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By CHRIS MEGERIAN and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua have been viewed as the two most important people working on global warming. As the top representatives of the United States and China, almost no progress was possible without their involvement. Despite tensions between their two countries,
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Strong winds hit Australia’s northeast coast Friday, leaving thousands without power, but the area was spared heavy damage as Tropical Cyclone Kirrily weakened into a tropical storm. Wind gusts of up to 170 kilometers an hour battered coastal cities and towns, while fallen trees caused property damage. But the cyclone was downgraded
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 25 points and 12 assists a few hours after being named to his record 20th NBA All-Star team and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Chicago Bulls 141-132 on Thursday night. D’Angelo Russell hit eight 3-pointers and scored 29 points, Anthony Davis
Continue ReadingBy DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Simmering tensions in the South China Sea. Coordinated attacks on the military run government that seized control of Myanmar. It’s with this backdrop that Laos, the poorest country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is taking over as the bloc’s rotating chair. As foreign ministers gather
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Harrison Barnes starts feeling it, the Sacramento Kings look for him in any spot he likes. In another wild game with the Golden State Warriors, they needed every bit of Barnes’ best — including his timely block against Jonathan Kuminga in the tense closing
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — By any standard, the past 18 months have been remarkable for getting wrongfully detained Americans home. There were major swaps with adversaries like Iran and Russia, including one that secured the freedom of WNBA star Brittney Griner, and a large prisoner exchange just last month with Venezuela.
Continue ReadingBy EMMA BURROWS Associated Press They have lined up by the thousands across Russia in recent days, standing in the bitter cold for a chance to sign petitions to support an unlikely challenger to President Vladimir Putin. Boris Nadezhdin has become a dilemma for the Kremlin as he seeks to run in the March 17
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Dylan Thoerner’s 13 points helped UC Irvine defeat Long Beach State 72-61 on Thursday night. Thoerner shot 4 for 9, including 3 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Anteaters (14-6, 7-1 Big West Conference). Andre Henry scored 12 points and added six rebounds. Pierre
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israel is set to hear Friday whether the United Nations’ top court will order it to end its military offensive in Gaza in a preliminary ruling while the panel hears a case filed by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide. The International Court of Justice’s
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Closing arguments are to begin Friday in the defamation case against Donald Trump a day after the former president left a New York courtroom fuming that he hadn’t been given an opportunity to refute E. Jean Carroll’s sexual abuse accusations. Lawyers will get
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By Dakin Andone, Isabel Rosales and Christina Maxouris, CNN Atmore, Alabama (CNN) — Alabama on Thursday night executed Kenneth Smith, the first death row inmate known to die by nitrogen gas, marking the emergence of a wholly new method of execution in the United States that experts have said could lead to excessive pain or even torture. Smith,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — Kaleb Higgins scored 19 points as Cal State Bakersfield beat Cal State Northridge 64-56 on Thursday night. Higgins was 7 of 16 shooting and 5 of 5 from the free throw line for the Roadrunners (8-11, 3-5 Big West Conference). Fidelis Okereke added 14 points while going
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian state news agency says Russia’s science and higher education ministry has dismissed the head of a prestigious genetics institute who sparked controversy by contending that humans once lived for centuries and that the shorter lives of modern humans are due to their ancestors’ sins. Although the report did not give
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urielblanco (CNN) — “Nada de lo que pasó hoy aquí va a traer de vuelta a mamá”, dijo el hijo de Elizabeth Sennett, víctima de Kenneth Eugene Smith, durante una rueda de prensa tras su ejecución el jueves por la noche en Atmore, Alabama. “No vamos a estar saltando y gritando, no somos así”, continuó
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Merkviladze scored 25 points as Loyola Marymount beat Portland 92-65 on Thursday. Merkviladze also contributed 10 rebounds and three steals for the Lions (10-10, 3-3 West Coast Conference). Keli Leaupepe scored 20 points and added seven rebounds. Dominick Harris was 7 of 15 shooting (6 for
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bryce Pope scored 15 points as UCSD held off UC Riverside 66-65 on Thursday. Pope was 6 of 16 shooting, including 0 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Tritons (13-7, 7-1 Big West Conference). Emmanuel Tshimanga scored 11
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Dominic Brewton’s 13 points helped CSU Fullerton defeat Cal Poly 54-51 on Thursday. Brewton also contributed eight rebounds for the Titans (10-10, 3-5 Big West Conference). Beril Kabamba added 10 points while going 4 of 8 from the floor, including 0 for 3 from 3-point
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press Snowplows are essential to enduring winter in Minnesota, so maybe it’s not surprising that every year thousands of people vote on names for the giant machines that clear the state’s roads, such as Plowy McPlowFace and Darth Blader. The often-icy state began naming its 800 plows in 2020 and is
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press Snowplows are essential to enduring winter in Minnesota, so maybe it’s not surprising that every year thousands of people vote on names for the giant machines that clear the state’s roads, such as Plowy McPlowFace and Darth Blader. The often-icy state began naming its 800 plows in 2020 and is
Continue Reading WBRC, CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Dakin Andone, Holly Yan and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night by nitrogen hypoxia, marking the nation’s first known execution using that method. Now Alabama’s attorney general wants to help other states interested in using the new form of capital punishment.
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