By KIRK KERN Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jaedon LeDee scored 22 points and San Diego State beat No. 18 Utah State 86-70 on Friday night to reach the final of the Mountain West Conference Tournament. Lamont Butler added 16 points and Micah Parrish had 15 points for the Aztecs (24-9). “This team has
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — America’s largest St. Patrick’s Day parades are being held Saturday. While the St. Patrick’s Day holiday is March 17, it’s celebrated early when it lands on a Sunday. Enormous crowds are expected in Savannah, Georgia. A humble St. Patrick’s parade held in 1824 has grown to become the South’s largest. In
Continue ReadingBy GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Last month, when the wife of a Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Nevada talked candidly about the abortion she had before the two met — and the long journey of regret and healing that followed — many Republicans welcomed it as a more compassionate
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was returning from church a week ago when he stepped out of his armored SUV onto the driveway of his Wilmington, Delaware, home on an important mission: He wanted to inspect the landscaping. The sprawling home on a manmade pond, three miles
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press Alex Pearlman shut the door on dreams of a standup comedy career almost a decade ago, pivoting from the stage to an office cubicle where he worked a customer service job. Then he started posting random jokes and commentary about pop culture and politics on TikTok. Just over 2.5 million
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press Alex Pearlman shut the door on dreams of a standup comedy career almost a decade ago, pivoting from the stage to an office cubicle where he worked a customer service job. Then he started posting random jokes and commentary about pop culture and politics on TikTok. Just over 2.5 million
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If it’s March, and it’s green, it must be St. Patrick’s Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in the United States, where parades take place in cities around the
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s her choice — but one on which the hopes of millions of Venezuelans fighting to restore their democracy depends. Barred from running for office, opposition leader MarÃa Corina Machado is facing pressure from foreign leaders and fellow government opponents to abandon
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines flight was discovered to be missing an external panel on the aircraft after it landed in Medford, Oregon, Friday afternoon after taking off from San Francisco, California, according to the airline. The plane carrying 145 passengers and crew landed safely and was parked at the gate
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ plan to arrest migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally is on hold while the Supreme Court considers a challenge to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest move over immigration. The nation’s highest court put the law on pause over a lawsuit led by the Justice
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ plan to arrest migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally is on hold while the Supreme Court considers a challenge to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest move over immigration. The nation’s highest court put the law on pause over a lawsuit led by the Justice
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press The 40-hour workweek has been standard in the U.S. for more than eight decades. Now some members of Congress want to give hourly workers an extra day off. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the far-left independent from Vermont, this week introduced a bill that would shorten to 32 hours the amount of
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press The 40-hour workweek has been standard in the U.S. for more than eight decades. Now some members of Congress want to give hourly workers an extra day off. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the far-left independent from Vermont, this week introduced a bill that would shorten to 32 hours the amount of
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement officers had probable cause to confiscate the firearms from Robert Card and take him into protective custody before he went on a shooting rampage in northern Maine, but failed to invoke a state law that could have been used to disarm him, according to an independent report
Continue ReadingBy MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Anze Kopitar scored two of Los Angeles’ four goals in the first period, and the Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-0 on Friday night. Pierre-Luc Dubois, Alex Laferriere and Jordan Spence each had a goal and an assist to help Los Angeles rebound from a 3-1 loss
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A man was convicted today in connection with the August 2019 killing of a part-time firefighter who disappeared from West Covina and whose burned body was subsequently found in Upland. Jurors found Shaun Cardarelli, 42, of San Gabriel, guilty of one count each of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit arson involving the beating and
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Michael Hayes stood in the drizzle outside of the gym about 30 minutes after his final college basketball game, contemplating one of the weirder seasons for any team in recent memory. The journey for the Antelope Valley Pioneers — college basketball’s team that lost its
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After a long year of debate, the city of Coachella has established an ordinance to regulate street food vending. Coachella Mayor Steven Hernandez says the measures are fair and favorable. Hernandez says that the new ordinance was created with the point of view of activists who defend street vending. This March 29, new rules come
Continue ReadingWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Tyler Toffoli scored his first two goals with Winnipeg and Laurent Brossoit stopped 21 shots for his second shutout of the season in the Jets’ 6-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Jets defenseman Dylan DeMelo snapped a 63-game goal-scoring drought and added an assist, and Kyle Connor, Nate
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Students at Indio Middle School are getting some early insight into career paths available to them in the future. Friday morning, the school held its 11th annual College and Career Day. Several local guest speakers from different industries gave in-person and virtual presentations, including professionals in golf, small business and art. Members of the Indio
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