By STEFANIE DAZIO and JULIE WATSON Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — A Jewish man in California has died after a confrontation during dueling protests over the Israel-Hamas war, and police said Tuesday they had identified a suspect who called 911 after the altercation. Paul Kessler, 69, died at a hospital early Monday from
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Alperen Sengun had 17 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds and Jalen Green scored 23 points in the Houston Rockets’ 122-97 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. The Rockets have won three straight to improve to 3-3. They are .500 for the first time since Oct. 22, 2021, when they
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Coachella Valley Jeremiah Estrada is joining the San Diego Padres. Estrada was removed from the Cubs’ 40-man roster on Friday, sending him to the waivers. The Padres claimed Estrada on Monday. We have made the following roster moves.We now have 34 players on our 40-man roster. pic.twitter.com/e7k0mddPxu— San Diego Padres (@Padres) November 6, 2023 Estrada,
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lauren Betts wasn’t sure where she should sit at the post-game news conference. The rest of the night the Stanford transfer appeared right at home with her new team. Betts scored a career-high 20 points in her UCLA debut, Londynn Jones added 20 points and
Continue ReadingEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert became the fastest player in NFL history to 1,500 career completions, reaching the milestone against the New York Jets on Monday night. Herbert got it on his 11th completion — a 4-yard screen pass to Keenan Allen in the third quarter — in the
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News Channel 3 has learned new details following a shooting on Halloween night that involved a home on Flora Avenue and Cholla Drive in Desert Hot Springs. The home was, at the time, a licensed vacation rental with Airbnb. Police said no injuries have been reported, but the home was damaged. Interim City Manager Doria
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — USC freshman Bronny James took the court at T-Mobile Arena donning grey sweats while his teammates warmed up for their opener against Kansas State on Monday night. Once the Wildcats finished their warmup on the west end of the court, James sauntered to the open space,
Continue ReadingCNN By John King, CNN Leesburg, Virginia (CNN) — Nanette Mees is a registered Republican and a textbook example of Virginia’s shift from red to blue. Her last Republican vote for president was in 2004, which is also the last time a GOP presidential nominee – George W. Bush back then – carried suburban Loudoun
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo took charge. Kyle Lowry took a charge. Both were absolutely required for the Miami Heat to hold off LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. Adebayo had the first 20-rebound triple-double in Miami history, Jimmy Butler scored 28 points and the
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY BERNSTEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Julius Randle scored 27 points, RJ Barrett had 26 in his return to the lineup and the New York Knicks spoiled James Harden’s debut with the Los Angeles Clippers with a 111-97 victory on Monday night. Barrett had missed the previous two games with a sore
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams will be honored at Monday’s Council of Fashion Designers of America awards for her career and contributions to American fashion. Williams, who retired from tennis last year, is the first athlete to win the CFDA’s Fashion Icon award. In addition to her groundbreaking tennis career,
Continue ReadingW.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Freshman JuJu Watkins scored 32 points in her college debut, lifting No. 21 Southern California over No. 7 Ohio State 83-74 Monday in the opener for both teams. “I’m lost for words right now. I’m still kind of processing everything,” Watkins said. “Whenever we get the chance
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a week of public pressure from the U.S. for “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is allowing that his government might be open to only “little pauses” in its assault on Hamas. The Israeli leader sought to play
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is taking root: ketamine, the decades-old surgical drug that is now a trendy psychedelic therapy. Prescriptions for ketamine have soared in recent years, driven by for-profit clinics and telehealth services
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is taking root: ketamine, the decades-old surgical drug that is now a trendy psychedelic therapy. Prescriptions for ketamine have soared in recent years, driven by for-profit clinics and telehealth services
Continue ReadingEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Little League World Series championship team from El Segundo, California, will be on a float in the 135th Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. The players were surprised with the announcement Monday during a ceremony at the headquarters of El Segundo-based DirecTV, which will sponsor the float. The team
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, Kit Maher and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Des Moines (CNN) — Breaking from the tradition of the first-in-the-nation caucuses, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president, sending a clear message to Republicans looking for an alternative to former President Donald Trump that the time to act has
Continue ReadingBy DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Steph Curry scored 34 points and the Golden State Warriors dominated on the offensive glass in a 120-109 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. Golden State had 17 offensive rebounds to Detroit’s seven and finished with a 26-10 advantage in second-chance points. “That’s been a
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lincoln Riley said he hadn’t seen much progress or improvement from Southern California’s defense since the previous November, and that’s why he finally decided to fire coordinator Alex Grinch. Riley acknowledged Monday that he felt exactly the same way as most of his team’s fans
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Alex Marquardt and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US is planning to transfer $320 million worth of precision-guided bomb equipment to Israel, according to three people familiar with the matter, amid Israel’s aerial bombardment of Gaza as part of its war on Hamas. The sale of the Spice Family Gliding Bomb
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