LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard was back in the Los Angeles Clippers’ lineup Monday night for the first time since before Christmas. The Clippers were hosting the Miami Heat to open the new year. Leonard missed four games with a left hip contusion. The team went 2-2 in his absence. He got hurt during
Continue ReadingSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked and injured by an unidentified man during a visit Tuesday to the southeastern city of Busan, emergency officials said. Busan’s emergency office said Lee was attacked as he visited the construction site of a new airport in the city. It said Lee,
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Milroe helped rally Alabama with his legs and put the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide on the verge of its seventh appearance in the College Football Playoff championship game. The dynamic quarterback was denied at the very end. With the Crimson Tide needing a touchdown and
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By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — As the last one on the ice, Joey Daccord skated in a circle with his goalie stick in the air and the home fans chanting his name in unison. The reaction from the crowd was deserved after the young Seattle Kraken goaltender shut out the defending
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Blake Corum rushed for a 17-yard touchdown on the second snap of overtime, and top-seeded Michigan advanced to its first College Football Playoff championship game with a 27-20 victory over fourth-seeded Alabama in the Rose Bowl on Monday. Michigan’s defense ended only the second overtime
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Blake Corum rushed for a 17-yard touchdown on the second snap of overtime, and top-seeded Michigan advanced to its first College Football Playoff championship game with a 27-20 victory over fourth-seeded Alabama in the Rose Bowl on Monday. Michigan’s defense ended only the second overtime
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By SOPHIE AUSTIN, TRÂN NGUYỄN and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doctors in California who mail abortion pills to patients in other states will be protected from prosecution. Workers will receive more paid sick leave on the heels of a big year for labor. And companies can’t fire employees for using marijuana
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — The fairy-tale rise of an Australian sales executive to the upper ranks of European royalty was completed Sunday when Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth of Denmark became the country’s Queen Consort. The final stretch of Mary’s path from Tasmania to the Danish throne was cleared on New Year’s
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people were killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting early New Year’s Day at a party in a commercial neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles, authorities said. Officers responding to reports of a shooting around 1 a.m. Monday heard gunfire and found a crowd fleeing the area and several
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people were killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting early New Year’s Day at a party in a commercial neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles, authorities said. Officers responding to reports of a shooting around 1 a.m. Monday heard gunfire and found a crowd fleeing the area and several
Continue ReadingBy HIRO KOMAE and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press NANAO, Japan (AP) — A series of powerful earthquakes hit western Japan, leaving at least four people dead and damaging buildings, vehicles and boats, with officials warning people in some areas on Tuesday to stay away from their homes because of a risk of more strong quakes.
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The part-owner of the franchise who was once more known for his exploits on the football field led the way off the bus, followed by players clad in white T-shirts and orange overalls as a tribute to the fishmongers working across town at Pike Place Market.
Continue ReadingORINDA, Calif. (AP) — Several people suffered minor injuries and service was disrupted when a commuter train derailed and caught fire on New Year’s Day in the San Francisco Bay Area, officials said. The Bay Area Rapid Transit train had just left Orinda on its way to Lafayette around 9 a.m. Monday when the front
Continue ReadingORINDA, Calif. (AP) — Several people suffered minor injuries and service was disrupted when a commuter train derailed and caught fire on New Year’s Day in the San Francisco Bay Area, officials said. The Bay Area Rapid Transit train had just left Orinda on its way to Lafayette around 9 a.m. Monday when the front
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Klee Benally, a Navajo man who advocated on behalf of Indigenous people and environmental causes, has died, his sister said. He was 48 years old. Benally died Saturday at a Phoenix hospital, Jeneda Benally said. His cause of death was not disclosed. Klee Benally was among the most vocal opponents of snowmaking
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft, Sarah Engel and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Utah police say they found a teenage Chinese exchange student alone and cold in a tent after he was a victim of what they’re calling a “cyber-kidnapping.” The Riverdale Police Department said Kai Zhuang, 17, was reported missing Thursday by his high school. His
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After an explosive 6-1 victory in Calgary on Monday, the Coachella Valley Firebirds rematched the Wranglers on the same ice on Tuesday, winning again with a final score of 3-1. Local fans enjoyed two days of domination over the top team in the AHL Pacific Division. The Wranglers netted the first goal of the game
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — NFL leading rusher Christian McCaffrey will miss San Francisco’s regular-season finale with a mild calf strain but should be ready to return for the playoffs. McCaffrey got hurt in Sunday’s 27-10 victory at Washington that helped the 49ers clinch the No. 1 seed
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Access to a busy terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport has been restricted as pro-Palestinian protesters converged on the airport for the second time in a week. Video posted online Monday showed a slow-moving line of cars, some flying Palestinian flags, being directed by police at a checkpoint.
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and DANIEL KOZIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s an annual end-of-year exercise in futility for many. But a clean slate awaits at the stroke of midnight for the next round of resolutions. From the first spray of fireworks to the closing chorus of “Auld Lang Syne” 366 days into
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