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April 16, 2024

Ecuador rations electricity as drought persists in the northern Andes

Ecuador's main cities began to ration electricity on Tuesday as a drought is depleting reservoirs and limiting output at hydroelectric plants that produce a majority of the country's power.

April 16, 2024

Boston Marathon winners eye Paris Olympics following stunning victories

Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia and Hellen Obiri of Kenya, the two winners of this year's Boston Marathon, are now prime candidates for this year's Paris Olympics.

April 16, 2024

Minnesota Dems disavow endorsement of candidate accused of stalking opponent

Minnesota Democrats have disavowed a local party chapter's backing of Judd Hoff, a state House candidate with a violent criminal history.

April 16, 2024

A painting of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work he hated is up for auction

A portrait of Winston Churchill by modernist artist Graham Sutherland went on display Tuesday ahead of an auction in June; the British leader loathed the artist's work.

April 16, 2024

Parts of central US hit by severe storms, while tornadoes strike in Kansas and Iowa

In parts of the middle U.S. on Tuesday, strong storms caused damage and spawned tornadoes in Iowa and Kansas; one tornado left two people injured when their RV flipped over.

April 16, 2024

Draft report says Missouri's House speaker stymied ethics investigation into his spending

An ethics panel in Missouri is at an impasse over alleged misconduct by Republican House Speaker Dean Plocher, who reportedly used his office to interfere with an investigation into his actions.

April 16, 2024

Participant, studio behind 'Food, Inc.' and 'An Inconvenient Truth,' shuts down

Participant, the film and television studio behind activist pieces like "Food, Inc.," "Waiting for Superman" and Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth," is closing after 20 years.

April 16, 2024

Boat containing decomposing bodies of 9 African migrants washes up in Brazil

A boat containing the bodies of nine migrants from Mali and Mauritania was found adrift Saturday in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil's coast.

April 16, 2024

Former Arkansas deputy pleads guilty to violating suspect's civil rights in violent arrest

Former Crawford County Sheriff's Deputy Zackary King has pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of a suspect he struck during a 2022 arrest.

April 16, 2024

Tuition hikes coming to Georgia's public universities this fall

Georgia's public universities and colleges will increase tuition, effective at the start of the 2024-25 academic year, amid rising costs of operation.