NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities say at least one person has been killed and over 20 were injured in a blast at a convention center in southern India. Hundreds of Jehovah’s Witness faithful were gathered Sunday for a prayer session at the Samra International Convention Center in the town of Kalamassery in Kerala state when
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Maine families grieving their loved ones are also grappling with unanswered questions after police found the body of the US Army reservist who authorities say carried out the deadliest mass shooting in the United States this year – a rampage that left 18 people dead. The body of Robert
Continue ReadingCNN By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Maine families grieving their loved ones are also grappling with unanswered questions after police found the body of the US Army reservist who authorities say carried out the deadliest mass shooting in the United States this year – a rampage that left 18 people dead. The body of
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Kairee Robinson ran 17 times for 146 yards and two touchdowns, Quali Conley added 73 yards rushing, including a 5-yard touchdown, and San Jose State beat Hawaii 35-0 Saturday night. San Jose State (4-5, 3-2 Mountain West Conference) held an opponent scoreless for the first time in more than a decade, dating
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently recounted blow by blow at an Iowa sports bar his takeover of a tiny liberal arts school, describing how he turned Sarasota’s New College from a “Marxist commune” with gender studies courses into a conservative vision for higher education. “So I appointed seven conservatives
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes early Sunday near Gaza’s largest hospital, which is packed with patients and tens of thousands of Palestinians seeking shelter, residents said. Israel has said Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers have a command post under the hospital, without
Continue ReadingFRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Mikey Keane threw three of his four touchdown passes in the third quarter to help Fresno State beat UNLV 31-24 Saturday night. Keane threw a 31-yard scoring strike to Tim Grear Jr. to open the scoring before the Runnin’ Rebels got a 41-yard touchdown pass from Jayden Maiava to Ricky White,
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Hundreds gathered at Civic Center Park in Palm Desert Saturday morning for the annual Out of the Darkness Community Walk hosted by the Inland Empire and Desert Cities chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Those who attended had the chance to hear and share stories of suicide loss and survival. The event is
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack Eichel scored the only goal in the shootout and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Saturday night to bounce back from their first loss of the season. Mark Stone, Michael Amadio and William Carrier all scored in regulation for the
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA and EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III wants to look to the future when his four-day state visit to Kenya starts on Tuesday. But first he will have to confront the past. Charles is facing calls to address the legacy of eight decades of British colonial rule. He
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — When two scientists went looking for fossil fuels beneath the ground of northeastern France, they did not expect to discover something which could supercharge the effort to tackle the climate crisis. Jacques Pironon and Phillipe De Donato, both directors of research at France’s National Centre of Scientific Research, were
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Richard Wesmoreland says in the beginning, being an airline pilot was great. But the repeated, days-long stretches away from home — commuting back and forth between his home near Houston and regional carrier SkyWest’s crew based in Detroit — began to take a toll on his
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Merrill Kelly called his four-season detour to South Korea a “Lost in Translation” experience. When he made his World Series debut, it was Texas Rangers batters who were disoriented. The 35-year-old right-hander pitched three-hit ball over seven innings, Ketel Marte extended his postseason hitting streak
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Freshman Carson Conklin came off the bench to throw three touchdowns passes in his debut and Sacramento State pulled away for a 51-16 victory over Idaho State on Saturday night. Kaiden Bennett staked Sacramento State (6-2, 3-2 Big Sky Conference), ranked No. 7 in the FCS coaches poll, to a 7-0
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — More resources are arriving on Mexico’s battered Pacific coast, and the death toll from Hurricane Otis is growing as searchers recover more bodies from Acapulco’s harbor and under fallen trees and other storm debris. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Saturday that his opponents are trying
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Merrill Kelly hushed Adolis García and Texas Rangers in Game 2, and the Arizona Diamondbacks are headed back to Phoenix having taken over home-field advantage for the rest of the World Series. Kelly pitched three-hit ball over seven innings and the Diamondbacks won 9-1 Saturday night, knotting the series at a
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two days after cellular and internet service abruptly vanished for most of Gaza amid a heavy Israeli bombardment, the crowded enclave was coming back online Sunday as communications systems were gradually being restored. That’s a welcome development for Gaza
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press PORTO-NOVO, Benin (AP) — For many people in Benin, the forests empowered them before they were born, or in the first months of their lives. Barren women performed Voodoo rituals by sacred trees to get pregnant. Others were brought as newborns by parents seeking to ward off evil spirits. Some
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey is marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular republic from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire with few pageantries and no gala reception to memorialize the important milestone. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has opted for a low-key celebration of the
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press EKLUTNA, Alaska (AP) — The Russian Orthodox church on the outskirts of Alaska’s biggest city is packed with treasures for the Christian faithful: religious icons gifted by Romanov czars, panels of oil paintings and jewel-studded incense burners. But outside the hand-hewn log sanctuary, dozens of miniature Alaska Native spirit houses
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