By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press PERRY, Iowa (AP) — A teen armed with a shotgun and a handgun unleashed terror at an Iowa high school on the first day of classes in the new year, authorities said, killing a sixth grader and wounding five others as people hunkered down in classrooms, barricaded
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae, Jessie Yeung and Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s military condemned its northern neighbor on Friday after Pyongyang fired artillery rounds that fell within a maritime buffer zone that has long been a flashpoint between the two. North Korea fired more than 200 rounds between 9 a.m. and
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER, JULIE WATSON and KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than a month after an arson fire at a storage yard damaged a key Los Angeles freeway, the state has hired security guards to watch out for smoke and other trouble at three additional sites beneath Interstate 10 that were
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER, JULIE WATSON and KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than a month after an arson fire at a storage yard damaged a key Los Angeles freeway, the state has hired security guards to watch out for smoke and other trouble at three additional sites beneath Interstate 10 that were
Continue ReadingBy ALANNNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of far-right extremist groups. Former police officers. An Olympic gold medalist swimmer. And active duty U.S. Marines. They are among the hundreds of people who have been convicted in the massive prosecution of the Jan 6, 2021, riot in the three years
Continue ReadingBy MOHAMMED JAHJOUH and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — Stranded in a corner of southern Gaza, members of the Abu Jarad family are clinging to a strict survival routine. They fled their comfortable three-bedroom home in northern Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war broke out nearly three months ago. The 10-person family
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Bringing resurgent inflation down was never expected to be so relatively pain-free. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned of hard times ahead after the Fed began jacking up interest rates in the spring of 2022 to attack high inflation. Economists predicted that the much higher borrowing
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — The family of former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson says the trailblazing Texas congresswoman died after getting an infection and accused a Dallas rehabilitation facility of neglect. Johnson, the first registered nurse elected to Congress, died on Dec. 31 at the age of 89. Les Weisbrod, her family’s attorney, said at a
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired artillery rounds near its disputed sea boundary with South Korea on Friday in violation of a fragile 2018 military agreement, officials said, prompting the South to plan similar drills. The rivals’ drills are the first in about a year and are expected
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Kylan Boswell saw Pelle Larsson streaking ahead of a defender, swung the ball out with his left hand and put a bit of English on the pass. The ball bounced twice, seemingly headed out of bounds, but popped up on the second bounce and hit
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Friday, mirroring the finish on Wall Street, although export-related Tokyo stocks got a boost from a strengthening dollar. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Sydney and Shanghai, but fell in Seoul and Hong Kong. The yen has weakened amid speculation that the Bank
Continue ReadingBy CADEN FRANK Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Graham Ike scored 20 points, Anton Watson added 15 and No. 24 Gonzaga beat Pepperdine 86-60 on Thursday night in their West Coast Conference opener for its 46th straight win over the Waves. Gonzaga (10-4, 1-0 WCC) has won all 25 conference openers under coach Mark
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nikki Haley’s rivals for the Republican presidential nomination are ratcheting up their attacks on her as Iowa’s first-in-the-nation voting draws closer. The barbed news releases, attack ads and amped up back-and-forth come as the former South Carolina governor and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis battle for a distant
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press OREM, Utah (AP) — Drake Allen had 17 points in Utah Valley’s 65-58 victory over Cal Baptist on Thursday night. Allen also added three steals for the Wolverines (7-7, 2-1 Western Athletic Conference). Trevin Dorius scored 12 points and added 15 rebounds and five assists. Jaden McClanahan had 10 points and
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A B-1 Lancer bomber from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota crashed Thursday, with all four of its crew members ejecting, the Air Force said. The B-1 crashed “at approximately 5:50 p.m. today while attempting to land on the installation. At the time of the accident,
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Sudanese paramilitary leader Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo says he is committed to a cease-fire to end the devastating war that has wrecked his country. But fighting continues and there has been no progress on proposed peace talks between Dagalo and Sudan military chief Gen.
Continue ReadingBy CNN Staff (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley each participated in CNN town halls on Thursday in Iowa ahead of the state’s caucuses later this month. The candidates, who are vying to emerge as the main alternative to former President Donald Trump, took questions from likely GOP caucus-goers
Continue ReadingWAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — The mayor of the Hawaiian island of Maui says a site selected to hold debris from last year’s wildfires that devastated the city of Lahaina will not permanently store it. Instead the debris will be at the Olowalu site south of Lahaina only until a permanent spot is identified and a
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Daniel Strauss, Arit John and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — A week and a half from the Iowa caucuses, two 2024 Republican presidential contenders attempted to convince voters that former President Donald Trump isn’t a lock to win the nomination — and prove their own electability. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Collin Morikawa already has won two majors and played in the opening session twice in the Ryder Cup. His opening tee shot Thursday at Kapalua felt as special as any moment. Long before Sahith Theegala rolled in his 10th birdie for a 9-under 64 to
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