By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jaden Ivey made a critical 3-pointer with 1:01 left and finished with 18 points, and Purdue finally got past Texas coach Chris Beard in March. The Boilermakers beat the Longhorns 81-71 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Trevion Williams scored 22 points to lead
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai Disney has closed as the city tries to control its biggest coronavirus flareup in two years, while the southern business center of Shenzhen allowed shops and offices to reopen after a weeklong closure. Meanwhile, the cities of Changchun and Jilin in the northeast began more
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Hollingshead scored a goal in each half to lead Los Angeles FC to a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS action. Tristan Blackmon staked Vancouver (0-3-1) to a 1-0 lead with a goal in the 12th minute. Hollingshead scored the equalizer for LAFC (3-0-1) in the 27th minute
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By Marysabel Huston-Crespo, CNN Daddy Yankee, one of reggaeton’s biggest names, announced Sunday he’s retiring after 32 years in the music industry. “This race, which has been a marathon, finally sees the finish line. Now, I am going to enjoy what all of you have given me,” the singer said in a video statement posted
Continue Reading The Associated Press Cruise ship operator Carnival reports first-quarter results Tuesday. The Commerce Department issues its monthly tally of new U.S. home sales Wednesday. Darden Restaurants, owner of Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse and other chains, reports quarterly results Thursday.
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Isaiah Wong scored 21 points, Kameron McGusty had 20 and 10th-seeded Miami shut down Auburn’s power couple Jabari Smith and Walker Kessler for a 79-61 victory to reach its first Sweet 16 in six years. The second-seeded Tigers never led, but were down 33-32 at
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By Amir Vera and Joe Sutton, CNN While firefighters grapple with wildfires across Texas, a bit of good news emerged Monday: the Big L Fire is now “under control,” Hood County officials said. “It burned more than 11,000 acres. The evacuation order for the City of Lipan has been lifted,” Hood County officials tweeted Monday.
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jaden Ivey made a critical 3-pointer with 1:01 left and finished with 18 points, and Purdue finally got past Texas coach Chris Beard in March. The Boilermakers beat the Longhorns 81-71 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Trevion Williams scored 22 points to lead
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La población estadounidense e incluso algunos expertos en salud pueden haber subestimado la vacuna contra el covid-19 fabricada por Janssen, una división de Johnson & Johnson, según nuevos datos. Y hay pruebas emergentes de que aún podrÃa desempeñar un papel importante en el futuro. Un estudio publicado el jueves en la revista
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Precious Achiuwa scored 21 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 93-88 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Chris Boucher had 12 points and 14 rebounds to help the Raptors extend their road-win streak to six. Joel
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street turned in its biggest weekly gain in 16 months as investors watched efforts to negotiate an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine. Regional heavyweights Shanghai and Hong Kong gained. Seoul and Sydney retreated. Japanese markets were closed for
Continue Reading SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Free agent right-hander Garrett Richards has signed a one-year contract with Texas. The former starter is expected to pitch multiple innings out of the bullpen for the Rangers. The deal guarantees Richards $5.5 million, including his $4.5 million salary this season. The Rangers also hold a $9 million club option for
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By Vasco Cotovio, Fred Pleitgen and Byron Blunt, CNN The sound of rockets launching in the distance breaks the silence of an otherwise quiet morning in Kyiv. “That’s us, we’re attacking Russian positions close to Hostomel,” a Ukrainian soldier says, as the shots fire in a synchronized rhythm. In this particular instance, the rockets the
Continue Reading By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Keldon Johnson scored off a rebound of a missed free throw with three-tenths of a second left to give the San Antonio Spurs a 110-108 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night. Jakob Poeltl made the first of two free throws to it at
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden y otros lÃderes mundiales esperan finalizar y revelar un paquete de nuevas medidas para castigar a Rusia, ayudar a Ucrania y demostrar la unidad occidental en una serie de cumbres de emergencia en Europa esta semana. Pero aparte de una demostración dramática de resolución en tiempos de
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Lexie Hull scored a career-high 36 points with six 3-pointers and made six steals, leading No. 1 seed Stanford past eighth-seeded Kansas 91-65 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night. With the win, the defending national champions extended their winning streak
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Lexie Hull scored a career-high 36 points with six 3-pointers and made six steals, leading No. 1 seed Stanford past eighth-seeded Kansas 91-65 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night. With the win, the defending national champions extended their winning streak
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Precious Achiuwa scored 21 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 93-88 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Chris Boucher had 12 points and 14 rebounds to help the Raptors extend their road-win streak to six. Joel
Continue Reading NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jaren Holmes tossed in 23 points, Osun Osunniyi had a double-double and St. Bonaventure knocked out Oklahoma 70-68 in the second round of the NIT. Holmes sank 8 of 12 shots, including all four of his 3-point attempts, for the Bonnies (22-9). Osunniyi finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds.  St.
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By Paul LeBlanc and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden will travel to Poland on Friday, where he will meet with President Andrzej Duda, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement Sunday evening. The visit will cap a closely watched trip to Europe that will see Biden travel to Brussels to participate
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