LOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins of No. 11 Southern California extended her record as Pac-12 freshman of the week with her 10th honor on Monday. She has earned the recognition every week in which the Trojans have played this season. Watkins had 26 points, five rebounds and three steals in USC’s 78-58 loss at
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON and PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writers The visual of one of the nation’s most popular athletes knocked to the floor after a fan who was staring at her phone collided with her while storming the court was a stark reminder of the dangers athletes face when crowds get out of control. Iowa
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A retrial has begun for the man who fatally shot retired New Orleans Saints star Will Smith almost eight years ago. Thirty-six-year-old Cardell Hayes has long insisted he shot Smith in self-defense during an April 2016 confrontation after a car crash in New Orleans. Smith died
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Alabama sophomore Nick Dunlap has withdrawn from the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines to contemplate his options as the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour. Dunlap, the reigning U.S. Amateur champion, won The American Express on Sunday by making a 6-foot par putt on the
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ordered the appointment of an independent examiner in the bankruptcy case of FTX . The ruling comes amid concerns about widespread fraud preceding the collapse of the multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency exchange. A three-judge panel in Philadelphia issued the ruling Friday in
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans in the Georgia House of Representatives have advanced a bill that would activate a new commission to discipline and remove state prosecutors. Some Georgia Republicans want the new commission to discipline Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for winning indictments of former President
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Legislators in Jackson County, Missouri, voted Monday to override the veto of Jackson County Executive Frank White and place the renewal of a sales tax on the April ballot to help fund a new ballpark for the Kansas City Royals. The tax of three-eighth
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A deal in the Senate on border policies is being finalized as senators return to Washington for what will be a pivotal week in a painstakingly negotiated compromise that could unlock Republican support to replenish U.S. wartime aid for Ukraine. A core group of negotiators have been
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Serie A club Udinese has identified a fan who racially abused AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan and banned him for life as it vowed to do the same for the other “evil people.” That comes amid calls for tougher sanctions from authorities following another weekend when
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Massachusetts State Ballot Law Commission has dismissed a challenge against Donald Trump’s candidacy based on his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection. The panel rejected the case on procedural grounds Monday, finding that the commission didn’t have jurisdiction to address the matter. The outcome is a victory
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Los Angeles-area gang leader jailed in Las Vegas in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur has hired a private attorney who pointed Monday to what he expects will be a historic murder trial. Duane “Keffe D” Davis dismissed court-appointed lawyers and
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Los Angeles-area gang leader jailed in Las Vegas in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur has hired a private attorney who pointed Monday to what he expects will be a historic murder trial. Duane “Keffe D” Davis dismissed court-appointed lawyers and
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors say their investigation into New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is continuing as he faces numerous corruption charges, including that he acted as an agent for a foreign government, and pressure by fellow Democrats to resign. Prosecutors referenced the ongoing investigation numerous times in a letter to the
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN Waukesha, Wisconsin (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday pinned blame squarely on Donald Trump for the reversal of Roe v. Wade, saying the former president is “proud that women are silently suffering” without a guaranteed right to abortion. “The previous president expressed his intentions quite clearly. And fast forward
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20-year-old U.S. Amateur champion Nick Dunlap made history Sunday at the American Express. Dunlap became the first amateur to win on the PGA TOUR since 1991 (Phil Mickelson) and the second-youngest winner in the past 90 years. The Alabama sophomore finished with a 2-under 70 to finish at 29-under 259 and break the tournament scoring
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling on Jan. 22, 1973, the time around the anniversary has always been marked by rallies, protests and political pledges. This time, after the 2022 ruling that overturned the nationwide right to abortion that Roe provided, there’s a flurry of activity as
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — The theft of more than 200 copies of a newspaper in Colorado last week resulted in “the appearance of a police cover up,” but the suspect has no connection with law enforcement, Ouray Police Chief Jeff Wood told CNN Monday. The front page of the weekly Ouray County Plaindealer on Thursday featured a story
Continue ReadingPLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after being held in a Northern California jail alleges he contracted a preventable viral infection there when its medical staff denied him critical HIV medication for two months. When Nicholas Overfield was arrested in Feb. 2022 for a failure to
Continue ReadingPLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after being held in a Northern California jail alleges he contracted a preventable viral infection there when its medical staff denied him critical HIV medication for two months. When Nicholas Overfield was arrested in Feb. 2022 for a failure to
Continue ReadingBy HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state lawmakers considered a proposal Monday to prohibit police from hog-tying suspects, nearly four years after Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died facedown with his hands and feet cuffed together behind him in a case that became a touchstone for racial justice demonstrators in the
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