DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An appeals court in Bangladesh has granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who had been sentenced earlier to six months in prison for violating the country’s labor laws. Yunus, who pioneered the use of microcredit to help impoverished people, especially women, filed the appeal seeking bail on Sunday morning before
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Tech behemoths will face their next test to keep the market’s throne this week, after a bleak quarter from Tesla sent its stock sliding. Tesla shares have tumbled more than 26% so far in 2024 after the electric-vehicle maker reported a fourth-quarter operating margin that has almost
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Texas Stars 5-1 at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. Coming off an overtime loss to the Stars in game one of their two game series, the Firebirds used the loss as motivation. The Firebirds netted five goals by Max McCormick, John Hayden, and Kole Lind. Along with that Ales
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Voters in Finland are electing a new president at an unprecedented time. The Nordic nation is now a NATO member following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and its eastern border with Russia is closed. Both those things would have been almost unthinkable a few years ago. Unlike in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Noel Coleman had 23 points in Hawaii’s 83-73 win against Cal Poly on Saturday night. Coleman shot 5 for 11 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 11 of 12 from the free-throw line for the Rainbow Warriors (11-10, 3-6 Big West Conference). Justin McKoy scored 13 points,
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — La principal agencia de la ONU en Gaza está en crisis después de que Israel acusó a algunos de sus miembros de estar involucrados en los ataques terroristas de Hamas del 7 de octubre. La Agencia de Obras Públicas y Socorro de las Naciones Unidas (UNRWA, por sus siglas en
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Investigators need your help to find the hit-and-run driver who left a teen dead in Yucca Valley. We are told the boy was found Friday night around 8:30 p.m. off Highway 62 near Avalon Avenue in the center median. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The boy was identified as
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Una serie de comentarios de funcionarios y portavoces militares ucranianos este sábado proporcionaron una evaluación de la posición actual de Ucrania en el campo de batalla, describiendo las operaciones ofensivas rusas a lo largo de gran parte de la línea del frente. Los combates son intensos en el noreste a lo
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran says it has successfully launched three satellites into space, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles. The state-run IRNA news agency reported Sunday that the launch also saw the successful use of Iran’s Simorgh rocket, which has had multiple failures
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Iran says it has successfully launched three satellites into space, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles. The state-run IRNA news agency reported Sunday that the launch also saw the successful use of Iran’s Simorgh rocket, which has had multiple failures in the past. The United
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The secretary-general of the United Nations on Sunday called on countries to continue funding the main agency providing aid in Gaza after several of its employees were accused of taking part in the Hamas attack on Israel that ignited the war four
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Desde el comienzo de la invasión de Ucrania por Vladimir Putin , Hungría ha sido el eslabón más débil en la respuesta de Occidente. El primer ministro Viktor Orban ha retrasado las negociaciones de membresía de Kiev con la UE, retrasó los acuerdos de ayuda y puso en duda la capacidad
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Augustas Marciulionis had 25 points and Saint Mary’s beat Loyola Marymount 70-65 Saturday night. Marciulionis also added seven assists for the Gaels (16-6, 7-0 West Coast Conference). Joshua Jefferson shot 6 for 10, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc to add 15 points. Alex Ducas
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Justin Hohn’s 22 points helped UC Irvine defeat CSU Northridge 77-72 on Saturday night. Hohn shot 9 for 18, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc for the Anteaters (15-6, 8-1 Big West Conference). Dean Keeler added 12 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks while shooting
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Four people are dead following what police in Los Angeles characterized as a murder-suicide in the Granada Hills area on Saturday. Officers responded shortly before 7 p.m. to a report of a shooting in the 11600 block of Lerdo Avenue and found four people who were pronounced dead at the scene.
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Four people are dead following what police in Los Angeles characterized as a murder-suicide in the Granada Hills area on Saturday. Officers responded shortly before 7 p.m. to a report of a shooting in the 11600 block of Lerdo Avenue and found four people who were pronounced dead at the scene.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Graham Ike’s 20 points helped Gonzaga defeat Pacific 82-73 on Saturday. Ike was 8-of-11 shooting and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Bulldogs (15-5, 6-1 West Coast Conference). Nolan Hickman scored 19 points, going 5 of 10 from the floor, including 3 for 8
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, está adoptando medidas fronterizas más duras, incluido el cierre de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, lo que marca un marcado cambio con respecto a sus primeros días en el cargo mientras intenta defenderse de los ataques del expresidente Donald Trump a
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Back and forth they went, one-upping the other, two of the greatest to ever play each believing he could will his team to win. Stepback 3s, fadeaway jumpers, drives and dishes. Two overtimes. LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry. At their finest. And at the very
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — LeBron James made a pair of free throws with 1.2 seconds left in the second overtime to cap his triple-double of 36 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists, outdueling Stephen Curry as the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Golden State Warriors 145-144 on Saturday
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