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FILE - French writer Maryse Condé reacts after being awarded the New Academy's Literature Prize at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 9, 2018. Condé, winner in 2018 of an “alternate” Nobel Prize, died Monday night at a hospital in Apt, outside Marseille. (Christine Olsson/ TT News Agency via AP, File)

Maryse Condé, prolific 'grande dame' of Caribbean literature, dies at age 90

A prize-winning author from Guadeloupe who was known as the ‘grande dame' of Caribbean literature has died. Maryse Condé was 90. Condé was a world traveler who probed the conflicts between and … more

By HILLEL ITALIE | 4/2/24

FILE - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Superior, Wis. Evers vetoed a bill Tuesday, April 2, 2024, passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that would have banned high school transgender athletes from competing on teams that align with their gender identity. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Wisconsin governor vetoes transgender high school athletics ban

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that would have banned high school transgender athletes from competing on teams that align with their gender … more

By SCOTT BAUER | 4/2/24

FILE - A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is seen, May 4, 2021, in Washington. The IRS says it’s making progress with initiatives to claw back money improperly distributed under the Employee Retention Credit. The ERC was designed to help businesses retain employees during pandemic-era shut downs, but it quickly became a magnet for fraud. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS claws back money given to businesses under fraud-ridden COVID-era tax credit program

The IRS says it’s making progress with initiatives to claw back money improperly distributed under the Employee Retention Credit. The ERC was designed to help businesses retain employees during … more

By MAE ANDERSON | 4/2/24

Isaac Cruz, of Mexico, hits Rolando Romero in a super lightweight title bout Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

AP Sports Week in Pictures: Vegas fight, Tour of Flanders and flying feet in Marseille

Associated Press photographers have been there for the biggest stories in sports across the globe over the past week. The super lightweight title fight between Isaac Cruz and Rolando Romero in Las … more

By The Associated Press | 4/2/24

A page from the Internal Revenue Service website is shown on a laptop on Monday, April1, 2024 in New York. Taxpayers usually know their identity has been stolen when they try to file their tax returns and the IRS says they've already done so. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Here's how to protect yourself from common scams this tax season

Scammers look for ways to trick people into giving them money year-round, but tax season can be particularly fraught. One of the most common tax scams is identity theft. Taxpayers usually know their … more

By ADRIANA MORGA | 4/2/24

A boy holds on to the barrel of a tank, part of a display of destroyed Russian military equipment, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Ukraine uses drones in what appears to be its deepest strike yet inside Russia

Russian authorities say Ukrainian drones have attacked industrial facilities in the province of Tatarstan, in what would be Kyiv’s deepest strike inside Russian territory since the war began more … more

By The Associated Press | 4/2/24

An aid group says an apparent Israeli airstrike hit its workers in Gaza, killing at least six international aid workers and their Palestinian driver. The World Central Kitchen food charity said early Tuesday that the seven killed included citizens of Australia, Poland, the United Kingdom and a U.S.-Canada dual citizen. (AP video/Abdel Kareem Hana, produced by Wafaa Shurafa)

The Latest | Aid group says Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed at least 7 of its workers

An aid group says an Israeli airstrike on its workers in Gaza killed at least seven people, including several foreigners. The World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity chef José … more

By The Associated Press | 4/2/24

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip, Monday, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

The Latest | Israel ends raid on Gaza hospital; Iran says strike kills 2 generals in Syria

The Israeli military has withdrawn from Gaza’s main hospital after a two-week raid. The army says it killed some 200 militants after days of close-quarters fighting around Shifa Hospital. Returning … more

By The Associated Press | 4/1/24

A giant chunk of Highway 1 collapsed into the ocean following heavy weekend rains, stranding as many as 1,600 people in the coastal community of Big Sur, California.

Motorists creep along 1 lane after part of California's iconic Highway 1 collapses

Motorists crept along one lane of a scenic stretch of California's iconic Highway 1 after a giant chunk of the highway collapsed into the ocean following heavy weekend rains. Convoys of vehicles in … more

4/1/24

FILE - A total solar eclipse April 8 will enter over Mexico's Pacific coast, dash up through Texas and Oklahoma, crisscross the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and New England, before exiting over eastern Canada into the Atlantic. (AP Photo, File)

What to know about next week's total solar eclipse in the US, Mexico and Canada

North America is on the verge of another masking of the sun during a total solar eclipse. This one will last almost twice as long, with an even wider audience, than the eclipse that stretched … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 4/1/24

FILE - Dairy cattle feed at a farm on March 31, 2017, near Vado, N.M. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday, March 25, 2024, that milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

Person is diagnosed with bird flu after being in contact with cows in Texas

A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu — an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows. The only reported symptom was eye redness, and the patient is recovering. … more

By MIKE STOBBE | 4/1/24

FILE - Chad Daybell sits during a court hearing, Aug. 4, 2020, in St. Anthony, Idaho. The trial of Daybell, who is charged with the deaths of his wife and his girlfriend's two youngest children, is set to begin in Idaho on Monday, April 1, 2024, serving as a second act in a bizarre case that has drawn worldwide attention and already resulted in a life sentence for the kids' mother. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, Pool, File)

Chad Daybell on trial after deaths of wife and 2 children found buried in Idaho

The trial of a man charged with the deaths of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children began with jury selection Monday morning in Idaho. Chad Daybell’s trial is expected to last up to … more

By REBECCA BOONE | 4/1/24

FILE - An operating room is seen in Calif., July 27, 2010. Hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before subjecting them to pelvic exams and exams of other sensitive areas — especially if an exam will be done while the patient is unconscious, the federal government said Monday, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Hospitals must obtain written consent for pelvic and similar exams, the federal government says

New federal guidance says hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before subjecting them to pelvic exams and exams of other sensitive areas — especially if an exam will be done … more

By DEVNA BOSE | 4/1/24

A periodical cicada nymph is held in Macon, Ga., Wednesday, March 27, 2024. This periodical cicada nymph was found while digging holes for rosebushes. Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Invaders from underground are coming in cicada-geddon. It's the biggest bug emergence in centuries

Trillions of evolution’s bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas, are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries. These cicadas are nature's kings of the calendar, … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 4/1/24

A periodical cicada nymph wiggles in the grass in Macon, Ga., on Thursday, March 28, 2024, after being found while digging holes for rosebushes. Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Cicadas are nature's weirdos. They pee stronger than us and an STD can turn them into zombies

The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the United States aren’t just plentiful, they’re downright weird. These insects are the strongest urinators in the animal kingdom, … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 4/1/24

AT&T marketing chief on March Madness and Caitlin Clark's supernova run

Who do you have winning your college basketball bracket? The head of AT&T’s marketing is hoping that you’ll respond by asking, “For which tournament?” The telecommunications giant is once … more

By STAN CHOE | 4/1/24

This photo provided by Caltrans shows a damaged section of Highway 1, Sunday, March 31, 2024, south of Rocky Creek Bridge in Big Sur, Calif. Authorities urged motorists to avoid the scenic highway after a section of the coastal route collapsed during an Easter weekend storm, forcing closures and stranding motorists near Big Sur, authorities said. (Caltrans District 5 via AP)

Crews escorting cars around damaged section of California's Highway 1 after lane collapsed in storm

Traffic is moving only intermittently after a stretch of California’s scenic Highway 1 collapsed during an Easter weekend storm, forcing closures and stranding motorists near Big Sur. The collapse … more

4/1/24

Police patrol the area in downtown Indianapolis, Saturday, March 30, 2024, after a shooting near a shopping mall. (Max Lewis/Fox59 via AP)

Shooting outside downtown Indianapolis mall wounds 7 youths, police say

Police in Indianapolis say seven young people between the ages of 12 and 17 were wounded in a shooting outside a downtown shopping mall. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Deputy Chief Tanya … more

4/1/24

Christian families light candles and put flowers on the graves of their dear ones early morning on Easter in Purulia, West Bengal, India, Sunday, March 31, 2024. Christian around the world are celebrating Easter commemorating the day when according to Christian tradition Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem two millennia ago. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

AP PHOTOS: Easter Sunday around the world

Across the globe, people celebrated Easter Sunday — commemorating the day when, according to Christian tradition, Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem two millennia ago. In India, Christian … more

By The Associated Press | 3/31/24

FILE - U.S. Rep. William Delahunt, D-Mass., faces reporters during a news conference in Quincy, Mass., on Feb. 22, 2010. Former longtime Massachusetts congressman and district attorney Delahunt, a Democratic stalwart who postponed his own retirement from Washington to help pass former President Barack Obam's agenda, has died following an illness. He died Saturday, March 30, 2024, at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts, at the age of 82 following a long-term illness, news reports said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Former US Rep. William Delahunt of Massachusetts has died at age 82

Longtime U.S. Rep. William D. Delahunt of Massachusetts has died following a long-term illness. His family says Delahunt died Saturday at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts, at the age of 82. … more

By BRIAN P. D. HANNON | 3/31/24