By STEPHEN WADE and TONG-HYUNG KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is referred to in Japan as “kanpeki no hito” — the perfect person — because of his manners and impeccable behavior. That image may have taken a hit when the Dodgers fired his good friend and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara on
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE and TONG-HYUNG KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is referred to in Japan as “kanpeki no hito” — the perfect person — because of his manners and impeccable behavior. That image may have taken a hit when the Dodgers fired his good friend and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara on
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for the Walt Disney World governing district taken over last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ allies don’t want the governor’s appointees answering questions under oath as part of its state lawsuit against Disney. District attorneys on Monday filed a motion for a protective order that
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH and TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press Since the start of his political career, Donald Trump has played on stereotypes about Jews and politics. He told the Republican Jewish Coalition in 2015 that “you want to control your politicians” and suggested the audience used money to exert control. In the White House, he said
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Three crew members are safe after their scheduled launch to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was automatically aborted Thursday morning, according to a live NASA broadcast. NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus were expected
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has met with his Serbian counterpart in Moscow ahead of a soccer game between the countries’ national teams. The game Thursday will be the Russian men’s squad’s first European friendly since the fighting in Ukraine began two years ago. Russia was removed from international soccer competitions after
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A dramatic story of survival and rescue off the western coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province has put the spotlight again on the plight of ethnic Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar who make extremely dangerous voyages across the Indian Ocean to seek better lives. Desperate survivors were pulled
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German authorities say they have taken down a major online marketplace for drugs, fraudulently obtained credit card data and cybercrime services. Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office and Frankfurt prosecutors said Thursday that investigators seized the Nemesis Market platform’s server infrastructure in Germany and Lithuania on Wednesday, as well as cryptocurrency worth 94,000
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in February from the previous month to the strongest pace in a year as homebuyers were encouraged by a modest pullback in mortgage rates and more properties on the market. Existing home sales climbed 9.5% last month from
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The Coachella Valley Brewing Company is hosting its 3rd annual comedy festival from March 22nd to 24th. Over 50 comedians across four stages will perform stand-up comedy acts. This is the first year that the show has hosted performances across 3 days. Friday will host five headlining acts, while Saturday and Sunday will host nine
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers introduced a $1.2 trillion spending package Thursday that sets the stage for avoiding a partial government shutdown for several key federal agencies this weekend and allows Congress, nearly six months into the budget year, to complete its work funding the government through September. Democrats were able
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After chasing Yoshinobu Yamamoto from his major league debut after one inning and scoring their most runs ever against the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego’s Xander Bogaerts was sad to leave the Gocheok Sky Dome. “We got to come here more,” he said. Jake
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Roscosmos space agency has aborted the launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station about 20 seconds before they were scheduled to lift off. Officials say the crew is safe. The Russian Soyuz rocket was to carry NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Oleg Novitsky of Roscosmos and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus
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A motorcyclist was killed in a Palm Springs traffic collision involving a driver in a small sports utility vehicle Wednesday, according to police. Police closed East Amado Road between N. Sunrise Way and N. Avenida Caballeros at 10:09 p.m. after the wreck was reported. There was no immediate word on the motorcyclist or other driver’s names. East Amado was
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks extended their push to record highs Thursday on Wall Street, led by big gains in chipmakers. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% in morning trading Thursday, following up on hitting a record high for a second straight day. More than 80% of stocks in
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has kept its main interest rate unchanged at a 16-year high even though inflation continues to drop from multi-decade peaks. Thursday’s decision to leave the key rate at 5.25% was widely anticipated in financial markets and comes a day after the U.S. Federal
Continue ReadingBy Haley Talbot and Morgan Rimmer, CNN House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he will extend an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress after members of his conference encouraged him to do so. “We will certainly extend that invitation,” Johnson said on CNBC. It’s unclear whether Johnson intended to invite Netanyahu
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press RIDGELY, Md. (AP) — The small town of Ridgely on Maryland’s Eastern Shore has suspended its entire police force pending the results of an investigation by state prosecutors. The largely unexplained decision has left residents skeptical and on edge. Officials declined to say what prompted the investigation, which has brought
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway musical “Aladdin” is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and the Genies who have led it on tour and on Broadway are looking back. James Monroe Iglehart, who won a Tony Award in the role, says it “made me the actor I am
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sentencing concludes Thursday with the last two of six white former officers in Mississippi who pleaded guilty to breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men, an act the judge called “egregious and despicable.” Former deputy Brett McAlpin,
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