By The Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Houston Mallette had 26 points in Pepperdine’s 76-64 win against Concordia-Irvine in a season opener on Monday. Mallette was 7 of 14 shooting, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 8 for 10 from the line for the Waves (1-0, West Coast Conference). Malik Moore
Continue ReadingUVALDE, Texas (AP) — Kimberly Mata-Rubio, a mother who has pushed for tougher gun laws since her daughter was among 19 children killed in the Robb Elementary School attack, is on the ballot Tuesday to become the next mayor of Uvalde, Texas. The town was left divided by one of America’s deadliest mass shootings as
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The future of recreational marijuana legalization in Ohio is in the balance. Issue 2 on Tuesday’s ballot would allow adults 21 and over to buy and possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis and to grow plants at home. A 10% tax would be imposed
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey voters are wrapping up casting ballots for a new Legislature, with all 120 seats on the ballot. Republicans are fighting for a shot at controlling either chamber for the first time in more than two decades. The GOP has stopped short of declaring they
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Voters in Virginia’s capital city are deciding whether developers can move forward with a proposed $562 million resort casino. A referendum on whether to allow the gambling and entertainment complex is before Richmond voters for a second time in Tuesday’s election. The city narrowly rejected the
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press Exonerated “Central Park Five” member Yusef Salaam is poised to win a seat Tuesday on the New York City Council, marking a stunning reversal of fortune for a political newcomer who was wrongly imprisoned as a teenager in the infamous rape case. Salaam, a Democrat, will represent a central Harlem
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s legislative campaign cycle is coming to a close as a nation closely watches the contest for hints of what may come in the 2024 presidential cycle. Voters are deciding Tuesday whether to empower Republicans with full state government control or let Democrats continue serving as
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tennis legend Serena Williams told a glittery fashion industry audience how fashion became a favored mode of expression as she grew up in the public eye, with the tennis court serving as her runway. “I knew when I was a little girl that I was
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is trying to win a second term in a conservative state where his party dominates. But challenger Brandon Presley has raised more money and is making an aggressive push to give Democrats a rare statewide victory in the Deep South
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press The people of Bridgeport, Connecticut, have cast their ballots for mayor knowing there’s a chance the results won’t actually settle the election. A judge last week tossed out the results of the Democratic mayoral primary and ordered a new one, citing “mishandled” absentee ballots. That set up the most bizarre
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As Democrats seek to gain control of the Virginia House of Delegates, one key race hinges on a candidate whose campaign was upended by revelations she engaged in sex acts with her husband on a pornographic website. Susanna Gibson is running Tuesday against Republican businessman David Owen in one of the
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Several states will participate in Tuesday’s off-year general election that will determine the next governor in two states and provide insight into how abortion rights are shaping American politics. Voters in Kentucky will decide whether to give a second term to Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat running
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Adi Koplewitz, CNN Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (CNN) — Yoav Peled says he has started wondering if the world has gone mad. Sitting outside the Kirya, Israel’s equivalent of the Pentagon in Tel Aviv, Peled was cutting pieces of yellow ribbon off a large wheel last Thursday, handing them out to strangers passing
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration’s senior-most national security officials are traveling this week to the Indo-Pacific, signaling that the administration’s China strategy remains a priority as it grapples with an increasingly volatile Middle East. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — One of the biggest reasons people cite when saying they won’t buy an electric vehicle is range anxiety, the fear of running out of juice on the road with nowhere to recharge. Stellantis’ Ram brand may have an answer for that, especially for people who need
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Elijah Pepper’s 21 points helped UC Davis defeat William Jessup 86-51 on Monday night in a sesaon opener. Pepper added six rebounds and six steals for the Aggies. Ade Adebayo added 14 points while going 4 of 5 and 5 of 5 from the free throw line,
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Aidan Mahaney scored 15 points and No. 23 Saint Mary’s rolled to the most lopsided victory in school history, beating Division II Stanislaus State 107-28 on Monday night. “I feel like all our guys were pretty dialed in and ready to go,” Mahaney said. “Obviously,
Continue ReadingCNN, WXIA, KGO By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — As three pistol-holding Jewish women aligned their muzzles with the outdoor targets at the Magen Am gun range in Piru, California, one of the shooters-in-training – Dani, a granddaughter to Holocaust survivors on both sides of her family – fired a single shot. “Whoa,” Dani
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli army severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with airstrikes Monday, preparing for expected ground battles with Hamas militants in Gaza’s largest city and an even bloodier phase of the month-old
Continue ReadingBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Devin Askew made a tie-breaking layup and Jalen Cone added two free throws with less than a minute remaining to lift California to a 71-66 win over St. Thomas (Minn.) on Monday night in Mark Madsen’s first game as head coach of the Golden Bears. Madsen, who won NBA championships with
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