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Al Jaffee, longtime Mad magazine cartoonist, dead at 102 04/10/2023 07:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Al Jaffee, Mad magazine's award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions," has died. He was 102. Jaffee died Monday in Manhattan from multiple organ failure, accord Boston expected to be No. 1 pick in WNBA draft 04/08/2023 12:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Aliyah Boston has been the consensus No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft all season. The Indiana Fever, who own the top choice, just had to wait for the South Carolina star to make it official she was going to enter this year's draft. Boston had the chance to return to South Carolina for Today in History: April 7, Billie Holiday is born 04/07/2023 12:01am • Today in History Today is Friday, April 7, the 97th day of 2023. There are 268 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On April 7, 1984, the Census Bureau reported Los Angeles had overtaken Chicago as the nation���s ���second city��� in terms of population. On this date: In 1862, U Emergency funds: How much you should save and how to get started 04/06/2023 01:42pm • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union, federally insured by NCUA. Emergencies can happen at any time. You may need a new roof, to fix a broken refrigerator or make up for lost income. Making sure you have an emergency savings fund is vital to help you get through a season of tough fina Brazil's Bolsonaro questioned about gifts of diamond jewelry 04/05/2023 06:01pm • BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) ��� Former President Jair Bolsonaro underwent questioning Wednesday about diamond jewelry gifts when he was in power, as part of an investigation into whether he engaged in any irregularities in bringing the items into Brazil. The case has added to the legal jeopardy already su Rangers' Josh Smith 6 stitches, but good after pitch to face 04/04/2023 07:35pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ��� Rangers outfielder Josh Smith has six stitches on the lower right side of his face, a cut inside his mouth and some slight swelling, but no fractures after getting hit in the face with a pitch. ���I feel pretty good actually. I slept good,��� Smith said Tuesday in the Ra Lauder family pledges $200M to its Alzheimer's research work 04/04/2023 10:50am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The sons of cosmetics giant Est��e Lauder, along with her four grandchildren, pledged $200 million Tuesday to the Alzheimer���s Drug Discovery Foundation, a nonprofit the family founded to support research into finding a cure for the disease. Leonard and Ronald Lauder founded the Why Leonardo DiCaprio testified at trial of Fugees rapper 04/03/2023 07:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Leonardo DiCaprio testified Monday at the trial of former Fugee rapper Prakazrel ���Pras��� Michel, who is accused of conspiring to funnel money from a Malaysian state fund to Barack Obama���s 2012 reelection campaign. Here is a look at the main characters in the international scan Presidents of Taiwan, Guatemala visit Mayan pyramid 04/01/2023 05:11pm • GUATEMALA CITY (AP) ��� Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and the Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei toured the archaeological site of Tikal on Saturday during a trip by Tsai that aims to shore up the self-governing island���s ties with its remaining allies in Central America. The Taiwanese le Tuchel's Bayern beats Dortmund 4-2 in 'Klassiker' to go top 04/01/2023 04:03pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� Thomas M��ller scored twice and Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund 4-2 in ���der Klassiker��� on Saturday to overtake the visitors at the top of the Bundesliga and give Thomas Tuchel a winning start as coach. Bayern capitalized on a major mistake by Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel Curry, Poole, Thompson shoot Warriors past Spurs 130-115 04/01/2023 02:07am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Jordan Poole cherishes all of the moments around superstars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, from the practice floor behind the scenes to under the bright lights and noise of game night. Poole joined the Splash Brothers with 200 3-pointers this season, making Golden State just GOP donor convicted in Minnesota sex trafficking trial 03/31/2023 06:56pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� A formerly well-connected GOP donor was convicted Friday of enticing teenage girls with gifts, cash and money in exchange for sex. A federal jury found Anton ���Tony��� Lazzaro, 32, guilty of seven counts involving ���commercial sex acts��� with five girls ages 15 and 16 in 2020 Former US intel director's daughter gets 35 years for murder 03/31/2023 05:29pm • ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) ��� The daughter of former U.S. intelligence director John Negroponte was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison in the fatal stabbing of a friend after a drunken argument at a Maryland home, prosecutors announced. Sophia Negroponte, 30, of Washington, D.C., was convicted in Janu Vatican disavows decrees linked to seizure of Native lands 03/30/2023 05:43pm • Responding to Indigenous demands, the Vatican has formally repudiated the ���Doctrine of Discovery��� -- papal documents from the 15th century that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands. The repudiation will have great symbolic importance. Its immediate practical impact may be limited Michel Der Zakarian sparks Montpellier's revival in France 03/30/2023 06:13am • The old French saying ���the best soups are made in old pots��� certainly holds true for Montpellier. The family soccer club in southern France has a myriad of former players and coaches that are part of the organizational chart, or ready to come back and help out when things go wrong. That was the