By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Until recently, the space was the one-car garage of a private home in Cuba’s capital, Havana. Today, it is a well-stocked, if small, grocery store whose big board at the gate entices shoppers with such offerings as cooking oil, tomato sauce, Hershey’s cocoa powder, Nutella, shampoo, cookies
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With just seven weeks until the end of the year, the Biden administration is running out of time to win the reauthorization of a spy program it says is vital to preventing terrorism, catching spies and disrupting cyberattacks. The tool, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI and RODRIGO ABD Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Batman and the Joker, a man decked out in a full-body lion costume, and another whose head and arms have been replaced by chainsaws. This isn’t Carnival or Comic-Con, but rather the outlandish campaign rally for Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei. In
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to agree Wednesday to restore some military-to-military communications between their armed forces when they meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. The plan is to revive the regular talks under
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to agree Wednesday to restore some military-to-military communications between their armed forces when they meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. The plan is to revive the regular talks under
Continue ReadingBY SARAH TETAUD Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar’s president is pushing ahead with an election on Thursday that could give him a second term, even as opposition protests roil the island nation and the majority of candidates have announced a boycott. A collective of 10 candidates including two former presidents say they will
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Dionte Bostick scored 20 points as CSU Northridge beat Chicago State 74-64 on Tuesday night. Bostick added five rebounds for the Matadors (2-1). De’Sean Allen-Eikens scored 18 points while shooting 5 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 7 of 10 from the free throw line,
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Hazardous, forced work conditions sometimes akin to slavery have been detected on nearly 500 industrial fishing vessels around the world, but identifying those responsible for abuses at sea is hampered by a lack of transparency and regulatory oversight, a new report concluded. The research by the Financial
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON and AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The area under an elevated Los Angeles freeway that burned last weekend, damaging a section of a key thoroughfare in the car-dependent city, was stacked with flammable materials on lots leased by the state through a little-known program that now is under scrutiny.
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN Woodside, California (CNN) — US President Joe Biden emerged Wednesday from four hours of talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping confident the fraught US-China relationship was improving, touting agreements on curbing fentanyl production and restoring military communication while still acknowledging that deep strains remain. Biden said he and
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares surged higher on Wednesday, cheered by a rally on Wall Street that was one of the best days of the year following a surprisingly encouraging report on inflation. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 2.6% to 33,545.14 as investors appeared to shrug off news that
Continue ReadingBy JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Adam Henrique scored with 3:51 remaining to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Radko Gudas had a Gordie Howe hat trick with a goal, assist and a fighting major and Cam Fowler also scored for Anaheim, which
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday told campaign donors that his likely 2024 opponent Donald Trump was using language similar to the Nazis and would use his presidency for “revenge and retribution” if elected to another term. “There’s a lot of reasons to be against Donald Trump,” Biden told donors
Continue ReadingSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Adama Bal had 23 points, Carlos Marshall Jr. scored 20 and Santa Clara knocked off Stanford 89-77 on Tuesday night at Maples Pavilion. Santa Clara (3-0), which trailed by two at halftime, used back-to-back 3-pointers from Bal and Jalen Benjamin to take a 62-57 lead with 11:20 remaining. Stanford (2-1) pulled
Continue ReadingBy BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Some of the 40 construction workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for a fourth day were getting sick as falling debris and technical glitches delayed the work to free them, officials in northern India said Wednesday. Rescuers have been trying to drill wide pipes through
Continue ReadingBy SONJA CHEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Draymond Green was ejected after putting Rudy Gobert in a headlock and two other players were thrown out after an altercation early in the Golden State Warriors’ game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. The game was still scoreless and not even two minutes had
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday said she would push for social media users to identify by their legal names online, drawing pushback from her GOP rivals Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy. “Every person on social media should be verified by their name. It’s a
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Efforts to beautify the city with art continue in Coachella, and a new mural celebrating its sister city status with Mexicali shines brightly. The words Coachella, Mexicali, and images representing the two cities, as well as two joined hands cover the back wall of several businesses in Coachella. “It’s very nice, it’s very beautiful, it
Continue ReadingBy JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Urho Vaakanainen scored his first career goal with 3:51 remaining to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Radko Gudas had a Gordie Howe hat trick with a goal, assist and a fighting major and Cam Fowler also
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Disney shared a preview today of specific floorplans and designs for homes that will soon be available for purchase at Cotino in Rancho Mirage, the very first Storyliving by Disney community. The all-new Cotino Sales Studio provided more details about the required pre-sales process prior to the initial sales launch in early 2024, which will
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