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By CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — De’Aaron Fox had 30 points, eight assists and eight rebounds, Domantas Sabonis had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings rallied from a 16-point, second-half deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 102-98 Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the NBA All-Star
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Anthony Davis had 37 points and 15 rebounds and Rui Hachimura scored a career-high 36 points for the Los Angeles Lakers, who beat the Utah Jazz 138-122 on Wednesday night while resting LeBron James in their final game before the All-Star break. “It’s kind of
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A Dash Cam video shows the moments a pickup truck rolled over on Interstate 10 near Palm Drive. The crash was reported at around 4:20 p.m. According to the Cathedral City Fire Dept., two vehicles were involved in the crash. One patient was assessed and refused transport, CCFD noted. Lanes were temporarily shut down, but
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thom Browne, ever the master showman of American fashion, closed out New York Fashion Week on a blustery day with his own wintry landscape, blanketing the floor with fake snow and presenting his latest inventive designs to the words of Edgar Allan Poe’s chilling “The
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Free-agent pitcher Austin Warren has signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants. The team announced the deal Wednesday as spring training began in Scottsdale, Arizona. Warren went 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA in two games for the Los Angeles Angels last season and pitched seven more innings over five
Continue ReadingBy BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An unknown number of sacred statues of Hindu deities were stolen and smuggled abroad in the past. Now dozens are being repatriated to the Himalayan nation, part of a growing global effort to return such items to countries in Asia, Africa and elsewhere. The National Museum
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Taiwan’s Coast Guard says two Chinese fishermen have drowned while being chased by the coast guard off the coast of Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago. The coast guard says the vessel had been trespassing about one nautical mile off the coast. An official says four fishermen fell into the
Continue ReadingWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck stops 17 shots for his third shutout of the season as the Winnipeg Jets beat the San Jose Sharks 1-0 on Wednesday night. Morgan Barron scored as the Jets won their second straight after a season-high five-game skid. Hellebuyck got his 35th career shutout and became the 10th goalie
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares rose in Europe and Asia on Thursday after Wall Street stocks recovered much of their sharp losses from a day before. Oil prices declined. Benchmarks rose in most major markets apart from Seoul, while mainland Chinese markets remained closed for the Lunar New Year holiday.
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Two children were airlifted to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday evening in Thermal. The crash happened at around 5:15 p.m. on the 54000 Block of Shady Lane in Thermal. According to CAL FIRE, two juveniles were struck by a vehicle, suffering moderate to serious injuries. Both were transported by medical helicopter
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — The Republican National Committee, along with former President Donald Trump, on Wednesday moved to end the ongoing dispute over who is the leader of the Michigan Republican Party. A panel within the Republican National Committee voted unanimously to recognize Pete Hoekstra, a former ambassador and congressman, as chair. “The
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s House of Representatives has ramped up pressure on the United States and Britain to end the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange by passing a motion calling for the Australian citizen to be allowed to return to his home country. Independent lawmaker Andrew Wilkie moved
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Clippers star Kawhi Leonard has a strained left inner thigh and his status for this weekend’s All-Star Game in Indianapolis was uncertain, though coach Tyronn Lue didn’t consider the injury to be serious. The 32-year-old six-time All-Star sat out Wednesday night’s road game against the Golden State Warriors after playing with
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three police officers were shot trying to make an animal cruelty arrest that touched off an hourslong standoff in the nation’s capitol on Wednesday. It ended late at night with the arrest of 46-year-old Julius James. The officers were hospitalized and expected to recover from gunshot wounds,
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump again said Wednesday that if he returns to the White House, he would not defend NATO members that don’t meet defense spending targets, days after he set off alarms in Europe by suggesting he would tell Russia
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test of new surface-to-sea missiles and warned that the country would take a more aggressive military posture in disputed waters. The state media report Thursday came a day after North Korea was detected firing multiple cruise
Continue ReadingEVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Officials say the first tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February caused more than $2.4 million in damages. They said Wednesday that the tornadoes that ripped through Rock County on Feb. 8 killed some cattle and hit 30 homes. Kevin Wernet, director of Rock County Emergency
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Since 2002, Sam Cobb and his wife Maxine, have owned and operated their date farm, Sam Cobb Farms in Desert Hot Springs. Every Saturday, crowds of people tour the 60 acres of farmland that the Cobbs use to farm 7 varieties of dates, with Sam as their charismatic guide. “People who are interested in dates
Continue ReadingONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — An 18-year-old student authorities say had researched school shootings and had an arsenal of guns at his home was charged Wednesday with planning to attack a Southern California campus. Sebastian Villasenor of Eastvale was charged with five counts of attempted murder and one count of attempting to make criminal threats, the
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE, KEVIN FREKING, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has gathered highly sensitive intelligence about Russian anti-satellite weapons that has been shared in recent weeks with the upper echelons of government. That’s according to four people who have been briefed on the intelligence but were not authorized
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