Associated Press KURAKHOVE, Ukraine (AP) — Set on Ukraine’s eastern front, Kurakhove is surrounded on three sides, with Russian forces just under 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the devastated city center. Yet between 700 and 1,000 local residents remain, most of them living in the basements of apartment buildings, without running water, heating or electricity.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, as the world watched for signs of how the U.S. election might affect the wars between Israel and Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Indonesia’s new leader has called for collaboration rather than confrontation with China. President Prabowo Subianto made the remarks at a business forum in Beijing on Sunday after the signing of $10 billion in investment deals with Chinese companies. Subianto and Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier agreed to deepen ties, elevating security to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press As climate change leads to a seemingly endless stream of weather disasters around the world, countries are struggling to adapt to the new reality. Preparing to better withstand hurricanes, floods, heat waves, droughts and wildfires will take hundreds of billions of dollars. And then there is confronting the root cause of climate change
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Pick one word to describe Republicans and Donald Trump, the focus group moderator asked, and one word to describe Democrats and Kamala Harris. “Crazy,” said the White woman in her 40s, who hadn’t gone to college. Then: “Preachy.” The focus group organized by Harris supporters in western Pennsylvania, not
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOST HILLS, Calif. (AP) — In a sprawling plant in the heart of California’s farmland, millions of shells rush down a metallic chute and onto a conveyor belt where they are inspected, roasted, packaged and shipped off to groceries around the world. Pistachios are growing fast in California, where farmers have been devoting
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOST HILLS, Calif. (AP) — In a sprawling plant in the heart of California’s farmland, millions of shells rush down a metallic chute and onto a conveyor belt where they are inspected, roasted, packaged and shipped off to groceries around the world. Pistachios are growing fast in California, where farmers have been devoting
Continue ReadingMISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Miles Hastings threw three touchdown passes and Lan Larison had 144 yards from scrimmage and scored a touchdown in his eighth consecutive game Saturday night to help UC Davis beat Montana 30-14 in a Big Sky Conference clash between two teams in the Top 10 of the FCS coaches poll. No.
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Malik Thomas had 22 points in San Francisco’s 84-73 win against Boise State on Saturday. Thomas shot 8 of 13 from the field, including 0 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the free-throw line for the Dons (2-0). Marcus Williams added 20 points while shooting 6
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It was a tough Friday night for our local high schools taking part in the CIF-SS football playoffs. Seven teams played on Friday, just one will advance to the next round, Shadow Hills. Rancho Mirage will play their game on Saturday. D7Palm Desert – 7@Warren – 35FD8Lancaster – 18@La Quinta – 7FD9Coachella Valley – 7@Great
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — James Harden had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Norman Powell added 24 points and the Los Angeles Clippers barely hung on to beat the Toronto Raptors 105-103 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. Ivica Zubac had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Clippers, who have
Continue ReadingAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Quentin Hayes ran for 91 yards and two second-half touchdowns on 25 carries, Dylan Carson had 120 yards rushing and a TD and Air Force beat Fresno State 36-28 on Saturday night to snap a seven-game losing streak. Air Force (2-7, 1-4) won for the first time since it
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III led the nation Sunday in a two-minute silence in remembrance of fallen service personnel in central London as the Princess of Wales looked on, a further sign that the royal family is slowly returning to normal at the end of a year in which two of the
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones’ 25 points helped UC San Diego defeat Pepperdine 94-76 on Saturday. Tait-Jones had five assists for the Tritons (1-1). Tyler McGhie shot 6 for 15 (5 for 11 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line to add 20 points. Hayden Gray had 14 points and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Opponents of offshore wind energy projects expect President-elect Donald Trump to kill an industry he has vowed to end on the first day he returns to the White House. But it might not be that easy. Many of the largest offshore wind companies put a brave face on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trevor Moore scored short-handed, Alex Laferriere got his ninth goal of the season, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Saturday night. Los Angeles is 4-1-1 over its past six games. That is also the Kings’ mark on home ice to start the season,
Continue ReadingRIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Kendal Coleman scored 21 points to lead California Baptist to an 88-84 victory over Kennesaw State on Saturday night. Coleman also contributed 10 rebounds for the Lancers (2-0). Martel Williams added 20 points while going 5 of 12 and 10 of 10 from the free-throw line with six rebounds. Dominique Daniels
Continue ReadingSAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Seth Cromwell rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns and Northern Arizona breezed to a 31-14 victory over Cal Poly on Saturday night. Cromwell staked Northern Arizona (6-4, 4-2 Big Sky Conference) to a 14-0 first-quarter lead with 3- and 27-yard touchdown runs. Cromwell’s first score came after Zach
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US carried out a series of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen late Saturday evening, according to a US defense official, targeting numerous weapons storage facilities across at least three locations. The facilities housed advanced conventional weapons used to target ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared President-elect Donald Trump the winner in Arizona on Saturday night after vote updates in Maricopa and other counties added to his overall lead, putting the state out of reach for Vice President Kamala Harris. At the time the AP called the race at 9:21 p.m. ET,
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