JIM MORRIS and ROB GILLIES
Associated Press
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The first stage of an extradition hearing for a senior executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei started in a Vancouver courtroom M onday, a case that has infuriated Beijing, caused a diplomatic uproar between China and Canada and complicated high-stakes trade talks between China and the United States.
Canada's...
MARIA VERZA and SONIA PEREZ D.
Associated Press
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of Central American migrants waded across the Suchiate River into southern Mexico on Monday in a new test of U.S. President Donald Trump's Central America strategy to keep them away from the U.S. border.
Some scuffled with national guardsmen on the riverbank while others slipped through Mexican...
ALAN SUDERMAN and SARAH RANKIN
Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Tens of thousands of gun-rights activists from around the country rallied peacefully at the Virginia Capitol on Monday to protest plans by the state's Democratic leadership to pass gun-control legislation — a move that has become a key flash point in the national debate over gun violence
The size of...
ZEKE MILLER, ERIC TUCKER and LISA MASCARO
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday proposed a condensed, two-day calendar for each side to give opening statements in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, ground rules that are raising objections from Democrats on the eve of the landmark proceedings.
The Republican leader outlined the process in a four-page...
Carl DeMaio was in Southwest Riverside County for two town hall events last week.DeMaio, a Republican who is running for the 50th Congressional District seat vacated by disgraced former Congressman Duncan D. Hunter, R-Alpine, was at the Temecula Public Library Monday, Jan. 13 to discuss homelessness, then came to the Temecula Valley Elks Lodge Saturday, Jan. 18 for an...
TIM DAHLBERG
AP Sports Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Even the bookies are having a problem figuring out a favorite in the Super Bowl.
Odds opened at pick 'em Sunday at many Las Vegas sports books, though the Kansas City Chiefs quickly moved to 1-point favorites over the San Francisco 49ers. Early bettors favored the Chiefs in a game that will...
ANDREW DALTON
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Off-camera and during commercials, the stars at the Screen Actors Guild Awards got to rub shoulders, give congratulatory kisses, and meet for the first or the 50th time. Here are some of the more memorable moments from inside Sunday night's ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.PARTY TIME FOR 'PARASITE'...
TEMESCAL VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California driver intentionally rammed a Toyota Prius with six teenage boys inside, killing three and injuring three others before fleeing, authorities said Monday.The Prius went off the road and slammed into a tree at around 10:30 p.m. Sunday in Temescal Valley in Riverside County, southeast of Los Angeles.Anurag Chandra, 42, of Corona...
JEFF AMY
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — The nation is marking the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with tributes Monday recalling his past struggles for racial equality, observing the federal holiday named for him against the backdrop of a presidential election year.
In an early tribute to King, Vice President Mike Pence spoke Sunday in Memphis, Tennessee, at...
MEG KINNARD
Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential contenders celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy at a Baptist church Monday and linked arms with each other and civil rights leaders in a march of tens of thousands to the Statehouse.
At Zion Baptist Church before the march, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren engaged in the handshake that didn't happen...