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Pope appears before crowd in St. Peter’s Square, 2 weeks after his release from hospital

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was rolled into St. Peter’s Square in a wheelchair during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican on Sunday since his release from the hospital two weeks ago.

Apr 6, 2025 3:56 AM Read more >

Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky's NHL record with his 894th goal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin skated over to his son Sergei at the glass. He bowed to Wayne Gretzky standing in a suite. He blew kisses to his wife, mother and family on the other side of the arena.

Apr 5, 2025 6:20 PM Read more >

Israeli troops deploy to a new security corridor across southern Gaza

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli troops deployed to a newly established security corridor across southern Gaza , the military announced Saturday, as pressure on the Hamas militant group increased weeks into the renewed war.

Apr 5, 2025 11:30 AM Read more >

Anthony, Howard, Redeem Team, Bird, Arison, Fowles, Crawford, Donovan, Moore in Hall of Fame class

Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are going into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, not once but twice. And LeBron James and Chris Paul are part of the group that’s headed to the Hall as well, even before their playing careers end.

Apr 5, 2025 10:39 AM Read more >

Senate GOP approves framework for Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts after late-night session

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans plugged away overnight and into early Saturday morning to approve their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts framework , hurtling past a hard line of Democratic opposition toward what President Donald

Apr 5, 2025 1:18 AM Read more >

Gretzky witnesses Ovechkin moving 1 goal back of his record as he joins the chase in person

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring his 893rd goal to move one back of tying his NHL record , as the Canadian great made his first in-person appearance during this chase.

Apr 4, 2025 6:46 PM Read more >

A tsunami warning has been canceled for Papua New Guinea after a strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A tsunami warning was canceled for Papua New Guinea after a strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Apr 4, 2025 5:34 PM Read more >

Ovechkin scores his 893rd career goal. He needs 1 to tie Gretzky and 2 to break the NHL record

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin has scored his 893rd career goal to move one back of tying and two away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record .

Apr 4, 2025 5:29 PM Read more >

Gretzky attends Blackhawks-Capitals game with Ovechkin 3 goals from breaking his NHL record

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wayne Gretzky arrived several minutes before puck drop to be in attendance for the Washington Capitals' game against Chicago with Alex Ovechkin two goals from tying and three from breaking the Canadian great's NHL career record .

Apr 4, 2025 5:25 PM Read more >

Nearly half of National Weather Service offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it's a risk

WASHINGTON (AP) — After Trump administration job cuts , nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates — twice that of just a decade ago — as severe weather chugs across the nation's heartland, according to data obtai

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