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By ZEKE MILLER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden conferred high honors on those who stood against the Jan. 6 Capitol mob two years ago and the menacing effort in state after state to upend the election, declaring “America is a land of laws, not chaos,” even
Continue Reading By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government is little more than a week old but it’s already giving the Biden administration headaches. Just days into its mandate, a controversial member of Netanyahu’s right-wing Cabinet riled U.S. diplomats with a visit to a Jerusalem holy site that
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, MARK STEVENSON and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s capture of a son of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán this week was an isolated nod to a drug war strategy that Mexico’s current administration has abandoned rather than a sign that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s
Continue Reading By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Quick on-the-field emergency care from well-rehearsed medical personnel is widely credited with helping save Damar Hamlin’s life. But whether his cardiac arrest could have been prevented is much less certain. Doctors say they’re still evaluating what caused Hamlin’s heart to stop after a tackle during Monday night’s game in
Continue Reading By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois House Democrats working in a lame-duck session left town for a weekend break Friday night — but not before voting on plans to give themselves a pay raise of nearly 16%. Legislation authorizing funds to be added for spending needs halfway through the state’s
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to win the House speakership on a 14th ballot late Friday, falling one vote short as tensions boiled over in a chaotic scene on the House floor. As the clock neared midnight, the lawmakers plunged into a 15th round of
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By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to win the House speakership on a 14th ballot late Friday, falling one vote short as tensions boiled over in a chaotic scene on the House floor. As the clock neared midnight, the lawmakers plunged into a 15th round of
Continue Reading By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 21 rebounds, D’Angelo Russell also scored 25 and the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 128-115 win against the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. Jaden McDaniels had 18 points for Minnesota, which has won three in a row. While the
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Update 9:10 p.m. Rep. Kevin McCarthy has been elected Speaker of the House after the 15th vote. Original Report: By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRIAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to win the House speakership on a 14th ballot late Friday, falling one vote short as tensions boiled over in a chaotic
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By Andy Rose, CNN An Iowa woman who was believed to be the oldest person in the US died this week, according to a funeral home. Bessie Hendricks died Tuesday at the age of 115 in Lake City, Iowa, the Lampe and Powers Funeral Home said. Hendricks was born as Bessie Laurena near Auburn, Iowa,
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy edged to the cusp of becoming House speaker late Friday night as weary but energized members pushed through a historic 14th vote that included shouted insults, pointed fingers and members being restrained. McCarthy made an extraordinary surge, laboring to end
Continue Reading BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — DeJuan Clayton hit six 3-pointers and scored 26 points as California rolled to a 92-70 victory over Stanford on Friday night. Clayton, who missed Cal’s first 13 games because of a hamstring injury, sank 9 of 14 shots for the Golden Bears (3-13, 2-3 Pac-12 Conference). He added seven assists. Sam
Continue Reading TEMPE, Ariz (AP) — Endyia Rogers scored 19 points and No. 18 Oregon pulled away in the middle two quarters to post an 82-62 win over Arizona State on Friday night. Kayla Mokquah and Treasure Hunt each scored at the basket to give the Sun Devils an 18-15 lead after one, but the Ducks went
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers have been drawn for a $940 million Mega Millions jackpot, but it wasn’t immediately known if there was a winner of the massive prize. The numbers drawn late Friday were: 3, 20, 46, 59, 63 and gold Mega Ball 13. Mega Millions normally takes hours after the drawing
Continue Reading By TIM CRONIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Stalock stopped 22 shots for his 10th career shutout — first in nearly three years — and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-0 on Friday night. Jake McCabe and Tyler Johnson scored to help the Blackhawks snap a five-game losing streak with just their
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BEIJING (AP) — China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s policies on the COVID-19 outbreak, as the country moves to roll back harsh anti-virus restrictions. The popular Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations including attacks on experts, scholars and medical
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s policies on the COVID-19 outbreak, as the country moves to roll back harsh anti-virus restrictions. The popular Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations including attacks on experts, scholars and medical
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Cal Fire crews are at the scene of a structure fire at a duplex in Palm Desert. The fire was reported at 6:39 p.m. on the 41600 block of Jupiter Hills Court. Firefighters said there was visible smoke from a duplex. The fire was contained to a bathroom and attic space of 1 unit at
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Lauren Fields scored all nine of her points in the final two-and-a-half minutes as No. 15 Arizona erased a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to knock off Oregon State 72-69 on Friday night. The Wildcats bounced back from their first loss in their last six games, falling 73-57 to No. 2 Stanford on
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Winless last year for the first time in his young career, Collin Morikawa is playing as though he wants to put that behind him quickly. Morikawa was dialed in with his irons early and took advantage of some of the scoring holes late in his
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