Author: AP

Former President Donald Trump has emerged largely unscathed politically from his New York indictment. But a new poll suggests that investigations in Georgia and Washington could prove more problematic with the public. (April 20)
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Rare solar eclipse crosses remote Australia

There’s a low-tech remedy for the nitrate pollution affecting waterways in Iowa and elsewhere in the United States. Simple systems called bioreactors and streamside buffers help filter nitrates from water runoff before it can reach streams and rivers. …

Third grade is the last chance for students to master reading with help from teachers before they face more rigorous expectations. If third graders don’t read fluently by the time the school year ends, research shows they’re less likely to complete hig…

At least 78 people have been killed and dozens injured in a stampede at an event to distribute financial aid in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, officials say. (April 20)

Police say a man confessed to killing four people in Maine, including his parents, and then firing on motorists on Interstate 295, just days after being released from prison. (April 19) (AP Video shot and produced by Rodrique Ngowi.)
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Spain’s Barcelona faces drought ’emergency’

Chiang Mai Zoo mourned a “great loss” of its hugely popular giant panda on a long-term loan from China, the last one remaining in Thailand. (Apr. 19)

President Volodymyr Zelenskyyvisitedpositions near the front line to stiffen the resolve of Ukrainian soldiers battling Russian troops. (April 19)

Cloud seeding, a technique to get clouds to produce more snow, is being used more as the Rocky Mountains region struggles with a two-decade drought. (April 19)