By Ashley Killough, CNN A Texas National Guard soldier has died in a non-mission-related incident in the town of Brackettville, the Guard announced Monday. The soldier was assigned to Operation Lone Star, a state-led effort in response to migrant crossings at the border with Mexico. Bracketville is about 30 miles from the border town of
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By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Citing a 65% drop in Covid-19 cases since the peak of the Omicron surge, California will end its statewide indoor mask mandate for vaccinated individuals next week, nearly two years after it was first implemented, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday. “On February 15, California’s statewide indoor mask requirement will expire.
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Leslie Jones is free to take to social media to give her commentary about the Olympics after a misunderstanding with some of her posts. NBC spokesman Greg Hughes says some of Jones’ videos that were blocked were the result of a “third-party error” and not NBC. Hughes says “we
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Bennedict Mathurin added 18 points and No. 4 Arizona pulled away in the second half for a 91-79 win over rival Arizona State. Arizona has won four games in a row and nine of its last 10.
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street fell as investors watched for signs of whether global central banks will try to cool inflation by speeding up plans to withdraw economic stimulus. Shanghai and Hong Kong declined. Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney advanced. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner scored the tying goal late in the third period and then got the winner 2:51 into overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Auston Matthews also scored twice, and John Tavares and Morgan Rielly each had two assists to help Toronto get its
Continue Reading CHARLESTON, S.C. — Deontaye Buskey had 17 points as Charleston Southern romped past Toccoa Falls 97-60. Tahlik Chavez and Claudell Harris Jr. added 15 points each for the Buccaneers. CJ Mitchell led the Eagles with 12 points.
Continue Reading DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Joirdon Karl Nicholas had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead Texas Southern to a 66-63 win over Bethune-Cookman. Kevin Davis led the Wildcats on Monday night with 23 points and 11 rebounds.
Continue Reading By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of California has agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle allegations that several hundred women were sexually abused by a former UCLA gynecologist. The settlement was reached on behalf of women who say they were groped or otherwise abused by Dr. James
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Devin Booker scored 38 points, and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns hung on to beat the Chicago Bulls 127-124. The Suns led by as many as 27 points in the third quarter and withstood a push down the stretch to win for the 13th time in 14
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By Travis Caldwell, CNN NFL commissioner Roger Goodell met with civil rights leaders Monday amid concerns that the league and its teams are not doing enough to promote Black and minority coaches for head coaching opportunities. The meeting came less than a week after a federal class-action lawsuit was filed by former Miami Dolphins head
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hundreds of people protesting vaccine and mask mandates drove in convoy to New Zealand’s capital and converged outside Parliament as lawmakers reconvened after a summer break. The mostly unmasked protesters had driven from around the country, and their vehicles clogged the central city streets for
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea plans to increase its government spending on pandemic measures by one-third this year to carry out leader Kim Jong Un’s calls for a more advanced virus response. The country’s rubber-stamp parliament passed the budget plans during a session that came weeks after the
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 21 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-98 for their ninth straight win. Stephen Curry had 18 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for the Warriors, who shot 50% from the field. Lu Dort led the Thunder
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai sat with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and watched American-born Chinese freeskier Eileen Gu win gold at the women’s big air event. Peng appeared a day after delivering a controlled interview in Beijing that touched on sexual assault allegations she
Continue Reading ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Antonio TJ Madlock had 20 points as South Carolina State topped North Carolina Central 74-68. Rahsaan Edwards added 17 points for South Carolina State. Eric Boone scored a season-high 28 points and had eight rebounds for North Carolina Central.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State representative David Tyson smith announced he will file as a candidate in Missouri house district 46 instead of 45. Smith said in a news release he will be filing as a candidate for house district 46 to maximize the opportunity for other democratic candidates to file in the five newly redistricted areas. Smith was
Continue Reading CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Kaleb Hunter had 15 points off the bench to lead UNC Greensboro to a 68-49 win over Western Carolina. Nick Robinson led the Catamounts on Monday night with 20 points.
Continue Reading TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Dimingus Stevens hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer and MJ Randolph had 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists as Florida A&M edged past Prairie View A&M 61-60. Markedric Bell led Prairie View with 13 points and seven rebounds.
Continue Reading POCATELLO, Idaho — Amin Adamu had 15 points and six rebounds as Montana State won its ninth straight game, topping Idaho State 72-54. Tarik Cool led the Bengals on Monday night with 11 points.
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