By Shania Shelton, CNN Voters in Oklahoma will reject a ballot measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana in the state for adults ages 21 and older, CNN projects. The ballot measure at stake in Tuesday’s special election was one of several such measures on cannabis use that has been considered by voters in recent
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants to increase taxes to boost funding for Medicare and expand the program’s ability to negotiate lower costs for prescription drugs, according to advance details of his budget proposal being released later this week. The Democratic president outlined his plan in a guest essay
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By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NFL teams might have considered Zay Flowers a one-dimensional wide receiver a decade or two ago. Today, the 5-foot-9, 182-pound former Boston College star understands he cannot rely solely on his 4.42-second speed to make plays. He must be a more complete player. So Flowers spent
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Selection Sunday looms as AP Top 25 teams in major conferences get their final chances to impact where and why they play in the NCAA Tournament. In the nation’s top leagues, there could be significant swings based on early exits or title runs. Here’s a look at what’s ahead
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Selection Sunday looms as AP Top 25 teams in major conferences get their final chances to impact where and why they play in the NCAA Tournament. In the nation’s top leagues, there could be significant swings based on early exits or title runs. Here’s a look at what’s ahead
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Tuesday that Beijing and Washington are headed for “conflict and confrontation” if the U.S. doesn’t change course, striking a combative tone at a moment when relations between the rivals are at a historic low. In his first news conference since taking office late last year, Qin’s
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Continue ReadingBy Colin McCullough and Oren Liebermann, CNN US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said US troops are “ready to remain in Iraq” in his remarks during an unannounced trip to Baghdad on Tuesday, according to the US press pool traveling with him. Austin, the highest-ranking Cabinet official to visit the country since the start of
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Paris Saint-Germain will be without star forward Neymar for the remainder of the season after it was announced the Brazilian will have to undergo surgery on his ankle injury. Neymar was stretchered off on February 19 during PSG’s 4-3 victory over Lille after rolling his right ankle, the same injury that
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican and Greece finalized a deal Tuesday for the return of three sculpture fragments from the Parthenon that have been in the collection of the Vatican Museums for two centuries, the latest case of a Western museum bowing to demands for restitution. The
Continue Reading By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new United Nations report says acute malnutrition among pregnant and breastfeeding mothers has increased by 25% in the past two years in 12 countries hard hit by rising food prices fueled by the fighting in Ukraine. Surveys in 11 countries in Africa and two in
Continue Reading By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A parliamentary delegation from Hungary says it supports Sweden’s NATO membership bid after meeting the speaker of the Swedish parliament to iron out what Hungary’s governing party has called “political disputes.” Some Hungarian lawmakers have raised doubts about whether to support the NATO membership applications
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli settlers and Palestinians have clashed in a flashpoint town in the occupied West Bank that was torched by settlers last week. Paramedics said a Palestinian man was lightly injured in the incident late on Monday in the town of Hawara. Late last month, a Palestinian gunman killed two Israeli brothers there,
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers that the recently unveiled daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is being home-schooled and spends her leisure time horseback riding, skiing and swimming. Kim has brought the daughter to a series of public events since November,
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Boston Red Sox third baseman Justin Turner is resting at home after he was hit in the face by a pitch which required 16 stitches. Turner was hit by a fastball from Detroit Tigers pitcher Matt Manning in the bottom of the first inning during Monday’s game. In an ugly scene,
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar’s top diplomat has been sworn in as prime minister, replacing another member of the ruling family who had held the post since 2020. The state-run Qatar News Agency says Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani was sworn in Tuesday as the new head of government, without providing further
Continue ReadingBy Pierre Bairin, Aurore Laborie and Hanna Ziady, CNN Oil refineries across France were blockaded Tuesday by workers taking part in a 1-million-strong protest against government plans to raise the retirement age. Mass strikes also left thousands without electricity and disrupted schools, airports and trains as the country’s biggest union CGT urged people to “bring
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Miles de lobos marinos han muerto en Perú en medio de un brote de gripe aviar, según el Servicio Nacional de Áreas Protegidas por el Estado (Sernanp) de Perú. La gripe aviar, también conocida como H5N1, se ha extendido a múltiples especies en el país. A finales de noviembre de 2022,
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh and Gawon Bae, CNN Kakao, one of South Korea’s top internet giants, has doubled down on its quest to take control of SM Entertainment, the iconic K-pop music agency. The tech firm announced Tuesday that it would seek to buy up to 35% of the music label, just days after a previous
Continue Reading By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police say a woman accused of assisting a suspect in the gruesome killing and dismemberment of model Abby Choi in Hong Kong has been arrested by mainland authorities. The arrest of the 29-year-old woman brings the total number of people allegedly involved in the
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