By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In four months, the world’s best athletes will be at the Paris Olympics. Yet some competitors say it won’t be truly representative of the global talent as not all countries can afford to give their athletes a fighting chance to get there. Senegal’s top ranked surfer
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A private airplane carrying singer Karol G made an emergency landing at a Los Angeles airport Thursday evening, a news report said. The aircraft carrying the Grammy winner and others landed at Van Nuys Airport around 9 p.m. with no immediate reports of injuries, KABC-TV reported. The plane left Hollywood Burbank
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Japanese stocks again set a record Friday, after U.S. stocks climbed to all-time highs the previous day. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices advanced. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 jumped 1.9% and ended at 39,940,00 in morning trading. In late February, the index passed the record of
Continue ReadingBy VINCENT THIAN and EILEEN NG Associated Press LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — A Scandinavian Airlines medical evacuation plane has arrived in Malaysia’s northern resort island of Langkawi, where the Norwegian king is being treated at a hospital for an infection. King Harald V of Norway, Europe’s oldest monarch at 87, was hospitalized after he fell
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Drew Doughty and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and two assists and the Los Angeles Kings snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Anze Kopitar and Trevor Moore both had a goal and an assist for the Kings. Rookie Brandt
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA and AJIT SOLANKI Associated Press JAMNAGAR, India (AP) — It might be the biggest party this small west Indian city has ever seen. As billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani prepares for the wedding of his son this summer, he’s expecting billionaires from around the world, heads of state, and Hollywood and Bollywood royalty
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La Policía de Houston emitió una Alerta Amber para una niña de 12 años que ha estado desaparecida desde el 22 de febrero. Un portavoz de la Policía de Houston dijo el miércoles a CNN que, cuando E’minie Hughes desapareció, inicialmente se creyó que se había ido por su cuenta y
Continue ReadingBy JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Augustas Marciulionis had 17 points and 11 assists, Luke Barrett added 14 points and No. 17 Saint Mary’s beat Pepperdine 83-57 on Thursday night to win the West Coast Conference regular-season championship. The Gaels (24-6, 15-0) extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 16 games
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES and CHARMAINE NORONHA Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has died at 84. He forged close ties with two Republican U.S. presidents through a sweeping free trade agreement that was once vilified but is now celebrated. A family spokesman said Mulroney died Thursday at a Florida hospital
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a court employee and a police officer were fatally shot Thursday after the court process server tried to serve an eviction notice at a home in Missouri. Police say a second officer was critically injured, but is expected to survive. Independence Police Chief Adam
Continue ReadingBy ERIC HE Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Adam Henrique had a goal and two assists, Frank Vatrano scored his team-leading 27th goal and the Anaheim Ducks beat the San Jose Sharks 6-4 on Thursday night to snap a three-game skid. Leo Carlsson, Brett Leason, Alex Killorn and Isac Lundestrom also scored for
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By Radina Gigova, Nathan Hodge, Sahar Akbarzai and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Attempts to hire a hearse to take the body of Alexey Navalny body to his funeral have been thwarted by unknown people, the Russian opposition leader’s team said Thursday. Spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh claimed that drivers had been “called by unknown people and
Continue ReadingEL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — A man was taken into custody Thursday in connection with a shooting in Southern California that left at least three people injured, police said The shooting occurred at a dental office in El Cajon, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of downtown San Diego, according to media reports. Police identified
Continue ReadingEL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — A man was taken into custody Thursday in connection with a shooting in Southern California that left at least three people injured, police said The shooting occurred at a dental office in El Cajon, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of downtown San Diego, according to media reports. Police identified
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Eisenhower Health y Desert Regional Medical Center dieron la bienvenida a los bebés del día bisiesto. El Centro de Maternidad Familiar Eisenhower en Rancho Mirage le dio la bienvenida a su primer bebé del Día Bisiesto. Los padres Naomie y el Dr. Kevin Wong le dieron la bienvenida a su hijo Noah a las 9:12
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Un hombre de San Diego murió mientras que otras dos personas fueron hospitalizadas después de un accidente de dos vehículos en la autopista 74 cerca de Vista Point el jueves por la tarde. El accidente se reportó aproximadamente a las 12:35 p.m. cerca de la milla 88. Según la Patrulla de Caminos de California, Kenneth
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A new report from United Nations experts says paramilitary forces and their allied militias fighting to take power in Sudan carried out widespread ethnic killings and rapes that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The report to the U.N. Security Council, obtained
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Keion Brooks Jr. made a career-high six 3-pointers and Braxton Meah blocked five shots on a gimpy ankle as Washington posted a 94-77 win over UCLA on Thursday night. UCLA has now lost three straight games with three games left in the Pac-12 Conference regular season. Brooks was 8 of 14 from
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol lambasted North Korea Friday, for what he called its repressive rule and vowed to achieve a free, unified Korean Peninsula. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke on March 1 Independence Movement Day, a holiday marking a 1919 Korean
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Chrishawn Christmas’ layin off a missed shot with 2.1 seconds left helped Stephen F. Austin beat Cal Baptist 62-60 in overtime on Thursday night. Latrell Jossell scored 22 points and collected five steals for the ‘Jacks (15-13, 8-9 Western Athletic Conference). Jalil Beaubrun scored 16 points and
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