MOSCOW (AP) — Zurab Tsereteli, a prominent Georgian-Russian sculptor known for colossal, often controversial, monuments, died early on Tuesday at 91. His assistant Sergei Shagulashvili told Russia’s state news agency Tass that Tsereteli suffered cardiac arrest. Tsereteli was born on January 4, 1934, in Georgia, which was part of the Soviet Union at the time,
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Zurab Tsereteli, a prominent Georgian-Russian sculptor known for colossal, often controversial, monuments, died early on Tuesday at 91. His assistant Sergei Shagulashvili told Russia’s state news agency Tass that Tsereteli suffered cardiac arrest. Tsereteli was born on January 4, 1934, in Georgia, which was part of the Soviet Union at the time,
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By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — George Santos is defending his recent social media tirade to a federal judge who will be sentencing the disgraced former New York congressman later this week on fraud charges. In a lengthy letter ahead of the Friday court date, Santos, 36, said he remains “profoundly sorry”
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With his show involved in a bitter dispute with President Donald Trump, the top executive at the storied CBS News show “60 Minutes” abruptly resigned on Tuesday while saying he’s losing the freedom to run it independently. Bill Owens, executive producer of television’s most popular
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The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US-CARBON CAPTURE REDUCED ROUTE Midwest carbon capture pipeline seeks additional time on permitting application in South Dakota SUMMARY:
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US-CARBON CAPTURE REDUCED ROUTE Midwest carbon capture pipeline seeks additional time on permitting application in South Dakota SUMMARY:
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US-CARBON CAPTURE REDUCED ROUTE Midwest carbon capture pipeline seeks additional time on permitting application in South Dakota SUMMARY:
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US-CARBON CAPTURE REDUCED ROUTE Midwest carbon capture pipeline seeks additional time on permitting application in South Dakota SUMMARY:
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By FARNOUSH AMIRI, MATTHEW LEE and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a massive overhaul of the State Department on Tuesday, with plans to reduce staff in the U.S. by 15% while closing and consolidating more than 100 bureaus worldwide as part of the Trump administration’s “America First”
Continue Reading By FARNOUSH AMIRI, MATTHEW LEE and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a massive overhaul of the State Department on Tuesday, with plans to reduce staff in the U.S. by 15% while closing and consolidating more than 100 bureaus worldwide as part of the Trump administration’s “America First”
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By JOSH BOAK and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday speech that the ongoing tariffs showdown against China is unsustainable and he expects a “de-escalation” in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. But in a private speech in Washington for JPMorgan Chase,
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With his show involved in a bitter dispute with President Donald Trump, the top executive at the storied CBS News show “60 Minutes” abruptly resigned on Tuesday while saying he’s losing the freedom to run it independently. Bill Owens, executive producer of television’s most popular
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By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending himself against a second assertion that he shared classified material through an unapproved and unsecured network — this time taking airstrike information from a military communications channel and sharing it in a chat with his wife, his brother and others. Hegseth
Continue Reading By SARAH RAZA Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The massive carbon capture pipeline in the Midwest was thrown into uncertainty Tuesday after South Dakota’s Public Utility Commission denied its route permit application. The commission voted 2-1 to deny the application by Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions, with Commissioner Kristie Fiegen saying it was “not
Continue Reading By SARAH RAZA Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The massive carbon capture pipeline in the Midwest was thrown into uncertainty Tuesday after South Dakota’s Public Utility Commission denied its route permit application. The commission voted 2-1 to deny the application by Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions, with Commissioner Kristie Fiegen saying it was “not
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro reopened the governor’s official residence to the public Tuesday for an Easter egg hunt barely a week after an alleged arsonist’s fire tore through one of its wings and said he will begin sleeping there again soon. “I’m not going to live in fear,” Shapiro told reporters
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NEW YORK (AP) — The second season of the Star Wars series “Andor” and the streaming release of the Wu-Tang Clan’s latest album are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists:
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By GARY FIELDS and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser tried to keep the focus on a groundbreaking ceremony for a new mixed-used development. But she couldn’t help fielding a string of questions about the budget crisis hanging over the nation’s capital city. Asked Monday about the risk of layoffs
Continue Reading By GARY FIELDS and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser tried to keep the focus on a groundbreaking ceremony for a new mixed-used development. But she couldn’t help fielding a string of questions about the budget crisis hanging over the nation’s capital city. Asked Monday about the risk of layoffs
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that immigrants who agree to leave the country are allowed some deadline flexibility in a case that was argued before President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. In a 5-4 decision, the court sided with a man who came from Mexico illegally as
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 2025 Latin Grammys are headed back to Las Vegas. The 26th annual awards show will take place on Nov. 13 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It marks the 15th time the show has taken place in Sin City. The three-hour
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By JONEL ALECCIA and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday said they would urge food makers to phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation’s food supply, but stopped short of promising a formal ban and offered few specifics on how they intended to achieve the sweeping change. Food
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Continue Reading New York(AP)-noon stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.07 +.74 Altria 58.52 +.89 AmerenCp 98.79 +2.31 AmExpress 252.41 +9.90 ArchDanM 48.94 +.85 AutoZone 3670.00+100.76 BPPLC 29.19 +1.11 Boeing 162.79 +3.45 BristMySq 49.85 +.91 Brunswick 44.78 +1.30 Chevron 138.08 +4.35 Citigroup 64.79 +2.10 CocaCola 73.78 +1.01 ConAgraBr 25.58 +.19 ConocoPhil 90.37 +2.82 Corning 42.03 +1.33 CurtissWright 323.16 +6.73 DTEEnergy
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of people packed into a Barcelona church on Tuesday to mourn a Spanish family of five who died earlier this month in a sightseeing helicopter crash in New York City and whose bodies were laid to rest in Spain. As church bells
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By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born in Buenos Aires, never set foot in his homeland after becoming Pope Francis in 2013. That left many of the faithful in Argentina feeling puzzled and snubbed by the world’s first Latin American pope. The question of why
Continue Reading FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — A small plane appeared to have struck a power line before it crashed into the Platte River in Nebraska and killed all three people aboard, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Few details are available about the Friday evening crash because it is early in the NTSB investigation. The agency’s
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By The Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The second murder trial of Karen Read, whose case has sparked a national debate on police accountability and won her legions of supporters, began Tuesday, with prosecutors and defense lawyers presenting theories during their opening statements about how her Boston police officer boyfriend ended up dead. Read
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Karen Read’s second murder trial began Tuesday with a prosecutor saying the defendant’s own words will bolster evidence that she killed her police officer boyfriend three years ago and a defense attorney calling the case “the definition of reasonable doubt.” Read is accused of striking her
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, April 23 COLLEGE LACROSSE (WOMEN’S) 11 a.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina, Quarterfinal, Charlotte, N.C. 2 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: Clemson vs. Duke, Quarterfinal, Charlotte, N.C. 5 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: Virginia
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