By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — On a night when one of the Anaheim Ducks most popular players set a franchise record, it was who everyone hopes will be one of its future stars that helped snap an eight-game losing streak. Rookie Leo Carlsson had a goal and an assist and
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — Vote counting began in four Indian states in a test of strength for India’s opposition pitted against the ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of next year’s crucial national vote. Results are expected later in the day. Results are expected later Sunday. Elections in the four states — Rajasthan,
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis had 27 points and 14 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat Houston 107-97 on Saturday night, keeping the Rockets winless on the road. Austin Reaves added 18 points off the bench and LeBron James had 16 points and seven assists. Fred VanVleet
Continue ReadingMICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox had 26 points and a career-high 16 assists, Malik Monk made a clutch 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter and the Sacramento Kings spoiled Nikola Jokic’s NBA-leading eighth triple-double and beat the Denver Nuggets 123-117 on Saturday. The Kings led comfortably most of the might
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Jarod Lucas’ 20 points helped Nevada defeat Loyola Marymount 73-59 on Saturday. Lucas shot 7 of 10 from the field and 5 for 6 from the foul line for the Wolf Pack (6-0). Nick Davidson scored 12 points, going 3 of 6 and 6 of 6 from
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ryan Nembhard and Dusty Stromer each scored 15 points and No. 11 Gonzaga defeated Southern Cal 89-76 on Saturday night in the Las Vegas Invitational. The Bulldogs led wire-to-wire to extend their win streak to four since dropping a 73-63 decision to No. 1 Purdue on
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The Biden Administration says it has reached a landmark water conservation deal with the Imperial Irrigation District. The deal includes more than $70 million of federal funds. In return, IID pledges to conserve up to 100 thousand acre-feet of Lake Mead’s water in 2023. The plan hopes to raise Lake Mead’s elevation behind Hoover Dam
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An iconic chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, inspired countless Native American children as a powerful but humble leader who expanded early education and rural healthcare. Her reach is now broadening with a quintessential American honor: a Barbie doll in the late Mankiller’s likeness as
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Prepare for road closures throughout the City of Palm Springs as the 2023 National Agricultural Aviation Association Expo takes over the Palm Springs Convention Center, December 4-7. Starting 4 a.m. on Sunday, December 3 crews will be moving five aircrafts from Palm Springs International Airport to the Convention Center off 277 N. Avenida Caballeros. The
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court will convene a hearing Monday on troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande’s plans for restructuring its more than $300 billion in debts. China Evergrande could be ordered to liquidate if the plan is rejected by its creditors. The company, the world’s most
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writer Trouble with playground bullies started for Maria Ishoo’s daughter in elementary school. Girls ganged up, calling her “fat” and “ugly.” Boys tripped and pushed her. The California mother watched her typically bubbly second-grader retreat into her bedroom and spend afternoons curled up in bed. For Valerie Aguirre’s daughter in
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writer Trouble with playground bullies started for Maria Ishoo’s daughter in elementary school. Girls ganged up, calling her “fat” and “ugly.” Boys tripped and pushed her. The California mother watched her typically bubbly second-grader retreat into her bedroom and spend afternoons curled up in bed. For Valerie Aguirre’s daughter in
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI and PATRICIA LUNA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — In Chile, leftists were tortured, tossed from helicopters and forced to watch relatives be raped. In Argentina, many were “disappeared” by members of the brutal military dictatorship that held detainees in concentration camps. It all happened with the endorsement of Henry Kissinger, the
Continue ReadingCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans will vote Sunday in a referendum to supposedly decide the future of a large swath of neighboring Guyana their government claims ownership of, arguing the territory was stolen when a north-south border was drawn more than a century ago. Guyana considers the referendum a step toward annexation and the vote
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Lotte Beilin, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — When human rights activist Ziv Stahl was awakened to the booms of rocket fire on October 7, while staying at her sister’s home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, she did not for a moment anticipate the scale of the terrorist attack unfolding around her. Nor
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After the longest season in Major League Soccer history, Los Angeles FC still has one more week of work to do. If the club completes its final assignment as well as it handled Saturday night, the reward will be historic. Ryan Hollingshead scored late in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Mason Falslev had 19 points in Utah State’s 79-69 victory over UC Irvine on Saturday night. Falslev had five rebounds for the Aggies (7-1). Great Osobor scored 17 points, shooting 6 of 10 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line. Josh Uduje had 12
Continue ReadingBy EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press BONDENI-JUA KALI, Kenya (AP) — There is no piped water or sewage system in Athi River, near Kenya’s capital Nairobi, and drought is making clean water supplies more scarce and expensive for locals. But for those whose homes are kitted out with water filters distributed by local groups, the nearby
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three senior members of a super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis left the group on Saturday, the latest sign of instability within the 2024 hopeful’s political operation just six weeks before the Iowa Republican caucuses. Kristin Davison parted ways with Never
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful explosion believed caused by a bomb ripped through a Catholic Mass and killed at least four people and wounded dozens of others Sunday in a predominantly Muslim city in the southern Philippines, officials said. The morning Mass was underway in a gymnasium at the
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