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Today in History: April 6, first modern Olympics begin

Today in History - Today is Thursday, April 6, the 96th day of 2023. There are 269 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games … more

By The Associated Press | 4/6/23

Fallen tree branches are shown on a street following an accumulation of ice rain in Montreal, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

800,000 lose power as freezing rain hits Ontario and Quebec

Freezing rain and thunderstorms have pummeled parts of Ontario and Quebec, and officials say about 800,000 people are without power. Quebec’s power utility said Wednesday evening that more than … more

By The Associated Press | 4/5/23

FILE - Steam rises from the coal-fired power plant Niederaussem, Germany, on Nov. 2, 2022. The burning of coal for electricity, cement, steel and other uses went up in 2022 despite global promises to phase down the fuel that's the biggest source of planet-warming gases in the atmosphere, a report late Wednesday, April 5, 2023, found. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Coal use climbs worldwide despite promises to slash it

The burning of coal for electricity, cement, steel and other uses went up in 2022 despite global promises to phase down the fuel that’s the biggest source of planet-warming gases in the atmosphere, … more

By SIBI ARASU | 4/5/23

This December 1993 microscope photo provided by the National Cancer Institute shows a typical neuroblastoma with rosette formation. In a study published Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in the New England Journal of Medicine, a novel treatment, CAR-T cell therapy, using supercharged immune cells, appears to work against tumors in children with the rare kind of cancer. (Dr. Maria Tsokos/National Cancer Institute via AP)

Novel treatment shows promise against rare cancer in kids

A novel treatment using supercharged immune cells appears to work against tumors in children with a rare kind of cancer. Researchers reported the finding Wednesday in the New England Journal of … more

By CARLA K. JOHNSON | 4/5/23

Moskalyov's lawyer Vladimir Biliyenko shows drawings that Maria Moskalyova, daughter of Alexei Moskalyov, drew for her father in a courtroom in Yefremov, Tula region, some 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Moscow, Russia, Monday, March 27, 2023. A court in Russia on Tuesday convicted a single father over social media posts criticizing the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to two years in prison — a case brought to the attention of authorities by his daughter's drawings against the invasion at school, according to the man's lawyer and local activists. The 54-year-old Moskalyov, a single father of a 13-year-old daughter, was accused of repeatedly discrediting the Russian army, a criminal offense in accordance to a law Russian authorities adopted shortly after sending troops into Ukraine. (AP Photo)

Russian girl who drew antiwar sketch leaves orphanage

The Kremlin's children's rights commissioner says a Russian girl sent to an orphanage after drawing an antiwar sketch at school has been picked up by her mother. In a case that drew international … more

By The Associated Press | 4/5/23

FILE - Actor Johnny Depp appears for the European premiere of their film, "The Rum Diary," in London on Nov. 3, 2011. The historical drama, “Jeanne du Barry,” starring Depp as King Louis XV, will open the 76th Cannes Film Festival. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

Johnny Depp-starrer 'Jeanne du Barry' to open Cannes

The historical drama, “Jeanne du Barry,” starring Johnny Depp as King Louis XV, will open the 76th Cannes Film Festival. Organizers of the French festival announced Wednesday that this year’s … more

4/5/23

FILE - A Roman Catholic church in Lisbon is pictured on Feb. 10, 2023. On Wednesday, April 5, 2023, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office publicly released a redacted version of an investigative report detailing sex abuse allegations against more than 150 Catholic priests and examining the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s response. (AP Photo/Armando Franca, File)

Maryland AG releases report on Catholic Church sex abuse

The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has publicly released a redacted version of an investigative report detailing sex abuse allegations against more than 150 Catholic priests and examining the … more

By LEA SKENE and BRIAN WITTE | 4/5/23

Senegal's Baaba Maal returns after years with new album

Amid a changing, modernizing world with climate change threatening his home, Senegalese singer-songwriter and activist Baaba Maal is releasing his first album in seven years. “Being,” released … more

By LIZZIE KNIGHT | 4/5/23

FILE - Christina Osborn and her children Alexander Osborn and Bella Araiza visit a makeshift memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. The Justice Department said Wednesday, April 5, 2023, that it has tentatively settled a lawsuit over the 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church that will pay victims and their families more than $144 million. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

DOJ tentatively settles over Texas church shooting for $144M

The Justice Department says it has tentatively settled a lawsuit over the 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church that will pay victims and their families more than $144 million. More than two dozen … more

By PAUL J. WEBER | 4/5/23

Sen. Marshall introduces Medicaid legislation

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) and Peter Welch (D-VT) have introduced the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023, legislation to limit abusive pricing … more

4/5/23

This artist sketch depicts former President Donald Trump, far left, pleading not guilty as the Clerk of the Court reads the charges and asks him "How do you plea?" Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in a Manhattan courtroom in New York, as his attorney Joseph Tacopina, center, watches. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Donald Trump's arraignment day a throwback for news outlets

Hours of breathless news coverage of Donald Trump's arraignment represented history for the country — and a throwback for news outlets. It recalled better days for cable news, through two … more

By DAVID BAUDER | 4/4/23

FILE - Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks to reporters after taking the oath of office in Jefferson City, Mo., on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. A lawsuit filed by Missouri’s Planned Parenthood reveals that the state's Republican attorney general is investigating gender-affirming care provided at the organization's St. Louis clinic. According to court documents filed Friday, March 31, 2023, the regional Planned Parenthood is suing Attorney General Andrew Bailey in St. Louis Circuit Court. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb, File)

Missouri Planned Parenthood sues over transgender inquiry

Missouri's Republican attorney general is investigating gender-affirming care provided at Planned Parenthood's St. Louis clinic. The organization revealed the investigation Friday in court documents … more

By SUMMER BALLENTINE | 4/4/23

This booking photo provided by Alexandria Sheriff's Office shows Ali Shukri Amin. Amin, convicted on terrorism charges as a teenager has been sent back to prison for a year after violating conditions of his release by meeting with convicted Taliban supporter John Walker Lindh and others linked to terrorism. Prosecutors had sought a two-year term for Ali Shukri Amin of Dumfries, citing a wealth of evidence that Amin immediately began meeting and corresponding with convicted terrorists after he was released from prison in 2020. The terms of Amin's relea(Alexandria Sheriff's Office via AP)

Terror convict back in prison after meetings with Lindh

A northern Virginia man convicted on terrorism charges as a teenager has been sent back to prison for a year after violating conditions of his release by meeting with convicted Taliban supporter John … more

By MATTHEW BARAKAT | 4/4/23

FILE - A large plume of smoke rises from fires on BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana's tip on April 2010. A new National Academy of Science study says that 13 years after a massive BP oil spill fouled the Gulf of Mexico, regulators and industry have reduced some risks in deep water exploration in the gulf but some troublesome safety issues persist. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Oil drilling in Gulf safer, but concerns linger, report says

A new National Academy of Science study says that 13 years after a massive BP oil spill fouled the Gulf of Mexico, regulators and industry have reduced some risks in deep water exploration in the … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 4/4/23

This grab taken from video released by the Russian Interior Ministry Press Service on Monday, April 3, 2023, shows Darya Trepova, a 26-year-old St. Petersburg resident suspected of involvement in a bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe.Anti-Terrorist Committee said Monday that the attack on Vladlen Tatarsky was "planned by Ukrainian special services." Russia's Investigative Committee reported the arrest of Darya Tryopova, a St. Petersburg resident suspected of involvement in the attack.(Russian Interior Ministry Press Service via AP)

Suspect in attack that killed military blogger to face court

A woman suspected of involvement in a bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe that killed a Russian military blogger is set to face a Moscow court that will set terms for her pre-trial detention. Vladlen … more

By The Associated Press | 4/4/23

Members of media gather outside Trump Tower in New York, Monday, April. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Trump indicted: What to know about the case and what's next

Former President Donald Trump's court appearance Tuesday will kick off an intense legal battle as the 2024 Republican presidential candidate also fights for his political life. Trump is expected to … more

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MEG KINNARD Associated Press | 4/4/23

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he leaves Trump International Golf Club in his motorcade, Sunday, April 2, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump returns to New York to face historic criminal charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump returned to New York from his Florida estate Monday for his historic booking and arraignment on hush money charges related to allegations of sexual … more

By JILL COLVIN, MICHAEL R. SISAK, TERRY SPENCER and WILL WEISSERT

Associated Press | 4/4/23

People browse through donated goods inside city hall in Adamsville, Tenn., on Sunday, April 2, 2023.

Tennesee tornado survivors

People around McNairy County, Tennesee, have pitched in supplies for those affected by the series of storms that destroyed dozens homes and claimed several casualties. more

4/4/23

Today in History: April 4, Martin Luther King assassinated

Today in History Today is Tuesday, April 4, the 94th day of 2023. There are 271 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin … more

By The Associated Press | 4/4/23

In this video screenshot from Minnesota’s EagleCam provided by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, an eagle hunkers down in its nest while being battered by strong winds in Ramsey County, Minn., Sunday, April 2, 2023. (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources via AP)

EagleCam shows heavy winds blow nest from tree; eaglet dies

Viewers of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources EagleCam were heartbroken over the weekend. The nature livestream captured the moment when strong winds from a severe weather system whipped … more

By TRISHA AHMED | 4/3/23