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By BROOKE HESS and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — A powerful blizzard that closed highways and ski resorts had moved through the Sierra Nevada by early Monday, but forecasters warned that more snow was on the way for the Northern California mountains. A long stretch of Interstate 80 from west of Lake
Continue ReadingBy DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The flow of millions of small parcels into the U.S. from China thanks to the explosive growth of online shopping has caught the attention of Congress. It casts a spotlight on a trade rule allowing parcels valued under $800 to enter the country duty-free. Lawmakers are questioning
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is almost certainly about to get its first woman president. Ruling-party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum leads in polls on the race leading to the June 2 vote. The second-place candidate is also a woman. A man running for a small third party essentially has no chance
Continue ReadingBy DREW CALLISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Omar Abu Kuwaik is far from his home in Gaza. The 4-year-old’s parents and sister were killed by an Israeli airstrike, when he lost part of his arm. He’s one of the lucky ones. Through the efforts of family and strangers, Omar was brought out of
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Regina Lawless hit a professional high at 40, becoming the first director of diversity and inclusion for Instagram. But after her husband died suddenly in 2021, she pondered whether she had neglected her personal life and what it means for a Black woman to
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Regina Lawless hit a professional high at 40, becoming the first director of diversity and inclusion for Instagram. But after her husband died suddenly in 2021, she pondered whether she had neglected her personal life and what it means for a Black woman to
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday is hosting a member of Israel’s wartime Cabinet who is visiting Washington in defiance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival of Netanyahu, is sitting down with several senior Biden administration officials
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Golfers teed-off earlier this morning at the 14th annual Patrick Warburton Celebrity Golf Tournament. The charity event broke records this year with its golf tournament raising $5.4 million alone. The sold-out charity event raises money for Saint Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, and has raised over $31.9 million to date. Those who donated to the cause had
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a new album from pop princess Ariana Grande, a docuseries on National Geographic that follows female leaders of the animal kingdom and the Emma Stone-led “Poor Things” landing on Hulu, just in time for the Academy Awards. Also, Theo James stars in Guy Ritchie’s
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly higher Monday ahead of China’s top annual political gathering, while Japan’s benchmark surpassed the 40,000 level for the first time. U.S. futures fell and oil prices were little changed. Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index rose to 40,314.64 but fell back slightly. It
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government began steps Monday to suspend the medical licenses of thousands of striking junior doctors, days after they missed a government-set deadline to end their joint walkouts, which have severely impacted hospital operations. Nearly 9,000 medical interns and residents have been on strike
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Desde Ambien y Dramamine en millones de botiquines de baño, hasta el sustituto del azúcar que endulza los refrescos dietéticos y la primera píldora anticonceptiva, algunos de los medicamentos y suplementos más comunes en Estados Unidos son autoría de la compañía farmacéutica G.D. Searle. Ahora, más de un siglo después de
Continue ReadingBy Susannah Cullinane, Sara Smart and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Blizzard conditions continued to slam Northern California over the weekend with damaging winds and heavy snow dumping on mountain ridges down to the valleys. The most extreme conditions are unfolding at the highest elevations in the mountains, with whiteout conditions and hurricane-force winds.
Continue ReadingBOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Tristan da Silva scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds — both season highs — KJ Simpson added 22 and 7 assists and the duo hit five 3-pointers apiece Sunday night to help Colorado beat Stanford 81-71 and extend its win streak to four games. J’Vonne Hadley made 7 of 11
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Lawmakers in Pakistan’s National Assembly have elected Shehbaz Sharif for a comeback term as prime minister. He held the office from April 2022 to August 2023, and is the younger brother of three-time premier Nawaz Sharif. Allies of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan in parliament shouted in
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts headed to the International Space Station on Sunday where they will oversee the arrivals of two new rocketships during their half-year stint. SpaceX’s Falcon rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center, carrying NASA’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps and Russia’s
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet hopes that a close, grinding victory provides the panacea for his Canucks. Especially when it comes to backup goaltender Casey DeSmith. DeSmith picked up his first win in goal since Jan. 9 on Sunday as Conor Garland scored the go-ahead goal
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Un par de orcas que trabajan en conjunto estuvieron matando tiburones blancos a lo largo de un tramo de la costa sudafricana desde al menos 2017, saqueando los hígados ricos en nutrientes de los tiburones y descartando el resto. Los científicos estuvieron tratando de encontrarle sentido al enfoque de caza, que
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six days after the United States got very publicly knocked down by Mexico, the Americans got back up and started swinging again — sometimes almost literally. The U.S. had more than enough toughness and talent to win a chippy match with Colombia and to keep
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By Dalia Faheid and Camila Bernal, CNN (CNN) — The biggest inferno in Texas history was being fueled by winds and high temperatures as it raged Sunday, threatening to incinerate more buildings, cattle and livelihoods across the Texas Panhandle while residents sift through ashes of what used to be homes. Critical fire weather conditions continued
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