Storms across US bring heavy snow, dangerous ice and a tornado in California
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the…
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Five freed members of Bali Nine drug gang ‘relieved and happy’ to be home
By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The remaining five Australians from the infamous “Bali Nine” drug gang are “relieved and happy” to be home…
Continue ReadingUNLV knocks off Pacific 72-65
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Julian Rishwain’s 21 points helped UNLV defeat Pacific 72-65 on Saturday. Rishwain went 7 of 11 from the field (5 for 7 from…
Continue ReadingPope Francis makes 1st papal visit to France’s Corsica awash in expressions of popular piety
Associated Press AJACCIO, Corsica (AP) — Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for a dynamic…
Continue ReadingFlight takes kids to visit Santa at North Pole scene in transformed Denver airport hangar
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Dozens of kids cheered on a festively decked-out plane in Denver on Saturday when the pilot announced their…
Continue ReadingBolivia’s divisive popular vote for senior judges offers lessons for Mexico
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia is the only country in the world that holds elections for top judicial posts. Soon Mexico will,…
Continue ReadingKeller scores power-play goal in the final minute to lift Utah past the Sharks, 4-3
AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Clayton Keller scored a power-play goal with 43.8 seconds remaining and the Utah Hockey Club rallied to…
Continue ReadingHall and San Jose State win 107-100 in OT against Cal Poly
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Sadaidriene Hall scored 33 points and Josh Uduje added eight in the overtime as San Jose State knocked off Cal Poly 107-100…
Continue ReadingTamba scores 18, UC Davis knocks off Sacramento State 69-62
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pablo Tamba had 18 points in UC Davis’ 69-62 victory over Sacramento State on Saturday. Tamba also contributed six…
Continue ReadingAfter a 15-year pause in executions, Indiana prepares to put to death a man who killed 4
Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana officials are preparing to execute the state’s first death row inmate in 15 years, who was…
Continue ReadingArgo the dog, a TSA calendar star, protects air travelers by sniffing out explosives
Associated Press LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) — When Argo walks through the doors of Baltimore-Washington International Airport, he knows it’s time to…
Continue ReadingDegenhart and Boise State win 67-65 in OT against Saint Mary’s
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Tyson Degenhart scored 19 points and Andrew Meadow added three points in the overtime as Boise State defeated Saint…
Continue ReadingNew Syria’s 1st week: Rebels try to bring normalcy while Syrians vow to speak up
Associated Press DAMASCUS (AP) — The new head of security arrived at Damascus’ international airport with his men, a bearded fighter who marched…
Continue ReadingOne week into a new Syria, rebels aim for normalcy and Syrians vow not to be silent again
Associated Press DAMASCUS (AP) — At Damascus’ international airport, the new head of security — one of the rebels who marched across Syria to…
Continue ReadingJohnston’s game-winner leads Loyola Marymount past Prairie View A&M, 76-75
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Johnston led Loyola Marymount with 23 points, including the game-winning layup with one second remaining, and the Lions…
Continue ReadingAn American couple was shot to death in the western Mexico state of Michoacan
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American couple has been shot to death while visiting the western Mexico state of Michoacan. State prosecutors said the…
Continue ReadingActivists release images of foxes at Finnish fur farms to push EU to ban the trade
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A red fox frantically scratches the wires of its small cage. An Arctic fox meanders lazily with a bloody tail. Other…
Continue ReadingJalen Weaver scores 19 to help Fresno State defeat San Diego 73-65 to end 5-game skid
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Weaver scored 19 points to guide Fresno State to a 73-65 victory over San Diego on Saturday night. Weaver shot 7 for 14…
Continue ReadingKillorn’s OT goal helps Ducks end a 5-game skid with a 4-3 come-from-behind win over Blue Jackets
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Alex Killorn scored his second goal of the game on a breakaway at 1:43 of overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean leaders seek calm after Yoon is impeached
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s opposition leader offered Sunday to work with the government to ease the political…
Continue ReadingDeuce Turner scores 23 to lead UC Santa Barbara past Green Bay 83-66
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Deuce Turner had 23 points in UC Santa Barbara’s 83-66 victory over Green Bay on Saturday night. Turner went 9…
Continue ReadingColorado two-way star Travis Hunter wins Heisman Trophy as college football’s top player
AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Travis Hunter turned every play into prime time — on both sides of the ball — and ultimately took home the…
Continue ReadingTrump appoints longtime foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell to serve as special missions envoy
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he’s picked longtime foreign policy…
Continue ReadingTrump appoints longtime foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell to serve as special missions envoy
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he’s picked longtime foreign policy…
Continue ReadingJournalism writes winning story in Los Alamitos Derby, beats 3 entries from Bob Baffert
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) — Journalism won the $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity by 3 1/2 lengths on Saturday, defeating three entries from Hall of…
Continue ReadingMinor scores 19 in Oregon State’s 67-55 win against UC Irvine
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Damarco Minor had 19 points in Oregon State’s 67-55 win over UC Irvine on Saturday night. Minor also added nine…
Continue ReadingHow Italy’s PM Meloni could bridge the gap between Trump and Europe
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A few years ago, it would have been unimaginable that Italy would be home to one of the most stable…
Continue ReadingBetts, Dugalic lead top-ranked UCLA to 102-51 rout of Long Beach State
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Lauren Betts and Angela Dugalic scored 22 points apiece as top-ranked UCLA reached the century mark for the second time…
Continue ReadingStojakovic leads Cal with career-high 31 points in 84-66 win over Northwestern St.
BERKELEY, Cailf. (AP) — Andrej Stojakovic scored a career-high 31 points, reserve Jermiah Wilkinson scored 18 and Cal beat Northwestern State 84-66…
Continue ReadingSyrian refugees across Europe celebrated Assad’s collapse. But an angry migration debate is brewing
By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — “I’ve been thinking in the past few years: Will I die away from my country?” Abdulaziz Almashi said,…
Continue ReadingPepperdine wins 86-76 over Northern Arizona
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Boubacar Coulibaly had 22 points in Pepperdine’s 86-76 victory over Northern Arizona on Saturday night. Coulibaly shot…
Continue ReadingPoint guard Dennis Schroder traded by Brooklyn to Golden State
AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — By adding Dennis Schroder, the Golden State Warriors believe they have found the perfect backcourt mate to…
Continue ReadingNo. 24 UCLA fights back from a 13-point deficit in the second half to beat Arizona 57-54
AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Tyler Bilodeau scored 17 points, Skyy Clark added 15 and No. 24 UCLA rallied from a 13-point deficit midway through…
Continue ReadingMarshall withdraws from Independence Bowl matchup against Army
HUNTINGTON, W.V. (AP) — Marshall has withdrawn from the Independence Bowl after a coaching change resulted in much of its roster jumping into the…
Continue Reading5 migrants dead, several missing and dozens rescued in 4 separate coast guard operations off Greece
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek coast guard says at least five migrants have died, an unknown number are missing and more than 200…
Continue ReadingVenezuelan opposition members in diplomatic compound urge swift actions to secure their safe passage
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Members of Venezuela’s political opposition who have been sheltering for months in the Argentine diplomatic compound in…
Continue ReadingTrump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, says any of President-elect Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingDetroit-area library says Chicago man can keep overdue baseball book — 50 years later
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Fifty years later, a man who grew up in suburban Detroit tried to return a very overdue baseball book to his…
Continue ReadingBill Belichick reached out to Jets about their vacancy before taking UNC job, AP source says
AP Pro Football Writer A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Bill Belichick contacted the New York Jets about their…
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Deadly crash involving multiple motorcycles Friday night
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Highway Patrol confirmed that they are looking into an incident involving a cluster of…
Continue ReadingTexas man gets 100 years in prison for shootings that killed 1, wounded others in Nevada, Arizona
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Las Vegas sentenced a Texas man to 100 years in prison for his role in a two-state shooting rampage on Thanksgiving…
Continue ReadingABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit…
Continue ReadingAlex Turcotte scores 1st-period goal as the Kings beat the struggling Rangers 5-1
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Turcotte and Warren Foegele scored in the first period, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Rangers…
Continue ReadingPolice search for whoever discarded an emaciated bulldog inside a trash bag in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police are trying to find out who taped a bulldog inside a trash bag and abandoned him in Des Moines. The emaciated dog was…
Continue ReadingUkraine replaces commander following Russian advances on key city of Pokrovsk
By Kostyantyn Hak and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The commander of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk group of forces has been replaced following…
Continue ReadingAthletics acquire LHP Jeffrey Springs in multiplayer deal with the Rays
AP Baseball Writer The Athletics are building a new-look rotation for their big move to Sacramento. The A’s added to their pitching depth on…
Continue ReadingFighting in eastern Congo between army and rebels intensifies ahead of peace talks Sunday
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — The army says fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group has intensified in eastern Congo in…
Continue ReadingRemains of missing Illinois man discovered in pickup buried in Mississippi River
EAST MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Human remains discovered three months ago in a pickup truck in the Mississippi River have been identified as an Illinois…
Continue ReadingIsak Andic, founder of Spanish fashion brand Mango, dies in accident, aged 71
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Isak Andic, the founder of Spanish fashion brand Mango, has died after suffering an accident, the company said in a…
Continue ReadingYouTube singer arrested in Iran after performing an online concert while not wearing a hijab
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities have arrested a female singer who performed a virtual concert on YouTube, a lawyer said.…
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