ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says that the country’s air force carried out retaliatory strikes on insurgents inside Iran. It followed Iran’s attack Tuesday on Pakistani soil that killed two children in the southwestern Baluchistan province. Iran’s state media Thursday said several explosions were heard near Saravan city close to the border of Iran
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinians are dying every day in Gaza’s overwhelmed remaining hospitals which can’t deal with the estimated 60,000 injured people and daily arrival of hundreds more hurt in Israeli’s military offensive, a U.N. health emergency expert said Wednesday, while a doctor with the International Rescue Committee
Continue ReadingBy Azaz Syed, Adam Pourahmadi, Helen Regan and Sophia Saifi, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan carried out a series of deadly military strikes on what it said were separatist militant hideouts inside Iran, in the latest incident across their shared border that has sent tensions between the two neighbors soaring. The new strikes mean
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Lazar Stefanovic scored 18 points, Brandon Williams added 13 and UCLA overcame a 15-point deficit in the second half to beat Arizona State 68-66 on Wednesday night. UCLA took advantage of a hot-tempered Arizona State team that was called for four technicals — all in
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan and Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — Medicine for Israeli hostages and Palestinians has entered Gaza, Qatar said Wednesday, after the Gulf nation brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas to provide vital medication to the war-torn enclave. The agreement mediated by Qatar Tuesday will see medication delivered to Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza in
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Dan Steele knows what a long day in court is like. So he was extra appreciative on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump journeyed to New Hampshire after spending the day in a New York courtroom, where he sat defiantly during his trial to determine
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Thursday as pessimism spread among investors about any imminent interest rate cut in the United States. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei was little changed, inching down less than 0.1% to finish at 35,466.17. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.6% to 7,346.50. South Korea’s Kospi gained
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis is already an established scorer and rebounder. The Las Angeles Lakers’ All-Star center is beginning to show he is developing into an adept passer. Davis had nine assists to finish one shy of his second triple-double in three games and the Lakers overcame
Continue ReadingCNN By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — White House National security adviser Jake Sullivan will meet Thursday with families of the Americans believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas, a White House official told CNN. Several families of American hostages are in Washington, DC, this week around the 100-day mark of their loved ones being taken after Hamas’ attack on
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City’s Josh Giddey will not face charges related to an accusation that he had an improper relationship with an underage girl, police in Newport Beach, California, said Wednesday when announcing that it had closed its probe of the Thunder guard. In a statement, the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Smartphones could get much smarter this year as the next wave of artificial intelligence seeps into the devices that accompany people almost everywhere they go. Samsung, the biggest rival to Apple and its iPhone, provided a glimpse of how smartphones are evolving during a
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Smartphones could get much smarter this year as the next wave of artificial intelligence seeps into the devices that accompany people almost everywhere they go. Samsung, the biggest rival to Apple and its iPhone, provided a glimpse of how smartphones are evolving during a
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson refused Wednesday night to commit to putting a Senate-passed immigration deal on the House floor, warning that “the devil is in the details.” “I don’t yet know what they’re going to propose. There’s been lots of rumors about it, but I’m very
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Home prices declined across Riverside County in December 2023, mirroring a statewide trend, while statewide home sales in 2023 experienced their steepest decline since 2007, the California Association of Realtors said today. The median price of an existing single-family home in Riverside County in December was $607,500, down from $620,000 in November but higher
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Singapore’s Transport Minister S. Iswaran has resigned after being charged with corruption on Thursday, the prime minister’s office said, confirming a historic development for a city state that prides itself on having a squeaky-clean government. The charges against Iswaran are part of the biggest corruption probe to engulf Singapore’s ruling
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A 58-year-old transient who ignited the 2013 Silver Fire near Banning, which blackened more than 20,000 acres and injured multiple people, pleaded guilty today to over a dozen felony charges and was immediately sentenced to 16 years in state prison. During a hearing at the Banning Justice Center, Stephen Patrick Medlock admitted 14 counts of
Continue ReadingCNN By Zachary Cohen and Kristin Wilson, CNN US Capitol Police are investigating comments allegedly made by pro-Trump political operative Roger Stone in the weeks before the 2020 election in which he appears to discuss assassinating two well-known House Democrats, two sources familiar with the probe confirmed to CNN. The FBI is also involved in
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The world’s best player, Scottie Scheffler, will headline the field at this week’s American Express in La Quinta. “Wherever I sit at in the world rankings, it doesn’t really affect how I’m going to play this week. I’m still going out and trying to play good and win the tournament,” said Scheffler. All smiles from
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Newport Beach, California, Police Department said Wednesday that it was “unable to corroborate any criminal activity” in its investigation into an accusation that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey had an improper relationship with an underage girl. The department said in a news release
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A public school district in Michigan is considering a resolution Wednesday calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war while also encouraging its teachers to discuss the conflict in its classrooms. The resolution before the Ann Arbor Public Schools board appears to be among the
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