Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s police watchdog is assessing complaints from two women over how the Metropolitan Police handled sex crime allegations they made against the late Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed. Police have been reviewing multiple allegations of rape or sexual assault against the billionaire owner of the famed London department store. Al
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fed up with high prices and unimpressed with an economy that by just about any measure is a healthy one, Americans demanded change when they voted for president. They could get it. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to topple many of the Biden administration’s economic policies. Trump campaigned on
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s deputy foreign minister says Moscow is open to hearing President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals on ending the war in Ukraine. Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow and Washington were “exchanging signals” on Ukraine via “closed channels.” He did not specify whether the communication was with the current administration or Trump and members of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Qatar has suspended its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel, it said Saturday, after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire deal for Gaza. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the remaining Hamas leadership hosted by Qatar must leave, or where it would go.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to maintain close ties with China during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, his first overseas stop since he took office three weeks ago. Subianto is seeking to strengthen relations with China, Indonesia’s largest trading partner. Saturday’s visit to Beijing is
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — In the hours and days since it became clear that Donald Trump would be re-elected president of the United States, there’s been a surge of interest in the US for 4B. Young liberal women across TikTok and Instagram are discussing and sharing information about the South Korean feminist movement,
Continue ReadingCHIBA, Japan (AP) — Japanese ace Roki Sasaki will be available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason. The Chiba Lotte Marines announced Saturday they have chosen to start the process of moving the pitcher to a big league club in North America via the posting system. Sasaki, who turned 23 this month, is expected
Continue ReadingCHIBA, Japan (AP) — Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to become available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason.
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — Dozens of people beamed alongside Donald Trump early Wednesday morning as he was elected America’s next president – including three generations of family, longtime friends, key advisers, his running mate, close political allies and Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White – but the architect of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The spotlight is on Azerbaijan as the small petrostate in the South Caucasus hosts the U.N.’s biggest climate conference. Diplomats from across the world will descend on the capital Baku for the annual climate summit, known as COP29, to discuss how to avoid increasing threats from climate change in a place that was
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid, Ashley R. Williams, Jack Forrest, Jillian Sykes and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Federal and state authorities are working to find the origins of racist text messages sent to Black people across the country referencing slavery and telling them they were “selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.” Children, college students
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Akira Jacobs’ 20 points helped Hawaii defeat Life Pacific 96-61 on Friday night. Jacobs also contributed seven rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors in their season opener. Gytis Nemeiksa added 14 points while going 5 of 9 and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line while they also had nine rebounds. Kody Williams
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Eli Sanders had two long touchdown runs in the first quarter and Devon Dampier had a go-ahead touchdown pass in the fourth to lead New Mexico to a 21-16 victory over San Diego State on Friday night. Sanders scored on a 51-yard run to cap a four-play 99-yard drive the second
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — A seaman who fell off a cargo ship survived almost 20 hours at sea before being rescued off Australia’s southeastern coast on Friday, according to emergency services. The man in his 30s drifted several kilometers in the open sea before he was pulled from the water by a recreational
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The Riverside Central Counting Building was briefly evacuated after receiving a bomb threat, the county Registrar of Voters announced Friday night. Officials said the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office was immediately notified at around 6:40 p.m. The building was swiftly evacuated. The evacuation, which included both the public and staff, was completed in less than five
Continue ReadingHENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Donovan Dent had 17 points and eight assists, Nelly Junior Joseph added 16 points and 12 rebounds for his 45th career double-double, and New Mexico beat No. 22 UCLA 72-64 on Friday night in the Las Vegas Hoopfest. It was New Mexico’s first win against a ranked team in nonconference play
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Elias Ralph and Lamar Washington scored 14 points apiece as Pacific beat San Jose State 80-67 on Friday night at the Rainbow Classic. Ralph also had 10 rebounds for the Tigers (2-0). Washington added 10 assists and seven rebounds. Elijah Fisher shot 4 of 6 from the field and 5 of 6
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Bribery and conspiracy charges against the mayor are the latest shock to Mississippi’s capital, where a federally appointed official is running the water system after it nearly collapsed and state police are patrolling parts of the majority-Black city because of white legislators’ concerns about crime. Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Mateusz Bogusz scored early in the second half and Hugo Lloris made it stand up as Los Angleles FC defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on Friday night to win the best-of-three first-round series for the MLS Cup. Neither team scored until Bogusz used an assist from defender Aaron Long in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen has won reelection, beating Republican Sam Brown in a tight but unusually quiet race for the battleground state. The first-term senator had campaigned on abortion rights and positioned herself as a nonideological politician, a formula that also worked for the state’s senior senator, Democrat
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