Booker leads Suns over Timberwolves in Durant’s home … PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant’s a 13-time All-Star, a two-time NBA champion, a four-time league leader in scoring and has done just about everything else a player can do in the game of basketball. But even he can get a little nervous on a night like Wednesday. Devin Booker scored 29 points, Durant had 16 […]
Across Latin America, migrant blaze families left … SAN MARTIN JILOTEPEQUE, Guatemala (AP) — The last Ana Marina López heard of her husband, the 51-year-old Guatemalan migrant told his family that he was being detained by Mexican immigration agents at the U.S.-Mexico border. That was two days before a fire in an immigration detention center in Ciudad Juárez claimed the lives of at […]
Chris Christie: ‘I just can’t’ back Trump for president … Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said he “just can’t” support former President Trump for the presidency again even if Trump wins the Republican nomination. Christie told Axios that he could not see himself voting for President Biden in 2024 either, saying that Biden and Trump are both “too old” and “out of touch […]
Who was uphill? Gwyneth Paltrow trial spotlights … Skiers have likely noticed signs at mountain resorts across the country saying, “Know the code.
Probe of chocolate factory blast focuses on gas pipeline Federal safety officials are investigating the role of a natural gas pipeline in a fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday. Friday’s powerful explosion at R.M. Palmer Co. killed seven people, sent 10 to the hospital and damaged several other buildings in West Reading, a small town 60 […]
Who was uphill? Gwyneth Paltrow trial spotlights … PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Skiers have likely noticed signs at mountain resorts across the country saying, “Know the code.” They refer to universal rules of conduct that apply to people who partake in inherently risky snow sports that involve navigating down crowded slopes, often at high speeds. But whether they actually understand the code […]
2 arrested after $5K of merchandise stolen from Salem … Two women were arrested after an estimated $5,000-worth of merchandise was stolen from an Ulta Beauty Store at the Willamette Town Center mall on Monday, according to Salem Police Department.
New this week: ‘Rye Lane,’ ‘Tetris,’ ‘Riverdale’ … From the compelling backstory of how “Tetris” became a cultural juggernaut to a return to “Riverdale,” here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. NEW MOVIES TO STREAM — Romantic comedy fans would do well to make an […]
Prince Harry returns to court in tabloid phone hacking … LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry returned to a London court Tuesday as his attorney fought assertions that the phone hacking lawsuits he, Elton John and other celebrities have brought against the publisher of The Daily Mail are based on forbidden documents. Associated Newspapers Ltd. denies the allegations and wants a judge to throw out lawsuits […]
California farmers flood fields to boost groundwater … A field that has long grown tomatoes, peppers and onions now looks like a wind-whipped ocean as farmer Don Cameron seeks to capture the runoff from a freakishly wet year in California to replenish the groundwater basin that is his only source to water his crops. Taking some tomatoes out of production for a year […]
