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By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two West Virginia minors are facing sexual assault and other charges following an alleged incident at a hotel involving members of a high school wrestling team. Raleigh County Sheriff James Canaday says the Greenbrier West High School students are facing two counts of second-degree sexual assault,

By ERICK KAGLAN Associated Press LOME, Togo (AP) — Activists and opposition leaders in the West African country of Togo have called for protests to stop the president from signing off on a new constitution that would scrap future presidential elections and could extend his decades-long rule until 2031. The constitution was approved this week

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at the New York judge who put him under a gag order ahead of his April 15 hush-money criminal trial, making a fallacious claim about his daughter and urging him to step aside from the case. In a social media

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on an online media site called Gaza Now and its founder Mustafa Ayash, for allegedly supporting Hamas. On Wednesday, U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said that after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas against Israel the online entity began a

By ED WHITE Associated Press The federal government will provide a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan. Officials say it would be the first nuclear power plant to be reopened in the U.S. Holtec International acquired the 800-megawatt Palisades plant in 2022 with plans to dismantle it. But now

By TRISHA AHMED and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press What’s it like to survive a bridge collapse? Survivors of past bridge failures in Minnesota and Texas tell The Associated Press that the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore brings back harrowing memories of their own ordeals. Linda Paul was on the Interstate 35

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster of New Hampshire says she will not seek reelection to Congress for a seventh term in November, leaving the state’s sprawling 2nd District open to a possible GOP successor. Kuster is the longest-serving member in the mostly rural district, which stretches

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Earth’s changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized society in an unprecedented way — but only for a second. For the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks in a few years because

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a new location but the same host for the Tony Awards. Ariana DeBose will make it three in a row as MC of theater’s most watched event, which this year moves uptown to Lincoln Center. The Academy Award winner and Tony Award nominee, who

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer As Tax Day approaches, there are plenty of things small business owners should keep in mind when filing taxes this year. April 15 is still the annual tax deadline for many small businesses although, unlike individuals, small businesses can have varying deadlines depending on the type of company, the

VIENNA (AP) — Two large portraits of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been spray-prainted on a property owned by the family of a former Czech foreign minister behind a monument to Soviet soldiers in Vienna. The portraits on the wall behind the monument, which already was painted in Ukraine’s blue and yellow

By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, fears have risen in neighboring Moldova that it could also be in Moscow’s crosshairs. Like Ukraine, Moldova is a former Soviet republic that has aligned itself with the West and aspires to join the European Union. And both countries hope to eventually reintegrate

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A man accused of killing three family members in Pennsylvania has made an initial court appearance on related carjacking and weapons charges in New Jersey. Andre Gordon Jr. did not enter a plea Wednesday and waived his right to contest pretrial detention. Police have said the 26-year-old Gordon killed his stepmother,

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers were drawn Wednesday night for an estimated $865 million Powerball jackpot. The numbers selected were: 37, 46, 57, 60, 66 and the Powerball 8. The Powerball drawing comes a day after a player in New Jersey won a $1.13 billion Mega Millions prize after 30 straight drawings without

By COLLIN BINKLEY, ANNIE MA and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — When the Supreme Court ended affirmative action, it left the college essay as one of few places where race can play a role in admissions decisions. Yet the added weight of the college essay has fallen unevenly on students of color, who

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer In the midst of March Madness, the NCAA is pushing for states with legal wagering on sporting events to ban prop bets on college athletes. “Sports betting issues are on the rise across the country with prop bets continuing to threaten the integrity of competition and leading

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer DALLAS (AP) — Looking directly at the sun during a solar eclipse can lead to permanent eye damage. Eye experts say it’s easy to take safety precautions. People in the path of totality of the April 8 total solar eclipse that cuts through Mexico, the U.S. and Canada should

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley play women brought together by letters in the new film “Wicked Little Letters” but their preferred means of communication is WhatsApp. They are real-life pals who play bitter enemies in “Wicked Little Letter.” The film dramatizes the 1920s true crime

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — Parents of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two weeks in captivity say they saw them and that they couldn’t hold back tears of joy during the reunion. The parents say the meeting took place on Wednesday at a government facility

Apple has announced their annual developers conference will take place June 10 through June 14. The big summer event will be live-streamed, but some select developers have been invited to attend in-person events at Apple’s campus in Cupertino, California. The company typically showcases their latest software and product updates — including the iPhone, iPad, Apple