By DANIEL POLITI and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Voters in Argentina head to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff election that will determine whether South America’s second-largest economy will take a rightward shift. Populist Javier Milei, an upstart candidate who got his start as a television talking head, has
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press TORVAIANICA, Italy (AP) — Pope Francis is hosting a special lunch for more than 1,000 poor people to mark the Catholic Church’s World Day of the Poor. Among his guests Sunday are a community of trans women from a seaside town south of Rome who have forged
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs in favor of an emphasis on addiction treatment is facing strong headwinds in the progressive state after an explosion of public drug use fueled by the proliferation
Continue ReadingBy Maria Kostenko, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Yulia Kesaieva, Olga Voitivych, Svitlana Vlasova and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — On the global stage, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been consistently on message: In visits to Washington and other Western capitals, he has focused on keeping Kyiv supplied with more advanced arms, ammunition and financing. At home, however,
Continue ReadingSAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Richie Munoz threw five touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead Weber State in a 48-21 victory over Cal Poly on Saturday night. Munoz threw three touchdown passes to Jacob Sharp, who finished with five catches for 91 yards receiving. Munoz was 21-of-27 passing for 329 yards
Continue ReadingBy SONJA CHEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Golden State’s Andrew Wiggins hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with fewer than two seconds remaining in regulation, it seemed to be the difference that the Warriors had been searching for all game long. Instead, the Thunder forced overtime with a frenzied sequence. As the final 1.6
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, Su Chay and Chloe Liu, CNN (CNN) — Renewed hostilities between the Myanmar military and ethnic minority armed group the Arakan Army (AA) have spread to various townships in western Myanmar, including Pauktaw, where civilians have been caught in the crossfire as fighting escalates. A former member of parliament from Pauktaw township,
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, BASSEM MROUE and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A United Nations team said Sunday that 291 patients were left at Gaza’s largest hospital after Israeli troops had others evacuate. Those left included 32 babies in extremely critical condition, trauma patients with severely infected wounds and others with
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republicans in Louisiana have swept three runoff races for powerful statewide offices: attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer. The GOP success secures control over all of Louisiana’s statewide elected positions. Liz Murrill was elected as attorney general Saturday, Nancy Landry as secretary of state
Continue ReadingAndy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church voted Saturday to accept the decision of 261 congregations to leave the denomination over a divide on LGBTQ issues. “I realize how sad this time is for many, including myself,” said Bishop Robin Dease, the leader of the conference. “I just
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Blondeau Tchoukuiengo’s 20 points helped California Baptist defeat St. Thomas-Minnesota 66-62 on Saturday night. Tchoukuiengo was 8 of 10 shooting, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 1 for 4 from the line for the Lancers (3-1). Hunter Goodrick added 14 points while going 4
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Christoph Tilly scored 20 points to lead Santa Clara and secured the win with a jump shot with 59 seconds left as the Broncos defeated SE Louisiana 65-63 on Saturday night. Tilly added six rebounds, five assists, and four steals for the Broncos (4-0). Adama Bal
Continue ReadingMICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza threw for 294 yards and a season-high three touchdowns, Jaydn Ott ran 36 times for 166 yards and a score, and California beat Stanford 27-15 in the annual Big Game on Saturday night. Mendoza, the redshirt freshman making his sixth straight start after beginning the
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republicans in Louisiana have swept three runoff races for powerful statewide offices: attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer. Liz Murrill was elected as attorney general Saturday, Nancy Landry as secretary of state and John Fleming as treasurer. The GOP success, in a state that
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Bryce Pope scored 20 points as UCSD beat Navy 73-55 on Saturday night. Pope shot 7 for 14 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line for the Tritons (4-0). Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones added 19 points while going 7 of 8 and 5 of 8
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — State investigators repeatedly identified fire and safety hazards at a leased storage space under an elevated Los Angeles freeway before it burned in an arson fire last weekend, documents show. The blaze — fed by flammable materials stored under the roadway in violation of the company’s
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidates tried to out-progressive each other during the state party convention on Saturday in search of a formal endorsement ahead of the March primary. U.S. Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara Lee, as well as former tech executive Lexi Reese all
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidates tried to out-progressive each other during the state party convention on Saturday in search of a formal endorsement ahead of the March primary. U.S. Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara Lee, as well as former tech executive Lexi Reese all
Continue ReadingDAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Lan Larison accounted for 175 yards of offense and four touchdowns and UC Davis beat Sacramento State 31-21 in the Causeway Classic on a wet and windy Saturday. Larison’s two touchdown runs gave UC Davis a 14-0 lead after the first quarter. Kaiden Bennett threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Anderson
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — State investigators repeatedly identified fire and safety hazards at a leased storage space under an elevated Los Angeles freeway before it burned in an arson fire last weekend, documents show. The blaze — fed by flammable materials stored under the roadway in violation of the company’s
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