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By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer It was a bruising opening weekend for Sacramento State’s Matt Masciangelo. The Hornets’ junior left fielder was hit by pitch on eight of his first nine plate appearances against Loyola Marymount. “I’ll take it — any way I can get on base for the team,” Masciangelo said. “After a
Continue ReadingTUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has begun a hunger strike in prison, joining other government critics striking to protest what they see as unjust incarceration. The spokesperson for his political party Ennahda, said Monday the strike was to protest what opposition members see as a violation of their freedoms and demand
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton found himself playing a new role on NBA All-Star weekend — host. He served as Indianapolis’ unofficial ambassador. He became a part-time concierge, offering suggestions for restaurant choices and places to visit. He promoted the NBA’s 2K esports league, even doubled
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Long out of the playoff picture, the Anaheim Ducks achieved one of the more modest goals coach Greg Cronin laid out for his team following a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. How’s 20 wins sound? “It’s huge,” the first-year coach said of
Continue ReadingCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Police have taken a suspect into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of two people last week in a dorm room at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The Colorado Springs Police Department didn’t identify the suspect, but have named the two deceased victims, 26-year-old Celie Rain Montgomery and
Continue ReadingBROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — Officials have asked Gov. Maura Healey to send in the Massachusetts National Guard to quell violence and address security concerns at a troubled high school in a city south of Boston. Four of the seven members of the Brockton School Committee backed the National Guard request amid teacher shortages and budget
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN Washington (CNN) — Idaho officials asked the Supreme Court to let the state enforce a strict ban on gender-affirming treatments for minors in an emergency request made public Monday by one of the groups involved in the case. The law, signed by Republican Gov. Brad Little last year, makes it a felony
Continue ReadingCNN By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans were shocked by some of the recent high-profile retirements announced by their colleagues, which have included powerful committee chairs and rising stars inside the GOP. But given the miserable state of affairs inside the House right now, they also weren’t exactly
Continue ReadingENGLEWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy says he was just doing his job when he quickly came to the aid of a mom and two children in a car crash and performed chest compressions until the infant resumed breathing. Charlotte County Deputy Sgt. Dave Musgrove’s heroics on Feb. 8 were captured on body
Continue ReadingBy Kareem Khadder, Alex Stambaugh, Richard Allen Greene and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN (CNN) — Israeli troops forced doctors and other medical staff to leave the Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza, strip down to their underwear, and wait in the cold for hours before the troops allowed five doctors to go back into the building to
Continue ReadingSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Pablo Sandoval is returning to the San Francisco Giants for a third stint with the club, this time on a minor league contract that includes an invitation to major league camp. The 37-year-old Sandoval — a fan favorite nicknamed Kung Fu Panda who earned 2012 World Series MVP honors — will
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has mentioned Alexei Navalny’s death in a social media post more than 72 hours after the Russian opposition leader died in an Arctic penal colony. Trump made no mention of Russian President Vladimir Putin or Navalny’s family in his post Monday morning
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has circulated a rival U.N. Security Council resolution that would support a temporary cease-fire in Gaza after rejecting an Arab-backed resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the conflict-wracked territory. The U.S. draft resolution, obtained Monday by The Associated Press, would underscore
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 has promoted Teresa Gould to commissioner as the conference tries to navigate a murky future. Gould will succeed George Kliavkoff on March 1 after he was relieved of duties on Friday. She becomes the first female commissioner of an Autonomy Five conference. “Teresa’s deep knowledge of collegiate athletics and
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN P. D. HANNON Associated Press The funeral of a renowned transgender activist in a New York cathedral elicited a denunciation of the event by a senior church official, who called the Mass a scandal within one of the preeminent houses of worship in U.S. Catholicism. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York condemned
Continue ReadingWELCH, W.Va. (AP) — Eleven suspects have been arrested in an investigation into illegal drugs allegedly delivered by drones into a federal prison in southern West Virginia. McDowell County Sheriff James Muncy says his office was contacted in November by officials at the medium-security Federal Correctional Facility, McDowell in Welch to help with increased drone
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN and ELEONORE HUGHES Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister said Monday that Brazil’s president would not be welcome in Israel until he apologizes for comments he made comparing Israel’s war in Gaza to the Holocaust, accusing him of a “very serious antisemitic attack.” On Sunday, President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York condemned the funeral of a trans activist that was held last week in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, expressing outrage over what it called “scandalous behavior.” More than 1,000 people filled the pews of the revered New York cathedral on February 15 to honor
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LAFC 2023 RECORD AND FINISH: 14-10-10, 3rd in the West, fell to Columbus in the MLS Cup final. COACH: Steve Cherundolo. KEY PLAYERS: Denis Bouanga, Hugo Loris, Eduard Atuesta. OUTLOOK: LAFC played the most games of any MLS team last season, reaching the finals of the CONCACAF Champions League and the
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — A drunken driver who sped through a red light in Wisconsin and smashed into another vehicle, killing five of her passengers including four children, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office says Anteyona Sandifer was driving at about 80 mph last May when she drove
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