By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press SRI RACHA, Thailand (AP) — Crocodile farmers in Thailand are suggesting a novel approach to saving the country’s dwindling number of endangered wild crocodiles. They want to relax regulations on cross-border trade of the reptiles and their parts to boost demand for products made from ones raised in captivity. With
Continue Reading By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — If Republicans win the House, where does that leave Ukraine? It’s a question that is top of mind in Washington as the GOP draws closer to winning the majority in the U.S. House. Some fear the end of Democratic control in Congress — and the empowerment of
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CHICAGO (AP) — Philip Alston had 18 points in Loyola Chicago’s 70-63 win against UIC. Alston added seven rebounds for the Ramblers. Trevante Anderson led the Flames in scoring, finishing with 20 points and four steals.
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Emoni Bates scored 17 of his career-high 30 points to help Eastern Michigan lead No. 22 Michigan at halftime and Hunter Dickinson finished with 31 points in the Wolverines’ 88-83 win over the Eagles on Friday night. The Wolverines went ahead on Jaelin Llewellyn’s layup with
Continue Reading HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Sherif Kenney scored 27 points as Bryant beat Dartmouth 89-70. Kenney was 6 of 14 shooting, including 2 for 6 from distance, and went 13 for 18 from the line for the Bulldogs. The Big Green were led in scoring by Brandon Mitchell-Day, who finished with 18 points.
Continue Reading PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the world has failed Myanmar, and is expressing hope the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will be able to pressure the member state to comply with its plan for peace over the next year. ASEAN leaders at the group’s ongoing summit in Phnom Penh
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Brock McGinn and Jake Guentzel scored in the third period, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins top the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2. Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh, which earned its second straight win since its seven-game slide. Jason Zucker also scored, and Casey DeSmith made 28 stops. William Nylander
Continue Reading By BRIAN J. PEDERSEN Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Kerr Kriisa had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists for his second career triple-double, leading No. 17 Arizona to a 95-78 win over Southern. Kriisa, the Wildcats’ junior point guard, had his previous triple-double at Utah in February. He’s the third player in school
Continue Reading BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Peter Filipovity came off the bench to score 17 points and grab 11 rebounds and Maine doubled up NAIA-member Maine-Fort Kent 90-45. Filipovity sank 6 of 11 shots with a 3-pointer for Maine (1-1). Gedi Juozapaitis finished with 15 points, while Kellen Tynes scored 14 for the Black Bears. Jordan Guerrero
Continue Reading HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Tyler Thomas had 26 points in Hofstra’s 83-78 victory over Iona. Thomas shot 9 for 14 (6 for 10 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free throw line for the Pride. Quinn Slazinski led the Gaels in scoring, finishing with 20 points,
Continue Reading WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor true freshman Keyonte George scored 23 points with six 3-pointers and had seven assists as the fifth-ranked Bears beat Norfolk State 87-70. It was a matchup of teams that played in the first round of last season’s NCAA Tournament. Transfer guard Jalen Bridges added 20 points for the 2-0 Bears.
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old boy suffered minor injuries Friday morning after his 1996 Chevrolet 2500 skid off the road and overturned on Route M, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The vehicle started to overturn and became stuck between two large boulders. It continued to overturn and hit a creek bottom. The
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Saying he wants to clear his name, Alec Baldwin on Friday sued people involved in handling and supplying the loaded gun that he was using when it fired, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a 2021 filming accident in New Mexico. Baldwin filed a cross-complaint in Superior Court in Los Angeles alleging
Continue Reading By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Neither party has reached the necessary threshold to win control in the House or Senate as of early Friday. Republicans are inching closer to seizing the House but aren’t there yet. Control of the Senate hangs on two races in Nevada and Georgia. Democrats would need to
Continue Reading ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Jalen Haynes scored 17 points and had six rebounds and East Tennessee State beat Elon 77-64. ohn Bowen finished with 17 points for the Phoenix.
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By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Dain Dainja scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead No. 23 Illinois to an 86-48 win over Kansas City. Terrence Shannon Jr. added 14 points and five assists for the Illini. Shemarri Allen led Kansas City with 20 points and eight rebounds on 9
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Polls closed three days ago in Arizona, but counting for the 2022 midterm elections continued into the weekend as officials tallied votes cast in Maricopa County and across the state in races including Senate and governor. Arizona’s votes are announced in waves and typically take past Election
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PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly won his bid for reelection Friday in the crucial swing state of Arizona, defeating Republican venture capitalist Blake Masters to put his party one victory away from clinching control of the chamber for the next two years of Joe Biden’s presidency. With Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote, Democrats can retain control of the
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By Gabby Orr and Steve Contorno, CNN Herschel Walker’s success in his upcoming runoff against incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock could depend on GOP luminaries flocking to Georgia between now and December 6, several Republicans say. Many are torn over whether that should include former President Donald Trump, whose status as the anchor of the
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Adrian Fontes has won the top elections post in Arizona, defeating a Republican rival who attended the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol and who said he would not have certified Joe Biden’s win in the state. Fontes formerly oversaw
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