K-pop star among 8 to join Japan tycoon Maezawa’s moon trip
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Friday that K-pop star T.O.P will be among eight people…
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AP source: Nimmo staying with Mets on $162M, 8-year deal
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Center fielder Brandon Nimmo is staying with the free-spending New York Mets, agreeing to a…
Continue ReadingUC’s academic workers strike brings stress to undergraduates
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A month into the nation’s largest strike involving higher education, the work…
Continue ReadingUC’s academic workers strike brings stress to undergraduates
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A month into the nation’s largest strike involving higher education, the work…
Continue ReadingMore South Korean adoptees demand probes into their cases
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Nearly 400 South Koreans adopted as children by families in the West have requested…
Continue ReadingEx-cop who kneeled on George Floyd’s back gets 3.5-year term
By STEPHEN GROVES and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back…
Continue ReadingSanta visit brings joy to a frosty Alaska Inupiat village
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press NUIQSUT, Alaska (AP) — Though the weather outside was frightful, schoolchildren in the northern Alaska Inupiat…
Continue ReadingTrevor Noah celebrates his last episode hosting “The Daily Show” after 7 years behind the desk
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Trevor Noah’s final night as host of Comedy Central’s satirical news report “The Daily Show”…
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Crook County Library Board rejects calls to label LGBTQ books, move them from children’s area to special spot
After hearing impassioned public testimony on a proposal to label and place children’s books on LGBTQ issues in a separate area of the Crook County…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why can’t Lebanon elect a president?
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon has been without a president for over a month, its legislators unable to agree on a new…
Continue ReadingMurray’s 3 gives Nuggets 121-120 win over Lillard, Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jamal Murray’s 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds remaining lifted the Denver Nuggets to a thrilling 121-120 victory over the…
Continue ReadingMurray’s 3 gives Nuggets 121-120 win over Lillard, Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jamal Murray’s 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds remaining lifted the Denver Nuggets to a thrilling 121-120 victory over the…
Continue ReadingOlympic champion surfer Carissa Moore wins Sullivan Award
HONOLULU (AP) — Olympic surfing champion Carissa Moore won the AAU James E. Sullivan Award as the United States’s most outstanding college or…
Continue ReadingSouth Koreans are about to get a year or two younger, thanks to a new law
By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN South Koreans are about to get a year or two younger, thanks to a new law passed on Thursday that aims to…
Continue ReadingIndian Prime Minister Modi’s party wins sweeping victory in Gujarat state elections
By Swati Gupta, CNN India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) scored a landslide election win in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home…
Continue ReadingUtah hits 16 3-pointers, routs Jacksonville State 99-58
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lazar Stefanovic made six of Utah’s 16 3-pointers, and the Utes scored the first 19 points of the game and cruised to a…
Continue ReadingBaker cooks: Newcomer Mayfield rallies Rams past Vegas 17-16
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Baker Mayfield threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Van Jefferson with 10 seconds to play to…
Continue ReadingChronic malnutrition stalks many poor children in Ecuador
By GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Sara Milena is barely 20 days old. Her mother, Tania Herrera, lives with her parents, who…
Continue ReadingHow senators ‘defied political gravity’ on same-sex marriage
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin was on the Senate floor, but her mind was on the other side…
Continue ReadingNew Peru president appears with military to cement power
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s first female president appeared in a military ceremony…
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