Lakers retire Michael Cooper’s No. 21 on an emotional night for the Hall of Fame guard from Pasadena
Michael Cooper spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers as a defense-minded guard who always focused on helping ...
Dutch delve into family pasts as the names of accused Nazi collaborators released
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — On Dutch Openness Day, this year’s release of secret documents from state archives suddenly ...
Strong winds forecast for Los Angeles threaten area’s fight against fires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Additional water tankers and scores of firefighters arrived at the Los Angeles area on Monday ahead of fierce winds that were forecast to return and threaten the progress made so ...
An American tradition: Defeated candidates attending the president-elect’s inauguration
The U.S. has a long tradition of defeated presidential candidates sharing the inauguration stage with the people who defeated ...
Georgia cuts loose more people from probation after a fitful start
The soft-spoken Hobbs, now 29, was among almost 176,000 Georgia residents on probation, the largest per capita population in ...
Benin’s mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival
Benin's Ouidah has celebrated its annual Voodoo Festival which has made the town a mecca for Voodoo worshippers as well as a ...
Ukraine holds first soccer tournament for war-wounded amputees — and plans to go international
Organized by Ukraine’s Association of Football, the “League of the Mighty” is Ukraine’s first soccer championship for ...
Multiracial boom in 2020 census was mostly an illusion, researchers say
When 2020 census results were released more than three years ago, they showed a 276% boom in the number of people classified ...
What to watch as Pete Hegseth faces questions about his experience and personal past
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth will publicly face senators on Tuesday for the first time after weeks of privately ...
Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth
ROME (AP) — An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave ...
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, faces crucial test at confirmation hearing
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is heading into a potentially explosive Senate ...
Sam Darnold’s career-best season ends with a thud as he takes 9 sacks in playoff loss
Sam Darnold’s renaissance pushed Minnesota to one of the NFL’s best records, offering the hope of a deep playoff run.