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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Members of Ethiopia's Tigrayan community in South Africa demonstrated in the capital in a bid to bring international attention to the humanitarian crisis in the embattled region. Thursday's demonstration in Pretoria is their second in South Africa…

Wyoming lawmakers have rejected a measure requiring candidates to win a majority of votes in primaries to avoid runoff elections. The change had been endorsed by Donald Trump Jr. in his campaign to undermine Republican U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney. The state Senate defeated the proposal with a 15-14 vote after lawmakers raised concerns over the cost of adding another election and the burden that doing so would put on voters and officials. Trump Jr. called for Cheney’s defeat after she voted to impeach President Donald Trump over the storming of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. A primary runoff could have consolidated Republican opposition to her re-election.

More than three years ago, Trump-era regulators killed federal net neutrality regulations designed to prevent AT&T, Comcast, Verizon and other major internet providers from exploiting their dominance to favor certain services or apps over others. In response, seven states and Puerto Rico enacted their own net neutrality policies. The most expansive effort of this sort was in California, which will start enforcing its law on Thursday — with potentially significant consequences for the rest of the U.S. The federal regulator that handles net neutrality, the FCC, is not yet fully staffed, and new proceedings can take months if not years.  

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's government ordered stricter pandemic measures for the two-week period surrounding Easter, describing the new rules Thursday as an attempt to limit human contacts amid a deadly surge in the coronavirus pandemic. Details of the new…

The matchup of Oregon State and Loyola Chicago in the Sweet 16 is a showdown of the overlooked and underappreciated. The matchup is also evidence of a narrowing talent gap in college basketball. Five-star prospects aren’t always a whole lot better than the three-star player that gets passed over by the bluebloods. It is why the Beavers and Ramblers — and schools like them — are increasingly making deep tournament runs. And why schools such as Duke and Kentucky aren't finding things quite so easy these days.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Gym classes, happy hours and the near-normal life enjoyed so far by the people of Iceland ended abruptly on Thursday, when the government ordered new restrictions after detecting six coronavirus cases believed to be the variant…

Atlantic City says it will redo a Black Lives Matter tribute on a street because the original painting of the words across the entire road confused motorists who didn’t know where to drive on it. Instead, Mayor Marty Small says the words “Black Lives Matter” will be painted onto the repaved road in a manner that does not obscure lane divider markings. The City Council voted Wednesday night to spend $36,000 to repave the road, which police say had become so confusing to motorists that the city blocked it off at either end with barriers to prevent anyone from driving on it.

In the opening moments of the HBO documentary “Tina," Tina Turner doesn't just command the stage as she's belting out “Ask Me How I Feel” for a giant stadium of fans. With heels stomping and her hair waving, she owns…

BUCHAREST (AP) — Hundreds of police protested Thursday in the Romanian capital of Bucharest over cutbacks and poor working conditions. They converged in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs building where they honked horns, blew whistles and let off…

The original 1950s Godzilla movies stomped into theaters carrying a metaphor about nuclear destruction. Two years ago, “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” sounded alarms about climate change. But don’t fret about finding a message amid the mayhem as the towering radioactive lizard clashes with that instantly-recognizable giant ape in “Godzilla vs. Kong,” out next Wednesday. Star Rebecca Hall says “it's mostly a big fight.” Director Adam Wingard’s clash of the titans caps Legendary Entertainment’s “Monsterverse” series of films, which have won over audiences by taking their central creatures seriously while delivering self-aware references and performances from top-caliber actors clearly enjoying the silliness.

A person with knowledge of the deal says the Denver Nuggets have acquired JaVale McGee from the Cleveland Cavaliers for Isaiah Hartenstein and two second-round picks — in 2023 and 2027. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the trade had not been announced. It's the second time McGee has been acquired by Denver in a trade-deadline deal. He will back up All-Star center Nikola Jokic in Denver. He is also a three-time NBA champion with Golden State and Los Angeles and will bring plenty of playoff experience to his new team.

The National Academy of Sciences says the U.S. needs to consider the idea of a climate change emergency plan: Cooling the air with technology. Thursday's report doesn't recommend using that technology. But it says the U.S. needs to study the much-debated idea of solar engineering to find if it works, what the potential side effects are and the ethics of it. Critics call it a moral hazard that would give humanity a false option instead of the necessary carbon pollution cuts. Others call it Earth's airbag, a safety option for the planet you hope to never use.  

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — As Myanmar's junta used violence again Thursday to try to suppress protests against the military's takeover, the United States and Britain announced tough sanctions against two holding companies that provide financial sustenance for the army regime.…

The U.K. and the United States are imposing further sanctions over human rights violations in Myanmar, Britain's top diplomat said Thursday. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the measures target military-owned conglomerate Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. for its involvement in serious…

All-Star forward Nikola Vucevic is being traded from the Orlando Magic to the Chicago Bulls, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. Vucevic and Al-Farouq Aminu are going to the Bulls in exchange for Wendell Carter Jr. and two future first-round selections. That's according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal was still pending NBA approval. The deal would appear to be the start of a rebuild for the Magic, with Vucevic unquestionably the team’s best player for the past several seasons. The two-time All-Star is averaging a career-best 24.5 points this season and 11.8 rebounds.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Jihadi rebels are fighting to capture Palma, a strategic town in northern Mozambique where fighting continued Thursday after launching a three-pronged assault on the center a day earlier. The town in Cabo Delgado province was attacked “in…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish officials decided Thursday to prolong their suspension of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by three weeks while they continue evaluating a potential link with blood clots even though European Union regulators who looked into the issue…

ISTANBUL (AP) — Hundreds of Uyghurs staged protests in Ankara and Istanbul on Thursday, denouncing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Turkey and demanding that the Turkish government take a stronger stance against human rights abuses in China’s far-western…

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned against a “vaccine war” among nations amid renewed fears vaccine shipments to the continent face delays. John Nkengasong said in a briefing Thursday that…