TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Frankie Collins scored a season-high 21 points and led all five starters into double-figure scoring as Arizona State rolled to its third-straight win, beating San Francisco 72-61 on Sunday afternoon. The Sun Devils (5-2) got off to a fast start with Jamiya Neal and Collins sandwiching 3-pointers around a Jose Perez
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Three commercial ships in the Red Sea were struck by ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen on Sunday and a U.S. warship shot down three drones in self-defense during the hourslong assault, the U.S. military said. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Many Western arms companies failed to ramp up production in 2022 despite a strong increase in demand for weapons and military equipment, a watchdog group said Monday, adding that labor shortages, soaring costs and supply chain disruptions had been exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In its Top 100 of such firms,
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The final season of the four-team College Football Playoff turned out to be the most controversial with an unprecedented snub. Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama were selected Sunday and Florida State became the first unbeaten Power Five conference champion to be excluded from the field. Michigan will
Continue ReadingINGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua left during the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns due to a rib injury. The Rams said Nacua was questionable to return. Nacua made a leaping grab for a 20-yard reception with 8:10 remaining when he landed hard on the right
Continue ReadingBy ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — :Lauren Betts scored 20 points to lead four players in double figures for No. 2 UCLA in an 81-66 victory over Arkansas on Sunday. The Bruins’ size dominated as UCLA (7-0), which ranked second in the nation in rebounding margin, outrebounded Arkansas, 56-26, and outscored
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Air Group has agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal including debt. The airlines announced the agreement Sunday. Alaska will pay $18 in cash for each share of Hawaiian, whose stock closed Friday at $4.86. The deal includes $900 million in Hawaiian debt. The acquisition still needs the
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE GANLEY and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor said Sunday he has opened an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old German-Filipino tourist near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, allegedly by a man who had been under surveillance for suspected Islamic radicalization. Jean-Francois Ricard said in a news
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Sultan Al Jaber, the oil executive who is leading the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, sent shockwaves through the gathering by claiming in the days before the UN-backed talks that there is “no science” that says phasing out fossil fuels is necessary to keep global warming under a critical threshold — comments Al
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — In weather that tormented the offenses, at least the Los Angeles Chargers had their kicking game to fall back on. Cameron Dicker made a pair of 38-yard field goals, and punter JK Scott pinned the Patriots inside their 20 yard-line seven times in a cold
Continue ReadingBy Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney said she believes a GOP majority in the House in 2025 would present a “threat” to the country. “I believe very strongly in those principles and ideals that have defined the Republican Party, but the Republican Party of today has made a choice and
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Minnesota are investigating a landslide that killed a 19-year-old in a state park over the weekend. Law enforcement received a 911 call about a landslide at Minneopa State Park’s falls area on Saturday, the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Facebook. “Someone was
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines said Sunday it agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal, including debt, putting it on track for a potential clash with a Biden administration wary of higher fares in the industry. The combined company would keep both airlines’ brands, rooted in the nation’s 49th and 50th states.
Continue ReadingBy Maya Szaniecki and Sophie Tanno, CNN Paris (CNN) — French police this week arrested yoga guru Gregorian Bivolaru and 41 others on accusations of kidnap, rape and human trafficking. Alleged victims were drawn in with promises of a spiritual awakening, only to be indoctrinated and mentally manipulated into sexual relations with 71-year-old Bivolaru, a
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Massachusetts has now become the fifth state in the US to allow inmates to make phone calls for free, thanks to a new bill signed into law by Governor Maura Healey. The new law went into effect on Friday and includes all 14 correctional facilities in the state, according
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN Aboard HMCS Ottawa (CNN) — A nighttime transit through the Taiwan Strait is a test of nerves, seamanship and political awareness in an environment where a slight miscalculation could potentially lead to an international conflict. It’s the first night in November. It’s dark – ink black before the moonrise – and
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said Sunday its ground offensive had expanded to every part of Gaza, and it ordered more evacuations in the crowded south while vowing that operations there against Hamas would be “no less strength” than its shattering ones in
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The chair of Florida’s Republican Party says he will not resign over a woman’s allegation that he raped her, saying in an email to supporters that he is innocent. He did not address any specifics of the accusation that has roiled the state’s conservative politics.
Continue ReadingCNN By Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Japayal on Sunday reiterated her call for a ceasefire in Gaza, even as fighting has resumed following the collapse of a truce on Friday. “It’s what has to happen, and I do think it’s realistic,” Jayapal told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the
Continue ReadingCNN By Avery Lotz and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday called Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin “naive” for believing further civilian casualties in Gaza could produce even more insurgents and said he has “lost all confidence” in him. “He’s so naive, I mean I just lost all confidence in this
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