NBA: Toronto Raptors retire former star Vince Carter’s jersey

Associated Press 11/03/2024

TORONTO — An emotional Vince Carter acknowledged his contentious exit from Toronto as his No. 15 jersey became the first number retired by the Raptors in a halftime ceremony during Saturday’s game against Sacramento. “It’s not just…

Pope Francis prays in front of graves of unborn children

Associated Press 11/03/2024

ROME — Pope Francis paid his respects on Saturday to the “Garden of Angels,” an area in Rome’s third largest cemetery which houses the graves of stillborn and miscarried children. Francis celebrated All Souls’ Day Mass at…

Ukraine to allies: Act before North Korean troops reach the front

Associated Press 11/03/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged its allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Korean troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield, and the country’s army chief warned that his troops are facing…

‘Brat’ is Collins Dictionary word of the year

Associated Press 11/02/2024

LONDON — Collins Dictionary has declared “brat” – the album title that became a summer-living ideal – its 2024 word of the year. The word, used by singer Charli XCX as the title of her sixth studio…

Musk tests money’s role in US politics with $119M effort for Trump

Associated Press 11/02/2024

WASHINGTON — Next week’s presidential election isn’t just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. It’s also a measure of the influence the world’s richest man wields over American democracy. Elon Musk, the South African-born tech…

Hello Kitty: At 50, it is as ‘kawaii’ and lucrative as ever

Associated Press 11/01/2024

TOKYO — Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character’s fictional birthday has brought museum exhibits, a theme park spectacle and a national tour. And that’s just in Japan,…

NBA: Rockets led by Green, Sengun shoot down Mavericks

Associated Press 11/01/2024

DALLAS (AP) — Jalen Green had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Alperen Sengun added 17 points and 12 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets held off a fourth-quarter Dallas rally to beat the Mavericks 108-102 on Thursday night.…

NBA: Wembanyama scores 25 to lead Spurs to a win over Jazz

Associated Press 11/01/2024

SALT LAKE CITY — Victor Wembanyama had 25 points and nine rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 106-88 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. Wembanyama also had seven assists, five steals, and…

North Korea boasts of its new long-range missile targeting the US

Associated Press 11/01/2024

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday bragged of its recently tested new intercontinental ballistic missile, calling it “the world’s strongest,” a claim viewed by outside experts as propaganda though the test showed an advancement…

US: 8,000 North Korean troops at Ukraine’s border ready for combat

Associated Press 11/01/2024

WASHINGTON — Some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia near Ukraine’s border and are preparing to help the Kremlin fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming days, the Biden administration said Thursday. The new figure…

A Gaza medic realizes he’s carrying his own mother’s body, killed by an Israeli airstrike

Associated Press 10/31/2024

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Palestinian ambulance worker made a horrific discovery when the bloody sheet was lifted: The corpse on the stretcher was his own mother, killed by an Israeli airstrike Wednesday in central…

NBA: Warriors show depth as they rally past Pelicans, 124-106

Associated Press 10/30/2024

SAN FRANCISCO — Buddy Hield scored a season-best 28 points, Brandin Podziemski had 19 points and fueled a furious second-half comeback, and the Golden State Warriors rallied from 17 down to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-106…

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