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AP Decision Notes: What to Expect in the April 2 Presidential and State Primaries

FILE - Voters work on their ballots in kiosks in Jackson, Miss., March 10, 2020. Voters in the pivotal swing state of Wisconsin, as well as Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island, will weigh in on their parties presumptive nominees in presidential primaries Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Further south, Arkansas and Mississippi voters will return to the polls to decide a small handful of legislative seats that were forced to runoffs in primaries held earlier in March. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in the pivotal swing state of Wisconsin and three Northeastern states will have a chance to… Continue reading AP Decision Notes: What to Expect in the April 2 Presidential and State Primaries

He Didn’t Trust Police But Sought Their Help Anyway. Two Days Later, He Was Dead

Timere Jones, center, carries a life-sized picture of his brother, Jameek Lowery, as he and other family and friends visit his grave in Garfield, N.J., Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Lowery’s case underscores how hard it can be for families to hold officers accountable, as well as how difficult it can be to pry loose information about deadly encounters. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — Jameek Lowery entered the dimly lit lobby of the city’s police headquarters in a panic. He… Continue reading He Didn’t Trust Police But Sought Their Help Anyway. Two Days Later, He Was Dead

For Years She Thought Her Son Had Died of an Overdose. The Police Video Changed All That

Karen Goodwin holds a photograph of her son, Austin Hunter Turner, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, in Bristol, Tenn. Turner died in 2017, at the age of 23, after an encounter with the Bristol Police Department. Goodwin and her husband and kids had always admired paramedics and police. But in body-camera videos, from the moment police arrived, Hunter was treated as a suspect resisting arrest – not as a patient who was having a seizure. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — It was in the den that Karen Goodwin most strongly felt her son’s presence: On the… Continue reading For Years She Thought Her Son Had Died of an Overdose. The Police Video Changed All That

A Filipino Villager is Nailed to a Cross for the 35th Time on Good Friday to Pray for World Peace

Ruben Enaje remains on the cross during the reenactment of Jesus Christ's sufferings as part of Good Friday rituals in San Pedro Cutud, north of Manila, Philippines, Friday, March 29, 2024. The Filipino villager was nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea. (AP Photo/Gerard V. Carreon)

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact… Continue reading A Filipino Villager is Nailed to a Cross for the 35th Time on Good Friday to Pray for World Peace

Bus Plunges off a Bridge in South Africa, Killing 45 People. An 8-Year-Old is the Only Survivor

In this image taken from video provided by eNCA, a bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in Limpopo, South Africa, on Thursday, March 28, 2024, killing multiple people, authorities said. (eNCA via AP)

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A bus carrying worshippers on a long-distance trip from Botswana to an Easter weekend… Continue reading Bus Plunges off a Bridge in South Africa, Killing 45 People. An 8-Year-Old is the Only Survivor

French Soccer Federation Limits Support for Players’ Ramadan Observance. Critics See Discrimination

FILE - France's players pose for photographers before the international friendly soccer match between Germany and France in Dortmund, Germany, on Sept. 12, 2023. For Muslim soccer players in deeply secular France, observing Ramadan is a tall order. Wielding a principle of religious neutrality enshrined in the French constitution, the country's soccer federation does not accomodate players who want to fast and refrain from drinking or eating from sunrise to sunset. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

For Muslim soccer players in deeply secular France, observing Ramadan is a tall order, and this is not about to… Continue reading French Soccer Federation Limits Support for Players’ Ramadan Observance. Critics See Discrimination

‘Oppenheimer’ Finally Premieres in Japan to Mixed Reactions and High Emotions

People walk by a poster to promote the movie "Oppenheimer" Friday, March 29, 2024, in Tokyo. “Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers' reactions understandably were mixed and highly emotional. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

TOKYO (AP) — “Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the… Continue reading ‘Oppenheimer’ Finally Premieres in Japan to Mixed Reactions and High Emotions

What to Know About Day of Visibility, Designed to Show the World ‘Trans Joy’

FILE - A person holds up a sign reading, "Trans People Belong in Alabama," during a rally outside the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., on International Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, 2023. Sunday, March 31, 2024 is International Transgender Day of Visibility, a day full of events around the world to bring attention to a population that's often ignored or disparaged or victimized. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler, File)

Sunday is International Transgender Day of Visibility, observed around the world to bring attention to a population that’s often ignored,… Continue reading What to Know About Day of Visibility, Designed to Show the World ‘Trans Joy’

Obama, Clinton and Big-Name Entertainers Help Biden Raise a Record $26 Million for His Reelection

President Joe Biden, center, and former presidents Barack Obama, left, and Bill Clinton, right, participate in a fundraising event with Stephen Colbert at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

NEW YORK (AP) — Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and some big names from the entertainment world teamed up Thursday night… Continue reading Obama, Clinton and Big-Name Entertainers Help Biden Raise a Record $26 Million for His Reelection

Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus at the Consulate General of Greece in NY

A reception was held for Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus at the Consul General's residence in New York City on March 28 with John Catsimatidis and Olga Bornozi among those present. Photo by Eleni Sakellis

NEW YORK – Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus attended a press conference at the Consulate General of Greece… Continue reading Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus at the Consulate General of Greece in NY

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