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By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court says criticizing laws or chanting anti-government slogans can be enough to jail someone for sedition. Thursday’s ruling came in a landmark case brought under a colonial-era law increasingly used to crush dissent. Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal upheld a 40-month sentence for
Continue ReadingBY JOEAL CALUPITAN AND AARON FAVILA Associated Press ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN (AP) — It was a heart-pounding moment far out in the disputed South China Sea: One of at least five Chinese coast guard ships aggressively approached and sideswiped a Philippine patrol ship, creating a loud, jarring noise that sent its Filipino crew scrambling to
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — First, Draymond Green defended Giannis Antetokounmpo. Jonathan Kuminga got a few chances then Golden State coach Steve Kerr turned to rookie Tracye Jackson-Davis for a stretch. Jackson-Davis had studied the Bucks big man and his tendencies: how he “drives left and spins back right” then
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Women across the world will demand equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice, decision-making jobs and other essential needs during demonstrations marking International Women’s Day on Friday. Officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, International Women’s Day is commemorated in different ways and to varying
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) — La gobernadora de Alabama, Kay Ivey, firmó un proyecto de ley destinado a proteger a los pacientes y proveedores de fecundación in vitro (FIV) de responsabilidad legal este miércoles por la noche, mientras algunas clínicas se preparaban para levantar la suspensión de ciertos servicios de FIV esta semana
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Killorn scored the tiebreaking goal on a pass from rookie Olen Zellweger early in the third period of the Anaheim Ducks’ third victory in four games, 2-1 over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night. Ryan Strome also scored and Lukas Dostal made 29 saves
Continue ReadingBy ERIC HE Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Darius Brown II scored 21 points on seven 3-pointers, Mason Falslev had 20 and No. 22 Utah State beat San Jose State 90-70 Wednesday night to clinch a share of the Mountain West Conference regular-season title. Great Osobor added 16 points and eight rebounds, and
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s outburst of inflation is receding. But a cut in interest rates from a record-high 4% is not going to happen at Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting. And it may even have to wait until summer. ECB President Christine Lagarde is likely to stress Thursday
Continue ReadingBy AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Muhterem Evcil was stabbed to death by her estranged husband at her workplace in Istanbul, where he had repeatedly harassed her in breach of a restraining order. The day before, authorities detained him for violating the order but let him go free after questioning.
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Jurors will hear opening statements and the first batch of witnesses Thursday in the trial of the second parent accused of having responsibility for a Michigan school shooting committed by his son. James Crumbley, 47, is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Nearly two years after the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead, the city council will discuss the results of an independent investigation it requested into the response by local police officers. The report is one of multiple investigations
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — It’s not just opposition politicians who are targeted in the crackdown by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government in recent years. Also falling victim are independent voices as well as those who don’t conform to what the state sees as the country’s “traditional values.” Russia’s once-thriving free
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas would require abortion providers to ask patients why they’re terminating their pregnancies and report the answers to the state under a measure moving through the Republican-controlled Legislature. Frustrated Democrats are pointedly suggesting a similar rule for vasectomies and erectile dysfunction. The state House planned
Continue ReadingBy BILL BARROW and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump each won the White House by razor-thin margins in key states. Now, with a rematch of their bitter 2020 campaign all but officially set after Super Tuesday, the two campaigns are unveiling their strategies for an unprecedented matchup between
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press RACINE, Wis. (AP) — An unusually warm winter has left the Great Lakes all but devoid of ice and sent scientists scrambling to understand the possible consequences as climate change accelerates. Researchers believe that warmer lakes could lead to bigger algae blooms, more evaporation, and beach erosion, and less oxygen
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The widespread attention given to the blanking of Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms on Tuesday tells a tale. It says that social media platforms, like the books or newspapers or insert-medium-here of other times in history, matter more than just entertaining
Continue ReadingBy ERIC RISBERG and JANIE HAR Associated Press NAPA COUNTY, Calif. (AP) — Brilliant yellow and gold mustard is carpeting Northern California’s wine country, signaling the start of spring and the celebration of all flavors sharp and mustardy. Mustard isn’t just pretty to look at. The plants, which bloom through March, are doing hard work
Continue ReadingBy ERIC RISBERG and JANIE HAR Associated Press NAPA COUNTY, Calif. (AP) — Brilliant yellow and gold mustard is carpeting Northern California’s wine country, signaling the start of spring and the celebration of all flavors sharp and mustardy. Mustard isn’t just pretty to look at. The plants, which bloom through March, are doing hard work
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Miracle and Jeffrey Kopp, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — For the first time in ten years, California voters could get the opportunity to change a controversial law aimed at criminal justice reform. A new proposal, called The Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, would roll back parts of Proposition 47, approved by California
Continue ReadingCNN, WFFF, KGO, KPIX, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, BUSTDOWNCORN, TIKTOK, SAN DIEGO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, GETTY IMAGES, bustdowncorn/TikTok By Veronica Miracle and Jeffrey Kopp, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — For the first time in ten years, California voters could get the opportunity to change a controversial law aimed at criminal justice reform. A new
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