By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court is hearing arguments Monday on whether to reinstate a gag order against Donald Trump in the federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Getting a big holiday meal on the table can be stressful for the cook (see “The Bear,” Season two, Episode six.) But for guests, just getting to the table also can be difficult, and there’s no Butterball hotline for harried travelers. The number of people traveling
Continue ReadingBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press MAYFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — For Kylie Ossege, the 19-year-old college student who survived two deadly mass school shootings in Michigan — one as a senior at Oxford High School in 2021 and another 14 months later as a freshman at Michigan State University — Blaze stands as a source
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — What many deemed impossible just months ago is reality: Right-wing populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina’s presidency. And with his victory Sunday night, the fiery freshman lawmaker has thrust the country into the unknown regarding just how extreme his policies will be,
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press HAWSTON, South Africa (AP) — Nearly every house in Hawston has a boat in its yard, sometimes two. It takes a moment to realize many are out of action, grass sprouting through holes in hulls that haven’t touched water for years. They are relics of another time, when people fished
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include Adam Sandler playing a 74-year-old elementary class lizard in the latest Netflix animation offering “Leo” and “Oppenheimer” finally arriving on home screens. Hannah Waddingham of “Ted Lasso” fame has a Christmas special on Apple TV+, Juno Temple, Jon Hamm and Jennifer Jason Leigh star in
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Adi Koplewitz, CNN (CNN) — It should be the height of tourist season in Tiberias, an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee where the New Testament says many of Jesus’ miracles were performed. But instead of pilgrims, thousands of Israelis evacuated from communities close to the Lebanese border
Continue ReadingBy JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James warmed up with his USC teammates before a game for the first time this season after suffering a cardiac arrest in July. He has yet to make his collegiate debut after it was determined he had a congenital heart defect that was treatable.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Kyle Vogt has resigned as CEO of Cruise, General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit. His decision to step down, announced late Sunday, follows a recall of all 950 Cruise vehicles to update software after one dragged a pedestrian to the side of a San Francisco street in early October. Cruise won approval
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 peace deal and resume frontline aerial surveillance in retaliation for a launch. North Korea’s first two
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Dominique Daniels Jr. scored 26 points as Cal Baptist beat Cal Poly 67-58 on Sunday night at the Lancer Joust. Daniels was 8-of-19 shooting, including 5 for 10 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the foul line for the Lancers (4-1). Yvan Ouedraogo scored
Continue ReadingBy DOUG PADILLA Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jake Neighbours and Pavel Buchnevich scored in the first period and the St. Louis Blues snapped a two-game California losing streak with a 3-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night. Joel Hofer made 30 saves as the Blues won on the second night of
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines said the situation in the South China Sea “has become more dire” as China expands its presence in an area where multiple nations have competing territorial claims. China has showed interest in atolls and shoals that
Continue ReadingBy EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Heavy fighting in a region claimed by Sudan and South Sudan has killed at least 32 people, including a U.N. peacekeeper. Local reports said the civilians and a Ghanaian soldier serving with a peacekeeping force died when gunmen attacked two villages in the disputed Abyei region.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dayvion McKnight scored 14 points as Xavier beat Saint Mary’s (CA) 66-49 on Sunday night at the Continental Tire Main Event. McKnight added five rebounds for the Musketeers (3-2). Quincy Olivari added 12 points while going 4 of 13 from the floor, including 3 for 7 from
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — After his initial evaluation for what the Seahawks called a bruised triceps, Seattle quarterback Geno Smith tried to complete several soft tosses, shaking out his right arm after each throw, before dejectedly sitting down on a cooler. It wasn’t the last frustrating moment for Smith and
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN Gaza City (CNN) — Even in the darkness, the utter devastation in northern Gaza is clear as day. The empty shells of buildings, illuminated by the last shreds of light, lurch out of the landscape on the dirt roads across the Gaza Strip. At night, the only signs of life are
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Santa Ana winds have been prevalent throughout the Coachella Valley Saturday impacting outdoor activities and travel. “We’re not sure if we’re gonna go to Palm Springs for sure now that it’s so windy,” said Paulina Crespo of Desert Hot Springs. “Maybe head towards Palm Desert because of the wind.” She was planning to celebrate her
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 32 points and 13 rebounds, De’Aaron Fox scored 30 and the Sacramento Kings beat the Dallas Mavericks 129-113 on Sunday night for their sixth consecutive victory. Keegan Murray added 17 points as all five starters scored in double figures for the Kings, who
Continue ReadingBy EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Heavy fighting in a region claimed by Sudan and South Sudan has killed at least 32 people, including a U.N. peacekeeper. Local reports said the civilians and a Ghanaian soldier serving with a peacekeeping force died when gunmen attacked two villages in the disputed Abyei region.
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