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Trump returns to New York to face historic criminal charges

Trump returns to New York to face historic criminal charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump returned to New York from his Florida estate Monday for his historic booking and arraignment on hush money charges related to allegations of sexual encounters.
Circle back: Maine claims biggest ice disk, at 1,776 feet

Circle back: Maine claims biggest ice disk, at 1,776 feet

MADAWASKA, Maine (AP) — Volunteers cut a big ol' circle in a frozen lake and set it in motion, claiming a world record in a category that few people know exists: The biggest ice carousel.
Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools

Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools

Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender students by the personal pronouns they use, after lawmakers on Monday failed to override the governor’s veto of a controversial bill to place restrictions on educators.
Russia blames Ukraine for bomb that killed military blogger

Russia blames Ukraine for bomb that killed military blogger

Russian authorities blamed Ukrainian intelligence agencies on Monday for orchestrating a bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe that killed a Russian military blogger who fervently supported Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and they arrested a suspect.
Autopsy finds cause of death for Irvo Otieno was asphyxia

Autopsy finds cause of death for Irvo Otieno was asphyxia

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1st moon crew in 50 years includes woman, Black astronaut

1st moon crew in 50 years includes woman, Black astronaut

NASA on Monday named the four astronauts who will fly around the moon late next year, including the first woman and the first African American assigned to a lunar mission.
No April Fools' prank: Jogger has close encounter with cow

No April Fools' prank: Jogger has close encounter with cow

FARMINGTON, Maine (AP) — A Maine jogger encountered an angry cow, and it was no joke. The Farmington Police Department shared details of the encounter on April Fools' Day, a day after the actual encounter, and assured that this was no prank.
Lone suspect in 1980 Paris synagogue bombing goes on trial

Lone suspect in 1980 Paris synagogue bombing goes on trial

PARIS (AP) — A Lebanese-Canadian academic who is the lone suspect in a 1980 bombing outside a Paris synagogue went on trial in absentia Monday, nearly 43 years after four people were killed and 46 wounded in the unclaimed attack.
Finland to join NATO Tuesday, military alliance chief says

Finland to join NATO Tuesday, military alliance chief says

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday Finland will become the 31st member of the world's biggest military alliance on Tuesday, prompting a warning from Russia that it would bolster its defenses near their joint border if
Indian opposition leader will avoid prison during appeals

Indian opposition leader will avoid prison during appeals

NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court on Monday suspended a two-year prison sentence for Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi as he appeals a criminal conviction for mocking the prime minister’s surname that saw him expelled from Parliament, dealing a hu