By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — LeBron James looked liked an aging veteran for a few seconds Friday night, limping around the baseline and grabbing at his lower left leg after getting fouled during the first quarter. The moment was fleeting. James scored 32 points, D’Angelo Russell had 19 and the Los
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Defenseman Alec Martinez scored two goals and the Vegas Golden Knights dominated possession in beating the San Jose Sharks 5-0 on Friday night. Martinez is known more for putting his body in harm’s way, leading the NHL last season with 244 blocked shots. He had
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lawson Lovering scored 18 points to lead five in double figures and Utah defeated UC Riverside 82-53 on Friday night. Lovering, a 7-foot-1 junior who had only three double-figure scoring games last season, made 7-of-11 field goal attempts and grabbed seven rebounds. He scored 2 points in the Utes’ season
Continue ReadingMICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 17 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds to move into sole possession of second place on the Kings’ career list for triple-doubles, leading Sacramento to a 105-98 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in an In-Season Tournament game Friday night. Kevin Huerter scored 19
Continue ReadingBY BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A political novice and one of the world’s wealthiest millennials, Vivek Ramaswamy has waged a whirlwind presidential campaign mirroring his meteoric rise as a biotech entrepreneur. On everything from deporting people born in the United States to ending aid to Israel and Ukraine, he consistently displays the
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN, ALAN SUDERMAN and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. (AP) — When a healthcare startup dreamed of building a network of rural hospitals several years ago, it turned to Jim Biden. Although he wasn’t a public health consultant or a medical expert, Jim Biden was the brother of Joe Biden, who
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, there will be no such thing as a small detail. How they greet? If they eat? Where they sit? Will there be flowers? Bottled water or in a glass? “Pretty intense,” senior administration
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, there will be no such thing as a small detail. How they greet? If they eat? Where they sit? Will there be flowers? Bottled water or in a glass? “Pretty intense,” senior administration
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Texas college student Jade Emerson found herself entranced as she worked on a podcast about Lady Bird Johnson, listening to hour upon hour of the former first lady recounting everything from her childhood memories to advising her husband in the White House. “I fell in love very
Continue ReadingBy R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Along a busy Atlanta residential road, a 68-year-old Vietnam War-era Army veteran has found what he calls a “match made in heaven.” Harold Tilson Jr. found himself homeless earlier this year but for the past few months has been living in transitional housing run by the nonprofit
Continue ReadingBy R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Along a busy Atlanta residential road, a 68-year-old Vietnam War-era Army veteran has found what he calls a “match made in heaven.” Harold Tilson Jr. found himself homeless earlier this year but for the past few months has been living in transitional housing run by the nonprofit
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Adi Koplewitz, CNN Bethlehem, West Bank (CNN) — To be at work by 9 a.m., Joseph Handal gets up at 4:30 a.m., even though his workplace, a Franciscan church in the Old City of Jerusalem, is only a few miles from his home in Bethlehem. The journey should take 25 minutes
Continue Readingby DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials have imposed severe, months-long cuts to Mexico City’s water supply just a month after initial restrictions were ordered as drought dries the capital’s reservoirs. Authorities announced the moves at a news conference Friday, but did not report the cuts on social media until just
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration’s plan to build new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas calls for a “movable” design that frustrates both environmentalists and advocates of stronger border enforcement. The plans for the nearly 20 miles (32 kilometers) of new barrier in Starr County were
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration’s plan to build new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas calls for a “movable” design that frustrates both environmentalists and advocates of stronger border enforcement. The plans for the nearly 20 miles (32 kilometers) of new barrier in Starr County were
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s immensely powerful governing party may face its biggest test yet as it announces its candidates for the 2024 gubernatorial elections. The challenge isn’t coming from flagging opposition parties. Rather, the party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has to prove it can hold together and prevent the desertion of candidates
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins had 18 points and seven rebounds in her home debut and No. 21 Southern California defeated Florida Gulf Coast 67-51 on Friday night. The heralded freshman was coming off a 32-point effort in her college debut, an 83-74 win over No. 7 Ohio State on Monday. Rayah Marshall added
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Almost seven months of war between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group have left a wave of destruction. Over half the population is in need of humanitarian aid, and people fear a repeat of the deadly ethnic conflict in Darfur 20 years ago. The
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Williams is returning to the San Francisco Giants as the third-base coach on new manager Bob Melvin’s staff. The team announced its coaching staff Friday. Williams spent the first 10 of his 17 major league seasons as an infielder with San Francisco, making four
Continue ReadingBy JOHN COON Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Dallin Hall scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half to lead BYU to a 74-65 victory over No. 17 San Diego State on Friday night. Jaxson Robinson, Richie Saunders and Fousseyni Traore each finished with 12 points for the Cougars and Traore grabbed
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