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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Michael Woods has visited his wife, Mary, every day since she moved into a nursing home two years ago. But on Sunday, the 100-year-old Royal Air Force veteran will skip the daily get-together so he can fulfill another duty — honoring the men he served with during World War II.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers have advanced bills to flatten the state’s income tax rate and repeal the corporate franchise tax in a special legislative session focused on passing Gov. Jeff Landry’s sweeping tax reform package. House committees have overwhelmingly voted to support the two bills, which are slated
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The election of Donald Trump returns an ally of school choice to the White House, this time with a Republican-controlled Senate — and potentially House — that could be more supportive of proposals that fizzled during his first term. Although proposals to expand private schooling suffered high-profile defeats in several
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The election of Donald Trump returns an ally of school choice to the White House, this time with a Republican-controlled Senate — and potentially House — that could be more supportive of proposals that fizzled during his first term. Although proposals to expand private schooling suffered high-profile defeats in several
Continue ReadingAssociated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 26 people, including soldiers and railway staff, and wounding about 62 others, some critically, officials said. The attack happened when nearly 100 passengers were waiting for a train to travel
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DALLAS (AP) — Works from the Boy Scouts of America’s art collection, including some paintings by Norman Rockwell, will go up for auction to help compensate tens of thousands of people, mainly men, who were sexually abused while in scouting. Heritage Auctions in Dallas will offer up more than two dozen works on
Continue ReadingBROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Oscar Cluff had 23 points in South Dakota State’s 80-79 win over Long Beach State on Friday. Cluff had 14 rebounds for the Jackrabbits (2-0). Joe Sayler shot 8 of 15 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to add
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People are getting ready for the annual Our Lady of Guadalupe pilgrimage walk here in the Coachella Valley. Every year on Dec. 12, the Catholic faithful take part in a large pilgrimage to honor the Virgin Guadalupe. In the Coachella Valley, thousands take part in a 32-mile pilgrimage from Palm Springs to Coachella. Ahead of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party faces existential questions after Donald Trump’s resounding victory. One of the first: Who will lead it? Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison is not expected to seek a second term, opening a job that must be filled by March 1, according to the party’s bylaws. Who takes
Continue ReadingIn a story published Nov. 9, 2024, about a record number of women serving as governor, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of Erin Vilardi’s organization. The name is Vote Run Lead Action.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and Cal finally secured its elusive first Atlantic Coast Conference victory by hanging on to beat Wake Forest 46-36 on Friday night. Mendoza was 40-for-56 for 385 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Cal is a first-year member
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Anti-abortion advocates say there is still work to be done to further restrict access to abortion when Republican Donald Trump returns to the White House next year. They point to the federal guidance that the administration of Democratic President Joe Biden released around emergency abortions, requiring that hospitals provide them
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer The first “Saturday Night Live” since Donald Trump’s election victory began with the most somber of tones as a group of plainly dressed cast members, primarily women and minorities, described their new reality. “To many people, including many people watching right now, the results were shocking and even horrifying,” Ego Nwodim soberly
Continue ReadingPROVO, Utah (AP) — Egor Demin scored 20 points, Keba Keita added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and BYU held off UC Riverside 86-80 on Friday night. BYU led by seven points at halftime and pushed the lead to 56-39 on a dunk by Kanon Catchings with 13 1/2 minutes remaining. The Cougars led by
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Kenny Atkinson couldn’t help but smile as he looked at the box score and stared at the record of his Cleveland Cavaliers. His first season as their coach has gone perfectly. “10-0 is something. It’s kind of a magic number, right?” Atkinson said. “I was worried about tonight because the
Continue ReadingHENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — BJ Freeman scored 17 points and Arizona State beat Santa Clara 81-74 in the first game of a neutral-site Friday night doubleheader at Lee’s Family Forum. Freeman made a key 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to extend Arizona State’s lead to 78-71. Adam Miller scored 16 and freshman Jayden Quaintance had
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on two generals in Sudan’s paramilitary force for their key roles in the war against the country’s military. The war has seen ethnically motivated attacks and atrocities. Sudan plunged into conflict in mid-April 2023, when long-simmering tensions between its military and paramilitary
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen will win reelection in Nevada, CNN projects, holding off Republicans from adding to their incoming majority in the US Senate. Rosen, a former synagogue president who was first elected in 2018, is projected to narrowly defeat Army veteran Sam Brown. The Republican’s campaign had appeared
Continue ReadingSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea has disrupted GPS signals from border areas for a second-straight day on Saturday. The interference is affecting an unspecified number of flights and vessel operations. Tensions between the rival Koreas are escalating as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un flaunts his advancing nuclear and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 27 points and Evan Mobley had 23 as the Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Golden State Warriors 136-117 on Friday night, extending their franchise-best start to 10-0 this season. The Cavaliers became the first team in NBA history to win their first 10 games and score at least
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