SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Yvonne Ejim scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Kayleigh Truong had 21 points and seven assists and No. 16 Gonzaga won its ninth-straight game with an 85-67 romp past San Diego on Saturday. Kaylynne Truong added 11 points for the Bulldogs (16-2, 3-0 West Coast Conference), who have won 28th-straight
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas congressman says three migrants, including two children, drowned while trying to reach the U.S. near the border city of Eagle Pass. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat, accused the state Saturday of failing to act amid escalating tensions between Texas and the U.S.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — Keonte Jones’ 17 points helped CSU Northridge defeat CSU Fullerton 76-71 on Saturday night. Jones also had six rebounds for the Matadors (13-4, 4-1 Big West Conference). Dionte Bostick scored 15 points and added five rebounds and three steals. Jasman Sangha had 15 points and shot 5
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored with five seconds remaining in the third period to give the Ottawa Senators a 5-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. Ottawa snapped a five-game losing streak with its first victory in 2024. Claude Giroux, Thomas Chabot, Brady Tkachuk and Drake Batherson also scored for Ottawa,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Brendan Wenzel led Wyoming with 17 points and Akuel Kot scored the game-winning jump shot with one second left as the Cowboys beat Fresno State 68-67 on Saturday night. Wenzel had eight rebounds for the Cowboys (9-8, 2-2 Mountain West Conference). Sam Griffin scored 16 points and
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Palestinian soccer team will get its first test at the Asian Cup with its preparations having been made harder by no domestic soccer and limited opportunities to play competitive matches. It faces three-time champion Iran on Sunday in its opening game of the tournament,
Continue ReadingBY COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Silvia Venturini Fendi plucked heirlooms from an aristocratic family hope chest and embellished them with details long released from the feminine realm for a highlands-stomping menswear collection previewed Saturday during Milan Fashion Week. Venturini Fendi said she was inspired by Princess Anne, whom she called “the
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders are preparing a stopgap bill to keep the federal government running into March and avoid a partial shutdown next week. The temporary measure will run to March 1 for some federal agencies whose approved funds are set to run out Friday
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There are 14 Rotary Clubs throughout the Coachella Valley. The Indio Rotary Club celebrated its 75th anniversary at the Coachella Valley History Museum in Indio on Saturday afternoon with a 1949-themed luncheon. It’s the third longest-standing Rotary club in the Coachella Valley, only behind Palm Springs and Palm Desert. Members and local dignitaries recognized the club
Continue ReadingBy Gerardo Lemos, Sahar Akbarzai, Jose Alvarez, Heather Chen and Juan Carlos Paz, CNN (CNN) — Landslides in Colombia’s northwestern area of Chocó have killed at least 37 people, authorities from the Prosecutor’s Office told CNN en Español on Saturday. The latest report did not say how many had been injured. “We are experiencing a
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Izso, Heather Law and Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN (CNN) — The border between Egypt and Gaza “must” be closed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday – a move that would give Israel complete control over the Palestinian enclave’s access to the world. During a press briefing, Netanyahu said that Israel would not consider the
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mikey Williams, whose college basketball career has been delayed by gun charges, has committed to the University of Central Florida just days after leaving the Memphis program. The former star from San Diego’s San Ysidro High, who was one of the earliest stars of the
Continue ReadingBy GLEN ROSALES Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jaelen House scored 26 points, including nine straight in a 17-0 first-half run, and New Mexico beat No. 19 San Diego State 88-70 Saturday, ending the Aztecs’ seven-game winning streak. Jamal Mashburn Jr. added 19 for New Mexico (14-3, 2-2 Mountain West) and JT Toppin had
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials say they are investigating the reported disappearance of nine Colombian women in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco. The women were apparently working as escorts and were sent to an event but did not return. The spokesman for Tabasco state said that a missing persons report had been filed
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, THOMAS BEAUMONT, JILL COLVIN and BILL BARROW Associated Press COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley were finding Iowa voters looking for alternatives to former President Donald Trump as they campaigned on the final weekend before 2024 voting begins. But voters’ reactions on Saturday showed how uncertain it
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his plans. Kerry, a longtime senator and secretary of state, was tapped shortly after Joe Biden’s November 2020 election to take
Continue ReadingBy Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Congressional leaders have come to an agreement on a two-tranche short-term funding bill to keep the government funded into March, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. The new continuing resolution will fund the government through March 1 and March 8. The agreement comes just
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press As communities nationwide celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday this weekend with events ranging from parades to prayer services, some people are taking a cue from the slain civil rights icon’s history of protest to demonstrate against the war in Gaza and draw attention to
Continue ReadingBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The death toll of a mudslide in western Colombia rose to 34 on Saturday, authorities said. The mudslide struck a busy municipal road Friday in a mountainous area connecting the cities of Quibdo and Medellin. The National Disaster Risk Management Unit had said initially in a statement that at least 18
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — The governor of Italy’s Tuscany region says 30 people were injured when a restaurant ceiling collapsed during a wedding reception. Gov. Eugenio Giani said in a post on the Telegram messaging channel Saturday evening that five of the injured were in critical condition. The ceiling collapsed in a restaurant that was formerly
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