By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard sat in the second half of back-to-backs last season. Now he’s healthy and highly productive. Leonard scored 31 points in three quarters, giving him 106 in his last three games, and the Los Angeles Clippers routed the Sacramento Kings 119-98 on Tuesday night
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — LeBron James didn’t get the same break as his Los Angeles Lakers teammates after they won the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament. The superstar went back to LA from Las Vegas on Sunday to watch oldest son Bronny James make his collegiate debut for Southern California nearly
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns finished another white-knuckle win in the final seconds, once again making a comfortable victory much more close than it probably should have been. It’s a trend that coach Frank Vogel is getting tired of quickly. Devin Booker scored 32 points, Bradley Beal added
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of years ago, a star in our galaxy violently exploded and created a glowing supernova remnant called Cassiopeia A that has intrigued scientists for decades. Now, a new image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the closest and most detailed look inside the exploded star,
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The Palm Springs Surf Club will officially open its doors to the public on January 1, 2024. “The groundbreaking development is set to introduce world-class surfing to Southern California’s most frequented and unexpected destination – the desert,” reads the announcement released on Wednesday. The PSSC will be located at 1500 S Gene Autry Trail, just
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jets leading scorer Kyle Connor missed Tuesday game at San Jose with a knee injury, returning to Winnipeg to be reevaluated by team doctors two days after getting hurt in a win against Anaheim. Connor will also miss Wednesday night’s game at Los Angeles, Jets coach Rick Bowness said. Connor
Continue ReadingBy KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — In a bedroom in Malaysia that has become a prison, the 14-year-old girl wipes away tears as she sits cross-legged on the concrete floor. It is here, she says, where her 35-year-old husband rapes her nearly every night. Last year, the Rohingya girl sacrificed herself
Continue ReadingBy Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Police investigating the October killing of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll are now seeking charges in the case, a spokesperson for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said, nearly two months after she was found fatally stabbed outside her home. “We have a warrant request from the Detroit Police Department and it’s being
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kario Oquendo came off the bench to score 19 points, freshman Jackson Shelstad scored 17 and Oregon pulled away in the second half to beat California Baptist 76-55 on Tuesday night. Oquendo made 7 of 12 shots with two 3-pointers for the Ducks (7-2). Shelstad hit 8 of 14 shots with
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A developer’s drive to open a Las Vegas Strip resort with a vibe echoing Miami Beach’s venerable Fontainebleau reaches reality on Wednesday, with the opening of a 67-story hotel-casino tower that became famous as it sat unfinished for more than a decade. “Bringing Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court is weighing whether to strike down local abortion restrictions by conservative cities and counties at the request of the attorney general for the state where abortion laws are among the most liberal in the country. The high court heard oral
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is pushing toward a vote Wednesday to formally authorize the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden as Republicans rally behind the charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president. The
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The Bank of Japan’s quarterly survey on business sentiment shows large Japanese manufacturers have grown more optimistic in the past several months. It was the third straight quarter of improvements even as the economy contracted in the July-September quarter. The BOJ’s “tankan” quarterly survey measured business
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pledge to restore American credibility around the globe is at risk during the congressional debate over support for Ukraine. Congress appears unable to reach a deal on funding despite Biden’s insistence that the United States should help defend against a Russian invasion for as
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Riverside County Supervisor Manuel Perez has issued a statement refuting a report that he is resigning from his position. This comes after an article by the Desert Review, based in Imperial County, reporting that Perez will be stepping down due to health issues. “His decision to resign as Supervisor due to his illness leaves a
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s environmental board is set to decide next week whether the state should adopt California-style regulations limiting the sale of new gas-powered vehicles. Supporters say the proposal being considered by the Board of Environmental Protection on Dec. 21 simply accelerates the adoption of electric vehicles. If
Continue ReadingBy MATT BROWN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — About 7 in 10 Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the United States believe the country is headed in the wrong direction and only about 1 in 10 believe democracy is working “extremely” or “very” well, according to a new poll from AAPI Data
Continue ReadingBy JOVANA GEC and DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press KRALJEVO, Serbia (AP) — When Serbia began talks to join the European Union in 2014, pro-Western Serbs were hopeful the process would set their troubled country on an irreversible path to democratization. A decade later, that optimism is gone, replaced by feelings of betrayal — both toward
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers rummaging through private homes in Gaza. Forces destroying plastic figurines in a toy store, or trying to burn food and water supplies in the back of an abandoned truck. Troops with their arms slung around each other, chanting racist slogans as they dance in a
Continue ReadingBy CARA ANNA Associated Press Many sentiments are universal. Many words are not. As 2023 ends, The Associated Press reached out to colleagues around the world for terms that emerged this year and seized or crystalized the popular mood. Some were newsy, some cultural. A couple were kind of delightful. Whatever the language, the emotions
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