The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — More than half of Southern California’s beaches could completely erode back to coastal infrastructure or sea cliffs by the year 2100 as the sea level rises, according to a study released Monday. Using a new computer model to predict shoreline effects caused by the […]
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By Barry Wilner The Associated Press PHOENIX — Invoking his father Al’s name, and copying what the Hall of Fame owner did with the Raiders, Mark Davis is moving the franchise out of Oakland. NFL owners approved the Raiders’ move to Las Vegas 31-1 at the league meetings Monday. Miami […]
By Rod McGuirk THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government on Tuesday shelved a planned extradition treaty with China rather than allow the Senate to reject it over human rights concerns. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said senior ministers decided not to proceed with trying to ratify the treaty […]
By Kim Tong-Hyung The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korean salvage crews on Tuesday found what was presumed to be the remains of one or more of the missing victims of a 2014 ferry disaster that killed 304 people, an official said. Salvage crews found six bones […]
By Justin Lynch The Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — The world’s largest humanitarian crisis in 70 years has been declared in three African countries on the brink of famine, just as President Donald Trump’s proposed foreign aid cuts threaten to pull the United States from its historic role as the […]
The Associated Press CHERRY HILL, N.J. — A New Jersey man wanted only one thing for his 100th birthday. Bill Hansen wanted to return to his old job. Hutchinson Plumbing, Heating and Cooling in Cherry Hill on Monday welcomed the retired permit co-ordinator back. There was a birthday cake and […]
The Associated Press BERLIN — J is not OK â€?Äî as a name, that is, according to a Swiss court. The Zurich administrative court said in a ruling released Tuesday it had upheld a local registry’s office decision to reject the letter as a given name in the best interests […]
By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Don’t mess with our stretch, United Airlines, or risk the wrath of leggings lovers. The social media matter of The Kids in Leggings vs. United snapped to the surface Sunday. That’s when one Shannon Watts said on Twitter she had witnessed […]
The Associated Press LONDON A new 12-sided British pound coin is entering circulation amid concern that the round pound was too easy to counterfeit. The new coin introduced Tuesday is intended to be the most secure in the world, featuring a hologram that changes from the pound symbol to the […]
The Associated PressGreg Beacham FONTANA, Calif.–A blistering first in qualifying. A surprising first in the Xfinity Series race. And a steady, tenacious first when it really mattered yesterday. Kyle Larson was second-to-nobody in his home state. Larson persevered through four late restarts to win at Fontana, adding his second career […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson AUSTIN, Tex.–The final day lasted longer than Dustin Johnson wanted. The outcome was what everyone expected. Johnson, a golfing machine with no discernible weakness and hardly any pulse, won the Dell Technologies Match Play yesterday for his third-straight victory–this one making him the first person to […]
The Canadian PressDavid Larkins WINNIPEG–Adam Lowry can say the first game-winning goal of his career, at the very least, staved off playoff elimination for one more game. Michael Hutchinson made 28 saves and Lowry scored a third-period power-play goal to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 win over the […]
