MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Lawyers for the first person to be charged under Australia’s foreign interference laws have told a court that a hospital donation made through a federal government minister was not a covert attempt to curry favor on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party. Melbourne businessman and local community leader Di Sanh Duong
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS MUREITHI and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As countries meet in Nairobi to negotiate a treaty aimed at cutting plastics pollution, one of the tools that’s been discussed is plastic credits. Those work a bit like the carbon credits that many fossil fuel companies have purchased to try to balance
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful undersea earthquake has shaken the southern Philippines. There are no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries, and no tsunami warning is in effect. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake measured magnitude 6.7 and was located 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Burias at the southern tip of the
Continue ReadingBy RAHMAT MIRZA Associated Press ACEH UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Some 240 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, are afloat off the coast of Indonesia after two attempts to land were rejected by local residents. Officials said the boat most recently tried to land in Aceh Utara district, in Indonesia’s Aceh province, on Thursday afternoon,
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, BASSEM MROUE and DAVID RISING Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Communications systems in the Gaza Strip were down for a second day Friday with no fuel to power the internet and phone networks, causing aid agencies to halt cross-border deliveries of humanitarian supplies even as they warned people may soon
Continue ReadingBy AARON FAVILA and EILEEN NG Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States and the Philippines have signed a nuclear cooperation pact under which U.S. investment and technologies are to help the Southeast Asian nation transition to cleaner energy and bolster its power supply. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. witnessed the signing of
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — An elevated section of Interstate 10 in downtown Los Angeles that was damaged last weekend by a massive fire underneath it is expected to reopen Tuesday, two days before Thanksgiving Day, the city’s mayor and California’s governor said in a joint statement Thursday. The reopening of
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly lower Friday after Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish as momentum slowed following a strong rally in the first half of November. U.S. futures and oil prices edged higher. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng sank 2.1%, to 17,450.44, dragged lower by a
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The Coachella Valley has seen a rise in smash-and-grab robberies in the past five years. Shop owners and employees are on guard as the threat of violence and theft is very real. In Karen Devine’s I-team report “Smash and Grab Crackdown” she uncovers what desert cities and law enforcement are doing to deter big
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Carey and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations’ human rights chief has called on Israel to give his team access to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, after Israel’s military released video of what it called a Hamas “operational tunnel shaft” in the complex’s grounds, a claim immediately rejected by the militant
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — An Indian bowler previously attacked on social media for his Muslim faith has emerged as a hero of the national team as it prepares to take on Australia in the Cricket World Cup final on Sunday. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami took seven wickets in Wednesday’s semifinal against New Zealand
Continue ReadingBy SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged leaders of developing nations to unite in the face of growing challenges due to the Israel-Hamas war as he convened a virtual summit of more than 100 countries Friday. “This is the time when the countries of the Global South
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Legendary Pittsburgh Steelers QB Big Ben Roethlisberger set a special message to Yucca Valley High School ahead of their CIF-SS semi-final game on Friday. “Just want to say, congratulations on the season so far. Good luck and keep it going,” Roethlisberger said. How cool is this? 2x Super Bowl champ Ben Roethlisberger @_BigBen7 wishes Yucca
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CV football is on a historic run and has a chance to clinch its first-ever CIF-SS championship game with a win on Friday. “It’s been since 1965, I believe since we’ve made a run this deep in CV football. And yes, there’s a lot of excitement. Yes, the community is excited,” said head coach Bill
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS MUREITHI and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As countries meet in Nairobi to negotiate a treaty aimed at cutting plastics pollution, one of the tools that’s been discussed is plastics credits. Those work a bit like the carbon credits that many fossil fuel companies have purchased to try to balance
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budget into the new year, as wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel remains stalled. The measure passed the House and
Continue ReadingBy ERIC HE Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Mike Hoffman scored two goals, and the San Jose Sharks beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 on Thursday night. Givani Smith had a goal and an assist for San Jose, which had dropped three in a row. William Eklund and Luke Kunin also scored in
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, DIDI TANG and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sometimes it can be easy to forget that President Joe Biden’s original foreign policy priority was reasserting American influence in Asia. After all, that was before Russian tanks tried to blitz Ukraine, and before Israel and Hamas descended into a fresh
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, DIDI TANG and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sometimes it can be easy to forget that President Joe Biden’s original foreign policy priority was reasserting American influence in Asia. After all, that was before Russian tanks tried to blitz Ukraine, and before Israel and Hamas descended into a fresh
Continue ReadingBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Walker scored a career-high 26 points and Montana State survived two late 3-point attempts to defeat California 63-60 on Thursday night. The Golden Bears, whose last lead was 5-4, got two chances to tie when Robert Ford III missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 11 seconds to play.
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