By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Johnston scored 26 points as Loyola Marymount beat San Diego 96-62 on Thursday. Johnston had five assists for the Lions (12-17, 5-10 West Coast Conference). Dominick Harris shot 6 for 9 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The list of memorable characters and personalities who entered popular culture through cable television is long: Honey Boo Boo. Tony Soprano. Lizzie McGuire. Don Draper. Jon Stewart. Beavis and Butt-Head. Chip and Joanna Gaines. SpongeBob SquarePants. Pick your own favorites. Chances are there won’t be
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Campaigning formally starts on Friday for the biggest election in Mexico’s history. Voters will choose the president, along with the winners of 628 seats in Congress and thousands of local positions. Elections will occur in all 32 jurisdictions, with more than 20,000 positions up for grabs,
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge is upholding provisions of new Arizona laws that would require counties to verify the status of registered voters who haven’t provided proof of U.S. citizenship and cross-check voter registration information with various government databases. In a ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton concluded Arizona legislators did not discriminate
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press STINNETT, Texas (AP) — As the largest wildfire in Texas history engulfed his town, Danny Phillips was left helpless. “We had to watch from a few miles away as our neighborhood burned,” he said, his voice trembling with emotion. In his hard-hit town of Stinnett, population roughly
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — If an ancient prophecy is right, Michael “Barney” Chandler has just got the most important job in England. The 56-year-old former Royal Marine is the new ravenmaster at the Tower of London, responsible for looking after the feathered protectors of the 1,000-year-old fortress. According to legend, if
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — After several days of extraordinary testimony, the judge in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump is set to hear arguments Friday over whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the prosecution over a romantic relationship. Lawyers for Trump and
Continue ReadingBy GARY HOROWITZ Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Cameron Brink had a career-high 23 rebounds and 25 points as No 4 Stanford claimed the Pac-12 regular-season title with a 67-63 victory over No. 11 Oregon State on Thursday night. Brink, a 6-foot-4 senior forward who leads the nation in blocked shots, was 11 of
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump is expected to set a trial date on Friday, a crucial decision that could affect whether the former president and leading Republican candidate faces a jury this year
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron appeared isolated on the European stage this week after saying the possibility of Western troops being sent to Ukraine could not be ruled out, a comment that prompted an outcry from other leaders. French officials later sought to clarify Macron’s remarks and tamp
Continue ReadingBy KATIE MARIE DAVIES Associated Press Relatives and supporters of Alexei Navalny are bidding farewell to the opposition leader at a funeral Friday in southeastern Moscow, following a battle with authorities over the release of his body after his still-unexplained death in an Arctic penal colony. His supporters say several churches in Moscow refused to
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — In yet another courtroom, in yet another city, Donald Trump on Friday will star in a fresh episode of a deepening drama over whether he will be tried for federal crimes before November’s general election. A Florida judge could set a new date for the ex-president’s trial over
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks gained Friday, after U.S. stocks climbed to all-time highs Thursday. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices advanced. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.7% to 39,850.00. Japan’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.4% in January, from a revised 2.5% recorded in the previous month, while the
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UPDATE March 1st: The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has identified the passenger who died in the crash as 46-year-old Sandy Marks of Yucaipa. One person was killed in a rollover crash on Interstate 10 in Beaumont Thursday afternoon. The crash happened just before 4:00 p.m. on the I-10 west of Highland Springs Avenue. According to
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Emma Navarro beat Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 Thursday night, her 14th win of the year, to advance to the quarterfinals of the Cymbiotika San Diego Open. It marked the No. 3 seed’s second win over the Czech in a matter of weeks, having also prevailed against Siniakova in the second
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Justin Amash announced on social media Thursday that he will run for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat. Amash will pursue the Republican nomination in the race. He had previously left the Republican party in 2019 after supporting an impeachment inquiry in then-President Donald
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tyler Robertson scored 32 points, seven in the overtime, as Portland took down Santa Clara 80-75 on Thursday night. Robertson also had 10 rebounds for the Pilots (10-20, 4-11 West Coast Conference). Juan Sebastian Gorosito scored 15 points, going 5 of 12 from the floor, including 2
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Ty Johnson’s 30 points led UC Davis past Hawaii 75-63 on Thursday night. Johnson was 11 of 16 shooting, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 7 from the line for the Aggies (17-12, 12-6 Big West Conference). Elijah Pepper scored 30 points
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran began voting Friday in its first parliamentary elections since the mass 2022 protests over its mandatory hijab laws after the death of Mahsa Amini, with questions looming over just how many people will turn out for the poll. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Courtroom testimony from an assistant director in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin is providing new details about a final safety check on a revolver and exactly who handed the gun to the actor. Assistant director and movie safety coordinator David Halls
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