By DAVE COLLINS and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press WILLIMANTIC, Conn. (AP) — The killing of a Connecticut nurse making a house call in October was a nightmare come true for an industry gripped by the fear of violence. Already stressed out by staffing shortages and mounting caseloads, heath care workers are increasingly worrying about the
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers are starting to figure out who they are since James Harden’s arrival a month ago. Paul George scored 25 points and the Clippers overcame an early 15-point deficit to beat Denver 111-102 on Wednesday night and snap an eight-game skid against
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Terrified students and professors cowered in classrooms and dorms as a gunman roamed the floors of a University of Nevada, Las Vegas building, killing three people and critically wounding a fourth before dying in a shootout with police. The gunman in Wednesday’s shooting
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In many American living rooms, the 1960s didn’t really begin until Jan. 12, 1971. That was the night the comedy “All in the Family” debuted, almost instantly changing television and American society with it. Creator Norman Lear, who died at age 101 on Tuesday, was
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Max Jones’ 20 points helped CSU Fullerton defeat Pepperdine 60-55 on Wednesday. Jones also contributed five rebounds for the Titans (5-4). Dominic Brewton scored 19 points, shooting 8 for 17 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. Beril Kabamba shot
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An unprecedented test of Texas’ strict abortion ban is headed before a court in Austin. A judge on Thursday is set to consider a pregnant woman’s request to be allowed to have an abortion despite the state’s ban. Kate Cox says her fetus has a
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming officials will decide whether to auction off a valuable and pristine piece of state land located within the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park. The Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners has set a vote on the idea Thursday. State Lands Director Jenifer Scoggin recommends auction
Continue ReadingBy EDNA TARIGAN and DITA ALANGKARA Associated Press MAMUJU, Indonesia (AP) — A pair of tall birds with black feathers and pinkish breasts crossed a noisy road to reach a quiet part of a sandy tourist beach in the outskirts of Mamuju, a small town at the westernmost part of Indonesia’s Sulawesi island. There the
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will hold a vote on whether to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman for triggering a fire alarm in one of the U.S. Capitol office buildings in September when the chamber was in session. The New York Democrat will become the third member and Democrat in the
Continue ReadingBy ERIN HOOLEY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An 8-week-old arrival from Alaska chirps loudly before devouring ice chips in the nursery at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. He is Pup EL2306 — proper name to be determined — a northern sea otter who was found alone and malnourished in the remote town of Seldovia in October
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Thursday in Asia after a retreat on Wall Street as crude oil prices slipped on expectations that supply might outpace demand. Benchmarks fell more than 1% in Tokyo and Hong Kong. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 fell 0.4% in its third straight loss though
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press Some of the words tied to this year’s hottest topics were also among the most mangled when it came to saying them aloud, with stumpers ranging from the first name of “Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy to the singer SZA to the name of a sacred slab of sandstone used in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Kenan Blackshear scored 25 points as undefeated Nevada beat UC Davis 80-68 on Wednesday. Blackshear was 10 of 18 shooting and 5 of 9 from the free throw line for the Wolf Pack (7-0). Jarod Lucas added 13 points, all on free throws, and had five rebounds.
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A top European Union official told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday that China and the EU must address both the imbalances in their trading relationship and Russian aggression against Ukraine. The two are divided on both issues. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, meeting Xi
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched missiles and hit three commercial ships in the southern Red Sea last weekend, it triggered an immediate question: Will the U.S. military strike back? The Houthis have sharply escalated their attacks against ships as they sail toward the narrow
Continue ReadingBy CNN Staff (CNN) — Four of the Republican presidential candidates made a variety of false, misleading or lacking-in-context claims on Wednesday during the fourth debate of the 2024 party primary. Former President Donald Trump did not participate in the debate. Here is a fact check of some of the claims from the candidates – Florida
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Ira “Ike” Schab had just showered, put on a clean sailor’s uniform and closed his locker aboard the USS Dobbin when he heard a call for a fire rescue party. He went topside to see the USS Utah capsizing and Japanese planes
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Ira “Ike” Schab had just showered, put on a clean sailor’s uniform and closed his locker aboard the USS Dobbin when he heard a call for a fire rescue party. He went topside to see the USS Utah capsizing and Japanese planes
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Following four weeks of “artistic transformation,” an unveiling ceremony was held Wednesday for the Jackson Street bridge mural in Indio. “Artists Ivan Montoya and Joey Salamon have been meticulously crafting a masterpiece to bring rich character and tie in the history of Indio using form, color and imagery to the bridge pillars and walls,”
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN, DAVID KEYTON, JOSHUA A. BICKEL and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The mood is about to shift, the hours grow longer and the already high sense of urgency somehow amp up even more as the United Nations climate summit heads into its final week. Every sentence, every
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