STANFORD, Ca. (AP) — Freshman Andrej Stojakovic scored 18 points to lead five players into double-figure scoring as Stanford cruised to a 95-70 win over Eastern Washington on Friday night. The Cardinal closed out their four-game homestand to start the season, bouncing back from an 89-77 upset loss to Santa Clara on Tuesday night. Ethan
Continue ReadingBy BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Forty workers were trapped in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India for a seventh day Saturday as rescuers waited for a new machine to drill through the rubble so they could crawl to their freedom. On Friday, the drilling was interrupted when some machine bearings
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawsuit by singer Cassie containing allegations of beatings and abuse by music producer Sean “Diddy” Combs has been settled, the artists announced Friday, one day after the lawsuit was filed. The settlement was announced in a statement sent by attorney Douglas Wigdor, who represents Cassie,
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawsuit by singer Cassie containing allegations of beatings and abuse by music producer Sean “Diddy” Combs has been settled, the artists announced Friday, one day after the lawsuit was filed. The settlement was announced in a statement sent by attorney Douglas Wigdor, who represents Cassie,
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese officials say Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to build a stable and constructive relationship, but they achieved only a vague agreement on easing a dispute over a Chinese ban on Japanese seafood. Kishida said after a 65-minute meeting with Xi
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content and hate speech on the site in general, with billionaire owner Elon Musk inflaming tensions with his own posts endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory. IBM said this week
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press CHARLOTTE AMALIE, Virgin Islands (AP) — Hunter Jack Madden scored 22 points to lead Abilene Christian and Ali Abdou Dibba sealed the victory with a hook shot with 47 seconds left as the Wildcats knocked off San Jose State 77-71 on Friday night at the Paradise Jam. Madden also contributed nine
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado judge on Friday issued a stunning ruling that fell just short of removing Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s insurrectionist ban. The 102-page decision was a win for Trump, but it read more like a condemnation. Nonetheless, it’s the latest legal victory for the GOP
Continue ReadingBy RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Sacramento Kings All-Star De’Aaron Fox celebrated playing in the In-Season Tournament with his finest game of the season. De’Aaron Fox scored a season-high 43 points, and the Sacramento Kings overcame 27 points from Victor Wembanyama to hold off the San Antonio Spurs 129-120 on Friday night
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have agreed to one-year contracts with infielders Miguel Andujar and Abraham Toro. Oakland announced the deals on Friday. Andujar’s contract is worth $1.7 million, and Toro receives $1,275,000 under his agreement. The A’s also claimed right-hander Michael Kelly off waivers from Cleveland and signed outfielder Daz Cameron to
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sion James had 21 points in Tulane’s 92-57 win over Sacramento State on Friday night. James was 8 of 10 shooting, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 4 from the line for the Green Wave (3-0). Kevin Cross scored 17 points, going 5 of 8 and
Continue ReadingBy DIDI TANG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The 92-year-old businessman who represented Taiwan at this week’s summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in San Francisco expressed hope Friday that the meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping should help to reduce tensions between the two superpowers and in the region. Morris Chang,
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina ran off a big first-half burst that thrilled coach Hubert Davis, only to let up coming down the stretch before halftime. The 20th-ranked Tar Heels opened the second half better — and Davis hopes it offers a lesson on sustaining their strongest
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Friday said she did not agree with former President Donald Trump’s recent remark referring to his political opponents as “vermin.” “The reality is I don’t agree with that statement any more than I agree when he said Hezbollah was smart,
Continue ReadingANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Marcus Tsohonis scored 35 points, Lassina Traore had a double-double and Long Beach State shocked Michigan 94-86 on Friday night. There were nine lead changes in the first 6 1/2 minutes of the second half, then Long Beach State went ahead 71-65 with 10-plus minutes remaining. Michigan eventually tied it
Continue ReadingBy KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Officials say a shooter killed a state security guard in the lobby of New Hampshire’s psychiatric hospital and then was fatally shot by a state trooper. Authorities say 63-year-old Bradley Haas was killed Friday as he guarded the lobby entrance. The hospital is the state’s only
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A tropical disturbance moving across the western Caribbean knocked out power to thousands in Jamaica and caused two deaths in Haiti as it unleashed landslides and floods before dissipating late Friday. Forecasters had said earlier in the day that the disturbance had a chance to become a tropical cyclone,
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s two main opposition parties have failed to agree on a joint candidate for president, once again throwing into doubt their ability to unseat the ruling party in January’s election. The Nationalist Party and the Taiwan People’s Party were expected to announce an agreed-upon candidate Saturday at a news conference. Instead,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Quentin Jones’ 17 points helped Cal Poly defeat St. Thomas (Minnesota) 61-60 on Friday night. Jones added six rebounds for the Mustangs (2-2). Kobe Sanders scored 12 points, finishing 5 of 7 from the floor. Jarred Hyder shot 4 for 7 to finish with 10 points. Parker
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians made their second trade Friday, swapping relievers with San Diego and acquiring right-hander Scott Barlow from the Padres for Enyel De Los Santos. The 30-year-old Barlow is back in the AL Central after spending most of his big league career with the Kansas
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