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Evacuation underway for stranded tourists after multiple avalanches trap 1,000 people in China
BEIJING — Rescuers evacuated tourists on Tuesday from a remote skiing area in northwestern China where dozens of avalanches triggered by heavy snow have trapped more than 1,000 people for a week, state media said. The avalanches have blocked roads, stranding both tourists and residents in a village in Altay...
Trump glowers and gestures in court, then leaves to campaign as sex abuse defamation trial opensVideo
NEW YORK — Donald Trump shook his head in disgust Tuesday as the judge in his New York defamation trial told would-be jurors that an earlier jury had already decided the former president sexually abused columnist E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s. Trump left court before opening statements, jetting to...
Most Trump supporters in Iowa caucuses say they knew they’d support him all along
WASHINGTON — In some ways, Iowa’s Republican caucuses were practically over before they began, with Donald Trump cultivating a deep network of support over three presidential runs. About 7 in 10 Iowans who caucused for Trump on Monday night said they have known all along that they would support a...
Korean Air plane bumps parked Cathay Pacific aircraft at a Japanese airport but no injuries reported
TOKYO — A Korean Air plane carrying 289 people hit a parked Cathay Pacific aircraft while being pushed by a ground vehicle ahead of takeoff at northern Japan’s New Chitose Airport on Tuesday but caused no fire or injuries, fire and airline officials said. The incident happened only two weeks...
Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate
IRBIL, Iraq — Iran fired missiles late Monday at what it claimed were Israeli “spy headquarters” near the U.S. Consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, and at targets linked to the extremist group Islamic State in northern Syria. Four civilians were killed and six injured after missiles hit...
Baker Mayfield throws for 337 yards and 3 TDs to lead Buccaneers to NFC wild-card rout of Eagles
TAMPA, Fla. — Baker Mayfield threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns to lead the resurgent Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 32-9 wild-card playoff victory over Jalen Hurts and the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. The Bucs (10-8) won for the sixth time in seven games to...
Vivek Ramaswamy announces he’s suspending his presidential bid after a disappointing finish in Iowa
Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy suspended his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Monday and endorsed former President Donald Trump after finishing a distant fourth in Iowa’s leadoff caucuses. Ramaswamy said he made the decision after determining there was no path forward for him in the race, “absent things...
Overachieving Rams head into brighter future after playoff loss
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams improved more quickly and won more games than almost anybody expected this season. That didn’t make their one-point road playoff loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday any less painful in the moment. But once the sting wears off, Matthew Stafford and his...
Osaka’s Grand Slam comeback ends in 1st-round loss to Garcia, Gauff advances at Australian OpenVideo
MELBOURNE, Australia — Moments after her Grand Slam comeback ended in a first-round loss, Naomi Osaka walked back through the players’ tunnel where her name has a prominent place among recent Australian Open champions. Three matches into her return from 15 months off the tour and six months after the...
Quinta Brunson, ‘The Bear’ and ‘Beef’ snag wins at long-delayed Emmys
LOS ANGELES — “The Bear” was making a meal out of the acting awards at Monday night’s Emmys, Quinta Brunson scored an emotional and historic win for “Abbott Elementary” and the Netflix series “Beef” made its own mark with five victories. “The Bear,” the FX dramedy about a squabbling family...
Heisman winner Caleb Williams formally leaves USC, enters NFL draft as potential No. 1 pick
LOS ANGELES — Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Caleb Williams has formally entered the NFL draft, leaving Southern California after two prolific seasons. Williams made his long-anticipated announcement on social media Monday, the final day for underclassmen to enter the draft. He is widely considered the favorite to be the No. 1...
Future gets cloudy for Cowboys after another playoff flop
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jerry Jones has watched his Dallas Cowboys lose their playoff opener twice as the No. 1 seed in the NFC. The club’s owner and general manager endured the Dez Bryant catch that wasn’t in Green Bay when Dallas appeared good enough for a deep run but lost...
Gaza death toll tops 24,000 as UN agencies call urgently for more aid
Israeli strikes hit Gaza City and soldiers battled militants in southern Gaza on Monday as the heads of three major U.N. agencies said the enclave desperately needs more aid to ward off famine and disease outbreaks. More than 100 days into Israel’s war against Hamas, Palestinian authorities said the death...
Iowa caucuses: What to watch as voters weigh in on the Republican campaign’s first contest of 2024
As frigid temperatures scour the Midwest, the Republican presidential nominating process will officially start Monday with Iowa’s caucuses. The quadrennial contest has been unusually quiet this year, a mark of former President Donald Trump’s commanding lead in the race. An arctic blast dropping the state into subzero temperatures and dumping...
Iowa up to No. 2, Colorado to No. 3 behind South Carolina in women’s AP Top 25 after chaotic week
Iowa moved up to No. 2 and Colorado to No. 3 behind top-ranked South Carolina in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll after a chaotic week that saw half of the top 10 teams lose. The Gamecocks (15-0), the last unbeaten team left, routed Missouri in their lone...
UConn hits No. 1 in AP Top 25 after upset-filled week; Gonzaga falls out for first time since 2016
Connecticut has followed last year’s run to the NCAA championship with its first No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll in nearly 15 years, while Gonzaga has fallen out of the AP Top 25 for the first time in eight years. The Huskies moved to the...
Trump wins Iowa caucuses in crucial victory at the outset of the Republican presidential campaign
DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses Monday, a crucial victory at the outset of the Republican primary that reinforces the former president’s bond with his party’s voters even as he faces extraordinary legal challenges that could complicate his bid to return to the White House. The...
Biden and the Democrats raise $97 million to close out 2023 after a December fundraising blitz
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee said they raised more than $97 million in the final three months of last year, boosted by a star-studded December fundraising blitz that came even as the political world’s attention shifted to the start of the 2024 Republican presidential primary....
U.S. Defense Secretary is released from hospital after complications from prostate cancer surgery he kept secret
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital on Monday, after spending two weeks there to treat complications from surgery for prostate cancer he kept secret from senior Biden administration leaders and staff for weeks. Austin will be working from home as he recovers, and his doctors...
Fake 911 report of fire at the White House triggers emergency response while Biden is at Camp David
WASHINGTON — A fake 911 call that the White House was on fire sent emergency vehicles to the complex Monday morning, when President Joe Biden and his family were at Camp David. Fire engines and other emergency vehicles responded to a report just after 7 a.m. that the White House...
Kosovo remembers 45 people killed in 1999 and denounces Serbia for not apologizing
RECAK, Kosovo — Hundreds of Kosovars gathered in a southern village on Monday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of a mass killing of 45 ethnic Albanians by Serb forces, an event that helped spark international intervention to end a 1998-99 war in Kosovo. Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, Prime Minister Albin...
Election results tell you who won and lost. AP VoteCast tells you why
WASHINGTON — When the dust settles from Monday’s first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, the returns will reveal who had Republican caucusgoers’ vote, but they won’t shed much light on the types of people who voted or what was on their minds as they cast their ballots. That’s where AP VoteCast comes in....
Iceland’s president says country faces daunting period after lava from volcano destroys homes in fishing town
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland’s president said the country is battling “tremendous forces of nature” after molten lava from a volcano in the island’s southwest consumed several houses in the evacuated town of Grindavik. Scientists said Monday that the eruption appeared to be dying down, but it was too soon to...
Analysis: After another playoff failure, only Bill Belichick can save Cowboys
Jimmy Johnson showed more passion for winning on television than any of the Dallas Cowboys did on the field. Now, Jerry Jones should turn to another coaching icon to save his franchise. Speculation about Bill Belichick has ramped up. He’s already the odds-on favorite to be the next coach in...
Stunned Cowboys owner Jerry Jones doesn’t address Mike McCarthy’s future after wild-card loss
ARLINGTON, Texas — Ashen-faced Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones wasn’t ready to discuss the future of coach Mike McCarthy, quarterback Dak Prescott or anything else after a stunning playoff loss to Green Bay. “This is one of my (biggest) surprises since I’ve been involved in sport, period,” Jones said after...
