Italian court set to issue verdict in Salvini’s kidnapping trial over migrants blocked at sea
ROME (AP) — A court in Sicily is expected to announce its verdict on whether Italy’s vice premier, Matteo Salvini, is guilty of illegally…
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Giant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millennia in the Americas, new discoveries suggest
AP Science Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons…
Continue ReadingBlackwood and Georgiev face former teams as Avalanche and Sharks square off after swapping goalies
Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — It didn’t take long before goaltenders Mackenzie Blackwood and Alexandar Georgiev found themselves…
Continue ReadingFor thousands of Jews, Israel still doesn’t feel safe after the Oct. 7 attacks. So they’re leaving
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Israelis are increasingly moving out of the country since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack shattered any sense of…
Continue ReadingFor thousands of Jews, Israel still doesn’t feel safe after the Oct. 7 attacks. So they’re leaving
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Israelis are increasingly moving out of the country since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack shattered any sense of…
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Gisèle Pelicot’s Australian supporters are moved that their French heroine wore an Aboriginal scarf
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A group of Gisèle Pelicot’s Australian admirers say they’re moved that the victim in…
Continue ReadingBroncos start strong, but blow a late lead and fail to clinch a playoff berth in a tough defeat
AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Denver Broncos had an 11-point lead midway through the third quarter Thursday night as they closed in…
Continue ReadingKiviranta scores twice in 3rd, Blackwood gets win over former team as Avalanche beat Sharks 4-2
Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Joel Kiviranta scored twice in the third period, Mackenzie Blackwood made 32 saves against his former team…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Vanuatu, the Pacific island nation struggling to recover from a massive quake
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Efforts to recover bodies of people trapped in collapsed buildings continues in the earthquake-hit…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi swears in new leader of casino hub Macao, telling the city to diversify economy
Associated Press MACAO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the casino hub of Macao to diversify its economy as he swore in the former…
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Tracking unusually warm temperatures
Dry conditions with unseasonably warm temperatures will persist into this weekend as a ridge of high pressure stays put in the region. I am tracking…
Continue ReadingAnother record for LeBron James in the Lakers’ 113-100 victory over the Kings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James had 19 points, six rebounds and seven assists while breaking the NBA record for regular-season minutes,…
Continue ReadingSaxen scores 18, Saint Mary’s (CA) beats Merrimack 73-68
MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Mitchell Saxen scored 18 points as Saint Mary’s (CA) beat Merrimack 73-68 on Thursday night. Saxen also contributed 12…
Continue ReadingUS drops $10M terrorism bounty offered for capture of Syrian rebel leader who ousted Assad
Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it has decided not to pursue a $10 million reward it had offered for…
Continue ReadingWur has 20 as Grand Canyon downs Chicago State 74-51
PHOENIX (AP) — Lok Wur scored 20 points as Grand Canyon beat Chicago State 74-51 on Thursday night. Wur shot 8 for 13, including 2 for 5 from…
Continue ReadingA lynching in the family inspired Michigan’s first Black woman elected justice to pursue the law
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Justice Kyra Harris Bolden is the first Black woman to be elected to the Michigan Supreme Court. Her victory…
Continue Reading Indiana man sentenced to the maximum of 130 years in prison for 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls
Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike was…
Continue ReadingFrance’s military is being ousted from more African countries. Here’s why
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — It’s been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its…
Continue ReadingIt’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel
AP Airlines Writer Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer and sleighs better make a dash for it: it’s beginning to look like another…
Continue ReadingThe warm Turkish welcome for refugees is ending and Syrians are worried
Associated Press GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — Turkey gained renown as a haven for refugees by welcoming more than 3 million Syrians fleeing violence…
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