PORTLAND (AP) — Miles Hastings led a 94-yard final drive that ended in an 11-yard touchdown pass to Trent Tompkins as time expired to help UC Davis edge Portland State 27-26 on Saturday after a controversial finish. Portland State celebrated an incomplete pass in the end zone that the players thought was the final play
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Glance up while strolling through parts of downtown Hong Kong and, chances are, you’ll notice the glassy black lens of a surveillance camera trained on the city’s crowded streets. And that sight will become more common in the coming years, as the city’s police pursue an ambitious
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Bronny James said his famous father gave him encouragement and advice after his NBA preseason debut with the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James also made it clear he’s proud of his son as they move toward another chance to play together on Sunday night. Bronny scored two
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A fatal single-vehicle crash in Coachella left one person dead and two others injured, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The incident occurred at 12:25 p.m. on Saturday in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10, just east of the Dillon Road off-ramp. Emergency responders pronounced one person dead at the scene. Another individual, suffering
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji and Carroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — The families of the 11 Tennessee plastics plant workers swept away by Hurricane Helene’s deadly floodwaters are demanding answers from the company after its officials claimed no flood warnings or alerts were issued before the start of the workers’ shift, contradicting official weather reports. Only five
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fans of the Vanderbilt Commodores danced onto the field, jumping up and down as they tore down a goal post, carried it out of the stadium and rang out sweet sounds of victory. Then they toted the goal post just over a couple miles and tossed it into
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — A highly skilled group of Chinese government-linked hackers has in the last several months infiltrated multiple US telecommunications firms in a likely search for sensitive information bearing on national security, multiple sources briefed on the matter told CNN. US investigators believe the hackers potentially accessed wiretap
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Elon Musk has praised Donald Trump as the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America.” The SpaceX and Tesla CEO stood alongside the GOP nominee at a rally Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, where Trump had survived an assassination attempt in July. Musk jumped in the air as he made his way to the
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — JJ Redick knows his personal intensity will always turn him into his own harshest critic if he isn’t careful, so he vowed to give himself some grace in his self-evaluation as the Los Angeles Lakers ‘ new head coach. One game into the preseason, Redick is already
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The death toll from Hurricane Helene inched up to 227 on Saturday as the grim task of recovering bodies continued more than a week after the monster storm ravaged the Southeast and killed people in six states. Helene came ashore Sept. 26 as a Category 4 hurricane and carved
Continue ReadingAssociated Press STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kyron Drones passed for two touchdowns and ran for a third, and Virginia Tech bounced back from last week’s final second heart-breaking loss to No. 7 Miami and beat Stanford 31-7 on Saturday. Bhaysul Tuten added 73 rushing yards and one touchdown while the Hokies (3-3, 1-1 ACC) got
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says North Korea’s recent disclosure of a nuclear facility was likely an attempt to grab U.S. attention ahead of the presidential election. Yoon also told The Associated Press that North Korea will likely stage major provocations like a nuclear test explosion and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As both presidential campaigns have stepped up efforts to win over voters in western swing states who belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a top church official urged members on Saturday to “avoid what is harsh and hateful” in the heat of election season.
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The Los Angeles Lakers will play the Phoenix Suns for their second preseason game at Acrisure Arena. Superstar tandem Lebron James and Anthony Davis, who did not play against the Timberwolves, are expected to play against the Suns. With Bronny playing his first NBA game on Friday, there is a possible chance for Lakers fans
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The unprecedented number of airplanes, helicopters and drones swooping in to help with post-Helene recovery efforts over the past week are now posing a safety hazard, officials say. At various times, 30 planes nearly collided midair last Saturday, a federal source familiar with the matter told CNN. The surge
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Police say that former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were assaulted on a Manhattan street as they went for an evening walk. Police say the 70-year-old former governor, a Democrat, and his stepson, Anthony Sliwa, were walking on an Upper East Side street on Friday about 8:30 p.m.
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw, sidelined since late August with a toe injury, won’t pitch again this season for the Los Angeles Dodgers. “This is it for Clayton for 2024,” manager Dave Roberts said Saturday before Game 1 of the National League Division Series between the Dodgers and San Diego Padres.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A hospital director in southern Lebanon says Israel’s military struck outside its gates without warning on Friday, killing seven paramedics and forcing the facility to close. The account to The Associated Press described one of the most deadly attacks on health workers in the weeks since fighting escalated between Israel
Continue ReadingBUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Thousands of supporters returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday to rally around Donald Trump at the same site where a gunman tried to assassinate him in July. The former president and Republican nominee picked up where he left off in July when a gunman’s bullet struck his ear, beginning his speech
Continue ReadingAssociated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Drew Allar threw for 237 yards with a touchdown and ran for another score to lead No. 7 Penn State to a 27-11 win over UCLA on Saturday. Playing without star running back Nick Singleton, Tyler Warren caught a touchdown pass in the last minute of the first
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