By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Thomas Harley got the puck and took off skating hard to the other end of the ice, all the way to the middle of the right circle before the young defenseman unleashed his latest game-winning shot. The 22-year-old Harley scored 38 seconds into overtime to give
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. trade body sounded an alarm Thursday that global trade is being disrupted by attacks in the Red Sea, the war in Ukraine, and low water levels in the Panama Canal. Jan Hoffmann, a trade expert at the body known as UNCTAD, warned Thursday
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD. JILL COLVIN and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican National Committee has pulled a resolution to consider declaring Donald Trump the party’s “presumptive 2024 nominee” before he formally clinches the requisite number of delegates, a person familiar with the decision said Thursday. News of the withdrawal came shortly
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Despite there being no money left for Ukraine aid, the Defense Department is keeping the training pipeline going, with nearly 1,600 Ukrainian troops currently in US training programs in Europe and the US. At Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany — the US military’s largest training base
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Voting has started in the tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, in a national election that could reverberate from China to Australia. Tuvalu is one of the smallest nations in the world, but the election for the 16-seat parliament was being closely watched. Prime Minister Kausea Natano is running again, but even
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Coachella Valley air quality has diminished dramatically since the end of August due to the impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary. Local experts now say they are worried about the valley’s wind-borne dust problem, which has intensified since the storm, and whether this could become a permanent hazard to our health and local economy. Riverside County Supervisor Manuel Perez
Continue ReadingBy JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it’s hosting a Chinese government delegation led by Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, as it continues its efforts to strengthen ties with Beijing and Moscow. State media said Sun’s delegation arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday after crossing the land border between the
Continue ReadingBy Sophia Saifi, Sania Farooqui, Michael Rios and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — A top Pakistan official on Thursday accused India of killing two Pakistani nationals on its soil, citing what he called “a pattern” of alleged Indian assassination plots overseas and raising tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals. In a news conference, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Hunter Goodrick’s 14 points helped Cal Baptist defeat UT Rio Grande Valley 63-54 on Thursday night. Goodrick added 12 rebounds for the Lancers (12-7, 5-3 Western Athletic Conference). Brantly Stevenson shot 4 for 14, including 2 for 8 from beyond the arc to add 11 points. Yvan
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands of people have joined growing protests across Slovakia against a plan by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the penal code and eliminate a special prosecutors’ office. Earlier Thursday, the ruling coalition voted to fast-track approval of the changes. Final approval could come by the end of next week.
Continue ReadingBy Angus Watson, CNN Sydney (CNN) — “Australia Day is Dead!” Indigenous activist Gwenda Stanley chants into the loudspeaker, as a crowd of thousands breaks into applause. It’s Australia’s national day, but the crowd in central Sydney seethes in anger and cheers in solidarity with Indigenous Australians, many of whom view January 26 as nothing
Continue ReadingPALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Cody’s Wish was named horse of the year at the 53rd annual Eclipse Awards and also earned older dirt male honors Thursday night. Belmont Stakes and Travers winner Arcangelo won as the nation’s top 3-year-old male. Hall of Famer Bill Mott, who oversaw Cody’s Wish, was honored as top trainer.
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has executed a man with nitrogen gas, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again put the U.S. at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. Officials said Kenneth Eugene Smith was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m. Thursday at an Alabama
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press has won a prestigious broadcast journalism award for “20 Days in Mariupol,” its documentary on the war in Ukraine produced with PBS’ “Frontline.” The documentary was among 15 winners of the 2024 duPont-Columbia Awards announced at a ceremony at Columbia University in New York on Thursday. “20 Days
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Joc Pederson and the National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a $9.5 million, one-year contract that includes a mutual option for 2025, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday
Continue ReadingSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Yvonne Ejim made 9 of 16 from the field and finished with 19 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to help No. 17 Gonzaga beat Santa Clara 82-45 Thursday night and extend its win streak to 13 games. Gonzaga (19-2, 6-0 West Coast Conference), which beat the Broncos 87-49 at
Continue ReadingBy JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it’s hosting a Chinese government delegation led by Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, as it continues its efforts to strengthen ties with Beijing and Moscow. State media said Sun’s delegation arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday after crossing the land border between the
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office released bodycam video of a deputy-involved shooting that occurred on Dec. 10 in Palm Desert. The suspect, identified as Kelly Lynette Cronn, 53, of Palm Desert, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting. Deputies were initially called to the 49000 block of State Highway 74 at 2:45 a.m. Sunday to respond
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has toured historic sites in India with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was set to be the chief guest at the country’s national day celebrations. Modi greeted Macron at an 18th-century observatory in Jaipur and the two stood in an open jeep
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The University of California’s governing board on Thursday punted a decision of whether to allow immigrant students without legal status to apply for jobs on its 10 campuses, with the system’s president warning doing so would carry “significant risk” for the institution and students, including
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