By Scarlette Whyte, CNN (CNN) — Lee Vernon Newby, Jr., was still a teenager when he became one of the first African American men to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. “I was young and scared. I was so nervous, but I wanted the opportunity,” he said. Eager to fight for his country at the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Dylan Andrews and Sebastian Mack scored 18 points apiece, Lazar Stefanovic scored eight points in UCLA’s 30-4 second-half run and the Bruins beat Lafayette 68-50 Friday night. Andrews was 7-of-9 shooting and hit three 3-pointers and Mack made 9 of 12 from the free-throw line. Stefanovic finished with 11 points on
Continue ReadingBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Donovan Williams scored 23 points and reserve Judson Martindale scored 15 points and Pacific ended an 11-game losing streak to Cal beating the Bears 87-79 on Friday night. Moe Odum scored 11 points and Tyler Beard added 10 points for Pacific (1-1). Pacific’s Villiam Garcia Adsten made two foul shots with
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Dominique Daniels Jr.’s 25 points helped Cal Baptist defeat Jackson State 80-66 on Friday. Daniels added five assists for the Lancers (2-0). Brantly Stevenson scored 16 points and added six rebounds. Yvan Ouedraogo was 6-of-10 shooting and 1 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN GILES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s chances of forming a new coalition minority government following an inconclusive election in July have been greatly boosted by a deal with a tiny party he surely hoped he would never have to rely on. The deal is
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Travis Sanheim had a goal and two assists as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-3 on Friday night despite rookie Leo Carlsson’s first career hat trick. Carlsson, the second overall pick in June’s NHL draft, became the sixth-youngest NHL player with a three-goal
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press MOULAY BRAHIM, Morocco (AP) — When a historic earthquake struck Morocco in September, Ahmed Aazab tightly hugged his wife and four children as their home’s brick walls tumbled around them. The roof collapsed, shattering clay pots in the kitchen and trapping picture frames and homework assignments beneath rubble. When the
Continue ReadingBy 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
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