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Eric Dane, star of 'Euphoria' and 'Grey's Anatomy,' reveals he has ALS

“Euphoria” actor and former “Grey’s Anatomy” veteran Eric Dane has announced that he has ALS but will continue working. Dane, 52, revealed his diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,...

DATE: Apr 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Doctors remove pig kidney from an Alabama woman after a record 130 days

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed after her body began rejecting it and is back on dialysis, doctors announced Friday...

DATE: Apr 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Global warming isn't funny -- except in the hands of these comedians

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Esteban Gast remembered a feeling of shame he had in high school while calculating how much carbon dioxide, the main driver of climate change, his daily activities cre...

DATE: Apr 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

An American pastor was abducted at gunpoint in South Africa while preaching a sermon

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A pastor was abducted by armed and masked men as he was preaching a sermon before a congregation in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, police said Friday. Four men br...

DATE: Apr 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

US Sen. Bennet says he's running for Colorado governor partly to oppose Trump

DENVER (AP) — U.S. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet is running for Colorado governor next year, saying in an interview with The Associated Press that he could better oppose President Donald Tr...

DATE: Apr 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Senate confirms Trump nominee Caine for chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff in overnight vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, filling the position almost two months...

DATE: Apr 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

China hits back at US and will raise tariffs on American goods from 84% to 125%

BEIJING (AP) — China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies that h...

DATE: Apr 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

NYC sightseeing helicopter plunges into river, killing 6 including Spanish family and pilot

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists i...

DATE: Apr 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Israel's army says it will fire air force reservists who condemned the war

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's military said Friday it will fire air force reservists who signed a letter condemning the war in Gaza and claiming it only serves political interests instead...

DATE: Apr 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Now that they've passed a budget plan, the hard part begins for Republicans

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans narrowly got their budget plan over the finish line. Now comes the hard part. The resolution adopted this week was only a first step that allows Republicans to ...

DATE: Apr 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

50 years later, Vietnam's battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, others from movies and h...

DATE: Apr 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Kings host the Avalanche after Fiala's 2-goal game

Colorado Avalanche (48-28-4, in the Central Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (45-24-9, in the Pacific Division) Los Angeles; Saturday, 4 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings host the C...

DATE: Apr 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press