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FILE - Russia's Daniil Medvedev plays a return to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz during the men's singles fourth round match on day eight of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at Wimbledon as neutral athletes after the All England Club on Friday, March 31, 2023, reversed its ban from last year. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Wimbledon to house Ukraine's players, fund relief efforts

The All England Club will pay for two rooms for Ukrainian tennis players and their teams during the grass-court season and will donate what could top more than $600,000 after deciding to allow … more

By HOWARD FENDRICH | 4/25/23

Farmland in the Tulare Lake Basin is submerged in water in Corcoran, Calif., Thursday, April 20, 2023, after more than a dozen atmospheric rivers dumped record-setting rain and snowfall. Residents in rural communities in the heart of the state are facing the prospect of being marooned by rising rivers or flooded out. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

As epic snow melts, a California community braces for floods

In the heart of California, some rural communities are facing the prospect of being marooned or flooded out by rising water. More than a dozen atmospheric rivers dumped record-setting rain and … more

By AMY TAXIN | 4/25/23

Don Lemon attends the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Awards Gala at the New York Hilton Midtown on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Fox News ousts Tucker Carlson, its most popular host

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News has ousted Tucker Carlson less than a week after settling a lawsuit over the network's 2020 election reporting. The network has said in a press release Monday that the … more

4/25/23

People are evacuated from a building following a shooting at Rose State College, Monday, April 24, 2023, in Midwest City, Okla. Police say one person was shot and killed and that a suspect is in custody after school officials told students to shelter in place. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

1 dead in Oklahoma college shooting, suspect in custody

MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) — A man shot and killed another man Monday at Rose State College in Oklahoma, according to police, who reported no other injuries after the campus was briefly put on … more

By SUE OGROCKI and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press | 4/25/23

This illustration provided by ispace in April 2023 depicts the Hakuto spacecraft on the surface of the moon with the Earth in the background. On Tuesday, April 25, 2023, flight controllers plan to direct the craft to descend from orbit and land on the moon's surface. (ispace via AP)

Tokyo company aims to be 1st business to put lander on moon

A Japanese company is about to attempt what no other private business has done: land on the moon. Tokyo's ispace company put its own spacecraft into orbit around the moon a month ago. On Tuesday, … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 4/25/23

Veterans pause for a moment of silence during an Anzac Day dawn service at Waverley Cemetery in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Australians and New Zealanders recall war dead on Anzac Day

Hundreds of thousands of Australians and New Zealanders have gathered at dawn services and veterans’ street marches across the two nations to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day. Australia and … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 4/24/23

FILE - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at the state Capitol on April 10, 2020, in Bismarck, N.D. Burgum signed an abortion ban at six weeks of pregnancy — even in cases of rape or incest — into law on Monday, April 24, 2023. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

North Dakota governor signs law banning abortion at 6 weeks

North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation Monday banning abortion at six weeks of pregnancy. The ban allows no exceptions for cases of rape or incest, making it one of the … more

By TRISHA AHMED | 4/24/23

FILE - Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks to reporters after taking the oath of office in Jefferson City, Mo., on Jan. 3, 2023. The Missouri ACLU on Monday, April 24, sued to block new state restrictions on both adults and children seeking gender-affirming health care, which are set to kick in Thursday. They argue that Bailey has no authority to use a state consumer-protection law to regulate gender-affirming care through emergency rule-making. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb, File)

ACLU sues to block Missouri rule on transgender health care

The ACLU is suing to block new Missouri restrictions on both adults and children seeking gender-affirming health care. Lawyers representing transgender Missourians and health care providers on Monday … more

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SUMMER BALLENTINE | 4/24/23

FILE - An aircraft drops fire retardant to slow the spread of the Richard Spring fire, east of Lame Deer, Mont., on Aug. 11, 2021. A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires. Environmentalists have sued the U.S. Forest Service over waterways being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry that’s dropped from aircraft. Forest Service officials have acknowledged more than 200 cases of retardant landing in water. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Judge to weigh limits for aerial fire retardant in wildfires

A federal judge is weighing whether to severely limit the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires following arguments by environmentalists who are concerned about water … more

4/24/23

The northern lights are seen over a farm near Pulaski, Wis., on Sunday, April 23, 2023. An intense solar storm has the aurora borealis gracing the skies farther south than usual. (Sarah Kloepping/The Post-Crescent via AP)

Severe solar storm creates dazzling auroras farther south

An intense solar storm has the northern lights gracing the skies farther south than usual. Forecasters say a blast of superhot material from the sun late last week hurled scorching gases known as … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 4/24/23

This image provided by the UAE Space Agency shows the planet Mars and its moon, Deimos, in the foreground. The United Arab Emirates’ Amal spacecraft - Arabic for Hope - flew within 62 miles of Deimos in March 2023. (UAE Space Agency via AP)

UAE spacecraft takes close-up photos of Mars' little moon

A spacecraft around Mars has sent back close-up photos of the red planet's little moon. The United Arab Emirates spacecraft flew within 62 miles of Deimos last month. Called Amal _ Arabic for Hope, … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 4/24/23

The likeness of George Washington is seen on a U.S. one dollar bill, Monday, March 13, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. After years of paying low rates for savers, banks are finally offering better interest on deposits. Moving your savings around by opening a new account and closing an old one can seem like a hassle, but it's a use of time that can pay off. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Bank rates are up. How to avoid leaving money on the table

After years of paying low rates for savers, banks are finally offering better interest on deposits. Moving your savings around by opening a new account and closing an old one can seem like a hassle, … more

By CORA LEWIS | 4/24/23

CORRECTS SPELLING TO ZOOEY NOT ZOEY Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, watches a House Rules Committee meeting on Thursday, April 20, 2023 in the state capitol in Helena, Mont. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)

Silenced Montana trans lawmaker upholds stance in dispute

A silenced transgender lawmaker in Montana who was deliberately misgendered by some Republican lawmakers plans to keep trying to speak on the House floor Monday. Republican leaders in the … more

By AMY BETH HANSON | 4/24/23

This undated family photo, provided by Ellen Trawick, shows her son Kawaski Trawick. Now four years after Trawick, a Black man who was shot dead by a white New York City Police Department officer in his own apartment, the Civilian Complaint Review Board is pursuing a last-ditch attempt at holding the officers responsible. An administrative trial starts Monday, April 24, 2023 to determine whether either violated department rules during the encounter. (Courtesy of Ellen Trawick via AP)

4 years later, a disciplinary hearing in fatal NYPD shooting

A hearing is being held to determine whether two New York City Police officers should face disciplinary action for their involvement in the shooting death of a Black man in his apartment. Monday’s … more

By DEEPTI HAJELA | 4/24/23

U2 will soon hit the stage to create a new immersive concert experience inside a high-tech, globe-shaped venue in Las Vegas. The legendary band will host a special five-night run of shows starting in Sept. at The Venetian’s MSG Sphere with a state-of-the-art audio and visual system designed personally for each concertgoer. (April 24)

U2 creating new experience with Sphere Las Vegas concerts

U2 is familiar with rocking out in major sporting arenas and stadiums, but the legendary band will soon hit the stage to create a new immersive concert experience inside a high-tech, globe-shaped … more

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. | 4/24/23

FILE - A worker, right, cleans an ATM as a customer uses another at a Chase branch in the Queens borough of New York on March 24, 2020. Banks are paying up for savers' deposits in a much bigger way than they have in more than a decade, based on the earnings reports from the nation's biggest banks out over the past week. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Banks are paying savers again after many years of low rates

Banks are paying up for savers’ deposits in a much bigger way than they have in a long time. After a decade of low interest rates, the Federal Reserve has unleashed a rapid series of rate hikes to … more

By KEN SWEET | 4/24/23

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a press conference in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, April 24, 2023. The Serbian president on Monday sharply criticized Western officials who are mediating talks on normalizing ties with Kosovo, calling them "liars" and "fraudsters" and said the Serb minority in the former Serbian province won't tolerate foreign "occupation." (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbian leader lashes out at the West over Kosovo vote

The Serbian president has sharply criticized Western officials who are mediating talks on normalizing ties with Kosovo, calling them liars and fraudsters, and says the Serb minority in the former … more

4/24/23

A Black mom in Kansas City: Always watching, always worrying

Being Black in a predominantly white American neighborhood can present many challenges. Some are deeply dispiriting, while others can be outright dangerous. That's what happened earlier this month … more

By KIA BREAUX | 4/24/23

A Florida homeowner fired shots into a couple’s car when they mistakenly turned onto his property while making a late-night grocery delivery. Nobody was hurt. A prosecutor has ordered an investigation into the confrontation. (April 24)

Probe ordered after Florida shooter fires at delivery driver

A Florida prosecutor has ordered an investigation into shots being fired at a couple who mistakenly turned onto the wrong property in a Fort Lauderdale suburb. A Broward County state attorney says he … more

By TERRY SPENCER | 4/24/23

Munduruku leader Alessandra Korap poses at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Korap, from the Brazilian Amazon, has been awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her work fighting against illegal mining and large-scale projects aimed at facilitating soybean exports in the Tapajos River Basin. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Amazon Indigenous woman wins Goldman environment prize

Alessandra Korap, a Munduruku Indigenous woman from the Brazilian Amazon, has been awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her work fighting against illegal mining and large-scale … more

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE | 4/24/23