By MAJDI MOHAMMED and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press HAWARA, West Bank (AP) — Israeli medics say a Palestinian gunman has shot and killed an Israeli motorist with American citizenship on a West Bank highway as part of a multicar shooting spree. It’s the latest bloodshed in a wave of violence, a day after two
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Callum McRae scored 24 points and Gianni Hunt made two free throws with three seconds remaining to lift Sacramento State to a 76-74 victory over Portland State on Monday night. McRae added 10 rebounds and three steals for the Hornets (14-17, 7-11 Big Sky Conference). Hunt finished with 15 points and
Continue Reading By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Max Jones scored the go-ahead goal, Troy Terry had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks beat Chicago 4-2 on Monday night to snap the Blackhawks’ five-game winning streak. Isac Lundestrom and Jakob Silfverberg also scored, Mason McTavish had a career-high three assists and
Continue Reading By JOHN ANTCZAK and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Parts of the Northeast are gearing up for what could be very heavy snow early Tuesday, after tornadoes and other powerful winds swept through parts of the Southern Plains, killing at least one person in Oklahoma, and some Michigan residents faced a sixth
Continue Reading By JOHN ANTCZAK and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Parts of the Northeast are gearing up for what could be very heavy snow early Tuesday, after tornadoes and other powerful winds swept through parts of the Southern Plains, killing at least one person in Oklahoma, and some Michigan residents faced a sixth
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN A US Navy reconnaissance jet flew over the Taiwan Strait on Monday, in a maneuver intended to assert the right to operate in international airspace despite strong objections from the Chinese military. In a statement Monday, the US 7th Fleet said the flight of the P-8A Poseidon over the waterway that
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest, CNN The White House has directed federal agencies that they have 30 days to remove TikTok from all government-issued devices. Shalanda Young, director of the Office of Management and Budget, wrote in guidance issued Monday that all executive agencies, and those they contract with, must delete any application from TikTok or its
Continue Reading By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago is holding a mayoral election Tuesday, but it will likely take weeks — and a runoff election — before a winner is declared. A look at what’s happening: TUESDAY’S ELECTION Nine candidates are competing Tuesday for a chance to be Chicago’s next mayor. That includes Mayor
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By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A special House committee dedicated to countering China will make its debut on Tuesday, the opening act in what lawmakers hope will be a robust effort to overcome partisan divisions and address a “generational challenge” to America’s national security. The committee’s chairman, Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., says
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, is due in Beijing to begin a three-day state visit Tuesday as geopolitical tensions rise over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. China says the visit is an “opportunity to promote the further development of all-around cooperation between the two countries,” but
Continue Reading By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is fighting for reelection Tuesday after a history-making but tumultuous four years in office and a bruising campaign threaten to make her the city’s first one-term mayor in decades. Lightfoot in 2019 became the first Black woman and first openly gay mayor of
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a partisan legal fight over President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans. The high court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, is hearing arguments on Tuesday in two challenges to the plan, which
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN Stretching out on the world’s best beach won’t come easy. Baía do Sancho is accessible only by boat or via ladders descending down steep cliffs to the golden sand below. The beach is in Fernando de Noronha, an archipelago some 220 miles (354 kilometers) off the coast of mainland Brazil, part
Continue Reading By LAURA UNGAR and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the U.S. Department of Energy has assessed with “low confidence” in that it
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN The Navy has renamed a warship in honor of a Black sailor and statesman who had been born into slavery, as part of the US military’s ongoing effort to remove names that commemorate the Confederacy. The guided missile destroyer USS Chancellorsville, which was named after a Confederate victory in the Civil
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares climbed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street benchmarks clawed back some losses from their worst week since early December. Stocks have come under selling pressure as analysts have raised forecasts for how high the Federal Reserve will take interest rates and how long it
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Big and potentially life-saving changes are coming to Eisenhower Health over the next few years. The Rancho Mirage-based hospital is creating a cardiovascular institute which will make it one of the most modern and state-of-the-art centers for heart care in the nation. The $156-million project includes the construction of a four-story outpatient center, expansion of
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It was a weekend they’ll remember for a long time on Cook Street. Palm Desert won multiple championships on Saturday, highlighted by the boys soccer team and pair of individual wrestling state titles. It started with boys soccer. https://kesq.com/news/2023/02/25/palm-desert-boys-soccer-wins-cif-ss-d5-championship-3-1-over-animo-leadership/ The Aztecs won the CIF-SS D5 title over Animo Leadership, celebrating their first championship in program
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN An aerial view of a volcano, a shot from inside a damaged building in Ukraine and a portrait of a dog are among the best images taken globally in the past year, according to judges of the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards. Shortlisted entries and finalists in the annual competition’s 10 professional
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN Dancing South Korean diplomats have won the hearts of millions of Indians with their viral video performance of Oscar-nominated song “Naatu Naatu,” reinforcing Seoul’s soft power diplomacy and even earning a nod of approval from India’s leader. In a video clip posted to Twitter on Sunday, staff from South Korea’s embassy
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