LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yvonne Ejim scored 24 points on 11-of-15 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds and No. 17 Gonzaga handed coach Lisa Fortier her 250th victory with a 72-48 win over Loyola Marymount on Thursday night. Calli Stokes opened the fourth quarter with a three-point play to put Gonzaga on top 52-38 and then
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN, NAJIB JOBAIN and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday rejected calls from the United States to scale back Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip or take steps toward the establishment of a Palestinian state after the war, drawing an immediate scolding from the White
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Families of the children and teachers killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre are renewing demands for criminal charges after a scathing Justice Department report again laid bare numerous failures by police during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history. “I’m
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from indie rock heroes Sleater-Kinney and the pop-punk trio Green Day, the Finnish romantic comedy “Fallen Leaves,” and the big, fun action movie “Fast X” racing to Prime Video. There’s also a Paramount+ documentary on June Carter Cash, a Prince of Persia video
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A small airplane that crashed into the ocean off the California coast on Sunday was constructed piece by piece over nearly a decade, one of tens of thousands of home-built aircraft that are part of a high-flying hobby taking off across the country. Federal investigators said
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A small airplane that crashed into the ocean off the California coast on Sunday was constructed piece by piece over nearly a decade, one of tens of thousands of home-built aircraft that are part of a high-flying hobby taking off across the country. Federal investigators said
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — As President Joe Biden continues to urge top lawmakers to approve his $60 billion aid request for Ukraine, a grim realization has settled in for the administration that this is likely the last chance for any new US military funding to flow to the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When the Texas Rangers retired Adrián Beltré’s No. 29 jersey the season after the third baseman played his final game, the celebration included messages from George Brett, Mike Schmidt and Chipper Jones. All those Hall of Fame third basemen told Beltré that night in 2019
Continue ReadingBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Keion Brooks Jr. fielded a long, high pass inside the Cal logo at center court, dribbled once before firing a quick pass to a wide open Moses Wood in the corner for a game-winning 3-pointer at the horn to lift Washington to a 77-75 win over California on Thursday night. The
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — A Thai appeal court on Thursday extended a man’s prison sentence to a record 50 years for insulting the monarchy, in what is believed to be the toughest penalty ever imposed under the country’s draconian lese majeste law, according to a legal rights group. Mongkol Thirakhot, 30, an online clothes
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors on Thursday asked a judge in Washington, DC, to sentence Peter Navarro to six months in prison for defying a congressional subpoena. Navarro – a former Donald Trump trade adviser – was convicted last year by a jury in Washington on two counts of contempt of Congress
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asia markets mostly advanced Friday after Wall Street recouped most of the week’s earlier losses and Japan reported slowing inflation, which may keep its ultra-low interest rates steady. U.S. futures and oil prices were mixed. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 1.3% to 35,940.50. Japan’s inflation slowed
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The $8.4 million American Express PGA tournament got underway at three courses in La Quinta, with a field of 156 players led by Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked men’s golfer who is coming off one of the best seasons on the PGA Tour in recent years. Round 1 of @theamexgolf at the always beautiful
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Desert Hot Springs Police have announced the arrests of two suspects in a December murder investigation. The two suspects in the crime, 18, were arrested this week in Las Vegas after a man was found shot last month at Mission Springs Park off Park Lane, according to a police statement. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office confirmed
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A woman suspected of stabbing her 53-year-old mother to death in Coachella over the weekend pleaded not guilty today to a felony charge of murder. Marilyn Alisa Cardenas, 22, who had recently relocated to the Coachella Valley, also denied a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a weapon during a felony, according to court records. She was
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Hayden Springer is beginning his PGA membership in La Quinta. He has played in a handful of PGA tournaments through sponsor exemptions, but the AMEX marks his membership debut. In December, after a T4 finish at PGA Tour Q-school, he earned his tour card. It was just weeks before Springer received his card that his
Continue ReadingBy CNN Staff (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley participated in a CNN town hall Thursday in New Hampshire ahead of the state’s upcoming primary. The GOP presidential contender — who came in third behind former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis during Monday’s caucus in Iowa — took questions from New Hampshire voters
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley participated in a CNN town hall Thursday in New Hampshire ahead of the state’s upcoming primary. The GOP presidential contender — who came in third behind former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis during Monday’s caucus in Iowa — took questions from New Hampshire
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — The family members of the six remaining Israeli-American hostages believed to have been kidnapped by Hamas met with several of President Joe Biden’s top national security advisers at the White House on Thursday, more than 100 days since their loved ones were taken captive. Ruby Chen – the father
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Saint Thomas had 20 points to help Northern Colorado hold on for a 77-75 win over Sacramento State on Thursday night. Thomas had nine rebounds, five assists, and four steals for the Bears (10-7, 3-1 Big Sky Conference). Dejour Reaves scored 16 points, going 6 of 11
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