Utah coach says team was shaken after experiencing racist hate during NCAA Tournament
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Members of the Utah women’s basketball team were subjected to racism near their hotel in…
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The US allowed a Gaza ceasefire resolution to pass at the UN. What does that mean for the war?
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Following several failed attempts over five months of Israel’s devastating war in Gaza,…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court ruling that declared some…
Continue ReadingPoland’s ruling coalition wants the central bank chief tried in court over hurting state interests
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Lawmakers with Poland’s ruling pro-European Union coalition have launched a rare process to bring the central bank chief…
Continue ReadingUS consumers remain confident, but their feelings about the near future are a bit more cloudy
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer U.S. consumer confidence held steady this month even as Americans are still concerned about high prices and feeling…
Continue ReadingFredette, Barry, Maddox and Travis picked for USA Basketball 3×3 Olympic men’s roster
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Jimmer Fredette, Kareem Maddox, Canyon Barry and Dylan Travis piled up enough wins together last year to get USA…
Continue ReadingAustrian police given small gifts after protecting Russian Embassy, told to reject them in future
BERLIN (AP) — Vienna police say Austrian police officers who provided security around the Russian Embassy on the day of that country’s…
Continue ReadingKenya starts to hand over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of a doomsday cult
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s government has begun handing over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of…
Continue ReadingVisa and Mastercard agree to $30 billion settlement that will lower merchant fees
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Two of the world’s largest credit card networks, Visa and Mastercard, as well as the banks that…
Continue ReadingThere’s more bad news for potential homebuyers: Prices just hit another record
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US home prices rose at the fastest clip in months to a fresh record high in January, according to data released…
Continue ReadingVisa, Mastercard settle long-running antitrust suit over swipe fees with merchants
By KEN SWEET and MAE ANDERSON The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Visa and Mastercard announced a major settlement with U.S. merchants on Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingNYC subway rider is fatally pushed onto tracks, reviving discussion about mental illness in system
By KAREN MATTHEWS and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of fatally shoving another person into the path of an oncoming…
Continue ReadingSeven soldiers in Chad are killed in an explosion blamed on Boko Haram extremists
By EDOUARD TAKADJI Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s government says an explosive device detonated and killed seven…
Continue ReadingUS and Cyprus will sign a deal to fight money laundering and evasion of Russian sanctions
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The United States and Cyprus say they’re formalizing their collaboration in fighting money laundering, sanctions evasion…
Continue ReadingBulgarian authorities seize 170 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment from Ecuador
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian customs officials have confiscated about 170 kilograms (370 pounds) of cocaine from a ship transporting bananas…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse
CNN By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A massive cargo ship plowed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, causing the 1.6-mile…
Continue ReadingKing Charles III will attend Easter Sunday service in his first major appearance since diagnosis
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla will attend an Easter service at the chapel at Windsor Castle on Sunday, Buckingham Palace…
Continue ReadingA list of major US bridge collapses caused by ships and barges
By The Associated Press A world shipping association says there were at least 35 major bridge collapses worldwide from 1960 to 2015 due to ship or…
Continue ReadingA year after deadly Nashville shooting, Christian school relies on faith — and adopted dogs
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nearly a year after a shooting at a Christian elementary school in Nashville that left…
Continue ReadingWillie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic lands in the Philadelphia area for the first time
By The Associated Press SPICEWOOD, Texas (AP) — Willie Nelson ‘s Fourth of July Picnic is two-stepping out of Texas to the Philadelphia area.…
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