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'General Hospital' turns 60: A behind-the-scenes look

ABC’s “General Hospital” marks its 60th anniversary this week, making it the longest-running scripted show currently in production on American television. The soap is marking the milestone with a…

Pastors: Palm Sunday a balm after Nashville school shooting

FRANKLIN, Tennessee (AP) — It’s Palm Sunday, and across the greater Nashville, Tennessee, region, many Christians headed to worship services grief-stricken and hurting for the lives stolen too soon in The Covenant School shooting. Pastor George…

Trump pleads not guilty to 34 charges; admonished by judge

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump conspired to illegally influence the 2016 election through a series of hush money payments designed to stifle claims that could be harmful to his candidacy, prosecutors said Tuesday in unsealing a historic 34-count felony indictment against the former…

1st moon crew in 50 years includes woman, Black astronaut

(AP) -- NASA has named the four astronauts who will fly around the moon late next year. The first moon crew in 50 years includes the first woman and the first African American assigned to a lunar mission. NASA introduced…

Teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A first-grade Virginia teacher who was shot and seriously wounded by her 6-year-old student has filed a lawsuit seeking $40 million in damages from Newport News school officials. The lawsuit filed Monday accuses school administrators of…

'Son of a Sinner' Jelly Roll reigns at CMT Music Awards show

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — “Son of Sinner” Jelly Roll is a three-time winner at the CMT Music Awards. The rapper-turned-country singer reigned at Sunday night's fan-voted awards show in Austin, Texas. The awards program started off with a somber tone…

32 dead as tornadoes torment from Arkansas to Delaware

By Adrian Sainz, Andrew DeMillo and Ben Finley - Associated Press WYNNE, Ark. (AP) — Residents across a wide swath of the U.S. raced Sunday to assess the destruction from fierce storms that spawned possibly dozens of tornadoes from the…

Trump to deliver remarks Tuesday night after his arraignment

By Jill Colvin and Colleen Long - Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will deliver remarks Tuesday night in Florida after his scheduled arraignment in New York on charges related to hush money payments, his campaign…

It's National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day!

A classic treat is celebrated...today is National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day! According to nationaldaycalendar.com, April 2 is observed as National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day and is a celebration of the classic combo in all its delicious forms. Nationaldaycalendar.com…

'Dungeons & Dragons' opens with $38.5M, takes down John Wick

By Jake Coyle - AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Riding terrific reviews and a strong word-of-mouth, the role playing game adaptation "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" opened with $38.5 million in U.S. and Canadian movie theaters over…