By KALANI TAKASE Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Sean Jones hit a straightaway 3-pointer with 38 seconds left to lift No. 4 Marquette to a 71-69 win over UCLA in a Maui Invitational quarterfinal on Monday. David Joplin scored 19 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Golden Eagles (4-0) came back from a 12-point deficit
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops battled Palestinian militants in an urban refugee camp and outside a nearby hospital Tuesday as the army expanded operations across northern Gaza, where residents have been without electricity or reliable access to water, food and other basics for weeks.
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — The first images of dozens of men trapped inside a collapsed Himalayan tunnel have emerged, as a complex and frustrating operation to free them enters its tenth day. Video captured by a camera fed through a pipe by rescuers on the surface shows the men wearing helmets and standing
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The eruption of Papua New Guinea’s tallest volcano is subsiding, but thick ash still billowed into the sky and coated roofs and palm trees nearby. Mount Ulawun on the northeastern island of New Britain is one of the South Pacific nation’s most active volcanoes. The eruption
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops battled Palestinian militants in a dense, urban refugee camp on Tuesday as they expanded operations across northern Gaza, where residents have been without electricity, water or access to humanitarian aid for weeks. The front line of the war, now
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Tuesday after a rally on Wall Street that was led by gains in Microsoft following its announcement that it was hiring Sam Altman, former CEO of OpenAI, the ChatGPT maker. U.S. futures were higher while oil prices fell. Chinese markets were initially
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas hotel union workers voted overwhelmingly Monday to approve their contract agreement with casino giant Caesars Entertainment, signaling an end to lengthy labor disputes that had brought the threat of a historic strike to the Strip. The Culinary Workers Union announced on X, the platform
Continue ReadingSTOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Tsotne Tsartsidze had a go-ahead layup with 21 seconds remaining and scored 19 points to rally North Dakota to a 73-71 victory over Pacific on Monday night. Tsartsidze sank 1 of 2 free throws with 2 seconds left for the Fighting Hawks (3-1) and Judson Martindale missed a 3-pointer at the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (AP) — Malevy Leons’ 18 points helped Bradley defeat Tulane 80-77 at the SoCal Challenge on Monday night. Leons also contributed four steals for the Braves (4-0), who will play either UTEP or California for the Surf Division title on Wednesday. Darius Hannah scored 14 points while
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY and BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A Navy plane flying in rainy weather overshot a runway Monday at a military base in Hawaii and splashed into Kaneohe Bay, but all nine aboard were uninjured, authorities said. The Coast Guard responded, but rescue operations were quickly called off, said Petty Officer
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The man suspected of killing three people and seriously wounding a fourth in rural Colorado has been arrested, the Custer County Sheriff’s Office said. Hanme K. Clark, 45, is accused of shooting four people Monday in a wooded part of Custer County after an apparent dispute
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night. J.T. Miller and Sam Lafferty also scored to help Vancouver end its second two-game skid of the season. Thatcher Demko finished with 27 saves. Thomas Hertl
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy and Wayne Chang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The world must “must act urgently” to stem the conflict in Gaza, China’s top diplomat said Monday during a meeting with officials from Arab and Muslim majority nations, as Beijing steps up its efforts to play a role in establishing a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — The 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for over a week are finally getting hot meals, provided through a newly installed steel pipe, as rescuers work on an alternate plan of digging toward them vertically. The meals, made of rice and lentils, were
Continue ReadingBEAVERCREEK, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a shooter opened fire at a Walmart, wounding four people before apparently killing himself. The attack took place Monday night at a Walmart in Beavercreek, in the Dayton metropolitan area. Police didn’t immediately release the name of the gunman, a possible motive for the attack or other
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wayne McKinney III scored 16 points as San Diego beat Navy 67-59 on Monday night. McKinney also had three steals for the Toreros (4-1). Jimmy Oladokun Jr. added 14 points while shooting 6 of 8 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line, and they
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 32 points with five 3-pointers to extend his latest NBA record, Klay Thompson broke out of his shooting slump with a season-high 20 points, and the Golden State Warriors snapped their six-game losing streak with a 121-116 win over the Houston Rockets on
Continue ReadingBy MARTHA IRVINE and DAR YASIN Associated Press SAMTSE, Bhutan (AP) — Monsoon rains have finally passed and floods blocking the lone dirt road have retreated enough for a small truck to climb these Himalayan foothills to a gurgling spring. It spews water so fresh that people here call it nectar. Workers inside a small
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Marshall Jr. scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Santa Clara cruised past Mississippi Valley State 81-39 on Monday night. Johnny O’Neil scored 12 points, going 5 of 6 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) for the Broncos (5-0). Christoph Tilly finished 4 of
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments in a redistricting case that Democrats hope will result in new, more favorable legislative maps for elections in 2024 that will help them chip away at the large Republican majority. Four of the past six presidential elections have been
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