By 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
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. But as dedicated fans surely know — they were never going to call it quits. Not really. During their encore, the band’s current
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two days after it was announced Bronny James had been cleared by doctors for a full return to basketball, and just four months after he suffered a cardiac arrest, the Southern California freshman took the floor for warmups with his teammates as they prepared to play
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — ISIS has claimed responsibility for a deadly explosion that ripped through a Catholic mass service at a university gym in the southern Philippines on Sunday. At least four people were killed and dozens of others were injured in the blast at the Mindanao State University in
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The super PAC aligned with Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has parted ways with its interim CEO and two other top officials Saturday, sources told CNN, a shakeup that came as a surprise to some within the fundraising organization. One person with knowledge of the departures – including those
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Jadon Jones scored 24 points as Long Beach State beat Sacramento State 83-73 on Saturday night. Jones had six rebounds for the Beach (5-4). Lassina Traore added 18 points while shooting 7 of 12 from the field and 4 for 7 from the foul line, and
Continue ReadingBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Cone hit a career-best seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 26 points and Jaylon Tyson had his third double-double of the season to help California beat Santa Clara 84-69 on Saturday and snap a four-game skid. Cone made 8 of 11 from the field and Tyson finished with 21 points,
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful explosion believed caused by a bomb has ripped through a Catholic mass and killed at least three people and wounded several others in a university gymnasium in a predominantly Muslim city in the southern Philippines. The morning mass was underway in a gymnasium at
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Saturday off the southern Philippine coast, prompting many villagers to flee their homes in panic around midnight after Philippine authorities issued a tsunami warning. The quake struck at at a depth of 32 kilometers (20 miles), according to the U.S. Geological
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French police arrested a man who targeted passersby in Paris on Saturday night, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring two others, France’s interior minister said. Police subdued the man, a 25-year-old French citizen who had spent four years in prison for planning a violent
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