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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  Man who disarmed Waffle House shooter hailed by lawmakersApril 24, 20186:58 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man who snatched an AR-15 rifle away from a gunman at a Nashville restaurant told Tennessee lawmakers Tuesday he faced "the true test of a man," drawing a standing ovation during his brief address.  Online post suggests rampage suspect may have resented womenApril 24, 20186:11 PM ET TORONTO (AP) — The suspect in the deadly van attack in Toronto posted a chilling Facebook message just minutes before plowing into a crowded city sidewalk, authorities said Tuesday, raising the possibility that he may have nursed grudges against women — a possible echo of a 1989 massacre of 14 women that remains one of Canada's most traumatic acts of violence.  Jury in Bill Cosby case to begin deliberating on WednesdayApril 24, 20186:42 PM ET NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The jury in Bill Cosby's sexual-assault retrial will begin deliberating Wednesday after a full day of blistering closing arguments in which the comedian was variously portrayed as a calculating predator who is finally being brought to justice, or the victim of a multimillion-dollar frame-up.
Latest Headlines  Michigan State kept ties to coach accused of sexual abuseApril 24, 20185:02 PM ET CHICAGO (AP) — Michigan State University, already reeling from the scandal involving a gymnastics doctor who molested young athletes, maintained ties to a prominent volleyball coach long after he was publicly accused in 1995 of sexually abusing and raping six underage girls he trained in the 1980s.  Commission to unveil ideas to fix college basketball's woesApril 24, 20182:33 PM ET RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — College basketball played an entire season amid a federal corruption investigation that magnified long-simmering troubles within the sport, from shady agent dealings to concerns over athletes who'd rather go straight to the pros.  Draft deadline gone, now it's time to wait on NBA decisionsApril 24, 201810:43 AM ET RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The deadline has passed for college players to declare early for the NBA draft. Now it's time to wait for the draft entries who didn't hire an agent to decide whether they're staying in or heading back to school.
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