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These are the countries where TikTok is already banned 04/26/2024 09:47am • LONDON (AP) — TikTok is in the crosshairs of authorities in the U.S., where new law threatens a nationwide ban unless its China-based parent ByteDance divests. It would be the biggest blow yet to the popular video-sharing app, which has faced various restrictions around the world. TikTok is alrea 5 cars from the Beijing auto show that reflect China's vision for the future of driving 04/26/2024 06:25am • BEIJING (AP) — China's vision of the future of the automobile — electrified and digitally connected — is on display at the ongoing Beijing auto show. Organizers say that 117 new models are making their debut at Auto China 2024, which runs through May 4. They range from eye-poppingly cutting South Korean police raid office of incoming head of doctors' group over protracted strikes 04/26/2024 06:17am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police said Friday they searched the office of the hard-line incoming leader of an association of doctors and confiscated his mobile phone as he faces accusations that he incited the protracted walkouts by thousands of medical interns and residents. The devel San Francisco 49ers take Florida receiver Ricky Pearsall with the 30th pick in the NFL draft 04/26/2024 01:28am • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch got a text from star receiver Brandon Aiyuk soon after drafting Florida’s Ricky Pearsall with the 30th pick. Aiyuk's message about his former teammate was glowing: “Fire pick. Can’t lie.” The Niners ended the first d Cowboys get Oklahoma offensive lineman Tyler Guyton after trading down in NFL draft 04/26/2024 01:10am • FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys took Oklahoma's Tyler Guyton with the 29th pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, and even after trading down five spots sounded as if they had found their next left tackle for a group that lost two starters to free agency. Guyton played mostly right tackl Colts take first defensive player of NFL draft, UCLA edge rusher Laiatu Latu at No. 15 04/26/2024 12:39am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Laiatu Latu kept believing he would play in the NFL one day, even after team doctors at Washington told him a neck injury had ended his football career. On Thursday, nearly two years after being cleared to play again by doctors at UCLA, the star edge rusher got his dream call � Falcons provide an NFL draft surprise by taking Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. with No. 8 pick 04/26/2024 12:38am • FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons provided the first major surprise of the NFL draft by selecting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. of Washington with the No. 8 overall pick on Thursday night. The Falcons extended their recent trend of selecting offensive skill players in the first round Troy Fautanu idolized Troy Polamalu. Now he's following in Polamalu's footsteps in Pittsburgh 04/26/2024 12:31am • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Troy Fautanu grew up idolizing Troy Polamalu. It wasn't just their shared Polynesian heritage. It was everything. The way the Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame safety carried himself. The way he played football with a relentless passion. The way Polamau's No. 43 seemed to be in th Chiefs trade up with Bills to select WR Xavier Worthy at No. 28 in NFL draft 04/26/2024 12:28am • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs traded up to select Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy with the No. 28 pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, giving Patrick Mahomes the kind of speedy deep threat they have not enjoyed since Tyreek Hill was on the roster. The Chiefs were supposed to Las Vegas Raiders take Georgia tight end Brock Bowers with the 13th pick in the NFL draft 04/26/2024 12:28am • HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Brock Bowers was in middle school in Napa, California, when the then-Oakland Raiders would hold training camp nearby. He'd drop by to check out practice and once even got an autograph from quarterback Derek Carr. Now Bowers is part of the Las Vegas Raiders, who selected the Saints take Oregon State offensive tackle Taliese Fuaga 14th overall in the NFL draft 04/26/2024 12:24am • METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Oregon State offensive tackle Taliese Fuaga is a fan of comedic actor Adam Sandler and his 1998 film, “The Waterboy,” which he's watched numerous times. Perhaps the 6-foot-6, 324-pound blocker was destined to wind up in Louisiana at the dawn of his NFL career, even if the 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 Alabama lawmakers advance bill that could lead to prosecution of librarians 04/25/2024 10:53pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation that could see librarians prosecuted under the state's obscenity law for providing “harmful” materials to minors, the latest in a wave of bills in Republican-led states targeting library content and decisions. The Alaba New York Giants add explosive receiving threat, taking Malik Nabers of LSU at No. 6 in NFL draft 04/25/2024 10:43pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Hoping to find an explosive wide receiver to open up their offense in the way Odell Beckham Jr. of LSU did a decade ago, the New York Giants went back to Cajun country and selected Malik Nabers with the No. 6 pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night. Nabers gives the Gi Brazilian authorities bury deceased migrants who drifted in African boat to the Amazon 04/25/2024 10:03pm • BELEM, Brazil (AP) — The bodies of nine migrants found on an African boat off the northern coast of Brazil’s Amazon region were buried Thursday with a solemn ceremony in the Para state capital of Belem. Fishermen off the coast of Para found the boat adrift April 13, carrying the bodies that wer