By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy fighting erupted Monday around a hospital in northern Gaza where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, as Israel pressed an offensive it says is aimed at eradicating Hamas and uprooting their militant infrastructure. A shell
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military has warned North Korea not to go ahead with its planned spy satellite launch. A senior officer suggested Monday that South Korea could suspend an inter-Korean agreement to reduce tensions and resume front-line aerial surveillance in response. North Korea’s first two attempts
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s interior minister says severe storms have delayed a search-and-rescue operation for 12 crew members of a cargo ship that sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast. Ali Yerlikaya said the Turkish-flagged Kafkametler sank on Sunday after hitting a breakwater outside the harbor off the town of Eregli, some 200 kilometers (125
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — India and Australia are set to hold talks focused on bolstering their strategic, defense and security ties in New Delhi. Australia’s foreign minister Penny Wong and defence minister Richard Marles arrived to meet Monday with their counterparts for the second India-Australia 2+2 Dialogue, where they’re expected to discuss regional and global
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The frontrunner in Taiwan’s presidential race has picked the long-term de-facto ambassador to the United States as his vice presidential candidate. Vice President William Lai announced Monday on his Facebook page the nomination of Hsiao Bi-kim who was born in Japan to a Taiwanese father and an American mother. This move
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BILLER and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — His legions of fans call him “the madman” and “the wig” due to his ferocity and unruly mop of hair. He refers to himself as “the lion.” He thinks sex education is a Marxist plot to destroy the family, views his cloned
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Global pop star Shakira has been summoned to a Barcelona courthouse to attend the first day of her trial for allegedly defrauding Spanish tax officials of millions of euros. Shakira on Monday will face six counts of failing to pay the Spanish government 14.5 million euros
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Jessie Yeung, Jonny Hallam, Asmaa Khalil and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-eight premature babies arrived in Egypt in a convoy of ambulances from Gaza on Monday, according to an Egyptian government official, after the infants were evacuated from Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza. Four mothers and six nurses accompanied
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Jaedon LeDee scored a career-high 34 points — 10 after regulation — and grabbed 17 rebounds to help San Diego State beat Washington 100-97 in overtime Sunday night and win the Continental Tire Main Event championship. Elijah Saunders made 3 of 3 from 3-point range and scored 16 points for San
Continue ReadingBy GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Verdicts are expected Monday in the trial of hundreds of people accused of membership in Italy’s ’ndrangheta organized crime syndicate. The trial started almost three years ago in the southern Calabria region, where the mob organization was originally based. The ’ndrangheta quietly amassed power in Italy and
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — Rescuers blocked from reaching 41 workers trapped by a highway tunnel collapse are shifting to an attempt to reach them vertically. The construction workers have been trapped nine days, though they are healthy and are getting oxygen and food through pipes. The rescue attempt has been stymied by debris, and a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Cole Anderson had 20 points in UCSB’s 96-72 victory over Le Moyne on Sunday. Anderson was 7-of-12 shooting (6 for 10 from 3-point range) for the Gauchos (1-2). Josh Pierre-Louis scored 19 points while shooting 7 for 11, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc,
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An Indio man died Saturday morning after a collision involving two cars at an intersection in Indio. According to the Indio Police Department around 5 a.m. the cars collided at Indio Boulevard and Sun Gold Street. Jeremy Decorah, 29, was a passenger in one of the vehicles. He was pulled from the wreckage by Cal
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sardines swirling in preserved lemons. Mackerel basking in curry sauce. Chargrilled squid bathing in ink. All are culinary delicacies long popular in Europe that are now making their mark on U.S. menus. The country’s canned seafood industry is moving well beyond tuna sandwiches,
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sardines swirling in preserved lemons. Mackerel basking in curry sauce. Chargrilled squid bathing in ink. All are culinary delicacies long popular in Europe that are now making their mark on U.S. menus. The country’s canned seafood industry is moving well beyond tuna sandwiches,
Continue ReadingBy JUWON PARK Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s esports powerhouse T1 has won the League of Legends World Championship by defeating China-based Weibo Gaming. It is T1’s record fourth win at one of the biggest esports tournaments in the world. South Korea’s Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok — arguably the most well-known face
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Going into Sunday night’s game, LeBron James wasn’t motivated alone by Dillon Brooks’ slights against him. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar took to Instagram on Saturday night and wrote under a graphic showing he had 108 games with at least 30 points since coming to
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberty and Bell are ready for their presidential pardons. The two Thanksgiving turkeys were due at the White House on Monday to play their part in what has become an annual holiday tradition: a president sparing them from becoming someone’s dinner. “We think that’s a great way
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press When Staff Sgt. Buck Aldridge fatally shot Leonard Cure during a roadside struggle after pulling him over for speeding, it wasn’t the first time a traffic stop involving the Camden County sheriff’s deputy had spiraled into violence. Last year, Aldridge dragged a driver from a car that crashed after fleeing
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BIGFORK, Mont. (AP) — After 17 years in the U.S. Senate, Democrat Jon Tester is a well-known commodity in Montana — a plain-spoken grain farmer with a flattop and a carefully cultivated reputation as a moderate. The 67-year-old lawmaker smiled and laughed his way through the crowd at a Veterans
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