Nation
April 28
This combination of photos shows former President Donald Trump in New York, April 23, 2024, from left, President Joe Biden in Scranton, Pa., April 16,

Donald Trump is running against Joe Biden. But he keeps bringing up another Democrat: Jimmy Carter

As Donald Trump campaigns for a return to the White House, he often reaches back more than 40 years and seven administrations to belittle President Joe Biden by comparing him to 99-year-old Jimmy Carter.
Nation
April 28

Obstacles remain as women seek more leadership roles in America's Black Church

No woman had ever preached the keynote sermon at the Joint National Baptist Convention, a gathering of four historically Black Baptist denominations representing millions of people.
Business
April 28

Seeking engagement and purpose, corporate employees turn to workplace volunteering

Michelle Barbin's job does not always fill her bucket. Yes, she likes her nine-to-five helping improve consumer experiences at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. She emphasizes she wouldn't have spent nearly 19 years working for the health insurance provider otherwise.
Nation
April 28
Police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters attempting to camp on Washington University's campus, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in St. Louis, Mo.

Campus anti-war protesters dig in from New York to California as universities and police take action

From New York to California, students protesting the Israel-Hamas war slept in tents at college campuses, as some universities moved to shut down encampments and arrested dozens of demonstrators.
Business
April 28

Dubai plans to move its busy international airport to a $35 billion new facility within 10 years

Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the city-state's second, sprawling airfield in its southern desert reaches ''within the next 10 years'' in a project worth nearly $35 billion, its ruler said Sunday.
Nation
April 28

Utah GOP picks Trump-backed mayor as nominee to replace Sen. Mitt Romney, but primary foes await

The Utah Republican Party on Saturday selected Trent Staggs as its nominee to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate, hours after the local official received former President Donald Trump's endorsement.
Variety
April 27

Wild onion dinners mark the turn of the season in Indian Country

As winter fades to spring and the bright purple blossoms of the redbud trees begin to bloom, Cherokee chef Bradley James Dry knows it's time to forage for morels as well as a staple of Native American cuisine in Oklahoma: wild green onions.
Business
April 27

California Disney characters are unionizing decades after Florida peers. Hollywood plays a role

During three years of working as a parade performer at the Disneyland Resort in Southern California, Zach Elefante always has had a second or third job to help him earn a living.
Nation
April 27

Residents begin going through the rubble after tornadoes hammer parts of Nebraska and Iowa

Residents began sifting through the rubble Saturday after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions, then slamming an Iowa town.
Nation
April 27

Today in History: April 28, Muhammad Ali stripped of heavyweight title

Today in History
Nation
April 27
Host Colin Jost, from left, President Joe Biden and Kelly O'Donnell, WHCA vice president and Senior White House correspondent for NBC News, stand duri

Chants of 'shame on you' greet guests at White House correspondents' dinner shadowed by war in Gaza

An election-year roast of President Joe Biden before journalists, celebrities and politicians at the annual White House correspondents' dinner Saturday butted up against growing public discord over the Israel-Hamas war, with protests outside the event condemning both Biden's handling of the conflict and the Western news' media coverage of it.
Nation
April 27

Anti-war protesters dig in as some schools close encampments after reports of antisemitic activity

As students protesting the Israel-Hamas war at college campuses across U.S. dug in Saturday and dozens of demonstrators were arrested, some universities moved to shut down encampments after reports of antisemitic activity.
Nation
April 27

Body of climber recovered after 1,000-foot fatal fall on Alaska peak

A helicopter crew recovered on Saturday the body of a climber who died after falling about 1,000 feet (300 meters) while on a steep, technical route in Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve, park officials said in a statement.
Nation
April 27

Alaska's Indigenous teens emulate ancestors' Arctic survival skills at the Native Youth Olympics

The athletes filling a huge gym in Anchorage were ready to compete, cheering and stomping and high-fiving each other as they lined up for the chance to claim the state's top prize in their events.
Nation
April 27

Crews plan to extinguish fire Saturday night from train derailment near Arizona-New Mexico line

Crews plan to extinguish a fire on Saturday night from a freight train derailment near the Arizona-New Mexico state line that forced the closure of a stretch of Interstate 40.
Nation
April 27

David Pryor, former governor and senator of Arkansas, is remembered

Former Arkansas Gov. and U.S. Sen. David Pryor was remembered during a Saturday funeral service by family, friends and colleagues, including former President Bill Clinton.
Business
April 27

Oregon's Sports Bra, a pub for women's sports fans, plans national expansion as interest booms

On a recent weeknight at this bar in northeast Portland, fans downed pints and burgers as college women's lacrosse and beach volleyball matches played on big-screen TVs. Memorabilia autographed by female athletes covered the walls, with a painting of U.S. soccer legend Abby Wambach mounted above the chalkboard beer menu.
Nation
April 27

Retrial of Harvey Weinstein unlikely to occur soon, if ever, experts say

A retrial in New York of disgraced former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein won't be coming to a courtroom anytime soon, if ever, legal experts said on a day when one of two women considered crucial to his rape trial said she wasn't sure she would testify again.
Nation
April 27

Massachusetts police bust burglary ring that stole $4 million in jewels over six years

A burglary ring that allegedly stole more than $4 million worth of jewelry mostly from the homes of South Asians in over two dozen communities has been broken up, the Massachusetts State Police said.
Nation
April 27

3 children in minivan hurt when it rolled down hill, into baseball dugout wall in Illinois

Three children were hurt when the minivan they were in rolled down a hill Saturday morning into a concrete baseball dugout in northern Illinois' Woodstock.

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