4 dead in Turkish ambulance helicopter crash
MUGLA, Turkey (AP) — An ambulance helicopter has crashed in southwestern Turkey, killing all four people on board. Two pilots, one doctor and one…
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Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead during Christmas food distribution
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32,…
Continue ReadingGerman authorities received tipoffs last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack
Associated Press MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — German authorities said they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas…
Continue ReadingIsraeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 22 as Vatican envoy visits Christians for pre-Christmas Mass
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people,…
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One Brotherhood Motorcycle Club delivers gifts to local families in need this holiday season
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – Christmas came early for families in Salinas as the annual One Brotherhood Motorcycle Club spread holiday cheer by…
Continue ReadingUduje scores 22 as San Jose State beats Kennesaw State 89-65
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Josh Uduje scored 22 points as San Jose State beat Kennesaw State 89-65 on Saturday night. Uduje shot 9 of 12 from the…
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Two-way traffic resumes after two years along a strip of West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — After nearly two years of road closures due to storm damage, the city is reopening the block between Columbia Street…
Continue ReadingNo. 23 San Diego State wins its fifth straight game by beating California 71-50
AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nick Boyd shook off a rough shooting first half to score all 17 of his points after halftime and No. 23…
Continue ReadingChina says US is ‘playing with fire’ after latest military aid for Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government is protesting the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the…
Continue ReadingPortland State earns 59-58 victory over Cal State Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Isaiah Johnson’s 14 points helped Portland State defeat Cal State Bakersfield 59-58 on Saturday night. Johnson…
Continue ReadingPHOTO COLLECTION: The iconic and unconventional sides of Christmas in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — The challenge of photographing Christmastime in New York is that there is so much of it. The big tree in Rockefeller Center. Ice…
Continue ReadingIsolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Adella Bass dropped her in-person college classes because it was just too hard to get there from the far South Side…
Continue ReadingCaitlin Clark effect hasn’t reversed the decades-long decline in girls basketball participation
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Plunging participation in girls basketball led one of Nebraska’s largest high schools to cancel its…
Continue ReadingWinter is hitting Gaza and many Palestinians have little protection from the cold
Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Winter is hitting the Gaza Strip and many of the nearly 2 million Palestinians displaced by the…
Continue ReadingIn Assad’s hometown, few shared in his family’s fortune. They hope they won’t share in his downfall
Associated Press QARDAHA, Syria (AP) — On the walls of the palatial mausoleum built to house the remains of former Syrian President Hafez Assad —…
Continue ReadingMcGhie’s 27 help UC San Diego knock off San Diego 77-71
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tyler McGhie scored 27 points as UC San Diego beat San Diego 77-71 on Saturday night. McGhie went 9 of 20 from the field (7 for 10…
Continue ReadingHoward throws 2 TD passes to Smith to help Ohio State rout Tennessee 42-17 in CFP
AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Will Howard threw two touchdown passes to freshman Jeremiah Smith and Ohio State routed Tennessee 42-17 on…
Continue ReadingOhio State beats Tennessee 42-17 to advance to face Oregon in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State beats Tennessee 42-17 to advance to face Oregon in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose…
Continue ReadingJuJu Watkins and Paige Bueckers shine in matchup of two of women’s basketball’s top stars
AP Basketball Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — JuJu Watkins and Paige Bueckers both showed out in a primetime matchup between two of the brightest…
Continue ReadingSutton’s 24 lead Omaha past Cal Poly 86-82
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Marquel Sutton scored 24 points as Omaha beat Cal Poly 86-82 on Saturday night. Sutton added nine rebounds for the Mavericks…
Continue ReadingCurry scores 31, makes 7 3-pointers in Warriors’ 113-103 win over Timberwolves
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 11 straight points in the fourth quarter and 31 for the night as the Golden State Warriors…
Continue ReadingKrimili hits five 3s, scores 19 to help No. 24 Cal women beat Fordham 69-53
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Ioanna Krimili hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, Ugonne Onyiah made 6 of 6 from the field and scored 13…
Continue ReadingAs flooding becomes a yearly disaster in South Sudan, thousands survive on the edge of a canal
Associated Press AYOD, South Sudan (AP) — Long-horned cattle wade through flooded lands and climb a slope along a canal that has become a refuge…
Continue ReadingQuentin Grimes leads bench scoring barrage as Mavericks beat Clippers 113-97 without Luka Doncic
DALLAS (AP) — Quentin Grimes scored 20 points off the bench, 14 in the fourth quarter, leading eight Mavericks in double figures as Dallas beat the…
Continue ReadingNo. 10 Oregon beats Stanford 76-61 in a matchup of former Pac-12 foes
AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Kwame Evans Jr. made 10 free throws on the way to a team-high 13 points and No. 10 Oregon beat Stanford…
Continue ReadingJuJu Watkins and No. 7 USC hold off Paige Bueckers and fourth-ranked UConn 72-70
AP Basketball Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — JuJu Watkins scored 25 points and No. 7 USC recovered from blowing a 18-point lead in the second half…
Continue Reading2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire”…
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Did you feel it? 3.6 magnitude earthquake hits San Benito County
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– Central Coast residents felt a shake on Saturday evening as an earthquake occurred along the San Andreas Fault.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man beheaded his 1-year-old son with a knife, authorities say
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A man has been arrested on suspicion of beheading his 1-year-old son, Northern California authorities said. The…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man beheaded his 1-year-old son with a knife, authorities say
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A man has been arrested on suspicion of beheading his 1-year-old son, Northern California authorities said. The…
Continue ReadingThe water was their livelihood. Now Thailand’s sea nomads work to preserve a vanishing way of life
Associated Press SURIN ISLANDS, Thailand (AP) — When Hook was a child, he started his days by jumping off the boat that his family lived on and…
Continue ReadingThe water was their livelihood. Now Thailand’s sea nomads work to preserve a vanishing way of life
Associated Press SURIN ISLANDS, Thailand (AP) — When Hook was a child, he started his days by jumping off the boat that his family lived on and…
Continue ReadingPickup truck driver killed by police after driving through busy mall store is identified
KILLEEN, Texas (AP) — A pickup truck driver fleeing police careened through the doors of a JCPenney store at a busy Texas mall, injuring five…
Continue ReadingHow a teenager’s holiday romance led to prison time in Dubai
By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — Holiday romances are the stuff of rom-coms and chick-lit — but not for 18-year-old Marcus Fakana, who is…
Continue ReadingJames scores 32, Lakers sweep 2-game set against Kings with 103-99 win
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James had 32 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 103-99 to sweep a…
Continue ReadingWilliams puts up 25 as San Francisco knocks off Montana 71-67
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Marcus Williams had 25 points in San Francisco’s 71-67 win over Montana on Saturday night. Williams also contributed…
Continue ReadingLara Trump says she’s removing herself from consideration to be Florida senator
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, says she’s removing herself from consideration to be a Florida…
Continue ReadingBal’s 20 lead Santa Clara past South Dakota 98-81
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Adama Bal’s 20 points helped Santa Clara defeat South Dakota 98-81 on Saturday night. Bal also added five rebounds…
Continue ReadingPolice identify driver who crashed into Texas mall before being shot by officers
By Zoe Sottile, Ashley R. Williams, Taylor Galgano, Sarah Dewberry and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Police have identified the man they said drove…
Continue ReadingDaniels puts up 29 points as Cal Baptist defeats Fresno State 86-69
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Dominique Daniels Jr.’s 29 points helped Cal Baptist defeat Fresno State 86-69 on Saturday night. Daniels also…
Continue ReadingIrving returns to Mavericks’ lineup against Clippers, Doncic misses 2nd consecutive game
DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving will return to the Dallas Mavericks’ lineup on Saturday night against the Los Angeles Clippers after missing one game…
Continue ReadingReactions to the death of baseball’s stolen base king Rickey Henderson
Reactions to the death of baseball’s stolen base king Rickey Henderson: ___ “A legend on and off the field, Rickey was a devoted son, dad,…
Continue ReadingOilers force OT with pulled goaltender, Draisaitl scores to give Edmonton 3-2 win over Sharks
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored 18 seconds into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers overcame a slow start to win their second straight…
Continue ReadingHall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king, has died at 65
AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined…
Continue ReadingHall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king, has died at 65
AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined…
Continue ReadingMitchell scores 32, Idaho defeats Pacific 95-72
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Kolton Mitchell’s 32 points led Idaho over Pacific 95-72 on Saturday night. Mitchell had six assists and three steals…
Continue ReadingNew York’s governor orders firing of prison staffers involved in inmate’s fatal beating
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s governor has ordered more than a dozen state prison staffers fired over the fatal beating of an…
Continue ReadingHall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king, has died at 65
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king, has died at…
Continue ReadingRJ Davis rallies North Carolina past No. 18 UCLA 76-74 in CBS Sports Classic
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — RJ Davis made the tying and go-ahead free throws with 13 seconds left, and North Carolina erased a 16-point…
Continue ReadingUNLV beats UC Riverside 66-53
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 15 points as UNLV beat UC Riverside 66-53 on Saturday. Thomas had five rebounds and five assists for the…
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