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A person familiar with the situation tells the AP that the Cleveland Browns remain in active pursuit of free agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. Clowney visited the Browns last month and NFL Network is reporting he'll be back at the team's facility Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. Clowney was the No. 1 overall pick in 2014 by Houston. He spent five seasons with the Texans. The Browns offered Clowney a multiyear contract last year before he signed with the Tennessee Titans. Clowney did not have a sack in eight games before undergoing season-ending knee surgery.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban spokesman said Monday the religious militia won’t attend a peace conference tentatively planned for later this week in Turkey, putting U.S. efforts to get a peace plan anytime soon in jeopardy. U.S. Secretary of State…

More than three months after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, Congress is still trying to figure out how to move forward and prevent future attacks. A top priority for lawmakers is deciding what to do with the tall black fence that has surrounded the Capitol since Jan. 6. Another focus is the Capitol Police, who were badly outnumbered that day. The House Administration Committee, which oversees the Capitol Police, is holding a hearing Thursday to examine an internal agency report looking at the mistakes that were made. A separate panel is investigating the insurrection and questioning law enforcement leaders about how to move forward.

The White House says President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden's dog Major will get professional help adjusting to his new home after a pair of biting incidents. The first lady's spokesperson says private training for the 3-year-old German shepherd will be “off-site” in the Washington area and last “a few weeks.” The Bidens also have a second German shepherd, 12-year-old Champ, at the White House. But it's the younger canine who has been the source of angst since both dogs were relocated to the White House in January from the Bidens' home in Delaware.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 18-24: April 18: Actor Robert Hooks is 84. Actor Hayley Mills is 75. Actor James Woods is 74. Actor Dorothy Lyman (“Mama’s Family”) is 74. Actor Cindy Pickett (“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”) is…

First-year Tigers manager A.J. Hinch returns to Houston for the first time since being suspended by Major League Baseball for his role in the sign-stealing scandal that rocked the sport. With Hinch as their manager, the Astros were found to have used cameras and banged on trash cans to get an unfair advantage en route to winning the World Series in 2017. Also, the Mets’ meteorological abilities will again be a focus a day after an embarrassing snafu Sunday that drew criticism from New York right-hander Marcus Stroman.

RIBNOVO, Bulgaria (AP) — On the eve of the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims from the southwestern corner of Bulgaria flocked to the sleepy mountain village of Ribnovo for a four-day festival of feasting, music and mass circumcisions. This year’s…

Ecuador will be led for the next four years by a conservative businessman after voters rebuffed a left-leaning movement that yielded an economic boom and then a recession since taking hold of the presidency last decade. Sunday's election certainty, however, did not extend to neighboring Peru, where the presidential contest is headed to a runoff after none of the 18 candidates obtained more than 50% of the votes. The South American nations held elections under strict public health measures amid a surging coronavirus pandemic that has brought on new lockdowns and exacerbated a general sense of fatigue. Peru also elected a new Congress.

MOSCOW (AP) — A major fire engulfed a business center in St. Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city, on Monday, killing a firefighter and injuring two others. The blaze spread across all four of the building's floors and was raging in an…

The NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals have announced the dates this month when they will start to allow fans at home games at 10% of their capacity. About 2,100 spectators can attend the Wizards’ game against the Golden State Warriors on April 21. The Capitals will first welcome back fans for their game against the New York Islanders on April 27. Last week, the city approved the teams’ request to sell tickets to their games. The Wizards and Capitals were among the few remaining U.S. teams in each league to play without spectators in the building. 

There was a time when the top golfers at big tournaments would always get a question from Japanese media about Hideki Matsuyama. Everyone knew he could play. They were looking for acceptance on a world stage. Matsuyama delivered that with a green jacket. He won the Masters on Sunday to become the first Japanese man to win a major. And all of Japan can celebrate. Not only did Matsuyama win the Masters, his victory came nine days after Tsubasa Kujitani won the Augusta National Women's Amateur. Matsuyama says he hopes his victory can be inspiring to the next generation.

BERLIN (AP) — The head of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, Armin Laschet, on Monday rallied his party's leadership behind his bid to become the center-right candidate to be Germany's next leader. That gave Laschet an initial advantage, but a rival…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's leader has asked for a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Russian troop buildup across his country's border and the escalating tensions in eastern Ukraine, but the request has not been answered…

PARIS (AP) — Paris police are hunting for a gunman who opened fire Monday near a hospital in the wealthy 16th district of the French capital, killing one person and injuring another. Witnesses at the scene suggest it could be…