Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An attorney representing a conservate prosecutor is struggling to convince Wisconsin’s liberal-leaning Supreme Court to reactivate the state’s 175-year-old abortion ban. Republicans have argued that the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe vs. Wade in 2022 reactivated the ban. But Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul won a ruling from
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says Tom Homan, his former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as “border czar” in his incoming administration. Trump made the announcement late Sunday on his Truth Social site. Homan is a tough-talking former Border Patrol agent who worked his way up to head Immigration
Continue ReadingSAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Jarred Hyder scored 19 points as Cal Poly beat NAIA-member Menlo 99-66 on Sunday night. Hyder also had six rebounds and five assists for the Mustangs (1-2). Peter Bandelj scored 15 points and added nine rebounds. Mac Riniker finished 5 of 6 from the field to finish with 12
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored the Kings’ first eight points in overtime and Sacramento snapped the Phoenix Suns’ winning streak at seven with a 127-118 win Sunday night. The Suns played without Kevin Durant, who was injured Friday and will miss at least two weeks. DeRozan finished with 34 points. The Suns
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Elijah Fisher’s 21 points helped Pacific defeat Life Pacific 94-41 on Sunday night at the Rainbow Classic. Fisher shot 5 of 8 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 10 for 13 from the free-throw line for the Tigers (3-0). Jazz Gardner scored 13 points and added
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — John Gibson made 38 saves, Brett Leason and Jackson LaCombe each scored their first goals of the season and the Anaheim Ducks ended a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday night. Gibson made his season debut after having an emergency appendectomy
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — The Singles’ Day shopping festival looks less attractive this year amid a sluggish economy, forcing e-commerce firms to look abroad for growth. Online service provider and e-commerce platform Alibaba started the now-famous event on Nov. 11, 2009, offering attractive discounts to entice shoppers to spend more. The extravaganza,
Continue ReadingCNN By Kaitlan Collins and Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday night that Tom Homan, who served as the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in his last administration, will be in charge of the nation’s borders. “I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Monday, led by those seen as benefiting the most from Donald Trump’s reelection as president, but drops for some high-profile Big Tech stocks kept indexes in check. The S&P 500 edged up by 0.1%, coming off its best week of the year following Trump’s victory
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has pledged to take tougher measures against misuse of political funds after he was reelected by parliament following a major loss in the polls last month by his governing coalition. Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner Komeito together lost a majority in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republican David Schweikert has won an eighth term in an affluent congressional district in the Phoenix area by fending off a challenge from a Democratic former state lawmaker. Schweikert defeated Amish Shah, an emergency room doctor, Sunday in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District that includes north Phoenix, Scottsdale, Fountain Hills and
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — More than 1,000 mariachis gathered in Mexico City’s main plaza Sunday, strumming guitars and singing classics like “Cielito Lindo” to end a mariachi congress celebrating the musical form. The number of musicians apparently topped the previous record of 700 mariachis at an earlier gathering in the Mexican city of Guadalajara. The
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has named Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik as his pick for UN ambassador. “I am honored to nominate Chairwoman Elise Stefanik to serve in my Cabinet as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter,” Trump said in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — When Jeffery Simmons chopped at Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert’s elbow and sent the ball into the hands of Roger McCreary for an apparent defensive touchdown late in the first half, the Tennessee Titans thought they had created the break they so desperately needed. But the strip-sack and score was
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. David Schweikert won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Arizona on Sunday. The Maricopa County district was a top target for Democrats, who narrowly missed flipping it in the 2022 midterms, falling less than 1 percentage point short. Schweikert is one of 16 Republicans who represent a congressional district that President Joe
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 36 points, and the Golden State Warriors held off a late rally to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 127-116 on Sunday night. It was a double whammy for the Thunder as forward Chet Holmgren didn’t return after suffering a right hip injury in the first
Continue ReadingStory by AP China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims. The Foreign Ministry on Sunday posted online geographic coordinates for the baselines around Scarborough Shoal. A nation’s territorial waters and exclusive economic
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nico Sturm scored late in the first period and Mackenzie Blackwood made 44 saves as the San Jose Sharks beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Sunday night. Sturm scored his third goal of the season when his backhand caromed off New Jersey’s Timo Meier and past Devils netminder
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump is already flexing raw power, showing he may try to subvert Washington’s checks and balances and leaving foreign leaders scrambling to come to terms with his victory. Early signs from Mar-a-Lago, the Florida club and estate where Trump is building his new administration, suggest
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Mar-a-Lago is the epicenter of Donald Trump’s presidential transition, and foreign leaders, contractors and those seeking a job in the administration have descended on Palm Beach, Florida, filling hotels and seeking rental properties for the next three months to get as much face time as possible with the president-elect
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