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April 20, 2024

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  • About 1,300 people from Myanmar flee into Thailand after clashes broke out in a key border town

    April 20, 2024, 1:48 a.m.

    BANGKOK (AP) — About 1,300 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand, officials said Saturday, as fresh fighting erupted at a border town that has recently been captured by ethnic guerillas. Fighters from the Karen ethnic minority last week ...

  • Verstappen takes pole for Chinese GP to extend F1 dominance. Hamilton 18th

    April 20, 2024, 1:42 a.m.

    SHANGHAI (AP) — Max Verstappen of Red Bull has completed a Formula 1 double, taking the pole Saturday for the Chinese Grand Prix just hours after winning the first F1 sprint of the season. Teammate Sergio Perez will start alongside ...

  • Man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial dies of injuries, police say

    April 20, 2024, 1:27 a.m.

    NEW YORK (AP) — A man who doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial is on trial has died, police said. The New York City Police ...

  • AP-Scorecard

    April 20, 2024, 1:05 a.m.

    Here are the scores from yesterday's sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE Seattle at Colorado 8:10 p.m. (Postponed) Final Cincinnati 7 L.A. Angels 1 Final Philadelphia 7 Chicago White Sox 0 Final Boston 8 Pittsburgh 1 Final Houston 5 Washington 3 Final ...

  • Mexican police investigate a man as a possible serial killer after finding bones and a saw

    April 20, 2024, 12:45 a.m.

    MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City police said late Friday they are investigating a murder suspect as a possible serial killer after bones, a saw, blood and the ID cards of missing women were found at rooms he rented. Mexico ...

  • 12 students and teacher killed in Columbine school shooting remembered at 25th anniversary vigil

    April 20, 2024, 12:35 a.m.

    DENVER (AP) — A girl who wrote to God in her diaries, a boy with learning disabilities who was just learning to like who he was and a teen who would spend every free minute fishing were among the 13 ...

  • AP-Scorecard

    April 19, 2024, 11:55 p.m.

    TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Seattle at Colorado 8:10 p.m. (Postponed) Final Cincinnati 7 L.A. Angels 1 Final Philadelphia 7 Chicago White Sox 0 Final Boston 8 Pittsburgh 1 Final Houston 5 Washington 3 Final Atlanta 8 Texas 3 Final ...

  • NBA Playoff Glance

    April 19, 2024, 11:49 p.m.

    All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference Milwaukee vs. Indiana Sunday, April 21: Indiana at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23: Indiana at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 26: Milwaukee at Indiana, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 28: ...

  • NBA Daily Playoff Glance

    April 19, 2024, 11:47 p.m.

    All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 20 Orlando at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Phoenix at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. Philadelphia at New York, 6 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Denver, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21 Miami at Boston, 1 ...

  • Jordan Montgomery wins in debut, Diamondbacks get 22 hits in 17-1 win over Giants

    April 19, 2024, 11:32 p.m.

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jordan Montgomery pitched six strong innings in his season debut , Blaze Alexander hit a grand slam and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 17-1 on Friday night. Ahead 2-1, Arizona used a three-run ...

  • Ingram, Valanciunas lift Zion-less Pelicans past Kings and into the playoffs

    April 19, 2024, 11:11 p.m.

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hustle plays and production from up and down the lineup helped the New Orleans Pelicans overcome the absence of leading-scorer Zion Williamson, keep their season alive and avoid a historically significant loss. Brandon Ingram scored 24 ...

  • Maurizio Cattelan, Zoe Saldana join iconoclastic Vatican Biennale exhibition inside women’s prison

    April 19, 2024, 10:57 p.m.

    VENICE, Italy (AP) — A pair of nude feet — dirty, wounded and vulnerable — are painted on the façade of the Venice women’s prison chapel. It's the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and part of the Vatican’s pavilion ...

  • As Russia edges toward a possible offensive on Kharkiv, some residents flee. Others refuse to leave

    April 19, 2024, 10:56 p.m.

    KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — A 79-year-old woman makes the sign of the cross and, gripping her cane, leaves her home in a quaint village in northeast Ukraine. Torn screens, shattered glass and scorched trees litter the yard of Olha Faichuk's ...

  • Justin Turner's homer, RBI single highlight Blue Jays' 5-1 win over the Padres

    April 19, 2024, 10:55 p.m.

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — Justin Turner hit a solo homer and drove in another run with a single as the Toronto Blue Jays won for the fifth time in six games, beating the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Friday night. ...

  • Venice Biennale titled 'Foreigners Everywhere' platforms LGBTQ+, outsider and Indigenous artists

    April 19, 2024, 10:54 p.m.

    VENICE, Italy (AP) — Outsider, queer and Indigenous artists are getting an overdue platform at the 60th Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition that opens Saturday, curated for the first time by a Latin American. Brazilian curator Adriano Pedrosa’s main show, ...

  • Major League Baseball Leaders

    April 19, 2024, 10:31 p.m.

    NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Willi.Contreras, Milwaukee, .361; McMahon, Colorado, .361; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .356; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .356; Arcia, Atlanta, .354; Betts, Los Angeles, .352; Ozuna, Atlanta, .351; Turner, Philadelphia, .350; M.Winn, St. Louis, .346; Winker, Washington, .345. RUNS_Betts, Los Angeles, 22; ...

  • Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight deadline

    April 19, 2024, 10:30 p.m.

    WASHINGTON (AP) — After its midnight deadline, the Senate voted early Saturday to reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans’ data nearly forced the ...

  • Baseball Glance

    April 19, 2024, 10:28 p.m.

    All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 14 6 .700 — Baltimore 12 7 .632 1½ Toronto 11 9 .550 3 Boston 11 10 .524 3½ Tampa Bay 11 10 .524 3½ Central Division W L ...

  • National League Glance

    April 19, 2024, 10:27 p.m.

    All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 13 5 .722 — Philadelphia 12 8 .600 2 New York 11 8 .579 2½ Washington 8 11 .421 5½ Miami 4 16 .200 10 Central Division W L Pct ...

  • Baseball Expanded Glance

    April 19, 2024, 10:27 p.m.

    All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away New York 14 6 .700 — — 6-4 W-2 5-2 9-4 Baltimore 12 7 .632 1½ +1½ 7-3 L-1 8-4 4-3 Toronto 11 9 ...

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