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AP Exclusive: Pakistan and Afghan Taliban officials meet in China for ceasefire talks 04/01/2026 01:13pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� Pakistan and Afghanistan held the first round of peace talks on Wednesday, with China mediating to broker a durable ceasefire after weeks of fighting, two Pakistani officials said. But even as the talks were held, Afghanistan accused Pakistan of firing mortars into its territory. Final gargoyle returned to its perch atop rehabbed Kentucky cathedral modeled after Notre Dame 04/01/2026 01:10pm • COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) ��� The last ghoulish gargoyle has been returned to its perch as part of a two-year restoration of a Kentucky cathedral with a facade modeled after Notre Dame in Paris. The rehab project at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption was sorely needed to repair deteriorated stone, m Judge tosses lawsuit filed by parents of 'Cop City' protester who was killed by troopers 04/01/2026 01:08pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by the parents of an environmental activist who was shot dead by Georgia state troopers, saying their actions were ���objectively reasonable��� when they shot pepper balls into the activist's tent and ultimately fired fatal Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar expected to miss a few games with upper-body injury 04/01/2026 01:08pm • DENVER (AP) ��� The Colorado Avalanche will be without standout defenseman Cale Makar for a few games after he suffered an upper-body injury in a win over Calgary earlier this week. Coach Jared Bednar said Wednesday after morning skate that Makar is ���doing OK. He's going miss some time, though. No Advocacy groups urge YouTube to protect kids from 'AI slop' videos 04/01/2026 01:05pm • Advocacy groups and experts condemned YouTube for serving up low-quality artificial intelligence-generated videos to its most vulnerable audience: children. In a letter to YouTube CEO Neal Mohan and Sundar Pichai, the CEO of YouTube���s parent company Google, children���s advocacy group Fairplay ex Kyle Green���s fourth stint at Northern Iowa comes with the top job and a 5-year contract 04/01/2026 01:04pm • CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) ��� Kyle Green, who has had three stints as an assistant at Northern Iowa, will return to the Panthers as the head men's basketball coach after spending the past five years on Iowa State's staff. The school on Wednesday announced Green as the successor to longtime coach Ben Ja Megan Thee Stallion takes 2 Broadway shows off after illness during 'Moulin Rouge!' 04/01/2026 01:04pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Megan Thee Stallion was rushed to the hospital after ���feeling very ill��� while onstage on Broadway in ���Moulin Rouge! The Musical.��� She later took to social media to explain she had been ���pushing myself past my limits lately.��� An understudy stepped in Tuesday night for th Trump isn't immune from civil claims his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge says 04/01/2026 01:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump is not immune from civil claims that he incited a mob of his supporters to attack the Capitol on Jan, 6, 2021, a federal judge has ruled in one of the last unresolved legal cases stemming from the riot. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled Tuesday that Trum Red Sox catcher Carlos Narv��ez scratched from lineup in series finale against Astros 04/01/2026 12:58pm • HOUSTON (AP) ��� Red Sox catcher Carlos Narv��ez was scratched from Boston���s finale with Houston on Wednesday for an undisclosed reason. Narv��ez was removed from the lineup about 2 �� hours before first pitch and replaced behind the plate by Connor Wong. ���I just made a change,��� manager Alex C MLB revives 'This Week in Baseball' as a digital series 04/01/2026 12:55pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Major League Baseball is bringing back ���This Week in Baseball��� by giving it a digital flair. The iconic series will be revived on Major League Baseball's X account, as well as @XOriginals, every Friday at noon and will run through the postseason. ���This Week in Baseball��� deb America 250: Transportation at the Brooklyn Bridge 04/01/2026 12:23pm • The iconic Brooklyn Bridge in New York City opened in 1883 after nearly 14 years of construction and numerous delays. The 143-year-old bridge is 1,595 feet long and 127-feet-high, connecting Brooklyn to Manhattan across the East River. When it opened, it was the longest suspension in the world. Max Thieriot is on fire. Meet the man behind TV hits 'Fire Country' and 'Sheriff Country' 04/01/2026 12:09pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Max Thieriot is carving out a role as the King of Friday TV. He's the star, co-creator and an executive producer of CBS and Paramount+'s ���Fire Country��� and a co-creator and executive producer of the spinoff freshman drama ���Sheriff Country,��� which both rule Friday nights as Supreme Court casts doubt on Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship as he attends arguments 04/01/2026 12:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Supreme Court casts doubt on Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship as he attends arguments. UConn won its last natty with help from 2 power league transfers; Reed, Demary are hoping for same 04/01/2026 11:58am • STORRS, Conn. (AP) ��� In the days and weeks after Silas Demary Jr. arrived on the next stage of his basketball career, he sought out the one UConn men���s player who was navigating a similar path coming from another power conference school. The year before Demary left Georgia to try to help the Hus Rescuers give up hope for the humpback whale stranded in the Baltic Sea 04/01/2026 11:55am • BERLIN (AP) ��� Rescuers said Wednesday that they have given up hope for the humpback whale that has become stranded repeatedly off Germany's Baltic Sea coast and now expect it to die in the inlet where it currently lies. The whale swam into an inlet on the small island of Poel, near the port of Wis