Cities reviving downtowns by converting offices to housing
By MAE ANDERSON, ASHRAF KHALIL and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On the 31st floor of what was once a towering office building in…
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Stock markets today: Asian stocks mixed ahead of new US data
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Monday ahead of a U.S. economic update this week that is expected…
Continue Reading Some DeSantis allies feel growing urgency to launch 2024 bid
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer Inside the Florida statehouse, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Republican allies say they’re working…
Continue Reading Biden’s 2024 campaign has been hiding in plain sight
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign has been hiding in plain sight all along.…
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USC lands Georgia transfer DL Bear Alexander
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Defensive lineman Bear Alexander is transferring from Georgia to Southern California. Alexander announced his decision to move…
Continue Reading Dillon Brooks: Image was factor in ejection for LeBron blow
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Memphis agitator Dillon Brooks believes his image as an NBA villain contributed to the decision to eject him from Game 3 of the…
Continue Reading Wave downs rival Angel City 2-0 in front of sellout LA crowd
By SUSIE RANTZ Associated Press Sofia Jakobsson and Makenzy Doniak scored five minutes apart in the second half to give the San Diego Wave a 2-0…
Continue Reading South Korea restores Japan on trade ‘white list’
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has formally restored Japan to its list of countries it gives preferential…
Continue Reading Australia plans major overhaul of defenses as China rises
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A government-commissioned review says Australia needs to spend more on defense and…
Continue Reading Giants win on Yaz’s tiebreaking double in 8th, top Mets 5-4
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In his first game back from the injured list, Joc Pederson provided an instant boost for…
Continue Reading Magnitude 7.1 quake hits remote Pacific, no tsunami threat
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 quake struck in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean on Monday but did not appear to generate a…
Continue Reading Lack of snow condemns Italy’s Po to a desperately dry summer
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press TRENTO, Italy (AP) — Italy’s largest river is already as low as it was last summer, with the winter snow…
Continue Reading Warriors survive Curry calling timeout they didn’t have
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry thought he had a perfect plan, until it backfired. The reigning NBA Finals…
Continue Reading Lilia Vu wins 1st major at Chevron Championship in playoff
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Lilia Vu relied on her grandfather’s steady hand and calm demeanor to keep her…
Continue Reading SeaWorld euthanizes sick sea lion found on San Diego freeway
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Freeway, the sea lion rescued after wandering inland from his ocean home and crossing busy San Diego thoroughfares, has been…
Continue Reading SeaWorld euthanizes sick sea lion found on San Diego freeway
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Freeway, the sea lion rescued after wandering inland from his ocean home and crossing busy San Diego thoroughfares, has been…
Continue Reading Lilia Vu wins the Chevron Championship in a playoff over Angel Yin for her first major on the LPGA Tour
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Lilia Vu wins the Chevron Championship in a playoff over Angel Yin for her first major on the LPGA…
Continue Reading Carpenter drives in 5, Padres beat Diamondbacks 7-5
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Yu Darvish felt his right hamstring tighten up and tried to stretch it out. Instead of relieving…
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Curry, Warriors hold off Kings 126-125 to even series 2-all
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 32 points but gave Sacramento a late chance when he called a timeout Golden State didn’t have, and the…
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Salinas Fire rescues family of four from an apartment complex fire
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A family of four is safe on Sunday after they were rescued by Salinas Fire from a second floor apartment that was engulfed…
Continue Reading Blazing Sevens out of Kentucky Derby, Jace’s Road gets in
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Blazing Sevens has been withdrawn from the Kentucky Derby, allowing Jace’s Road into the 20-horse field for the 149th…
Continue Reading Mexico president tests positive for coronavirus for 3rd time
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has suspended a tour of the Yucatan peninsula after acknowledging he tested positive for the coronavirus,…
Continue Reading Curry, Warriors hold off Kings 126-125 to even series 2-all
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — First, Draymond Green suggested to Warriors coach Steve Kerr that he come off the bench for…
Continue Reading Ward, Trout, Ohtani hit 3 straight HRs, Angels beat KC 4-3
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Ward, Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani hit consecutive homers in the sixth inning, and…
Continue Reading Biden expected to tap Julie Rodriguez to run 2024 campaign
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to tap Julie Rodriguez, a senior White House adviser, to manage…
Continue Reading DeGrom fans 11 in 6 innings, Rangers beat Athletics 5-2
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jacob deGrom struck out 11 batters in six innings to take the major league lead, showing no ill effects from the right…
Continue Reading 9 teenagers injured in shooting at prom after-party in Texas
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A sheriff’s office in Texas says nine teenagers were shot at a prom after-party…
Continue Reading Small earthquake rumbles upstate New York
ADAMS CENTER, N.Y. (AP) — A minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake shook parts of upstate New York. There were no immediate reports of significant damage…
Continue Reading Mookie Betts homers, drives in 4 as Dodgers beat Cubs 7-3
By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Mookie Betts homered and drove in four runs in his first career start at shortstop, and the Los…
Continue Reading Probe ordered after shots fired at errant Instacart driver
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prosecutor has ordered an investigation after a homeowner fired shots into…
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Lizzo brings drag queens on stage, protesting Tennessee law
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In a concert Friday night in Knoxville, Tennessee, Lizzo filled the stage with drag queens in a glittery protest against…
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NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell to leave company after probe into ‘inappropriate relationship with a woman’
(CNN) — NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is leaving the company after an outside investigation “into a complaint of inappropriate conduct,” its…
Continue Reading Torchlight march marks mass deaths of Armenians
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — About 10,000 people bearing torches have marched through Armenia’s capital to commemorate the estimated 1.5 million…
Continue Reading NBCUniversal CEO Shell departs over ‘inappropriate conduct’
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and JAKE COYLE NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Shell, the chief executive of NBCUniversal and one of the media industry’s…
Continue Reading Heat, Lakers have chance to take 3-1 first-round leads
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Win Game 1, lose Game 2, win Game 3. The Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat have followed the same…
Continue ReadingAmerican Airlines plane engine catches fire after possible bird strike
By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN An American Airlines plane was forced to return to the airport Sunday morning in Columbus, Ohio, after a possible bird…
Continue ReadingDragon catches on fire during Disneyland’s ‘Fantasmic’ show
By Rebekah Riess and Michelle Watson, CNN An animatronic dragon caught fire at California’s Disneyland park on Saturday evening, according to…
Continue Reading Angels rookie C Logan O’Hoppe needs surgery on torn labrum
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe needs surgery on a torn labrum in his left shoulder, cutting short his…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey residents warned of potentially hazardous chemicals following fire and cleanup at former industrial site
By Samantha Beech, CNN Residents and business owners in parts of Monmouth County, New Jersey, have been warned of potentially hazardous materials at…
Continue Reading 2 California Highway Patrol officers hurt in freeway crash
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Two California Highway Patrol officers were hospitalized early Sunday after a vehicle slammed into their parked…
Continue Reading $50M claim filed over fatal eviction shooting in Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The family of an Arizona property manager who was fatally shot during an attempted eviction in Tucson last year has filed a…
Continue Reading Bird strike sparks plane engine fire shortly after takeoff
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A bird strike sparked an engine fire on a plane shortly after it took off Sunday from an Ohio airport, and the airliner…
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Struggling Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy protection
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bed Bath & Beyond — one of the original big box retailers known for its seemingly…
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Ex-Disney employee allegedly shot videos up women’s skirts
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former Walt Disney World employee is facing a charge that he surreptitiously took a video up the skirt of a female customer,…
Continue Reading Gunfire took their son at 20. Now it takes his daughter, 12
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press Janet Rice headed to the hospital Thursday night, as she routinely does when tragedy befalls her community. A…
Continue Reading Russia ‘will not forgive’ US denial of journalist visas
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia says that the United States has denied visas to journalists who wanted to cover Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s trip to New…
Continue Reading Texas authorities investigate cases of dead, mutilated cows
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say six cows were found dead and mutilated on different properties along a Texas highway spanning three counties.…
Continue Reading Guyana birdsong competitions flourish amid oil boom
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press METEN-MEER-ZORG, Guyana (AP) — The judges leaned in, hands clasped behind their backs. Everyone grew quiet as they…
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Wahoo! ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is No. 1 for third week
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” continued to rack up coins at the box office, leading ticket sales…
Continue Reading Canada suspends consular services in Sudan amid crisis
OTTAWA, Canada (AP) — Canada has suspended its consular services in Sudan, saying a rapidly deteriorating situation has made it impossible to…
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