BEIJING (AP) — The Philadelphia Orchestra has returned to Beijing for a tour that will mark 50 years since its historic performance in China, the latest sign of improving ties between the two countries ahead of a highly anticipated meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping. The orchestra first visited China in September 1973,
Continue ReadingSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Maxime Raynaud had 23 points, 15 rebounds, three blocks and two steals, Michael Jones scored 20 points and Stanford scored the final 13 points Monday night to beat Cal State Northridge 88-79 in the season opener for both teams. Brandon Angel added 17 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for Stanford.
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adem Bona had a career-high 28 points and nine rebounds, and UCLA routed St. Francis of Pennsylvania 75-44 on Monday night in the teams’ season opener. Bona, the Pac-12 freshman of the year last season, had his rookie year end early because of a shoulder
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Vukasin Masic had 25 points in Portland’s 78-73 win against Long Beach State in a season opener on Monday. Masic also had seven rebounds for the Pilots. Tyler Harris added 17 points while going 6 of 9 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range,
Continue ReadingBy Richard Roth, Hamdi Alkhshali, Pierre Meilhan and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Gaza is “becoming a graveyard for children,” the United Nations chief warned on Monday as the death toll rises and calls grow around the world for a ceasefire, one month into Israel’s assault on Hamas – the militant group that runs the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Joel Armotrading scored 21 points as Cal Poly beat La Verne 80-62 on Monday night in a season opener. Armotrading had eight rebounds and five blocks for the Mustangs. Kobe Sanders scored 16 points and added six rebounds. Jarred Hyder had nine points and shot
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Xavier Dusell had 19 points in Fresno State’s 77-66 season-opening win against Fresno Pacific on Monday night. Dusell also added four steals for the Bulldogs. Eduardo Andre scored 17 points and added nine rebounds and four blocks. Jalen Weaver finished 6 of 10 from the field to
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Dominique Daniels Jr. scored 22 points as Cal Baptist beat San Francisco State 74-57 on Monday night in a season opener for both teams. Daniels was 7 of 15 shooting, including 6 for 9 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 4 from the line for the
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is calling for the “full resumption of free and unimpeded trade” with China in a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Albanese is making the first visit by an Australian leader to China in seven years. He said climate change, food security and transnational crime are areas
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Kaleb Higgins had 27 points — including two free throws with less than a second to play — in CSU Bakersfield’s season-opening 73-72 victory against Southern Utah on Monday night. Higgins was 11-of-23 shooting, including 1 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jonathan Mogbo had 17 points in San Francisco’s 128-59 season-opening win over Bethesda (Calif.) on Monday night. Mogbo had five rebounds for the Dons. Stefan Todorovic scored 17 points while going 7 of 11 (3 for 7 from 3-point range), and added five rebounds. Malik Thomas went
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets’ defense did its job — again. Zach Wilson and the offense? Well, they keep struggling to be something more than a stumbling, bumbling bunch. “I think we all just kept taking turns,” Wilson said after the Jets’ 27-6
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares mostly fell in Asia on Tuesday after a mixed close on Wall Street, where wild recent moves calmed a bit at the beginning of a quiet week for data releases. Benchmarks dropped more than 1% in Hong Kong and Tokyo. South Korea’s Kospi gave up
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Bryce Pope’s 28 points helped UCSD defeat Denver 95-87 in the season opener for both schools on Monday. Pope shot 10 for 21 (5 for 11 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free throw line for the Tritons. Francis Nwaokorie added 21 points while going 9 of 11
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jaedon LeDee scored six of his career-high 27 points in the first three minutes of the second half and No. 17 San Diego State broke open a close game to beat Cal State Fullerton 83-57 in their season opener Monday night. LeDee also pulled down
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — On the day Paradise burned, Gwen Nordgren stopped her car just long enough to rescue a young woman escaping by foot. By that time on Nov. 8, 2018, the sky was black even though the sun had been up for hours. Both
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Renowned Canadian poet Rupi Kaur said she is declining an invitation from the White House to attend a Diwali event hosted by the vice president, citing the Biden administration’s support of Israel as an intensifying bombardment of Gaza continues. Kaur criticized the administration for its backing
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The latest trade data from China show its imports rose in October while exports fell for a sixth straight month compared with a year earlier. Customs data released Tuesday showed imports climbed 3% from a year earlier in a bigger than expected improvement, while exports fell 6.4%, faster than the 6.2% year-on-year
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boogie Ellis had 24 points and eight rebounds as No. 21 Southern California defeated Kansas State 82-69 in the season opener for both teams Monday night. The Trojans led by 19 with 6:33 left, but that margin was trimmed to eight with 1:41 remaining before USC
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Heidi Lange was among the first to rebuild after the deadliest wildfire in California history destroyed her home in 2018 along with much of the town of Paradise. After the fire, she got divorced, which left her with only half the money paid out by insurance
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