Swimmer's remains found after shark attack in waters off Israel's Mediterranean coast

JERUSALEM (AP) — A man has died after being attacked by a shark off Israel's Mediterranean coast. A search was conducted following the incident on Monday in an area that has long seen close encounters between sharks and beachgoers who sometimes seek them out. Conservation groups have appealed to the authorities to take more steps to separate beachgoers from the marine predators. Many Israelis were seen swimming with the sharks in thigh-deep water in the days leading up to the attack. Some tugged on the sharks’ fins, and others threw them fish to eat. The victim’s wife denied Wednesday that he engaged in any inappropriate behavior while swimming with the sharks.

A set of first editions of Shakespeare's plays could fetch $6 million at auction

LONDON (AP) — A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s collected works is expected to sell for up to 4.5 million pounds ($6 million) at auction next month. Sotheby’s auction house announced the sale on Wednesday, Shakespeare’s 461st birthday. It said the May 23 sale will be the first time since 1989 that a set of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Folios has been offered at auction as a single lot. The First Folio was published in 1623, seven years after Shakespeare's death. It contains 36 plays, of which half were published there for the first time. Scholars say that without the book, plays including “Macbeth,” “The Tempest” and “Twelfth Night” might have been lost.

Tennessee board recommends that governor pardon country star Jelly Roll

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Board of Parole has recommended a pardon for country music star Jelly Roll, a Nashville native who has spoken openly about his criminal history and what it has taken to overcome it. The board’s action Tuesday leaves the final decision of whether to pardon him up to Gov. Bill Lee. The board issued its nonbinding recommendation unanimously after a hearing that lasted about an hour and 45 minutes with several witnesses advocating for the musician, including Nashville’s sheriff. A pardon is a statement of forgiveness by the state for a crime or crimes.

Musk says he'll spend less time in Washington and more time running Tesla after its profit plunges

NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk says he’ll be spending less time in Washington slashing government costs and more time running Tesla after his electric vehicle company reported a big drop in profits. Tesla struggled to sell vehicles as it faced angry protests over Musk’s leadership of DOGE, a jobs-cutting group that has divided the country. The Austin, Texas, company reported a 71% drop in profits and a 9% decline in revenue for the first quarter. Tesla stuck with its predictions that it will be able to launch a paid driverless robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, in June and have much of its fleet operating by itself next year.

Ex-NFL player Shannon Sharpe accused of rape in $50 million civil lawsuit

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A young woman who says she was raped by retired NFL player Shannon Sharpe has filed a civil lawsuit against him seeking $50 million in damages. Attorneys filed the lawsuit Sunday in Clark County, Nevada, for a woman listed in court documents as Jane Doe. Court documents say the woman met Sharpe at a gym in 2023 and that the two had a nearly two-year “rocky consensual relationship.” Documents accuse Sharpe of raping the woman in October 2024 and again in January. Sharpe posted a statement from his lawyer on X calling the lawsuit a “blatant and cynical attempt to shake down" Sharpe for millions of dollars.

'The runners are coming': Lokedi breaks Boston Marathon course record, John Korir takes men's race

BOSTON (AP) — Sharon Lokedi broke the Boston Marathon course record, and fellow Kenyan John Korir joined his brother as a race champion on Monday as the city celebrated the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War. The runners followed in the hoofsteps of a Paul Revere reenactor who rode down Boylston Street and proclaimed “the runners are coming” as the race celebrated the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War. Lokedi finished in an unofficial 2 hours, 17 minutes, 22 seconds. Korir won in 2:04:45.

Trump says gray skies for the White House Easter egg roll mean no worries about sunburn

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says overcast weather for the annual White House Easter egg roll means no one has to worry about getting sunburned. More than 40,000 people were expected to participate in Monday's event. Children used wooden spoons to guide colorfully dyed hard-boiled eggs across a patch of lawn to a finish line. A special station promoted next year's 250th anniversary of America's founding. The egg roll is one of the oldest White House traditions. It dates to 1878 and the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes, who opened the lawn to children after Congress barred them from the grounds of the Capitol.

A green comet likely is breaking apart and won't be visible to the naked eye

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists say a newly discovered green comet likely has broken apart and won’t be visible to the naked eye. Comet SWAN hails from what’s called the Oort Cloud well beyond Pluto. The space rock has been visible through telescopes and binoculars over the past few weeks, but experts say it may not have survived its trip past the sun and is fading fast. After its sun flyby, what’s left of the comet will disappear into the outer reaches of the solar system. Once it's gone, it may never come back.

Easter is celebrated with giant caterpillar-like hats and flames in this Mexican town

TETELA DEL VOLCAN, Mexico (AP) — Every year, the winding mountain streets of Tetela del Volcán are filled with a crush of vivid yellows, purples, greens, oranges and blues. Hundreds of what appear to be human-sized caterpillars with elaborate stripes bob along the road. Shaggy tissue paper hats resembling caterpillars sit atop the heads of men and women wearing bearded and mustached leather masks, and colored capes adorned with images of Jesus and Virgin Mary. They characters they portray are known as “sayones”. These elaborate costumes are part of an Easter celebration dating back 350 years. Residents of town, which sits pressed against Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano, prepare for months for the celebration every Easter weekend.