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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nikki Haley’s rivals for the Republican presidential nomination are ratcheting up their attacks on her as Iowa’s first-in-the-nation voting draws closer. The barbed news releases, attack ads and amped up back-and-forth come as the former South Carolina governor and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis battle for a distant
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press OREM, Utah (AP) — Drake Allen had 17 points in Utah Valley’s 65-58 victory over Cal Baptist on Thursday night. Allen also added three steals for the Wolverines (7-7, 2-1 Western Athletic Conference). Trevin Dorius scored 12 points and added 15 rebounds and five assists. Jaden McClanahan had 10 points and
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A B-1 Lancer bomber from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota crashed Thursday, with all four of its crew members ejecting, the Air Force said. The B-1 crashed “at approximately 5:50 p.m. today while attempting to land on the installation. At the time of the accident,
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By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Sudanese paramilitary leader Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo says he is committed to a cease-fire to end the devastating war that has wrecked his country. But fighting continues and there has been no progress on proposed peace talks between Dagalo and Sudan military chief Gen.
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By Sara Smart, Amy Simonson and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Hoax bomb threats were made against government buildings in several states on Thursday, authorities said, a day after similar threats led to the temporary evacuations of several states’ capitol buildings. Thursday’s threats – this time made against a wider range of government buildings, including
Continue ReadingWAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — The mayor of the Hawaiian island of Maui says a site selected to hold debris from last year’s wildfires that devastated the city of Lahaina will not permanently store it. Instead the debris will be at the Olowalu site south of Lahaina only until a permanent spot is identified and a
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, Jeff Winter and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Nineteen unsealed documents from a lawsuit connected to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted pedophile who died in jail before he could face trial on federal sex-trafficking charges, were publicly released on Thursday. This is the second batch stemming from a December 18 court order
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Collin Morikawa already has won two majors and played in the opening session twice in the Ryder Cup. His opening tee shot Thursday at Kapalua felt as special as any moment. Long before Sahith Theegala rolled in his 10th birdie for a 9-under 64 to
Continue ReadingTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Adam Sandler got in a little pickup game at Arizona’s McKale Center before the 10th-ranked Wildcats played Colorado. Wearing a Hawaiian-style shirt and turquoise shorts, the comedian played a game of 3-on-3 about two hours before Thursday night’s game. In a short video shot by a reporter for Arizona’s rivals.com fan
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3-year-old Amelie Paredes Sotelo was left quadriplegic last December, after she choked on a gummy candy in front of her family inside their La Quinta home. Her parents are now warning others against consuming Candy Land Gummy Dot candies produced by the Philadelphia-based company and toy company Hasbro. “I would not want this to happen
Continue Reading By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old California boy who was arrested after allegedly fatally shooting another boy with a stolen gun he’d found in his father’s car will not be charged, the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office told CNN in a statement Thursday. His father, Arkete Davis, 53, appeared in court and was
Continue Reading By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado Springs woman who is accused of killing her two children and seriously injuring a third had been going through a “contentious divorce and custody dispute” with her former spouse, his attorney detailed in a news release to CNN earlier this week. During the contentious battle that
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two men charged with murder in the death of an Oakland police officer who was shot while answering a burglary report at a marijuana business appeared in court Thursday but didn’t enter pleas. Meanwhile, a fourth man was arrested in connection with last week’s burglary. Officer Tuan Le, 36, was shot
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two men charged with murder in the death of an Oakland police officer who was shot while answering a burglary report at a marijuana business appeared in court Thursday but didn’t enter pleas. Meanwhile, a fourth man was arrested in connection with last week’s burglary. Officer Tuan Le, 36, was shot
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered authorities to increase production of mobile launch vehicles for missiles, saying the country faces a looming military showdown with its enemies. The official Korean Central News Agency said Friday that Kim visited a factory that produces mobile
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton, Holly Yan, Jessica Flynn, Cheri Mossburg and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A Nevada judge was assaulted in court immediately after she denied a defendant’s request for probation, video from a Clark County district court shows. Defendant Deobra Redden was in the Las Vegas courtroom Wednesday to be sentenced on a charge
Continue ReadingBy ERIC HE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State coach Steve Kerr didn’t confirm a report Thursday that suspended forward Draymond Green is expected to return to the team’s facility soon, while noting that giving Green space away from the team is important for both parties. ESPN reported that Green is “expected to
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