By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have blocked a Democratic attempt to begin Senate debate on a $10 billion COVID-19 compromise that is just a day old. The GOP wants to entangle the bipartisan pandemic package with an election-year showdown over immigration restrictions that poses a politically uncomfortable fight for Democrats. The
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER, RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has returned to the White House — for a few hours, to celebrate the 12th anniversary of his signature health care law. The Affordable Care Act, known for years as “Obamacare,” is now part of the fabric of
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has accelerated plans to buy long-range strike missiles years ahead of schedule because of growing threats posed by Russia and China. Defense Minister Peter Dutton said Tuesday the accelerated rearming of fighter jets and warships would increase Australia’s deterrence to potential adversaries. Super Hornet fighter jets
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Best. Comeback. Ever. Sounds pretty good next to Rock Chalk, Jayhawk. What looked like a lost cause turned into one of the sweetest wins ever for Kansas. The Jayhawks brought their fourth NCAA title back to Allen Fieldhouse on Monday thanks to a second-half flurry
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Amy Coney Barrett reflected on her own confirmation process Monday night hours after the Senate Judiciary Committee had voted along party lines, 11-11, on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. “It just happened very quickly,” Barrett told an audience in California, reminiscing about
Continue ReadingBy OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the U.N. Security Council that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes. The Ukrainian leader made his plea via video Tuesday as grisly evidence continued to emerge of civilian massacres carried
Continue ReadingBy OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the U.N. Security Council that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes. The Ukrainian leader made his plea via video Tuesday as grisly evidence continued to emerge of civilian massacres carried
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bill Self won his elusive second national title with a masterful second-half coaching job and a spicy dash of Remy Martin. Kansas tightened up defensively to rev up its transition game and Martin provided the spark in a dazzling second half in the Jayhawks’ 72-69
Continue ReadingBy ADI MARSIELA Associated Press BANDUNG, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian appeals court has sentenced an Islamic boarding school principal to death for raping at least 13 students over five years and impregnating some of them. Herry Wirawan was convicted in February and sentenced to life in prison. His case drew a public outcry as
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bill Self went from the Hall of Fame coach who too often failed on the big stage to the brilliant mastermind of the biggest second-half comeback in NCAA title game history. The Jayhawks were blitzed by plucky North Carolina for most of the first 20
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bill Self went from the Hall of Fame coach who too often failed on the big stage to the brilliant mastermind of the biggest second-half comeback in NCAA title game history. The Jayhawks were blitzed by plucky North Carolina for most of the first 20
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — David McCormack’s late inside baskets to help Kansas surge past North Carolina in the NCAA championship game followed a Final Four trend. The way teams played in the post had a major influence on all three games. The 6-foot-10 McCormack scored the final four points
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A stunning upset in a union election on Staten Island had brought sudden exposure to the organizers and worker advocates who realized victory for the nascent Amazon Labor Union when so many other more established labor groups had failed before them. The
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A stunning upset in a union election on Staten Island had brought sudden exposure to the organizers and worker advocates who realized victory for the nascent Amazon Labor Union when so many other more established labor groups had failed before them. The
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — North Carolina big man Armando Bacot never looked like himself in the national championship game against Kansas because he was battling an ankle injury. Bacot finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds, but most of that production came in the first half of the 72-69
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento County coroner has released the identities of the six people killed in the weekend mass shooting in California’s capital. The three women were 21-year-old Johntaya Alexander, 57-year-old Melinda Davis and 21-year-old Yamile Martinez-Andrade. The three men were 38-year-old Sergio Harris, 32-year-old Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi and 29-year-old
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The war in Ukraine has put a spotlight on the U.N. Security Council’s failure to stop Russia’s aggression and carry out its mandate to ensure international peace and security. That paralysis produced a demand from Ukraine’s president: Radically reform global security. At the heart of
Continue ReadingBy DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is advancing an innovative new way to deter illegal weapons, spurred by a mass shooting near the state Capitol. A state Senate committee on Tuesday advanced a bill allowing private citizens to sue anyone who distributes illegal assault weapons, parts that can be used to
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Best. Comeback. Ever. Sounds pretty good next to Rock Chalk, Jayhawk. What looked like a lost cause turned into one of the sweetest wins ever for Kansas. The Jayhawks brought their fourth NCAA title back to Allen Fieldhouse on Monday thanks to a second-half flurry
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