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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Protesters in Myanmar fired slingshots and threw Molotov cocktails toward lines of security forces after apparently coming under fire Wednesday in a rare incidence of anti-coup demonstrators fighting back against a relentlessly violent crackdown. The growing…

There are very limited options to get out and about for the hundreds of players in Indiana for the NCAA men's basketball tournament.  They can head to a minor league ballpark to play around on the field. and get a breath of fresh air. Otherwise, they are largely limited to their hotels, the convention center for practices and meeting rooms to talk strategy. The players at Wisconsin are enjoying some pingpong and spikeball in their rooms.

Gonzaga has turned into an offensive juggernaut through a combination of roster continuity, discipline and adaptability. The Bulldogs are on pace to be one of the best offensive teams in college basketball history as they head into the NCAA Tournament undefeated. Gonzaga attacks quickly in transition and runs a motion-based half-court offense that forces opponents to make difficult choices. The Zags run few plays but have multiple options off each and players who know how to read and react to make the right decision.

After weeks spent swearing in Cabinet members, appearing alongside President Joe Biden and making stops in the Washington area, Vice President Kamala Harris was back on the road this week for her first big outing since taking office. She helped kick off the administration’s public relations blitz to help people understand how the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan can ease their financial suffering. She also wants them to know that Republican lawmakers opposed the plan. Politics and policy are both part of Harris' portfolio as she settles into her new role.

New York’s Assembly has hired the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP to lead its impeachment investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Wednesday that the top Manhattan firm gives the Assembly Judiciary Committee the experience needed to handle the investigation thoroughly and quickly. Leaders in the Democrat-controlled Assembly said last week they would investigate allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior by Cuomo. The Democratic governor has denied touching any women inappropriately and has said he will not resign. Two women accusing the governor quickly criticized the Assembly's choice of law firm.

The Atlantic hurricane season seems to be changing and so are some assumptions about it, with meteorologists dumping the Greek alphabet for busy seasons like last year. Meteorologists Wednesday eliminated Greek as back-up if there are more than 21 named storms and instead came up with a supplemental list. The same group discussed changing the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, but instead decided to keep it to June 1 for this year. With warmer waters, the Atlantic is getting earlier storms and more of them. Some meteorologists think the way warnings are given need to change, too.

A rare 15th century porcelain bowl made in China that somehow turned up at a Connecticut yard sale and sold for just $35 has been auctioned off for nearly $722,000. The small white bowl adorned with cobalt blue paintings of flowers and other designs was sold Wednesday at a Sotheby's auction. It's one of only seven such bowls known to exist in the world. The names of the seller and buyer were not disclosed. Sotheby’s had estimated its value at $300,000 to $500,000. Sotheby's says an antiques enthusiast came across the Ming Dynasty piece at a yard sale in the New Haven area last year.

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Smith didn’t initially think the 2019 college bribery scandal made for a good documentary subject. He was editing “Fyre,” the hit Netflix documentary about the music-festival fiasco, when his longtime collaborator, Jon Karmen, suggested another…

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a likely recall election this year that threatens to remove him from office. California is one of 20 states that have legal provisions to allow the recall of a sitting governor. Newsom was elected in a 2018 landslide in the heavily Democratic state, but his popularity tumbled as public unrest spread over long-running coronavirus rules that shuttered schools and businesses. Organizers say they have more than enough petition signatures to place a recall election on the ballot. Newsom depicts the recall as a Republican power grab, but supporters say they want to remove an inept, hypocritical governor. 

Nearly 30 teams out of the 68 in the NCAA men's basketball tournament had to pause their seasons because of positive tests for the coronavirus. Some had to shut down twice. Infectious disease experts say there could be a benefit to that. They say players and coaches from those teams should be carrying antibodies that could protect them from reinfection during March Madness. Dr. Dana Hawkinson at the University of Kansas Health System says there is hope that those who have been infected have less risk of getting it again or spreading it.

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has used his first floor speech on Capitol Hill to blast a wave of Republican-backed measures that would make it harder to cast ballots in many states. Warnock is Georgia's first Black senator, and his election helped secure Democrats' Senate majority. In his speech Wednesday, he noted the country’s history of allowing voter suppression against minorities and the poor, and he warned that some Republican lawmakers are trying to reopen those chapters with “draconian” restrictions he cast as a reaction against Democratic victories like his. Warnock says, “We are witnessing right now a massive and unabashed assault on voting rights and voter access unlike anything we have seen since the Jim Crow era."

Zack Snyder never really believed that his cut of “Justice League” would see the light of day. It has technically existed since January 2017, but it wasn’t in any shape to be released. It was four hours, in black and…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Authority said Wednesday it will receive just over 60,000 coronavirus vaccine doses over the next 48 hours, the first shipment provided by a World Health Organization partnership aimed at helping poor countries. That's only enough…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s chief executive warned Wednesday that the EU would not hesitate to take action, including possible export restrictions, to ensure it receives the supplies of coronavirus vaccines the 27-nation bloc was promised. European Commission President…

Sports bars all over the country are again able to show March Madness after cities and states across the country have relaxed or totally done away with restrictions that were put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Fans like Alex Kedzie of Chicago say the experience of watching the games in a favorite watering hole provides a welcome return to some sort of normalcy. But some public health experts worry that crowded bars may lead to an increase in coronavirus cases and deaths. Only a limited number of fans will be allowed in the stands to watch the games in Indiana. As for those who choose to watch at bars or restaurants, their experiences will vary depending on their location.