By JANIE HAR and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Activists protesting corporate profits, environmental abuses, poor working conditions and the Israel-Hamas war marched in downtown San Francisco on Sunday, united in their opposition to a global trade summit that will draw President Joe Biden and leaders from nearly two dozen countries. Protests
Continue ReadingBy DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s main opposition party has suffered a split after a left-wing faction announced it was breaking away, accusing the party’s recently elected leader of abandoning its core ideology for a sort of “right-wing populism.” Umbrella, a faction led by a former minister from Syriza’s government of
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Off to an NBA-worst 1-8 start, the Memphis Grizzlies sure could use Ja Morant in the lineup. They’ll have to wait until mid-December though. That’s when the two-time All-Star guard’s 25-game suspension is set to end. Morant can’t be in the arena when the Grizzlies
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Nebraska health officials are testing hundreds of preschoolers for tuberculosis after an active case was confirmed at a day care in Douglas County. The Douglas County Health Department declared a public health emergency after more than 500 people were possibly exposed to the disease. The agency said the exposures
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — More than 180,000 people across France, including 100,000 in Paris, have marched peacefully to protest against rising antisemitism in the wake of Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, representatives of several parties on the left, conservatives and centrists of
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The search continues for a missing woman and her parents after her husband was arrested on suspicion of murder when police tracked a body part found in a dumpster back to their Los Angeles area home, authorities said. Mei Li Haskell, 37, Gaoshan Li, 71, and Yanxiang Wang, 64,
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia extended its streak of weeks being top-ranked in the AP Top 25 to 22 on Sunday, giving the Bulldogs the second-longest run of being No. 1 in the 87-year history of the college football poll. The Bulldogs received 54 first-place votes after they routed Mississippi in
Continue ReadingPeter Nygard, who once led a women’s fashion empire, was found guilty of four counts of sexual assault in a Canadian court on Sunday but was acquitted of a fifth count plus a charge of forcible confinement. The jury handed down the verdict on the fifth day of deliberations following a six-week trial in Toronto.
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — When Xi Jinping last set foot in the United States, former-President Donald Trump welcomed the Chinese leader to his palm-tree-lined home at Mar-a-Lago. In the glow of warm candlelight, the two leaders bonded over the “most beautiful piece of chocolate cake” and a popular Chinese folk song
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A Virginia State University police officer was critically wounded in a shooting near campus early Sunday, and a suspect remains at large, according to a news release from Virginia State University. Police Chief David Bragg said the campus remains on lockdown Sunday as a precaution, according to the news release. “The
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — New York Congressman Brian Higgins says he will leave office before the end of his current term early next year, after 19 years. The Buffalo, New York, Democrat says he’s grown frustrated with dysfunction in the U.S. House of Representatives. At a news conference Sunday, he
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia extended its streak of weeks being top-ranked in the AP Top 25 to 22 on Sunday, giving the Bulldogs the second-longest run of being No. 1 in the 87-year history of the college football poll. The Bulldogs received 54 first-place votes after they routed Mississippi in
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone and Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — A third inmate who escaped last month from a central Georgia county jail was taken back into custody on Sunday, authorities said, while a fourth – a murder suspect – remains at large. After a nearly monthlong manhunt, 37-year-old Johnifer Dernard Barnwell, was taken into custody
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Two people have been arrested in connection with a fire that heavily damaged an Atlanta apartment complex and led to more than a hundred evacuations. Atlanta news outlets reported the fire happened Friday night and firefighters were still on the scene Saturday, putting out hotspots. Investigators said they believe the fire may
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Joe Espada will be introduced as manager of the Houston Astros on Monday, a person familiar with the hiring told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team hadn’t announced the decision. The Astros have a news conference
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — More than 100,000 people marched in Paris on Sunday to protest against rising antisemitism in the wake of Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, representatives of several parties on the left, conservatives and centrists of President Emmanuel Macron’s party
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. has a broken rib after being struck by a vehicle that fled the scene Saturday night in Philadelphia’s Center City. The 27-year-old Oubre was taken to a hospital in stable condition after being hit. He was released a few hours later. The team officially ruled Oubre out
Continue ReadingTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Roughly 250 small animals that were transferred from California to Arizona may have ended up being fed to reptiles, according to two humane societies. Tucson TV station KVOA investigated the animals’ whereabouts in September, a month after 300 small animals were transferred from the overcrowded San Diego Humane Society to the
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Without a little aid from the federal government, Whitley Hasty would have a tougher time buying the fresh broccoli her toddler son loves to eat with ranch dressing. Hasty receives WIC, the food assistance program for low-income women, infants and young children. It has helped her purchase milk, cheese,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday, two days after he publicly criticized officiating following his team’s loss to Utah. Utah took 29 foul shots in that game, while Memphis took 13. The Jazz won 127-121, in a contest where Memphis center Jaren Jackson Jr. was
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