By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writrer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams returned to the postseason after a year’s absence with a little help following a game during which they didn’t look like much of a playoff team. Kyren Williams ran for 87 yards and a career-best three touchdowns and the Rams
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — PJ Hayes scored 21 points as San Diego beat NAIA Westcliff 78-65 on Sunday night. Hayes shot 7 for 12, including 5 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Toreros (10-5). Dragos Lungu added 13 points while shooting 5 for 12, including 1 for 5 from
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Many fans were unhappy when New York Giants coach Brian Daboll decided to switch quarterbacks this week and had veteran Tyrod Taylor start in place of popular rookie Tommy DeVito. Taylor missed a wide-open open Saquon Barkley with a short pass on a potential
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday turned his focus to the promise, and shortcomings, of artificial intelligence in the federal courts, in an annual report that made no mention of Supreme Court ethics or legal controversies involving Donald Trump. Describing artificial intelligence as the “latest technological frontier,”
Continue ReadingBy NATHAN CANILAO Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Freshman guard Kanaan Carlyle scored 25 points, Spencer Jones added 21 points on 8-for-9 shooting and Stanford surprised No. 4 Arizona 100-82 in a Pac-12 matchup Sunday. Andrej Stojakovic scored 16 points and center Maxime Raynaud had 12 points and seven rebounds for the Cardinal (6-6,
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers forward Cam Reddish and guard D’Angelo Russell have been scratched from Sunday night’s game in New Orleans, a game which Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III also was de-activated. All three have apparently minor injuries, leaving their status as day to day. Lakers coach Darvin Ham said Reddish, who
Continue ReadingDALLAS, Texas (AP) — Trailblazing longtime U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, a nurse from Texas who helped bring hundreds of millions of federal dollars to the Dallas area as the region’s most powerful Democrat, died Sunday. She was 88. President Joe Biden, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson and many other leaders issued statements about her death
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts raised concerns about the increasing presence of artificial intelligence in the US judicial system in an annual report released Sunday, warning that the emerging technology could risk “dehumanizing the law” and imperiling fair treatment in the justice system. “AI obviously has great potential
Continue Reading
Thank you 2023 and hello 2024! Residents and visitors are choosing different parts of the valley to ring in the New Year. Agua Caliente has multiple locations in the valley that are hosting New Year’s Eve bashes. Agua Caliente Palm Springs has an Outdoor Block Party Celebration and Fireworks Extravaganza. At the others, there will
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — The White House said Sunday it is not seeking a wider conflict in the Middle East after US helicopters sank three Houthi boats in the Red Sea after coming under fire. The helicopters sank the boats and killed those aboard, marking the first time since tensions
Continue ReadingWXYZ By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Four people were killed and two others injured when a house exploded in Michigan Saturday, officials told CNN. “It went off like a bomb. I don’t know how to explain it,” an unnamed neighbor who was nearby at the time told CNN affiliate WDIV. “It was the scariest
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Revelers counted down to midnight on New Year’s Eve across the Middle East, Africa and Europe, where fireworks and festive lights offered a hopeful start to 2024 for some, even as the globe’s ongoing conflicts have subdued celebrations and raised security concerns. In Australia, more than 1 million people watched a
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — After thinking he lost his job as the Washington Commanders’ starting quarterback, Sam Howell was back on the field Sunday doing what he has been doing a lot of lately: throwing interceptions. With Jacoby Brissett sidelined by a hamstring injury that popped up late in
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Christian McCaffrey left the San Francisco 49ers’ win at Washington on Sunday with a right calf injury that coach Kyle Shanahan thinks could be a strain but hopes is not serious. Clinching the top seed in the NFC and rendering next week’s regular-season finale meaningless
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — In a sport long defined by its coaching giants, Nick Saban and Jim Harbaugh are among the few larger-than-life figures still standing. Saban has won six national championships at Alabama, establishing the most successful program of the 21st century. Harbaugh has completely revitalized his alma
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writrer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams inched closer to clinching a postseason berth in a game they didn’t look like much of a playoff team — and were somewhat lucky to win. Kyren Williams ran for 87 yards and a career-best three touchdowns and the Rams
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A plane with more than 350 asylum-seekers onboard arrived early Sunday morning at an airport near Chicago from Texas, according to officials, part of the state’s monthslong effort to send thousands of migrants to major cities around the country with little notice. The City of Rockford said in a Facebook post Winnebago County Sheriff
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Minutes after rolling to a 27-10 victory at Washington, the San Francisco 49ers watched the final minute of Philadelphia’s game at Arizona together in the visiting locker room. A loud cheer erupted when the Eagles lost to Arizona in stunning fashion. After Brock Purdy threw
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A man died Saturday morning in Hawaii after sustaining “injuries from a shark encounter” off the coast of Maui, according to local authorities. Police responded around 11:19 a.m. local time to a beach area off the Hana Highway in Paia. Officers used a watercraft to bring a 39-year-old man to
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Revelers across Asia celebrated the countdown to midnight on New Year’s Eve with fireworks and brightly lit signs — offering a hopeful start to 2024 for some, even as the globe’s ongoing conflicts raised security concerns and let to muted or even cancelled festivities. As the clock struck midnight in Australia,
Continue Reading