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By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press The Rev. James Stokes remembers Grand Rapids following the slaying of George Floyd, when demonstrations devolved into rioting that left businesses damaged and scores of people arrested. Stokes and other leaders in the western Michigan city desperately wanted to avoid a similar outbreak of violence when a white Grand Rapids

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Kim Mulkey returned home to Louisiana wanting to bring LSU its first basketball championship. The Hall of Fame coach did just that in only her second year at the school. Her Tigers used a record offensive performance to beat Caitlin Clark and Iowa 102-85 on Sunday

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Kim Mulkey had tears of joy streaming down her face as she guided LSU to it first national championship. Her Tigers used a record offensive performance to beat Caitlin Clark and Iowa 102-85 on Sunday and win the first basketball title in school history. The victory

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s main conservative party claimed victory in parliamentary elections Sunday in a tight three-way race that saw right-wing populists take second place, leaving Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democratic Party in third, dashing her hopes for reelection. The center-right National Coalition Party (NCP) claimed victory with all

PARADISE, Mont. (AP) — Authorities say about 25 train cars have derailed in northwestern Montana. No injuries or evacuations have been reported after the cars derailed near the town of Paradise along the Clark Fork River on Sunday. The Sanders County Sheriff’s Office says the cars aren’t believed to be carrying anything hazardous. But firefighters

By ADRIAN SAINZ, ANDREW DeMILLO and BEN FINLEY Associated Press WYNNE, Ark. (AP) — Residents across a wide swath of the U.S. raced Sunday to assess the destruction from fierce storms that spawned possibly dozens of tornadoes from the South and the Midwest into the Northeast, killing at least 32 people. The storms tore a

By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Economy expert and political novice Jakov Milatovic has declared victory in Montenegro’s presidential election, defeating long-serving pro-Western incumbent Milo Djukanovic. Predictions released by the usually reliable Centre for Monitoring and Research show that Milatovic won around 60% of the ballots while Djukanovic won around 40%. Analysts

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian tactical nuclear weapons will be deployed close to Belarus’ borders with NATO neighbors, the Russian ambassador to Belarus said Sunday amid simmering tensions between Russia and the West over Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Ambassador Boris Gryzlov’s comment followed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent statement about

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Screen stars Paul Mescal and Jodie Comer have won prizes at London’s Olivier Awards for their first-ever West End stage roles. A stage adaptation of Japanese animated classic “My Neighbor Totoro” won six trophies. Irish actor Mescal  was named best actor in a play for his turn

LONDON (AP) — Winners of the 2023 Olivier Awards, handed out Sunday for achievement in London theater, opera and dance include: “My Neighbor Totoro,” which won six prizes including best new comedy and best director. “Prima Facie” was named best new play, and “Standing at the Sky’s Edge” took the trophy for best new musical.

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin appears to have lost her bid for a second term on Sunday, with her party headed for defeat by two conservative opponents in an extremely tight three-way race for control of parliament. The center-right National Coalition Party claimed victory Sunday evening with

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A judge has dismissed a sex abuse case against former acting Alaska Attorney General Clyde “Ed” Sniffen, citing the statute of limitations in place when the alleged abused happened over 30 years ago. The Anchorage Daily News reports the case was thrown out on Friday. It involved allegations that Sniffen sexually

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris may have traveled halfway around the world to reach this corner of Africa, but she was welcomed as a “daughter of our own country” when she sat down with Zambia’s leader. The visit, President Hakainde Hichilema said, was “like a homecoming.” It

By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Early projections of election results at Montenegro’s presidential runoff vote have suggested that economy expert and political novice Jakov Milatovic has defeat long-serving pro-Western incumbent Milo Djukanovic. Predictions released by the usually reliable Centre for Monitoring and Research show that Milatovic won around 60% of the

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei have toured a hospital built with support from Taipei, reaffirming their close diplomatic ties as the self-governing island seeks to strengthen relations with its remaining allies in Central America. It was the final day of Tsai’s three-day visit to Guatemala and came

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia and other major oil producers on Sunday announced surprise cuts totaling up to 1.15 million barrels per day from May until the end of the year, a move that could raise prices worldwide. Higher oil prices would help fill Russian President Vladimir Putin’s coffers as his country

By ADRIAN SAINZ and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press WYNNE, Ark. (AP) — Residents across a wide swath of the U.S. raced Sunday to assess the destruction from fierce storms that spawned possibly dozens of tornadoes from the South and the Midwest into the Northeast, killing at least 29 people. The storms tore a path through

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Several major oil producing countries have joined Saudi Arabia in announcing surprise production cuts that could send world oil prices higher. Saudi Arabia said Sunday it was cutting production by 500,000 barrels per day from May until the end of the year. That represents less than 5% of its

By The Associated Press An explosion tore through a cafe in Russia’s second-largest city Sunday, killing a well-known military blogger and strident supporter of the war in Ukraine. Some reports said a bomb was embedded in a bust of the blogger that was given to him as a gift. Russian officials said Vladlen Tatarsky was