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Up for review: Ecuador earns spot in Copa America quarterfinals with 0-0 draw against Mexico
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ecuador avoided a penalty shot in stoppage time after a review and earned a spot the Copa America quarterfinals with a 0-0 draw against Mexico on Sunday night. Mexico initially received a penalty kick from referee Mario Alberto Escobar Toca when Ecuador's...
Judge in Ecuador orders judges, attorneys and officials held in jail as part of corruption probe
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A judge in Ecuador on Sunday ordered that more than a dozen suspects including judges, attorneys and government officials be held in jail while authorities investigate judicial rulings that allegedly favored criminals. The suspects were arrested Saturday...
Venezuela advances to Copa America quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Mexico on Rondón goal
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Arriving at Copa America seeking redemption after disappointing performances in the World Cup and in the CONCACAF Nations League, Mexico is on the verge of an early exit. Salomón Rondón scored on a penalty kick in the 57th minute, and Venezuela advanced...
Ecuador beats Jamaica 3-1 for first Copa America win since 2016 as Reggae Boyz eliminated
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Seventeen-year-old Kendry Páez scored in first-half stoppage time, Alan Minda added another goal late in the second half and Ecuador beat winless Jamaica 3-1 on Wednesday night in the Copa America. Ecuador, which rebounded from a 2-1 loss to Venezuela, won its...
A timeline of the legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
The drawn-out legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has concluded with his guilty plea to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets. In a deal with the U.S. Justice Department, Assange was sentenced Wednesday to the five years he'd already served in a British...
Trial begins in Ecuador over murder of presidential candidate Villavicencio
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s highest court put five suspects on trial Tuesday for last year’s murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, as his relatives protested outside to demand a swift and hefty sentence. Prosecutors at the National Court of Justice accuse...
Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges
LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange headed to the Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday to complete a plea deal with U.S. federal prosecutors that will allow him to walk free in return for a guilty plea. In a deal with the U.S. Justice Department, Assange will plead guilty...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US that will allow him to walk free
WASHINGTON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will allow him to walk free and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified...
Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges
LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday left a British prison and will appear later this week in the U.S. federal court in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Western Pacific. In a deal with the U.S. Justice Department, Assange will plead...
Rodriguez scores header gives Timbers 2-1 win over the Earthquakes
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jonathan Rodriguez scored on a header in the 72nd minute and the Portland Timbers extended their unbeaten streak to five straight games with a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night. Evander also scored for the Timbers (6-7-6)....
