ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya says police have detained 33 people suspected of ties to the Islamic State group who were allegedly preparing attacks ahead of the country’s local elections. The suspects were “preparing and searching for action before the upcoming local elections,” he posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday. Nationwide
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Justin McKoy had 23 points in Hawaii’s 74-57 win against Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday night. McKoy also added eight rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors (19-13, 11-9 Big West Conference). Noel Coleman added 18 points while shooting 5 for 10 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 4
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi oil giant Aramco on Sunday reported it made $121 billion in profit last year, down from its 2022 record due to lower energy prices. The results still marked the company’s second highest ever result, Aramco said, as members of the OPEC+ alliance continue
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Adama Bal had 24 points in Santa Clara’s 104-79 win over San Diego on Saturday night in the West Coast Conference Tournament. Bal added six rebounds for the Broncos (19-12, 1-0 West Coast Conference). Johnny O’Neil scored 20 points and added three steals. Tyeree Bryan shot 4
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News Channel 3 is wishing Fuego a special Happy Birthday. As official media partners of the Coachella Valley Firebirds, the KESQ News Team wanted to be the first in wishing Fuego a Happy Birthday. Fuego’s official Birthday Bash was this Saturday, March 9 at Acrisure Arena. The first 6,500 fans in attendance received a ‘Fuego
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Adem Bona had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Lazar Stefanovic added 16 points and six assists and UCLA beat Arizona State 59-47 Saturday night in the regular season finale for both teams to snap a five-game losing streak. Bona made 6 of 8 from the field, hit 8 of 8 from
Continue ReadingBy Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — A husband-and-wife duo whose fortune has ties to AI investments and cryptocurrency trading are quietly emerging as some of the largest backers of the main dark-money group boosting President Joe Biden. The second-largest donation in 2022 to the non-profit arm of Future Forward, the primary Super PAC supporting Biden,
Continue ReadingBy Manveena Suri and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Indonesia’s transport ministry will launch an investigation after two Batik Air pilots fell asleep during a recent flight, according to state news agency Antara, citing the ministry’s civil aviation director-general M Kristi Endah Murni. According to a preliminary report released Saturday by the National Transportation Safety
Continue ReadingCNN By Manveena Suri and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Indonesia’s transport ministry will launch an investigation after two Batik Air pilots fell asleep during a recent flight, according to state news agency Antara, citing the ministry’s civil aviation director-general M Kristi Endah Murni. According to a preliminary report released Saturday by the National Transportation
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What a wild Saturday at the BNP Paribas Open. It was a star-studded showing at Indian Wells with names like Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, and Taylor Fritz. Here are some of the key matches of the day Number 1 ATP Novak Djokovic defeats Aleksandar Vukic 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 Number 2 WTA Aryna Sabalenka
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia bill that would provide a framework for public school teachers to remove kindergarten and elementary school students from the classroom for severe misbehavior died after missing a final legislative deadline. The measure failed to reach the final hurdle to its passage Saturday in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Kaleb Smith scored 28 points as UC Riverside beat UC Santa Barbara 81-64 on Saturday night. Smith also had six rebounds for the Highlanders (15-17, 10-10 Big West Conference). Nate Pickens scored 16 points while shooting 5 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Radek Faksa and Jason Robertson scored 18 seconds apart in the second period, Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist, and the Dallas Stars extended their winning streak to a season-high five games by beating the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Saturday night. “We
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alessandro Schöpf scored his first MLS goal in more than a year to help the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 Saturday night. Schöpf opened the scoring in the 74th minute when he beat goalkeeper Daniel De Sousa Britto — known as “Daniel” — with a low shot
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KURIGA, Nigeria (AP) — Rashidat Hamza is in despair. All but one of her six children are among the nearly 300 students abducted from their school in Nigeria’s conflict-battered northwest. More than two days after her children — ages 7 to 18 — went to school in remote Kuriga town
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Sporting Kansas City’s Tim Melia and LAFC’s Hugo Lloris both finished with six saves as the two clubs played to a scoreless draw on Saturday night. Sporting KC has opened the season with three straight ties, two of them on the road. Sporting KC already has as many points as it
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California CareForce is hosting the final day of its 2024 Coachella Valley Clinic March 10. It will be held at the Empire Polo Grounds, at 81800 Avenue 51 Indio, CA 92201. The grounds will open at 5 a.m. to allow parking, with doors to the clinic opening at 7 a.m. Services include the following: Dental
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — With a rollercoaster regular season behind them, the Southern California Trojans are finally rolling in March — the way many thought they would all along. DJ Rodman and Kobe Johnson scored 19 points each in a 78-65 victory over No. 5 Arizona on Saturday night,
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Harold Terens and his fiancee Jeanne Swerlin kissed and held hands like high school sweethearts as they discussed their upcoming wedding in France, a country the World War II veteran first visited as a 20-year-old U.S. Army Air Forces corporal shortly after D-Day. Terens, a
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writer Virginia high school teacher Joe Clement keeps track of the text messages parents have sent students sitting in his economics and government classes: — “What did you get on your test?” — “Did you get the field trip form signed?” — “Do you want chicken or hamburgers for dinner
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