Trans woman blocked from Australian basketball league
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A transgender female player has been blocked from joining the second-tier of Australia’s women’s national…
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Smith’s grand slam lifts Diamondbacks to 6-3 win over Cards
By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pavin Smith hit his first career grand slam, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 6-3 victory…
Continue Reading China’s economic growth accelerates with consumption boost
BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth accelerated in the latest quarter as consumer flocked back to shops and restaurants following the…
Continue Reading Probe faults OAS boss for work romance, finds no misconduct
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — An outside investigation determined that the head of the Organization of American States showed…
Continue Reading LA mayor wants $1.3B for homeless crisis, hotels for housing
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, who was elected in November after promising to take on the…
Continue Reading ‘Mangrove Man’ in India fights to salvage sinking shores
By GAURAV SAINI, Press Trust of India VYPIN ISLAND, India (AP) — On the receding shorelines of low-lying Vypin Island off India’s western coast,…
Continue Reading Kuwait crown prince says parliament will be dissolved again
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s crown prince has said its parliament again will be dissolved and new elections planned for the…
Continue Reading CBC ‘pausing’ Twitter after ‘government-funded media’ label
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation paused its use of Twitter on Monday after the social media…
Continue Reading Court throws out Berkeley, California’s ban on natural gas
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday overturned Berkeley, California’s first-in-the-nation ban on natural gas in new…
Continue Reading Massive landslide buries trucks, kills 2 people in Pakistan
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a massive landslide triggered by lightning amid rain has struck a key highway…
Continue Reading TV and film writers authorize strike over pay, other issues
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Unionized film and television writers have voted overwhelmingly to give their leaders the authority to call a strike if…
Continue Reading ‘I feel manipulated,’ daughter says at mother’s murder trial
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The daughter of a woman accused of killing her stepson in Colorado, putting his body in a suitcase…
Continue Reading Mexico searches for 3 missing US sailors with plane, ships
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican Navy said Monday it is using ships and a plane to search for three Americans who went missing along with their…
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Man charged in shooting of Black teen at his front door
An 85-year-old white man who shot a Black teen at his front door in Kansas City, Missouri, last week has been charged with armed assault, and the…
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Gallego raises more money than Sinema in Arizona Senate race
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema reported raising just over $2.1 million in her first full fundraising quarter since leaving the Democratic Party, a…
Continue Reading Bullied by Knicks in opener, Mitchell, Cavs look to rebound
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Before Donovan Mitchell faced his hometown Knicks in the playoffs, the Cavaliers’ All-Star…
Continue Reading 17 men arrested in California Sikh community shootings
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press YUBA CITY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Northern California on Monday said they had arrested more than a dozen men…
Continue Reading Tenn. lawmakers’ race to adjourn complicates gun safety push
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers are pushing to adjourn by the end of the week…
Continue Reading Judge says Alec Baldwin settlement in fatal shooting sealed
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge has agreed to seal from public view the terms of a proposed settlement agreement that…
Continue Reading Brazil’s welcome of Russian minister prompts U.S. blowback
By CARLA BRIDI and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday expressed gratitude…
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