By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Verdicts are expected Saturday for a cardinal and nine other defendants in the most complicated financial trial in the Vatican’s modern history: a case featuring a Hollywood-worthy cast of characters, unseemly revelations about the Holy See and questions about Pope Francis ’ own role in the
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After Donald Trump attended South Carolina’s annual Palmetto Bowl, video of the crowd chanting “We want Trump!” as the former president arrived at Williams-Brice Stadium spread across conservative social media. It was much the same two weeks earlier when the GOP front-runner attended an Ultimate Fighting
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares powered higher on Friday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to another record on excitement that the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates several times next year. U.S. futures and oil prices also advanced. Hong Kong led Asia’s gains with property developers jumping
Continue ReadingBy JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is pushing hard to reassert his populist party’s dominance in this weekend’s early parliamentary and local elections that observers say are being held in an atmosphere of intimidation and media bias. The vote in the troubled eastern European country on Sunday pits
Continue ReadingBy GARY FIELDS and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a politically polarized nation, Americans seem to agree on one issue underlying the 2024 elections — a worry over the state of democracy and how the outcome of the presidential contest will affect its future. They just disagree over who poses the threat.
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A boy, his face coated in fresh blood, screams as rescuers try to pull him out of the rubble of a destroyed building following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. A bruised, elderly Israeli hostage is taken away by Hamas in a golf cart as
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said Friday that there will be a transition to another phase of the war that is focused on “more precise ways” of targeting Hamas leadership. “There will be a transition to another phase of this war, one
Continue ReadingBy Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in Minneapolis are investigating whether the killing of a transgender woman last month should be charged as a hate crime, as local activists said the death has amplified safety concerns for some in the city’s transgender community. Savannah Williams was shot in the head on November 29, and a man has been
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four days was all the Las Vegas Raiders had to recover from their worst performance of the season. They made the most of their time. The Raiders turned in their best performance of the season Thursday night, responding to Sunday’s 3-0 loss to Minnesota by
Continue ReadingBy RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say militants attacked a regional police headquarters and an army post in a former Taliban stronghold in Pakistan’s northwest, triggering shootouts that killed two police officers and three insurgents. Friday’s attack in the town of Tank in Dera Ismail Khan came three days after
Continue ReadingWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — California-based Rocket Lab, which specializes in putting small satellites into orbit, launched a Japanese satellite on Friday from the space company’s complex on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula. The mission, named “The Moon God Awakens,” was initially scheduled for Wednesday but was postponed due to forecast strong winds. The Electron rocket
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani opened his first news conference with the Los Angeles Dodgers by dodging questions about whether he had a second Tommy John surgery. “At the time of the announcement, we didn’t know which way we were going to go. That’s why I never said
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani opened his first news conference with the Los Angeles Dodgers by dodging questions about whether he had a second Tommy John surgery. “At the time of the announcement, we didn’t know which way we were going to go. That’s why I never said
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a tentative trade with the Tampa Bay Rays to acquire right-hander Tyler Glasnow and outfielder Manuel Margot for pitcher Ryan Pepiot and outfield prospect Jonny Deluca, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A Belgian tourist was killed in an attack by either a shark or a crocodile at a Mexican Pacific coast resort. The civil defense office in the southern state of Guerrero says a man and a woman were bitten in the legs by an unidentified animal. The man was reported dead
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union failed to agree on a 50 billion-euro ($54 billion) package in financial aid that Ukraine desperately needs to stay afloat, even as the bloc decided Thursday to open accession negotiations with the war-torn country. The aid was vetoed by Hungarian Prime
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The son of North Dakota Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer is facing a new charge of homicide while fleeing a peace officer after authorities say he was involved in a car chase that ended in the death of a sheriff’s deputy, court records show. Ian Cramer, 42, was initially charged
Continue ReadingBy ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine got a green light Thursday to start sped-up talks on joining the European Union. That’s a big boost for war-ravaged Ukraine and a loud message to Vladimir Putin — but it could be years before the country actually becomes a member of the EU. Here’s a
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College of the Desert (COD) is now a California Virtual College (CVC) and is offering more than 10,000 virtual courses. Students across California can enroll in COD’s classes. Val Martinez Garcia, Vice President of Instruction at COD believes that online courses will be especially helpful for economically disadvantaged families. He says “online classes provide more
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — South Korean outfielder Jung Hoo Lee and the San Francisco Giants finalized a $113 million, six-year contract on Thursday. Lee has the right to opt out of the deal after four seasons and $72 million to become a free agent. He gets a $5 million signing bonus and salaries of $7
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