By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. official in Congo is warning the Security Council that tensions between Congo and Rwanda have escalated, heightening the risk of a military confrontation that could draw in Burundi. Special representative Bintou Keita’s warning on Monday came shortly before the ambassadors from Congo
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A Desert Mirage High School student was awarded a prestigious scholarship to attend her number one choice of college. Karen Magaña was awarded the QuestBridge Scholarship. As part of the full academic scholarship, Magaña will receive $83,000 a year for the next four years to cover all tuition and housing costs. Magaña committed to attending Pomona College
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Boeing is promoting a woman to one of its top jobs, putting her in the discussion about possible successors to current CEO David Calhoun. Boeing said Monday that Stephanie Pope will become executive vice president and chief operating officer on Jan. 1. Pope has spent nearly 30 years at Boeing, and
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A combination of heavy rain, snow, and wind is bringing threats of flooding and power outages to the Northeast. It’s part of the same storm system that killed six people in Tennessee. National Weather Service teams are assessing damage as emergency workers and community members deal with the aftermath of several
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press Prosecutors say in a court filing that former U.S. Rep. George Santos is in plea negotiations to settle his federal criminal fraud charges. Santos is scheduled to appear in federal court on Long Island for a hearing in the case Tuesday. He acknowledged in an interview that aired Sunday that
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal court jury has decided that Google’s Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire. The unanimous verdict reached Monday came after just three
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal court jury has decided that Google’s Android app store has been protected barriers that unfairly harm rivals.
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels from LSU was one of seven players in either their fifth or sixth season of college football selected to The Associated Press All-America team announced Monday. Daniels, a fifth-year quarterback, won the Heisman and AP player of the year honors last week
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will receive just $20 million of his $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers over the next 10 years, with $680 million payable from 2034-43 in an unusual structure that gives the team greater payroll flexibility in coming seasons. Ohtani’s record-setting deal,
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Vietnam on Tuesday seeking to further deepen ties with its neighbor that is deepening diplomatic relations with Western-aligned countries. In his first visit since 2017, Xi will meet with the president, prime minister and Communist Party general secretary. One analyst
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Toy maker Hasbro is cutting about 1,100 jobs, or 20% of its workforce. The job cuts come as the malaise in the toy business extends through another holiday shopping season. The nearly century-old Rhode Island-based company behind Monopoly, Play-Doh and My Little Pony toys disclosed
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Reliever Joe Kelly appears to be switching uniform numbers after finalizing his $8 million, one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday, opening No. 17 for Shohei Ohtani. Kelly was listed as No. 99 by the Dodgers on Monday, then No. 58 and then without a number. The team said
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden pushed back Monday against gun charges filed against him, challenging the case on multiple fronts as unconstitutional and politically motivated days after he was hit with new tax charges. His defense attorney argued the gun case should be tossed out because an appeals court has
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden pushed back Monday against gun charges filed against him, challenging the case on multiple fronts as unconstitutional and politically motivated days after he was hit with new tax charges. His defense attorney argued the gun case should be tossed out because an appeals court has
Continue ReadingBy JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Texas prosecutors have dropped murder charges against two people in the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old Seattle woman as a trial continues with a third defendant. The 2020 killing of Marisela Botello-Valadez drew international attention last year when two women arrested in her killing cut off their
Continue ReadingNEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A person briefly hung a Palestinian flag from a Hanukkah menorah in a public area, prompting widespread condemnation and a police investigation. The unidentified person scaled the menorah at a public green near the Yale University campus during a nearby pro-Palestinian rally Saturday and lodged a Palestinian flag between the
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Several family members of US citizens believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas had asked to attend a Hanukkah reception at the White House Monday night but never received invitations, the father of a 19-year-old missing Israeli American told CNN. Ruby Chen, whose son Itay is a reservist
Continue ReadingGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida formally announced Los Angeles Chargers assistant Will Harris as the team’s secondary coach Monday. The 36-year-old Harris replaces Corey Raymond, who was fired two days after the Gators ended the season with a fifth consecutive loss and missed a bowl for just the third time since 1990. Defense was the
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has formally dismissed misdemeanor charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in the Flint water scandal. Snyder’s police record and booking photo must be destroyed. The dismissal was expected. The Michigan Supreme Court turned down a last-gasp appeal from state prosecutors weeks ago, ending criminal
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Senators are growing increasingly pessimistic that they will strike a year-end deal on immigration in order to greenlight aid to Ukraine — with Republicans saying that a high-profile Tuesday visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will do nothing to change their demands that US border policy be dealt
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