By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Standing on a portable stage erected at home plate of the Milwaukee Brewers ballpark, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers recently praised the professional baseball team as an “essential part” of the state’s “culture and identity” and “economic success.” With fanfare, Evers then signed off on $500 million in public aid
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Standing on a portable stage erected at home plate of the Milwaukee Brewers ballpark, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers recently praised the professional baseball team as an “essential part” of the state’s “culture and identity” and “economic success.” With fanfare, Evers then signed off on $500 million in public aid
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By Abeer Salman and Kareem Khadder, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli soldiers raiding a hospital in northern Gaza desecrated the bodies of dead patients with bulldozers, let a military dog maul a man in a wheelchair, and shot multiple doctors even after vetting them for terror links, according to allegations by staff and patients. The claims relate to
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry and the Golden State starters were able to get off their legs for some extended rest down the stretch with another game in less than 24 hours. Curry made a season-high eight 3-pointers and had 30 points and seven assists, outdueling former high-scoring
Continue ReadingBy CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 28 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds for his fourth triple-double of the season and the Sacramento Kings beat the short-handed Phoenix Suns 120-105 on Friday night. “We see the work that he puts in,” Kings forward Harrison Barnes said about Sabonis. “It’s
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Most U.S. state legislatures will reconvene in January for the first time since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel sparked a war in Gaza and protests worldwide — and they’re preparing to take action in response, both symbolic and concrete. Legislatures in at least eight states that were in session
Continue ReadingBy DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Isaiah Stevens scored 19 points to break the career scoring record for No. 16 Colorado State, which remained perfect away from home with a 76-67 victory over Loyola Marymount on Friday night. Nique Clifford led Colorado State with 23 points, going 9 of 10 from the
Continue ReadingBy FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press ACOLMAN, Mexico (AP) — María de Lourdes Ortiz Zacarías swiftly cuts hundreds of strips of newsprint and colored crepe paper needed to make a piñata, soothed by Norteño music on the radio while measuring pieces by feel. “The measurement is already in my fingers,” Ortiz Zacarías says with a laugh.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — No dormir lo suficiente o dormir mal puede afectar en gran medida al estado de ánimo y la salud mental, según un nuevo estudio que analiza 50 años de investigación. “Descubrimos que todas las formas de pérdida de sueño —privación total de sueño, pérdida parcial de sueño y fragmentación del
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer may have millions of carrots set out for him on Christmas Eve, but what about the rest of the year? Finding food in a cold, barren landscape is challenging, but researchers from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and the University of St.
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — It turns out the Christmas chart is a real thing in the United Kingdom – not something made up for the classic film “Love Actually” – and a certain beloved band has topped it this year with one of their most popular hits. “Last Christmas” by Wham! – the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jahmir Young scored a career-high 37 points and Maryland defeated UCLA 69-60 on Friday night, sending the Bruins to their fourth straight loss. Donta Scott added 17 points for the Terrapins (8-4), who won their fourth in a row despite struggling through an 11-minute scoring drought in the closing minutes. Young
Continue ReadingBy ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — The Cuban government said Friday it will have to either increase prices for fuel and electricity, or reduce rations for basic supplies. President Miguel Díaz-Canel said such difficult measures were needed for difficult times, after the minister of the economy said Cuba’s economy contracted between 1% and
Continue ReadingBy KRISTEN GELINEAU, EDNA TARIGAN and REZA SAIFULLAH Associated Press PIDIE, Indonesia (AP) — Their screams and sobs could be heard from the ailing boat soon after it emerged into view amid the vastness of the Andaman Sea. Crowded on board were tiny babies and children, alongside mothers and fathers begging to be saved. The
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Malik Thomas’ 22 points helped San Francisco defeat Fresno State 77-57 on Friday night. Thomas was 8 of 12 shooting (4 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Dons (10-4). Marcus Williams scored 11 points, going 4 of 12 (3 for 9 from 3-point range). Mike Sharavjamts
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense spending would increase more than 16% next year under a record military budget that is intended to accelerate the deployment of long-range cruise missiles that can hit targets in China or North Korea. The budget adopted by the Cabinet on Friday also will further fortify
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Two Denver-area paramedics were convicted Friday for giving a fatal overdose of the sedative ketamine to Elijah McClain in 2019 — a jury verdict that experts said could have a chilling effect on first responders around the country. The case involving the 23-year-old
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and SAM MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s war to destroy Hamas has killed more than 20,000 Palestinians, health officials in Gaza said Friday, as Israel expanded its offensive and ordered tens of thousands more people to leave their homes. The deaths in Gaza amount to nearly 1% of
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jordan Poole briefly lost the ball, retrieved it from a fan, and then playfully threw a pass back to the sideline to get a few boys from Israel involved in his warmup routine. They absolutely loved it. Seemingly loose and light-hearted, and of course wearing
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Un tribunal federal de apelaciones revivió la demanda que presentó un hombre que fue fotografiado nadando desnudo cuando era bebé para la portada del álbum de 1991 de Nirvana, “Nevermind”. El Tribunal de Apelaciones del Noveno Circuito de Estados Unidos anuló este jueves un fallo de 2022 según el cual
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