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'I thought I'd died.' How landmines are continuing to claim lives in post-Assad Syria

IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Suleiman Khalil was harvesting olives in a Syrian orchard with two friends four months ago, unaware the soil beneath them still hid deadly remnants of war. The trio sudde...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Blackwood is new in net for playoff-experienced Avalanche and seeks a 2-0 series lead over Stars

DALLAS (AP) — Mackenzie Blackwood is already fitting right in with these Colorado Avalanche in their eighth consecutive postseason, and a roster filled with playoff experience that includes ...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangle over migration, gets chocolate eggs for kids

VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings, after they got into a long-distance tangle over the Trump administratio...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Nathan MacKinnon scores 2, assists on another as Avalanche open NHL playoffs with 5-1 win over Stars

DALLAS (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon took a stick to the face, had a part in both of Colorado's strange goals in the second period and capped his night with an empty-netter for his 50th career pla...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Queen Elizabeth II's favorite dogs race for glory in Britain's Corgi Derby

LONDON (AP) — Some of the fastest canines on four very short legs have raced for glory in Scotland’s annual Corgi Derby. The Musselburgh Racecourse Corgi Derby was first held in 2022 to mark...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Strollers and other baby products will get more expensive -- and harder to find -- with tariffs

Sam Rutledge and his wife have a baby due in mid-July, so they thought they had a few more months to research and buy the gear they’ll need. But President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement ...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Ukrainians mark Easter with little faith in Russia ceasefire

LUKASHIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Dozens of Ukrainians gathered outside the ruins of a damaged church in northern Ukraine on Sunday to mark Easter, doubting a ceasefire with Russia is possible. Ky...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Netanyahu says Israel has 'no choice' but to continue fighting in Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said again Saturday that Israel has “no choice” but to continue fighting in Gaza and will not end the war before de...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Avalanche visit the Stars with 1-0 series lead

Colorado Avalanche (49-29-4, in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (50-26-6, in the Central Division) Dallas; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Avalanche -152, Stars +127...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Rockies look to end slide in matchup with the Nationals

Washington Nationals (8-12, fourth in the NL East) vs. Colorado Rockies (3-16, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Sunday, 3:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Jake Irvin (1-0, 3.91 ERA, 1...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Zimbabwe's stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts a British colonial legacy

CHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe (AP) — A pair of white hands blinding a Black face. A smiling colonizer with a Bible, crushing the skull of a screaming native with his boot. Chained men in gold mines,...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Jokic and the Nuggets host Los Angeles with 1-0 series lead

Los Angeles Clippers (50-32, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (50-32, fourth in the Western Conference) Denver; Monday, 10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Clippers -1...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press