By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s defense minister says the island must defend itself and not depend entirely on others for help if China were to launch an attack, even as Taiwan’s president says she has faith the U.S. would defend it. Tensions between Taiwan and China have risen to their
Continue Reading By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The race for mayor of Buffalo has four-term incumbent Byron Brown relying on a write-in campaign to fend off a challenge from newcomer India Walton. Walton, who identifies herself as a democratic socialist, knocked Brown from the ballot with a win in the Democratic primary. But
Continue Reading
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Collin Sexton scored 26 points, Darius Garland added 16 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers led all the way in beating the Los Angeles Clippers 92-79. It was the Cavs’ first road win against the Clippers since March 13, 2016. Former Southern California star Evan Mobley
Continue Reading
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Collin Sexton scored 26 points, Darius Garland added 16 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers led all the way in beating the Los Angeles Clippers 92-79. It was the Cavs’ first road win against the Clippers since March 13, 2016. Former Southern California star Evan Mobley
Continue Reading
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A Marine who died in World War II was finally laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday after his remains had been unaccounted for since his death at 19. Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Harold W. Hayden of Norwood, Ohio, died on the third day of the Battle of Tarawa
Continue Reading NEW DELHI (AP) — India has test-fired a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of up to 3,125 miles amid rising border tensions with China. The government says the Agni-5 missile splashed down in the Bay of Bengal with a high degree of accuracy. Beijing’s powerful missile arsenal has driven New Delhi to improve
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — CJ McCollum had 25 points and Damian Lillard added 20, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 116-96 on Wednesday night. Anfernee Simons added 17 points off the bench for the Blazers, who held Ja Morant to 17 points and 10 assists.
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Harrison Barnes hit a 3-pointer over Devin Booker at the buzzer to lift the Sacramento Kings over the Phoenix Suns 110-107. The Kings led by as many as 13 points in the fourth but the Suns rallied late. Booker found Mikal Bridges for an alley-oop dunk
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Harrison Barnes hit a 3-pointer over Devin Booker at the buzzer to lift the Sacramento Kings over the Phoenix Suns 110-107. The Kings led by as many as 13 points in the fourth but the Suns rallied late. Booker found Mikal Bridges for an alley-oop dunk
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Harrison Barnes hit a 3-pointer over Devin Booker at the buzzer to lift the Sacramento Kings over the Phoenix Suns 110-107. The Kings led by as many as 13 points in the fourth but the Suns rallied late. Booker found Mikal Bridges for an alley-oop dunk
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN A White man has been awarded a $10 million payout in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed against his former employer, which he said fired him and replaced him with a White woman and a Black woman as part of a push for diversity, according to court documents. Plaintiff David Duvall was
Continue Reading VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brian White scored and played a role in a Minnesota United own goal in the Vancouver Whitecaps’ 2-1 victory Wednesday night. The Whitecaps (12-9-11) leapfrogged over three teams into fifth place in the Western Conference. Minnesota (12-11-9) is tied for eighth with Real Salt Lake. White gave Vancouver a two-goal
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Atlanta Braves lefty Max Fried had a stretch in his first World Series start when he looked like the ace he has been most of the season. But Fried was already down by four runs before he retired 10 batters in a row. Fried allowed six
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A federal jury has awarded $17 million to the parents of a mentally ill man who was shot in a Costco store by an off-duty Los Angeles police officer. The panel in Riverside ruled Wednesday in a lawsuit filed against the city of LA and the former officer for the 2019
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A federal jury has awarded $17 million to the parents of a mentally ill man who was shot in a Costco store by an off-duty Los Angeles police officer. The panel in Riverside ruled Wednesday in a lawsuit filed against the city of LA and the former officer for the 2019
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Fox, CNN A cheap, generically available anti-depressant may reduce the risk of severe Covid-19 disease by close to a third in people at high risk, researchers reported Wednesday. A trial among about 1,500 patients in Brazil showed those who took the drug, known as fluvoxamine, were less likely to progress to severe disease
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dairon Asprilla had a striking bicycle kick goal and the Portland Timbers eliminated the San Jose Earthquakes from playoff contention with a 2-0 victory Wednesday night. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the Timbers, who are trying to hold on to the fourth spot in the Western Conference with
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dairon Asprilla had a striking bicycle kick goal and the Portland Timbers eliminated the San Jose Earthquakes from playoff contention with a 2-0 victory Wednesday night. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the Timbers, who are trying to hold on to the fourth spot in the Western Conference with
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden left Thursday for his second trip abroad with his massive domestic agenda — and, by his own admission, his entire presidency — hanging in the balance on Capitol Hill. The trip has become a potent intersection of Biden’s domestic and foreign agendas, as the President pleaded with Democrats
Continue Reading By VICTORIA MILKO and KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An investigation by The Associated Press has found that the Myanmar military has been torturing detainees across the country in a methodical and systemic way since its takeover of the government in February. The AP investigation was based on interviews with 28 people imprisoned
Continue Reading