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Today in History: April 29, Joan of Arc leads French in battle at Orleans 04/29/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Monday, April 29, the 120th day of 2023. There are 246 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 29, 1429, Joan of Arc entered the besieged city of Orleans to lead a French victory over the English. On this date: In 1916, the Easter Rising in Dubli Dubai plans to move its busy international airport to a $35 billion new facility within 10 years 04/28/2024 05:22am • Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the city-state's second, sprawling airfield in its southern desert reaches “within the next 10 years” in a project worth nearly $35 billion, its ruler said Sunday. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid A Class of 2024 reflects on college years marked by COVID-19, protests and life's lost milestones 04/27/2024 01:04am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Grant Oh zigzagged across the University of Southern California campus as if he was conquering an obstacle course, coming up against police blockade after police blockade on his way to his apartment while officers arrested demonstrators protesting the Isra Long flu season winds down in US 04/26/2024 02:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season appears to be over. It was long, but it wasn't unusually severe. Last week, for the third straight week, medical visits for flu-like illnesses dipped below the threshold for what's counted as an active flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s MLB presence in Mexico goes beyond just hosting another regular-season series 04/26/2024 02:51pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — When the Houston Astros take on the Colorado Rockies this weekend, it will be the seventh regular-season series played in Mexico. Major League Baseball's presence in the country, however, goes far beyond that. Mexico became one of only six countries in the world with an MLB offi Four decades in, the Pet Shop Boys know the secret to staying cool 04/26/2024 12:16am • LONDON (AP) — Chicken Kiev, AI-generated press releases and the annoyance of fan selfies while performing — there was a lot on the minds of the Pet Shop Boys as the iconic British duo prepared to release a new album. Their 15th studio album, “Nonetheless,” comes Friday — 40 years (and 50 m AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Puerto Rico's Democratic presidential primary 04/24/2024 07:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Puerto Rico will hold a Democratic presidential primary on Sunday, which will be the only opportunity most registered voters on the island will have to officially weigh in on the race for the White House. Like other U.S. territories, voters in Puerto Rico can’t cast ballots in Garland speaks with victims' families as new exhibit highlights the faces of gun violence 04/23/2024 08:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Children fatally shot in their classrooms. Law enforcement gunned down while doing their jobs. Victims of domestic violence. And people killed on American streets. Photos of their faces line the wall as part of a new exhibit inside the federal agency in Washington that's respons Auditors say it's hard to tell how Turkey is using EU refugee funds. Some officials aren't helpful 04/23/2024 06:03pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union auditors said on Wednesday that they are unable to establish whether some of the billions of euros the bloc has given to Turkey to help it cope with Syrian refugees is actually having any impact. Under a deal concluded between EU leaders and Turkey in 2016, the bloc Writer Leonardo Padura chronicles life in Cuba as his detective 'alter ego' solves gripping crimes 04/23/2024 01:15am • HAVANA (AP) — His novels recount gruesome murders, thefts, scams, bribes and humiliating secrets. But those are not even the most important themes in the stories told by award-winning Cuban writer Leonardo Padura. For the last four decades, Padura, 68, has managed to turn his series of detective t This Fairfax man says he'll never forget the people who saved his life 04/22/2024 10:10pm • Albert Johnson almost died when he passed out behind the wheel of his car. The 77-year-old Fairfax man smashed into a light pole just five years ago after going to the gym and having a cup of coffee at a local restaurant. Once he left the café on April 17, driving west on Route 29, he passed out With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors 04/22/2024 07:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court wrestled with major questions about the growing issue of homelessness on Monday as it considered whether cities can punish people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking. It's the most significant case before the high court in decades on the issue, a The pandemic exposed staff shortages at nursing homes. A new White House push aims for a remedy 04/22/2024 06:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday said the first rule to set minimum staffing levels at federally funded nursing homes and require that a certain portion of the taxpayer dollars they receive go toward wages for care workers is a long-overdue “milestone” that recognizes t Foundation to convene 3rd annual summit on anti-Asian hate, building AAPI coalitions 04/22/2024 04:07pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A foundation launched in the wake of anti-Asian hate will hold a wide-ranging conference bringing together Asian American and Pacific Islander notable figures for a third year. The Asian American Foundation will hold a Heritage Month Summit next month in New York City for AAPI Heri Takeaways from AP report on how the search for the coronavirus origins turned toxic 04/22/2024 01:05pm • BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government froze meaningful efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, despite publicly declaring it supported an open scientific inquiry, an Associated Press investigation has found. The AP drew on thousands of pages of undisclosed emails and documents, l