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When planting a meadow, heed conditions in your garden, yard
Wildflower meadows have been growing in popularity among gardeners, and for good reason. They’re low-maintenance and drought-tolerant, provide food for birds, wildlife, pollinators and other insects, and they’re pretty. Wildflowers are native plants, so your options will vary according to where you live. Start your search on the Lady Bird...
Dalai Lama apologizes after video shows him kissing boy
DHARAMSALA, India — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama apologized Monday after a video showing him kissing a child on the lips triggered criticism. A statement posted on his official website said the 87-year-old leader regretted the incident and wished to “apologize to the boy and his family, as well...
Some U.S. states stock abortion medications after court ruling
BOSTON — A growing number of states led by Democratic governors are stockpiling doses of drugs used in medication abortions, amid fears that a court ruling could restrict access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. Massachusetts has purchased enough doses of the drug mifepristone —...
Biden ends covid national emergency after Congress acts
WASHINGTON — The U.S. national emergency to respond to the covid-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years — weeks before it was set to expire alongside a separate public health emergency. The national emergency allowed...
Will your next car be electric? New poll has mixed results
WASHINGTON — Many Americans aren’t yet sold on going electric for their next cars, a new poll shows, with high prices and too few charging stations the main deterrents. About 4 in 10 U.S. adults are at least somewhat likely to switch, but the history-making shift from the country’s century-plus...
Canada beats U.S. 4-3 in 9th round of shootout at women’s worldsVideo
BRAMPTON, Ontario — Jamie Lee Rattray scored the winner in the ninth round of the shootout and Canada beat the United States 4-3 Monday night in the final preliminary round game for both teams at the women’s world hockey championship. The teams will turn their attention to the quarterfinals on...
Will Zalatoris out for PGA Tour season with back surgery
Will Zalatoris spent the Masters weekend having back surgery that will end his PGA Tour season having played just seven times since returning from a previous back injury. Zalatoris, who lost in a playoff at the PGA Championship and was one putt away from forcing a playoff in the U.S....
Memorable Masters ends with Jon Rahm slipping into green jacket
AUGUSTA, Ga. — By the time Jon Rahm walked up the 18th fairway Sunday, and made like his late idol Seve Ballesteros with a brilliant par save to finish off the Masters, the fact the Spaniard soon would be slipping into the green jacket long had been decided. The most...
Stocks end mixed on Wall Street amid rate hike expectationsVideo
NEW YORK — Stocks were mixed Monday in their first trading after a report heightened speculation the Federal Reserve may tap the brakes a little harder on financial markets and the economy. The S&P 500 rose 4.09 points, or 0.1%, to 4,109.11. It did not trade on Friday, when data...
Trump due back in New York for questioning in AG’s fraud lawsuit
NEW YORK — Donald Trump is scheduled Thursday to return to New York for a deposition in a business fraud lawsuit filed against him and his company by the state’s attorney general, according to a person familiar with the matter. It will be the former president’s first trip to New...
Al Jaffee, longtime Mad magazine cartoonist, dies at 102
NEW YORK — Al Jaffee, Mad magazine’s award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions,” has died. He was 102. Jaffee died Monday in Manhattan from multiple organ failure, according to...
Justice Department appeals Texas abortion pill order
AUSTIN, Texas — The Justice Department on Monday appealed a Texas court ruling that would halt approval of a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the U.S., calling the decision “extraordinary and unprecedented.” If allowed to stand, the order issued last week by U.S. District Judge...
Black lawmaker who was expelled to return to Tennessee House
NASHVILLE — One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House was reinstated Monday after Nashville’s governing council voted to send him straight back to the Legislature. The unanimous vote by the Nashville Metropolitan Council took only a few minutes to restore Rep....
Bruins’ David Pastrnak accomplishes lofty goal of scoring 60Video
David Pastrnak followed Brad Marchand’s advice all the way to a career year. Many years ago, not long after Pastrnak entered the NHL in 2014-15, Marchand told his Boston Bruins teammate, “You have to always aim 10 goals higher than you think you can get.” Pastrnak did just that, shooting...
1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting outside Louisville college
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man was fatally shot and a woman wounded outside a community college in downtown Louisville on Monday, just a few hours after a mass shooting at a bank blocks away, police said. The two shootings were not related, Louisville Metro Police said in a statement. The...
A list of recent high-profile shootings in the U.S.
The latest high-profile shooting in the United States happened Monday in Louisville, Ky., when at least four people were killed at a downtown bank. The shooting in downtown Louisville is the 15th mass killing of the year in the U.S. in which four or more people were killed other than...
Netanyahu reverses firing of defense minister amid tension
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday reversed his decision to fire his defense minister over criticism of the government’s contentious plan to overhaul the judiciary. In a televised speech, Netanyahu said that Yoav Gallant is staying at his post. “I decided to put the differences we had...
NASCAR suspends Cody Ware after arrest on assault charges
NASCAR suspended Cup Series driver Cody Ware indefinitely Monday after he was arrested on charges of assault on a female and assault by strangulation. The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office in Statesville, N.C., indicated Ware’s bond was set at $3,000 after his arrest, according to NASCAR.com. Ware didn’t participate in weekend...
Review: ‘The Trackers’ tells a vivid, post-Depression tale
“The Trackers” by Charles Frazier (Ecco) The characters that populate Charles Frazier’s new novel “The Trackers” are all searching for something. The narrator, Val, has journeyed from Virginia to Wyoming in 1937 to paint a mural in a post office as part of the Works Progress Administration, one of FDR’s...
Commanders settle with Washington, D.C., on ticket depositsVideo
WASHINGTON — The Washington Commanders settled a lawsuit with the District of Columbia attorney general’s office over fans’ season-ticket deposit money. Attorney general Brian L. Schwalb on Monday announced the agreement that returns $200,000 to fans and pays $425,000 to the district to resolve allegations related to the deposits. Predecessor...
As streamers cut costs, TV shows — and residuals — vanish
Actor Diana-Maria Riva is all too familiar with one of her shows being canceled. For a performer, it’s a painful, unfortunate part of show business. But this was different. In December, Riva was floored when she found out that “Gordita Chronicles,” her recently canceled family comedy, would be removed from...
Review: A book for movie lovers with romance, mystery, drama
“Advika and the Hollywood Wives” by Kirthana Ramisetti (Grand Central) Evening. Interior. We open on an Oscars afterparty, where Advika Srinivasan is making drinks for half of Hollywood while barely holding on to a measured, service industry demeanor despite the belligerence and entitlement of the tipsy, trophy-toting guests. But the...
Timberwolves suspend Rudy Gobert post-punch for play-in game vs. Lakers
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves suspended center Rudy Gobert for their play-in game against the Los Angeles Lakers, after the 10-year veteran threw a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson in an argument in the huddle during a timeout. The Timberwolves announced Monday that Gobert would serve his one-game punishment when...
British PM urges Northern Ireland politicians to go back to work
LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak praised the bravery of political leaders who struck the Good Friday peace accord 25 years ago Monday, as he urged Northern Ireland’s current politicians to return to work. While the peace deal largely brought an end to 30 years of hostilities, the Northern...
DeSantis to make 1st public appearance in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to make his first public appearance in South Carolina, a state where votes will be critical if he launches an expected 2024 presidential bid. State Sen. Josh Kimbrell told The Associated Press that he would host DeSantis for an event on...
