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By The Associated Press IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Justin Hohn’s 13 points helped UC Irvine defeat Long Beach State 82-61 on Saturday night. Hohn shot 4 for 12, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc for the Anteaters (22-8, 15-3 Big West Conference). Pierre Crockrell II scored 12 points and added 11 assists. Devin
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic each had a goal and an assist to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night. Paintsil struck in the 18th minute when he fired a left-footed shot past diving goalkeeper Daniel De Sousa Britto. Joveljic
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CNN By Caitlin Hu and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of prisoners have escaped from Haiti’s National Penitentiary in the capital, Port-au-Prince, after fighting broke out on Saturday, according to a law enforcement source. In a post on X, one of Haiti’s Police Unions pleaded for all officers in the capital with access to cars and
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James reached 40,000 points Saturday night, still going strong in his 21st NBA season as he tries to put the career scoring record out of reach. James drove past Michael Porter Jr. and hit a layup with 10:39 left in the second quarter of the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Deuce Turner scored 30 points to help San Diego beat Pacific 81-69 on Saturday night, handing the Tigers their 16th straight defeat. Turner was 9-for-19 shooting, including 5 for 10 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 8 from the free-throw line for the Toreros (17-14, 7-9
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La canciller de México Alicia Bárcena Ibarra dijo este viernes que su Gobierno no le permitirá a las autoridades ecuatorianas entrar a la embajada mexicana en Quito para arrestar al exvicepresidente Jorge Glas, a quien buscan por su presunta participación en un caso de peculado, del cual el exfuncionario se
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Kaleb Higgins scored 21 points to help Cal State Bakersfield defeat Cal Poly 68-56 on Saturday night, handing the Mustangs their 18th loss in a row. Higgins added seven rebounds for the Roadrunners (13-17, 8-11 Big West Conference). Dalph Panopio had 10 points and Fidelis
Continue ReadingBy Homero De La Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has become the first player in NBA history to score 40,000 career points, accomplishing the milestone on Saturday during the team’s 124-114 loss at home against the Denver Nuggets. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer notched the historic basket on a left-handed
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Un hombre de Texas fue arrestado y acusado en relación con la desaparición de una menor de 12 años del área de Houston que estuvo desaparecida durante ocho días antes de ser encontrada sana y salva. La niña desapareció el 22 de febrero de su casa cerca de Houston. La policía
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — One burning issue dominates as the 2024 session of China’s legislature gets underway this week: the economy. The National People’s Congress annual meeting, which opens Tuesday, is being closely watched for any signals on what the ruling Communist Party might do to reenergize an economy that is
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Graham Ike scored 24 points and No. 23 Gonzaga bolstered its NCAA Tournament hopes by handing No. 17 Saint Mary’s its first conference loss of the season, 70-57 on Saturday night. The Bulldogs (24-6, 14-2 West Coast Conference) have won eight straight games since losing
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By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — As Mexico prepares for the largest elections in its history, organized crime is once again preying on local candidates across swaths of the country where cartels dominate, raising concerns among experts that these could be Mexico’s bloodiest elections ever. Julián López, coordinator for the Citizen Movement
Continue ReadingBy VINCENT THIAN Associated Press LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — An airplane believed to be carrying Norway’s King Harald has departed Malaysia, a day after he was implanted with a pacemaker. Europe’s oldest reigning monarch was hospitalized in Malaysia for an infection during a private vacation in the northern resort island of Langkawi, the royal house
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An unusual legal challenge may upend the future of a Chicago ballot measure that would hike a real estate tax on high-end property sales to fund services for homeless people. Such citywide ballot measures are rare in the nation’s third-largest city, but other cities, including Los Angeles,
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An unusual legal challenge may upend the future of a Chicago ballot measure that would hike a real estate tax on high-end property sales to fund services for homeless people. Such citywide ballot measures are rare in the nation’s third-largest city, but other cities, including Los Angeles,
Continue ReadingBy MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In some ways, Doris Milton is a Head Start success story. She was a student in one of Chicago’s inaugural Head Start classes, when the antipoverty program, which aimed to help children succeed by providing them a first-rate preschool education, was in its infancy. Milton loved
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to be among those marking the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the day Alabama law officers attacked Civil Rights demonstrators on the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. The demonstrators were beaten by officers as they tried to march across Alabama on
Continue ReadingBy JOHN FREEMAN Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sixth-seeded Marta Kostyuk fought off an early deficit on Saturday to beat top seed Jessica Pegula 7-6(4), 6-1 and reach the final of the San Diego Open. With the surprise comeback, Kostyuk, of Ukraine, moved into Sunday’s final where she will face qualifier Katie Boulter, who
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Los administradores de la misión de SpaceX y la NASA retrasaron el lanzamiento programado del Crew-8 a la Estación Espacial Internacional el sábado por la noche debido a los fuertes vientos. El llamado a cancelar el intento de esta noche de enviar a los cuatro astronautas del Crew-8 a la órbita
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Branden Carlson scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Utah in an 88-59 rout of California on Saturday night. Carlson was 12-of-17 shooting, made four 3-pointers and blocked four shots. Deivon Smith and Keba Keita also had double-doubles for Utah (18-11, 9-9 Pac-12), which has won three of
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