A preschool classroom is shaken by loss after a mass killing in Louisiana
Apr 21, 2026
SHREVEPORT (AP) -- Teacher Angela Hall always starts the day gathering her preschool students in a circle in their Shreveport, Louisiana, classroom. The kids giggle. They share. And they look for who's missing. “Braylon, he’s…
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Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
Apr 16, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury found Wednesday that entertainment giant Live Nation, which hosts tens of thousands of concerts a year, and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big venues. The ruling,…
Nature puts heat on blast as scorching temperatures in eastern US could smash records
Apr 15, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — A long-lasting weather pattern is poised to blast hot air like a furnace across the eastern United States, with the unusual heat wave threatening to shatter record high temperatures on Wednesday in big cities…
Trump says he won't apologize to Pope Leo and explains his reason for posting much-criticized meme
Apr 14, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump refused to apologize to Pope Leo XIV on Monday after criticizing the pontiff for his opposition to the war in Iran — and he sought to explain away a…
Pope Leo says he does not fear Trump, citing Gospel as he pushes back in feud over Iran war
Apr 13, 2026
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are…
Artemis II astronauts describe their lunar voyage as surreal and profound ahead of Earth return
Apr 10, 2026
HOUSTON (AP) — Drawing ever closer to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts tidied up their lunar cruiser for the upcoming “fireball” return and reflected on their historic journey around the moon, describing it as surreal and profound. As…
Ceasefire in the Iran war teeters in the face of disagreements over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz
Apr 09, 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A tentative ceasefire in the Iran war staggered Thursday under the weight of Israel’s intense bombardment of Beirut, Tehran’s continued chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, and uncertainty over…
US, Israel and Iran agree to a 2-week ceasefire but attacks resume in Iran and Gulf Arab countries
Apr 08, 2026
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire, an 11th hour deal that allowed U.S. President Donald Trump to pull back from his threats to unleash a bombing campaign that would…
Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record with daring moon flyby that included a solar eclipse
Apr 07, 2026
HOUSTON (AP) — After traveling deeper into space than any other humans, the Artemis II astronauts pointed their moonship toward home Monday night, wrapping up a lunar cruise that revealed views of the far side never beheld by eyes until now.…
Southern California wildfire mostly contained as officials lift many evacuation orders
Apr 06, 2026
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A smoky wildfire in southern California that broke out a day earlier and prompted evacuation orders was mostly under control Saturday afternoon, fire officials said. Encompassing roughly 6.3 square miles (about 16 square…