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Thailand and Tajikistan qualify for 2027 Asian Cup 03/31/2026 01:28pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Thailand and Tajikistan secured places at the 2027 Asian Cup on Tuesday in the final round of qualifying. Lebanon will have to wait, though, because its match against Yemen was postponed because of the Iran war. The game was scheduled to be played in Qatar. The regional conflict als Things to know about Rice's whale, a rare species at risk from Trump plans for more Gulf drilling 03/31/2026 01:25pm • One of the world���s rarest whales lives in only one place: the Gulf of Mexico, where the Trump administration wants to expand oil and gas drilling that scientists fear could push the giant mammal to extinction. Endangered Rice���s whales live their entire lives in the gulf, where they���re vulnerab Texas coach Vic Schaefer is chasing an elusive national title in his fourth women's Final Four 03/31/2026 01:21pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� Texas coach Vic Schaefer has come agonizingly close to winning a national championship. Close as in three previous trips to the Final Four. And two title game appearances, including one lost on a last-second 3-pointer. The 65-year-old Schaefer is close again. Only he's over be Trial over air conditioning in Texas prisons starts with dispute over alleged heat-related deaths 03/31/2026 01:19pm • There were allegedly five heat-related deaths over the last two summers in Texas prisons, the plaintiff���s attorneys presented on the first day of the federal trial over insufficient air conditioning in these facilities. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has not publicly acknowledged heat as NFL taps Seahawks to be featured on HBO���s 'Hard Knocks' for 1st time in team history, AP source says 03/31/2026 01:14pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� The Seattle Seahawks will appear on the HBO show ���Hard Knocks��� ahead of the 2026 NFL season, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because neither the Seahawks nor the NFL had formally announced th Judge dismisses lawsuit against Fox News in sick leave dispute with fired journalist 03/31/2026 01:14pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Fox News, which was sued by a fired journalist who had accused the network of violating sick leave law and also targeting him for political views. Jason Donner lost the sick leave claim Monday, the last remaining issue in his lawsuit in fed Jury can't reach verdict in corruption trial of 2 ex-FirstEnergy executives in $60M bribery scandal 03/31/2026 01:04pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� Jurors failed to reach a verdict on Tuesday in the corruption trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged with alleged roles in a $60 million scheme to bribe politicians for a $1 billion nuclear bailout and other favors. The declaration of an impasse came after m Indonesia arrests Scottish man sought by Spain in connection with an international crime syndicate 03/31/2026 12:53pm • DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) ��� A Scottish man, described as a senior figure in an international crime syndicate, was arrested shortly after landing on the resort island of Bali, authorities in Indonesia said Tuesday. The 45-year-old, identified as Steven Lyons, was taken into custody by immigration o A foreign journalist has been kidnapped in Iraq, Iraq's interior ministry says 03/31/2026 12:48pm • BAGHDAD (AP) ��� A foreign journalist has been kidnapped in Iraq, Iraq's interior ministry says. Fast furniture isn't built to last. Here's how to find quality pieces that are still affordable 03/31/2026 12:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Furniture is one of the biggest hurdles during a move, because good dressers and couches are bulky and expensive. During a stressful time, it makes sense to crave something cheap delivered straight to your door. That's where fast furniture comes in. These are simple pieces made wit Iris Rainer Dart returns to tell her epic story of female friendship with 'Beaches' on Broadway 03/31/2026 12:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� When Iris Rainer Dart's daughter was in nursery school in the late 1980s, she kept noticing an odd thing happening with her mom and finally confronted her. ���She came to me one day and she said, ���Mommy, why do all the other mothers come up to you and say, ���I cried'?��� Dart re Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ���conversion therapy��� for LGBTQ+ kids 03/31/2026 12:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a law banning ���conversion therapy��� for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that ban the discredited practice. An 8-1 high court majority sided with a Christian counselor who argues the law banning talk therapy vio Afghan authorities say 14 more people die as a result of extreme weather and flooding 03/31/2026 12:17pm • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ��� Extensive flooding in many parts of Afghanistan has killed a further 14 people in the past 24 hours, authorities said Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths over the past five days to 42 with more heavy rain forecast. The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Aut Brazil is uniquely positioned to weather rising world oil prices. Here is why 03/31/2026 12:14pm • SAO PAULO (AP) ��� As the war in Iran rattles global oil markets, Brazil is partially shielded by a decades-old buffer against shocks that is both cheap and emits less pollution that causes climate change: Tens of millions of drivers here can choose between filling their tank with 100% sugarcane-bas US-Apple-Books-Top-10 03/31/2026 12:10pm • Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List) 1. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Random House Publishing Group) 2. The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez (Grand Central Publishing) 3. Theo of Golden by Allen Levi (Atria Books) 4. Judge Stone by James Patterson & Viola Davis (Little, Brown and Company) 5. Exit S