MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say a clash between gunmen from a notoriously violent drug cartel and residents of a small farming community in central Mexico left 14 people dead, including the cartel’s leader. Police in the State of Mexico, which abuts Mexico City, say the bloodshed occurred Friday in the hamlet of Texcaltitlan
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A longtime Democratic Texas lawmaker who has represented Houston in the Legislature for more than 50 years will lead the nation’s fourth-largest city after winning a mayoral runoff election. State Sen. John Whitmire defeated U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Saturday night. Whitmire and Jackson Lee had
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Erik Pratt scored 18 points and Faizon Fields made two free throws with two seconds remaining to rally Milwaukee to an 81-79 victory over UC Davis on Saturday night. Pratt shot 7 for 12 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free
Continue ReadingCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First responders in Tennessee were surveying damage from an apparent tornado that damaged homes as a line of severe storms raked the area on Saturday. Police and firefighters in Clarksville were responding to multiple reports of damage in the northern part of the city north of Nashville near the Kentucky state
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dominic Brewton had 23 points in Cal State Fullerton’s 62-60 win against Sacramento State on Saturday night. Brewton also added five rebounds for the Titans (6-4). Max Jones scored eight points while going 2 of 9 from the floor and 3 for 4 from the line, and
Continue ReadingHENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — (AP) — Donovan Dent’s 22 points helped New Mexico defeat Santa Clara 93-76 on Saturday night. Dent added six rebounds and three steals for the Lobos (9-1). Jemarl Baker Jr. scored 17 points while going 6 of 8 (4 for 6 from 3-point range). Isaac Mushila, JT Toppin and Tru Washington
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Myron Amey Jr. had 29 points in San Jose State’s 87-82 win over New Orleans on Saturday night. Amey had seven rebounds for the Spartans (6-5). Alvaro Cardenas Torre scored 16 points and added 10 assists. Diogo Seixas had 11 points and was 3 of 4
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — During the brief truce between Israel and Hamas earlier this month, it was people in white vests driving SUVs who escorted freed hostages to safety. Sporting unmistakable red and white livery, the men and women of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) co-ordinated the transfer of hostages
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy. The chairman of
Continue ReadingBy Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — Former Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat, on Saturday officially announced his run for the House seat left vacant by George Santos’ expulsion, saying that he will focus on the “bread-and-butter issues” that concern most Americans. Suozzi, whom New York Democrats nominated earlier this week to run for the
Continue ReadingCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First responders in Tennessee were surveying damage from an apparent tornado that damaged homes as a line of severe storms raked the area on Saturday. Police and firefighters in Clarksville were responding to multiple reports of damage in the northern part of the city north of Nashville near the Kentucky state
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Cole Anderson scored 20 points as UC Santa Barbara beat Bethesda 126-76 on Saturday night. Anderson shot 8 for 13, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Gauchos (5-3). Evans Kipruto, Matija Belic and Kilian Brockhoff each added 14 points. The Flames were
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Original Report 3:30 p.m. Flames were first reported in Cabazon South of the I-10 in the hills near Ida and Helen Avenue around 9:20 a.m. Saturday morning. As of 2:30 p.m. the flames spanned 65 acres and the fire was 15% contained. Cal Fire reports the forward rate of spread has been stopped, and crews
Continue ReadingBy CRAIG MERZ Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cucho Hernandez and Yaw Yeboah scored in the first half and the Columbus Crew held on to beat defending champion LAFC 2-1 on Saturday to win their third MLS Cup. The Crew added the title to their championships in 2008, when they beat the New York
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Wes Phillips was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after being stopped for speeding on a Minneapolis interstate highway. Phillips is 44. He was driving a Tesla when he was stopped around 9:45 p.m. Friday. The Minnesota State Patrol says he showed “signs of impairment,” and his blood
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The National Rifle Association will be represented by the American Civil Liberties Union in an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court. The New York-based civil liberties group confirmed Saturday that it would provide legal representation for the gun-rights group in its First Amendment case against New
Continue ReadingCNN By Kit Maher, CNN West Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) — Casey and Ron DeSantis are seeking to clarify comments the Florida first lady made on Friday that appeared to encourage out-of-state voters to participate in the Iowa caucuses. “We’re asking all of these moms and grandmoms to come from wherever it might be, North
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military pushed ahead with its punishing air and ground offensive in Gaza on Saturday, bolstered by a U.S. veto derailing U.N. Security Council efforts to end the war and word that an emergency sale of $106 million worth of tank
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy. The departure of
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A British Palestinian surgeon who spent weeks in the Gaza Strip during the current Israel-Hamas war as part of a Doctors Without Borders medical team said he has given testimony to a British war crimes investigation unit. Ghassan Abu Sitta, a plastic surgeon specializing in conflict medicine,
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