AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kate Paye walked into the Stanford women’s basketball office on a recent Friday morning moments after hanging up the phone with former star and Seattle Storm forward Nneka Ogwumike and who does she see but another former star in WNBA rookie Cameron Brink. This is a regular day
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — It’s been more than six years since Irvine, California, banned short-term rentals — and the city’s mayor hasn’t looked back. “It’s been great,” said Farrah Khan, mayor of Irvine, which is a city of about 300,000 in California’s Orange County. “In speaking to our residents, I think they appreciated
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The center-right GERB party of ex-premier Boyko Borissov appears to be the winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election, the country’s central electoral commission said. With 98% of the ballots counted by early Monday, results showed the GERB party receiving 26.5% of the vote, nearly 12 percentage points more than the
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Voters in Liechtenstein have voted to withdraw state funding from the tiny country’s public radio broadcaster, a decision that leaves the station’s future in doubt. In a referendum on Sunday, 55.4% of participants voted to scrap legislation that grants state funding to Radio Liechtenstein at the end of 2025. The measure was
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Donald Trump basó su campaña para intentar ganar un segundo mandato en la Casa Blanca la próxima semana en el intenso temor antiinmigrante durante un mitin en el Madison Square Garden, redoblando su promesa de implementar un programa masivo de deportaciones el primer día para revertir una “invasión inmigrante”. Mientras los
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana will vote in a national election this week that will decide whether the ruling party extends a 58-year stretch in power in a southern African country that is a leading diamond producer and often held up as one of the most stable democracies on the continent. President Mokgweetsi
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By Helen Regan and Yumi Asada, CNN (CNN) — Japanese voters delivered a stinging rebuke to the country’s longtime ruling party in elections Sunday, plunging the world’s fourth largest economy into a rare period of political uncertainty. Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, which has governed almost continuously since 1955, has lost its parliamentary majority in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has begun a nationwide vaccination campaign to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in new cases. The country regularly launches such campaigns, but violence targeting the health workers and police assigned to escort them is common. Militants falsely claim the vaccination campaigns are a Western conspiracy
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VADODARA, India (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez have inaugurated India’s first private military aircraft plant. It’s a boost to New Delhi’s ambitions of growing local manufacturing in its defense and aerospace industries. Sanchez was welcomed to India on Monday with a roadshow in Gujarat state’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — There is no doubt that the U.S. election will determine the trajectory of the war in Ukraine. The status of military aid from Kyiv’s chief international backer is dependent on who becomes president, as is any prospect for a cease-fire that could benefit Ukraine. Some in Kyiv say the
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Two more interceptions from Dak Prescott and a failed attempt at a comeback win. A defense that allowed three straight TD drives in the third quarter. A star player confronting a media member over a social media post just minutes after the game ended. The week
Continue Reading Story by Lex Harvey, photo curation by Noemi Cassanelli, CNN (CNN) — Thick, toxic smog has once again enveloped northern India and eastern Pakistan just days before the start of Diwali, a Hindu festival typically celebrated with fireworks that each year sends air quality plummeting. The air quality index in the Indian capital of Delhi
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to Morocco, kicking off a state visit with a series of bilateral agreements, including major investments in renewable energy and transportation. Macron’s visit Monday comes months after he changed France’s longstanding public position and backed Morocco’s autonomy plan for
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — Tree-cutting has begun in the Jingu Gaien park district of central Tokyo, a flashpoint for more than a year between environmentalists and real estate interests. Developers led by real-estate Mitsui Fudosan have a 10-year, multi-billion-dollar plan to build three skyscrapers on the coveted land and raze a historical baseball stadium, replacing it
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A woman has appeared in an Australian court charged with assaulting the Indigenous senator who shouted at King Charles III during a royal reception last week. The assault allegedly occurred on May 25 when independent Sen. Lidia Thorpe attended an Australian Rules Football match in her hometown of Melbourne.Ebony
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Denis Bouanga scored on a penalty kick in the first half and Cristian Olivera scored early in the second to lead Western Conference regular-season champion Los Angeles FC to a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday night in a best-of-three first-round series for the MLS Cup. LAFC took a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Polarizing. Challenging. A lot of wasted time. That’s how six lawmakers described what it is like being in the U.S. House — a particularly tumultuous period in American history that has brought governing to a standstill, placed their lives in danger and raised fundamental questions about what it means to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — American voters are approaching the presidential election with deep unease about what could follow, including the potential for political violence, attempts to overturn the election results and its broader implications for democracy, according to a new poll. The findings of the survey, conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — They play on the same team, but they couldn’t be further apart. One member of the women’s volleyball team at San Jose State University has signed on to being part of a federal lawsuit against the NCAA challenging the presence of transgender athletes in women’s college sports. The specific
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — They play on the same team, but they couldn’t be further apart. One member of the women’s volleyball team at San Jose State University has signed on to being part of a federal lawsuit against the NCAA challenging the presence of transgender athletes in women’s college sports. The specific
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