By JIM GOMEZ, AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press THITU ISLAND, South China Sea (AP) — The Philippine coast guard inaugurated a new monitoring base Friday on a remote island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea as Manila ramps up efforts to counter China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the strategic
Continue ReadingBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Security officials say 11 people have been killed in an attack by a group armed with explosives and guns in eastern Iraq. The attacks took place Thursday night in the area of Muqdadiyah in Diyala province. A roadside bomb exploded and gunmen then opened fire on rescuers
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, BASSEM MROUE and JULIA FRANKEL The Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Residents say Israel has dropped leaflets over parts of southern Gaza, urging people to leave homes east of the town of Khan Younis. The leaflets also warned that Khan Younis was now a “dangerous battle zone.” The leaflets
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Two Chinese business executives at companies controlled by the embattled financial conglomerate Zhongzhi have gone missing, according to statements by their respective firms. The development comes just days after Chinese authorities launched a criminal investigation into the troubled shadow bank, one of China’s largest. Last week, Zhongzhi told
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Dylan Andrews scored 17 points, including a driving layup with 3.2 seconds left, and UCLA, minus coach Mick Cronin who missed the game with COVID, pulled out a 66-65 win over UC Riverside on Thursday night. The Bruins, who had an 11-point lead with 8 1/2 minutes to play, fell behind
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Echa un vistazo aquí sobre los orígenes, los tratamientos y la respuesta global al VIH y el sida en los últimos años. Cada 1 de diciembre se conmemora el Día Mundial de la Lucha contra el Sida. ¿Qué es el VIH/sida y cómo se trasmite? VIH significa virus de inmunodeficiencia
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By Jason Hanna and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — More than a year after human remains were found in a barrel in the receding waters of Lake Mead, Nevada authorities on Wednesday released images they say are an approximation of the dead man’s face, hoping the images will spur the public to help investigators identify
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — There was no trace of Hanan Yablonka — not on the 42-year-old Israeli’s social media accounts nor on his phone, found in the bullet-riddled car he and four friends tried to flee in after Hamas militants attacked the music festival they were attending in southern Israel. The
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, BASSEM MROUE and JULIA FRANKEL The Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli fighter jets hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday shortly after a weeklong truce expired, the military said, as the war resumed in full force. Airstrikes hit southern Gaza, including the community of Abassan east
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Tom Wilson scored with 5:38 left to complete his first career hat trick in his 700th game, and the Washington Capitals extended the Anaheim Ducks’ losing streak to eight with a 5-4 victory Thursday night. Wilson, a Capitals stalwart since 2013, scored twice during their
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — International climate talks turned to a power game on Friday as dozens of world leaders including the Saudi crown prince and India’s prime minister were to speak, but two of the world’s most powerful men — President Joe Biden of the
Continue ReadingBy PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ask most people what the annual U.N. climate talks are and the likely answer will be: “Huh?” Ask those who do know and the answer may be: “Why should I care?” The negotiations, called Conference of Parties, are nearly two weeks long and in
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Hours before Israel said it had resumed combat operations against Hamas, the United States pressured its ally to shield Palestinian civilians in one of the most significant diplomatic moves yet in the more than 50-day conflict. The question now, if a seven-day truce is permanently broken, is whether
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson’s fourth-quarter flurry brought back memories of so many other scoring bursts on his impressive list of them. He flexed. He snarled. Vintage Klay. “We needed it,” Stephen Curry said. “… I know he didn’t have much going before that run. That’s Klay.” Thompson
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday that its fighter jets have begun striking Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, in the clearest sign yet that the war has resumed with full force after a weeklong truce. The announcement came 30 minutes after the cease-fire expired at 7 a.m. (0500 GMT)
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Chol Marial came off the bench to score 18 points and grab 10 rebounds and Oregon State pulled away from UC Davis for a 71-59 win on Thursday night, ending a three-game losing streak. Dexter Akanno added 16 points and Jordan Pope 15 for the Beavers (4-3), who made 16 of
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said it had resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip minutes after a temporary truce with Hamas expired Friday, blaming the militant group for breaking the cease-fire. The truce expired at 7 a.m (0500 GMT) Friday. The halt in fighting began a week ago, on Nov. 24.
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. George Santos of New York is facing a critical vote to expel him from the House on Friday as lawmakers weigh whether his actions, fabrications and alleged lawbreaking warrant the chamber’s most severe punishment. The first-term Republican congressman is at grave risk of becoming just the
Continue ReadingBy JEFF McMILLAN Associated Press When Sam Schultz was sexually assaulted, it felt like a part of them died. It took eight years and the burgeoning #MeToo movement to spur them to go public and make a police report, and an additional five years for their attackers to plead guilty. Now, as much as Schultz
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — More Americans now believe the death penalty, which is undergoing a yearslong decline of use and support, is being administered unfairly, a finding that is adding to its growing isolation in the U.S., according to an annual report on capital punishment. But whether the public’s waning
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