By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Speaking at a commemoration for victims of the Holocaust, a high-ranking official of the Orthodox Church is warning Sunday against the spread of antisemitism by religious and church officials. Archbishop Elpidophoros is the spiritual leader of Greek Orthodox faithful in North and South
Continue ReadingMassapequa Park, N.Y. (AP) — An $8,000 Facebook Marketplace deal has gone bad on Long Island, with a man who was selling a Rolex watch jumping onto the hood of the thief’s car in a quixotic attempt to keep from being robbed. “I was not going to roll over and let this man take it
Continue ReadingBy JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lauren Schwartz scored 21 points and Dalayah Daniels added a double-double to lead Washington to a 62-59 upset win over No. 11 Southern Cal on Sunday. USC’s Kayla Padilla scored 20 points on 6-for-9 shooting from 3-point range to pull the Trojans within one late.
Continue ReadingBy MEHMET GUZEL Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Two masked assailants attacked a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass, killing one person, Turkish officials said. The armed assailants attacked the Santa Maria Church in the Sariyer district at 11:40 a.m., Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a statement on the X platform.
Continue ReadingSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Edge rusher James Houston was active for the first time since September, giving the Detroit Lions’ pass rush a boost for the NFC championship game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Houston broke his ankle in Week 2 but was finally able to get back on the field for
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Condemnation against the government of Venezuela for its decision to block the presidential candidacy of opposition leader María Corina Machado continues to strengthen. On Sunday, the Organization of American States declared that the move eliminates any possibility of a free election this year. The regional
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn scored 1:04 into overtime to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Sunday for their season-best fifth consecutive win. Jordan Kyrou had a goal and two assists for St. Louis, which surrendered at least four goals in each of
Continue ReadingPALM BAY, Fla. (AP) — Two police officers along Florida’s Space Coast were wounded and had non-life-threatening injuries during what authorities described as “an active incident.” The wounded officers from the Palm Bay Police Department were being treated on Sunday at a nearby hospital. The agency’s police chief told Florida Today that the officer were
Continue ReadingBy DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A regional official says gunmen attacked villagers in the oil-rich region of Abyei claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan. At least 52 people were killed, including a U.N. peacekeeper, and 64 wounded. The motive for the attack Saturday evening was not immediately clear but
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Former NHL player Alex Formenton has turned himself in to police in connection with an investigation into an alleged sexual assault by several members of Canada’s 2018 world junior team. Formenton’s legal team confirmed that police in London, Ontario, have charged Formenton and several other players. Lawyer Daniel Brown
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN J. PEDERSEN Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cameron Brink had 25 points and 19 rebounds in 25 minutes and No. 6 Stanford dominated on the glass to beat Arizona 96-64 on Sunday. It was the 60th consecutive win for the Cardinal (19-2, 8-1 Pac-12) when scoring at least 80 points including 13
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb won the first round of Finland’s presidential election Sunday and will face runner-up ex-Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto in a runoff next month. The vote largely centered on the Nordic nation’s new role as a NATO front-line country with Russia, and the security
Continue ReadingPACIFIC, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a woman was killed and three other people were injured after a driver backed through the wall of a Missouri nail salon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened Saturday afternoon in the town of Pacific. That’s about 30 miles southwest of St. Louis. The patrol says
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Taylor Swift celebrated Travis Kelce’s latest touchdown catch in the playoffs early in the AFC championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens. Swift and others could be seen cheering after Kelce caught a 19-yard TD pass from Patrick Mahomes midway through the first
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — An American Airlines flight from Los Angeles made a hard landing at Maui’s main airport, sending five flight attendants and one passenger to the hospital. The six were later released, the airline said in a statement. Flight 271 arrived at Kahului Airport around 2 p.m. Saturday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration,
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — An American Airlines flight from Los Angeles made a hard landing at Maui’s main airport, sending five flight attendants and one passenger to the hospital. The six were later released, the airline said in a statement. Flight 271 arrived at Kahului Airport around 2 p.m. Saturday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration,
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A man in his 80s shot and killed his wife and two adult children before killing himself Saturday at a Los Angeles home, authorities said. A witness at the residence reported a shooting around 7 p.m. in the Granada Hills area, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Responding officers forced
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A man in his 80s shot and killed his wife and two adult children before killing himself Saturday at a Los Angeles home, authorities said. A witness at the residence reported a shooting around 7 p.m. in the Granada Hills area, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Responding officers forced
Continue ReadingBy KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s parliament has approved a caretaker government with a mandate to organize a general election in May. The government will be headed by the country’s first-ever ethnic Albanian prime minister, current parliament speaker Talat Xhaferi, 61. The 120-member parliament on Sunday approved the caretaker
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