By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jamie Benn scored 53 seconds into overtime and the Dallas Stars completed a two-game sweep of the skidding Anaheim Ducks with a 3-2 victory. Benn skated past two Ducks and converted a pass from Miro Heiskanen for his 17th goal of the season for the
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican and American officials met amid disagreements about an electrical power reform. The Mexican bill seeks to limit foreign-built renewable energy plants and grant a majority market share to Mexico’s state-owned power utility. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador met Thursday with U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry, but the Mexican leader
Continue Reading By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 17 rebounds as the Utah Jazz snapped a five-game losing streak with a 122-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Jordan Clarkson scored 19 points, Mike Conley added 18 and Bojan Bogdanovic 11
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Lias Andersson scored the deciding goal in the shootout, Cal Petersen made 26 saves and the Los Angeles Kings edged the Calgary Flames 3-2. Alex Iaffalo and Viktor Arvidsson scored in regulation for Los Angeles, which moved within five points of Pacific Division-leading Calgary. The Flames have three games in hand.
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By Paradise Afshar, CNN Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington state signed a bill Thursday that creates the nation’s first alert system for missing Indigenous people. The bill, which was passed unanimously in both the House and the Senate, highlights that “indigenous people experience disproportionate rates of violence in Washington state,” and calls for the
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN A 12-year-old student was fatally shot by a classmate at a South Carolina middle school, officials said on Thursday. The victim has been identified as Jamari Cortez Bonaparte Jackson. His family said they were “devastated” by the tragedy, according to a statement from a family spokesperson. The suspected shooter, also 12,
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Labor organizers always knew it would be tough to convince Amazon workers to unionize. But early results in two elections are giving them hope. In Staten Island, New York, 1,518 warehouse workers have so far voted “yes” to forming a union while
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer Defying a pandemic and supply chain disruptions, the U.S. economy has cranked out more than 400,000 jobs every month for nearly a year — a blazing winning streak in wildly uncertain times. And despite surging inflation, the hiring wave likely continued last month in the face of yet another
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will ease some of its pandemic restrictions starting next week as officials express cautious hope the worst of its omicron outbreak has passed. The limit on private social gatherings will be raised from eight to 10 people starting Monday, while restaurants, bars and
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 7:43 remaining, Pavel Francouz stopped 25 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2. Andre Burakovsky, Darren Helm and Alex Newhook also added goals for the Avalanche. Colorado earned their 27th win
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen as a resurgence of Russian attacks dashed hopes for any quick end to the war in Ukraine. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney and Hong Kong but surged in Shanghai. A closely watched quarterly gauge of business sentiment in Japan called the
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By Rob Frehse and Jennifer Henderson, CNN A police officer was killed and two others were injured by gunfire after responding to a burglary call in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, on Thursday. Lebanon city police Lt. William Lebo, 63, was killed in the line of duty, Pier Hess Graf, district attorney of Lebanon County, said at a
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 50 points and the Chicago Bulls rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 135-130 in overtime. DeRozan finished two points shy of his career high. The five-time All-Star scored 17 in the fourth quarter, though he missed the go-ahead free throw
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By Omar Jimenez, CNN An independent report commissioned by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety detailed multiple breakdowns in procedure and “inadequate coordination” at times during the protests and violence that followed the death of George Floyd in May 2020. The report also found that state law enforcement used tactics that were often perceived as
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez, CNN An independent report commissioned by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety detailed multiple breakdowns in procedure and “inadequate coordination” at times during the protests and violence that followed the death of George Floyd in May 2020. The report also found that state law enforcement used tactics that were often perceived as
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By Zachary Cohen, Katelyn Polantz, Jamie Gangel, Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Ashley Semler, CNN In the seven hours during which White House records show no phone calls to or from then-President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, among the calls that are conspicuously absent is one Trump made to then-Vice President Mike Pence that
Continue Reading By BRIAN HALL Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored 3:57 into overtime and Rickard Rakell had two goals as the Pittsburgh Penguins halted Minnesota’s seven-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory over the Wild. Jake Guentzel added his 32nd goal of the season for Pittsburgh. Rakell has three goals in six
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The Toyota Corolla became world’s best-selling car mostly because it’s inexpensive, efficient and practical. Exciting? Maybe not that. Over the decades — the Corolla model has been in production since 1966 — there have been some fun, high-performance versions of the compact car, though. On Thursday night in Long Beach,
Continue Reading By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The Toyota Corolla became world’s best-selling car mostly because it’s inexpensive, efficient and practical. Exciting? Maybe not that. Over the decades — the Corolla model has been in production since 1966 — there have been some fun, high-performance versions of the compact car, though. On Thursday night in Long Beach,
Continue Reading By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Frederik Andersen made 32 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes dominated the Montreal Canadiens 4-0. Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen each had a goal and an assist as the Hurricanes stretched their points streak to six
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