Lan Larison accounts for 3 TDs as UC Davis beats Utah Tech 32-14
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Lan Larison had 120 yards rushing and two touchdowns and added five receptions for 43 yards and a score, Hunter Ridley kicked…
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Birds, bees and ballots: Swiss voters reject plan to better protect the country’s biodiversity
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to increase protections for the Alpine country’s cherished plant and…
Continue Reading Attacks by Islamic extremists are rampant in Africa’s Sahel. Here’s what we know about them
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Extremist attacks in the Sahel have been increasing. Last week, Islamic militants attacked Bamako, the…
Continue Reading Beer and merriment flow at the 189th Oktoberfest in Munich
Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — Tens of thousands of revelers marked the opening day of the 189th Oktoberfest. The celebration began Saturday and…
Continue ReadingGabriel Pec, Riqui Puig combine for 2 goals, 3 assists as Galaxy beat Whitecaps 4-2
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Gabriel Pec scored a goal with two assists, Riqui Puig added a goal and an assist on Saturday night and the LA Galaxy beat…
Continue Reading Scholz’s Social Democrats hold back the far right in German state vote
Associated Press POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — The Social Democrats of Chancellor Olaf Scholz have won an election in the eastern German state of…
Continue Reading An explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran kills at least 34 workers
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others. The disaster…
Continue Reading Hezbollah hits back with rockets as it declares an ‘open-ended battle’ with Israel
Associated Press NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — Hezbollah fired over 100 rockets early Sunday across northern Israel, with some landing near the city of…
Continue ReadingKeene throws for 226 yards; Fresno State forces 3 TO’s and beats New Mexico 38-21 in a MWC opener
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Mikey Keene threw for 226 yards and a score, and Fresno State forced three turnovers and beat New Mexico 38-21 on Saturday…
Continue ReadingNewcomers Cedric Teuchert, Marcel Hartel lead St. Louis City to 2-1 victory over Earthquakes
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cedric Teuchert had a goal and Marcel Hartel scored on a penalty kick in the first 13 minutes and St. Louis City held on…
Continue ReadingMcMahon’s tiebreaking homer lifts last-place Rockies over NL West-leading Dodgers 6-3
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan McMahon hit a tiebreaking homer in the fifth inning and the last-place Colorado Rockies regrouped after…
Continue Reading New York City’s interim police commissioner says federal authorities seized materials from his homes
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities searched the homes of New York City’s newly named interim police commissioner and seized…
Continue Reading The number of rhinos is slightly up but poaching has increased too
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The rhino population across the world has increased slightly but so have the killings, mostly in South…
Continue Reading World leaders are gathering for the UN General Assembly. The outlook is gloomy
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It’s not a great moment in world affairs right now. The world is fragmented. Conflicts and crises are…
Continue ReadingBalcer scores in comeback win for Racing Louisville over the Courage
Bethany Balcer converted a penalty in stoppage time to give Racing Louisville a 2-1 comeback victory over the North Carolina Courage on Saturday.…
Continue Reading Lack of birth certificates puts Cameroon’s Indigenous people on the brink of statelessness
Associated Press MAYOS, Cameroon (AP) — Indigenous people have lived in harmony with the forests of central Africa for hundreds of years. But the…
Continue Reading Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters reject old guard
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters rejected…
Continue Reading More shelter beds and a crackdown on tents mean fewer homeless encampments in San Francisco
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sidewalks once teeming with tents, tarps and people passed out next to heaps of trash have largely…
Continue ReadingMore shelter beds and a crackdown on tents mean fewer homeless encampments in San Francisco
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sidewalks once teeming with tents, tarps and people passed out next to heaps of trash have largely…
Continue Reading Why an Alaska island is using peanut butter and black lights to find a rat that might not exist
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — On an island of windswept tundra in the Bering Sea, hundreds of miles from mainland Alaska, a resident…
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