By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James is poised to make his college debut for Southern California nearly five months after he suffered cardiac arrest. James joined his teammates for on-court warmups 90 minutes before tipoff Sunday. Wearing a white USC shirt and red sweatpants, he took a variety of
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — Thousands of people have marched in the Belgian and German capitals to protest soaring antisemitism since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. The demonstrations on Sunday in Brussels and Berlin were the latest in a series of rallies in European capitals that have expressed support for Jewish communities. Previous marches in Paris
Continue ReadingBy Michael Bodenhorst and Karol Suarez, CNN (CNN) — Javier Milei pledged a “new era” for Argentina as he was sworn in as the country’s new president on Sunday, sealing the ascent of a political newcomer who garnered popularity by advocating shock economic reforms. Milei is an economist and former political commentator who took to wielding a
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Leaders from across West Africa are meeting in Nigeria in a renewed push for respect for democracy across the coup-hit region. At the meeting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, the leaders acknowledged for the first time that their efforts to stem the tide of coups have met
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday forcefully condemned sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas during the October 7 attack and blasted those who have not forcefully condemned it or were slow to do so. “I don’t know why countries, leaders, international organizations were so slow to focus on this,
Continue ReadingBy Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has doubled down on his support for former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race, even as he cautioned Trump against making his reelection bid all about “revenge.” “Yes,” McCarthy said when asked if Trump could count on his support during a pre-taped
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say the pursuit of a suspected gunman ended in a shootout that left two officers and a suspect wounded. Officers were responding to reports of shots fired early Sunday when they saw a pickup truck occupied by a man believed to have been involved. The man drove off when they
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For years, climate change has been a factor — not the only one — in wars and conflicts, but now for the first time it’s part of a peace deal. A long-time stand-off that had turned the choice for next year’s United Nations
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is defending the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition. And he’s pressing for quick congressional approval of more than $100 billion in aid for Israel, Ukraine and other national security priorities. Blinken said in interviews on the
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Several thousand people have demonstrated against antisemitism in Berlin as Germany grapples with a large increase in anti-Jewish incidents following Hamas’ attack on Israel two months ago. Police estimated that around 3,200 people gathered in the rain in the German capital, while organizers put the figure at 10,000. Participants in the protest,
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Texas state Sen. John Whitmire will be the next mayor of Houston, CNN projects, after winning a runoff Saturday over US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to lead the country’s fourth-largest city. “While this marks the beginning of the true challenge ahead, as you all know, my only reason for running
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s jaw-dropping $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers has some similarities to other contracts for the world’s biggest sports stars, including soccer icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, along with NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes. In terms of his marketability, experts point to
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s jaw-dropping $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers has some similarities to other contracts for the world’s biggest sports stars, including soccer icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, along with NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes. In terms of his marketability, experts point to
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A recent killing spree in the Mexican border city of Tijuana could have been lifted from a TV script: enraged drug lords hunting down corrupt police officers who stole a drug shipment. According to prosecutors in the state of Baja California, a half-dozen local and state
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Divers on Sunday recovered the remains of the seventh of the eight crew members from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft that crashed off southern Japan during a training mission. The Air Force CV-22 Osprey went down Nov. 29 just off Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan while on
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIN M. HALL, PATRICK WHITTLE and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Residents of central Tennessee communities slammed by deadly tornadoes this weekend described tragic and terrifying scenes in which one mobile home landed on top of another, roofs were ripped from houses and an entire church collapsed during a string
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JOHN RABY Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Central Tennessee residents and emergency workers are continuing the cleanup from severe weekend storms that killed six people and sent more to the hospital. Government officials confirmed that three people died after an apparent tornado struck Montgomery County north of Nashville near the
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Kids say the darnedest things, like “What is the atomic mass of Tennessine?” That question was posed by 6-year-old Declan Lopez, a kindergartner from New Jersey who is a member of Mensa, an international society for people with high intelligence quotients. Learn more about this pint-size
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Joe Biden, a centerpiece of his reelection campaign is trying to negatively define Donald Trump in the public’s eye. It’s a strategy that’s aimed at reminding voters about the confrontational nature of Trump’s first term and laying out what could happen if the front-runner for
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A woman has been charged with four counts of manslaughter after two sets of young twins were killed in a fire that ripped through a London home in 2021. London’s Metropolitan Police say Deveca Rose, 29, has also been charged with child abandonment. She is scheduled to appear at Croydon Magistrates Court
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