DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.09 billion after no one matched the six numbers drawn Monday night, continuing a three-month winless streak for the top prize. The numbers drawn were: 19, 24, 40, 42, 56 and the Powerball 23. No one has won Powerball’s jackpot since New Year’s
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Palm Springs police are taking a closer look at how the community may be able to help in ongoing investigations. News Channel 3 previously reported on a deadly stabbing that took place on March 24 in the Tiki Drive area in Palm Springs. One man is now in custody, and Palm Springs police continue investigating
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong stocks led gains in Asian markets Tuesday, though China real estate developer Vanke slumped more than 10%, while investors evaluated economic data from South Korea and Australia. U.S. futures were lower while oil prices rose. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.3% to 39,936.35, recovering
Continue ReadingBy SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — It wasn’t lack of food that pushed Heba al-Haddad and her family to leave their home in Gaza City. They had a source of clean water and could live off boiled peas. It wasn’t the incessant shelling. They felt the stairways would protect them even in
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Talented freshman JuJu Watkins sobbed following USC’s Elite Eight loss to UConn, but her tears weren’t so much about the end of the NCAA Tournament run for the Trojans. Watkins was sad it was the last game with her teammates until next season. “I
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday after Wall Street pulled back from its record following a shaky day of trading, putting at least a temporary halt to its huge rally since Halloween. Hong Kong gained 2.3% to 16,912.24. The Shanghai Composite index dropped 0.3% to 3,069.09.
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Hamdi Alkhshali and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN (CNN) — Iran has vowed to retaliate after it accused Israel of bombing its embassy complex in Syria on Monday, in a deadly escalation of regional tensions over the war in Gaza that once again appeared to raise the risk of a wider Middle Eastern conflict. The
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An apparent Israeli airstrike killed six international aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity and their Palestinian driver, the aid group said Tuesday, as they were delivering food from its latest shipment to Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians
Continue ReadingBy BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Oliver Bjorkstrand scored his 20th goal of the season and added an assist as the Seattle Kraken beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Monday night. Jared McCann, Matty Beniers and Shane Wright also scored for Seattle, and Jordan Eberle had an assist for his
Continue ReadingBy MARIA CHENG and MISPER APAWU Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — When Efua, a 25-year-old fashion designer and single mother in Ghana, became pregnant last year, she sought an abortion at a health clinic but worried the procedure might be illegal. Health workers assured her abortions were lawful under certain conditions in the West
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature has revived a proposal to stop giving voters three extra days after polls close to return mail ballots. GOP backers have made key concessions to get enough votes from rural Republican lawmakers to overcome Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s potential veto. Both
Continue ReadingROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — The northern Illinois man charged with killing four people and injuring seven others by stabbing, beating and driving over them is expected back in court. A judge in the city of Rockford on Tuesday is expected to consider prosecutors’ request that Christian Soto remains jailed pending trial. The 22-year-old appeared briefly
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Days after Russian forces withdrew from the outskirts of Kyiv in the dramatic first weeks of their full-scale invasion two years ago, a photo revealed what had become of Nataliia Verbova’s missing husband. Poring over the image of eight men executed and lying on cold concrete
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman had three hits, Teoscar Hernández homered for the second straight game and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 8-3 Monday night. James Paxton (1-0) threw five scoreless innings in his debut for the Dodgers, who have won four of their
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel, calling it a “terror channel” that spreads incitement, after parliament passed a law clearing the way for the closure. Netanyahu’s pledge escalated Israel’s long-running feud against Al Jazeera. It also threatened to
Continue ReadingLIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte replaced six ministers after they resigned as her government is rocked by a political crisis fueled by an alleged illicit enrichment scandal involving luxury watches. The Cabinet shakeup Monday came as lawmakers submitted to Parliament a request to remove her from office for “permanent moral incapacity” three
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Willson Contreras and Brendan Donovan each hit a two-run home run, Kyle Gibson was dominant in his St. Louis debut and the Cardinals won 6-2 Monday night against their former manager Mike Shildt and the San Diego Padres. Shildt managed the Cardinals from August 2018
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea test-fired a presumed intermediate-range ballistic missile on Tuesday, South Korean officials said, its latest military maneuver since leader Kim Jong Un’s New Year declaration that he was ending a policy seeking reconciliation with the South. Pyongyang made no immediate comment on the suspected test, which
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A former Colorado police officer is on trial over the violent arrest of a Black man in 2021. A prosecutor told jurors during opening statements Tuesday that John Haubert repeatedly hit Kyle Vinson with his gun and strangled him for 39 seconds. Haubert’s lawyer said he
Continue ReadingWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Cole Perfetti scored twice and Kyle Connor contributed a trio of assists as the Winnipeg Jets snapped a six-game losing skid with a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. The Jets went on the game’s first power play midway through the third period with the score tied 3-3.
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