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Gunmen in Nigeria attack a passenger bus and abduct students 04/17/2026 11:12am • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ��� Gunmen attacked a passenger bus in Nigeria 's Benue state, abducting some students on their way to university examinations, officials said. The students and other passengers were abducted Thursday along the Otukpo-Makurdi highway, Benue Gov. Hyacinth Alia said in a statement. Canadiens' Demidov, Flyers' Michkov-Martone duo headline young stars to watch in the NHL playoffs 04/17/2026 11:08am • It looked like this would be the spring of the past two No. 1 draft picks, Matthew Schaefer and Macklin Celebrini, making the NHL playoffs at 18 and 19 years old. Then Schaefer's New York Islanders and Celebrini's San Jose Sharks fell short. There is plenty of youthful talent in the NHL postseason a India Parliament blocks Modi���s bid to redraw voting boundaries alongside seat quota for women 04/17/2026 11:06am • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� A bill to reserve a third of seats for women lawmakers failed to pass in the lower house of India's Parliament on Friday, along with a separate, linked proposal to expand the national legislature by redrawing voting boundaries. The measure was seen as one of the most significant Senate extends surveillance powers until April 30 after collapse of longer renewal in the House 04/17/2026 11:01am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Senate extends surveillance powers until April 30 after collapse of longer renewal in the House. Alcaraz and Djokovic pull out of the Madrid Open as injuries take toll 04/17/2026 10:58am • MADRID (AP) ��� The Madrid Open is losing some star power with Carlos Alcaraz joining Novak Djokovic in pulling out of the upcoming clay-court tournament Friday. Alcaraz, ranked No. 2, withdrew from the Barcelona Open in midweek after undergoing a test on his right wrist, and the fourth-ranked Djoko A fragile calm in Lebanon as a US-brokered truce holds and families head home 04/17/2026 10:52am • BEIRUT (AP) ��� A fragile calm settled over parts of Lebanon on Friday as a 10-day ceasefire brokered by the United States took hold between Israel and Hezbollah, prompting thousands of displaced families to begin the journey home ��� even as uncertainty, destruction and Israeli warnings against goi Trump draws Marie Antoinette comparisons as he leans into the gilded trappings of the presidency 04/17/2026 10:47am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump had something urgent to address while flying back to Washington from his Mar-a-Lago estate on a recent Sunday. It wasn���t the Iran war, nor the partial government shutdown over Department of Homeland Security funding. He was focused on a monumental issue o Dow rallies 1,000 as oil prices tumble more than 10% after Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz and allows crude to flow 04/17/2026 10:41am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Dow rallies 1,000 as oil prices tumble more than 10% after Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz and allows crude to flow. Lula and S��nchez to 'work for peace' at gathering of progressive leaders in Barcelona 04/17/2026 10:38am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� Brazilian President Luiz In��cio Lula da Silva started a two-day visit to Spain on Friday when he and his Spanish counterpart Pedro S��nchez met a day before they will gather with other leaders, mostly of small to mid-sized countries, who are concerned with the fate of the German Chancellor Merz seeks US involvement in a mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz 04/17/2026 10:33am • PARIS (AP) ��� German Chancellor Merz seeks US involvement in a mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Auburn has a Bullish rebuild taking place on the Plains under new coach Alex Golesh 04/17/2026 10:30am • AUBURN, Ala. (AP) ��� New Auburn coach Alex Golesh has plenty of familiar faces around for his debut season. Dual-threat quarterback Byrum Brown followed Golesh to the Plains from South Florida and brought a big chunk of the Bulls��� high-powered offense with him. Golesh signed 13 former USF players Kosovo approves troop contribution for Gaza force 04/17/2026 10:30am • PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) ��� Small Balkan nation Kosovo says it wants to commit dozens of its security troops to an international force for Gaza because it appreciates what NATO-led peacekeepers have done for its own security since its 1998-99 conflict with Serbia. Kosovo's Parliament on Friday overwhe Trump says Iran, with help of US, is working to remove all sea mines from Strait of Hormuz 04/17/2026 10:27am • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Trump says Iran, with help of US, is working to remove all sea mines from Strait of Hormuz. Cricket Canada facing corruption allegations aired in documentary 04/17/2026 10:15am • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� Cricket's governing body is investigating allegations of corruption against Cricket Canada that were aired in a documentary on Friday and included Canada���s T20 World Cup game against New Zealand this year. The investigative documentary ���Corruption, Crime and Cricket��� by the Trump says Israel is 'prohibited' from further strikes on Lebanon, saying 'enough is enough' in Israel-Hezbollah war 04/17/2026 10:14am • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Trump says Israel is 'prohibited' from further strikes on Lebanon, saying 'enough is enough' in Israel-Hezbollah war.