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Mark Carney’s Liberal Party wins a Canadian election upended by Trump TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has won Canada’s federal election, capping a stunning … more

4/29/25

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Mark Carney’s Liberal Party wins a Canadian election upended by Trump TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election on Monday, capping a stunning … more

4/29/25

FILE - Pope Francis waves to the crowd after celebrating Mass in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, Feb. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Five pivotal moments in Pope Francis’ relations with Native communities in the Americas

Several moments were pivotal in Pope Francis’ relations with Native communities in the Americas. In Bolivia in 2015, he asked for forgiveness for Catholic complicity in colonialism. Later that year … more

By The Associated Press | 4/29/25

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Vancouver ramming attack suspect charged with murder as hundreds attend vigils for victims VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Murder charges have been filed against a suspect in a weekend car … more

4/28/25

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Murder charges filed against suspect in ramming attack on Vancouver street festival that killed 11 VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Murder charges were filed Sunday against a suspect in a … more

4/28/25

Vancouver Police detectives walk along where a car drove through a crowd killing multiple people on the weekend in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday April 28, 2025. (Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP)

A look at vehicle ramming attacks across the globe

An SUV crashed into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver over the weekend, killing 11 people and injuring dozens of others in the latest bloody car ramming attack across the globe. … more

By The Associated Press | 4/28/25

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A trial begins in Paris over the jewel heist aimed at Kim Kardashian in 2016 PARIS (AP) — A trial has begun in Paris over the 2016 heist in which armed robbers tied up Kim Kardashian and stole … more

4/28/25

A sculler rows down the Charles River near Harvard University, at rear, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Trump administration launches race-based discrimination investigations against Harvard Law Review

The Trump administration says it's launching investigations into Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review. The administration says officials have received reports of race-based discrimination … more

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI | 4/28/25

FILE - The Rev. Ralph Abernathy, right, and Bishop Julian Smith, left, flank Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during a civil rights march in Memphis, Tenn., March 28, 1968. (AP Photo/Jack Thornell, File)

The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.'s final days suffers a devastating fire

A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand has suffered a devastating fire. Clayborn Temple was central to the 1968 sanitation … more

By ADRIAN SAINZ and TRAVIS LOLLER | 4/28/25

FILE - Death Row building at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, Sept. 18, 2009, in Angola, La. (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni, File)

Louisiana death row conviction overturned as man's lawyers cite faulty forensic analysis

A man who has served nearly three decades on death row in Louisiana has had his conviction overturned by a judge. Lawyers for Jimmie Duncan argued that a review of forensic evidence found that bite … more

By JACK BROOK and SARA CLINE | 4/28/25

This image provided by NASA shows astronaut Don Pettit being carried to a medical tent shortly after he, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner landed in their Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

NASA's oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday

NASA's oldest full-time astronaut is back home and doing well a week after wrapping up a seven-month space mission. Don Pettit marked his 70th birthday on April 20 by plunging through the atmosphere … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 4/28/25

This image provided by the Kansas City Fire Department shows Graham Hoffman, a Kansas City, Mo., firefighter and paramedic, posing for a picture at a fire station after joining the department in 2022. (Kansas City Fire Department via AP)

Woman charged with murder in stabbing of a paramedic during ambulance ride to a hospital

A woman in Kansas City, Missouri, has pleaded not guilty in the fatal stabbing of a paramedic as she was being taken to a hospital in an ambulance. Court records say 39-year-old Shanetta Bossell was … more

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | 4/28/25

FILE - The Doppler radar located outside of the National Weather Service office in Sullivan, Wis., on Jan. 5, 2018. (Anthony Wahl/The Janesville Gazette via AP, file)

Upper Midwest braces for severe weather with the potential for strong tornadoes

The upper Midwest is bracing for severe thunderstorms with the potential for strong tornadoes. The National Weather Service says the highest risks Monday are in portions of southern Minnesota, … more

By STEVE KARNOWSKI | 4/28/25

FILE - The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

NJ court questions Catholic diocese's bid to block seating of grand jury on clergy sex abuse

Members of New Jersey’s Supreme Court sounded skeptical at times about the effort of a Catholic diocese to stop the state from empaneling a grand jury to investigate clergy sexual abuse … more

By MIKE CATALINI | 4/28/25

Former Memphis Police officer Justin Smith appears in a Shelby County courtroom on Monday, April 28, 2025, to stand trial for second-degree murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a 2023 traffic stop in Memphis. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP, Pool)

Former Memphis officers were frustrated when they fatally beat Tyre Nichols, prosecutor says

Opening arguments have begun in the case of three former Tennessee police officers charged with second-degree murder charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis. A prosecutor Monday said … more

By ADRIAN SAINZ | 4/28/25

This image released by Disney+ shows Allistair Mackenzie, as Perrin Fertha, from left, Genevieve O'Reilly, as Mon Mothma, and Stellan Skarsgård, as Luthen Rael, in a scene from "Andor." (Lucasfilm Ltd./Disney+ via AP)

The women of 'Andor' see their roles get bigger, and go deeper, in Season 2

Season 2 of the “Star Wars” series “Andor” gives major depth and breadth to the women who play key supporting roles. The next three episodes that drop on Disney+ on Tuesday shows the internal … more

By ANDREW DALTON | 4/28/25

FILE - Ex-Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr appears for the second day of his preliminary examination at the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Mich., Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP, File, File)

What to know about the trial of an ex-Michigan officer charged in the killing of a Black motorist

Former Grand Rapids police Officer Christopher Schurr is on trial in the death of Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant who was shot and killed by the officer three years ago. Schurr is … more

By ISABELLA VOLMERT | 4/28/25

Investigators search the wreckage of a Clearwater Ferry after a boat crashed into the ferry causing multiple injuries near the Clearwater Memorial Causeway Bridge, on Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Clearwater, Fla. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

1 dead as Florida authorities declare a 'mass casualty' in boat crash near Clearwater bridge.

One person has died and several people were injured in Florida when a boat crashed into a ferry and then fled the scene off the Memorial Causeway Bridge. The Clearwater Police Department posted on X … more

4/28/25

Utility poles and lines hang over downtown Mount Pleasant, N.C., on Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Loss of FEMA program spells disaster for hundreds of communities and their projects

For hundreds of communities nationwide, plans to protect against natural disasters and climate change have been upended because of the Trump administration's elimination of a federal grant program. … more

By JACK BROOK | 4/28/25

Workers assemble circuit breakers at a manufacturer of electronic equipment, in Fuyang city in central China's Anhui province on April 15, 2025. (Chinatopix via AP)

China shrugs off threat of US tariffs to economy, says it has tools to protect jobs

China's leaders have shrugged off the potential impact from U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war, saying they have the tools needed to protect jobs and limit damage from higher tariffs on Chinese … more

By ELAINE KURTENBACH | 4/28/25