AP Technology Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Being a venture capitalist carries a lot of prestige in Silicon Valley. Those who choose which startups to fund see themselves as fostering the next big waves of technology. So when some of the industry’s biggest names endorsed former President Donald Trump and the onetime VC he picked
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Being a venture capitalist carries a lot of prestige in Silicon Valley. Those who choose which startups to fund see themselves as fostering the next big waves of technology. So when some of the industry’s biggest names endorsed former President Donald Trump and the onetime VC he picked
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors have requested a six-year prison sentence for right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini for his decision to prevent more than 100 migrants from landing in Italy when he was interior minister in 2019. Palermo prosecutors have accused Salvini, who’s currently deputy premier and transport minister in the right-wing government led by
Continue ReadingAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers. SpaceX’s capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida’s Dry Tortugas in the predawn darkness, carrying tech entrepreneur Jared
Continue ReadingAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers. SpaceX’s capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida’s Dry Tortugas in the predawn darkness, carrying tech entrepreneur Jared
Continue ReadingSeveral people died early Sunday during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French authorities said. A rescue operation is underway, and survivors of the tragedy have been taken to the sports hall in the northern town of Ambleteuse, according to a statement from the prefecture of Pas-de-Calais region. The incident
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two people died in a missile attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, local officials said, as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged drone and missile attacks. The Ukrainian air force said Sunday it shot down 10 of the 14 drones and one of the three missiles Russia launched overnight.
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Air Canada and the union representing its pilots have come to terms on a labor agreement that is likely to prevent a shutdown of Canada’s largest airline. The airline said early Sunday that talks betwen the company and the Air Line Pilots Association produced a tentative, four-year collective agreement. Air Canada
Continue ReadingAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers. SpaceX’s capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida’s Dry Tortugas in the predawn darkness, carrying tech entrepreneur Jared
Continue ReadingBy Dana Karni, Jessie Yeung, Tim Lister and Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Yemen’s Houthis face a “heavy price” after the group fired a missile deep into Israel. The projectile was fired from Yemen toward Israel at 6am local time on Sunday, according to the Israel Defense Forces
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, leading California to a 31-10 victory over San Diego State on Saturday night. Jaivian Thomas ran for 169 yards, and Kadarius Calloway had a touchdown run to give the Golden Bears (3-0) three straight wins to open
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — On the night of October 13, 1989, Jimmie Wade Martin went for a drink at a neighborhood tavern in his hometown of Bonne Terre, Missouri. He never made it back home. Martin’s bloodied body was discovered lying in a nearby street in the predawn hours. He’d suffered a fatal
Continue ReadingFRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Mikey Keene threw two touchdown passes, Malik Sherrod ran for 113 yards and a score and Fresno State routed New Mexico State 48-0 on Saturday night. Keene was 12-of-22 passing for 221 yards, including a 69-yard touchdown pass to Mac Dalena that capped the Bulldogs’ opening drive. Keene hit Dalena again,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A missile fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels landed in an open area in central Israel early Sunday and triggered air raid sirens at its international airport, in the latest reverberation from the nearly yearlong war in Gaza. Israel hinted that it would respond militarily. There were no reports of casualties
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Redshirt sophomore Emmett Brown threw for a career-high 355 yards and four touchdowns and Nick Nash set a school receptions record and San Jose State beat Kennesaw State 31-10 on Saturday. Brown threw touchdowns of 24, 3 and 9 yards to Nash and 35 yards to Justin Lockhart. Nash finished
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It’s week 4 of the local high school football season! Several games were canceled this week due to air quality concerns from Southern California wildfires, however, we did still have several games played Friday night. Friday, September 13 Shadow Hills – 7@Desert Hot Springs – 0FSultana – 8@La Quinta – 29FRamona – 27 @Rancho Mirage
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez outpointed challenger Edgar Berlanga on Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd at T-Mobile Arena. Making his eighth super middleweight title defense, the 34-year-old Alvarez (61-2-2) dominated much of the fight, using his experience and tenacious pursuit to wear down the 27-year-old
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — It was the farthest trip of his pontificate and one of the longest papal trips ever in terms of days on the road and distance traveled. But Pope Francis, age 87, hobbled by bad knees and bent over with sciatica, appeared to be having the time of his
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Carson Conklin threw two touchdown passes, Elijah Tau-Tolliver ran for 111 yards and a score and Sacramento State beat Nicholls 34-7 on Saturday night. Conklin was 22-of-32 passing for 264 yards for Sacramento State (1-2). He threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Danny Scudero to give the Hornets a 17-0 lead
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Fafá Picault had a first-half goal, Stuart Armstrong scored late in his second career appearance and the Vancouver Whitecaps blanked the San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 on Saturday night. Yohei Takaoka finished with two saves to earn his seventh clean sheet of the season for Vancouver (13-8-6). The Whitecaps grabbed a
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