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China's top diplomat calls on US to host an APEC summit that is cooperative, not confrontational

Sep. 26, 2023 03:50 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — China's foreign minister called on the U.S. on Tuesday to do what it can to host a cooperative meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders in November, criticizing those who seek to play up a confrontation between democracy and authoritarianism. Wang Yi said the Asia Pacific...

Donald Trump, skipping GOP debate, eyes California delegate sweep in the state he loves to hate

Sep. 26, 2023 00:25 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Few corners of the U.S. may be less hospitable to Donald Trump than California, where he lost by more than 5 million votes in the 2020 election. But as the former president seeks to return to the White House, the liberal bastion may give him an unlikely boost. A...

The Raiders' inability to create takeaways continues a recent pattern

Sep. 25, 2023 20:05 PM EDT

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — This isn't exactly breaking news, but what happens in the preseason can be deceiving. Before the season began, the Las Vegas Raiders had a ball-hawking defense that created difficult joint practices for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and had a...

The Vikings have the red zone blues with an up-close touchdown rate that's keeping them down

Sep. 25, 2023 19:10 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After Kirk Cousins delivered a must-convert fourth down completion for Minnesota to T.J. Hockenson, the Vikings had the ball at the 6-yard line with 35 seconds remaining when the tight end climbed to his feet. Instead of a quick spike to stop the clock without...

The New York Giants return from a short break and start focusing on fixing things

Sep. 25, 2023 15:47 PM EDT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Having to play two games on the road in less than a week gave the New York Giants three days to look back at their first three games and to consider what's gone wrong. It's nothing like a season ago when the Giants won their first two games under new...

Taylor's RBI single in 10th lifts Dodgers to 3-2 win over Giants

Sep. 24, 2023 23:18 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor was in the right place at the right time in extra innings with heads-up defense on a slick double play and his bat. Taylor’s line-drive single to center field in the 10th inning lifted the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers past the San Francisco...

The Supreme Court will hear a case with a lot of 'buts' & 'ifs' over the meaning of 'and'

Sep. 24, 2023 07:48 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's hard to imagine a less contentious or more innocent word than “and.” But how to interpret that simple conjunction has prompted a complicated legal fight that lands in the Supreme Court on Oct. 2, the first day of its new term. What the justices decide...

Kershaw tosses 2-hit ball over 5 innings and Dodgers beat Giants 7-0

Sep. 24, 2023 01:00 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pitching on six days' rest with a velocity no longer matching his prime years, Clayton Kershaw still is finding ways to win for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 35-year-old left-hander tossed two-hit ball over five innings, Mookie Betts hit a two-run double that set...

Today in History: September 24, Dodgers play final game in Brooklyn

Sep. 24, 2023 00:08 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Sunday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2022. There are 98 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 24, 1957, the Los Angeles-bound Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field, defeating the...

49ers are focused on fixing flaws after rolling to their third straight win to open the season

Sep. 22, 2023 17:40 PM EDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Three straight wins with 30 points scored in each game is just the kind of start the San Francisco 49ers wanted to get off to this year after being forced to climb out of early holes the past two years. Despite the relatively easy wins and gaudy numbers,...