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Scheffler gets Masters green jacket to go with No. 1 ranking

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler capped off an amazing two months with his grandest feat of all, winning the Masters on Sunday to validate his new status as the best player in golf. The only stum...

Apr 10, 2022

US official: Russia appoints new Ukraine war commander

WASHINGTON (AP) - After its striking post-invasion setbacks, Russia has appointed a new Ukraine war commander, a U.S. official said Sunday. Russia has turned to Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, 60, one of Ru...

Apr 10, 2022

Polls open in 1st round of France's presidential election

PARIS (AP) - Polls opened across France Sunday for the first round of the country's presidential election, where up to 48 million eligible voters will be choosing between 12 candidates. President Emma...

Apr 09, 2022

Scheffler survives wild, windy cold day to lead Masters by 3

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler spent all day fending off the cold wind at the Masters, slipping on a vest over his layers of clothing after every shot on every hole. One more round and his next...

Apr 09, 2022

Pakistan's embattled PM ousted in no-confidence vote

ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's political opposition ousted the country's embattled prime minister in a no confidence vote on Saturday, which they won after several of Imran Khan's allies and a key coalit...

Apr 09, 2022

The AP Interview: Zelenskyy seeks peace despite atrocities

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that he is committed to pressing for peace despite Russian attacks on civilians that have stunned the world, and he renewed h...

Apr 09, 2022

Jordan Palace says king to receive spine surgery in Germany

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan's monarch is traveling to Germany Sunday for a spine surgery, Jordan's palace announced Saturday. King Abdullah II, 60, will undergo a surgery to treat "a herniated disc in...

Apr 09, 2022

2 European divers rescued in Indonesia, Dutch teenager dead

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Two European divers were rescued by fishermen on Saturday but a third, a 14-year-old Dutch, had died, four days after they disappeared off a southern Malaysian island and...

Apr 09, 2022

Ukraine seeks tough reply after missile kills 52 at station

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants a tough global response to Russia after its forces fired a missile at a crowded train station, killing at least 52 people. Ze...

Apr 08, 2022

Scheffler builds 5-shot Masters lead as Tiger makes weekend

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - The wind roaring through the Georgia pines gave Tiger Woods and so many others all they could handle Friday in the Masters. And then Scottie Scheffler made it feel even tougher. In...

Apr 08, 2022