Associated Press MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — German authorities said they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg as more details emerged on Sunday about the five people killed. Authorities have identified the suspect as a Saudi doctor who arrived in Germany in 2006 and had
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — For Ivanka Trump’s entire adult life, she worked for her father. When Donald Trump was a real estate mogul, she was designing his next hotel. When he was on a reality TV show, she was in his television boardroom. When he was running for office, she was on the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people, including five children, Palestinian medical officials said, while Gaza’s small Christian community celebrated a pre-Christmas Mass. Israeli authorities allowed a rare Gaza visit by the leader of the Catholic Church in the
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Josh Uduje scored 22 points as San Jose State beat Kennesaw State 89-65 on Saturday night. Uduje shot 9 of 12 from the field and 4 for 5 from the free-throw line for the Spartans (7-6). Latrell Davis scored 20 points while going 7 of 10 from the floor, including
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nick Boyd shook off a rough shooting first half to score all 17 of his points after halftime and No. 23 San Diego State beat California 71-50 on Saturday night. After missing all six of his shots in the first half, Boyd hit two 3-pointers in the
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government is protesting the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the United States that it is “playing with fire.” A Chinese Foreign Ministry statement on Sunday urged the U.S. to stop arming Taiwan and stop what it called “dangerous moves that undermine peace and stability
Continue ReadingBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Isaiah Johnson’s 14 points helped Portland State defeat Cal State Bakersfield 59-58 on Saturday night. Johnson added six rebounds for the Vikings (7-5). Jaylin Henderson scored 12 points, going 3 of 8 from the floor, including 0 for 3 from 3-point range, and 6 for 8 from the free-throw line. Cole
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The challenge of photographing Christmastime in New York is that there is so much of it. The big tree in Rockefeller Center. Ice skating in Central Park. The Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall. All those lavish, holiday-themed department store window displays. This is the iconic New York tourists come to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Adella Bass dropped her in-person college classes because it was just too hard to get there from the far South Side of Chicago, where the city’s famous elevated train doesn’t run. And it can take her nearly two hours to get to the hospital where she is treated for a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Plunging participation in girls basketball led one of Nebraska’s largest high schools to cancel its varsity team for the year. The decision by Grand Island Senior High School — the state’s third-largest with more than 2,600 students — reflects a national decline in participation in the girls sport, even
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Winter is hitting the Gaza Strip and many of the nearly 2 million Palestinians displaced by the devastating 14-month war with Israel are struggling to protect themselves from the wind, cold and rain. There is a shortage of blankets and warm clothing, little wood for fires, and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press QARDAHA, Syria (AP) — On the walls of the palatial mausoleum built to house the remains of former Syrian President Hafez Assad — whose son, Bashar Assad, was ousted two weeks ago — vandals have sprayed variations of the phrase, “Damn your soul, Hafez.” While the Assads lived in luxury, most residents of
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Tyler McGhie scored 27 points as UC San Diego beat San Diego 77-71 on Saturday night. McGhie went 9 of 20 from the field (7 for 10 from 3-point range) for the Tritons (11-2). Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones scored 17 points while shooting 5 of 8 from the field and 7 for 7
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Will Howard threw two touchdown passes to freshman Jeremiah Smith and Ohio State routed Tennessee 42-17 on Saturday night in a first-round College Football Playoff game, setting up a New Year’s Day rematch with No. 1 Oregon at the Rose Bowl. Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson rushed for
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State beats Tennessee 42-17 to advance to face Oregon in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl.
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Today marks the winter solstice: the shortest day of the year, and the official start to astronomical winter! Despite “winter” bringing images of cooler weather and more precipitation, neither of those are true for the Coachella Valley this weekend! It’s pleasant and mild as Christmas draws closer. Over the past few days, Palm Springs has
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — JuJu Watkins and Paige Bueckers both showed out in a primetime matchup between two of the brightest stars in women’s basketball. Watkins got the best of the rematch from last season’s Elite Eight that UConn won, helping No. 7 USC to a 72-70 victory over the fourth-ranked Huskies
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Marquel Sutton scored 24 points as Omaha beat Cal Poly 86-82 on Saturday night. Sutton added nine rebounds for the Mavericks (5-9). Tony Osburn scored 16 points while going 4 of 8 from the floor, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and 4 for 6 from the free-throw line. Kamryn
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 11 straight points in the fourth quarter and 31 for the night as the Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-103 on Saturday night. Trayce Jackson-Davis had 15 points and nine rebounds, while Brandin Podziemski had 12 and Curry — who made seven 3-pointers — added
Continue ReadingBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Ioanna Krimili hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, Ugonne Onyiah made 6 of 6 from the field and scored 13 points and No. 24 California beat Fordham 69-53 Saturday night at the Raising the B.A.R. Invitational for its sixth win in a row. Cal (12-1) is off to its
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