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15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and…

April 20, 2025

‘I thought I’d died.’ How landmines are continuing to claim lives in post-Assad Syria

IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Suleiman Khalil was harvesting olives in a Syrian orchard with two friends four months ago, unaware…

April 20, 2025

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Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here’s what to know

Marijuana culture’s high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of…

April 20, 2025

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Everglades restoration would protect Florida Keys while scientists watch drought conditions

ISLAMORADA, Fla. (AP) — The Everglades is more than just swamps, fan boats and alligators and restoration efforts impact more…

April 20, 2025

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An incessant crackdown in Belarus hurls dozens of independent journalists into harsh prisons

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Journalist Ksenia Lutskina served only half of her eight-year prison sentence in Belarus after being convicted…

April 20, 2025

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Zimbabwe’s stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts a British colonial legacy

CHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe (AP) — A pair of white hands blinding a Black face. A smiling colonizer with a Bible, crushing…

April 20, 2025

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Man who fatally shot 23 at El Paso Walmart set to plead guilty to murder nearly 6 years on

DALLAS (AP) — The long-running criminal case against a Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack targeting…

April 20, 2025

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Three Hegseth aides ousted in leak investigation decry ‘baseless attacks’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three former senior advisers to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decried on Saturday what they called “baseless attacks”…

April 20, 2025

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Si Woo Kim leads by 1 at Hilton Head with Justin Thomas lurking

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The vibe at Hilton Head Island is all about ease and relaxation. It felt…

April 19, 2025

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It’s a girl! 2-way star Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers is now a father

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two-way star Shohei Ohtani is now a father. The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger posted on Instagram…

April 19, 2025

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Progressive icon and ex-US Rep. Barbara Lee wins race for mayor of struggling Oakland, California

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee declared victory Saturday as the new mayor of…

April 19, 2025

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Seattle officers who attended Jan. 6 rally ask US Supreme Court to keep their identities anonymous

SEATTLE (AP) — Current and former Seattle police officers who attended President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” political rally on…

April 19, 2025

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels report US strikes in the capital and a coastal city

CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Saturday that the U.S. military launched a series of airstrikes on the capital,…

April 19, 2025

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Anti-Trump protesters rally in New York, Washington and elsewhere across the country

NEW YORK (AP) — Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration took to the streets of communities large and small across…

April 19, 2025

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10 years after Freddie Gray’s death, calls for police reform and racial equity persist in Baltimore

BALTIMORE (AP) — It was almost instinctual for Ray Kelly to jump into action when he heard about a group…

April 19, 2025

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Thousands gather in London to support trans rights following UK ruling over definition of woman

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of trans rights protesters gathered in central London on Saturday, days after the U.K.’s Supreme Court…

April 19, 2025

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Members of burned LA church bear a cross through their devastated neighborhood to mark Good Friday

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carrying a tall wooden cross on his shoulder, Pastor John Shaver walked down the street where…

April 19, 2025

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Takeaways from AP’s report on pardoned Jan. 6 rioters being embraced in Republican politics

JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — Those who rioted, assaulted police officers or broke into congressional offices during the riot at the…

April 19, 2025

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Some Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump are now embraced as heroes and candidates for office

JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — Ryan Kelley thought he had a good shot at becoming Michigan’s governor in 2022. That is,…

April 19, 2025

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A prince and knight fall in love and the Supreme Court is asked to intervene

WASHINGTON (AP) — A prince lassos a dragon, saving a knight in shining armor from certain death. But the prince…

April 19, 2025

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Ukraine wary of Putin’s Easter truce and says it will reciprocate only a genuine ceasefire

CHERNIHIV REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said it would reciprocate any genuine ceasefire by Moscow, but voiced skepticism after Russian…

April 19, 2025

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Netanyahu says Israel has ‘no choice’ but to continue fighting in Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said again Saturday that Israel has “no choice” but…

April 19, 2025

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Aftershocks and lack of resources hinder recovery work 3 weeks after Myanmar’s deadly earthquake

BANGKOK (AP) — Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge…

April 19, 2025

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Vatican notes ‘exchange of opinions’ over migrants, prisoners in meeting with Vance

VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met Saturday with the Vatican’s No. 2 official amid tensions over…

April 19, 2025