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Senior Malian official among 4 dead in ambush in jihadi area 04/20/2023 02:01pm • BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A senior Malian official and three other people have been killed in an ambush in an area of the country's southwest, the government said Thursday. The attack occurred in an area where Islamic extremists are active. The president's chief of staff, Oumar Traore, was killed while Common mistakes, uncommon reactions in 4 separate shootings 04/20/2023 01:51pm • In the span of six days, seven people across the U.S. have been shot — one fatally — for making one of the most ordinary and unavoidable mistakes in everyday life: showing up at the wrong place. A North Carolina man shot a 6-year-old girl and her parents Tuesday night after children went to retr Union Pacific's 1Q profit flat as inflation drives costs up 04/20/2023 12:33pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific railroad delivered flat profit in the first quarter as weather slowed trains across the western United States and inflation drove costs up, but executives are optimistic about their ability to handle all the goods companies want to ship the rest of the year as more More peril for Trump in pending probes than NY: AP-NORC poll 04/20/2023 12:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has emerged largely unscathed politically from his New York indictment. But a new poll suggests that investigations in Georgia and Washington could prove more problematic. Only 4 in 10 U.S. adults believe Trump acted illegally in New York, where he h Lawyer who spat on anti-racism protester in 2020 convicted 04/20/2023 12:00pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — A white lawyer was convicted for spitting on a Black high school student during a 2020 anti-racism march in a Milwaukee suburb. A jury reached the verdict Wednesday in the trial of Stephanie Rapkin, 67, of Shorewood, Wisconsin, finding her guilty of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Runaway bull shot after charging through English village 04/20/2023 10:02am • LONDON (AP) — Police shot and killed a runaway bull that charged through an English village as children were being dropped off at school. Paul Dalton was taking his grandchildren to class Wednesday morning in Haslington, northwestern England, when he said he heard a commotion behind them and turne Today in Sports - Week Ahead, April 21-27 04/20/2023 10:00am • April 25 1950 — Charles Cooper, an All-American from Duquesne playing with the Harlem Globetrotters, becomes the first black to be picked in the NBA draft when he’s taken by the Boston Celtics. 1952 — The Minneapolis Lakers, led by George Mikan’s 22 points, beat the New York Knicks 82-65 to Body recovered from rubble of collapsed NYC parking garage 04/20/2023 12:17am • NEW YORK (AP) — Crews pulled a body from the rubble of a New York City parking garage Wednesday, as building inspectors sought to pinpoint a cause for the century-old structure's deadly collapse. It was a delicate operation to recover the victim and remove as many as 90 vehicles scattered on the s Homeowner who shot Black teen Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty 04/19/2023 11:25pm • LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — The 84-year old man who shot Ralph Yarl when the Black teenager went to his door by mistake pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a case that has shocked the country and renewed national debates about gun policies and race in America. Andrew Lester walked into the courtroom with a ca Police: Maine man killed parents before firing on motorists 04/19/2023 11:15pm • BOWDOIN, Maine (AP) — A man confessed to killing four people, including his parents, and then firing on motorists on a busy interstate highway, just days after being released from prison, police said Wednesday. Mike Sauschuck, commissioner of the Maine Department of Public Safety, called the shoo Texas cheerleaders shot after one says she got in wrong car 04/19/2023 09:59pm • ELGIN, Texas (AP) — A man shot and wounded two cheerleaders in a Texas supermarket parking lot after one of them said she mistakenly got into his car thinking it was her own — the latest in a string of recent U.S. shootings apparently sparked by someone showing up at the wrong place. The shootin Woman shot after wrong turn had hopes, dreams, father says 04/19/2023 08:50pm • FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) — The father whose 20-year-old daughter was fatally shot after she and her friends got lost and drove to the wrong house in rural upstate New York raged Wednesday at the man who pulled the trigger. “For this man to sit on his porch and fire at a car with no threat is just Sustainable Travel: 6 Ways to Be an Eco-Conscious Traveler 04/19/2023 08:00pm • Finding sustainable ways to travel doesn't need to be burdensome. Sustainable travel is easier than you may think, whether you start by supporting local businesses or taking small steps to reduce your carbon footprint. One of the simplest things you can do is fly less, but there so many different wa Answers to 15 Common Tax Questions 04/19/2023 08:00pm • This is the time of year when people's minds are filled with tax issues -- whether they're searching for free tax help they can trust, trying to squeeze out more valuable deductions, hoping to avoid penalties or audits, eagerly awaiting their refunds or wanting to make sure they aren't victims of ta How Transportation Costs Impact Inflation 04/19/2023 08:00pm • Rising costs have significantly impacted Americans in the last year. Prices of food, transportation and more have soared, bringing with them a cost-of-living crisis. The good news is, inflation rates are slowing. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation rose by 0.1% in M