By MOHAMMAD SHOAIB AMIN Associated Press KABUL, Afghanstan (AP) — An Afghan police spokesman says explosions targeting educational institutions in Kabul have killed at least six civilians and wounded 17 others. Khalid Zadran said Tuesday the blasts happened in the mostly Shiite Muslim area in the west of Afghanistan’s capital. Zadran said the explosions occurred
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Tuesday’s baseball schedule will feature two doubleheaders — the first in the majors this season and the first twinbills of nine-inning games since Sept. 28, 2019. Major League Baseball used seven-inning doubleheaders in 2020 and ’21 amid schedule complications brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The first two twinbills this season
Continue ReadingBy Ehsan Popalzai, Nicola Careem and Hannah Ritchie, CNN At least six people have been killed and 11 others injured after multiple explosions rocked a high school and educational center in western Kabul on Tuesday. It was not immediately clear how many of the dead were students, but seven injured children were taken to a
Continue ReadingBy IGOR KRYTSAK For The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Igor Krytsak is a 33-year-old Ukrainian who qualified for the Boston Marathon by finishing a personal best 2 hours, 57 minutes, 33 seconds in London last year. When Russia invaded his homeland, he sent his wife and two daughters to safety in Spain. But he
Continue ReadingBy KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan police have opened fire at people protesting new fuel price increases, killing one and injuring 13 others, in a town northeast of the capital. Tuesday’s shooting was the first by security forces during weeks of demonstrations over the country’s worst
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Mercury are preparing for their WNBA season without teammate Brittney Griner. The 6-foot-9 Griner remains in Russia after being detained after arriving at a Moscow airport in mid-February. First-year Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard says she wakes up in the middle of the night sometimes,
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Mercury are preparing for their WNBA season without teammate Brittney Griner. The 6-foot-9 Griner remains in Russia after being detained after arriving at a Moscow airport in mid-February. First-year Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard says she wakes up in the middle of the night sometimes,
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Millions of people are cranking up the heat as much of the Northeast US braces for a rare April blast of winter weather. The high demand sent natural gas futures soaring yesterday to levels unseen since 2008. Overall, natural gas is up by a staggering 113% since the end of
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe and Travis Caldwell, CNN Scenes ranging from excitement to confusion played out across America’s airports Monday after a federal judge struck down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for public transportation. Some passengers learned of the Florida judge’s decision moments before takeoff, as flight attendants announced that for the first time in nearly
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and TERESA CRAWFORD Associated Press The Justice Department says it will not appeal a federal district judge’s ruling that ended the nation’s federal mask mandate on public transit unless the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes the requirement is still necessary. A judge in Florida on Monday ended the sweeping mandate,
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and TERESA CRAWFORD Associated Press The Justice Department says it will not appeal a federal district judge’s ruling that ended the nation’s federal mask mandate on public transit unless the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes the requirement is still necessary. A judge in Florida on Monday ended the sweeping mandate,
Continue ReadingBy KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan police have opened fire at people protesting new fuel price increases, killing one and injuring 13 others, in a town northeast of the capital. Tuesday’s shooting was the first by security forces during weeks of demonstrations over the country’s worst
Continue ReadingBy NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Russia’s war on Ukraine has exposed just how much Iran has tilted toward Moscow in recent years. The collapse of Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers stoked decades-old, hard-line anger at America. However, it also exposes deeper fault lines even within the politics
Continue ReadingPRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Officials in Arizona say mandatory evacuations have been ordered for residents near Mount Union, south of Prescott. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office issued the order Monday after a wildfire began at about 10 a.m. It said on Facebook that an evacuation center has been set up at Findlay Toyota Center in
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The U.S. is sending two top officials to the Solomon Islands following a visit by an Australian senator over concerns that China could establish a military presence in the South Pacific island nation. Kurt Campbell, the National Security Council Indo-Pacific coordinator, and Daniel Kritenbrink, the
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Elias Pettersson had two goals and an assist and the Vancouver Canucks extended their winning streak to six games with a 6-2 win over the Dallas Stars. Brock Boeser and Jason Dickinson each had a goal and two assists for the Canucks. Vasily Podkolzin and Conor Garland also scored. Oliver
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman slugged his first home run in a Dodgers uniform — against his former team, no less — and Los Angeles beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4 for its seventh consecutive victory. Freeman didn’t wait to tee off against his old club, hitting a solo
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A decision by a federal judge in Florida to throw out a national mask mandate in public transportation across the U.S. has created a patchwork of rules that vary by location. Passengers on a United Airlines flight from Houston to New York, for instance, could ditch masks at their departing airport
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A decision by a federal judge in Florida to throw out a national mask mandate in public transportation across the U.S. has created a patchwork of rules that vary by location. Passengers on a United Airlines flight from Houston to New York, for instance, could ditch masks at their departing airport
Continue ReadingBy MARK MOSCHETTI Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Matty Beniers scored in his second straight game to become the third NHL rookie this season to record a point in his first three contests and the Seattle Kraken beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2. Daniel Sprong, Victor Rask, and Jordan McCann also scored for Seattle. McCann’s empty-netter
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