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By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. threw a go-ahead 14-yard touchdown pass to Jalen McMillan early in the fourth quarter to lead Washington past California 28-21 on Saturday night. Penix threw for 374 yards and two TDs for his eighth straight 300-yard passing game to help the Huskies
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College of the Desert is gelling at the right time. COD (6-1) picks up its sixth win of the season in a 35-12 route over Compton on Saturday night at Boone Field. VIDEO! Interview with @CollegeOfDesert #Football sophomore running back Arieon Capler, from Palm Springs H.S., talking about his 88 yards and 2 TD's as
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By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two Russian Indigenous Siberians were so scared of having to fight the war in Ukraine, they chanced everything to take a small boat across the treacherous Bering Sea to reach American soil, Alaska’s senior U.S. senator said after talking with the two. The two, identified as
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN Luke, the patriarch of the Smithsonian National Zoo’s pride of African lions, has died at age 17. The big cat was euthanized October 19, according to a news release from the zoo. He had experienced health problems for several years. “Luke was truly the ‘king’ of the Great Cats exhibit,” said
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies hoped to be in this position. Alex Bregman and the Houston Astros probably expected it. Both playing their best ball of the season, the Phillies and Astros surged Saturday within one win of the World Series. Harper delivered a go-ahead double as the Phillies, who
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies hoped to be in this position. Alex Bregman and the Houston Astros probably expected it. Both playing their best ball of the season, the Phillies and Astros surged Saturday within one win of the World Series. Harper delivered a go-ahead double as the Phillies, who
Continue Reading By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Paul George scored 40 points to help the Los Angeles Clippers hold off the Sacramento Kings 111-109 on Saturday night. It marked George’s 20th 40-point game of his career and fifth with Los Angeles. “I know I’m able to be the No. 1 option,” George said.
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN Hurricane Roslyn slammed into west-central Mexico on Sunday, bringing torrential rain and threatening inland flooding. “This rainfall could lead to flash flooding and landslides in areas of rugged terrain, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. As of 2 p.m. ET Sunday, Roslyn was centered about 90 kilometers (55
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping, China’s most powerful leader in decades, increased his dominance Sunday when he was named to another term as head of the ruling Communist Party in a break with tradition and promoted allies who support his vision of tighter control over society and the struggling
Continue Reading By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — San Diego Padres pitchers Mike Clevinger and Sean Manaea had outings they’d quickly like to forget. Clevinger, San Diego’s starter, didn’t record an out while facing four batters in Game 4 of the NL Championship Series. Manaea was tagged for the loss after giving up five runs
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police identified a suspect in a shooting inside a hospital Saturday morning during which two employees were killed and the alleged gunman was wounded. The Dallas Morning News reports police detained 30-year-old Nestor Hernandez at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. A hospital system spokesman says a gunman shot the two employees about
Continue Reading SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Gunner Talkington threw two touchdown passes and Eastern Washington snapped a five-game losing streak Saturday night with a 17-10 win over Cal Poly. Eastern Washington (2-5, 1-3 Big Sky) has won nine straight against the Mustangs (1-6, 0-4). Talkington hit Freddie Roberson for 20-yard touchdown that gave the Eagles
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In partnership with the Living Desert Zoo the City of Palm Springs dedicated a new mural at the UCR Palm Desert Campus. The ‘Monarch Mural’ painted by local artist, John Cuevas is now on full display on the steps of the campus. It’s all in an effort to help bring awareness to the plight of
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Roslyn plowed over the Pacific as a powerful Category 4 storm just offshore from the Mexican resort of Puerto Vallarta while heading for a Sunday landfall a little to the north. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Roslyn had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph) late Saturday, but
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Palm Springs hosted its 35th annual Palm Springs Aerial Tram Road Challenge Saturday morning. Participants were able to run or walk the 6k trail that begins at the bottom of Tram Way and ends at the Tram’s Valley station. The race also known as the ‘World’s Toughest 6k’ has an elevation gain of over 1,900
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper stood on second base after a go-ahead double and ran his hands across the script “Phillies” on his jersey as Citizens Bank Park shook in ecstasy over a World Series that suddenly seemed oh-so-close. Harper punched his fists toward the ground and blurted a
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Logan Fife ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third as Fresno State rolled past New Mexico, 41-9 to maintain its share of the Mountain West Conference West Division lead on Saturday night. Fife scored from 2-yards out in the first quarter to stake the Bulldogs (2-4, 2-1) to a
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, Nectar Gan, Steven Jiang, Yong Xiong and Wayne Chang, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping has formally stepped into his norm-breaking third term ruling China with an iron grip on power, as he revealed a new leadership team stacked with loyal allies. On Sunday, a day after the close of the five-yearly Communist
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s powerful 37-year-old crown prince will not attend an upcoming summit in Algeria after his doctors advised him not to travel. That’s according to an Algerian presidency statement early Sunday. Saudi Arabia offered no immediate acknowledgment of the comments by Algeria about the
Continue ReadingBy CNN Staff Jolie’s nerves were running high as she walked into the campus of Goldsmiths, the University of London, last Friday morning. She’d planned to arrive early enough that the campus would be deserted, but her fellow students were already beginning to filter in to start their day. In the hallway of an academic
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