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King Charles III’s brief hospital stay reminds UK that monarch is still a cancer patient

King Charles III has waved to well-wishers in central London as he headed for his country estate in western England

King Charles III’s brief hospital stay reminds UK that monarch is still a cancer patient
Celebrity|Crime|Europe|Sports

Spanish court overturns soccer player Dani Alves' rape conviction on appeal

Dani Alves has won his appeal against a sexual assault conviction as a Spanish court overturned the ruling

Spanish court overturns soccer player Dani Alves' rape conviction on appeal
Asia|World

The Latest: Major earthquakes strike Myanmar and Thailand

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake and an aftershock measuring 6.4 rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, bringing down buildings and disrupting power supplies and transport services

The Latest: Major earthquakes strike Myanmar and Thailand
Asia|Business|Economy|Political

China's Xi makes strong push for greater foreign investment as economy continues to lag

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged foreign investors to have faith in China's business prospects in an address to major global business leaders

China's Xi makes strong push for greater foreign investment as economy continues to lag
Asia|Environment|World

Massive quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand. Hundreds feared dead

A powerful earthquake has rocked Myanmar and caused extensive damage across a wide swath of one of the world’s poorest countries

Massive quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand. Hundreds feared dead
Education|MidEast|Political|US

Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers appear in New Jersey court over jurisdiction of Columbia activist's case

Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests, appeared before a judge in New Jersey to debate where Khalil’s fight to be released from federal custody should play out

Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers appear in New Jersey court over jurisdiction of Columbia activist's case
MidEast|Political|US

A look at the people ensnared in Trump's campaign against pro-Palestinian activism at US colleges

The U.S. government has been using its immigration enforcement powers since President Trump took office to crack down on international students and scholars who had participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations or criticized Israel over its military action in Gaza

A look at the people ensnared in Trump's campaign against pro-Palestinian activism at US colleges
Sports|US

Led by Mark Sears, Alabama breaks the record for 3-pointers in a March Madness game with 25

Led by Mark Sears, Alabama broke the 35-year-old record for 3-pointers in an NCAA Tournament game, making 25 in a 113-88 victory over BYU in an East Region semifinal

Led by Mark Sears, Alabama breaks the record for 3-pointers in a March Madness game with 25
Sports

Scottie Scheffler 2 back of a 4-way tie for the lead at Houston Open. Rory McIlroy 5 behind

Ryan Gerard and Keith Mitchell are part of a four-way tie for the lead at the rainy and windy Houston Open

Scottie Scheffler 2 back of a 4-way tie for the lead at Houston Open. Rory McIlroy 5 behind
Crime|Sports|US

Nearly 200 dogs seized from ex-NFL player in dogfighting case

The U.S. Department of Justice says former NFL player LeShon Johnson has been indicted for allegedly operating a dogfighting venture in which authorities seized 190 dogs

Sports|US

Wells becomes 1st catcher to hit leadoff homer on opening day and Yankees beat Brewers 4-2

Austin Wells became the first catcher to hit a leadoff homer on opening day, Anthony Volpe also went deep and the New York Yankees began their AL pennant defense with a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers

Wells becomes 1st catcher to hit leadoff homer on opening day and Yankees beat Brewers 4-2
Americas|Crime|US

A former St. Louis police officer is sentenced to probation for shooting at trick-or-treating event

A former St. Louis County police officer was sentenced Thursday to five years of probation for firing into the air at a trick-or-treating event and shouting that people were going to die

Europe|Health|World

King Charles III briefly hospitalized for observation following side effects from cancer treatment

Buckingham Palace says King Charles III was hospitalized for observation on Thursday after experiencing “temporary side effects,’’ related to a scheduled cancer treatment

King Charles III briefly hospitalized for observation following side effects from cancer treatment
Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Political|US

Reaction to the Sundance Film Festival's announcement it's leaving Park City, Utah

The Sundance Film Festival announced Thursday that its new home will be Boulder, Colorado, starting in 2027, after spending 40 years in Park City, Utah

Reaction to the Sundance Film Festival's announcement it's leaving Park City, Utah
Americas|Crime|Political

Ex-President Martinelli gets Panama's permission to take asylum in Nicaragua

Panama Foreign Affairs Minister Javier Martínez-Acha Vásquez says that Ex-Panama President Ricardo Martinelli will be allowed to leave the Nicaraguan embassy where he’s been holed up for more than a year to travel to Nicaragua

Ex-President Martinelli gets Panama's permission to take asylum in Nicaragua
Crime|US

Los Angeles sheriff's department to retest 4,000 DNA samples after using faulty kits for 8 months

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it will retest 4,000 DNA samples and open an internal investigation after learning that it used potentially flawed test kits for eight months

Los Angeles sheriff's department to retest 4,000 DNA samples after using faulty kits for 8 months
Arts|Business|Entertainment

Latest 'Hunger Games' novel has best ever opening for blockbuster series

The latest “Hunger Games” novel sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide during its first week, the biggest opening ever for Suzanne Collins’ blockbuster series

Latest 'Hunger Games' novel has best ever opening for blockbuster series
Crime|Europe|Political|World

French prosecutors seek 7-year sentence for Sarkozy in Libya campaign financing trial

French prosecutors have requested seven years in prison and a fine of 300,000 euros or around $325,000 for former President Nicolas Sarkozy

French prosecutors seek 7-year sentence for Sarkozy in Libya campaign financing trial
Crime|Europe|World

A stabbing attack in Amsterdam wounds five people, including four foreigners

Police in the Netherlands say a knife-wielding assailant has seriously wounded five people in a stabbing attack on a busy shopping street in Amsterdam before he was taken into custody

A stabbing attack in Amsterdam wounds five people, including four foreigners
Crime|Europe|MidEast|Sports|World

A fire at a winter resort hotel in Turkey kills an Olympic skier and his father

A fire at a closed ski resort hotel in northwest Turkey has killed an Olympic skier and his father

Africa|Crime|Europe|Health|Political|World

German nurse abducted and held in Somalia for 7 years pleads for release in new video

A German nurse who was abducted while working in Somalia seven years ago has pleaded with the German government to secure her release as security in the country continues to be fluid after an attempted assassination on the president by al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants

Business|Crime|Europe|Finance|Political|US

Cyprus receives FBI report on measures to tackle financial crime and sanctions evasion

Cyprus says its cooperation with the U.S. to combat money laundering, sanctions evasion and other financial crimes remains “close and intensive” despite the disbanding of a U.S. program aimed at seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs

Crime|Europe|Political|World

Bosnian court seeks international arrest warrant for pro-Russian Serb president Dodik

A Bosnian court has requested that an international warrant be issued for the arrest of the pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president who is wanted for his separatist policies

Crime|Europe|Sports

Prosecutors seek 15-year prison sentence for former Spanish soccer president Villar

Prosecutors in Spain are seeking a sentence of more than 15 years in prison on corruption charges for former Spanish soccer president Ángel María Villar

Americas|Health|Political|World

Vaccines group Gavi says U.S. has not confirmed it will end funding

The head of leading vaccines group Gavi alliance says it has not received confirmation from the U.S. government that it might be losing more than $1 billion in pledged funding as part of a reported proposal by U.S. authorities to cut support for international aid groups

Vaccines group Gavi says U.S. has not confirmed it will end funding

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