March Madness bracket anything but sleepy as Auburn, Tar Heels picks highlight wild Selection Sunday
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A sleepy Selection Sunday this was not. North Carolina barely slid into this year’s version of March Madness, a development that led its athletic director to remind everyone that he had nothing to do…
NASA’s stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Just over a day after blasting off, a SpaceX crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, delivering the replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts. The four…
North Korea fires several ballistic missiles after the US and South Korea began military drills
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea Monday, South Korea’s military said, hours after South Korean and U.S. troops kicked off their large annual combined…
Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency’s programs gone
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development, and said he would move the 18%…
How to watch the first joint address to Congress of Trump’s second term
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday night will deliver the first joint congressional address of his second presidency. It’s not officially called the State of the Union, a title reserved for a president’s…
Pope gets visit from Vatican secretary of state, says he’s sharing the suffering of all sick people
By NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCESCO SPORTELLI Associated Press ROME (AP) — A stable Pope Francis had a visit Sunday from the Vatican secretary of state as he continued his recovery from double pneumonia, but again skipped his weekly noon blessing…
Private lunar lander Blue Ghost aces moon touchdown with a special delivery for NASA
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart…
With value of running backs increasing, Ashton Jeanty and deep position group hope to cash in
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty noticed running back values declining just as his college career started to take off. Then he watched the resurgence of free agent acquisitions Saquon Barkley, Derrick…
Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were dead for some time, warrant shows
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, FELICIA FONSECA and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog were found dead in different rooms of their Santa Fe home and had apparently been dead…
Pope Francis sits upright in an armchair as Argentines in Rome pray for his recovery
By NICOLE WINFIELD, TRISHA THOMAS and SILVIA STELLACCI Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia Wednesday, the Vatican said, as Argentines, Romans and others kept up the steady stream of prayers…