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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a state court fight over how Walt Disney World is developed in the future following the takeover of the theme park resort’s government by the Florida governor. In a meeting, the DeSantis-appointed members

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British financial trader described as the ringleader in the manipulation of a key interest rate before and after the global financial crisis has lost his appeal to have his conviction quashed. Tom Hayes was a former trader at U.S. bank Citigroup and Switzerland’s UBS. He was

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called out China’s excess production in green energy, calling it unfair competition that “distorts global prices” and hurts companies and workers around the world. Yellen is planning her second trip to China as Treasury secretary. In remarks delivered in Georgia on Wednesday, she

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Only a week has passed since the Los Angeles Dodgers abruptly fired Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter and constant companion of their new $700 million slugger, Shohei Ohtani. But the shocking events have been the biggest story of baseball’s spring, and the saga doesn’t appear over

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It was nice while it lasted. An environmentally themed mural by elusive street artist Banksy that appeared last week on a London street has been encased in plastic and surrounded by fencing after an apparent act of vandalism. The work is on a four-story wall near a

STOCKHOLM (AP) — An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has told a newspaper in the country that he would seek asylum in neighboring Norway in the wake of a deportation order by authorities in Stockholm. The 37-year-old Salwan Momika has staged several burnings and desecrations of the sacred book of

NEW YORK (AP) — Kia is rolling out a revamped compact car in the U.S. even though sales of the small cars are dropping as the nation continues to favor SUVs and pickup trucks. The South Korean automaker rolled out the new K4, which replaces the Forte, at the New York International Auto Show on

By CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The world wasted an estimated 19% of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to a new United Nations report. The U.N. Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index Report, published Wednesday, tracks the progress of countries to halve food waste by

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis appears in better health, walking into the Vatican audience hall on his own with a cane for his weekly audience and delivering his prepared text with a clear voice. The pope’s appearance on Wednesday was the first since Palm Sunday mass in St. Peter’s Square, when he decided at

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Sutherland has a memoir coming out in November. The actor reflects on his life of nearly 90 years and his 60-year career in Hollywood. Publisher Crown announced Wednesday that the book, “Made Up, But Still True,” will be published Nov. 12. A native of Canada, Sutherland has starred in films

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden needs advice, there are two people he can turn to who know what it’s like to sit in his chair. Sometimes he will invite Barack Obama over to the White House for a meal or he will get on the phone with Bill

By STEFANIE DAZIO and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for Hunter Biden asked a judge Wednesday to toss out the tax case accusing him of a four-year scheme to avoid paying $1.4 million in taxes while living an extravagant lifestyle. President Joe Biden’s son has pleaded not guilty to the nine

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities say that the death toll in last week’s Moscow concert hall attack has risen to 143. Health officials said Wednesday that about 80 people injured in last week’s attack remain hospitalized and 205 have sought medical assistance. The Friday night massacre in Crocus City Hall was the deadliest extremist attack

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Jumping into London’s River Thames has been the customary celebration for members of the winning crew in the annual Boat Race between storied English universities Oxford and Cambridge. Now researchers say it comes with a health warning. Testing by the River Action campaign group found high levels of E.coli

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In a story originally published March 27, 2024, about a human chain commemorating one year since a Nashville school shooting at the Covenant School, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of a victim’s mom. She is Sarah Shoop Neumann, not Neuman.

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting with top American business leaders in Beijing. The meeting on Wednesday came amid a steady improvement in relations that had sunk to the lowest level in years. Xi emphasized the mutually beneficial economic ties between the

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Texas’ plans to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. will remain on hold under a federal appeals court order that likely prevents enforcement of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s new immigration law until a broader decision on whether it is legal. The 2-1 ruling late

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press A Democrat who made reproductive rights a centerpiece of her campaign in deeply conservative Alabama has won a special election to the Alabama Legislature. Unofficial returns show Marilyn Lands defeated Republican Teddy Powell to win the open legislative seat. Lands’ victory was celebrated by Democrats who have attempted to portray

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russia has struck the northeastern city of Kharkiv with aerial bombs for the first time since 2022, killing at least one civilian and wounding 16 others. The airstrikes caused widespread damage, hitting several residential buildings and damaging the city’s institute for emergency surgery. Russia has escalated its attacks

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