By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken are in a situation they really never faced in their inaugural season — learning to deal with success. Jordan Eberle scored two of Seattle’s four goals in the first period, including the first shot of the game, and the Kraken beat the Nashville
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press Over a million sports fans will go to Qatar for the World Cup in November and December, a spectacle that typically turns host countries into a nonstop party. But this year may be different. The tiny, conservative Muslim nation may show little tolerance for the booze-fueled hooliganism that has unfolded
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Simpson wins reelection to U.S. House in Idaho’s 2nd Congressional District.
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gabe Vilardi scored his second consecutive game-winning goal, Jonathan Quick made 21 saves and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Minnesota Wild 1-0. Vilardi beat Marc-Andre Fleury between his legs on a one-timer from the high slot with 6:03 left. Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty had
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s gubernatorial election, usually a shoo-in for the Democratic candidate, has turned into a nail-biter with the Republican challenger so close in initial returns that the race was too early to call Tuesday night. After polls closed, with 40% of statewide votes counted, Democrat Tina Kotek
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter’s new owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to regulatory filings. Musk, who bought Twitter for $44 billion, sold 19.5 million shares of the electric car company from Nov. 4 to Nov. 8, according to Tuesday’s filings. He sold
Continue ReadingBy RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Republicans are trying to sweep Iowa’s four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, pushing to unseat a vulnerable Democratic incumbent while reelecting two first-term congresswomen. If they win all four seats, it would be the first time since 1994 that the party would
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California ballot measure to boost taxes on the rich to put more electric cars on the road is trailing with about one-third of votes counted. Proposition 30 would add a 1.75% tax on incomes of more than $2 million. Most of the money raised would
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There were some voting slowdowns Tuesday in Arizona where races for governor and Senate are among this year’s most closely watched contests. Most voting in the state happens by mail. But voters can go to any vote center to print and cast their ballots. Some tabulators in
Continue ReadingBy KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democrats Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas both won reelection to Congress in New Hampshire’s 1st and 2nd Districts, defeating two pro-Trump Republicans. Pappas defeated Karoline Leavitt, who worked in the White House press office under former President Donald Trump, and Kuster beat Robert Burns, who runs
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN The hotly contested Senate contest in Georgia will advance to a runoff between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker on December 6, CNN projects. Neither candidate surpassed the 50% threshold to win the race outright on Tuesday. Depending on the outcome of Senate races in Pennsylvania, Arizona and
Continue ReadingLilit Marcus The beautiful islands of French Polynesia might become more difficult to visit as the region announces a new sustainable tourism plan. Under the Fāri’ira’a Manihini 2027 (FM27) five-year strategic mission, the French Polynesian government aims to set an annual cap of one foreign tourist per local resident — about 280,000. The Southern Pacific
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Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will win reelection, CNN projects, defeating her GOP opponent in the midterm race. Pelosi, a towering figure in Democratic politics, won out against longshot Republican challenger John Dennis in the race for California‘s 11th Congressional District. Over the years, Pelosi, 82, has become one of the most
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, Dan Merica and Gregory Krieg, CNN The battle for control of Congress is still up in the air, with the Senate coming down to three key races while Democrats and Republicans are still hanging onto hopes of winning a narrow majority in the House. Republicans began the night with a rout
Continue ReadingBy JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Taylor Mikesell scored 20 of her 25 points in the second half, leading No. 14 Ohio State to an 87-75 victory over No. 5 Tennessee in the season opener. Ohio State erased Tennessee’s 41-33 halftime lead and outscored the Lady Vols 30-13 in the third quarter.
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Omari Moore scored 14 points as San Jose State beat Georgia Southern 63-48. Moore also contributed nine rebounds and three blocks for the Spartans (1-0). Alvaro Cardenas Torre scored 14 points while going 6 of 10 (2 for 5 from distance). Ibrahima Diallo shot 4 of 6 from the field
Continue ReadingBy Azaz Syed, Sophia Saifi and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN A Pakistani journalist shot dead by police in Kenya last month was the victim of a “targeted killing,” a senior member of Pakistan’s government said on Tuesday, without offering any evidence to support his claim. Television journalist Arshad Sharif — a vocal critic of the Pakistani
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrat Josh Shapiro has won the race for governor of Pennsylvania. His victory Tuesday over Republican Doug Mastriano secures the office for four years in a state where the future of abortion rights is on the line. Shapiro will also effectively manage the 2024 election in
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