By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press Seventy-five years ago on Sunday, the U.N. General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a meeting in Paris. It laid one of the foundation stones of of the international order that emerged following the horrors of World War II. The declaration has 30 articles setting out fundamental
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BILLER and DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Economist Javier Milei is assuming Argentina’s presidency after rising to fame on TV with profanity-laden tirades and parlaying his popularity into a congressional seat and then a run for the nation’s highest office. With his inauguration on Sunday, the nation is wondering
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City voters will decide whether to approve a 1% sales tax to fund a new downtown arena for the NBA’s Thunder. The vote on the six-year tax is set for Tuesday. Under a proposed agreement with the team’s owners, the team would stay in the
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When her husband fled China in 2019 to escape a police crackdown on dissidents, Lu Lina thought she and their young son could soon join him in safety abroad. She did not know that she would be forced to move house, that her 8-year-old
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A former U.S. Navy SEAL who says he shot Osama bin Laden is at the center of a much different fight in Virginia, where plans for a military-themed brewery are drawing opposition over his alleged racist and homophobic remarks. Robert J. O’Neill has a small ownership
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Residents of the valley join the Cathedral City Council to celebrate the holidays at North Pole Village at Snow Fest. The event captures all the holiday spirit. You will also enjoy an outdoor market featuring holiday arts & crafts, food, treats, and beverages, including hot chocolate and cider. The city says It is a Hollywood-style
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER and MELINA WALLING Associated Press ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — On the top deck of a three-tiered structure moored near downtown Rotterdam, brown and white cows graze on hay dropped from a conveyor belt above their heads and rinds of oranges salvaged from supermarket juice machines in the port city. Canopies overhead protect
Continue ReadingBy MELINA WALLING Associated Press This year’s global climate summit in Dubai set aside Sunday to spotlight food and agriculture, a sector that accounts for about a third of the world’s emission. More than 100 world leaders agreed to examine their farm and food systems for how changes could make them a key part of
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Dyson Koehler scored 17 points, Dillon Jones had a double-double and Weber State overpowered Cal Poly 78-50. on Saturday night. Koehler also contributed five steals for the Wildcats (5-3). Jones totaled 15 points and 10 rebounds, just missing a triple-double with nine assists. Steven Verplancken Jr. was
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — As Commissioner Adam Silver prepared to hand LeBron James the MVP trophy of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, he cautioned that “it doesn’t come with a franchise.” James bent over in laughter, but he has been serious about wanting to own an NBA expansion team
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Chinese coast guard assaulted Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts Sunday and rammed one of them, causing damage and endangering Filipino crew members off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, just a day after similar hostilities at another contested shoal, Philippine officials said.
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Police in Atlanta say a shooting has killed three people and left one victim wounded. Atlanta Police Department says officers responded to an address on Peachtree Road NE in the city’s Buckhead district Saturday evening. Police say three victims in their 20s were pronounced dead at the scene and the fourth was
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Houston Mallette’s 19 points helped Pepperdine defeat UC San Diego 68-62 on Saturday night. Mallette shot 7 for 14 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Waves (5-7). Michael Ajayi added 15 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 6
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Residents went to the polls in Hong Kong’s first district council elections since an electoral overhaul was implemented under Beijing’s guidance of “patriots” administering the city, effectively shutting out all pro-democracy candidates. Turnout is expected to be much lower than in the last elections, held at
Continue ReadingBy ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored 13 seconds into overtime and Ilya Sorokin stopped 34 shots as the New York Islanders ended the Los Angeles Kings’ record 11-game season-opening road winning streak with a 3-2 victory Saturday night. Anders Lee scored twice in the third period to tie the
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Police in Atlanta say a shooting has killed three people and left one victim wounded. The Atlanta Police Department said officers responded to an address on Peachtree Road NE around 6:25 p.m., WANF-TV reports. The station reports that police say three victims were pronounced dead at the scene and the fourth was
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Joshua Jefferson scored 16 points including a key 3-pointer down the stretch and Saint Mary’s sent No. 13 Colorado State to its first loss of the season 64-61 on Saturday night. Augustas Marciulionis led the Gaels (5-5) with 18 points before fouling out, and Aidan
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau and Heather Chen, CNN Rome, Italy (CNN) — Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion has claimed responsibility for scaling Venice’s famed Rialto Bridge and dumping a chemical dye into its historical Grand Canal – turning it fluorescent green under a protest banner that read: “While the government speaks, we hang by a thread.” “We
Continue ReadingBY RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jayden Daniels was too good to be overlooked. LSU’s dazzling dual-threat quarterback won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first player since 2016 to win college football’s most prestigious player of the year award as part of a team that did
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Lahat Thioune had 23 points in South Dakota’s 78-73 win against CSU Bakersfield on Saturday night. Thioune also contributed 10 rebounds for the Coyotes (7-3). Bostyn Holt added 15 points while going 4 of 11 and 6 of 9 from the free throw line, and they also
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