Cal State Bakersfield earns 73-71 victory against Cal State Fullerton

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Modestas Kancleris and Kaleb Higgins each scored 13 points and Cal State Bakersfield defeated Cal State Fullerton 73-71 on Saturday night. Kancleris added six …

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Muere en prisión rusa ucraniano acusado de espionaje

Un hombre ucraniano de 71 años murió en una prisión rusa mientras aguardaba juicio por espionaje, informaron activistas el domingo. Documentos judiciales hallados por el grupo Memorial muestran que el Estado ruso ha cerrado el caso contra Viktor Demchenko, acusado de espionaje, participación en un grupo terrorista y posesión ilegal de armas y municiones. Funcionarios luego dijeron a la agencia …

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Israel’s West Bank settler population grew nearly 3%. Supporters say Gaza war could give new push

JERUSALEM (AP) — The population of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank grew nearly 3% in 2023, according to a new report based on population statistics from the Israeli government. The report, released Sunday by the pro-settler group WestBankJewishPopulationStats.com, found the settler population jumped to 517,407 as of Dec. 31, from 502,991 a year earlier. The settler population has …

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Nicaragua’s crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile

MIAMI (AP) — Nineteen priests kicked out of the country, dozens of incidents of harassment and church desecrations, rural areas lacking worship and social services: the situation for Catholic clergy and faithful in Nicaragua is only worsening in 2024, according to exiled priests, laypeople in the Central American country and human rights advocates. The fear of the ongoing crackdown by …

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Senators return from 10-day break to beat Maple Leafs 5-3

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Shane Pinto had a goal and two assists and the Ottawa Senators beat Toronto 5-3 on Saturday night in a game that ended with Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Reilly cross-checking Ridly Greig for firing a slap shot into an empty net. Claude Giroux, Vladimir Tarasenko and Josh Norris also scored for Ottawa in its return from …

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17 people detained after attack at Istanbul election campaign event, official says

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish authorities detained 17 people in connection with an attack at an Istanbul campaign event for upcoming municipal elections, Turkey ‘s interior minister said Sunday. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya provided no details on the assailants’ affiliation or motive for the attack that critically injured a woman. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at an election rally Sunday condemned …

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Pelicans vencen a Blazers por 93-84 y logran 5ta victoria en 6 partidos

PORTLAND, Oregon, EE.UU. (AP) — Trey Murphy III aportó 24 puntos y los Pelicans de Nueva Orleáns derrotaron el sábado 93-84 a los Trail Blazers de Portland para lograr su quinto triunfo en seis partidos. Brandon Ingram añadió 17 unidades, nueve asistencias y cinco rebotes, en tanto que Jonas Valanciunas sumó 16 puntos y nueve balones atrapados ante los tableros …

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