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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Desmond Claude scored 19 points, Saint Thomas scored 13 of his season-high 17 points in the the first half and Southern California never trailed Sunday night as the Trojans beat Montana State 89-63. Claude made 6 of 8 from the field and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line. Chibuzo Agbo
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — By the time Justin Herbert threw his first interception in exactly three months late in the third quarter, the Los Angeles Chargers’ second half against Tampa Bay was already unraveling into a nightmare. The Chargers never woke up from it in the Buccaneers’ 40-17 victory Sunday. Los Angeles
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Seven foreign tourists were hospitalized in Fiji after drinking cocktails at a resort bar, Fijian authorities said on Monday. The cause of their illness was not known and officials said it was too soon to know if tainted alcohol was involved. Those who became ill at the five-star
Continue ReadingMOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones scored 21 points as UC San Diego beat Idaho 80-56 on Sunday night. Tait-Jones had five rebounds for the Tritons (9-2). Tyler McGhie shot 8 for 18, including 5 for 11 from beyond the arc to add 21 points. Hayden Gray shot 4 for 8 (2 for 4 from
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Malik Thomas scored 35 points as San Francisco beat Loyola Chicago 76-66 on Sunday night at the MKE Tip-Off. Thomas shot 11 for 16 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 11 of 12 from the free-throw line for the Dons (9-2). Marcus Williams scored 11 points while going 3 of 9
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James returned to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night in a 116-110 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies after a two-game break. James is fighting a left foot injury and was away from the team most of last week because of personal reasons. James did not play last
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, promised to release the woman who accused him of sexual assault from a confidentiality agreement. Graham told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Hegseth “told me he would release her from that agreement,”
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Two years ago, Baker Mayfield was trying to salvage his career in Southern California. On Sunday, Mayfield made a triumphant return in his 100th career start and directed a Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense that made an emphatic statement against one of the NFL’s best defenses. Mayfield threw for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015 will return home this week under an arrangement between the countries. Mary Jane Veloso, who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking, won a last-minute reprieve that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday thanked deep-pocketed Democratic donors who raised record sums in last month’s election loss to President-elect Donald Trump and urged them not to lose hope and to remain politically engaged. Biden and Harris, along with their spouses, in remarks at the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol dodged requests by investigative agencies to appear for questioning over his short-lived martial law decree, as the Constitutional Court began its first meeting Monday on Yoon’s case to determine whether to formally unseat or reinstate him. A joint investigative team involving
Continue ReadingFULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Donovan Oday had 21 points in Cal State Fullerton’s 74-59 victory over Denver on Sunday night. Oday added eight rebounds for the Titans (4-8). Kobe Young shot 5 of 8 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to add 13 points. John Square Jr. had 11 points
Continue ReadingRIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Joel Armotrading’s 16 points helped UC Riverside defeat NAIA-member Saint Francis (IL) 78-55 on Sunday night. Armotrading also contributed six rebounds and three blocks for the Highlanders (7-4, 2-0 Big West Conference). Barrington Hargress shot 6 for 8, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc to add 14 points. Kaleb
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salman, Hira Humayun and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed an Al Jazeera photojournalist on Sunday – exactly one year to the day after an attack killed one of his colleagues. Ahmad Al-Louh, 39, and four other people were killed by the strike that targeted an office of
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces a confidence vote on Monday he is expected to lose, paving the way for a snap election early next year. Scholz himself called the vote, and if he loses, he will have to ask Germany’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to dissolve parliament in a process
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina congressman John Spratt has died at the age of 82. His daughter, Catherine Spratt, says the longtime Democratic politician died at home Saturday night due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. Spratt successfully pushed for a balanced budget deal but lost his seat years later when his
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With the holidays approaching, downtown Palm Springs businesses are gauging whether they’ll meet their sales goals for the season. National forecasts predict steady growth in retail shopping for the 2024 holiday season. Total holiday sales are expected to increase between 2.5% and 3.5% compared to 2023, reaching $979.5 billion to $989 billion according to the
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer A French league soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon was briefly interrupted Sunday because of homophobic chanting by PSG fans. Referee Benoît Bastien stopped play in the 53rd minute at the Parc des Princes with host PSG leading 2-1 after the chants were heard. PSG captain Achraf Hakimi approached fans in
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — One person died and another was seriously injured in a dog attack in San Diego’s Mira Mesa community, according to the San Diego Humane Society. Humane Society officers responded to an urgent call from the San Diego Police Department just after noon Friday about a man
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins had 26 points, five rebounds and five assists, and No. 5 Southern California rolled past Elon 88-30 on Sunday for its sixth straight win. Kiki Iriafen added 18 points and seven rebounds for USC (10-1). Kayleigh Heckel had 14 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals,
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