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By ALICIA FERNÁNDEZ Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — A giraffe named Benito started a 40-hour road trip Monday to leave behind the cold and loneliness of Mexico’s northern border city of Ciudad Juarez to find warmth — and maybe a mate — in his new home 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) to the south.

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE and VINEETA DEEPAK Associated Press AYODHYA, India (AP) — About 80 chartered flights have landed at the new international airport of India’s holy city of Ayodhya for Monday’s partial opening of the controversial grand temple for one of Hinduism’s most revered deities, Lord Ram. Ayodhya’s airport can barely accommodate the influx of

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say 11 people died after a landslide buried 47 people in a remote, mountainous part of the southwestern province of Yunnan. Two survivors were rescued amid freezing temperatures and falling snow. The disaster struck just before 6 a.m. on Monday in the village of Liangshui in the northeastern part

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — No matter the setting — Arrowhead Stadium or Orchard Park — Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs keep finding ways to beat Josh Allen and Buffalo Bills in the playoffs. Mahomes threw two touchdown passes to Travis Kelce and the defending Super Bowl

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Nick Dunlap doesn’t possess a false confidence, and he doesn’t project a supernatural calm. The University of Alabama sophomore fully understood just how crazy it was to be fending off a field of professionals Sunday while he tried to become the PGA Tour’s first

By BILL BARROW and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump set aside months of criticism and mockery of Ron DeSantis on Sunday night, celebrating his onetime Republican rival as his newest supporter after the Florida governor ended his presidential campaign and endorsed the former president. For Trump, it’s become a

MILAN (AP) — AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan says too many people are “complicit” in allowing racism to continue blighting soccer, and urged authorities to take stronger action after he suffered racist abuse on Saturday night. And FIFA President Gianni Infantino suggested “an automatic forfeit” for any team “whose fans have committed racism.” Maignan, who

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Only Her. Tara VanDerveer’s face shined in every corner of Maples Pavilion with that very message. Yes, the Stanford Hall of Famer now stands atop major college basketball as the winningest coach of all time. “Today was just so wonderful,” VanDerveer said. Even though she

WEATHERFORD, Okla. (AP) — Officials say three members of an air ambulance crew were killed when their helicopter crashed in Oklahoma. Air Evac Lifeteam says the crash was reported near Weatherford after the control center lost contact with the crew shortly before 11:30 p.m. Saturday.  The helicopter was returning to base in Weatherford, 70 miles

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The military says a 10-day search to rescue two Navy SEALs lost in the Arabian Sea during a mission to board a ship and confiscate Iranian-made weapons has ended and the sailors are considered deceased. U.S. Central Command says the search is now a recovery effort.

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff is good enough for Detroit, as his coach recently reminded him. Cast away by the Los Angeles Rams three years ago in a trade for Matthew Stafford, the quarterback was welcomed by the Lions and has since become a fan favorite at Ford Field,

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Congo captain Chancel Mbemba has been subjected to a torrent of racist abuse on social media after leading his team to a 1-1 draw against Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations. Mbemba’s Instagram account was targeted by many users who replied to his

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Love was in the cold Buffalo air with Taylor Swift cheering on boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. And even Kelce’s brother Jason got into the act during the Chiefs’ 27-24- victory in a divisional playoff game. Swift blew

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Guatemalan Migration Institute reports that a caravan of some 500 migrants that departed northern Honduras in hopes of reaching the United States has dissolved after crossing the border into Guatemala. Authorities had been monitoring three border crossings and said part of the caravan advanced a few miles into Guatemalan territory

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s townhouse in New York City appears to have been the target of another break-in attempt, this time by a man who was arrested near the singer’s Tribeca home Saturday as police responded to a report of a disorderly person. Witnesses said the man tried but failed to enter the

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a former firefighter with a previous arson conviction has been arrested on suspicion of detonating a homemade bomb and planting several other explosive devices along roadways across two Northern California counties. The 41-year-old man pleaded not guilty last week to multiple felony charges including possessing and exploding an explosive

Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “Leader of the Pack,” has died. She was 75. Miriam Linna, founder of Weiss’ label, Norton Records, said Sunday that Weiss died Friday in Palm Springs, California. No cause of death was given. Rolling Stone first reported her death Friday.

KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Police say 23 skiers and snowboarders had to be rescued in frigid temperatures on Saturday after becoming lost in the back country in Killington, Vermont. Local police posted on Facebook that search and rescue crews hiked, snowshoed and used skis with skins to travel about 5 miles to bring a group

By ROBERT F. BUKATY Associated Press MILAN, N.H. (AP) — Some of the Northeast’s best young ski jumpers took flight at the country’s oldest ski club on Sunday. They are part of a comeback for the once-popular winter sport featuring speed, skill and sometimes spills. The Eastern Ski Jumping Meet took place at the Nansen

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV reports that an Iranian soldier has opened fire on fellow soldiers, killing five of them, in the southeastern city of Kerman. Kerman is where 94 people were killed in a bombing attack earlier this month. State TV said Sunday the shooting happened when the soldier arrived at a