By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — South Carolina has the enviable benefit of having both the Player of the Year in Aliyah Boston and also one of the deepest teams in the tournament. The Gamecocks have a relentless defense led by Brea Beal. She regularly guards the opponent’s top scorer and held
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN General Motors is recalling more than 680,000 SUVs due to a defect in their windshield wipers. The 2014 to 2015 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles are being recalled because the the windshield wipers could fall, due to the chance of its ball joints corroding or wearing away. The action covers
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Anti-abortion advocates had a lot to celebrate this week, including the passage of what a Republican bill sponsor in Kentucky dubbed one of the “most significant” pieces of anti-abortion legislation “in a generation.” Arizona’s Republican governor, meanwhile, signed into law a ban on most abortions after 15 weeks, similar to the
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By Kevin Dotson, CNN Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek cemented her claim to the world No. 1 ranking Saturday with a straight sets win over Naomi Osaka in the Miami Open. Swiatek won the match 6-4, 6-0. In a brief speech after her victory, Swiatek, 20, thanked her team and fans and also sent a
Continue ReadingBy WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A man was attacked by a dog and then robbed in the Woodlawn area early Saturday morning. Police said around 4:30 a.m., the victim, 30, was attempting to enter his parked vehicle when he was attacked by the Pitbull. Two offenders then
Continue Reading By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Darius Garland had 24 points and 13 assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 119-101 win over the New York Knicks. Garland led seven Cavaliers in double figures as Cleveland snapped a two-game losing streak. Obi Toppin scored a career-high 20 points. Evan Fournier
Continue ReadingBy James Felton and James Paxson Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan family on vacation in Tennessee had their trip upended by a raging wildfire that caused them to evacuate the home they were staying in. Alayna Wesener and her family were evacuated in the middle of the night
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The always thoughtful Dawn Staley took a few moments to ponder this head-scratcher: Was she a better point guard or a better coach? The South Carolina coach called it a good question. She’s already in the Naismith Hall of Fame as a player for her skills in college,
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Borowy Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A man was sentenced to life in prison after a jury convicted him in the 2020 death of his roommate. Terry James Robinson, 55, was convicted of one count of premeditated first-degree murder in the death of his 60-year-old roommate, Alphonso
Continue ReadingBy Kendall Keys and James Paxson Click here for updates on this story FLINT TWP., Michigan (WNEM) — A grieving mother is devastated over the death of her daughter. Alicia Jackson-Skaggs was the victim of the shooting Tuesday night in the parking lot of a Flint Township restaurant. The final act in what police are
Continue Reading By PAT PICKENS Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Gustav Forsling scored twice, including at 1:45 of overtime, and the Florida Panthers overcame a four-goal deficit and beat the New Jersey Devils 7-6. Aleksander Barkov also had two goals. Defenseman Radko Gudas, Ben Chiarot and Brandon Montour each scored for Florida, which won its third
Continue ReadingBy Nathan Vickers and Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story CALDWELL COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Missouri teacher with the Braymer School District is facing a long list of charges, including sexual abuse, statutory sodomy, and sexual contact with a student. According to court documents, the sexual misconduct took place between July
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Karim Benzema has converted two of three penalty tries to lead Real Madrid to a 2-1 win at Celta Vigo. Madrid leads Sevilla and Atlético Madrid by 12 points at the top of the Spanish league. Next up, Madrid visits Chelsea to start their Champions League
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Anna Davis is the winner of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. The 16-year-old from San Diego County was bogey-free on the back nine at Augusta National and closed with a 69. That still didn’t look to be enough. LSU junior Latanna Stone birdied the 16th
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The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tesla said Saturday it delivered 310,000 vehicles in the first quarter, up 68% from the same period in 2021. However the company’s sales were slightly below expectations, which were looking for Tesla to produce 312,000 cars, according to Wedbush Securities. The sales increase came even as Tesla battled
Continue Reading By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 29 points, 14 rebounds and six assists and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 144-114 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. Philadelphia tied its franchise record of 21 3-pointers, last set on March 1, 2020. Tobias Harris added 23 points and
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees minor league manager Rachel Balkovec is back on the field, a week after she was hit in the face by a batted ball during a drill. Balkovec is the first woman to manage a minor league affiliate of a major league team. The
Continue Reading MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Iga Swiatek ended her journey to the women’s No. 1 ranking in fitting fashion. Swiatek continued her searing start to 2022 on Saturday, beating Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-0 to win the women’s title at the Miami Open and extend her winning streak to 17 matches. Swiatek will replace the now-retired
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Rappahannock Tribe, a Native Tribe in Virginia, has reacquired 465 acres of sacred land at Fones Cliff. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and US Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams celebrated the tribe’s reacquisiton of the land Friday, according to a press release from the Department of the
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis mayor has signed a bill allowing taxpayers to voluntarily donate to a slavery reparations fund. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Tishaura Jones, the city’s first Black female mayor, described the move in a statement Friday as an effort to “reverse generational wrongs.” The bill, passed last month
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