Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Several international airlines have canceled flights to and from Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali because of an ongoing volcanic eruption. Travelers were left stranded at airports on Wednesday. Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano on the remote island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara province has spewed hot ash high into
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donald Trump’s election win is clouding the outlook for mortgage rates even before he gets back to the White House. The president-elect campaigned on a promise to make homeownership more affordable by lowering mortgage rates through policies aimed at knocking out inflation. But his proposed economic agenda could
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China has held sea and air combat drills at disputed Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited area of reefs and rocks it had seized from the Philippines in the South China Sea. China on Sunday published new baselines for the shoal including geographic coordinates. A nation’s territorial waters and exclusive economic zone are typically
Continue ReadingSOUTHPORT, Conn. (AP) — The nation’s largest owner of regional sports networks will offer single-game pricing for NBA and NHL games beginning next month. Diamond Sports Group, which owns 16 RSNs, announced Tuesday that the option will be available on its direct-to-consumer streaming package starting Dec. 5. Viewers will have the option for single games
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media say authorities have executed in public a man convicted of raping dozens of women over two decades. Wednesday’s report by the state-owned IRAN newspaper said Mohammad Ali Salamat was hanged after the country’s Supreme Court confirmed his death sentence. The execution took place on Tuesday at dawn at
Continue ReadingSome undocumented immigrants might be experiencing anxiety from President-elect Trump’s policies. “It’s normal to experience a variety of emotions after any big event, including presidential elections,” Dr. Evita Limon-Rocha, psychiatrist at Kaiser Permanente said. The election results that gave Donald Trump victory as President-elect of the United States continue to generate different reactions on the
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Jaylin Henderson’s 23 points helped Portland State defeat San Diego 85-76 on Tuesday. Henderson also contributed six rebounds for the Vikings (2-1). Terri Miller Jr. added 15 points while shooting 5 of 10 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line and also had six rebounds and four steals.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris prosecutors have requested a 2-year prison sentence against France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen and an additional 5-year period of ineligibility to run for office. The request came at a high-profile trial over the suspected embezzlement of European Parliament funds where Le Pen’s ability to participate in the presidential
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Voting is underway in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was delayed for two years. Local media on Wednesday showed voters waiting in line to cast their ballots, with many saying they want a stronger economy and more jobs, among other local priorities. More
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 37 points, including Golden State’s final 12, to rally the Warriors past Klay Thompson and the Dallas Mavericks 120-117 on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup game. Thompson finished with 22 points in an emotional return to Chase Center for the first time since he
Continue ReadingRIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Barrington Hargress had 25 points in UC Riverside’s 70-69 victory against Cal Baptist on Tuesday. Hargress shot 9 of 17 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 8 from the line for the Highlanders (1-2). Jack Whitbourn scored 12 points and added 13 rebounds.
Continue ReadingAP Education Writers Transgender youth in the United States have been flooding crisis hotlines since the election of Donald Trump, who made anti-transgender themes central to his campaign. Many teens worry about how their lives could change once he takes office. During his presidential bid, Trump pledged to impose wide-ranging restrictions and roll back civil
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones scored 21 points as UCSD beat Sacramento State 64-54 on Tuesday. Tait-Jones added eight rebounds for the Tritons (2-1). Tyler McGhie shot 5 of 15 from the field, including 3 for 12 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the line to add 17 points. Justin Rochelin
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SITUBONDO, Indonesia (AP) — The Indonesian and Australian militaries are holding joint combat drills off Indonesia’s main island of Java with about 2,000 troops training in air, maritime, amphibious and land operations. They’ll participate in a live-fire exercise near Banongan beach of East Java’s Situbondo district with tanks, artillery, infantry and attack helicopters,
Continue ReadingAP Education Writers Transgender youth in the United States have been flooding crisis hotlines since the election of Donald Trump, who made anti-transgender themes central to his campaign. Many teens worry about how their lives could change once he takes office. During his presidential bid, Trump pledged to impose wide-ranging restrictions and roll back civil
Continue ReadingMORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Mikey Lewis scored 18 points off of the bench to lead Saint Mary’s (CA) past Akron 87-68 on Tuesday. Lewis shot 6 for 11, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Gaels (3-0). Paulius Murauskas scored 17 points while shooting 8 for 14, including 1 for 4 from
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s election victory created a conundrum for the judge overseeing his criminal case in New York. Can he go ahead and sentence the president-elect, or would doing so potentially get in the way of Trump’s constitutional responsibility to lead the nation? Court documents made public Tuesday revealed that
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — BJ Davis, Magoon Gwath and Wayne McKinney IIII each had 16 points in San Diego State’s 100-49 win over Occidental on Tuesday. Davis had five steals for the Aztecs (2-0). Gwath added four blocks. McKinney III went 6 of 11 from the field (4 for 7 from 3-point range). Nasir Luna
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary, tapping someone largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world’s largest and most powerful military. The news was met with bewilderment
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson won the House Republican nomination Wednesday to stay on the job, on track to keep the gavel after a morning endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump ahead of a full House vote in the new year. While Johnson has no serious challenger, he faces dissent within his
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