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April 28, 2024

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  • Russian drones set a hotel ablaze in a Ukrainian Black Sea city

    April 28, 2024, 2:23 a.m.

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones early Sunday struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel ablaze and damaging energy infrastructure, the local Ukrainian governor reported, while ammunition shortages continued to hobble Kyiv's troops in the more than ...

  • Dubai plans to move its busy international airport to a $35 billion new facility within 10 years

    April 28, 2024, 2:22 a.m.

    Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the city-state's second, sprawling airfield in its southern desert reaches “within the next 10 years” in a project worth nearly $35 billion, its ruler said Sunday. ...

  • AP-Scorecard

    April 28, 2024, 2:05 a.m.

    Here are the scores from yesterday's sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE Final L.A. Dodgers 4 Toronto 2 Final Cincinnati 8 Texas 4 Final Boston 17 Chicago Cubs 0 Final Houston 12 Colorado 4 Final N.Y. Yankees 15 Milwaukee 3 Final Cleveland ...

  • Pope visits Venice to speak to the artists and inmates behind the Biennale's must-see prison show

    April 28, 2024, 2:02 a.m.

    VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art and nature have collided over the centuries to produce an otherworldly gem of a city. But even for ...

  • A top Qatari official urges Israel and Hamas to do more to reach a cease-fire deal

    April 28, 2024, 1:40 a.m.

    TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A senior Qatari official has urged both Israel and Hamas to show “more commitment and more seriousness” in cease-fire negotiations in interviews with Israeli media, as pressure builds on both sides to move toward a ...

  • Chants of ‘shame on you’ greet guests at White House correspondents’ dinner shadowed by war in Gaza

    April 28, 2024, 1:37 a.m.

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The war in Gaza spurred large protests outside a glitzy roast with President Joe Biden, journalists, politicians and celebrities Saturday but went all but unmentioned by participants inside, with Biden instead using the annual White House correspondents’ ...

  • Utah GOP picks Trump-backed mayor as nominee to replace Sen. Mitt Romney, but primary foes await

    April 28, 2024, 1:28 a.m.

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Republican Party on Saturday selected Trent Staggs as its nominee to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate , hours after the local official received former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. While the endorsement ...

  • Campus anti-war protesters dig in from New York to California as universities and police take action

    April 28, 2024, 12:49 a.m.

    NEW YORK (AP) — From New York to California, students protesting the Israel-Hamas war slept in tents at college campuses , as some universities moved to shut down encampments and arrested dozens of demonstrators after reports of antisemitic activity. With ...

  • Wyatt Johnston scores in OT, Stars beat Golden Knights 3-2 to cut series deficit to 2-1

    April 28, 2024, 12:27 a.m.

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Wyatt Johnston scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 victory over Vegas on Saturday night, cutting the defending champion Golden Knights’ series lead to 2-1. Johnston, who ...

  • A Hindu festival in southwestern Pakistan brings a mountainous region to life

    April 27, 2024, 11:59 p.m.

    HINGLAJ, Pakistan (AP) — The ascent of steep mud volcanoes marks the start of Hindu pilgrims’ religious rituals in southwestern Pakistan. They climb hundreds of stairs or clamber over rocks to reach the summit, tossing coconuts and rose petals into ...

  • African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change

    April 27, 2024, 11:58 p.m.

    HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking to the past and future to respond to climate change. Africa, with the world's youngest ...

  • AP-Scorecard

    April 27, 2024, 11:55 p.m.

    TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final L.A. Dodgers 4 Toronto 2 Final Cincinnati 8 Texas 4 Final Boston 17 Chicago Cubs 0 Final Houston 12 Colorado 4 Final N.Y. Yankees 15 Milwaukee 3 Final Cleveland 4 Atlanta 2 Final Seattle ...

  • NHL Playoff Glance

    April 27, 2024, 11:23 p.m.

    All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Carolina 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Saturday, April 20: Carolina 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Monday, April 22: Carolina 5, N.Y. Islanders 3 Thursday, April 25: Carolina 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Saturday, ...

  • NHL Daily Playoff Glance

    April 27, 2024, 11:23 p.m.

    All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Saturday, April 20 Carolina 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Boston 5, Toronto 1 Sunday, April 21 Florida 3, Tampa Bay 2 N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 1 Winnipeg 7, Colorado 6 Vancouver 4, Nashville ...

  • Dallas 3, Vegas 2

    April 27, 2024, 11:22 p.m.

    Dallas 1 1 0 1 — 3 Vegas 0 2 0 0 — 2 First Period_1, Dallas, Johnston 1 (Heiskanen, Robertson), 11:11. Penalties_Stephenson, LV (Hooking), 14:34. Second Period_2, Dallas, Heiskanen 1 (Dadonov, Seguin), 5:25. 3, Vegas, McNabb 2 (Stephenson), 10:40. ...

  • Utah GOP convention picks Trump-backed mayor Trent Staggs as nominee to replace Sen. Mitt Romney

    April 27, 2024, 10:58 p.m.

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mayor Trent Staggs of Riverton, Utah, was selected Saturday as the state Republican Party’s nominee to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate, hours after the local official received former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. While ...

  • Santana homers again, drives in 4, as Twins rout Angels 16-5

    April 27, 2024, 10:53 p.m.

    ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a home run in his third consecutive game and drove in four as the Minnesota Twins scored 10 times over the first four innings to extend their winning streak to six with a ...

  • Renowned Peruvian investigative reporter battles criminalized smear campaign — and cancer

    April 27, 2024, 10:25 p.m.

    LIMA, Peru (AP) — At age 75, one of Latin America’s most storied journalists had been looking forward to weaving into books the fragmented threads of more than four decades of investigative reporting that exposed high-level abuse of power in ...

  • Rewind. Fast forward. African farmers are looking everywhere to navigate climate change

    April 27, 2024, 10:06 p.m.

    HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking to the past and future to respond to climate change. Africa, with the world's youngest ...

  • Major League Baseball Leaders

    April 27, 2024, 10:05 p.m.

    NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Betts, Los Angeles, .391; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .367; Bohm, Philadelphia, .354; Ozuna, Atlanta, .354; Willi.Contreras, Milwaukee, .350; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .347; Turner, Philadelphia, .345; Turang, Milwaukee, .329; Doyle, Colorado, .326; Harris, Atlanta, .324. RUNS_Betts, Los Angeles, 29; Acuña, ...

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