KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched 45 drones over Ukraine in a five-and-a-half-hour barrage Sunday, officials said, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continued the reshuffle of his war cabinet as the war enters its third year. In a statement, the Ukrainian air force said it had shot down 40 of the Iranian-made Shahed drones
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher emerged at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium for the Super Bowl halftime show seated on a throne, joined by a marching band and a trove of Vegas performers — but stayed its center. It was an immediate confirmation of his position as the ideal halftime
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Taylor Swift strolled into Allegiant Stadium for the Super Bowl surrounded by celebrity friends. She cuddled with Blake Lively during Post Malone’s performance of “America the Beautiful” and won what appeared to be a beer chugging contest, slamming her cup down to an appreciative roar
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Taylor Swift strolled into Allegiant Stadium for the Super Bowl surrounded by celebrity friends. She cuddled with Blake Lively during Post Malone’s performance of “America the Beautiful” and won what appeared to be a beer chugging contest, slamming her cup down to an appreciative roar
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A series of Israeli strikes early Monday hit Rafah, the city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where 1.4 million Palestinians have fled to escape fighting elsewhere in the four-month Israel-Hamas war. Israel has been signaling its ground offensive in
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — An American woman and a man from Belize have been killed in what appears to have been a dispute between drug dealers at a beach club in the Mexican resort city of Tulum. Prosecutors in the Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo said Sunday the woman had no connection to an
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nick Taylor had an emotional victory last year in the Canadian Open, capped by an unforgettable tackle. The 35-year-old Canadian made more memories at the Phoenix Open with a massive rally to take down Charley Hoffman. Taylor rallied from three down with four holes left
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The 3rd annual Coachella Valley Invitational returned to the Empire Polo Fields in Indio. It’s a preseason exhibition tournament hosted to give players and coaches a chance to hit the pitch before the regular season. It’s also an opportunity for fan to have an up-close experience with some of their favorite players. “This is our
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers opened up their bag of tricks late to score the first touchdown in Super Bowl 58. Receiver Jauan Jennings threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey to give San Francisco a 10-0 lead over the Kansas City Chiefs late
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A frustrated Travis Kelce bumped Andy Reid on the sideline, knocking the 65-year-old Kansas City Chiefs coach a few steps back after teammate Isiah Pacheco fumbled inside the red zone during the second quarter of the Super Bowl on Sunday. Kelce, with girlfriend Taylor Swift watching from a suite, ran over
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A once-feared army general, who ruled Indonesia with an iron fist for more than three decades, has a message for voters ahead of upcoming elections – from beyond the grave. “I am Suharto, the second president of Indonesia,” the former general says in a three-minute video that has racked
Continue ReadingBy TOM ODULA, MUTWIRI MUTUOTA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar of long-distance running and was a top contender for gold at the Olympics in Paris this year, was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya.
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iraq and the U.S.-led military coalition have resumed meetings on how to draw down troops who have been deployed there for years combating the Islamic State. The two sides had held their first, long-awaited meeting Jan. 27, but those meetings had been put on pause following the
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Game-time guacamole may be getting harder to make. A lack of rain and warmer temperatures have resulted in fewer avocados being shipped to the United States from Mexico. The western state of Michoacan, which supplies most of the creamy textured fruit at the heart of guacamole,
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw went down with a freak injury when he tore his Achilles tendon in the first half of the Super Bowl against Kansas City on Sunday. Greenlaw bounced up and down on the sideline and then started to run onto
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized again Sunday to address a bladder issue as he continues to recover from prostate cancer and has transferred authorities to his deputy, the Pentagon said. Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December and continues to deal with complications from his
Continue ReadingCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has arrested human rights activist Rocio San Miguel. The government confirmed Sunday that San Miguel had been arrested on charges of conspiracy against Maduro, but did not offer any details of the supposed case against her. San Miguel is a lawyer and rights activist
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Taylor Swift has made it to the Super Bowl. Over an hour before kickoff, Swift was spotted speaking with Philadelphia Eagles’ center Jason Kelce and later, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in a private box at Allegiant Stadium. There has been plenty of Swift on the
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Taylor Swift has made it to the Super Bowl. Over an hour before kickoff, Swift was spotted speaking with Philadelphia Eagles’ center Jason Kelce and later, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in a private box at Allegiant Stadium. There has been plenty of Swift on the
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A man whose family’s gender reveal photo shoot sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter in 2020 has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said Friday. The El Dorado Fire erupted on Sept. 5, 2020, when Refugio Jimenez Jr. and Angelina Jimenez and their young children staged a
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