Year: 2024

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Milroe caught a low snap on fourth down in overtime at the Rose Bowl and ran straight ahead into wall of blue and maize. That wall of Michigan defenders had been hardened by the Wolverines’ violent practice drills. Toughened by two previous College Football

By HIRO KOMAE and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press SUZU, Japan (AP) — A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 62 people dead as rescue workers fought Wednesday to save those feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. Aftershocks continued to shake Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas two days after

ORINDA, Calif. (AP) — Officials say several people suffered minor injuries and service was disrupted when a train derailed and caught fire on New Year’s Day in the San Francisco Bay Area. A spokesperson for the Bay Area Rapid Transit system, known as BART, says the commuter train had just left Orinda around 9 a.m.

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Joey Daccord made 35 saves in his second career shutout, and the Seattle Kraken beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in the NHL Winter Classic. A crowd of 47,313 at T-Mobile Park watched the Kraken dominate the reigning Stanley Cup champions in a matchup of the

PHOENIX (AP) — Klee Benally, a Navajo man who advocated on behalf of Indigenous people and environmental causes, has died, his sister said. He was 48 years old. Benally died Saturday at a Phoenix hospital, Jeneda Benally said. His cause of death was not disclosed. Klee Benally was among the most vocal opponents of snowmaking

NEW YORK (AP) — Access to a busy terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport has been restricted as pro-Palestinian protesters converged on the airport for the second time in a week. Video posted online Monday showed a slow-moving line of cars, some flying Palestinian flags, being directed by police at a checkpoint.

By The Associated Press Les McCann, a prolific and influential musician and recording artist who helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a favorite source for sampling by Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest and hundreds of other hip-hop performers, has died. He was 88. McCann died Friday in Los Angeles a week after being

Associated Press RIVERDALE, Utah (AP) — A foreign exchange student from China who was reported missing last week in Utah has been found. Authorities said the student and his family appear to be victims of a “cyber kidnapping” scheme. The 17-year-old student was reported missing Friday, a day after he was last seen at the

By MARTÍN ADAMES Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was arrested Monday in the Dominican Republic after being interviewed by prosecutors investigating him for an alleged relationship with a minor, according to an official in the Puerto Plata province prosecutor’s office. Franco appeared before prosecutors while accompanied

By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Landlocked Ethiopia has taken the first steps toward gaining access to the sea, signing an agreement in the capital of Addis Ababa with the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland to access the Somaliland coastline. The memorandum of understanding was signed Monday by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The family of a mother of eight who was a huge “Star Trek” fan has ensured the final frontier will be her ultimate resting place. Gloria Knowlan was 86 at the time of her death 12 years ago. A small quantity of ashes from her cremated body are to be

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Floral floats, marching bands and equestrian units took to the streets under a sunny California sky as the 135th Rose Parade drew hundreds of thousands of spectators on New Year’s Day. The Pasadena tradition on Monday featured Broadway legend Audra McDonald as grand marshal and the theme “Celebrating a World of

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, MISS. (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily delayed Mississippi officials from creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson. The ruling came just before a federal district court judge dismissed requests to block the new court. The U.S. 5th Circuit

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former NBA developmental league player accused with his ex-girlfriend of killing a woman whose body was found last month in southern Nevada is due to face a Las Vegas judge on Tuesday following his transfer in custody from a jail in Sacramento, California. Chance Comanche, 27, who played for the

By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press Jerusalem (AP) — An Israeli man who never served in the military was charged with impersonating a soldier and stealing weapons after sneaking into an army unit and joining the fighting against Hamas. According to an indictment filed Sunday, Roi Yifrach, 35, took advantage of the chaotic situation in the

NEW YORK (AP) — Police in New York City say five people died when the car they were in crashed on a parkway in Queens. The New York Police Department says the Mazda was heading north on the Cross Island Parkway when it collided with another vehicle just before 6 a.m. Monday. Photos from the

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police have recovered the body of a man believed to have been attacked and killed by a lion while riding a motorcycle near a national reserve in the south of the country. Police were notified by community members of an abandoned motorcycle along a road near the Marere forested area

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Peter Magubane, a fearless photographer who captured the violence and horror of South Africa’s apartheid era of racial oppression, and was entrusted with documenting Nelson Mandela’s first years of freedom after his release from prison, has died. He was 91. Magubane died Monday, according

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The part-owner of the franchise who was once more known for his exploits on the football field led the way off the bus, followed by players clad in white T-shirts and orange overalls as a tribute to the fishmongers working across town at Pike Place Market.