewhat challenging this week, even after a weekend sweep at Richmond Raceway. After Chandler Smith led a 1-2-3 finish for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Xfinity Series race Saturday, the owner...
Penn State loses to top seed Villanova in WBIT semifinals
INDIANAPOLIS — Lucy Olsen scored 21 points, and Kaitlyn Orihel added 13 to lead Villanova past Penn State, 58-53, in Monday’s first Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament semifinal. Olsen also had six assists and six rebounds, and Bella Runyan finished with 10 points, five rebounds and four assists. Penn State was...
UConn, Purdue, Alabama, N.C. State ride transfers into Final Four
Connecticut and Purdue needed the right fit. Alabama needed more bodies. N.C. State had big holes to fill in the backcourt. They all mined the transfer portal effectively enough that those pieces are key reasons that they’ve reached the Final Four, headed to Glendale, Ariz., with a chance to hoist...
Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week ban on most abortions, but voters will soon have a say
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant, while also giving voters a chance to remove restrictions in November and restore abortion rights in most cases. The court that was...
UPS to become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service
UPS will become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service. The Atlanta shipping company said Monday that it had received an air cargo contract from the U.S. Postal Service that significantly expands an existing partnership between the two. UPS will move the majority of air cargo...
Easter Sunday shooting in Nashville restaurant kills 1 man and injures 5 others
NASHVILLE — A man was killed and five other people were injured during a shooting inside a Nashville, Tennessee, restaurant on Easter Sunday, police said. The shooting around 3 p.m. in Nashville’s Salemtown neighborhood began within minutes of the male suspect’s arrival at the restaurant with a woman, police said....
Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102
HONOLULU — The last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor has died. Lou Conter was 102. Conter passed away at his home Monday in Grass Valley, California as a result of congestive heart failure, his daughter, Louann Daley...
