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A former intern at New Hampshire's youth detention center says a supervisor instructed her to destroy her notes about a sexual assault allegation before she spoke to police. The Sununu Youth Services Center has been under criminal investigation since 2019, and more than 200 men and women allege they were abused there as children from 1963 to 2018. Mary Goddard was an intern in 2017 and 2018. She says her supervisor told her to report allegations a teen told her but also told her to throw out her notes. The Department of Health and Human Services declined to comment on her account.

A new survey measuring the popularity of major pieces of sweeping legislation in Congress finds solid support from Americans for Democrats’ proposals to overhaul voting in the U.S. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found about half of Americans support expanding access to early and mail voting, while about 3 in 10 opposed the ideas and the rest had no opinion. Automatic voter registration was the most popular Democratic proposal in the survey, endorsed by 60% of Americans. But nearly three-quarters of all Americans — including majorities of both parties — say they support laws requiring voters to present photo identification, even as the Democratic proposal would ease those laws.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte needs a political reboot only two weeks after a major election victory because new questions about his trustworthiness are undermining the process of forming a new coalition government. Rutte, who…

CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czech Republic (AP) — A revival of an old Easter tradition has gone ahead in southern Czech Republic amid tight coronavirus restrictions. After the pandemic prevented it from happening a year ago, a procession of participants in black…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — After months of nationwide anti-government protests over corruption, stalled reforms and a stagnating economy in the European Union’s poorest member state, Bulgarians are gearing up for a parliamentary election overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic. The election…

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — When 58-year-old Moroccan Belhussein Abdelsalam was arrested and lost his job three decades ago, he saw Charlie Chaplin on television and in that moment decided upon a new career: impersonating the British actor and silent movie…

The Masters features only six players, three of them amateurs, who have never played in the Masters. But there are 13 players who made their debut in November. Considering how different Augusta National is in the spring than the fall, they could feel like they’re starting over. There are plenty of stories about shots hit in November that wouldn't turn out as well in firm conditions expected in April. Max Homa says players realize they'll be playing an entirely different golf course. But he says they will be able to figure it out no matter what test Augusta National presents.

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire on Friday destroyed more than 20 shops in a makeshift market near a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, killing at least three people, police and witnesses said. Local police chief Ahmed Sanjur…

The Nationals and Mets are waiting until at least Saturday to start their season as Washington deals with a COVID-19 outbreak. Three Nats players have tested positive and a fourth is considered a “likely positive,” according to GM Mike Rizzo. Thursday’s opener was postponed and wasn’t immediately rescheduled, even though Friday already had been set up as a day off that could accommodate a game pushed back if there were a rainout, for example. Mets manager Luis Rojas said he was hopeful the teams would play Saturday. Meanwhile, Baltimore and Boston will again try to start the 2021 season at Fenway Park after Thursday’s scheduled opener was postponed by bad weather.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is struggling to show complete coronavirus vaccination solidarity among member nations, after a week of negotiations over the distribution of extra doses exposed fissures on Friday. Five EU nations that struggled most to get…

Victor Oladipo got swept out of the first round of the playoffs last season by Miami, and when that series concluded he had no doubt the Heat would end up in the NBA Finals. He was right. And now, he’s got a chance to help them make this season’s playoff push. Oladipo has been an offseason Miami resident, and now, he’s finally an in-season one as well. He started in his Heat debut Thursday night, helping Miami get over the .500 mark with a 116-109 win over the Golden State Warriors.

The NFL could finally see its first 2,000-yard receiver. The 5,000-yard passing club might be ready to induct a few more members with Peyton Manning’s single-season record of 5,477 yards possibly in jeopardy. The accomplishment of 1,000-yard seasons rushing or receiving will become more common and a little more devalued. With the NFL increasing its season to 17 games for the first change in length of the season since going from 14 to 16 games in 1978, some records and milestones could soon be threatened by even more players.

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese border city hit by a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 began a five-day drive Friday to vaccinate its entire population of 300,000 people. State broadcaster CCTV showed people lining up and getting vaccinated in Ruili, where…

Christians in the Holy Land are marking Good Friday this year amid signs the coronavirus crisis is winding down. Many religious sites are open to limited numbers of faithful but there will be none of the mass pilgrimages usually seen in the Holy Week leading up to Easter. Last year, Jerusalem was under a strict lockdown, a stark departure from past years, when tens of thousands of pilgrims would descend on the city’s holy sites. This year, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, died and rose from the dead, is open to visitors but only expecting a few dozen.

March 25, 2021 – April 1, 2021 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and Caribbean. The gallery was curated by AP Photojournalist Esteban Felix in Santiago,…

Opening day in Major League Baseball saw All-Stars on the field and fans back in the stands. A year after no fans were allowed during the regular season because of coronavirus concerns, crowds were permitted as Miguel Cabrera, Mookie Betts and Nolan Arenado took the field. But there was a stark reminder of what baseball went through last season as the opener in Washington between the Nationals and New York Mets was postponed because of COVID-19 protocols. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo later said three players had tested positive for the virus and a fourth was considered a “likely positive.” Also, there was snow in Detroit and Cincinnati, and the game at Fenway Park was called off because of inclement weather.

Dangling tax credits and rebates in his drive to fight climate change, President Joe Biden wants you to trade your gas-burning car, truck or SUV for a zero-emissions electric vehicle. Some buyers would find his offer persuasive. Yet Biden’s goal is a daunting one: Even if Congress approves his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, along with its incentives, it would take many years to replace enough internal combustion vehicles with EVs to make a huge dent in tailpipe emissions. Right now, there are about 279 million vehicles on the road in the United States. Of the 14.5 million new vehicles that were sold last year, 2% were fully electric.

Even in the freezing cold, it was hard to dim the joy for fans across Major League Baseball. Several stadiums welcomed back fans for opening day on Thursday, including Wrigley Field and Yankee Stadium and snowy Comerica Park in Detroit. Baseball was played without fans during the 2020 regular season. Now teams are bringing back crowds, mostly in limited capacities. There were still some reminders of the struggle of playing during a pandemic. The New York Mets-Washington Nationals game was postponed on Thursday because of coronavirus concerns after a Nationals player tested positive for COVID-19.