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
On Dutch Openness Day, this year’s release of secret documents from state archives suddenly left Peter Baas with fundamental questions about his father’s stature as ...
Strong winds forecast for Los Angeles threaten area’s fight against fires
Additional water tankers and scores of firefighters arrived at the Los Angeles area on Monday ahead of fierce winds that were ...
An American tradition: Defeated candidates attending the president-elect’s inauguration
Jimmy Carter nodded politely toward Ronald Reagan as the new Republican president thanked the Democrat for his administration ...
Multiracial boom in 2020 census was mostly an illusion, researchers say
When the 2020 census results were released, they showed a boom in the number of people classified as multiracial in the ...
Ukraine holds first soccer tournament for war-wounded amputees — and plans to go international
The players were chosen from among the thousands of Ukrainians wounded in the war. With limbs lost to Russian attacks, they gathered at a stadium in Kyiv over the ...
Benin’s mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival
As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the gods and spirits that are evident all around the ...
Georgia cuts loose more people from probation after a fitful start
For three years, Jamariel Hobbs was confined to Georgia, unable to travel freely or move where he wanted to. At the beginning, a probation officer showed up at random times of night ...
What to watch as Pete Hegseth faces questions about his experience and personal past
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth will publicly face senators for the first time Tuesday after weeks of privately ...
Antwan Burnett, Chilaydrien Newton lead Grambling past Florida A&M 79-72
Antwan Burnett had 18 points and Chilaydrien Newton scored 17 off the bench to lead Grambling to a 79-72 victory over Florida A&M on Monday night. P.J. Eason added 12 points ...
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 ...
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Robert Brown III scores career-high 37 to lead Nicholls to 88-82 victory over Incarnate Word
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Robert Brown III scored a career-high 37 points to lead Nicholls to an 88-82 victory over Incarnate Word on Monday night. Brown added seven rebounds for the Colonels (10-7, 4-2 ...