Author Archives:
Relatives of Israeli hostages storm parliament committee meeting to demand action on captives
JERUSALEM (AP) - Dozens of family members of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza stormed into a Finance Committee meeting at Israel's parliament on Monday, yelling "you won't sit here while they are dying ...
Jan 22, 2024
Montreal police cite new strategies for homicide drop, but critics say there's a cost
Montreal police say a year-over-year drop in the number of homicides in the city is a sign that violence-prevention and crime-fighting strategies are paying off. But those strategies, which include a ...
Jan 22, 2024
India's Modi opens a controversial Hindu temple in Ayodhya in a grand event ahead of national polls
AYODHYA, India (AP) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday opened a controversial Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historical mosque in the northern city of Ayodhya, delivering on a cruci...
Jan 22, 2024
Landslide in mountainous southwestern China buries 47 people
BEIJING (AP) - A landslide in southwestern China's mountainous Yunnan province early Monday buried 47 people and forced the evacuation of 200 more amid freezing temperatures and falling snow. The disa...
Jan 21, 2024
Matthews scores his 38th as Maple Leafs edge Kraken 3-1
SEATTLE (AP) - Auston Matthews scored his league-leading 38th goal in the first period, Ilya Samsonov got his first NHL win since early December, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Seattle Kraken 3-...
Jan 21, 2024
NHL roundup: Horvat scores in OT, Islanders sink Stars 3-2 in Roy's debut as coach
NEW YORK (AP) - Bo Horvat scored 41 seconds into overtime and the New York Islanders beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 Sunday night to win in new coach Patrick Roy's debut. Alexander Romanov and Hudson Faschi...
Jan 21, 2024
Nick Dunlap becomes 1st amateur winner on PGA Tour since 1991 with victory at The American Express
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - Nick Dunlap became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour, making a 6-foot par putt on the final hole for a one-shot victory over Christiaan Bezuidenhout at The ...
Jan 21, 2024
Dunlap first amateur to win on PGA Tour since 1991, claims American Express title
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - Nick Dunlap became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour, holding on for a one-shot victory over Christiaan Bezuidenhout at The American Express on Sunday. Dunl...
Jan 21, 2024
Lydia Ko gets new year off to the right start with LPGA Tour opener victory, Canada's Henderson places third
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - It took only four rounds for Lydia Ko to put a dismal 2023 LPGA Tour season completely behind her. Ko rediscovered her winning touch Sunday in the season-opening Hilton Grand Vaca...
Jan 21, 2024
Canada's Hannah Schmidt wins second straight World Cup ski cross gold at Nakiska
NAKISKA, ALTA. - Hannah Schmidt doubled her World Cup ski cross victories at Nakiska Ski Resort on Sunday. The 29-year-old from Ottawa parlayed powerful starts out of the gates and over the opening ro...
Jan 21, 2024