By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Theo Maledon scored 17 of his season-high 25 points in the fourth quarter and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Orlando Magic 118-102 to snap a 10-game losing streak. Tre Mann and Isaiah Roby each scored 21 for the Thunder in a matchup between two
Continue Reading By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored two goals and added another in a shootout, Alex Tuch also had a shootout goal, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Wednesday night for their third consecutive win. Zemgus Girgensons also scored for the Sabres, who have won five
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are close to approving plans for new state House and Senate districts that have bipartisan support even though they’re expected to preserve Republican supermajorities. The House on Wednesday added proposed boundaries for its members’ districts to a Senate-passed bill that revised senators’ districts. House members passed the legislation, 112-9.
Continue Reading By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 23 points, including nine straight as Memphis rebuilt its lead in the fourth quarter, and the Grizzlies beat Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets 132-120. Irving scored 43 points and Kevin Durant had 35 points and 11 rebounds. Irving was on the court
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By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday signed a bill modeled after the Texas law that bans abortions after about six weeks, becoming the first state to follow the controversial Texas statute that allows private citizens to enforce the restrictions with lawsuits. Under the Idaho law, abortions cannot be performed once embryonic
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — La Federación Rusa de Fútbol declaró su interés en organizar el Campeonato de Europa en 2028 o 2032 a pesar de que actualmente tiene prohibido competir en todos los eventos sancionados por la FIFA y la UEFA. Este miércoles, la federación celebró una reunión presencial del comité ejecutivo donde, entre otras
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York city’s mayor will announce Thursday that he’s exempting athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate for private workers. The move will allow Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving to play home games, and let unvaccinated baseball players take the field when their season
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York city’s mayor will announce Thursday that he’s exempting athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate for private workers. The move will allow Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving to play home games, and let unvaccinated baseball players take the field when their season
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jordan Poole scored 30 points, and the short-handed Golden State Warriors scored the first 19 points of the second half on the way to beat the frustrated Miami Heat 118-104 on Wednesday night. Damion Lee, Jonathan Kuminga and Andrew Wiggins each scored 22 points for the
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By Andy Rose and Paul LeBlanc, CNN South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Wednesday signed a law that further restricts access to abortions through medication in the state, though the measure will not take effect immediately, pending a federal court case. The law, which cleared the state House and Senate in recent weeks, would make
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Pierre Engvall scored a short-handed goal with 4:42 left in the third period to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Engvall moved in on a 2-on-1 rush with Ilya Mikheyev off serving a double minor for high-sticking, delayed and then fired his 11th goal
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) – Esta semana inició operaciones en México el Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Ángeles (AIFA), una de las principales obras de infraestructura impulsadas por el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Desde la nueva terminal aérea operan cuatro aerolíneas a seis destinos nacionales y uno internacional. Ubicado a unos 45 km al norte de
Continue Reading By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Damian Jones’ tip-in with less than a second left lifted the Sacramento Kings to a 110-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Trey Lyles missed a 3-pointer but Jones tipped in the rebound with 0.2 seconds remaining. Davion Mitchell scored 25 points and Chimezie Metu had a career-high
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 11 of his 26 points during Boston’s nearly perfect first quarter to help the Celtics roll to a 125-97 victory over the Utah Jazz. Jaylen Brown also added 26 points and Marcus Smart finished with a career-high 13 assists as Boston recorded its
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the company running a plant at the center of a baby formula recall didn’t take steps to prevent products from becoming contaminated during manufacturing, according to a preliminary report filed this month. The company, Abbott Nutrition, also failed to ensure that surfaces
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns cornerback Greg Newsome said he was surprised as the rest of the NFL when quarterback Deshaun Watson changed his mind and picked Cleveland as his new team. Newsome was the first Browns player to speak about Watson, the former Houston quarterback who will be bringing
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson finished her two days of questioning on Wednesday, having spent some 22 hours this week being grilled by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Though there were plenty of lines of contentious questioning from Republicans on Tuesday, some GOP committee members took an even more aggressive
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By Daniella Diaz and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey said Sunday that there were moments during Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings last week that invoked a “familiar hurt” many Americans could relate to. “I got a chance to witness firsthand what I think many people in America
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, CNN West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced on Friday that he plans to vote for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, a move that all but guarantees she will be confirmed. In a statement outlining his decision, Manchin said, “I met with Judge Jackson and evaluated her qualifications
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson finished her two days of questioning on Wednesday, having spent some 22 hours this week being grilled by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Though there were plenty of lines of contentious questioning from Republicans on Tuesday, some GOP committee members took an even more aggressive
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