By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Already serving time for murder, disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh will now be sentenced for stealing from his clients. Tuesday’s hearing will allow any of his 18 victims to look him in the eye and say to him whatever they want. State prosecutors and Murdaugh’s lawyers agreed to a
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Celine Song’s wistful romance “Past Lives” earned top honors at the Gotham Awards on Monday evening at an award-season kickoff where the night’s biggest drama came in a political speech by Robert De Niro that the actor claimed had been edited without his permission. “Past
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street benchmarks edged lower as investors waited for updates on inflation and how American consumers are feeling about the economy. Tokyo and Hong Kong fell while Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney gained. On Tuesday the Conference Board will
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Ajay Mitchell’s 27 points helped UC Santa Barbara defeat Fresno State 69-65 on Monday night. Mitchell had seven rebounds for the Gauchos (3-2). Yohan Traore added 17 points while shooting 7 of 11 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line, and they also had
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, Aishwarya Iyer, Vedika Sud, Sania Farooqui and Jack Guy, CNN New Delhi, India (CNN) — Cheers greeted a group of 41 workers as they emerged from a collapsed tunnel under the Himalayas on Tuesday, the climax of an incredible and perilous weekslong rescue operation to drill through rock and debris. The men
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Candidates have opened their campaigns for Indonesia’s presidential election, which is shaping up as a three-way race among a former special forces general who’s lost twice before and two former governors. Ganjar Pranowo started his first day of the 75-day campaign season in Indonesia’s easternmost city
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Relatives and a friend of Israelis kidnapped and killed by Hamas visited Australia’s Parliament House on Tuesday, sharing personal stories in an effort to lobby for international support for all hostages to be freed — and to support Israel’s war effort. The group of five will
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cairo Santos made a 30-yard field goal for Chicago with 10 seconds left for his fourth of the game after a miss on the opening drive, and the Bears had four interceptions of Joshua Dobbs in a defense-dominated 12-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Justin
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A herd of wild elephants in Malaysia trampled on a car traveling along a major highway after it struck a baby in their group, local authorities said Monday. The car, a white Perodua Axia, was being driven by a 48-year-old man, along with his wife and son, 23, according
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James never endured a lopsided basketball defeat like the one he suffered with Los Angeles in Philadelphia. James has lost big before. His Miami Heat once got trounced by 36 points in the NBA Finals. The Indiana Pacers beat James and the Lakers by 42
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jean Knight, the New Orleans-born soul singer known for her 1971 hit “Mr. Big Stuff,” has died at the age of 80. Family, friends and fans are mourning the loss of Knight, who died Wednesday in Tampa, Florida, where she was living. A family representative
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is Giving Tuesday, a day of generosity dedicated to volunteering, donating, and doing good for others. If you’d like to participate, you can start by contemplating the causes close to your heart. Then, consider charitable giving to reputable non-profits in those fields, or you can make a
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Navy says it has removed nearly all of the fuel from a plane that overshot a Hawaii runway and landed in an environmentally sensitive bay. But officials don’t have a timetable for when it will get the large aircraft out of the water.
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and ROBERT JABLON Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland considered a resolution to call for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war on Monday, potentially joining nearly a dozen other U.S. cities from Michigan to Georgia that have supported the same. The resolution before the Oakland City Council also calls for
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and ROBERT JABLON Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland considered a resolution to call for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war on Monday, potentially joining nearly a dozen other U.S. cities from Michigan to Georgia that have supported the same. The resolution before the Oakland City Council also calls for
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to help the Philadelphia 76ers rout LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 138-94 on Monday night. The reigning NBA MVP, Embiid notched his sixth career triple-double with 2 minutes left in the third quarter. It
Continue ReadingA mysterious illness impacting dogs in numerous states has been confirmed in California. Last week, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released a statement about 10 reported cases of what’s being called “Atypical Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease” (aCIRD). Vets have reported several symptoms in sick dogs, including chronic cough, lethargy, malaise and not eating. While
Continue ReadingBy Arya Jyothi, video by Jadyn Sham, Kristie Lu Stout and Kevin Broad, CNN (CNN) — A green pit viper coiled around a drainpipe, three blue-banded bees sleeping on a grass blade, and a gecko climbing a tree against the backdrop of a bustling city. They’re all part of Hong Kong-British wildlife photographer Lawrence Hylton’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Arya Jyothi, video by Jadyn Sham, Kristie Lu Stout and Kevin Broad, CNN (CNN) — A green pit viper coiled around a drainpipe, three blue-banded bees sleeping on a grass blade, and a gecko climbing a tree against the backdrop of a bustling city. They’re all part of Hong Kong-British wildlife photographer Lawrence
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s junta says it has signed a decree revoking a 2015 law that was enacted to curb the smuggling of international migrants traveling through a key migration route in Niger en route to Europe. A government circular issued on Monday noted that all those convicted under
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