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Poll: Cut federal spending — but not big-ticket programs 03/29/2023 10:32am • WASHINGTON (AP) — In the federal budget standoff, the majority of U.S. adults are asking lawmakers to pull off the impossible: Cut the overall size of government, but also devote more money to the most popular and expensive programs. Six in 10 U.S. adults say the government spends too much money. Brazil hits 700,000 virus deaths, 2nd highest in the world 03/28/2023 06:49pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's government on Tuesday reported the 700,000th death from COVID-19 in the South American nation, which has the second most victims of the virus after the United States. Brazilian health experts say most people dying of COVID-19 in recent days are either unvaccinated or suff Hong Kongers hold first protest in years under strict rules 03/26/2023 06:15am • HONG KONG (AP) — Dozens of people on Sunday joined Hong Kong's first authorized protest since the lifting of major COVID-19 restrictions under unprecedentedly strict rules, including wearing a numbered badge around their necks. The rules set out by the police, who cited security reasons, came as t Mbappé delivers for France as captain; Lukaku nets hat trick 03/24/2023 07:02pm • Kylian Mbappé delivered for France again, this time wearing the captain’s armband. Leading a new era for Les Bleus, there was something very familiar about the way Mbappé slotted home two unforgiving finishes to headline a 4-0 win over the Netherlands in European Championship qualifying on Frida AL West Preview: Can Ohtani, Angels unseat the Astros? 03/24/2023 01:41pm • Once Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout for an epic finish to the World Baseball Classic, the former AL MVPs quickly returned to being teammates again for what could be their last chance together to lead the Los Angeles Angels to the playoffs. For the Athletics, this might be their last season in Ignoring experts, China's sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives 03/24/2023 05:51am • BEIJING (AP) — When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn’t ready for a massive onslaught of cases, with hospitals turning away ambulances and crematoriums burning bodies around the clock. Chinese state media claimed the decision to open up was based o Ignoring experts, China's sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives 03/24/2023 05:42am • BEIJING (AP) — When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn’t ready for a massive onslaught of cases. Hospitals turned away ambulances, crematoriums burned bodies around the clock, and relatives hauled dead loved ones to warehouses for lack of storage sp Former lawmaker's wife sentenced in theft of COVID-19 funds 03/23/2023 05:10pm • NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The wife of a now-former Connecticut state lawmaker was sentenced Thursday to six months in federal prison in connection with her role in the alleged theft of federal coronavirus relief funds from the city of West Haven. Lauren DiMassa, one of several people arrested with f 5 players out as viral infection hits Netherlands squad 03/23/2023 12:08pm • ZEIST, Netherlands (AP) — Five players in the Netherlands squad to face World Cup finalist France in their opening European Championship qualifier have been sent home after contracting a viral infection. Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo, Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt along with Sven Botman, Iraq WMD failures shadow US intelligence 20 years later 03/23/2023 07:23am • WASHINGTON (AP) — In his U.S. Capitol office, Rep. Jason Crow keeps several war mementos. Sitting on a shelf are his military identification tags, the tailfins of a spent mortar and a piece of shrapnel stopped by his body armor. Two decades ago, Crow was a 24-year-old platoon leader in the America Equatorial Guinea confirms 8 new cases of Marburg virus 03/23/2023 06:17am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Equatorial Guinea has confirmed another eight cases of the “highly virulent” Marburg virus, a deadly hemorrhagic fever with no authorized vaccine or treatment. The World Health Organization on Thursday said that brings the country’s total number of cases to nine in the Heavily indebted Chinese developer proposes restructuring 03/23/2023 05:31am • BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese real estate developer whose struggle to manage more than $300 billion in debt rattled global financial markets announced a long-awaited plan Thursday to restructure what it owes to foreign bondholders. The Evergrande Group, the global real estate industry's most heavily in 17-year-old Irankunda set to become youngest Socceroo 03/22/2023 09:30pm • SYDNEY (AP) — Tanzanian-born Nestory Irankunda is in line to become the youngest-ever player to suit up for Australia’s national men’s soccer team. Irankunda, who turned 17 on Feb. 9 and plays for Adelaide United in the domestic A-League, has been promoted to the Socceroos squad for a friendly Conn. ex-city official gets prison for COVID-19 funds theft 03/22/2023 02:26pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut city employee was sentenced to 13 months in prison on Wednesday for his role in the theft of more than $600,000 in federal coronavirus relief funding by a company he founded with former state Rep. Michael DiMassa. John Bernardo, 66, also was ordered to p Last Match Play, last chance for Kuchar at Tiger's record 03/22/2023 09:55am • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Matt Kuchar has a chance to break at least one record belonging to Tiger Woods, and the Dell Technologies Match Play will be his last chance. That's because this is the last edition of the Match Play. And for starters, Kuchar feels lucky just to be part of the 64-man field at