By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s two main drug cartels have long taken their deadly rivalry with them as they expand into distant markets from Asia to Australia to Africa. But never before have they done so with such massive street gang violence and a state of emergency as erupted this
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer Generations of Americans have held firm to a version of free speech that makes room for even the vilest of views. It’s girded by a belief that the good ideas rise above the bad, that no one should be punished for voicing an idea — except in rare cases
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer Generations of Americans have held firm to a version of free speech that makes room for even the vilest of views. It’s girded by a belief that the good ideas rise above the bad, that no one should be punished for voicing an idea — except in rare cases
Continue ReadingCNN By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US carried out further strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, according to a US official, a day after launching a coordinated multi-nation attack on nearly 30 Houthi locations. The additional strikes carried out Friday night were much smaller in scope and targeted a radar facility used by the
Continue ReadingWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — After almost five years of engagement and a postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern married longtime partner Clarke Gayford in a private ceremony Saturday. Details of the event were closely held by the pair, but the ceremony is reported to have been staged
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Quay Miller delivered the pass that set up Colorado teammate Aaronette Vonleh’s first 3-pointer of the season. Along with it, a telepathic vote-of-confidence assist, too. “In my mind, I was like, ‘Shoot it, Netti,’ and she heard me,” Miller said. Just the way the in-sync
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — People starving and dead bodies left in the streets: This is the dire picture of conditions in northern Gaza painted by a top UN official in charge of relief operations in the enclave. “Colleagues who have managed to make it to the north in recent days describe scenes of
Continue ReadingBy JAMES FEGAN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 30 points and Stephen Curry scored 15 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter as the Golden State Warriors used a big second-half turnaround to beat the Chicago Bulls 140-131 on Friday night. Thompson and Curry started slow, missing a combined 10 of
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Ally Sentnor of North Carolina was the No. 1 overall selection in the National Women’s Soccer League draft on Friday night, and her teammate Savy King was picked second. The 19-year-old Sentnor was selected by the expansion Utah Royals. She had 11 goals and seven assists last season
Continue ReadingBy CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Paul George scored a season-high 37 points, Kawhi Leonard added 22 and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 128-119 on Friday night. George connected on 12 of 18 shots, going 7 for 10 from 3-point range, in his sixth game this season with at
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kiki Iriafen had 25 points and 16 rebounds to help No. 8 Stanford edge No. 19 Utah 66-64 on Friday night for the Cardinal’s seventh straight win. “It was a battle for 40 minutes,” Iriafen said. “It was a grind and at the end I
Continue ReadingCNN By Nick Valencia, Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN Fulton County, GA (CNN) — When Nathan Wade was appointed lead prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case in 2021 to prosecute former President Donald Trump, some of his closest allies, lawyers in Cobb County where Wade practiced law, universally wondered, “Why him?” Fulton County
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Laughs and hugs were shared between Hollywood’s best — including Margot Robbie, Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio — during a celebratory ceremony where everyone ended up walking away a winner at the American Film Institute Awards on Friday. The annual invite-only luncheon honored
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Laughs and hugs were shared between Hollywood’s best — including Margot Robbie, Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio — during a celebratory ceremony where everyone ended up walking away a winner at the American Film Institute Awards on Friday. The annual invite-only luncheon honored
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY SANFILIPPO Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tobias Harris had 37 points and Tyrese Maxey added 21 as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a three-game losing streak, beating the Sacramento Kings 112-93 on Friday night. It was Philadelphia’s 10th consecutive victory over Sacramento, dating to 2019. Harris scored 14 points in the first period, his
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Ally Sentor of North Carolina was the No. 1 overall selection in the National Women’s Soccer League draft on Friday night, and her teammate Savy King was picked second. The 19-year-old Sentor was selected by the expansion Utah Royals. She had 11 goals and seven assists last season
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Polls closed Saturday after Taiwanese cast their votes for a new president and legislature in an election that could chart the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s relations with China over the next four years. At stake is the peace and stability of the
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — Two US Navy sailors were reported missing while conducting operations Thursday off the coast of Somalia, according to US Central Command. Search and rescue operations are ongoing to locate the sailors, Central Command said in a Friday statement. The
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The 35th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival is coming to a close. This year, the festival is not hosting a closing ceremony. Instead, they have a weekend of finale events. On Saturday, they will screen the closing film, ‘Ex-Husbands’, directed by Noah Pritzker. On Sunday, there will be a Family Day at the Mary
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The First Baptist Church of Indio opened its doors almost 100 years ago. One of the church members says they watched churches open and close over the years. Before Jan. 18, 1924, church members would meet at various members’ homes. In the Spring of 1924, Reverend Jones combined his congregation with the Community Methodist church
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