By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers are set to convene for the start of a short legislative session expected to be dominated by homelessness, a housing shortage and plans to overhaul the state’s pioneering drug decriminalization law as overdose deaths surge. Lawmakers will have just 35 days to pass bills
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB and OMAR ALBAM Associated Press JINDERIS, Syria (AP) — A year ago, Sido Naji woke to his house shaking in northwest Syria. He was used to the sounds of shelling and airstrikes after more than a decade of war, but this time the assailant was a force of nature: a massive earthquake.
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY and MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Salvadorans have voted in presidential and legislative elections that are largely about the tradeoff between security and democracy. With soaring approval ratings and virtually no competition, Nayib Bukele was almost certainly headed for a second term as president Sunday. Despite El
Continue ReadingBy RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — There’s a scrum of people trying to get photos with the married couple at the Radiance banquet hall, and you can barely hear someone talk above the din of 400 guests tucking into biryani and chicken tikka, music and the drone whirring around the room. The
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are inching closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps that the GOP have used to grow their majorities and advance their agenda over the past 13 years. Wisconsin is a purple state where Republicans have held a firm grip on control of the Legislature even
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM LEE BREWER AP National Writer MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — The hallways of Bacone College are cold and dark. In the main hall, there are no lectures to be heard, only the steady hum of the space heater keeping the administrative offices warm. Students aren’t attending classes here this semester, but work still needs
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A woman with a lengthy criminal history including theft, assault and prostitution got into a truck with a man who had picked her up for a “date” near downtown Anchorage. When he left her alone in the vehicle, she stole a digital memory card from the
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 66th Grammy Awards will take place Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. And there’s a lot to be excited about. Women outpace men in the major categories — so expect to see a spotlight on its female nominees. “That’s the same throughout
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — There is nothing complex about Domantas Sabonis’ impressive consistency this season. “Just trying to stay ready, trying to keep my body right,” he said. “And I love the game.” Sure looks that way. Sabonis had a triple-double and De’Aaron Fox scored 41 points, helping the Sacramento
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The last day at the Agua Caliente Casinos Polo & Balloon Classic is Saturday at the El Dorado Polo Club. The polo match is the finale of the 3-day event. Attendees can watch the game with the Agua Caliente polo team. They will have activities for all to join, like the hat contest, money run,
Continue ReadingBy DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James scored 24 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away down the stretch to beat New York 113-105 Saturday night, snapping the Knicks’ nine-game winning streak. Austin Reaves had 22 points, D’Angelo Russell and Taurean Prince each scored 16, and Anthony Davis finished
Continue ReadingBy Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Namibian President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82 at a hospital in the capital Windhoek, where he was receiving medical treatment, according to a statement from Acting President Nangolo Mbumba. Geingob passed away just after midnight, around 12:04 a.m. ET on Sunday, at Lady Pohamba Hospital
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America A South Dakota tribe has banned Republican Gov. Kristi Noem from the Pine Ridge Reservation after she spoke this week about wanting to send razor wire and security personnel to Texas to help deter immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border and also said cartels are infiltrating the state’s reservations.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tyler Robertson had 24 points in Portland’s 93-89 victory against Pepperdine on Saturday night. Robertson added seven rebounds and five assists for the Pilots (9-15, 3-6 West Coast Conference). Juan Sebastian Gorosito scored 19 points and added six rebounds. Vukasin Masic had 16 points and was 5-of-10
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — De’Sean Allen-Eikens had 26 points in Cal State Northridge’s 76-70 win over UC Riverside on Saturday night. Allen-Eikens also contributed nine rebounds for the Matadors (14-9, 5-6 Big West Conference). Gianni Hunt scored 21 points and added six rebounds. Dionte Bostick had 11 points and shot 3
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had a triple-double and De’Aaron Fox scored 41 points, helping the Sacramento Kings hold off the Chicago Bulls 123-115 on Saturday night. Malik Monk added 22 points as Sacramento improved to 5-1 on a seven-game trip. It has won six of seven overall, including
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Carey and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — As the President’s Office remained stum for another day over whether or not Ukraine’s commander-in-chief was out of a job, one of the men tipped possibly to replace him gave a short but clear-eyed assessment of the situation facing soldiers on the front line. Visiting troops
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Another loss for Golden State drained the joy out of Stephen Curry’s second career 60-point game. Curry scored a season-high 60 points in the Warriors’ 141-134 overtime loss to Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. “It sucks to not have something to show
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Tsohonis had 18 points in Long Beach State’s 85-76 win over UC San Diego on Saturday night. Tsohonis added five rebounds and six assists for the Beach (14-9, 6-5 Big West Conference). Jadon Jones added 16 points while shooting 5 for 14 (3 for 7
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Deuce Turner’s 23 points off of the bench led San Diego to a 70-59 victory against Santa Clara on Saturday night. Turner shot 6 for 12 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Toreros (13-11, 3-6 West
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