Chargers offensive frustrations continue in 19-17 loss
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers let Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs slip away with their ninth…
Continue ReadingMonth: December 2024
Nauru gives Australia a veto right over a range of pacts with other nations including China
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia has announced a multimillion-dollar agreement with Nauru that gives Australia a veto right…
Continue Reading Netanyahu is set to take the witness stand for the first time in his corruption trial in Israel
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to take to the witness stand Tuesday for the first time in his…
Continue Reading Landslides and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Java island, leaving 10 dead and 2 missing
Associated Press SUKABUMI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers have recovered 10 bodies that were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons…
Continue Reading Japan’s Empress Masako says the Nobel for atomic bombing survivors shows the need to push for peace
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Empress Masako says the Nobel Peace Prize for an organization of atomic bombing survivors was a key event…
Continue Reading How should the opioid settlements be spent? Those hit hardest often don’t have a say
Associated Press People with substance use disorder are not getting a direct say on how most opioid settlement money is used. Some advocates say…
Continue Reading
Suns falter late in loss to Magic
Despite a strong showing from Devin Booker, who scored 25 points and dished out seven assists, the Suns struggled with turnovers in the fourth…
Continue Reading Fishing boat capsizes after colliding with sand barge in South Korea, killing 7
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fishing boat capsized after colliding with a sand barge in waters off South Korea’s southeastern coast, leaving seven…
Continue Reading Russia has used its hypersonic Oreshnik missile for the first time. What are its capabilities?
The silent black-and-white surveillance camera video of the Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro was brief but chilling: Six huge…
Continue ReadingWithout LeBron James, Lakers roll past Trail Blazers 107-98 to end 3-game skid
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 30 points and had 11 rebounds, D’Angelo Russell added 28 points with 14 assists and the…
Continue Reading
Cardinals’ playoff hopes fade after costly loss to Seahawks
A critical 30-18 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday marked Arizona’s third consecutive defeat, sending their playoff chances plummeting as the…
Continue Reading New California Sen. Adam Schiff wants to be more than a Trump antagonist
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Adam Schiff stood on the Senate floor almost five years ago as a House impeachment manager and made a…
Continue ReadingNew California Sen. Adam Schiff wants to be more than a Trump antagonist
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Adam Schiff stood on the Senate floor almost five years ago as a House impeachment manager and made a…
Continue Reading In promising to shake up Washington, Trump is in a class of his own
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the history of American politics, there’s no shortage of presidents who promised to shake up Washington…
Continue Reading Illness delays trial of men charged with cutting down Britain’s scenic Sycamore Gap tree
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The trial of two men charged with cutting down the majestic Sycamore Gap tree last year along Hadrian’s Wall in…
Continue Reading
Juan Soto signs record $765 million deal with the Mets
This deal, finalized during the Winter Meetings, sets a new benchmark as the largest contract in professional sports…
Continue Reading ‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year
Associated Press The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for…
Continue Reading Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad’s notorious dungeons who celebrate in Damascus streets
Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Tens of thousands of people held in Syria’s notorious prisons have been freed in the 10 days since…
Continue Reading ‘Emilia Pérez’ leads Golden Globe nominations with 10, followed by ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Conclave’
AP Film Writer Jacques Audiard’s audacious musical “Emilia Pérez,” about a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender affirming surgery, led…
Continue Reading‘Emilia Pérez’ leads Golden Globe nominations with 10, followed by ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Conclave’
AP Film Writer Jacques Audiard’s audacious musical “Emilia Pérez,” about a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender affirming surgery, led…
Continue Reading