Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief has accused allies of Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces of “enabling the slaughter” that has killed more than 24,000 people and created the world’s worst displacement crisis. Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday: “This is unconscionable. It is illegal, and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in Thursday’s parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges to solve the country’s economic woes and foster good governance. Dissanayake won the presidential election on Sept. 21 in a victory that marked a
Continue ReadingCEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Xavier Sykes had 12 points in Southern Utah’s 107-54 win against Bethesda (CA) on Tuesday night. Sykes shot 3 of 6 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Thunderbirds (3-0). Hercy Miller scored 11 points, going 3 of 6 from the floor, including 1
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ZHUHAI, China (AP) — Online discussion about China’s deadliest mass killing in years was being censored Wednesday as authorities in a southern city cleared candles and flowers from the memorial to the 35 people dead. Police have offered little information about the 62-year-old driver who rammed his vehicle into a sports complex in
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela, the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching ace who helped the team win the 1981 World Series, died of septic shock last month, according to his death certificate. TMZ Sports obtained the document on Tuesday. Valenzuela died on Oct. 22 at age 63, a few weeks after stepping away from his
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials are blaming illegal firearms for an increase or a record number of killings in a growing number of Caribbean islands this year. No Caribbean nation manufactures firearms or ammunition or imports them on a large scale, but they account for half of the world’s 10 highest
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — If things had gone differently last week, U.S. President Joe Biden could have arrived at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru on Thursday projecting confidence and pledging his successor’s cooperation with eager Latin American partners. No longer. Just as in 2016, the last time that Lima hosted APEC,
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted near their records after the latest inflation update boosted hopes that more help for the economy will arrive next month from another cut to interest rates. The S&P 500 ended little changed Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Dallas Long, a three-time NCAA shot put champion who won a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, has died. He was 84. He died of natural causes Sunday in Whitefish, Montana, USC said Tuesday after being informed by a family member. No further details were provided. Long ruled the shot
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Dallas Long, a three-time NCAA shot put champion who won a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, has died. He was 84. He died of natural causes Sunday in Whitefish, Montana, USC said Tuesday after being informed by a family member. No further details were provided. Long ruled the shot
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A hacking group that is believed to be Chinese state-sponsored has compromised two websites with ties to the Tibetan community in an attack meant to install malware on users’ computers. According to the cybersecurity firm Insikt Group, the hack of the Tibet Post and Gyudmed Tantric University websites appears geared
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Pleasant and cooler for your Tuesday afternoon with a slight–albeit brief–warmup expected to near-normal temperatures and mostly clear skies Wednesday and Thursday, thanks to light offshore flow. A change in the weather is forecast for Friday and Saturday, as a trough of low pressure moves south from the Gulf of Alaska. This system will bring
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Republican Gabe Evans has defeated Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo in one of the nation’s most-watched races. Evans flipped the Colorado House seat north of Denver to Republican control. The race for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District was a crucial piece in Republican’s goal of retaining control of
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Mike Levin won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Tuesday. Levin initially flipped the 49th District seat north of San Diego, including parts of Orange County, in the 2018 midterms. This year, he defeated Republican Matt Gunderson, who owns a car dealership. Democrat Joe Biden comfortably carried the district in
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Mike Levin won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Tuesday. Levin initially flipped the 49th District seat north of San Diego, including parts of Orange County, in the 2018 midterms. This year, he defeated Republican Matt Gunderson, who owns a car dealership. Democrat Joe Biden comfortably carried the district in
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Mike Levin wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 49th Congressional District.
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La Quinta residents are concerned about mountain lions in their backyards after one was spotted late last week. The sighting happened in the early hours of Friday morning in the La Quinta Fairways neighborhood, roughly a mile away from the foothills. Traci Coleman, who shared the surveillance video with News Channel 3, says she noticed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top elections regulator says she’s being harassed and threatened on social media. New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver said the comments followed after she affirmed President-elect Donald Trump’s national election victory. She said she was trying to halt conspiracy theories about the election. Toulouse
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Roman Catholic church has confirmed that an altar boy was one of two minors killed outside a church on Mexico’s Gulf coast. The Catholic Multimedia Center said Tuesday the other boy had been helping his mother clean the church in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. Authorities have not said
Continue ReadingRepublican Gabe Evans won election to a U.S. House seat representing Colorado on Tuesday, defeating Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo. The 8th Congressional District, which is located north of Denver, was drawn after Colorado was awarded an additional House seat in decennial reapportionment. Evans serves in the state House and previously was a police lieutenant. Caraveo
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