By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A Native American group that’s trying to stop an effort to build one of the largest copper mines in the United States told a full federal appeals court panel Tuesday that the project would prevent Apaches from exercising their religion by destroying land they consider sacred. U.S.
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of service workers backed by teachers began a three-day strike against the Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday, shutting down education for a half-million students in the nation’s second-largest school system. Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union, which represents about 30,000 teachers’
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he is establishing national monuments in Nevada and Texas and creating a marine sanctuary in U.S. waters near the Pacific Remote Islands southwest of Hawaii. Biden called the conservation measures part of an effort to “protect the heart and soul of our
Continue Reading By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow’s lawyer called the story of a retired optometrist who is suing her over a 2016 ski collision “utter B.S.” on Tuesday during the trial’s opening day in Utah, where the actor-turned-lifestyle influencer appeared in court looking somber. Paltrow and Terry Sanderson, the man
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Kelvin Sampson has been around college basketball long enough to remember when preseason practices started in October following a true offseason, teams remained largely intact for multiple seasons and players weren’t permitted to pursue endorsement deals. It might as well be a different planet now. The way Houston’s coach
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Wave have signed 15-year-old Melanie Barcenas, the youngest player ever to reach a deal with a National Women’s Soccer League team. The San Diego native is the first local youth player to sign with the league and the first signed by the Wave through the NWSL’s under-18 entry
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen projected calm on Tuesday after recent regional bank collapses but told a gathering of bankers that additional rescue arrangements “could be warranted” if any new failures at smaller institutions jeopardize financial stability. Yellen, who made her remarks at the American Bankers Association, said
Continue Reading By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow’s lawyer called the story of a retired optometrist who is suing her over a 2016 ski collision “utter B.S.” on Tuesday during the trial’s opening day in Utah. Terry Sanderson claims that the actor-turned-lifestyle influencer was cruising down the slopes so recklessly that
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A strong late-season Pacific storm brought more wind, rain and snow to saturated California on Tuesday as the first full day of spring showed little change from the state’s extraordinary winter. Forecasters said the storm would focus on the southern half of the state, bringing threats of heavy runoff and mountain
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer MIAMI (AP) — That matchup between Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani in the World Baseball Classic may not happen. Japan rallied in the ninth inning to beat Mexico and advance to Tuesday night’s championship game against the United States, but Shota Imanaga will start on the mound for the
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Google announced Tuesday it’s allowing more people to interact with “ Bard,” the artificially intelligent chatbot the company is building to counter Microsoft’s early lead in a pivotal battleground of technology. In Bard’s next stage, Google is opening a waitlist to use an AI tool that’s similar to the
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Women’s basketball practice at Miami had been over for 30 minutes. Most of the coaches were gone. Almost all the players were gone. The scoreboard had long been turned off. The Cavinder twins were still working. Haley and Hanna Cavinder made their way around
Continue Reading By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow appeared in court in Utah on Tuesday morning in a lawsuit filed by a retired optometrist who said that the actor-turned-lifestyle influencer violently crashed into him in 2016 while skiing at one of the most upscale ski resorts in the United States. Terry
Continue Reading By The Associated Press INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PGA TOURS WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS-DELL TECHNOLOGIES MATCH PLAY Site: Austin, Texas. Course: Austin CC. Yardage: 7,108. Par: 71. Prize money: $20 million. Winner’s share: $3.6 million. Television: Wednesday-Friday, 2-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel), noon-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike that shut down the nation’s second-largest school system. Demonstrations began at a bus yard by
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles bus drivers, other school staff begin 3-day strike, shutting down classes for nation’s 2nd largest district.
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is trying to project calm after regional bank failures, saying on Tuesday that the U.S. banking system is “sound” but additional rescue arrangements “could be warranted” if any new failures at smaller institutions pose a risk to financial stability. Yellen, who made her
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is putting out the word that expected stopovers in the United States by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen would fall in line with recent precedent and should not be used as a pretext by China to step up aggressive activity in the Taiwan Strait. In
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Jahvon Quinerly’s knee injury that helped doom Alabama’s NCAA Tournament chances a year ago is hardly the start of his college basketball saga. It’s probably not even the low point. The Crimson Tide point guard, who has re-emerged as one of the top players on one of the nation’s
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is establishing national monuments in Nevada and Texas and creating a marine sanctuary in U.S. waters near the Pacific Remote Islands southwest of Hawaii. The Democratic president is set to announce the measures Tuesday at a White House summit on conservation action at the
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