LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA’s Cody Riley has a left medial collateral ligament sprain and won’t play Friday when the second-ranked Bruins host No. 4 Villanova. A team spokesman says Riley will be re-evaluated next week. The senior forward injured his knee in a collision eight minutes into a season-opening win over Cal State Bakersfield
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By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — India’s environment minister says climate finance is not charity and rich countries should deliver on an unfulfilled promise to raise $100 billion a year to help poor nations adapt. Bhupender Yadav told The Associated Press in an interview that the success of the climate summit
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By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — India’s environment minister says climate finance is not charity and rich countries should deliver on an unfulfilled promise to raise $100 billion a year to help poor nations adapt. Bhupender Yadav told The Associated Press in an interview that the success of the climate summit
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Anaheim Ducks general manager Bob Murray has resigned one day after he was placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into his workplace conduct. Murray plans to enter a treatment program for alcohol abuse, the team and Murray said in a statement. The 66-year-old Murray
Continue Reading ZANATEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities say group of mainly Central American migrants attempting to walk across southern Mexico has dwindled to less than a thousand. Mexico’s National Immigration Institute said Wednesday it had given humanitarian visas to about 800 migrants who were once part of the group. It says fewer than a thousand migrants
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to terms with free agent left-hander Andrew Heaney with an $8.5 million, one-year deal. The contract includes $250,000 each for 100, 125, 150 and 175 innings. Heaney split last season between the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees. He had a 5.83 ERA, but
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A man was seriously injured in a conveyer belt mishap at an industrial business in Santa Teresa late Wednesday afternoon. Authorities said it happened in the 700 block of Industrial Road, but didn’t identify the business. Sunland Park and Dona Ana County firefighters worked to free the man who got
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Oscar Holland, CNN The idea of a “15-minute city,” in which residents can all reach work and leisure facilities within a quarter-hour walk — or cycle — of their homes, has gained significant traction among urban planners during the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, a group of architects is planning an even more ambitious neighborhood in South
Continue Reading TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has landed a pair of five-star prospects in guard Jalen Bradley and forward Brandon Miller. Coach Nate Oats signed five players on Wednesday in a recruiting class ranked No. 3 overall by 247Sports. It’s the first time the Crimson Tide have landed two five-star recruits. Bradley and Miller are two
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Mientras rebuscas en los armarios y recovecos para encontrar el nuevo escondite favorito de tu gato, éste también puede estar vigilándote. Un nuevo estudio realizado en Japón descubrió que un gato inmóvil puede seguir la ubicación de su dueño mediante señales de audio, específicamente, su voz. Saho Takagi, primera autora del
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EL PASO, Texas – During the City of El Paso’s Public Service Board meeting on Wednesday, Alan Shubert – who heads engineering, operations and technical Services for El Paso Water – explained the progress of the Frontera Force Main project. Shubert told the board memebers and El Paso Mayor Oscar Leesar that EP Water plans
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The head of lighting on the film “Rust” has sued over Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the Western. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles court Wednesday alleges widespread negligence that Serge Svetnoy says caused him “severe
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Debate over a memoir that contains explicit illustrations of sexual acts is surfacing in a handful of states where Republican governors are gearing up for reelection next year. It foreshadows a recurring theme for conservative leaders in the coming campaigns. The book in question, Maia Kobabe’s
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El propietario de un gimnasio de Nueva Jersey y exluchador de MMA que dio un puñetazo a un agente de policía durante los disturbios del 6 de enero fue condenado este miércoles a 41 meses de prisión, convirtiéndose en el primer agitador condenado por violencia contra la policía durante el ataque.
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By Sara Smart and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN An Alabama boy is just a little over 1 year old but already holds a Guinness World Record for his remarkable birth. Michelle Butler was five months pregnant with twins when she was rushed into emergency labor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital, and on
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv No te pierdas ‘Cara a Cara’ esta noche a las 9 P.M. hora de Miami (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, quien acaba de finalizar una visita por el Medio Oriente, ha sido un fuerte crítico de los gobiernos de Nicaragua y Venezuela y reitera su posición de llamar a
Continue Reading CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Chicago’s Liam Hendriks earned his second straight Mariano Rivera Award as the American League Reliever of the Year and Milwaukee’s Josh Hader won his third Trevor Hoffman Award as the National League Reliever of the Year. Hendriks had an 8-3 record and 38 saves in 44 chances with a 2.54 ERA
Continue Reading KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The annual Race World Offshore Key West Championships in the Florida Keys started Wednesday. Offshore powerboat racing team M-Con leads the Super Cat class after the first of three race days. Driver Myrick Coil of Osage Beach, Missouri, and throttleman Tyler Miller of Wathena, Kansas, took a first-lap lead and
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Temps will cool a bit overnight but stay rather nice through the day Wednesday in the lower 70’s. Winds pick up a bit for Friday behind another weak cold front. Gusts around 30 mph for the west side of town. The weekend looks good with sunshine and temps in the low to mid 70’s.
Continue Reading By Geneva Sands, CNN The Department of Homeland Security warned in a new terrorism bulletin Wednesday of a “diverse and challenging threat environment” ahead of the holidays, pointing to the spread of violent extremist narratives online, coronavirus pandemic-related stressors and the potential to exploit recent events in Afghanistan. Although DHS is not aware of an
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AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask mandates in schools violates the Americans with Disabilities Act — freeing local officials to again create their own rules. The order comes after a monthslong legal dispute between parents, a disability rights organization and Texas officials over whether the state was violating
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorneys for Kyle Rittenhouse have requested a mistrial based on several issues, including claims that prosecutors acted in bad faith and that the state gave them an inferior copy of video that may be a key piece of evidence in the case. The
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say an Arizona man accused of supplying the dealer who sold rapper Mac Miller the drugs that killed him has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge. The U.S. attorney’s office says Ryan Michael Reavis will admit to a single count of distribution of fentanyl. Investigators say Reavis knowingly
Continue Reading JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has finished repairing section of highway that collapsed during torrential rainfall brought by Hurricane Ida. The part of state Highway 26 reopened Wednesday near Lucedale. Two people were killed and nine were injured Aug. 30 as seven vehicles plunged into a deep pit that opened up on the dark, rural
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CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Houston Astros center fielder Jake Meyers had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, an injury that could delay his 2022 season. The 25-year-old was hurt on Oct. 12 in Game 4 of the AL Division Series at the Chicago White Sox when he tried to make a
Continue Reading CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Houston Astros center fielder Jake Meyers had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, an injury that could delay his 2022 season. The 25-year-old was hurt on Oct. 12 in Game 4 of the AL Division Series at the Chicago White Sox when he tried to make a
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Will Wade says the Tigers have signed highly rated recruit Julian Phillips. The 6-foot-8 forward is a three-time All-State high school player from South Carolina. Wade describes Phillips as a “very cerebral” player who can play multiple positions because he moves and shoots well. Phillips is rated as
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Debate over a memoir that contains explicit illustrations of sexual acts is surfacing in a handful of states where Republican governors are gearing up for reelection next year. It foreshadows a recurring theme for conservative leaders in the coming campaigns. The book in question, Maia Kobabe’s
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned against letting tensions in the Asian-Pacific region cause a relapse into a Cold War mentality. His remarks on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum came weeks after the U.S., Britain and Australia announced
Continue Reading A Maryland high school English teacher who has worked to open up college education for her students has won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize. The Varkey Foundation announced Wednesday that Keishia Thorpe, who teaches at International High School at Langley Park in Prince George’s County, was selected from more than 8,000 nominations and applications
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