By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The night began with a rare sight: tennis champion Serena Williams was flustered. “I’m a little nervous… I can’t breathe,” she said through an exasperated smile. “I’m usually really good at this.” The overwhelming task was not opening the famed Clive Davis pre-Grammys gala at
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The night began with a rare sight: tennis champion Serena Williams was flustered. “I’m a little nervous… I can’t breathe,” she said through an exasperated smile. “I’m usually really good at this.” The overwhelming task was not opening the famed Clive Davis pre-Grammys gala at
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has offered a warning to the chair of the Republican National Committee Sunday morning, saying in an interview that, “they’ll probably be some changes made.” Trump had been asked by Fox News host Maria Bartiromo about Ronna McDaniel, who has been facing
Continue ReadingBy BABACAR DIONE and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s police have fired tear gas at opposition supporters who were protesting against the president’s decision to postpone elections scheduled for Feb. 25. The protesters in the capital of Dakar called on citizens to “defend” democracy amid a push for dialogue by West
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The sold out 2024 International Desert Convention Summit brought out animal lovers and panelists to the Loving Desert Zoo in Palm Desert. It kicked off on Friday night, and runs through Sunday evening. Panelists like Jeff Corwin, spoke to News Channel Three about the importance of saving endangered species around the globe. Attendees listened as
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL, LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran issued a warning Sunday to the U.S. over potentially targeting two cargo ships in the Mideast long suspected of serving as forward operating bases for Iranian commandos. The warning came just after the U.S. and the United Kingdom launched a
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators on Sunday raced to release a highly-anticipated bill that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies as part of a long-shot effort to push the package through heavy skepticism from Republicans, including House
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Izso, brahim Dahman and Ibrahim Hazboun, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — A video obtained by CNN shows two young ultra-Orthodox men spitting at, swearing at and insulting a Christian priest near the Zion Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday evening. Natalie Amiri, a correspondent for German TV network ARD, was interviewing Father Nikodemus Schnabel when the incident occurred, and
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — Police in Colorado say two people have died following a report of an early morning shooting and six injuries in Denver. The Denver Police Department said in a social media post Sunday that the victims’ names and cause of death would be released. Earlier, they said investigators were at the scene of
Continue ReadingBy PATRICIA LUNA and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Firefighters wrestled with massive forest fires that broke out in central Chile, as officials imposed new curfews in the cities most heavily affected by the blazes and provided new updates on casualties. On Sunday, Rodrigo Mundaca, the governor of the Valparaiso region, said
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA and SONJA SMITH Associated Press WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia’s president and founding prime minister Hage Geingob has died at age 82 while receiving treatment for cancer. The southern African nation has sworn in his deputy to complete the term in office. Geingob played a central role in one of Africa’s most
Continue ReadingPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union and the United States have expressed their deep concern after Kosovo banned the use of the Serbian currency and police raided the premises of organizations working with the Serb minority in the north of the country. In the past week, Kosovo police searched the premises of Serbia-administered institutions
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Criticism of President Joe Biden by a far-right minister in Israel’s government who said Donald Trump would allow more freedom to fight Hamas sparked outrage there on Sunday, highlighting the sensitivity of relations as Washington provides key support for the offensive against the militants
Continue ReadingCNN By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US will take “further action” after conducting major airstrikes over the weekend against Iranian-backed militias who have carried out attacks on US troops in the Middle East, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday. “I would just say that the president was clear when he ordered them
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US will take “further action” after conducting major airstrikes over the weekend against Iranian-backed militias who have carried out attacks on US troops in the Middle East, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday. “I would just say that the president was clear when he ordered them and
Continue ReadingCNN By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Sunday walked back her previous comment that Texas could secede from the US if it decided to do so. “No. According to the Constitution, they can’t,” Haley told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” when asked whether she thought the Lone
Continue ReadingCNN By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Sunday walked back her previous comment that Texas could secede from the US if it decided to do so. “No. According to the Constitution, they can’t,” Haley told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” when asked whether she thought the Lone
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — California braced Sunday for the worst of a potentially dangerous storm that threatened to hammer parts of the state with hurricane-force winds and cause flooding and mudslides as it moves down the coast over the next few days. “This storm is predicted to be one of the largest and most significant
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — California braced Sunday for the worst of a potentially dangerous storm that threatened to hammer parts of the state with hurricane-force winds and cause flooding and mudslides as it moves down the coast over the next few days. “This storm is predicted to be one of the largest and most significant
Continue ReadingBy Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Sunday walked back her previous comment that Texas could secede from the US if it decided to do so. “No. According to the Constitution, they can’t,” Haley told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” when asked whether she thought the Lone Star
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