By ELAINE KURTENBACH Shares in Europe and Asia were higher on Wednesday, with Japan’s benchmark gaining more than 1% after a quiet finish for U.S. stocks. Germany’s DAX rose 0.6% to 25,137.90, while the CAC 40 in Paris edged 0.2% higher to 8,379.68. Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.6% to 10,622.73. Related Articles Mark Zuckerberg set…
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By STEVE DOUGLAS, AP Sports Writer CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin’s eight-year Olympic medal drought is over. Related Articles Japan’s Ami Nakai leads Olympic skating; American Alysa Liu in 3rd Ukraine skeleton racer Heraskevych gets $200,000 gift to support his career after Olympic DQ Elana Meyers Taylor nearly lost hope. Her team, her…
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By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JULIE WATSON SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Crews pushed through mountainous wilderness near Lake Tahoe during a snowstorm to rescue six backcountry skiers who survived an avalanche but were trapped by its snow and ice. Nine others from their tour group remained missing. Two of the six were taken to a…
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By DAVID BAUDER Stephen Colbert isn’t backing down in an extraordinary public dispute with his bosses at CBS over what he can air on his late-night talk show. On “The Late Show” Tuesday, Colbert said he was surprised by a statement from CBS denying that its lawyers told him he couldn’t show an interview with…
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By LINLEY SANDERS WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic candidates have notched a series of wins in recent special elections — but a new AP-NORC poll finds views of the Democratic Party among rank-and-file Democrats have not bounced back since President Donald Trump’s victory in 2024. Only about 7 in 10 Democrats have a positive view of…
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5 Freeway north of LA is the focus of a flood watch released at 2:54 a.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The watch is in effect until 6 a.m. The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA said, “Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. Rock and mud slides are possible near steep terrain and along…
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Santa Ana Mountains is the focus of a weather alert for thunderstorms and gusty showers issued at 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The alert is in effect until 4:15 a.m. Residents should be prepared for wind gusts of up to 55 mph. “At 3:24 a.m., Doppler radar showed bands of showers…
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MISSION VIEJO – Trabuco Hills’ leading scorer fouled out while its opponent still had on the court two of the best players in the division. When the game started, the Mustangs knew they were underdogs against an opponent that had KO’d the top-seeded team a few days earlier. None of it mattered. Not on a…
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Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties were placed under a severe thunderstorm warning by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 1:26 a.m. The warning is in effect until 2:30 a.m. Residents should be prepared for wind gusts of up to 60 mph. “At 1:24 a.m., a band of severe thunderstorms was located near the…
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The scores Tuesday for the Orange County teams in the CIF-SS boys basketball playoffs. CIF-SS BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS OPEN DIVISION Pool play, Round 3, Tuesday Pool A: Sierra Canyon 95, Corona del Mar 65 Pool B: Harvard-Westlake 83, Santa Margarita 62 QUARTERFINALS DIVISION 1 Crean Lutheran 83, Village Christian 58 Inglewood 82, Fairmont Prep 69…
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