By Ray Sanchez, Elizabeth Wolfe and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — As an Ohio high school mourns three students, two parent chaperones and a teacher killed in a crash this week, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday called the 43,000 annual deaths on America’s roadways “a public health crisis.” More than 50
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 32 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles 111-108 in an NBA In-Season Tournament game on Tuesday night, keeping the Clippers winless since acquiring James Harden last month. Jokic was perfect on 14 free throw attempts, including two
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Hohn was on the UC Irvine team that fell just short of upsetting a ranked Southern California squad two years ago. Hohn and the Anteaters weren’t about to let that chance slip away this time. The senior guard scored 25 points and UC Irvine
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asian defense ministers called for the fighting in Gaza to cease and for the world to collaborate on setting up humanitarian aid corridors in Gaza, but they struggled on how to address the civil strife in Myanmar. The Myanmar crisis was high
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces raided Gaza’s largest hospital early Wednesday, where hundreds of patients, including newborns, have been stranded with dwindling supplies and no electricity, as the army extended its control across Gaza City and the north. Shifa Hospital has become a symbol
Continue ReadingBy BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe and Kevin Stenlund scored 1:03 apart in the third period and the Florida Panthers rallied past the San Jose Sharks 5-3 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win. Sam Reinhart scored his 12th goal, tied for second-most in the NHL behind Toronto’s
Continue ReadingADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The United States Agency for International Development will restart food aid deliveries across Ethiopia in December, five months after it halted its nationwide program over a massive corruption scheme by local officials. Last month, USAID resumed food aid to the roughly 1 million refugees in the east African country after
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s highest court is set to rule Wednesday on whether the government’s plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is legal, delivering a boost or a blow to a contentious central policy of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s administration. Five justices on the U.K. Supreme Court will deliver a
Continue ReadingBy ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — To meet the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), nine major Asian economies must increase the share of electricity they get from renewable energy from the current 6% to at least 50% by 2030, according to a report by a
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — D’Angelo Russell scored 24 points and Anthony Davis had 19 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots in the Los Angeles Lakers’ third straight victory, 134-107 over the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA In-Season Tournament on Tuesday night. LeBron James had 16 points and nine
Continue ReadingCNN, WSB By Mary Kay Mallonee and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Fani Willis on Tuesday said she expects a trial in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case against Donald Trump and his allies would be ongoing during the 2024 election and may not conclude until early 2025. “I believe in that
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 32 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles 111-108 in an NBA In-Season Tournament game on Tuesday night, as the Clippers remained winless since acquiring James Harden last month. Jokic was perfect on 14 free throw attempts, including
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jaedon LeDee scored 27 points as San Diego State beat Long Beach State 88-76 on Tuesday. LeDee also contributed 11 rebounds and three steals for the Aztecs (2-1). Reese Waters scored 15 points while shooting 5 for 10, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc. Lamont
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s digital spy agency says the nation’s cooperation with the United States and Britain to develop an Australian fleet of submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology is a likely target of state-sponsored cyberespionage. The Australian Signals Directorate reported on Wednesday a 23% increase in cybercrimes in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Duncan Powell’s 20 points helped Sacramento State defeat Pacific Union 128-66 on Tuesday. Powell also had 13 rebounds for the Hornets (1-2). Zee Hamoda scored 19 points and added five rebounds. Brandon Betson shot 6 for 10, including 5 for 9 from beyond the arc to finish
Continue ReadingBy SONJA CHEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When the NBA created the In-Season Tournament as a way to inject playoff-level intensity into regular-season games, the scuffle between the Golden State Warriors and the Minnesota Timberwolves that resulted in three early ejections on Tuesday night may not have been what the league had in
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U.S. syphilis cases are rising, including congenital syphilis, and doctors warn they’re struggling to find a crucial antibiotic. And that includes here in our valley. According to the CDC, reported cases of syphilis among babies in the U.S. increased more than 200 percent from 2017 to 2021. In Riverside County, public health officials say in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justice Hill had 23 points in Loyola Marymount’s 88-66 victory against Jackson State on Tuesday. Hill added eight assists for the Lions (2-1). Dominick Harris added 18 points while going 6 of 8 (4 for 6 from 3-point range), and he also had six rebounds. Will Johnston
Continue ReadingRUSTON, La. (AP) — One of four women stabbed in what officials say was a random attack on a Louisiana college campus has died. Louisiana Tech University in Ruston announced that Annie Richardson died Tuesday evening, a day after the attack outside a campus recreation center. Authorities say two other women were hospitalized and a
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Police shot and killed a dog after it attacked an officer in Desert Hot Springs on Tuesday, the department confirmed to News Channel 3. A viewer told News Channel 3 that the incident happened in the area of West and 16th Street. According to DHSPD spokesperson Doria Wilms, officers responded to a desert lot to
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