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Brazilian ex-intelligence chief Ramagem released after immigration arrest, thanks Trump 04/16/2026 05:55pm • SAO PAULO (AP) ��� Brazil's former intelligence agency chief Alexandre Ramagem celebrated on Thursday his release by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a two-day detention. He thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his release, though he provided no evidence that the leader had had Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, to serve as CDC director 04/16/2026 05:53pm • President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a social media post, Trump described Schwartz as ���incredibly talented��� and said, "She is a STAR!" The Atlanta-based CDC, whi Aston Villa routs Bologna to set up all-English Europa League semifinal against Nottingham Forest 04/16/2026 05:53pm • Ollie Watkins scored again as Aston Villa knocked out Bologna out of the Europa League in a 4-0 rout Thursday to set up an all-English semifinal against Nottingham Forest. Unai Emery's team reached its second European semifinal in three seasons with a 7-1 aggregate victory. Watkins had netted twice Sen. Warren calls for greater transparency into Federal Reserve nominee's financial holdings 04/16/2026 05:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump's nominee to run the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, is likely to face tough questions about his vast financial holdings at a hearing next week by the Senate Banking Committee. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the panel, told reporter LIV Golf leader says the show will go on amid reports of Saudi funding uncertainty 04/16/2026 05:46pm • LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil sought to quell speculation about the league's financial future Wednesday evening with a memo to his staff that said the 2026 season will continue as planned without interruption and ���at full throttle.��� The memo, a copy of which was sent to The Associated Press, followe Rays rally in 9th with 2 bases-loaded walks for 5-3 win over White Sox, stretch win streak to 6 04/16/2026 05:37pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Junior Caminero homered and the Tampa Rays scored twice on bases-loaded walks in the ninth inning, rallying for a 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. The Rays (11-7) trailed by one run three times before pulling ahead against White Sox (6-13) relievers Seranthony Domingu Man with AR-style pistol arrested at Aetna's Connecticut headquarters without incident 04/16/2026 05:33pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ��� A man carrying a backpack with an AR-style pistol inside was arrested Thursday after walking into health insurer Aetna's headquarters in Connecticut, police said. Security guards detained the man without incident shortly after 10 a.m., within 3 minutes after he entered the H US military will target Iran-linked ships worldwide, broadening scope beyond blockade 04/16/2026 05:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. military has widened its efforts beyond the blockade of Iran's ports to allow its forces around the world to stop any ship tied to Tehran or those suspected of carrying supplies that could help its government, from weapons to oil, metals and electronics. Gen. Dan Caine, Wild aren't ready to name their Game 1 goalie, with professed confidence in Gustavsson and Wallstedt 04/16/2026 05:26pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ��� The Minnesota Wild have entered the Stanley Cup playoffs with fully professed confidence in both of their goalies. Their preference is to keep a secret whether Filip Gustavsson or Jesper Wallstedt will start. After the Wild practiced on Thursday ahead of their trip to Dallas County prosecutor charges ICE agent with assault for pointing gun at people on Minneapolis highway 04/16/2026 05:25pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� A federal immigration agent accused of pointing his gun at occupants of a car after pulling alongside them on a Minneapolis-area highway is wanted on felony assault charges, Minnesota prosecutors said Thursday. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said it is the first criminal Justin Fairfax was once a rising Democratic star before scandal sank his career 04/16/2026 05:25pm • In the days after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam became engulfed in a scandal over a racist photo on his medical school yearbook in 2019, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax looked poised to ascend to the post and become the state���s second Black governor. That never happened. Soon after, Fairfax dealt with his o Netflix cofounder and chairman Reed Hastings to step down from board of directors 04/16/2026 05:25pm • Netflix cofounder and chairman Reed Hastings will step down from the streaming service���s board of directors in June when his term expires, the company said on Thursday. Hastings plans to focus on philanthropy and other pursuits. Hastings had served as Netflix���s CEO for more than 20 years until Severe storms continue to produce heavy rain, lightning and flooding across parts of US 04/16/2026 05:24pm • Storms barreling across the heart of the United States continued to threaten rain and pose flooding risks Thursday after causing at least one death when a man apparently was struck by lightning in Wisconsin. Police in Waukesha, west of Milwaukee, said the ���area was experiencing heavy rainfall acco WaFd: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 04/16/2026 05:23pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� SEATTLE (AP) ��� WaFd, Inc (WAFD) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $65.5 million. The bank, based in Seattle, said it had earnings of 82 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time items, came to 83 cents per share. The results topped Wall Street expectation Kaua���i Community Beetle-Mapping Project May Be A Model For Hawai���i 04/16/2026 05:18pm • It only took a few seconds and a tug on a monofilament net for Kaua���i farmer Fletcher Parker to find a dozen adult coconut rhinoceros beetles in a square foot of mulch on the island���s South Shore. Over the next few hours, he and roughly 10 others found hundreds of the beetles in the broader mulc