By The Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Bernardo da Silva scored 19 points as Hawaii beat UC Davis 87-70 on Saturday night. Da Silva added 12 rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors (14-11, 6-7 Big West Conference). Noel Coleman was 7-of-12 shooting (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to add 18 points. Justin McKoy had 17
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, Hamdi Alkhshali and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Three soldiers from the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces and an officer from the Bahrain Defense Force were killed in an attack at a military base in Somalia’s capital, the UAE’s defense ministry said Sunday. The attack took place at the General Gordon military
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Malik Thomas scored 17 points and Jonathan Mogbo secured the victory with a free throw with one second left as San Francisco took down Santa Clara 71-70 on Saturday. Thomas shot 5 of 9 from the field and 7 for 8 from the foul line for the
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Jeff Bezos has filed a statement with federal regulators indicating his sale of nearly 12 million shares of Amazon stock worth more than $2 billion. The Amazon executive chairman notified the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of the sale of 11,997,698 shares of common stock on Feb. 7 and Feb. 8. The
Continue ReadingBy AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran marked Sunday the 45th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid tensions gripping the wider Middle East over Israel’s continued war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Thousands of Iranians marched through major streets and squares decorated with flags, balloons and banners with revolutionary and
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — De’Sean Allen-Eikens had 20 points in Cal State Northridge’s 82-74 victory against UC Santa Barbara on Saturday night. Allen-Eikens was 7-of-11 shooting, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the free-throw line for the Matadors (16-9, 7-6 Big West Conference).
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For at least one night, the Los Angeles Kings got the momentum they were looking for after a coaching change. David Rittich stopped 27 shots for his first shutout in nearly three years, Quinton Byfield had two goals and an assist and the Kings beat
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Wayne McKinney III scored 31 points as San Diego beat Pacific 89-84 on Saturday night. McKinney also contributed five rebounds for the Toreros (15-11, 5-6 West Coast Conference). Steven Jamerson II scored 22 points and added 14 rebounds. Deuce Turner had 20 points and was 6-of-10 shooting,
Continue ReadingSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Maxime Raynaud scored 25 points on 10-of-11 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds, Stanford hit a program-record 19 3-pointers Saturday night and the Cardinal beat Southern California 99-68. Freshman Andrej Stojakovic scored a career-high 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting and made a season-high four 3s. Spencer Jones made 5 of 7 from
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Joko Widodo’s phenomenal rise from a riverside slum, where he grew up, to the presidency of Indonesia shows how far the world’s third-largest democracy has veered from a brutal authoritarian era decades ago. With his second and final five-year term ending in October, Widodo — regarded
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ILION, N.Y. (AP) — Remington began here two centuries ago and generations of workers have turned out rifles and shotguns at the massive firearms factory in the middle of this blue-collar village in the heart of New York’s Mohawk Valley. Now residents of Ilion are bracing for Remington’s exit, ending
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As chances rise of a Joe Biden-Donald Trump rematch in the U.S. presidential election, America’s allies are bracing for a bumpy ride. Many worry that a second term for Trump would be an earthquake, but tremors already abound — and concerns are rising that the U.S. could
Continue ReadingBy Sugam Pokharel, Matthew Chance and Mihir Melwani, CNN, and journalist Nishant Khanal Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) — Ramchandra Khadka stood in front of a temple in the middle of Kathmandu, Nepal, praying for his fellow countrymen who are fighting for Russia in Moscow’s war against Ukraine. As the ceremonial bells rang and the sweet smell
Continue ReadingCNN By Sugam Pokharel, Matthew Chance and Mihir Melwani, CNN, and journalist Nishant Khanal Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) — Ramchandra Khadka stood in front of a temple in the middle of Kathmandu, Nepal, praying for his fellow countrymen who are fighting for Russia in Moscow’s war against Ukraine. As the ceremonial bells rang and the sweet
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — As the Super Bowl approaches, there could be problems for guacamole, a favorite game-time food in America. A lack of rain and warmer temperatures has resulted in fewer avocados being shipped from Mexico. The western state of Michoacan, which supplies almost 90% of the creamy textured
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press NILIN, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza has also wreaked havoc on the Palestinian economy in the West Bank. In response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war, Israel severed economic ties with the West Bank, barring tens of thousands of Palestinian workers from
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Dillon Jones scored 21 points to help Weber State defeat Sacramento State 58-53 on Saturday night. Jones also added five assists and three steals for the Wildcats (16-9, 7-5 Big Sky Conference). Steven Verplancken Jr. had 12 points and Alex Tew scored eight. Duncan Powell finished with
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab has claimed an attack that killed three Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer at a military base in the Somali capital. The attack Saturday targeted the troops at the General Gordon Military Base in Mogadishu. Details about the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Ajayi scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Pepperdine beat Loyola Marymount 72-63 on Saturday night. Houston Mallette scored 13 points for the Waves (10-16, 3-8 West Coast Conference), who put an end to a six-game losing streak. Jevon Porter pitched in with 11 points
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen and Pierre Meilhan, CNN (CNN) — Hungarian President Katalin Novak has announced that she is resigning from office following mounting public criticism over her decision to pardon a man implicated in a child sexual abuse case. “I decided to grant a pardon last April, believing that the convict did not exploit the
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