By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since an October agreement aimed at stopping the fighting. The strikes hit locations in northern and southern Gaza, including an apartment building in Gaza
Continue Reading
By JUSTIN KABUMBA AND MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — At least 200 people were killed earlier this week when a landslide collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, rebel authorities said Saturday. The collapse took place Wednesday at the Rubaya mines, which are controlled by the M23
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Akr. Hoban 57, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 55 Alliance 60, Minerva 48 Alliance Marlington 71, Salem 51 Andrews Osborne Academy 61, Medina Christian Academy 52 Ansonia 54, New Paris National Trail 38 Apple Creek Waynedale 52, Dalton 42 Arcadia 51, Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 48 Arcanum 51, Pitsburg Franklin-Monroe 41
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Seattle 4½ 4½ (45½) at NEW ENGLAND NBA Saturday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG San Antonio 3½ (225½) at CHARLOTTE Atlanta 1½ (231½) at INDIANA at PHILADELPHIA 9½ (232½) New Orleans Minnesota 7 (229½) at MEMPHIS at MIAMI 5½ (235½) Chicago at HOUSTON 10½ (220½)
Continue Reading
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — When a drug cartel came calling at a store selling vapes in northern Mexico, the owners knew they were powerless. The cartel abducted two employees, blindfolded them and demanded to speak with their bosses. The cartel said it was seizing the store, which would only be
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A crowd is waiting to see you run a labyrinthine obstacle course you’ve never done before. You have to complete it with enough focus to avoid wrong turns, enough precision to ensure your foot touches certain spots and enough speed to beat dozens of rivals. Also:
Continue Reading
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim dashed from building to building, desperate for places to hide. He ran through streets littered with bodies. Around him, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur province lay enveloped in smoke and fire. Explosions, shelling and gunfire thundered from every direction. After 18 months of
Continue Reading
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press Protesters held “no work, no school, no shopping” strikes across the U.S. on Friday to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The demonstrations took place amid widespread outrage over the killing Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse who was shot multiple times after he used his cellphone
Continue Reading
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Catherine O’Hara was never afraid to go big. The wild accent as Moira Rose on “Schitt’s Creek.” Delia Deetz’s possessed dance to “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” in “Beetlejuice.” The way she screamed “KEVIN!” in two “Home Alones” as Kate McCallister. But it wasn’t boldness alone that made her
Continue Reading
By JOHN HANNA AP Poltical Writer Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards are competing Saturday for a vacant U.S. House seat from Houston, a special election that will narrow the GOP’s already slim House majority. Voters are deciding a runoff between Menefee, the Harris County attorney, and Edwards, a former Houston City Council member. The
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 1, 1, 7 (one, one, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Archmere Academy 49, Freire Charter School Wilmington 42 MOT Charter 62, Delmarva Christian 49 Milford (DE) 70, Caesar Rodney 42 Tatnall 48, St. Andrew’s 20 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS= Appoquinimink vs. St. Elizabeth, ppd. Concord Christian Academy vs. Greenwood Mennonite School, ccd. ___ Some high school basketball scores provided by
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 4” game were: 3, 4, 7, 7 (three, four, seven, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 4, 9, 9 (four, nine, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 2, 14, 22, 28, 33 (two, fourteen, twenty-two, twenty-eight, thirty-three) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 0, 5, 7, 8 (zero, five, seven, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 7, 16, 20, 28, 34 (seven, sixteen, twenty, twenty-eight, thirty-four) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Evening” game were: 0, 5, 5 (zero, five, five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading
By DIDI TANG and SAM McNEIL Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has had a busy few weeks receiving Western allies seeking warmer ties with the world’s second-largest economy. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney struck a trade deal slashing tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and Canadian canola oil. U.K. Prime Minister Keir
Continue Reading
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Friday announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons. The measure had long been sought by the United States-backed opposition. It
Continue Reading
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Infielder Vinnie Pasquantino agreed to a two-year contract Friday with the Royals, pending a successful physical, that will keep him in Kansas City through the 2027 season. Financial terms of the deal were not released. Pasquantino would have been in his second year of salary arbitration this upcoming season. He
Continue Reading
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The new documentary “Melania” opens on a close-up of the trademark stilettos of first lady Melania Trump as she walks the halls of Mar-a-Lago, her Palm Beach home, in early January 2025, following her as she climbs into a dark SUV for the short drive to the
Continue Reading
All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 35 12 .745 — 7-3 W-1 18-5 16-7 22-6 New York 30 18 .625 5½ 6-4 W-5 19-6 10-12 21-11 Boston 30 18 .625 5½ 6-4 W-1 15-8 15-10 21-12 Toronto 29 21 .580 7½ 5-5 L-2 13-11 16-10 22-14
Continue Reading
By JESSICA HILL Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada jury on Friday convicted “Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse of sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls in a case that sent shock waves through Indian Country. The jurors in Las Vegas found Chasing Horse guilty of 13 of the 21 charges he
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he is nominating the government economist Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after having previously accused the federal agency of releasing low monthly jobs numbers in order to make him look bad. There is no evidence that the
Continue Reading
By TOM VERDIN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked certain federal agencies from requesting citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms, the latest blow to a wide-ranging executive order on elections President Donald Trump signed last year. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington ruled that the Constitution’s separation
Continue Reading
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Now is certainly not the time for pettifogging. But can we confabulate about the comic brilliance of Catherine O’Hara? These radically arcane words, like so many others, dripped off the gifted comedian’s tongue so silkily as Moira, her singularly eccentric matriarch in “Schitt’s Creek,” that you laughed well before
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 0, 1, 6 (zero, one, six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Midday” game were: 2, 5, 5 (two, five, five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Midday” game were: 0, 3, 6, 7 (zero, three, six, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading